The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-09-14

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MRS OPHELIA HISspALE, the oldest person
m Fairfield, Lenawes county, died this
week, aged a2 years
MISS CHAIoSER, OF Adrian, has tortoise
shell snuff box presented to hergrandfather
by the late Emperor of the French, Napoleon
Ill. bearing the inscription, &C j. Chaloner,
1890"
THREE Coldwa .er females, aged %, 33 and
fl years, respectively, happened to meet
each other at store. when they were pre-
vailed upon TO be weighed The combined
weight OF the infants was 5S7I pounds
A MONSTER sturgeon, supposed to be the
largest ever captured in Little Traverse bay,
was recently caught near Harbor Spring.
The fish was as large as shark, measuring
six feet in length. thirty eight inches in
girt, and weighing lo5 pounds
! KALAMAZOO is not only the birthplace OF
great many tough stories, but it is becom-
ing one of the great celery markets
of the world They claim to ship on the
average three tons day of the relish.
AS MISS HAZARD, of Cheboygan was walk
ing along the railroad track recently one OF
her feet became entangled through cat
tie guard, and workmen were compelled to
saw away one OF the guard rails before she
could be released.
MISS FANNIE STRICKLAND, aged II, died at
Adrian from strange cause. The post
norton revealed the fact that the abdom-
inal cavity was filed with pus and low
| down in the intestinal canal was found q
piece OF grape stem about an inch in length
IT is reported that one of the citizens OF
Cheboygan interviewed Gov Begole during
his recent visit TO that city, and asked him
what his views were in regard TO the hang
ing OF Till Warner. The Governor is said to
have replied Officially, have nothing to
say, but privately if l had been here think
| would have taken hand in it.
A PIG reared on an island in Whisky bay
was sod recently and taken by the owner
TO his new home on the mainland. The pig
not becoming satisfied with his new quar-
tiers, escaped from his pen and set out on
his return to his old home He swan out
in the bay to raft and proceeded on his
way over the logs toward the land with the
evident intention of swimming the rest OF
the way, when a couple of sailors in boat
near by, mistaking him for bear set out
and captured him, and the venturesome
animal was obliged to forego his journey.
FIFTEEN years ago John Engle, n German
living near Adrian, early one morning filled
his pockets with boiled eggs, took pillow
from his bed and without word TO his
family left home. IL was afterward learned
that he went back to Germany. He had two
children, whom his wife has reared, and she
now resides with them in Detroit Recently
John returned and went directly to his
former home, but found that his family
were not there. Learning the situation, he
notified the occupants OF the house thai
hereafter the rent must be paid to him, as
the property was his. The family will have
nothing TO do with him, however.
JOHN WooLvER is under arrest at Parry,
Shiawassee county, on charge of having
caused the death OF Henry Cutcher by put.
ting strychnine in some whisky which
Cutcher drank The men live near Perry
and recently went together TO that village.
On the drive home Cutcher was taken sick.
They stopped at the house of doctor and
then proceeded home. On their arrival at
Cutcher's house, Woolver left Cutcher in
the wagon, went into the house and went
to bed Neighbors discovered Cutcher in
the wagon. lie was then alive, but died
} soon afterward
The Lighthouse Board makes the follow
ing recommendations for Michigan: That
the tower at Fort Gratiot be replaced by o
new one, to cost about S25, 00O that coast
light be built between Fort Gratiot and
. Sand Beach, Lake Huron, at q cost of $40
0G0; that the tower at Thunder Bay island
be replaced by new one to cost s25, 600
that the crib-work around the tower at
Spectacle Reef be rebuilt at cost of $50
, OOO; that q light lie placed on the isolated
[ crib on the continuation of the west pier at
Cheboygan, at a cost of $4,000; that light
sta ion be established near Mackinac, 10
cost about SIS. 0C0; that the station at Point
, Betsy be rebuilt, and the height of the local
plane be increased TO 100 feet at cost OF
$40, eco; that the station at the Milwaukee
pier headlight be rebuilt at cost of $1,000
! that q new ste be selected and a new tower
built at Milwaukee, North Point Wis, at q
cost of So, 600; that $1,000 be appropriated
for moving the pier headlights, and THAI
/, steam fog signals be erected at the follow.
ing named stations: Mackinac, McGulpins
point, Little Traverse bay Point Betsey,
Grande point, Au Sable. Twin River point,
/, and Pottawatome, Lake Michigan, and
Grand Island, Portage Lake ship canal, and
Raspberry island, Lake Superior.
. CALEB LINCOLN, a farmer living four miles
; west of Saginaw City, was shot and in.
SANITY killed by his son Charles. a man g;
years old and unmarried, living with his
parents, who were well-to-do people Lin.
coin commenced to abuse his wife. Charles
interfered in a quiet way, and together with
: an older brother persuaded the old man tc
go to bed The wife left the house and
: went to the residence of a son living op.
, posite The other occupants Of the house
also went across the road where the mother
, was At IL o'clock the old man came over
to his sons house and asked If his wife was
coming home, saying il she did not come