The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-12-26
MICHIGAN NEWS.

damages on account of an injury to his
daughter, by a rocket, during the
display of fireworks last 4th OF July.
The State Beekeepers' Association,
which met last week, holds its next
session at the capital the second week
of December, 1880. President Cheney,
Secretary Bingham and o. j. Hether-
ington, Treasurer, were reelected.
Two MEN, who gave the names of f
Wilson and j. j. Jameson, were arrest
ed on suspicion, ut Rochester, the other
day. Examination of their effects
proved that they were body-snatchers,
and had in possession the bodies of an
unknown woman and j. ID. Dove and
Robert Ensley, of Oxford. The ghouls
were jailed.
WHILE Keeper Edwards was taking
gang of convicts, at Jackson, to the coal
shaft outside the walls, two prisoners
broke and run. One was speedily cap
tured but the other, u black man named
DeGroat, from Detroit, jumped unseen
into shaft of the Porter Coal Company,
going down like shot distance of
twenty-five feet, and was not found for
several hours.
In an Ingham county case of convic-
ton for selling liquor to minors, APP
pealed to the Circuit Court on the
ground that the statute prohibits the
sale to miners" and not minors-a mat
ter of misspelling in engrossing the bill
Judge Huntington decided that the
intention of the Legislature was to pro-
hibit the sale to minors, and affirmed
the conviction below.
The sixth annual meeting of the Odd
Fellows Mutual Relief Association of
the State of Michigan was held last
week. The association is in a most ex-
cellent condition. both as regards mem
bership and finance. There are over
800 members, and not a death has oc-
Cured since the last meeting. Officers
for the ensuing year are as follows {:
President, E. II. Whitney; Vice Presi-
dent, Dexter Gray; Secretary, A. j. Sin
clair; Treasurer, Ozro Hall.
The tenth annual report of the State
Salt Inspector, showing the operation
of State inspection, is published. There
are seven inspection districts, having q
total manufacturing capacity of 2,4l5,'
900 barrels. During the year six new
steam blocks were put in operation and
two destroyed by fire. The total
amount of salt inspected in barrels
was:
Fine ..........1,9 97 $50 Solar. .......... 5000
Packers. ...... 1854 Second quality. 29O21
Total. ..e.O5s, O4
This is equal to 10,290,200 bushels,
an increase over last years product of
1.0l0,771 bushels, or 202, 155 barrels.
The revenue of the salt officers during
the year was $S,816.21, and the expend-
itures $S,2O318. The shipments by
lake and rail will approximate 1.500,-
600. The manufacture of salt COM
menced in 1860, and 1000 barrels were
made that year. In 1868 the product
had increased to 900 barrels, In
1874 the product reached 1,026,000
barrels, and has steadily increased ever
since.
Two FISHERMEN living at Portage
Entry, named John Runavara and
Charles Erickson, Swedes, were
drowned Sunday afternoon in Kewee-
nav bay. They went out about mid
day while heavy sea was running, for
the purpose of raising their nets. Not
returning at nightfall their friends be-
came alarmed, but, as the night was
dark, and the bay still rough, nothing
was done toward looking for them that
night. Wednesday morning some OF
their friends in q boat went in search
of them. Ten miles from land they
found the boat filled with water, which
told too plainly the fate of the
missing men. No traces of the bodies
being in sight they towed the boat to
shore. AS they were about to pull the
boat up for the purpose of bailing it
they were surprised to find the bodies
of the unfortunate men fastened to the
boat by ropes tied around their waists
The theory is that the boat swamped
and the fishermen, realizing that they
must perish, tied themselves to the
boat that their bodies might possibly bt
, found. Runavara leaves a wife anC
three children. Erickson was unmar
ried.
ONE evening last week, >" Doc" Haw
kins, a lad some IA or Is years old
came up out of the Porter coal mine
at Jackson, ON top of "a carload of coal
As the Car was swung from the cage fo
the purpose of being dumped, the DO,
slipped from that to the cage, but h,
was not aware that board had shor
time previous become loosened ant
dropped off the bottom, leaving an ap
|, erture therein large enough for him t.
pass through. The result was, instead
l of stepping upon safe place, as h,
/; supposed, he placed his feet on the ex
8 act location where the bottom of tn,
cage should have been, but the frs
object he came in contact with wa
: the bottom of the shaft, eighty fee
s below, his escape from an instan
n and horrible death being nothing les
n than miraculous. At the bottom of tn,
r shaft is a sort of basin with planl
Il foundation, in which there was twelv
= inches of water. 1t is thought thi
water broke his fall and saved his life
for he escaped with only slight bruise
u on one elbow and ear and on the back
70 He was not even rendered unconsciou
by the fall. Several of the miners VIII
} were standing about the bottom OF tn
$ shaft, and witnessed the lightning lik
. descent of the lad, expected that deaf