The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-11-25

A LARGE oedstead factory is being
talked OF nc Big Rapids as one of the
things possible in the near future.
WORK on the cathedral building at
Marquette has come to an end for the
season, TO be resumed again next spring.
ONE of the Lake Superior copper
companies paid $500,000 in dividends
last week. This will bring It's total div
idends to that date up to $40, $50, 900.
Four stores and the postoffice and
American Express Office at Charlotte
were burglarized recently. The larg-
est amount was secured at the postoffice,
and this was less than so.
JAMES GRAY, one of the proprietors of
the Bay City Morning CAL, was at
tackled by John S. Bassett, discharged
printer, who drew a pocket knife and
stabbed hin three times about the face,
though not seriously.
SAULT STE MARIE Ne,Us. The CAN
adian boats are still bringing settlers,
farm stock and utensils in large quanti-
ties. There are few who realize the
rapidity with which the county is
filling up.
DETRoIT's custom house figures for
October show the largest months bust
ness on record. The value of goods re-
ceived on direct importation was $780,
457; duties, 500, 02612. The free goods
imported We're Sl32, 800; exports, $l15,-
OBI; withdrawn from bonded warehouse,
Sl7, 632; duties paid on same. So, 240.57.
A coPPER-MINING company, near Cal
umet, has just put in operation new
set OF pumping machinery which cost
5000, 600, and is the best in the world of
its kind. The company has also one OF
the most powerful stationary engines
ever built on either side of the Atlantic.
1t will have cost, when put in place,
100000.
MARQUETTE Mining Journal: The
following table exhibits, in gross tons.
the total lake shipments of iron ore the
present season, up to and including Nov.
8, together with the amount shipped
during the corresponding period last
year
Where from. 1880. 1881.
Escanaba. 1,12O,742 1,3s3,s55
Marquette. ............. ODD, ~ oiS,1O3
Total. .............. $500. 1,so7Oi2 2llO,Sl9
An increase of 3O3, 277 gross tons.
A 3-YFAR-oLD child of Daniel Gal
braith, living four miles from East
Tawas, was chasing his sister through
the kitchen, when the sister turned and
swung towel she had in her hand so
that it caught on kettle filed with
boiling water, upsetting it, The water
was thrown on the boys face, scalding
II xxl,tl
drew his hand across his face, removing
all the skin from the forehead to the
nose. Then in agony he drew his hand
from ear to ear, removing the skin en-
tirely fiom the face.
The Detroit Free Press relates the
following "As the Pacific express
train coming east on the Central road
reached Ann Arbor, the other day, there
were many to get off and on, and there
was the usual hurry and confusion.
Among those getting aboard was little
old woman about 60 years old, who Sc
cured assistance of the brakeman and
drew herself up the step of the smoking
car 'This way, madam this way,
called the official, as she laid hand on
the door of the smoking car but as she
paid no attention to him he continued:
Hold on, madam that's the smoking
car Wall, don't you s'pose I've trav-
eled enough to know that 2 she queried,
as she whirled around. Il guess know
where to go when want to smoke =
And she entered and sat down, filled her
old clay pipe, borrowed light, and was
soon putting away in the greatest con-
tentment."