The true northerner., 1877-08-31
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

inc support Oh Tie poor.
The city of Detroit glories in cash
bank account Of $452, ,918.40.
THE Grand Lodge of Michigan of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen met
in Detroit recently.
THE East Saginaw Reform Club has
commenced series of grove meetings,
to be held every Sunday evening.
The Tenth Michigan infantry will hold
their seventh annual reunion at the vii
lage of Fenton on the 4th of September.
The Detroit Car Works have just con-
tracted to build 200 box cars for the Bur-
lngton, Cedar Rapids and Northern rail-
way.
MAJ. EMIL PTEIFFEH, of Kalamazoo,
has been appointed to the position of
keeper in the Michigan State House of
Correction at lonia.
AT Ludington James Boucher caught
his sleeve in mill belt and had his left
arm torn off below the elbow. Amputa-
ton was performed.
The National Council of Congrega-
tional Churches will be held at the Sec
ond Congregational Church in Detroit,
commencing Oct. II.
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.
THE first grand rib of the dome of the
new Capitol was placed in position on
the west side of the building day or two
since.
Mrs. FREDERICK CRANsoN of Duplain
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strychnine for quinine by mistake. She
was 67 years old, and one of the first set
tiers of the county.
The Kalamazoo river margins are fast
filling up with wild rice, and the chan
mel is almost third narrower in some
places than five years ago.
WHILE getting breakfast the other
day, his wife being sick, James Jewell,
of Jackson, a miner, about one year from
England, was attacked with congestive
chill and died in few minutes.
WILLIAM HARDY went down below the
fort near Detroit to hunt; and, while
loading his gun, the weapon was acci-
dentally discharged, killing him instant
ly. He leaves family.
CHAs. SCHMECHT, railroad man, made
determined effort to kill himself at
Jackson recently. He cut both arms.
and stabbed himself in the breast and
abdomen. He bled freely, but his
wounds are not dangerous.
+. w. RANDALL, of Sumpter, Wayne
county, was surprised few evenings
since by visit from rattlesnake, which
entered his front door and crawled into
the parlor. The reptile was killed and
was found to have ten rattles.
G. l.. WATsoN's planning mill, II. A.
Frazer's blacksmith shop, and the Bay
City Ice Company's ice-house, in Bay
City, were destroyed by fire the other
night The fire originated in the planning
mill. Loss, $4,000. No insurance.
RICHMOND SIMMONS barn, about four
miles northwest of Worthwhile, was de.
stroyed by fire the other night. Mr..
Simmons also loses large quantity of
grain and most of his farming utensils.
His aggregate loss is 81. 500. His insur-
ance is only $500.
A LARGE frame dwelling at Bay City,
the property of Mrs. Jarvis Bailey, and
occupied by Henry Fenton, was de-
stroyed by fire the other night. The
greater portion of Fenton's effects were
saved. Loss, $1,000; insurance on
house, 1000.
Mrs. ROBERT FERGUSON, Of the town.
ship of Mount Morris, dropped dead
suddenly from the effects of heart dis
eese. She and her husband were among
the earliest pioneers of the county, hav-
ing settled upon their present homestead
over forty years ago.
The annual meeting of the Western
Amateur Press Association was held re-
Gently at Detroit, representatives of six
teen amateur papers being present.
They decided to hold the next annual
meeting in Chicago, and designated our
Boys and Girls, of Edgarton, o., as the
official organ OF the Association.
The Detroit regatta closed on Satur-
day, the 18th, after a very successful
weeks sport. On that day Moses Ma
deau, of Monroe, won the junior single
sculls; the double-sculls race was taken
by the Wolvenhooks, of Greenbush, N.
Y; the Excelsiors, of Detroit, took the
senior six cared race, and the Floral City
club, of Monroe, succeeded In getting
the junior four cared race.
The thirty-eighth annual convention
of the Beta Theta Pi society, which was
held at Detroit last week, was presided
over by VIM. A. Moore, of Detroit, with
Fred Terrell, as Secretary. The officers
of the fraternity for the ensuing year are
as follows: General Secretary, j. r.
Lamar, of Georgia; General Treasurer,
O. II. Brouse, Chicago Presiding Chap
ter, Alpha Lam bda, Wooster, Ohio.
THOMAS COSTELLO, of Flint, armed
himself with an AK, one evening last
week, and attempted to cut his way into
the apartments of his son, who, with his
wife, occupied the same building, and
threatened the life of his daughter-in-
law, who was alone. She met him with
a revolver, and fired two shots, one en-
tering his head above the right eye. The
woman gave herself up.
THE residence of Mr.. III. st. Dennis,
of Flint, was broken open and entered
one night last week by a burglar, who
then burst in the door of Mrs. st. Den
mis- chamber and choked her until she