The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-07
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

undertake To walk five miles in an hour.
TIE wool clip of Michigan is esti-
mated at from 100000 to 5000 600
pounds.
The Red Ribbon reformers of Jackson
are about to erect wigwam for meeting
purposes.
The Michigan State Grange is collect
ing crop reports from the subordinate
oranges.
The next annual meeting of the Mich
igan State Teachers Association will be
held at East Saginaw, Dec. 26, 81 and
% next.
The Watson Block, at Bay City, took
fire early one morning last week, and
was damaged to the extent of $1,000;
fully covered by insurance.
JOHN OcoBoCK, while waiting for an
excursion train at Fowler station, on the
Detroit and Milwaukee railroad, was run
over by the cars, and instantly killed.
THE annual fair of the Northern Michi-
gan Agricultural Society will be held at
Greenville, Montcalm county, on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 2,
and 4.
The Flint papers of last week an
nounce a smash-up on the Chicago and
Lake Huron railroad near that city. A
broken rail threw thirteen cars from the
track.
FIRE recently destroyed the saw, shin
gle and backing mill of +. F. Taylor at
Pierson. Loss, $4,000, with but little
insurance, as the mill had not been run
ming for two weeks.
A MAN in Newaygo owns pine tree
which measures 14I feet in circumfer-
ence and 100 feet to the lowest limb.
He offers to donate it toward the build
ing of Baptist church.
FARMERS at Worthwhile complain of
the ravages of an insect they call the
corn-bug. Sometimes as many as twen-
ty-two of these destructive creatures are
found on one ear of corn.
AN old man, 70 years old, named Orrin
Ellinwood, occupying a small shop at
East Saginaw, and obtaining a livelihood
by repairing furniture, was found dead
in his shop recently. Cause unknown.
JAMES DEAN, formerly a resident of
Alma, but for the last two years farmer
in Arcadia, Gratiot county, was struck by
falling tree, one day last week, and in
stantly killed. He leaves wife and one
child.
WHILE quarreling about the result of
horse-trade at Edenville, Midland coun-
ty, DIR. Rockwell knocked Benjamin
WILDER down and kicked him under the
chin, from the effects of which he died
in fifteen minutes.
A NEW store house being built on the
farm of j. w. Cochrane, near Midland,
containing a quantity of lumber, camp
equipage and fifteen hogs, was de-
stroyed by fire the other night. Loss,
81, 900; no insurance.
HENRY RAYNoR was drowned, the
other day, in Lincoln lake, north of
Greenville. He was one of a fishing
party and was alone in boat, occupying
q standing position while trolling. His
wife and several others were in boat
only short distance away, but so sud-
den was his disappearance that they
could rot reach him in time to save him.
The Michigan Legislative excursion
to the Upper Peninsula numbered 1874
persons, as follows: Twelve Senators, SO
! Representatives 60 ladies and 70 invited
guests, ex-members of the Legislature,
Mayors of cities and State officers, among
whom were Gov. Croswell and other
State officers and members of Congress.
SAMUEL BAILEY, an old resident of Al
pena, was drowned a short time since.
The deceased was working on boom,
and the first intimation that was received
of his mishap was the finding of his
pike-pole by his son, who was working a
little further down the stream. Search
was Immediately instituted and the body
| l.oo1..o.al oil
log driver in that part of the country,
he having followed the business for forty
years. The deceased could not swim,
and during his experiences on the river
he has had many narrow escapes. Once
he crawled on the bottom of the river
until he came to where it was shallow
THE Greenville Independent says that
an illicit still of capacity of about
twenty-five gallons day was lately dis
covered at Barton's shingle-mill, about
six miles from Riverdale, in Ferris
township, Montcalm county. The cop
per still, with worm and all else COM
plete, was found concealed in a recess of
densest darkness, under a platform at
one end of the mill. The aperture lead
ing to this underground gin-miI was
! little larger than rat-hole, and the
United States officers discovered the
presence of the still only by throwing
chips into the cave and hearing a metal
lie response. Charles and Hyman Bar
ton will answer for defrauding the United
J States revenue.
THE thirty sixth session of the Mich
igan Annual Conference of the Metho-
dist Protestant church was held at
Brockway Center. The Stationing Com
mittee gave the following report, which
was adopted: President, j. f. Kellogg;
President Adrian College, G.. b. NOEL
roy; Brockway, r. N. Mulholland; Ing
ham, VIM. Henrys; Livingston, Samuel
Riley; Davisburg, f. Traver; West
Howell, G. b. Clark; Franklin, s. L.
Needham; Monroe, @. s. Greene; Clio,
! J. F. limerick; Flint River, VIM. Cope;
Cass River, Delos Short; Cass City,
John Tougher Elsie, VIM Brad
ley; Brant, VIM. Atkins; st. Clair,
Jason Gee; Grant, r. @. Myres; Ma
comb, Benz. Mark; Berlin, JOS. Height
ly; Goodland, j. j. Mills; Union, j. M.