The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-31

CHARLES X. WILLIS. an old Adrian boy, was
robbed of $4,000 In Colorado.

CHARLES *. WILLIS, an old Adrian boy, was
robbed of $4,000 In Colorado.
A LITTLE girl OF Frankfort Ia disconsolate
over the loss of pet rat. IL was brought
from England.
THE house OF VIM. Mcintosh, at Duncan
City, was burglarizcd OF property worth
$1,000. One of the burglars was arrested.
The President has commissioned the fol-
lowing Michigan Postmasters: Nathaniel
Ball, Owosso; Myron II. Haskell, Traverse
City.
GENEsEE COUNTY man. whose wife was
very sick, ordered her coffin, but now she is
getting we'll again, and does not need the
coffin.
The public library, costing. $4,000, pre-
sented to West Bay City by Henry w. Sage,
of Ithaca, N. Y, was dedicated recently
Prof Moses Colt Tyler delivering the chief
address.
THE annual trouble over ditch taxes has
commenced Mt Sherwood, the principal com
plant being that too much is assessed to the
townships and not enough on the individuals
benefited.
ACCORDING to the January reports to the
Michigan Agricultural Bureau the wheat CROP
of the State was 90, 1i7, 1875 bushels, of which
T,l97, 900 bushels still remain In the hands OF
the farmers.
DRs. RYND and Reynolds OF Adrian, and
Parker, of Blissfeld, will constitute the new
Southern Michigan pension examining board.
Parker is a brother of Representative Burt
Parker, of Monroe.
THE golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Mickey was observed in Adrian few days
ago. They obtained their license fifty years
ago from ]. ii. Cleveland, of Adrian, and that
gentleman was present and made happy
address upon the occasion.
WITHIN a radius of a few miles in Cold
water township, with one exception, there
dwell seven brothers and sisters, all married
and settled in good homes. The exception Is
one sister who resides just over the line in
Indiana. The family name is Hall.
A. NJ. WRIGHT, of Owosso township, is the
man who, on May 3, 1s45, found the body OF
the lamented Houghton in the sand on Lake
Superior shore, about FIVE miles above the
through Mr.. wright's dog that the body was
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Weekly Press.
GAMBLING room has been opened on
Main street within a stones throw Of eight
public halls, and was running full blast al
day Sunday. One OF the city constables list
ened awhile at the door of said room and
then walked away with the remark, They
are playing now."-Ann Arbor Courier.
PONTIAC needs more hitching-posts. Sc
many farmers trade in the city that places
cannot be found for their teams. Some Pom
tiac good Samaritan might find it profitable
10 follow the example of ex-Representative
Peyton Ranney, of Kalamazoo, and erect
horse-sheds in some convenient local. y, on
land not available for BUSINESS houses, where
teams could be put in out of the storm at q
merely nominal figure.
MAN named Pierce, who lives in Windsor
and is employed in Detroit, has dog that he
would lose his life for. The other evening
Pierce boarded ferryboat to cross the river
carrying his dog with him. The animal after
running about the boat jumped on the ice IL
the river, and Pierce, who was under the in
fuence of liquor, believing that the dog
would be drowned, made plunge after him
The episode was witnessed by several persons
and hook was at once procured TO fish the
man out. He was caught, but freed himself
TO rescue his dog, being determined not tc
leave his perilous position until he had the
animal, which he valued highly, secured.
life preserver was thrown him, which he also
refused TO catch hold of, but he was eventual
~ fshed out by Will Horn, together with his
dog, and cared for. He said that he would
not have got out of the river without know
ing that mis- dog was safe.