The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-18

STATE temperance camp-meeting
is to be held at Belle Isle, Aug. 1916.
The Eighteenth Michigan Infantry
Will hold its annual reunion at Dundee
Aug. 26.
DIR. JOHN Kosr, of Adrian College,
has been chosen President of the Kan
sas Agricultural College.
The Frankfort blast-furnace has been
purchased by the Detroit Stove Works.
and will be started up.
GEORGE H. JEROME has resigned
as Superintendent of State Fish
cries, and Rev. j. G. Portman has been
appointed to the position.
The third annual meeting of the
Michigan State Teachers Institute was
was held at Lansing last week. The at
tendance was very large.
The salt product of Michigan for
June was 226, 1919 barrels, being the
largest ever known in the history of salt
manufacture in the State.
MISS JEANETTE FISHER, who has
been for twelve years, and since its
commencement, Principal of the Mount
Holyoke Female Seminary at Kalama-
zoo, has resigned.
ONE of the features of the coming
fair of the Western Michigan Agricult-
ural and Industrial Society will be
large exhibition of paintings, engrav-
ings, etc., in Art Hall, of which G. L.
Whitney, Esq, is to be Superintendent.
HAWKINS TAYLOR, of Washington, d.
O., bid in the contract for doing certain
mail-carrying in Macomb county for
$50 per annum, and he now wants to
sub-let it at $40. AS the contract calls
for 1856 miles of stage-driving, he
doesn't find any sub-contractors.
Mrs. BERGEY, the Bovine woman who
shot herself and children. was insane,
but the cause of her mental disorder is
not known. The reports are to the
effect that her shooting resulted in the
death of two of her children, and that
a third may die. Her own death was
almost instantaneous.
ASA B. HADsELL, who settled in Pont-
lac, in 1918, while driving, one evening
last week, fell back into the wagon
dead. An inquest attributed his death
to apoplexy. The passing mail train,
which narrowly escaped colliding with
him, doubtless produced the shock to
his system. He was in his Saith year.
A VERY clever march was stolen on
the Canadians by Detroit military
company. The latter were invited to
Chatham, but the Dominion Govern
ment forbade their entering Canadian
territory with guns in their hands
They went to Chatham, left their guns
on the boat, and marched ashore with
out arms. Then a squad of Chathamers
went on board, took the guns ashore,
and placed them in the hands of the
soldiers.
j. II. CoGGswELL, Supervisor of
Greenwood, became insane few days
ago, burned up his house, including
quantity of money and papers worth
about 1000, and tried to kill his wife,
When the house and its contents were
burning, he went inside and was burned
to death. Mr.. Coggswell was respect
ed citizen, and executor of large es-
tate. 1t is thought that worrying about
the settlement of his trust caused his
insanity.
RAILROADS paid specific taxes into the
treasury June 30, as follows:
Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore, tax
Chicago and Northwestern, due july. siO''OO'''
1879. 15.s247s
Grand Rapids and Indiana, due July,
1879 .................... 33sO27
Michigan Airline due July, 1879. 49,. 2,2i2.34
Kalamazoo and South Haven, due July,
1879. ........................ 1C62.59
Jackson. Lansing and Saginaw, due July,
1917 ....................... l4,ioo.o3
FIRE was discovered in the engine
room of Oliver, Belknap & Green's
planning mill and sash and door factory,
in Greenville, few days ago, and in
less than five minutes the entire estab
hshment was in blaze. The fire COM
municated to quantity of lumber, part
owned by the firm, part by ex-Mayor
Daniel G. Moore, and part by Towle,
Douglas & Co. The losses are esti-
mated as follows: Oliver, Belknap &
Green, $4,000 to $4,000; Daniel G.
Moore, 81 900 to $4,000; Towle, Doug
las & Co., $500 to $500. The Detroit,
Lansing and Northern railroad will also
lose from $500 to $500 in damage to
cars on track.
VIZ DAOuhlhho VI DSpuby NdIuCu
Huxley, CT the Jackson State Prison,
were drowned few days ago. The
family and friends, to the number of
fourteen, had gone on picnic excur-
sion to Michigan Centre, four miles
distant, and while bathing, in company
with their brother, and in full view of
their parents, the two young ladies'
Cora, aged Is, and Carrie, aged 10
went beyond their depth, sank and
were drowned in about twelve feet of
water. Their father and brother both
came near drowning in their frantic eff
forts to save the unfortunate young
ladies, but were rescued by the timely
arrival of John M. O'Hern, who, hear
ing the cutlery, came to their assistance.
The bodies were subsequently recov-
cred.
The following circular has just been
issued, addressed to the different Red
Ribbon Clubs of Michigan:
LANSING, Mich, June %, 1879.
The second annual convention Of the Reform
Clubs of Michigan will be held at Lansing,
Wednesday and Thursday, Aug and q
You are earnestly invited to be represented
at this convention by at Least three or more