The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-06


CATERPILLARs are numerous near Big
Rapids.
THEY had light snow at Ishpeming,
last week.
GRAssHopPERs are reported in various
parts of the State.
The shores of Lake Michigan are lined
with potato bugs.
IONA people are arranging to estab-
lish first-class brass band.
A BOY named VIM. Englebrecht was
drowned at Big Rapids, recently.
BAY CRY is to have city hospital, for
which the site has already been selected.
TWENTY THOUSAND pounds of wool
were marketed at jackson one day. last
week.
j. G. MABBrrr's millinery store at Ovid
was burned, recently. Loss, S., 900; in
surance, $500.
ADAM RIrz, of Dayton, Tuscola
county, was instantly killed recently
while telling a tree.
JOHN WALTZ committed suicide by
taking paris green at his home, in Water
loo township.
The youngest child of William Wilson,
of Benzonia, drowned in pond near the
house, few days ago.
The dwelling houses of Mrs. Ingersoll
and Michael Healy, at Alpena, were de-
stroyed by fire few days since.
ANDREW A. WILLIsToN, of Chicago a
sailor on the propeller Caldwell, was
drowned while bathing in the river, at
Bay City.
Mrs. JOHN HYER, of Saginaw City,
has given birth to healthy triplets,
weighing Al, 81, and 6! pounds respect
lively.
The logs on the Tittabawassee will all
come out. The rear of the entire drive,
about 10000, 1000 feet, was at Riverdale
last week.
FIRE damaged the Michigan Pulp
Mills, located at jackson, $15, 900 worth
last week. The mills escaped total de-
struction.
WILLIAM T. RUMSEY, Secretary of the
Detroit Board of Trade, and formerly
United States Marshal of this district,
died recently.
SOME one sheared the names and tails
of span of valuable horses belonging
to George f. Jones, of Duplain, one
night recently.
THE Indebtedness of the city of Green
vile is 500, 070, a decrease of Sc, $50 dur
ing the past year, of which $4,775 was
bonded Indebtedness.
THE Pioneer Furnace, at Negaunee,
was totally destroyed by fire few days
ago. Loss, $35, 900 to $40, 900; partially
covered by insurance.
A NEW apple destroyer is attracting
attention in some parts of the State. 1t
is large green worm, and preys directly
upon the apples instead OF the leaves.
Mr. BRoMM, of Romeo, has Mexican
rooster which is very much like other
ROSTERS, but possesses pair of horns
two or three inches i'll length.
The fire-engine house in Traverse
City is connected by wires to the nearest
church steeple, and fire alarms are now
given by tolling the bell.
AT Houghton recently, Michael Strom,
in the employ OF Brigg, Meanage e. Co.,
Calumet, committed suicide. The cause
is supposed to be temporary insanity.
B. ENsLEY, ESQ.,, farmer living about
six miles from Howard City, has lamb
with five natural legs, six natural feet,
and two tails, twisted one around the
other.
THE Governor has appointed John j.
Grafton, of Ionia, Warden of the new
House of Correction, ut Ionia, which
will he completed, and convicts received,
before the LIST of August.
THE new Getty Directory" of Detroi,
is being bound, and will be ready fol
delivery to subscribers shortly. 1t con.
tains AZ, 720 names, being largely in ex-
cess of any previous edition.
IT has been ascertained that the law
for the prevention of cruelty to animals,
passed during the last session of the
Legislature, does not go into operation
until Aug. 20 next.
WEBB Cook, of Howard City, is to
stay in the Detroit House of Correction
sixty days for brutally beating his little
girl because she returned home late from
school.
THE Democratic Judicial Convention
for the Third District, held at Au S able,
Wednesday, June 20, nominated Jona-
than B. Tuttle, of Alpena, as a candi-
date for the Office of Judge.
NOTICE has been given to all pen
sioners of the United States, whether
army or navy, residing in the State of
Michigan, that after June 30, 1877, pen
sions will be paid at the agency at De-
troit.
ABOUT forty men and boys charivaried
newly-married couple in the town of
Blumfeld, Saginaw county, a few days
ago, and two of them got badly wounded
by revolver in the hands of the bride
groom.
The Kruses shingle-mill at West Bay
City took fire from one of row of three
ice-houses few days ago and was
entirely destroyed. The ice-houses
were badly damaged. Total loss, So, 600;
no insurance.
Two CARPENTERS at work building a
house at Jackson, recently, were pre-