The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-13
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Two Adrian boys lost fingers while firing
pistols on the Fourth.
st. Joe gives the Benton Harbor fremen.
elOO for helping save the caty.
An Adrian adage: "The laxier man 10 the
better hs can play croquet."
The red ribben refolmers do not appear to
be weakening at all IN Michigan.
An Oceana county farmer has crop Of pea
nuts. They are said to be doing well.
There were ss1 prisoners at the jackson
State prison the first OF this month.
Two hundred thousand seven hundred and
thiry live barrels of salt were inspected by the
State salt inspectors in June.
II ia estimated that at least 5000 persons
visited Goguac Lake, Battle Creek, during the
day and evening OF the Fourth, and sensibly
celebrated.
There are 654 patients Ut the Kalamazoo In
sane Asylum, being nearly equally divided be-
tween male and female. One hundred and
thirty-eight employees are required in and about
the institution.
Charles A. Barnard Of Niles, one Of the
finest oaramen IN the United States, exhibits
remarkable degree Of strength. 1t is said that
he will hold medium-sixed lady, standing on
the palm of his hand, at arms length. with ap-
parent ease.
A colored girl, formerly slave, graduated
with distinguished honors ct Battle Creek last
week. Her essay, entitled " Recollectons,'
gave a vivid and touching portraiture OF her
life when slave girl on southern plantation.
Mrs. Lppercott, better known las " Grace
Greenwood" is expected here this week to
visit her brother, j. B. Clarke, Esq, and other
relatives. -Dowagisc Republican.
While grading wheat on the 9Th, in Trow-
bridge, Allegan county, Charles Keans fell on
his cradle and cut four Of the toes off OF his
right foot. Amputation was necessary. He
also cut deep cash in the bottom Of the left
foot.
M. Hanchett, an Irshmau on the Michigan
Central Railroad, fell from the tender at
Whites Station, on the 9Th, and cut two ugly
gashes in his head, injuring his hips badly.
He was taken to Jackson for treatment.
ST.. JOSEPH July AT New Troy Saturday
evening Mrs. c. j. Smith and two daughters
went In bathing, and going cut into deep wa
ter, the daughters were drowned, Mrs. Smith
is yet iaseLslble, and doubts are entertained
of her recovery. Up to the present writing
only one OF the bodies has yet been found.
The Niles Republican speaks Of one Of the
pioneers OF Berrien county, Mrs. Mary Lewis,
a lady in her seventy-frst year, living about
ten miles from Cassopolis, who walked to that
place Saturday, intending to take the train for
Niles. On her arrival she found that the train
had passed. and she set out on foot and reached
her destination. making walk OF twenty-sx
miles during the day.
The Lowell Journal says that 1. &. Moore Of
that village has invented q good machine to let
people out OF burning buildings. 1t acts on
the principle OF spring tape measure. 1t is
fastened around the waist with strong belt, q
hook on the end of a steel tape Is fastened to
whatever is most convenient, and the person
descends, unreehng the tape slow or fast as he
Office.
Mr.. Van Week. OF Augusta, informs the jack
son Patriot that he recently found small,
stout bug that kills the potato bug. There are
thousands of them in his potato field, and they
attack the potato bug with long, spear-hke
bill, projecting from their head, piercing him
through with it and killing HIM on the spot
They are so stout that they can easily handle
potato bug three times the size OF them. They
are such terror to them that they keel over or
hide themselves In the ground at their approach
BUCHANAN. July 1O.-Prof Tenney, OF Will
liams college, Williamson, Mass, died ester
day afternoon at the residence OF his sister,
Mrs. Hudson, Of congestlve chills. To-day he
was to meet company Of students in Chicago
thence to go to the Pacific slope to spend three
months in geological exploring. Prof. San
born Teuny was born at Steddard, N. A., grad
uated at Amherst college In 1853, and was soon
engaged as instructor in natural history in the
New England naval school, at Lancaster, Mass.
He was for several years one Of the faculty a t
Vassar,, and in 1868 became one Of the faculty
at Williams. He was the author Of many
works on zoology and natural history, some Of
which have become standard text books, and
all OF them recognized as excellent authority.
The Monroe Commercial relates this story :
George Case a constable, OF London, q few
DAYS ago, was away from the house, at work
on the farm, and the mother had STEPPED out Of
the house for short time, leaving little girl