The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-12

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merchants, have made All assignment.
A SOLDIERS reunion will be held at
Crawling. Crawford county, Sept. 6
and 7.
THE drill in the Cheboygan salt vel
is worrying through layer of h.Ae-
stone.
The Indians of the northern portion
OF the State are reaping wealth from the
immense buckleleTy crop
JAMES HARMON, IL railroad Employ
at Bay City, was instantly killed he
falling across the track and being struck
by caboose.
Ir is claimed by the Bird Wind mill
Company, of KALAMAZOO, that it makes
one-third IT all the wind mills used in
the United States.
The Saginaw Herald says that during
the day Of the big fire the Holly water
works, East Saginaw, pumped over A.
700. 900 gallons of water.
HEAVY fires have been burning nj
Midland and other counties. There
has been no rain of consequence in that
section and the country is full of fire
and smoke.
A NIrRO-GLYCERINE explosion occurred
at the Cleveland mine, in Ishpem-
ing. The machinery was badly dam
aged, and two men were instantly
killed.
Nor single case at law has been
started in the Circuit Court of Oakland
county for month, and only two appli-
cations for divorce. The Oakland bar
has forty-four lawyers.
AN electric light company has been
organized at Bay City, and work has
begun on the building in which will be
iocat' d the machinery for generating
electricity.
WILLIAM COOLEY, of Hudson, Len
awee county, fired two shots at his
father for assaulting his sister. Both
men We're arrested, but the son was re
leased and the father held for assault
and battery.
LOOK ont for SO notes of the First
National Bank of Detroit. The Cashiers
signature is forged on sheets stolen from
the bank, and 2OS OF the $40 notes will
not be redeemed, numbered 509,2l0 to
500, 26l, treasury numbers, and 4,933
to 1884, bank numbers, all inclusive.
Each sheet contained four notes, with
the above numbers, and letters A, Is,
G, ID.
A DANCE was held in the Polish settle
ment of Bay City, and the participants
became dunk and noisy. The Polish
priest, Father Schlassen, went to the
house abont midnight, and, reminding
the party that the Sabbath was about
dawning, asked them to repair to their
homes. Some of the party threw the
priest out into the street, where he was
kicked and pounded for some time.
The Michigan State Association OF
Survivors of Southern Prisons met in
convention at the Court House in Kala.
mazoo, and formed permanent organ
lzation. 1t is the purpose Of the organ
iZation to draw into It's ranks all soldiers
of the State who can show satisfactory
evidence of having passed portion of
their service In the late Rebellion within
the walls of rebel prisons, and consider
able interest is shown In the organization
throughout the State. The movement
is one of importance, and will be the
means of perpetuating the history OF
those times to all future generations.
A SANILAC farmer named Monahan
came to his death in singular manner.
He returned to his home from Lexlng
ton in an intoxicated condition. anu.
going to the field where his son and
nephew were cutting grain. began abus-
ing the nephew for not keeping up with
the son i'll the work. The boy ran off,
and the son interfered, when the old
man grabbed him, and in the squabble
fell on the cradle, cutting himself
through the thigh. He was carried to
the house, where he died i'll about two
hours.
FARMERS in the vicinity of Birming-
ham, Oakland county, are complaining
of a worm which is playing havoc with
their corn crop. 1t enters the husk at
the silk end, and takes circular course
around the ear to the base, eating the
kernel as it goes, and making a nasty
mess of it. Grave fears are entertained
lt st IT should turn out worse plague
than the celebrated Colorado beetle.
The worm measures from three fourths
of an inch to two inches in length, and
is SO near the color of the grain upon
VIII ich it preys that casual observer
would not observe it,
The Adrian Times says that when the
line Of the Michigan Southern railroad
was being surveyed, about forty Yeas
ago, three young and active New Workers
came to Adrian as surveyors for that
corporation. They were Henry Hart,
Henry Waldron and Elbridge g. lap
ham. The two former remained in
Michigan, Mr.. Hart becoming Presi lent
of the State Insurance Company and
Mr.. Waldron Representative in Con-
gress for ten years. Both these gentle
men are now dead. Mr.. Lapham (who
is cousin to Alderman Horace Lapham
of this city, returned to the Empire
State. and now holds one of the highest
positions in her gift.
The Saginaw Herald thinks that, as
Judge COoley's name has been once
pushed for a position on the Supreme
bench, it would now be no more than
fair to present the name of Judge Camp
bell for the seat made vacant by the
death of Justice Clifford That journal,
in urging Judge Campbelrs claims, says:
" He has not written so many books, but
that is in his favor. and he is no less an