The true northerner., 1880-08-06

AN Ontonagon boy recently picked
ten quarts of potato bugs in one day.
M. j. DoNAHoE's shingle mill burned
to the ground at Ludington few days
ago. Loss, $1,000; insurance, $4,000.
THERE are now two new salt wells be-
ing bored at Midland, which have
reached the depth of $50 and 200 feet.
"WILD mutton" is what they call
venison up in the Roscommon region,
and it is as plenty as if no Game law was
ever enacted.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the guarantee fund
OF the Peninsula sangerfest, at Detroit,
amount to $1,000. The expenses of the
fest will be $4,000.
The thirty-third anniversary of Gen.
Scott's entry into the City of Mexico
will be Observed in Detroit, Sept. IA, by
the Michigan veterans.
HE iron-ore shipments from the Up
per PENINSULA for the season up to July
21 have been 776, 062 tons, against SOL
O05 for the same period last year.
JOHN BURT has leased the Grace fur
mace, at Marquette. and it will soon be
rellghted. Under the terms of the lease
the Lake Superior Iron Company will
make repairs to an amount not exceed
/ ing $35, 1000.
WHEN Louis Vanderbilt moved from
Bay City into the country, more than
year and half ago, he took his pigeons
with him, and the other day the birds
took flight to their old home, where
Louis found them.
Two FRESH water eels were caught
from one OF the docks in front of East
Saginaw, day OF two since, and the
announcement will create some interest.
inasmuch rs it has not been heretofore
definitely known that eels were indigo
neous i'll Michigan waters.
The Washington press dispatches
stated that Lewellyn Wood, of
Michigan, had been appointed Indian
! Agent at Oteo, Neb., vice II. Gust, re-
signed. The name was incorrectly given.
1t should have been Lewellyn E. Wood
in, of Monroe, Mich. Mr.. Woodin was
formerly Sheriff of Monroe county.
A FIRE broke out one morning last
week III the steam flour mill of j. jerks
d Co., of Sand Beach. The fire was first
seen in the third story. It's origin is
unknown. The building was totally de-
stroyed, and but "a small portion of the
contents saved. The loss is $3.50 /;
insured for 50, 200. The mill will prob
ably be rebuilt at once.
Two LARGE purchases of pine lands
have occurred i'll OntOnagon county
lately. Thomas Nester, OF East Sagi-
nav, has purchased the Ward pine
lands, consisting of some 5000 acres,
for $4,000, and Thomas Merrill, of
Saginaw, has purchased 4,000 acres of
pine lands on the south fork of the
West branch of the Ontonagon river.
A FARMER near Jackson has had four
acres of strawberry vines destroyed by
species OF worm or grub, which, after a
short existence as such, metamorphoses
into miller and flies away This pest,
which appears i'll myriads, attacks and
consumes the foliage of the plant, which
dies to the very roots and never bears
fruit again The four acres destroyed
last year produced 600 bushels of berries.
Miss JENNIE McGRAw, daughter of
the late John McGraw, of Ithica, was
married in Berlin, Prussia, to Prof.
Willard Fiske, of Cornell University.
The ceremony was performed at the
residence OF A. ID. White. Minister to
Berlin and President of Cornell. The
bride inherited the extensive mill and
salt factories built by her father III South
Bay City, and is said to be worth S4,-
100000 or 81, 900, 600. She is building
an expensive residence at Ithica.
A FIRE broke out the other day III DE-
troit in a dwelling-house occupied by
several families. On the second floor
resided IL widow lady named Welsh with
her two sons. With them boarded
Charles Peterson, aged about 80 years
Peterson was very deaf. When the
Welshes were aroused, the rear porch
was burning rapidly, and dense smoke
was pouning into the rooms. The two
boys Immediately awoke Peterson, who
seemed dazed with fright. George as
sisted him in getting on pair of pants,
and all four started to escape. Henry
! Welsh aHd mother passed out on the
porch, and thence down the stairs to
| the ground, Mrs. Welsh having her bnck
hair burned of by the flames. Mean
time George Welsh had waited for Pc
terson, who insisted on returning to his
room to,save some of his effects. They
finally started, passing down the inside
stairway through the hall to the next
flight. Here further progress was
stopped by the fierce flames. Through
n small room at the head of the stairs
they could see the rear porch crumbling
away beneath the advance of the de-
vouring element. But one way of es-
cape was left-a leap from the side win
dow near which they stood. George
broke out the sash, sprung Upon the
sill, and jumped. The fall, n distance
of twenty feet, resulted only in n badly
sprained ankle. Looking up at the
window he beckoned Peterson to- follow
him, but, wringing his hands and cry
ing piteously for aid, the poor man stood
irresolutely, and finally retired from the
window. When the fire WAS got under
control Charles Peterson was found
IN the ballroom resting on his hands
and feet, leaning against a pantry-closet
door, about three feet from the door
leading to the stairs, and which he was
evidently trying to reach when over
taken by the flames. He was literally
roasted to death. Blood was flowing
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