The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-08
MICHIGAN NEWS.

BEARS are numerous in Gladwin
county
The farmers at Pressure Isle county
have organized protective mutual fire.
insurance company.
UP to last Saturday evening, the Tit
tabawassee Boom Company had RATED
in round numbers approximately $780,
600, 900 feet.
SHIPMENTS of iron ore from the Upper
Peninsula, this season, to Sept. 10, ag-
gregate 1850, 566 tons, an increase of
455, 70S tons over last season.
WHAT the Saginaw valley needs is a
system of river tugs-say one at Bay
City and one at the Saginaws. A regu-
larly equipped fast fire-tug would save
them money occasionally.
The grand stand at the Ludington
Mason county, fair broke down, carry
ing 200 persons with it. Many were
bruised and sprained, but no one was
badly injured.
The trouble with Rev. Mr.. Ware, of
the Detroit Conference, was reported to
be that he owed SO much his usefulness
as minister was about destroyed ;
hence they let him out, but took him
back forty-eight hours later.
A son of Oakley Tyrrell, while driving
near Kalamazoo, saw Il squirrel and
jumped from the carriage, dragging his
gun after him. The entire charge
passed through his liver and into
his right lung. He lived one and n
half hours.
A FEW days since Samuel Armstrong,
living in the town of Thornapple, Barry
county, got into q fracas with neih h
Dor named James Forbes, on their re-
turn from a circus. Both were drunk.
Forbes was badly injured, and died a
few days afterward. Armstrong is under
arrest.
s. G. BoYLAN, of Battle Creek town
ship, living six miles southwest of the
city, has presented the museum some
Indian relics. They consist of stone
hatchets, of very regular form, pol
ished smooth by the action of water.
Among the other curiosities found on
the same spot were some stone pipes
and about fifty heads Battle
! Creek Journal.
On Sunday, Eddie Wagner, II years
old, son of Fred Wagner, of the Quincy
mine, was shot in the back while out
cunning with companion named Otto
Otto had shot at a bird, and, leaning his
gun against stump, both boys started
to "retrieve the game, but had not
gone far when the gun fell from its rest
ing place and was discharged, lodging
its entire contents tn the poor little
Wagners back near the base Of the
spine. The wound was terrible one
and he died from its effects on the fol.
lowing day. - Northwestern Mining
Journal.
A TERRIBLE explosion has occurred in
the grist-mill of III. A. Beach, at Mil
lington. The boiler exploded, crashing
through the building and through an
addition attached to the mill, used and
occupied by John Rathbun for making
cider, killing Mr.. Rathbun. The build
ing is total wreck. Parts of the build
ing and boiler were found at n distance
of fifteen rods from the mill site. At the
time of the explosion no other person
was at or near the mill except John
Rathbun. Mr.. Rathbun was 20 years
old, and leaves an invalid wife.
THE State High Court of the Order of
Foresters met last week at Jackson, and
publicly dedicated the new hall of Court
Lincoln. Subsequently the State High
Court met in secret session, and, after
the transaction of routine business, NOM
mated and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: State High Chief
Ranger, Louis Zurder, Grand Rapids /;
State Vice Chief Ranger, L. Shuttle,
Jackson State High Secretary, J. w.
Johnston, Lawton State High Treas
urer, j. III. Roberts, Grand Rapids !;
State High Senior Warden, w. G..
Thompson, jackson State High Junior
Warden, Samuel Shellfish, Detroit
Representatives to the Supreme High
Court of the World, DIR. j. j. Mulheron
and James A. Randall, Detroit. The
court then adjourned to meet next year
at Grand Rapids, on the second Tuesday
in September.