The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-01

Mrs. UZZIEL PUTNAM, VIE OF the firDt
white settler of Cass county, lately cele-
brated her 85th birthday at Pokagon-
MoNToALM county has nineteen less
places where liquor was sold in 1877
than it had in 1876, as one of the effects
of the new law.
The Biddle House, Mt Detroit, which
has been closed for some time, has been
leased to Hiram Gay and Arthur III. Van
Norman, of that city, for five years. The
house is to be thoroughly renovated and
improved at once.
| THE Flint and Pere Marquette Rail-
road Company are turning their passen-
ger-train engines into coal burners.
| This, says railroader, means faster
time, and argues that the company mean
to make grab for Milwaukee passenger
traffic via Ludington.
The land grant of the Marquette and
Mackinac railroad sets aside lands as
follows: Chippewa county, 432, 1877. As
acres; Mackinac county, 275, 666. 63 acres;
Marquette county, 240,217.31 acres;
Schoolcraft county, 379, 1882 acres;
total, 1895, 955.34 acres.
The Grand Encampment of Odd Eel
lows, recently in session at Grand
Rapids, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: q. p, Norman
Bailey Hastings; G. Fl. p, III. Palmer,
Jackson; G. Scribe, FL. Whitney, Lam
sing; G.. Treasurer, Harrison Soule,
Jackson; G.. S. w., A. Harrison, De-
troit; G.. j. W., Jos. W. Ely, Allegan;
Representative, Geo. FL. Shearer, Bay
City.
CONSTABLE r. V. MoKEEN, of Lam
sing, recently attempted to arrest a
farmer in Watertown, Clinton county, ON
charge of perjury. Smiths wife was
sick, and wanted the officer to wait till
morning, when the officer drew re-
volver; but the farmers dogs sat down
upon the constable, SO to speak, and, to
add to his discontinue, in trying to
shoot the dogs he shot himself in the
hand, and finally returned to Lansing
without his man, who graciously ap-
peared the next day and gave bail.
THE story of how Lenawee county
farmer was duped out of $3.50 by De-
troit sharpers may serve q good pnr-
pose in putting other unsophisticated
cultivators of the soil upon their guard
when visiting big, wicked cities. Briefly,
the tale, as told by Detroit journal, is
as follows
V. w. Bennett, of Brighton, Michigan, came
to this city Saturday, on business, and while
near the corner of jefferson avenue and Girls
void street, about half-past three o'clock in the
afternoon, he was met by two well-dressed young
men, one Of whom called him by name, and
introduced himself rs person well acquainted
in Brighton, to which place he said he was
going in the evening. After a brief CONVEX
sation Mr. Bennett accepted an invitation and
accompanied his new acquaintance to No. 126
Larned street, where they began game of
chance. The old man was unable to tell the
name of the game, but said that the
young man who was $50 well acquainted.
in Brighton" lost on the first game
and that he loaned him so for the
second trial. This time he turned
winning numbers and, depositing the $50
on the table, played again, losing. This was
carried ON, the young man alternately losing
and winning, until he had borrowed $l25 from
Mr.. Bennett, which was at last lost. Then, in
order to get back his money, Mr.. Bennett
loaned him $75 which was in turn lost. Too
deep in the mire and too verdant to stop, MIR:
Bennett made other loans until the sum total
of his investment amounted to $3.50, when the
young man SO well acquainted" turned
says, Just put out his hand
and pulled in my money and the other
feller's $3.50, and showing it into his pocket
walked out" When asked why he didn't stop
the young man, Mr.. Bennett said, 81 was so
much excited over his winning that didn't
think of it; beside he said he was going to
Brighton and didn't think but that ii was all
right" After he had discovered that the young
man and his money would not come back Ben
nett turned to upbraid the young mans part
ner, when that individual, remarking, Hasn't
he got my money too? walked away.
BEFORE Judge Huntington, at Ann
Arbor, final decree has been entered
in the Rose-Douglas case. The Lansing
Republican says: "Dr. Rose and his
friends were not present. Bradley
f. Granger, of Ann Arbor, appeared
as counsel for the Regents in
place of Senator Christiancy. The
gross Indebtedness on the part of
Douglas is fixed at 81, 672.68, and on the
part of Rose 81, 647. 80, for the payment
of which sixty days are allowed, it being
especially provided that r A. Beal and
defendants Smith, Wilson and Smith,
Roses bondsmen, are holden for any
default in payment Mr.. Granger re-
quested continuance of the case, but
VIM. L. Webber, associate counsel for
the Regents, objected to this on the
ground that it was for the interest of
the university to have the case decided
as soon as possible. The report of the
Commissioner showed some ledger ex-
cesses and voucher excuses in favor of
Rose and some against him. The Judge
attributed them to accident and as in
cidental to the system of keeping ac-
counts. In regard to the disputed
items, the evidence was considered un-
satisfactory. Interest at the rate of z
per cent Is to be charged each defend
ant ON the amount of delinquent or un-
paid accounts at the close of each year.
Judge Huntington said the fact that the
case was not tried by jury was due not
to himself but to the counsel for the par
ties in suit"