The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-25
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

wooden factory.
CoRUNNA now has p telephone line in
actual operation.
The poultry show at Saginaw CITY
was the most successful ever held in this
State.
The jewellers in the northern part OF
Bay county call for division of the
county.
DURING the recent revival in Green
vile over sixty persons joined the Bap-
fist Church.
The Fremont Times says that the
Fish law" is being violated at FIRE.
mont lake.
THE Dorcas Society of Jackson is 25
years old. 1t aids home missionaries
from 800 to 5000 per year
QUITE a company of Ionia county
farmers will start at an early day for
Southern Tennessee.
The Executive Board of the Manistee
County Agricultural Society has decided
to hold the next fair at Bear lake.
The residence of A. i. Freeman, at
Bay City, was destroyed by fire recent
ly. Loss 81, 900, with small insurance.
KEELER's drug store, Purchases gro
Gerry, the Masonic and Odd Fellows
Hall, at Concord, burned a few DAYS
since. The loss is from So, 600 to $10,-
900.
IT is said the iron composing the rail-
way track where the Negaunee explo-
sion took place was 80 singularly affect
ed that it can be picked to pieces like
cotton.
WIN. NJ DREsKELL, a jeweler of Sara
nae, has made an assignment. He was
quite well known as the getter-up of
the excursions on Lake Michigan last
summer.
THE Prosecuting Attorney of Bay
county has notified the Sheriff that it is
illegal to turn the key on "vags" and
charge Jail fees, and the board will al
low no more such fees.
Two PoLANDERs, whose names were
not ascertained, started across Lake
Manistee, the other day, on the ice, and
when about half way fell through and
were drowned before assistance could
reach them.
THE mill of the Hon. o. o. Stanch-
field, at Huntington, was sold at as
signee's sale recently to Frank Filler for
81 900, subject to incumbrance amount
ing to $25, 440. The mill was purchased
in the spring of 1873 for $40, 900.
THE general superintendent of the
life-saving service recommends new sta
tons on Lake Michigan at Sleeping
Bear point and Bayley's harbor; life
stations at Kenosha and Muskegon; on
Lake Huron complete stations at Point
Aux Barques and Middle island, and a
lfe-boat station at Sand beach.
A CRAZY convict, named John Hanley,
alias jeff Davis, was ordered to do some
thing by Prison Asylum Keeper Hum
phrey. Hanley was sullen, and struck
at him with knife. Frank Parrish, an
other convict, trieG to take the knife
from Hanley and received a CHASTITY
wound in the head.
The representatives of q number of
trotting associations met at Jackson and
formed Michigan circuit, and the fol-
lowing dates were assigned for meetings.:
Adrian, June 4 to z; Kalamazoo, June
II to IA Grand Rapids, June Is to 81
Jackson, June % to %; Detroit, July
2 to 5. The second week in July goes
to Bay City or East Saginaw, as they
can settle it. The meeting also adopted
a number of recommendations to the
National Association.
The Grand Chapter Royal Arch Ma
sons of Michigan, in session last week at
Detroit, elected the following officers:
Grand H. p, G.. j. Kruger, Grand Rap
ids; Deputy Grand II. p, David @.
Spauldings, Lyons; Grand King, S. ii.
Norton, Pontiac; Grand Scribe, Charles
H. Axtell, Lansing; Grand Secretary,
William p. Inness, Grand Rapids; Grand
Treasurer, E. w. Langdon, Niles; Grand
Chaplain, Rev. William Stowe, Grand
Haven; Grand G. of H., David Boone,
Coldwater; Grand p. s., G. w. Strait,
jackson: Grand r. A. c.. b. FL. Morri-
son. Sturgis; Grand Lecturer, A. M.
Clark. Lexington; Grand M. Third ",
T. F. Giddings, Kalamazoo; Grand M.
Second ", j. F. Hicks, Tecumseh;
Grand NJ. First ", w. j. Latimer, Big
Rapids.
THE Executive Committee of the State
Agricultural Society has been holding
very important meeting at Detroit the
past week, attending to revision of the
premium list, etc., ana otnerwlse pre-
pairing for the State Fair this year. 1t
was decided to hold union fair of the
State Agricultural Society and the State
Pathological society this year. The
premium list was enlarged to the extent
of 1928. 1t was decided to hold the next
fair Sept. 16 to 20, inclusive. The
Treasurer's report shows that the
society has $9,639.62 on hand.
The superintendent of the vari-
GUS departments reported the fair
last year as the best ever held by the
society, and the most successful in the
merit of its exhibits. The Secretary is
to have a salary of 81 900 per year, be-
sides the needed expenses. The place
for holding the next fair was not decided
upon. The President and the business
committee will name the location here
after The following are the standing
committees and the executive superin-
tendents for the coming year:
Standing Committee Bumness--J. M. Ster-
ling, A. o. Hyde, VIM. l.. Weber. Finance
Henry Fralick, 4. w. Rising, +. V. Smith.
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