The true northerner., 1878-11-15

RICHMOND, Macomb county, will have
bank.
The best apples sell for 20 cents a
bushel in many parts of Michigan.
SINCE the State Reform School was
opened, in 1856, 1896 boys have been
sent to it.
OVER 1000 California salmon eggs
have been placed in the Pokagon
hatchery.
THE Methodists of Fulton Center,
Gratiot county, are building church
to cost 81 ,1S0.
HUNDREDS of sportsmen from New
York, Chicago, and Ohio towns are in
Northern Michigan hunting deer.
LARGE numbers of men are going
Wages run from $l6 to $50 per month.
The General Conference of the
Unitarian Church of Michigan has de-
clared that church property should be
taxed.
THE name of Fish Lake railroad sta
ton has been changed to Stephens,
and the name of the postoffice is
Stephens.
MICHIGAN farmers are taking their
annual lesson, by experience, that cattle
permitted in corn stubble where "smut"
prevails will surely die.
A STEAMER now plies on Higgins
lake-that paradise of hunters, fisher
men and hay-fever parties. 1t is named
"The Lady of the Lake"
REED CITY claims to have man who
can lift 2,1O0 pounds, dead weight. His
name is A. G.. Wilson, and he is black
smith.
ISAAC HALL, who lives twelve miles
below Roscommon, on the Au Sauble
river, has killed thirty-three bears this
season, and is still bearing.
A FIRE at Wyandotte recently de-
stroyed Farnsworth's dry-goods and gro
Gerry store also, small barber shop and
shoe store. Loss, $4,000.
The Hecla and Calumet has declared
its regular quarterly dividend of $780,
600, which makes it's total payments in
this direction up to date $14,350000.
HUNDREDS of Canadians are invading
Michigan this fall, looking for work in
the lumber woods. They say they get
better food and quarters than when in
the employ of Ontario lumbermen.
A LEE-CoNvICT in the State prison
was visited on Oct. 30 by his sister,
whom he had not seen for twenty-three
years. The meeting was very affecting.
THE Synod of Michigan proposes the
erection of monument over the grave
of the Rev. Calvin Clark, for so long
period their faithful and beloved mis-
sionary.
JAMES Rowe, of Jackson, has been in
the county poor-house twenty-nine
years. A Mrs. Atkins, of Grass Lake,
who is partially demented, has been
there eighteen years.
THE Supreme Court of this State has
Just decided, in two cases before
it, that the American Insurance Com
pany, of Chicago, cannot collect its in
stallment notes in Michigan.
ALPENA Argats: Last season the In
dian Chief Henry killed about $50 deer
in Alpena county and vicinity, but it is
believed he will not succeed in captur-
ing half that number this year.
THE Superintendent of Public In
struction has appointed Profs. 1. w.
Morey, Henry n. French and l.. A.
Duncan as visitors to the State Normal
School for the current year.
PETER DEsNoYER, one of the oldest
residents of Detroit, was swindled out
OF $1,000 few days ago by two sharp
ers from Chicago, one of whom pro-
fessed to be son of ex-Gov. Baldwin.
BISHOP GILLESPIE, of the Western
Diocese of the Episcopal Church of
Michigan, is out with letter, in which
he strongly denounces balls, theatricals,
etc, gotten up for the church's benefit.
J. J. SHEARER, of Greenville, this
State, who committed an aggravated as
sault on Congressman Ellsworth last
spring, has been sentenced to pay fine
of 5000 and be imprisoned in the De-
! troit House of Correction six months.
MADAME KYLE, one of the best De-
troit contralto singers, who died from
an overdose of morphine, ignorant of
its fatal properties, was member of
one of the principal church choirs and
principal musical organizati ons.
ID. II. HIBBARD, of Jackson, owner of
Tekonsha, while in Chicago last week,
purchased of William Harvey the bay
stallion Clinton, foaled in 1872, by
Mambrino Eclipse, out of Maggie, by
Mambrino Chief. Also pair of geld
ings that can trot together in 2 80.
PETosKEY CITY Record: "Philo
French, on Monday afternoon last,
killed odd Goldy,' the big buck that
has been roaming around Bear lake for
three or four years, on the homestead
of Henry Waterman. This is the
largest deer that has ever been seen in
this country, and many have been the
attempts to kill him heretofore"
GEORGE w. FISH, ex-State Senator,
of Flint, who is United States Consul at
Tunis, announces his safe arrival at his
new home, after pleasant trip. The
Flint Globe says that he has made his
formal call on the Bey of Tunis, end
presented his letters, and received