The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-05-05


AT the meeting Of the Board of Directors of
the Mecosta County Agricultural and Mechan-
ical society, held in Big Rapids recently. q hat
q premiums to be offered at the next annual
fair was agreed upon. The board adjourned
TO June Is. at which time the time and place
Of holding the next fair will probably be deter
mined. W.
WILLIAM HAISEMAN, of Ovid, a youth Of
seventeen, got caught by the arm in a roller
frame, one day last week. and the team at
tached to 1t ran away and dragged him sloLg,
dislocating the arm and tearing it from the
shoulder. The youth died in great agony be-
fore the doctor could reach him.
A MAN named Perry Crippen has been ar
rested at st. Charles and lodged In jail at East
Saginaw on q charge OF bigamy. The COM
plant sets forth that Crippen married one
Adelia Mather in south Saginaw, August, 1873,
and August, 1874, married one Dora Wright,
both being living. The last named is COM
plainant.
THE Portland Observer says that the people
in Sebewa township are in high state of ex-
element over the discovery of human skele-
ton in hollow tree near house, which has
long borne the reputation of being haunted.
The coroner's jury was unable to decide to
whom the skeleton belonged, or by what means
it's owner met his death.
A FnENoHMAN, about twenty eight years
old, named Fred Labrash, living near Laplais-
snce, bay, was found dead, one morning las
week. upon the track Of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railroad, about mile south
OF Monroe, having been killed, apparently, by
q passing train, where he had laid or fallen
while intoxicated. A bottle partly filed with
whisky was found near the body He was I'M
married.
HORSE thieves have again commenced oper-
ating in tine vicinity of Battle Creek On Sun
day night Of last week, o. n. Roach, farmer
residing in Newton township, had a valuable
span Of horses, together with double harness
and buffalo robe, stolen from his barn. The
thieves then went to the barn of Clark North
rup, in the same township, stole his best har-
ness and hitched into his buggy and drove of.
No clue whatever has yet been obtained of the
rascals. M
THE Bay City Tribune says that during the
past five working days of last week over forty
two tons Of fish were taken at Donahue's fish
cry on the Saginaw bay, and adds: "This ia
about one-fourth Of the catch OF ell the fisher
les for the week the total catch being proba-
bly, 100000 pounds for the week. The fish
are brought to Banks and dumped for barrel.
ing-the operators receiving two cents per
pound for them III they come from the water
This represents the snug little sum Of 80, $50
per week."
THERE was rather serious shooting ARRAY at
Bridgeport, Saginaw county, last week. For
some time feud has existed between two fsm-
lilies named Littlejohn and Thomas, the latter
colored. One morning William Thomas took
a shotgun and went out to shoot blackbirds.
Passing a field where four of the Littlejohn
brothers were at work, some words ensued and
in the heat Of the moment Thomas discharged
the gun, the charge taking effect in the face
and head of Lewis Littlejohn. Thomas gave
himself up and was brought to East Saginaw
and lodged in Jail.
HINE Of the Lowell Journal has received a
letter, as p. NJ, addressed as follows, from
Boulder, Colorado:
Now, Uncle Sam, you can't do better
Than to hurry up and take this letter,
Just as fast and quick you can,
To its destination in Michigan.
1t must be sent to Lowell straight;
County of Kent, above named State.
Toll d. Morris, please deliver;
He'll take it quick and thank the giver.
You need not keep il as q hostage;
II the stamp don't stick he'll pay the postage.
This will be done all fair and square
For our old pard. is P. NJ. there.
THE State Board of Equalization, which is
composed Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Secre-
tary of State, Auditor-general, State Treasurer
and the Commissioner of the Land Office, will
hold its sixth duinquennial session at Lansing
on the third Monday of August 1876, and will
then equalize the various county assessments,
and thus establish the basis for the apportion-
ment Of the State taxation for the next five
years. The various Boards of Supervisors will
meet on the second Monday of June and equal
ize their county assessment roll for the consid-
Grafton OF the State Board and appoint some
one person TO represent them before the latter
body.
STONE SETTING was resumed on the new
Capitol on Monday last. The work Of Turing
and lathing has been progressing all the winter
and spring quite favorably. Some Of the work.
men engaged in that are now in the third story.
great part Of the material for heating the
edifces, from the walworth Company, of Bos-
ton, has been received during the winter, in
Guiding large iron tanks for feeding the boilers
with water by hydraulic pressure. Some men,
bers of the Board have been East inspecting
public buildings as to the best system OF call
bells and the most convenient way Of lighting
the gas jets. The present season will show
the ediice 80 nearly completed that visitors
can get just appreciation Of its merits.
SAGINAW Courier: While Frank E. Gravier,
q lad Of sixteen years, well known in Saginaw,
who now resides at the residence Of Marvl
Secord, in Gladwin county, was taking stroll
through the woods Friday with his gun, he &C
cidentally ran across q very large bear, who. on
perceiving Frank, reared up on his launches
and boldly facad hin, IL ehOW battle.