The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-03-27

MASON BRos. intend 70 put . salt mill down
at saginaw.
TIE Midland jail Will DO repaired to the sx-
tent Of $1,000.
THE nrst number of the Union Bonner has
appeared ut Reed City.
NINETEEN Michigan brakemen have been
killed since Now Years.
A GLApwIN lady has completed . crazy
quilt containing 0.,0i pieces.
AT Averill, Midland County, Is . pile Of
l7,50S,s50 feet of pine saw-logs.
TIE material for the now $4,000 postofnoe
ut Vernon Is being Lalled TO the site.
MANIsTIouE, Schoocraft County, win ship
frewood South during the coming season.
THE Reed City Ne,os makes the statement
that II Satan should die Reed City would send
for q new devil.
THE st Joseph Republican contradicts tho
report that the paper factory intends to re-
move from that city.
j. DERBY and his wife have been arrested
for begging under fl so pretenses for alleged
needy people at Clinton.
THE Kalamazoo Water Works pumped last
month 20, 7S5, 2S8 gallons Of water, an average
OF 1,027,07s gallons per day.
BAY CITY INDUCES in the thought that she
has q heavy weight who can knock Sullivan
out of time.-Saginav Courier.
IT Is said that good many of tho farmers
OF Meoosta County will have to borrow money
| to put in their crops this season.
FLAMES at Detroit, originating in stradau's
wooen-mills, destroyed six manufacturing
establishments, valued at 100000.
Ice formed in the Cheboygan River below
the bridge ut Cheboygan, thing which has
never been known to happen before.
THE Round Table Society is a literary club
Of Pontiao's young people, and the Gdzctte
intends to enter the field as their party organ
by publishing one Of their essays each week
THE Saginaw Boom Company. during the
two years since its organization, has saved
and restored to the owners 2,040,S60 feet OF
logs which would otherwise have been lost or
stolen.
SoMR men from tho woods near Cheboygan
complain that they are forced to take duo
bill payable May 1 for their winters work,
one man Offering discount OF $40 for $40
due bill
| RECENT deaths: Alpheus Pratt, the oldest
pioneer of Lenaweo County, At Hudson, aged
| 81 years; at Coldwater, Devereux G. Harring-
ton, prominent resident and business man,
In his eighty-hrst year.
THE House subcommittee has made re-
port In favor OF making the total amount for
the Detroit Postoffice Building 100000 In
stead of 81, 500, 900, as has been asked for.
The report urges a change OF site.
OSCAR HOPKINS, of Bay City, has been
sentenced, by Judge Green. to State prison
for hfe Hopkins was convicted of having
waylaid James Flannary, and then leaving
him for dead on tho railway track near Pin
coming.
HON. THOMAS PALMER the ''lumber king
and United States Senator, is described as
broad-shouldered, heathy-lookng man OF
ffty-three, with u full, not particularly In
tellectual face, and restless eyes. He used
to be an amateur artist.
JOSEPH ENos claims he was dubbed, put I'm
| the cooler, one bitter cold night and left with
the transom lights broken, no fire, exposed
to snow and cold that beat in his damp cell
until 10 clock next day, when he got the
jantor to open the door, and he rushed out
and gave himsalf up to tho officer. Justice
Fife fined him s. and costs He walked all
night to keep from perishing, his shoes froze
to his feet and he has been greatly injured.
He sues the city for $4,000 damagos.-Che-
bopoan Northern Tribune.