The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-09-20

Michigan In August
THERE were 29oGi0 barrels of salt made in
Michigan last month.
feet of lumber this year.
The black squirrel for which Michigan
woods were once SO famous is nearly ex-
terminated
THEY are using dynamite to blow up the
stumps in West Bay city.
EDMUND TAYLOR. who first discovered cop
per on Keweenaw Point in Si3, is visiting at
Ontonagon
TIE ladies' ticlset at the Ann Arbor school
election 'swooped" the field by Large
majority"
A VICIOUS ram attacked Mrs. Woodruff, of
Worth, Sanilac county, and broke one of her
shoulders and both arms
PEof BEAI OF the Agricultural College,
wants an arboreteum there which will ex-
hibit all manner of trees
a DETROIT paper is mourning the absence
of any repre- sentative from Michigan on the
''gold-spike expedition" OF Henry Willard
TIE lady who was Ann Eliza Young, nine
teenth wife Brigham Young but is now Mrs
NJ X Deming, of Manstee, is highly re-
spected and has made many friends in her
new home.
TIE scientific people of Bay City are en-
joying the company of a Southern scientist.
who arrived recently, bringing with him a
microscope and a piece of Gartields left
lung.
DETROIT owns more swift and comfortable
steam yachts than any city in the country,
except New York. All the Detroit yachts
are large sea-going craft, and their owners
make long cruises in them.
AN old bear and her two cubs made things
lively in the ST. Gets of Altoona The bears
succeeded in crossing the river before any
hunter recovered enough backbone to fol-
low and shoot them.
a COMPANY is being formed in East Sagin-
aw TO convert Hustermanns island in Wild
Fowl bay, three hours tide from East gag
inaw, into summer resort, with fishing and
boating for Saginawians
In less than week after the Minden City
Post had offered prizes for baby show,
three handsome children were born in the
place. Thus" says the Minden Post, has
our enterprise in the baby show business
loomed up in the population of the town. I"
1t begins To look that way
You're Petoskey grandson of the illus
trious Indian chief Petoskey, of Petoskey,
is young hopeful OF 10 years with consider
able white blood in his veins. He wears a
belt around his waist which he won with the
Iroud title of champion fast roller-skater of
Northern Michigan He points with pride
at the belt and h record of three miles in
twelve minutes
The cribs are all down at the Sand Beach
break-water. The several appropriations of
100000 have been expended and $4,000
more is needed to complete the work. Last
year ,022 vessels with tonnage of 2SG, 7O3
found shelter at the harbor of refuge When
the proposed dredging is finished there will
be an area of 100 acres outside the eighteen
/ foot line and 800 acres outside the twelve
foot line.
THERE is an old lady named Brown living
at Hinton, Mecosta county, aged l02 years.
whose hair is turning a second time from
! gray to its original color and she is now cut
| ting her third set of teeth. For several
years she has had her second oversight and
can see to do fine work as well as any child.
! Our informant stated that Mrs. Brown says
she can sympathize with children cutting
teeth rs the cutting of her third set has
been very painful TO her.
MICHIGAN, with AN area SO great that the
distance from Detroit 20 the northern end
equals the distance from the same city TO
New York; with a yearly product of crude
! iron exceeding that of any State in the
Union; with salt product greater than
that of all the rest of the United States, and
an output o. copper only rivaled in the
whole world by Chili-with so great natural
elements of wealth as these the great State,
even though it loses its present foremost
rank as All American lumber mart may yet
count its coming centuries of continuou-
and abundant prosperity. York Egej.
! ina Post