The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

The Canadian population of Flint has
organized a Lacrosse club.
A COMPANY to build water-works has
been organized at Adrian.
The Menominee Iron Works have
been destroyed by fire. Loss, ST., 900;
no insurance.
The Twentieth Michigan infantry
will have their annual reunion at Eaton
Rapids, Sept. %.
For the first time in the history of
Detroit, the street laborers were paid
off in gold the other day.
MONTGOMERY county has about fifty
families, and has neither church, post
Office nor school house.
M. B. THUM, of Newark, Gratiot coun-
ty, has well full of young fish, but
where they came from is a mystery.
A STANTON girl endeavored to commit
suicide with dose of laudanum because
young man refused to take her to
dance.
A CIRCUS elephant on exhibition at
Ionia smashed through the tent and
made for the open prairie, where he was
Will ulllculty Tecdptureu.
A Mrs. CoTToN, living near Detroit,
found couple of burglars in her cellar,
and shot one of them in the breast and
then ran for help, but when she returned
both had disappeared.
A GIRL at New Haven, Gratiot county,
works in her fathers garden to pay for
the use of a horse to go and get her
young man Saturday nights and take
him back Monday mornings.
A BAY CRY night Waterman got mad
and resigned when the boys stole his
hat and club and tied his feet together
while he slept on his post. There are
some things that even policeman won't
stand.
A WOMAN while picking blackberries
four miles south of Sears Osceola coun-
ty, was startled to find that she had
some company she had no idea OF see
ing--a couple of bears. The bears were
not alarmed at all, but it was very diff
ferent with the other party.
JOHN ALBERT MARIN, son of John
Marin, of Elk, Sanilac county, was rid
ran away from him, throwing him off
and stepping on him just below the
short ribs. He lived until the next day.
FRANK MOORE, of Mt. Clemens, went
crow hunting early in the morning, and
when he returned his wife having fin
ished her breakfast was kneeling saying
her morning prayers. AS ne opened the
door dragging the gun behind him, the
door swung shut, hitting the hammer of
the gun, which was discharged, the whole
charge lodging in one of his wife's legs.
A REMEMBRANCE of the great forest
fires of ten years ago has recently been
raised in the discovery of the bones of
Hugh McCafferty and son, who persisted
miserably near White Rock, Huron
county. With the bones were found
buttons, a jack-knife, pair of spectacles
and case, and other articles which were
recognized by those acquainted with
McCafferty as belonging to him.
A SINGULAR lawsuit has been begun at
Detroit, by Catholic named Peter
Gruber against Bishop Borgess. and the
Rev. Georges Codes, the latter having
charge of st. Adams Church and grave
yard. Complainant wants an injunction
to restrain them from changing the plan
of the cemetery and cutting his lot In
| two. His mother-in-law is buried in the
graveyard.
THE Ishpeming Agitator says: ga
tame deer that chews tobacco is one of
the wonders of McFarland's hill, on this
division of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad. 1t will follow for hours any one
who will give it a chew of fine-cut, and
will endeavor to take it out of persons
pocket by sticking its nose into it. How
the animal acquired the habit we do not
know"