The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-01-02

AMOS WEIGH, of Ionis, is going to
Kansas with 700 sheep.
Two WOMEN were arrested near Caro-
the other day for wheat stealing.
THE deer-shooting season has closed,
after an enormous slaughter of hunters
dogs.
WIN. HAMILTON, of Flint, is reported
to have sold his trotting mare Kate
Hall, to New York man for $3.50.
The ice-boat sporting season at Jack
son opened. with q stiff breeze, q fast
boat, weak ice, and ducking for the
entire crew.
A CONTESTED will case, known as the
"Toan case" involving $4,000 worth
of property, is now in the Ionia county
Probate Court.
A COMPANY of Cleveland capitalists
have purchased the old Ballentine ship
yard property at Bay City, paying
therefor $4,000.
A. III. CUTTER & Co., of Parma, a few
days ago sold to II. M. Buyher, one of
the solid men of Glendale, Ohio, the
stallion Hamlet. The price paid was
$4,000.
E. BIDELMAN, of Lansing, has been
appointed foreman OF the Agricultural
College farm. He was Assistant Ser
>geant at Arms of the last House of Rep.
resentatives.
The seventh annual convention of
the Association of Agricultural Socie-
ties of Michigan will be held at the
Court House, Ann Arbor, commencing
Tuesday evening, Jan. 20.
Ex-Gov. BAaLEY has resigned from
the commission for the location and
establishment of school for the blind.
Gov. Bagley's large private business
prevents him from discharging the du-
ties of the position.
The Michigan Spiritualists have de-
termined to locate>their State camp
meeting ground near Battle Greek, on
an estate of eighty acres, and to erect
there healing institute, school and a
hotel-all to cost about $4,000.
The diphtheria which recently brought
sorrow and death to the house of
prominent officer of the State Board
of Health, at Lansing, was conveyed 10y
contagion, others in the neighborhood
having the disease and failing to report
to the authorities, contrary to the ad-
vice of the board or the State laws.
DAY JONES, one of the pioneers of
Brooklyn, jackson county, died at his
residence, in the village of Brooklyn,
after lingering illness, aged 67. he
had been resident of Brooklyn since
1884, with the exception of a couple of
years spent in the Lake Superior mining
region.
MYRoN TEACHoUT, of Genesee at
tended one OF those idiotic perform
ances called "shivaree," few nights
ago, and undertook to fire off cannon
with match. The result was face
full of powder, with the almost GER
tainty of losing one eye and great Can
ger of binding in the other.
CHARLES p. BENNETT, one of the most
prominent citizens of Milford township,
Oakland county, and for number of
years its Supervisor, died shortly after
withdrawing from the breakfast-table,
while sitting in his chair and conversing
with his son. Mr.. Bennett was born in
Gloucestershire, England, Jan. 8, 1912,
and came to this country when 10 years
old.
LUD1NaToN Democrat: Geo. Davi-
son, of this city, has the belt in deer
Staying business. Up to a week ago
last Wednesday night he had killed
seventeen. That night, when near his
camp, he shot one and wounded an
other, and found the wounded deer
near the river the next morning, and just
as he had found the animal he saw five
others coming down the bank of the
river and succeeded in killing four out
of the five. This makes him twenty
two deer during the season."
A GENERAL order mas been issued
from the Adjutant Generals Office, at
Lansing. announcing the following APP
pointments, to rank from Oct. 81, 1879,
with orders to report for duty, by let
ter, to Brig. Gen. Wilmington. COM
handing First brigade, Jackson:
Edward A. Sumner, Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eral, with rank Of Lieutenant Colonel.
Robert A. Liggett, Assistant Inspector, with
rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
James II. Kidd, Assistant Qusrtermaster,
with rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
The following are appointed in the First
brigade, as aids-de-camp to the brigade COM
mander, to rank from Oct. 81, 1879:
William A. Bntler, Jr., with rank OF Captain.
Alonzo b. Porter, with rank of Captain.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred the
other night at boarding house kept
by Mrs. Annie Z. Taylor, No. "a Cass
street, Detroit, the victim being Mrs.
Taylcr's son Willie, 16 years of age. 1t
seems that the boy was employed as
clerk in drug store, and came home
late in the evening with bottle of gas
oIne and sponge to remove stains
from his coat. It is not known exactly
how the accident occurred, but after he
had been in his room short time one
of the boarders saw the door open and
young Taylor rush down the back stairs
to the alley enveloped in flames, with
his hands raised above his head. The
heroic lad, without losing his presence
of mind, ran down the alley to place
where snow-bank had been
formed by the wind, and rolled him.