The true northerner., 1878-05-03
MICHIGAN ITElS.

at st. Johns, May 7.
A FAMILY in Portland was nearly pois-
ened to death recently by eating rhubarb
leaves for green's.
A $50 BEDROOM set is offered to the
couple who will get married. on the
Greenville fair grounds next fall.
AN Indian school is sustained near Au
Sable, and it is fact that the red men
there take very aptly to learning.
A YOUNG child of George Jones, of
Hanover, Wexford county, was killed by
falling tree recently, while walking
along the highway during gale OF wind.
HIRAM A. BURT's residence at Mar
quette, the finest in the town, was dam
aged 81, 500 by fire the other day; in
sured.
THE State and Second National Banks,
of Bay City, are to consolidate.
THIRTY miles of the Toledo and Ann
Arbor railroad have been completed.
JACKSON requires her City Treasurer
to give bonds to the amount of
$75, 900.
A CITIZEN of this State has invented a
pump by which cattle can do their own
pumping of the water they want to
drink.
DIR. HITCHCOCK, of the State Board of
Health, pronounces all bosh the state
ment that the eating OF tomatoes will
cause cancer.
AT meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee, Detroit was named
as the place and June 13 the time for
their State Convention.
THE residence OF p. Blumke, at Sagi-
nav City, was destroyed, with all the
contents, one morning last week. Loss,
81 800; insured for $500.
THE residence of Thomas McCann, in
the village of Everett, was struck by
lightning the other day, and lady
named Russell fatally burnet.
ST.. JOHNS people have commenced
prosecutions against several of the liquor
dealers in that village, and one has been
fined $75 for the second offense.
A MANUFAcToRY for making nitro
glycerine is in operation at Saginaw
City, and Saginaw farmers blow their
big stumps out of the ground with it.
CALVIN MCDONALD has been held for
trial, charged with perjury in swearing
III his vote at the recent election In Au
Ores, Bay county, whereas he is not of
age, it is claimed.
THE house and contents of farmer
named Hiram Corliss, livingsnear De-
troit, were destroyed by fire recently.
Loss, $1,000; no insurance. The fire
originated from sparks from chimney.
w. III. STEVENS, one of the Keweenaw
Point pioneers, who left th0t region a
few years ago for Colorado, is the owner
of half silver mine in the Pueblo dis
trict in that State for which he has re-
fused 100000.
LAST Sunday Hastings boy went out
cunning, and while in the woods the
dog went mad and ran the boy up a
stump, giving him all the business he
could attend to for time, but finally he
managed to reload the gun and shoot the
beast.
THERE was a large gathering of wool
growers at Kalamazoo last week. Hon.
J. j. Woodman, Master of the
State Grange, presided. A resolu-
ton condemning the practice of wash
ing sheep WAS adopted, and the gen.
erGl mode of marketing wool was dis
cussed.
Mrs. TOMBSTONE, mother of r. f.
Johnstone, of the Michigan Farmer,
died, few days since, near Newaygo,
aged S5. She arose, dressed and washed
herself, and, while dressing her hair be-
fore a mirror, remarked that she was
feeling unusually well, and Immediately
dropped dead.
THE balance of cash in the State
treasury April 13, 1878, was $S40, 406.
80; receipts during the week ending
April 20 were SIC, ,40027 payments dur
ing the same time were 1892. 80 bal
ance in treasury April 20, 1873, $817,-
4S3. II decrease for the week $22, 922.
81.
WHILE Charles E. Ferguson was en-
gagged in cleaning out a well at Manton,
the sides caved in and buried him in
twenty feet of earth. BY the time the
body was reached, the man was dead
Deceased was the father of three chill
dren.
THERE is call for a general railroad
convention at Carsonville, Sanilac coun
ty, May 9. 1t is to consist of delegates
from every township, each township tc
be entitled to one delegate for every ter
votes cast for the loan at the late elec
ton.
THE Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail
road Company has signifed the inten
ton to pay the taxes in five townships
in Osceola county under protest. The
money is to be paid to the County Treas
urer, and to remain in his hands until
legal investigation is had.
A TERRIFIC wind and rain storm passed
over Kalamazoo the other day, lasting
about half an hour. No serious damage
occurred except the partial destruction
of several buildings upon the fail
ground. The grand stand was partly
blown over and demolished. Panes oi
glass were broken by the force of the
wind in several residences.
AT Edenville, Midland county, on the
night of Aug. 20 last, Benjamin Wilber
was killed by DR.. Elmer A. Rockwell.
The quarrel arose about horse trade.
Rockwell was arrested, and the case has
been pending since. It was called in
the Circuit Court last week. After be-
ing ont six hours the jury failed to agree