The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-29
MICHIGAN NEWS.

that was four feet long and weighed but
two and one half pounds.
KALAMAZOO is to have night police
men to guard its business streets. They
will be paid by private subscription.
The daily whitefish catch oil Lake
Superior Mt this time aggregates about
fifty tons, which is mostly shipped
away.
Gov. CRoswELL and staff reviewed
the Second regiment, and witnessed a
sham battle. There were $4,000 people
present.
A YOUNG man of Harrisville, Altoona
county, paid fine OF $5 last week fol
profane swearing, violation Of the law
of the State.
"INDIAN FIELDS" is the name of new
flag station on the Grand Rapids and
Indiana railroad, five miles south OF
Kalamazoo.
Ex-Gov. SCOTT, of South Carolina
has been summering at Orchard Lake
He has booked his son as student OF
the Michigan Military Academy.
ARAL WARNER, an old and respected
citizen of Albion, died last week, aged
90 years. He settled in Albion in 1882
and was one of the oldest inhabitants
The school district in Milan, Monroe
county, hos bequest of $1,000 from
Mr.. Maynard, to constitute perpetual
fund, the interest of which shall go tC
the purchase of books.
THE State Board of Agriculture has
authorized President Abbott to tender
to Prof. Shelton, of the Kansas Agri
cultural College, the chair of Agricult
ure, vacated by the resignation of Prof
G. l.. Ingersoll.
SAMUEL SABIN, the aged Harrington
man who choked his wife to death in {
moment of anger, pleaded guilty, told
the sad story of his troubles, and was
sent home with only sentence of $25(
fine. He is 50 years old.
In 1876 about 10000 young whitefisf
from the State hatchery were placed IL
Pleasant lake; but one fish of that spe
cies, so far as is known, was ever takeI
from it's waters. The specimen in ques
ton was speared by Ira Vanarsdall, and
weighed about pound and half.
LANSING Republican A bond o.
st. Mary's ship-canal loan was received
Mt the State treasury last week ano
paid. This leaves but eight of these
bonds outstanding. They are for 81 ,O0(
each, and the coupons and interest are
all paid on them.
A FEW days ago mass of float cop
per, bearing the marks of the rude min
ing tools of some ancient race, wa:
found on the Minong Mining Com
pany's land, Isle Royale, Lake Superior
1t was sixteen feet below the surface
and weighed $500 pounds.
WILLIAM CooN's shingle-mill at Con
over lake, near Pierson, Montcaln
county, and quantity of shingles neal
it, were destroyed by fire the other day
Loss, about $4,000; not insured. The
mill was not in operation, and the fir
is supposed to have been incendiary.
GREENvILLE Independent: The new
county building has an excavation pre-
pared for its foundation, and work viii
probably rapidly advance. The con
tractors hope to give it into the hand
of the Building Committee May l b.
inclosipg it this fall and doing inside
work next winter.
INTELLIGENCE has been received o
the death, from consumption, at Col
orado Springs, of Egbert Teneyck,
prominent shingle and salt manufactur
er, member of the Board of Trade o
East Saginaw, for the past eighteen
years resident of that city, and widel.
esteemed.
SHORTLY before midnight, one nigh
last week, fire broke out in barn Of
Michigan avenue, near the Lake Shor
and Michigan Southern railroad cross
ing, beyond the Detroit city limits
There being no available water supply
the pipes of the water-works not eA
tending that far, the progress of tn
flames could not be stayed, and 500
communicated to and destroyed all tn
buildings in that vicinity, ten in nun
Der, including three brick stores an
FIVE frame dwelling-houses. The tot,
loss is estimated at $4,000; the insul
| uhCC, Sl1,oOOs
ANOTHER Of the pioneers of Mich
gan has gone. Mr.. George Browne
died, few days ago, at his residence j
Utica, mt the advanced age of " year
after sickness Of but few days. M
Brownell was one of Michigan's veterans
He was born in New Lisbon, Otseg
county, N. Y, in May, 1902, and EN-
grated from East Bloomfield, Ontari
county, N. Y, to the Territory in 1872
when, with his new wife, he settled j
the township of Pennington. Very fe
settlers had preceded him to that ,oca
ity. He drove the first team into I'll
woods four miles to reach the spot 81
lected for his home. He was a resideI
of Pennington for tbirty-one years, du
ing which time he held many offices
trust; was Postmaster there for MAI
years; Captain of the State militia, an
was a member of the first Legislatu
of Michigan, having been elected to Il
House of Representatives by the Dem