The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

SOME South Bend mill owners have
struck gas wellin Southwestern Michi-
gan.
SAMUEL PARTRIDGE and wife, of Bed
ford township, Calhoun county, have
celebrated their golden wedding.
THE necessary subscription has been
raised in Jackson for the removal of the
paper-mill from Flint, and suitable
location has been secured for it.
A CHICAGO church society has pur-
chased forty acres OF land opposite the
Charlevoix summer resort on Pine lake,
and will use it for camping ground.
THERE is youth in Maple Grove,
Barry county, who will never grow poor
III purse for love. He sold out his claim
to the affections of girl to his rival for
$40.
AN express train ran into wagon
three miles east of Albion, fatally in
juring Antoine Rohman, Il farmer, kill
ing one of his horses and breaking the
leg of another.
EDWIN G. NICHOLS, prominent man.
ufacturer Of Battle Creek, has been APP
pointed Trustee of the Michigan Asy-
lum for the Insane, in the place of Hon.
Edward $. Lacey, resigned.
THE deadly dog-button does the bust
ness for deer hounds imported into
Northern Michigan by hunters from be-
low. The mortality among the hounds
surpasses that among the deer.
ARTHUR BARTLETT, of Battle Creek,
has found, with his little telescope, the
comet of Prof. Swift, of Rochester. It
Is III the constellation Pegasus, and will
soon, it is thought, be visible to the
naked eye.
HENRY ARNTz, farmer living on
Bullock creek, below Midland, was
found in his field with his neck broken.
He had unhitched his team, and it is
supposed had the lines around his
shoulders and was ierked down.
THE ceremonies of laying the corner
tone OF the new Court House ut Mt.
Clemens, Macomb county, were success
fully performed by the Grand Master,
John w. McGrath, assisted by other Of
ficers of the Grand Lodge of the State.
A SAGINAW man is preparing q lecture
on the history of Michigan, commencing
ut its earliest period and coming down
to the present time. It is intended for
delivery this winter for benevolent pur-
poses only. and not for his pecuniary
benefit
A STAGE containing the Berger con-
cert troupe was upset between Little
Rock, Ark, and Pine Bluffs, from hav-
ing a drunken driver who fell from his
seat and frightened the horses. Several
of the party were injured, Mr.. Brewster
so badly that he could not be moved for
several days.
A MOST brilliant meteor passed over
Battle Greek few evenings since, COM
ing from the southwest. 1t lit up the
entire city as it passed over with
bright, bluish-tinged light This is the
third meteor which has passed over the
city in a few weeks.
O. A. JENIsoN. the famous antiquary
of this city, has recently added to his
collection of Indian stone relics the
largest stone spear-head we have ever
seen. 1t is thirteen and one-half inches
long, five inches wide, one and one-half
inches thick, and weighs four pounds,
six ounces. Verify There were giants
in those days. "-LanSing Repudtican.
J. MORRISON, of Muir, was in this city
recently, visiting his daughter, Mrs. b.
w. Hayes. Since his return home it
has been ascertained that his brother,
whom he has not seen in forty-five
years, lives in this city. While here
they attended church at the same place,
out, as both were ignorant of the rela-
tionship, they met and parted as stran-
gers.-Big Rapids Hcratd.