The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

SOUTHWESTERN Michigan is unusu-
ally profuse in prairie chickens.
THERE will be 125,OOO,OOO feet of logs
put into the Pere Marquette river dur
ing the coming winter.
Hon. M. S. HENRY, who was well
known in the Saginaw valley ten years
since, died at Sterling, ILL.,, recently.
II. Il. TALMAGE. of New Richmond,
was accidentally killed in saw-mill at
Riverdale, Gratiot county, few days
ago.
The farmers of the State are going
to ask the Legislature to offer reward
of 5000 for every horsethief caught
and convicted.
j. G. AND w. G. BLAKE, and other far
mers around Comstock, Kalamazoo
county, are fattening about 5000 sheep
for the shambles.
The Governor has pardoned Corne-
Illus Guerin, sentenced to Jackson fifteen
months ago for three years fer larceny,
his innocence being established.
Hon. IRA STOUT, an esteemed citizen
of Alpena, died, one day last week, after
a short illness. At the time of his
death he held the office of Judge of
Probate.
MICHIGAN lumbermen have heretofore
considered that birch timber was not
worth cutting but they are finding out
that it is merchantable, and are now
shipping it East.
IT is estimated that at least 1900 men
are already in the pineries of Western
oh nd hot
swing the AK and be doing such other
work as is incidental to logging before
Christmas
THOMAS CLIFF, aged 80 years, died at
Flint few days since. He has resided
there about forty years. He was an En-
glishman, and took part in the battle of
Waterloo in 1915.
The Government has made an arrange
ment with the Sisters of st. Joseph, at
Marquette, whereby their hospital is to
be used as a marine hospital for all sick
and disabled seamen on Lake Superior,
CITIZENS of Cheboygan are collecting
statistics bearing upon the commercial
and marine importance of that place,
and hope to get Congress to look at
them in such light as to induce an APP
preparation for needed harbor improve
ments.
THE State Bee-Keepers' Association,
at their recent annual meeting, elected
the following officers: President, A. b.
+. Steele, Elk Rapids; w. b. Southland,
Kalamazoo; James Hedden, Dowagiac /;
Secretary, L. f. Bingham, Abronia.
The association decided to hold its next
meeting at Jackson.
The extensive hardware store of
Russell Bros, of Manistee, caught fire
the other night, and was destroyed with
its contents, except about 81 900 worth
of goods removed while the fire was in
progress Miss Haley's millinery store,
next to Russells', was burned Russells'
loss is about $4,000; insured for &c.
600. Miss Haley saved most all her
goods.
A TERRIBLE accident happened at
Weber's furniture warehouse in Detroit,
the other day, the victim being a cab
inetmaker named Jacob Teufel, who
had been in the employ of the Weber
Company for years. The deceased was
somewhat intoxicated, and lost his bal
ance while walking round the elevator
trap on the sixth floor. He made des-
perate effort to save himself, but failed,
and was precipitated headlong to the
bottom of the trap, striking the walls
four times during his descent, and
bringing up with terrific crash on the
top of the elevator. Death was instan-
taneous. Upon examination it was
found that Teufel had struck squarely
upon his head. The skull was crushed
in and the body otherwise disfgured in
a frightful manner.
LIZ we turn to the statement of the
valuation of taxable property and the
equalization from 1851 to 1876, we shall
find that in this important element of
strength, in commercial point of view,
Wayne county is even stronger than it
is in population. The property of the
State and county were respectively as
sessed as follows in the several equaliza-