The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-07-08
MICHIGAN NEWS.

THE Maxim electric light will be man.
ufactured in East Saginaw.
MICHIGAN has 32,123,54 acres of
land. 179 islands and l 500 miles OF coast
il lie.
The Supervisors have voted to build
new Court House at Saginaw, costing
100000.
MOUNT HALEY township, Midland
county, suffered considerable damage
from tornado.
KALAMAZOO parties claim to have
bought over $1,000, 900 worth of wool
there and else where this season.
G.. w. SHERMAN, of Charlotte, at dis
lance of sixty yards, kills the little En-
glish sparrow with his little bow and ar
row.
MISS LENA BERHEIN, of Flint, - years
old, is only twenty eight inches high.
She very emphatically refused circus
offer recently.
BENNETT Bros, dealers In general
merchandise and lumbermen, at Ros-
common, are insolvent. Liabilities esti-
mated at S35, 600.
THERE is a colored farm hand in Kali
amazoo, named William Brooks, who is
six feet eight and one-half inches tall,
and weighs $50 pounds.
JAY GOULD says that, if nothing I'M
foreseen happens, within three years
trains will run through this State direct
to the City of Mexico.
AN old man, who was once q well-to-
do banker in Detroit, now receives reg
ular stipend of 81 per week from the
Poor Commissioners toward his support.
The laying of the corner stone of a
Catholic cathedral at Marquette attracted
delegations from all over the Upper Pen
insula. The cathedral is to cost $685.,
900.
The number of dogs already buried
| in Adrian, this yef.r, according to bill
rendered against the city, largely ex-
ceeds the total number returned by the
| Supervisors for taxation.
BoDwA CApoTTE, half-breed, at
tempted to cross from Mackinac island
in skiff to Mackinac City, but, as he
had too much fre-water on board, the
skiff went ashore without him, he hav-
ing fallen overheard and drowned.
The question where the State mill
tary encampment, to be held in August,
shall be located is already beginning to
he discussed. Among the points men
toned the national park, on the island
of Macklnaw, seems to be the most
favorably thought OF.
The Flint and Pere Marquette Rail-
road Company is building machine
shop mt East Saginaw 800 by 100 on the
ground, With tracks for nine engines in
side. Five new mo2ul engines have
been ordered, and five new coaches
added to the rolling stock.
THE Detroit Post and Trib,nc's reg
ister shows over three colu ms of names
present at the convention OF ex-prison-
ers of war and veteran soldiers, amount
ing to 672 veteran soldiers and 229 sur
yivors Of Confederate hospitality, as
manifested by Tod, Winder, Writ &
Co., under instructions from jeff Davis.
THE following is condensed from Part
H., relating to life insurance, OF the
Eleventh Annual Report of Commits
sioner of Insurance Row The new pol
icies issued last year III the State num-
bered 2,901. representing 1891 ia OF
insurance. Premiums received, 81 ,O52,-
765 claims paid, S426, 1873 losses actu-
ally incurred, $liS,637. The number Of
policies in force in Michigan is 20,358 I;
insurance covered, $39, AL The
Commissioner recommends that the law
of this State be amended at the next
session so that the reserve in the valua-
ton of policies shall be based on in
stead of Al per cent. interest
ABOUT 10 O'Clock Tuesday evening, the
reflected light from the lighthouse on
the outer island, one OF the Apostle
islands, Lake Superior, was visible at
Ontonagon. The lighthouse is distant
about fifty-two miles, III west
northwest course from this point.
The light was made visible from refec-
ton on the surface of the water, the lake
being calm, and as the lighthouse is be-
low the horizon, as viewed from here,
the reflected light was thrown upon the
calm surface OF water, which acted "a q
mirror. casting the reflected rays at tho
distance of tifty-two miles in long,
brilliant stream OF fire. - Oatondgon
Miner.