The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-30

MICHIGAN NEWS.
MANIsrEE has telephone exchange.
JEREMIAH KENNEDY, resident Of
Worthwhile for Al years, died recently,
aged 81.
THERE are more sidewalk repairs be-
ing done in Detroit this spring than
during the past five years.
Two BOYS recently stole 5000 from the
Office of the Treasurer of Sanilac county,
and mt last accounts were fitting west
ward
HAYNES & TURNER, a heavy dry-goods
firm at Flint, have failed, their liabili-
ties being several thousand dollars above
their assets.
Gov. CRoswELL has appointed Silas
b. Gaskill Judge of the Sixth judicial
circuit, in place of Hon. Augustus Bald
win, resigned
PETER UMLoR, of Grand Traverse,
aged % years, was killed by lightning,
lately, while blowing in an open field.
His team was also killed.
| A DETROIT man named Cunningham
has offered to build the new Opera
House at Flint for $4,000, and take
81 800 of his pay in stock.
THERE has been about 81, 100 raised
toward the erection of the new Episco-
pal chapel to be built on Grant street,
Bay City, in the rear of the rectory.
TWENTY-FIVE students of the Advent
College, at Battle Greek, marched
through the streets of that city last Sun
day and split all the wood for all the
lone widows in town.
UPWARD of 100 vessels laden with
over 1000, 900 bushels of grain, were in
the ice that jammed the Straits of
Mackinaw recently. Luckily all but
five escaped serious damage.
Mrs. HATTIE DOUGLASS, of Spring
Arbor, hoping to bring about the con-
version of her husband, tasted and
been sent to an asylum. She is 27 years
old, and has had two children.
CAPT. G. X. DIXON, well-known
resident of Detroit lake Captain in
former years, and latterly vessel
broker-died the other day from the eff
feet of recent amputation of his leg,
which was affected with chronic disease.
THE land excitement has spread over
the entire Upper Peninsula, and the
land office at Marquette is crowded with
business-more acres having been loca-
ted at that office in the last three
months than for three years preceding.
THERE are now 773 licensed newsboys
and bootblacks in Detroit. Each licensed
boy must wear brass badge, for which
he pays 10 cents, and those who sell pa
pers or black boots in the streets with
out badge are liable to arrest and fine.
b. H. BURK, formerly of Jackson,
while digging a well in Neosho, Mo-, re-
Gently, struck instead of water large
quantities of precious metal, and is COM
ing to Jackson to form stock company
to mine it.
Hon. FERNANDO G. BEAMEN rendered
Gov. Croswell his resignation as Judge
of the Probate for Lenawee county, the
other day, his physical condition abso-
lutely requiring rest from official care.
The Governor later appointed Hon. Nor
man Geddis to fill the position for the
unexpired term.
JOSEPH GRESHAM, of West Bay City,
went out on Saginaw bay in sail-boat,
with two sons, aged 4 and 8 years.
When off Oak Grove, not far from the
mouth of the river, the boat capsized
the wind blowing fresh at the time.
Grishaw held on to the bottom of the
boat, and drifted into shore One boy
was washed off and drowned, and the
other was dead when he reached the
shore.
A cHARIvARI was being given, the
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Miller, few miles from Owosso, ii
honor of the marriage of Miller's sister
Miller sailed out and ordered the sere
naders to dispense. High words en-
sued, which terminated in fight be
tween Miller and John Brand. They
were separated by the bystanders, after
which interference Miller drew a revolv
er and shot Brand, killing him instantly
THE law prohibiting the transaction o.
business on Sunday has been interpreted
in a curious case in the Supreme Court
of Michigan. A man on Sunday sub
scribed $25 toward building a church
and when called upon to meet his obi.
CATION declined to do so, holding that as
the contract was made on Sunday it was
void. The law, however, allows works
of necessity and charity, and the cour
! ruled that the subscription was worl
of charity.
Accidents ON Michigan Ra ilrOads
The following is statement of al
accidents reported to the Railroad Com
missioner's office from March to Marcel
81, 1880:
March Michigan Central, at Niles. w. II
J Hathaway, brakeman, lost an arm while coup
, ling cars.
March 3-Lnke Shore and Michigan Southern
&C Riga. l.. G. Pcirce, brakeman, had both leg
badly mangled while trying to couple engine t
car.
March 4-Michigan Central, at Cassopolis
Edward Ryan, boy years old, lost two toe
from trying 10 catch on to a passing train.
March 5-Iake Shore and Michigan Southern
|, IT Adrian. III. o. Young, switchman, missec
his footing on engine, and was killed.
March 6-Detrot, Lansing and Northern, a
Ionia. Frank Kinney had his foot run over b.
! train while switching, although warned to keel
out of the way.
: March 6-Michigan Central, near Battl
, Greek. Stephen Chatfeld jumped from NOV
> ing train and received severe bruises. He wa
very much intoxicated.
March 10-Michigan Central, at Detroit
Ilresnahan and r. (tillpspie were str1,ck N