The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-08-10

THE average of ministers salaries in Mich
lgan Is about $500

The average OF ministers salaries In Mich
lgan Is about $500
APENA claims population Of 1000 and
the distinction of being the only town Of thu
size In the State without railroad
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND dollars have been
subscribed ut Saginaw City as q starter for
building new Presbyterian church
THE contract for furnishing the State sta
tonery was awarded to Charles n Ayres, of
Detroit
MICHIGAN tramps have becn more than
usually careful 80 far this season Not
tire has been reported In the pineries
MRs H NJ Cole, of Adrian, makes a pub
Tic statement that she was cured by faith
and prayer, a few nights ago, of q spinal
affliodon she has endured for many years
THE Monroe man who recently laid aside
his 11-year-old moving machine, has been
outdone by MI. T. G. Mathson, of Monroe,
who has mower that has done good servics
Tor twenty one years and Is still In active
service
ALTHOUGH there IL, relatively with last
year, much depression in the mining indus
OF a revival are chronicled which lead good
Judges to hope for a seasons output OF ore
which will not fall more than 20 per cent
below that or 1882.
WHILE out hunting near Bay City with
Harry Gustin, Ralph Merrill, aged t. son of
H. P. Merrill, accidentally shot himself SO
that he died instantly. The charge tore
open his breast and penetrated his heart
He was a student of the Michigan Military
Academy.
THE Adrian Times tells the following story
without even n blush An agent for mutual
nfe-insurance company was crossing Main
street. at Maumee street, one evening when
n swallow flew into his face with consdera-
BILE force. When the poor little bird was
picked up II was dead, and its bill was split
and driven almost into its head. Its neck
was also broken But the cheek OF the in
surance man bore no mark
W. B. VAN WIcKI.E, while fishing ut Round
Lake left his dog in his carriage near the
bank of the lake. Two little boys, aged re-
spectively and years, weSe playing on
the dock, and the younger fell into the
water. The dog witnessed the accident
sprang into the lake and brought the little
one to shore. This was accomplished with
out any one being present to call ON the
dog for assistance as the older lad was
too scared to do anything. Hart Argus.
FEW mornings ago, at Adrian, n Texan
and his wife were Mortified while eating
breakfast at hotel to see a colored man
enter and take a seat at table at the far
Their end of the dining-room. The Texan
sent for the landlord and wanted the col
ored man turned out The landlord replied
that he knew no distinction between the
money OF guests, but he knew some colored
men who behaved better than some white
men. Thereupon the Texan walked out,
highly indignant.
A CURIOUS phenomenon was witnessed ut
Tecumseh the other evening at about IL
o'clock, and persons who saw the same are
confident that cyclone passed over the
village. but ut such an elevation that the
buildings escaped uninjured The lightning
was fearful. and served as an illuminator for
the wonderful panorama exhibited by the
agitated elements Clouds were whirled in
complete revolution, and the entire scene
was unlike anything ever witnessed in that
region.
AT dam No. 9, on the north branch OF the
Au Sable, little 7-year- old daughter of A
G. Louks and little neighbor girl aged s
years old strayed from home and went to
the dam. A skiff on the bank attracted
their attention and they attempted to get
into it Mr.. Louks' little girl succeeded in
getting in when the boat started from shore,
and commenced floating down stream.
Coming to a place where the water APP
reared shallow and she could see the bot
tom quite plain, she jumped in with the in
tention Of wading to shore. The water was
eight or ten feet deep where she jumped in,
and she would certainly have drowned had
no assistance been rendered her. With the
children when they strayed away were two
3-month-old pups, one n spaniel and the
other Newfoundland Seeing the child
plunge into the water, the spaniel imme-
diately swan to her assistance. seized her by
one foot and towed her TO shore-where the
Newfoundland stood in eager expectancy to
render assistance, and the moment tho
spaniel reached the shore with its burden
grabbed the child by the clothes and the
two pups dragged her little by little till
they got her upon dry ground -Roseon,non
Pioneer.