The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-10-04
WESTERN.

The famous mill in Menard county,
Ill, erected in 1929 by William G. Greene,
who afterward took Abraham Lincoln as
partner in running it, has been destroyed by
fire
Mr.. George S. Barnes, known in
Dakota and Minnesota as n great wheat
farmer, says of the wheat outlook in the Red
River valley that the average yield viii be
fully eighteen bushels, while the grade will
be very good on the whole Throughout
Northern Minnesota he estimates that the
yield will average less than eighteen
bushels, but will be of very good grade, all
things considered. The Kansas corn yield
is estimated by the Secretary Of the State
Board of Agriculture at 2CG, 0000lo bushels,
or 50C00,0 coo bushels more than last year
At street-crossing in Grand Rapids,
two-men and a boy were killed while driv-
ing across the Michigan Central track.
A peculiarly sad and terrible acct
deut occurred in Chicago, resulting in the
death of Mr.. Lyman Blair, one OF the old
est members of the Board of Trade Mr.
Blair was prominent member of the Toll
lesion Club, and, while handling his gun,
preparatory to a shooting excursion, the
piece was accidentally discharged, killing
him almost instantly.
By the bursting OF the boiler of
steam threshing machine near Osika, Da-
kota, four men were instantly killed and
two others dangerously hurt
Sitting Bull has caused an indefinite
postponement of the ceremony of uniting
with the Catholic Church at Fort Yates, be-
cause he cannot decide which of his two
wives to set aside
The Illinois State Fair, which was
held this year in Chicago. proved great
financial success, the attendance far exceed
ing that at any previous exhibition Over
$1,000 people paid admission TO the grounds
in one day. All methods of conveyance
to and from the grounds were strained
to the utmost capacity in the effort to fur
nish transportation TO the great throRg of
humanity. 1t is said that Chicago has not
been so crowded since the Knights Templar
Conclave was held there three years ago.
Jacobus & Werner, retail notion
dealers of st Louis, handed to an assignee
goods valued at COO for the benefit of
creditors
The north express train on the Eel
river branch of tho Wabash and Detroit rail
way, when near Peru, Ind on the night of
the 18th ult, was boarded by three men
wearing dark masks over their faces. They
confronted Burt Loomis, the messenger of
the Pacific Express Company in his car,
leveled revolvers at his head, and
demanded the keys of the safe The
robbers overpowered him, and beat him
with the butt, of their revolvers. At last
he surrendered the keys to the safe. He
was then bound and gag placed in his
mouth The robbers then opened the safe,
abstracting some $4,000 in express pack
ages, besides other valuables, and jumped
from the platform, locking the express car
behind item. When the train reached Peru
the agent and others forced the doors, and
found the messenger insensible. kilograms
were immediately sent in all directions
st. Paul and several other places in
Minnesota experienced mild fall of snow.
At the foot of steep grade near
Shakopee, Mimi, a freight train on the Min
neapolis ond St Louis road broke into sec
lions; which crashed together, killing engi-
neer Snow, Fireman McCann, Brakeman Ma
lony, and a drover named p. ii. McAuliH
Nine cars were completely wrecked