The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-03
2 MICHIGAN ITEMS.

board at dog, and broke his little boys
skull
The Escanaba people have decided
by vote as to who shall be Postmaster at
that place.
PEOPLE at Milwaukee, on the Saginaw
river, think that q man was mired and
lost in the swamp near that place one
day last week.
JAMES f. JOY has resigned the Presi-
dency of the Lansing and Northern rail
way, and Alfred Hardy, of Boston, has
been elected as his successor.
WILLIAM MoYER, who was arrested in
Kalamazoo county some time ago ON a
charge of murder committed in Penn
sylvania, has been acquitted.
A YOUNG woman, who is supposed to
hail from Alpena, was found in the road
between that place and Rogers City,
lately, almost + Oxen to death. She
will lose both legs, and probably her
life.
Il. b. TALMADGE, sawyer in a mill in
Riverdale, Gratiot county, was struck in
the side by stick thrown off from a
circular saw, and so severely injured
that he died.
A CURIOUS accident occurred at Tru-
FAINT, recently. A young man, while
combing his hair, pricked hole in his
scalp with tooth of the comb and
nearly bled to death.
CAPT. Sol GARDNER, prominent
Detroit steamboat man, and for twenty
years partner of the late Eber b. Ward,
died recently of pneumonia, aged 20
years. He leaves a young wife and
large fortune.
EXCEPTING some minor details of the
furnishing and fitting, the new State
Capitol at Lansing is about completed,
and most of the Legislators have already
chosen their seats for the coming SEES
sion.
JACOB HAYWOOD, an old resident of
Leoni, Jackson county, died few DAYS
ago of neuralgia of the heart, after only
| four hours illness. He was sc wears
old, and came to that county from New
York in 1885. He was known far and
near as "Uncle Jake" Haywood, and
universally beloved.
Col. NICHOLAS GREUsEL, formerly of
Detroit, and during the war commander
of brigade composed in part of Mich
igan regiments, was lately presented
with soid-gold medal. The presen-
tation was made at Aurora, ILL.,, by Com
mander Coulter, of the G.. A. r. of that
State, in behalf of surviving members
of Col. Gressel's old regiment
The house of Charles Sanborn, of the
town of Richfeld, caught fire while the
family were away for a short time at a
neighbor's house, it is supposed from
Goals swapping out of the stove. The
building and contents were entirely con-
sumed. Loss, 81 800.
You've Call, the Fairfield (Shiawassee
county, youth, who was in company
with lad named Kiser, on hunting
expedition, when the latter was fatally
shot, has been arrested on charge of
killing Kiser. 1t seems to be generally
believed, however, that Kiser was killed
accidentally.
A COUNCIL of Baptist ministers and
deacons has been in session at jackson
examining into the case of the Rev. l..
d. Palmer, formerly and for many years
pastor of the Baptist Church of that
city, and have decided to advise the
church to withdraw from him the hand
of fellowship.
AT Kalamazoo, a few days ago, Louise
Hassemeyer, aged II, daughter of Hol
lander, was ran over by car being
backed up at the Central depot, and in
stantly killed. The Coroner's jury in
| l,a,r ~ no
ployes for carelessness. The girl was
employed carrying milk at the time, and
it appears that as she was crossing the
track no whistle or other warning was
given.
THE annual meeting of the State
Sheep Breeders Association was held
last week, with a large attendance. At
the election of officers for the ensuing
year, the following were chosen by ac-
clamation: President, VIM Hall; Vice
President, G.. A. Miller; Secretary, Il.
+. tombstone; Executive Committee,
Deville Hubbard, Hugh McDowd; j.
n. Smith, J. j. Jones, Richard Dough
ertv.
A SMALL fire was discovered in the
new Representative Hall at the new
Capitol building, at Lansing, one night
lately. Workmen were engaged during
the day in oiling and cleaning the desks
in that room, and in the evening the
room was swept, and the sweepings,
which consisted of oiled rags and dust,
were left near the wainscoting at the
west entrance. The pile is supposed to
have ignited by spontaneous combus-
ton. The damage is slight, the watch
man having promptly discovered and
extinguished the fire, and the necessary
repairs will be completed in few days.
A FIRE broke out, one day last week,
in the rear of the Ludington City Ho-
tel, occupied by John Miles, and swept
the entire block of wooden buildings
fronting on the avenue. The hotel was
owned by s. L. White, and insured for
$500; loss, 1000. Two buildings used
for meat market and marble-cutter's
shop, owned by Cretszmer, of Milwau