The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-11

rhe fire originated underneath the bind
ing apparatus, and before Mr.. Thomas
could get off the reaper and unhitch his
team it was all in flames.
CARSON CRY Record: A curious
freak of nature has been reported to us
rs follows: One day this week a cat OIL
the farm of @. II. Dickinson gave birth
to five kittens, four of which have the
left hind leg tied in kuot and grown
fast to the right one, and, seemingly not
satisfied with this, the whole five were
joined together la Siamese, so that in
picking up one the whole five would be
lifted together. The cat and her strange
family is receiving much attention.
AN effort will be made at the next
session of the Legislature to procure an
amendment to the city charter of De-
troit providing that the liquor tax,
which now goes into the contingent
fund, and the surplus at the end of the
year into the sinking fund, shall be paid
into the general fund of the city. BY
this means. it is claimed, the taxpayers
will he saved in the neighborhood OF
500, 600 direct taxation every year.
A STRANGE freak of vegetable growth
has occurred on the farm of Louis Strutz-
enberg. in the township of Grove. Craw.
ford county. this season. He received a
potato from "faderland," which he divid-
ed and planted carefully in five hills, mark
ing the spot. No vines were sent up, and
upon examination to see if the seed had
decayed he was surprised to find that
the root growth was excellent, each hill
being well filled with excellent tubers.
BIG RAPIDS Herald: Charley Dunlap,
aged 26 years, committed suicide near
Andrew Wernette farm, about three
miles east of Mecosta, by stabbing him
self on both sides of his throat and driv
ing the knife in his right temple with a
stone, also bunting his head against
rocks and stumps, after which he beck
oned to Mr.. Wernette and several others
to come and finish him, as he said he
couldn't kill himself and that he must
and would die. Drs. Young and Waller
were summoned, and they removed him
to George Sayles' restaurant, in Mecos-
Ia, where he expired.
DETROIT Post Geo. Gorton, of Roch-
ester, Oakland county, father of the
IscN. Jas. NOitou, VI SudIiOJut, ndS Juos
entered upon his Goth year. He draws
a pension as a soldier of the War OF
1912. He is of good health and well
preserved for a man of his age; has
always been very hard worker, and
very temperate, never having used to-
bacco or ardent spirits of any kind, and
during most of his long life neither tea
nor coffee. He has o sister living near
him who is two years his senior, and
both are striking evidences of long and
prosperous lives as reward of temper
ate and simple habits.
Coon story by the Lakeview Enter
prise: Mr.. w. Z. White, with his little
boy, went into the woods to get a load
of wood; while getting the wood the dog
barked as if he had some game in view
the little boy went where the sound was
and reported to his father that "Maj'
had some bears up tree; Mr.. White
did not think they were bears, but went
and found cluster of young coons up q
small stub. Mr.. White wished to capt
ure them alive, but how to do this he
did not know, having no bag; his in
genuity being put to test. he concluded
to use his shirt, which he did, securing
two of the coons, but exposing his per
son to the merciless attacks of the blood
thirsty mosquitoes; but he dragged
'em" and has the game to show for it.