The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-07-10
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS.

-NlcksDurg mas tnrcsning machine rao-
tory.
"A 3-year-old OK near Coleman weighs
1875 pounds.
State Senator o. @. Abel, Of Wayne,
has become insane.
The body Of an infant was fond floating
in paper bag at East Saginaw.
-Owosso census enumerators have not
found vacant store or dwelling.
The Vulcan Furnace Company's alco-
hol honse at Newberry was burned Loss
81 900.
-Distemper and pink eye are raging -
q considerable extent among Boy City
horses.
Bay City expects that the new census
will show, for that busy place.. u population
of 5000.
Julius Heyne, of Saginaw City. was
kicked in the face by horse, and will
probably lose his right eye.
"A planning mill at Tecumseh, owned by
the Toledo Lumber Company. burned re-
Gently. Loss, $4,000; insured for 81, 900.
The contract for building the stalls and
sheds for the coming State Fair at Kalamn-
zoo has been let to Bush Il Patterson, Of
Kalamazoo, for 81 900.
"A married woman named Nellie Smith,
who, with q couple of other women, had
been fishing up the river at Kalamazoo, and
had been drinking, jumped into the river.
Miss Louise Blood. a Petoskey girl,
graduated from the Philadelphia College Of
Elocution and Oratory, taking the first hon.
ors of her class and winning the $50 gold
medal.
Mrs. Monique Loranger, aged 10, was
found dead in her bed at Monroe. She
was feeling quite well when she retired OF
night A Coroner's jury returned verdict
of death from natural causes.
"A 10-year old son of John Pendergast.
proprietor of the Exchange Hotel, East
Saginaw, attempted to jump from the dock
to dredge, but fell into the river and was
drowned. The body was recovered.
LAUNDERING on the Saginaw Bay and
Northwestern Railroad will be continued all
summer by three or four parties. The
amount of logs handled over the road this
year will reach nearly 100 100000 feet.
The body of young man, supposed
TO be named Twerle, was found floating in
the river at East Saginaw, with his head
crushed and bearing other evidence Of foul
play. He was the son Of . grocer Of that
city.
Peter S. GARNER, Of Otsego Village,
died there recently. Mr.. GARNER was
we'll known citizen Of Kalamazoo County,
having been Superintendent Of the County
Poor Farm for many years, and prominent
Knight Templar.
Mrs. Walter Meir attempted suicide at
Flint by swallowing heavy dose Of NOR
phine. The physicians and stomach
pump saved her after several hours work.
Temporary mental derangement. induced
by domestic troubles, was the cause.
The farm Of Mr.. Baird, in Palmyra
Township, Lawrence County. was struck by
lightning. The roof was badly demoral-
lied and rafters and Orders were splinteped.
A horse was Frustrated, but six or seven men
in the barn shearing sheep escaped unhurA
The Rev. Charles Reilly, pastor Of st.
Patrick's Church in Detroit, and Treasurer
of the Irish National League, has received
mysterious letter, dated Dublin and post
marked at Shanghai, threatening him with
death unless he Immediately forwards
$4,000 to Ireland.
William l. Claybourn died at Marshall
of blood poisoning. He was a member OF
the Ninth Michigan Infantry during the
war, and was two years Assistant Enrolling
and Engrossing Clerk of the Michigan
House of Representatives, and for some
years clerk in the Land Office.
A farmer named Cortland was waylaid,
while driving home to Kingsley from Ira
verse City, by three neighbors having a
grudge against him. They dubbed him,
stabbed him over the left eye, knocked four
teeln Out, peat MS ldCb Out VI IecORulLlOn,
and then left him for dead. 1t is thought
he will recover.
The new Baptist church at West Bay
City viii be SO feet wide, 6S feet deep, with
basement, and n spire so feet high. 1t
will have seating capacity Of $50. 1t will
be of gothic style of architect Ire, brick
veneered with trimmings Of stone and black
brick. The interior will be finished in
hardwood and Norway pine.
A most interesting relic was recently
ploughed up by j. II. Baldwin upon his
farm, just north of the town line between
Cooper and Kalamazoo. 1t was pocket
sun-dial and compass. 1t is in heavy
brass case about two inches in diameter,
the cover screwing on with thread. In
side is brass circle, graduated with the
hours from " n. IN. to VIII p. m. Upon
this circle is fixed the triangular index Of
the sun-dial, with folding hinge, to mako
il compact when not in use. Underneath
the graduated circle, protected by glass,