The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-03

| The following named pupils are star schoI-
lars of district No. G, Arlington, for the
month ending May 27 Eva Powers, Cora
Henry, Nettie Earl, Clarence Smith. Absent
on account of sickness, Harry Potter, Frank
Crowell.
HETTIE EARLE, Teacher
On Monday, fire that was running in the
woods in the west part of Lawrence town
ship, south of Halls lake, caught into guam
tity of lumber belonging to Rogers & Cod
man, on the yard where the Osgood mill
recently stood, and made clean sweep of
the lumber and a number of small buildings
that stood upon the yard, burning in all
about $4,000 feet Not being insured it was
a total loss of nearly $sO0.-Day Spring.
VIM. Ford, AL. Cross, and another aborig-
inc, went fishing last week in Rogers creek,
near Paulvill, and hooked on to a hundred
lb. sturgeon. There was an animated discus
sion in pantomime, as to whether the fish
should come out or they should go in. They
finally settled the matter by going in and
bringing the fish out. Bangor reveled in
sturgeon steak the next few days.-Bangor
Reflector.
The old peoples picnic at the residence of
p N Teed in Almena on Wednesday of last
week, was a complete success. There were
between co and 20 in attendance and though
it was exceedingly warm, the weather was
fine and nothing occurred to mar the general
enjoyment. OF those present one was SIS
years old, five over 20, and more than half of
the number over 60, while nearly all had seen
half century or more. After doing ample
justice to the bountifully spread table, they
assembled in the shade OF the grove and
there amused and entertained each other with
brief recitals of their past histories, giving
their place of nativity, how the world had
used them, and how they chanced to land and
make their final home in Almena. The time
was fully and pleasantly occupied until six
o'clock, when they were admonished that
they must be vending their way homeward,
for late hours was not part of their pro-
gramme. Asa Crofoot, Esq, rendered eff
cient and valuable services as chairman of
the committee of arrangements and presiding
officer of the day.
The village of New Buffalo, in this county,
was the scene of a terrible crime on Tues
day night. Six men, John Williams. John
Sheppard, Simon Jones, Patrick j. Siberts
Daniel O'Niel and John Updegrove, tramps
committed a fendish outrage upon mar
ried woman, Mrs. Mary Zimmerman, and
held the husband, Ludwig Zimmerman.
prisoner while they carried out their hellish
purpose. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman were
poor people who were tramping for Detroit,
and had taken shelter in or at the side of an
unoccupied house at the edge of the village.
The men were arrested by deputy sheriff
Daufen, and were brought to this city last
night by Daufen and sheriff Clarke, and were
this morning taken TO Berrien Springs TO
Jail. They were arraigned yesterday (May
25th) at New Buffalo before Esquire II. p.
Nourse, on the charge of rape, and the ex-
animation was put over till Tuesday, May
31st.-Niles Republican.
very remarkable accident happened here
few days ago. The little two-year-old son
of Scott Smith, seeing his mother use small
basket with which he had been playing to
lower something which she wanted to keep
cool into the well, watched his opportunity
and attempted to look for the basket, and in
doing so fell into the well, which is 30 feet
deep with 211s feet of water. The little fell
low must have fell in head first, as his hair
was found to be full of sand. The first in
timation Mrs. Smith had of the child's fear
full fall, was on hearing him call from the
bottom of the well, Ma, take e baby Ma,
take e baby!' Mrs. Smith was, of course,
very much frightened, and attempted to de
scend the we'll herself on stationary ladder,
but finding it impossible she ran to the house
of a neighbor and gave the alarm. The gen
tleman made quick work of getting to The
well and climbing down the ladder. where ne
found the child holding ON 20 the circle at
the bottom, thus keeping his head above
water. He was taken out and physician
summoned, but it was found that no
had received only slight bruises on his hip
and one wrist.-Decatur Republican.
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