The true northerner., 1880-03-26
MICHIGAN NEWS.

JERSEY CITY manufacturers use
Michigan birds-eye maple for veneer
ing purposes.
Mrs. ZENIAH JOHNSON, the oldest
person in Osceola county, died recent
ly, aged SO years.
Mr.. LOUIS SANDS has sold his mill
on the North Side at Manistee, to r.
G. Peters, for $4,000.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY telephones
are now In use ut Bay City, tie Sagi-
naws and the mills along the river.
The Western Michigan Fair will be
held at Grand Rapids the week COM
mencing the Goth of September next.
Mrs. BUDLoNG, of Vassar, used stove
polish mixed with benzine to polish up
hot stove. 1t warmed most of the
house.
Miss ELLEN KIMBALL, a teacher in
the Reform School for the past nine
years, has resigned and goes to San
Jose, Cal.
IRA SMITH, young man from Ar
kona, Ont, was instantly killed in Min
den township by the limb of a tree he
was Telling.
The question of erecting Jail for
Roscommon county, to cost 81 800,
will be voted on at the coming spring
election.
HELEN BUzzELL, aged 26, daughter
of Martin Buzzell, of Romeo. died sud-
denly of heart disease. Only two days
before q son aged Is had died suddenly.
PHILIP ST. GEORGE, of Crosse Point,
rode into Detroit last week in the bot
tom of wagon to draw his pension as
an 1912 veteran. He is n)w 105 years
old.
EsCANABA IRON Port 1t iC pro-
posed to put up furnace at Norway.
Ore is at hand, and fuel aud fux not
far away, and the cash is ready for in
vestment."
A BATTLE CREEK babe had screw
driver. tack hammer, and gold watch
to play with. When the fun began the
watch was worth Sl75, but its value rap
idly deprecated.
The Alpena fisheries have the imple-
ments for the wholesale destruction of
the fnny tribes. They aggregate over
1000 nets, and when stretched out
reach $50 miles.
GEORGE l.. MALTZ has resigned as
Regent of the Michigan University. and
! Gov. Croswell has appointed Jacob j.
Van Ripper to serve for the unexpired
term of six years.
FARMERS along the river above Sagi-
nav will prosecute the Boom Company
for damages in keeping the river so fnll
of logs as to form dam, and backing
the water over their land.
A YOUNG woman at Ionia has been
detected i'll taking another woman's mail
from the postotiice. She was not
prosecuted, but was warned that the
penalty Tor such action is very heavy.
MICHAEL SMITH, of Amalith, Saginaw
county, young man of Is wears, was
killed lately by the accidental dis
charge of gun caused by pulling il
toward him muzzle foremost over a
log
THE Oldest frame house in Manistee
county stands by the side of the spring
under the hill at old Stronach. 1t was
built before there was saw-mili in the
county, and the lumber was cut with a
whip-saw.
Mrs. JOHN BosLEY, of Ludington,
has commenced suit against Marshal
Smith and his bondsmen for selling
her husband liquor. Damages are laid
at $1,000. Bosiey was recently sent to
jackson on two years sentence for
assault and battery with intent to kill.
The Big Rapids Magnet says a COW
attacked party OF ladies who were re-
turning from church, and scattere
them in all directions, and one who
weighed 200 pounds scaled picket
fence like a deer. No one was hurt
however, and no one contested the cows
victory.
LEWIS DEMING, Millington hus.
band, got mad at his better-half the
other day, just because she sued him
for $50, borrowed money, and before
he got over it the household furniture
was smashed into splinters with an ak.
Lewis then walked out OF town, and has
not been seen since.
THE estimated cost of the hall to be
erected at Detroit for the Saengerfest
is $60,0O0; the furniture will cost
s5,0U0, and it is proposed to place
therein an organ costing at least 80,
600. The hall will be ready for occu
pancy by the 18th of August next
and will be inaugurated by the Saen
gerfest.
JUNE 6, 1879, the fouring-mill,
known as the Thread Mills" at Flint
were entirely destroyed by fire, the loss
being 500, 1000, with very light insurance
The mills have been rebuilt, and are to
commence business again. OF the
mills the Genese Democrat says: ave
defy and challenge anybody to point tC
a stronger and better building or finer
machinery anywhere"
The following is a list of new post
offices in the State: Bauer, Ottawt
county; Canada Corners, Muskegor
county; Canova, ST. Clair county