The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

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The President has nominated Crowley
p. Dake, of Detroit, to be United States
Marshal of Arizona.
A PROPOSED feature of the Fourth of
July celebration in Detroit is a process
sion of velocipede riders.
The Bay City Observer states that
petition is now in circulation for post
Office at Point Lookout.
WILLIAM CLARK, farmer of North
Barns. Huron county, hung himself the
other day. Family troubles.
THE fourth annual Episcopal Conven-
ton OF the Diocese of Michigan was held
at Detroit last week.
LEWIS SMITH, the escaped convict at
jackson, was caught in a swampin Hen
rietta township.
The Sisters of st. Joseph are build
ing an orphan asylum at Marquette for
children of all denominations.
WOMEN will be admitted as delegates
to the annual sessions of the Michigan
Congregational associations hereafter.
The State prison received eighteen
convicts during May ami discharged
twenty-one; present number on hand,
805.
THERE was no Decoration day OBJ
servances at Kalamazoo, but at School
craft there was an impressive celebra-
ton.
DURING the month of May Bishop
Borgess., OF the Roman Catholic
Church, confirmed over 1,600 persons in
this State.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Jackson Pat
riot suggests walking match between
one-legged men as an attraction for the
county fair.
DIR. @. RoMINaER, State Geologist, has
located for the summer at Negaunee,
and will thoroughly investigate the i'm
mediate vicinity.
THE device upon the tombstone for
Capt. Hodges. the old Kalamazoo livery
man, cut under his own special direc-
ton, is the head of fine horse.
THE eighteenth annual convention of
the Michigan State Sabbath School AS
ISOLATION will be held at Flint, June 25,
26 and 81.
A FIRE near East Saginaw, the other
day, destroyed two frame buildings and
So 600 slaves total loss, SO, 200; insur-
ance, $1,000.
LYONS will probably adopt the Holly
Water Works. But, having a good
water power, the works will be driven by
water and not by steam.
A JUSTICE in the township of Wilson,
Charlevoix county, who is also notary
public, recently swore himself in as JUS
tice, and forwarded the oath so certified
to the County Clerk.
A LARGE nesting of pigeons has re-
Gently come in near Boyne Falls. It is
said to extend about fifteen miles and
three miles wide. The west end of the
nesting is about eight miles south of
Petoskey.
The following is statement of the
receipts and disbursements at the State
Treasurer's Office for the month of May:
Balance on hand April 80, 1878, $771,-
7l7.07; receipts during the month,
1925, OIL total, 1896, 72S. 10. Dis
bursements during the month, $685.
1922; balance on hand May 81, 1873,
1888, 549.S2.
The bod of Chillis Adams, CT Water
loo, jackson county, who disappeared
mysterious ~ last March, has been found
in hollow log in the woods on his faith
er's farm. There was bullet wsund
through the head, and revolver found
with one chamber empty. 1t was APP
parently case of suicide. He was
son of Sarle Adams, and aged 35.
A DESPERATE, giving his name as L.
E. Montgomery, stole magnificent
team at Girard, Kan, early in April,
and drove at the rate of seventy-fve
miles per day for fifteen days,
across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana to
Decatur, where he sold the team for
forty acres of land. He was captured
at McBride's lumber camp, in Montcalm
county.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Flint and Pere Marquette
railway, held at Saginaw, the following
Directors were elected Jesse Hoyt,
New York w. w. Grape, A. H. Sea-
bury, w. j. Rotch, New Bedford, Mass.
II. G. Potter. w. l.. Weber, East Sagi
nav j. II. Prentiss, Chicago p. Rem
ington, lion, N. Y. /; H. H. Fish, Utica,
N. Y.
DURING the Peshtigo fire F. X. ALL
geyer vowed that if his life should be
spared, he would present to the Roman
Catholic Church of Menominee a new
bell. He presented the bell, and last
Sunday it was consecrated, the Bishop
of Marquette and large number of |
priests taking part in the ceremony.
There was grand celebration lasting all |
day.
TwENTY.oNE bands were present at
the State Band Tournament at Lansing.
last week, numbering over 400 musi.
clans. The contest took place on the
fair grounds. Each band played two
pieces. Ten was the highest degree of
excellence. Points were given for time.
appearance, selection, instru.
attack, tempo and solo-play
ing. Prizes were awarded as follows:
Fifth class, Union, of Ionia fourth
class, Evart; third class, Peninsular. of
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