The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-21

churches.
ONE man at Fenton has made twenty-five
snow shovels this winter.
THERE are 800 members OF the Lenawee
County Horse-Thicf Detection Society.
ABOUT one house in twenty-five built In
Detroit within the last Ave years has been
provided with lightning rods.
THE First National Bank Of Mason for the
past six weeks has sold an average of $500 in
exchange per day to pay for Western corn.
ONE of the professors OF tho State Uni
versity has but recently become citizen
of the United States and taken the oath of al
legance.
JOHN ANDREW, the proprietorsof a hotel at
Mackinac City, has, by the death OF an aunt
IN Philadelphia, fallen heir to property
valued ut 100000.
EAST SAGINAW is to be the place OF meeting
OF about a dozen State associations the pres
ent year. The event of the summer will DO
tn g Peninsular saengerfest.
A PRESSURE of 100 pounds put on the Adri-
an water-works system 10 try 1t, blew hole
through the six-inch main on Railroad street
and flooded the paved district.
1T was Cheboygan man who stood at the
head of the stairs and aimed his revolver at
n cat at the bottom, and, after the smoke had
cleared away, found he had put a bullet
through his foot.
THE Peninsular Car Company has 100000
capital stock, all paid in; it owes S@s6,6ll,
and its bills and accounts receivable amount
TO s794,17l. So the company can be regarded
AS eminently sound.-Adridn Times.
HoRsE-THIEF at Adrian sent to pious
relative for money to help him out, and got
the answer: ~ can send you no money, but
/ will pray for YOU" The prisoner went to
Jackson on an eight years sentence.
THE name of East Saginaw National
Bank has been chosen for the new financial
institution recently organized in that city.
The capital stock is 500, 900 in shares Of 500
each, held by the business men about the
city.
A FoURTEEN-YEAR-oLD damsel of Deerfeld
recently took strychnine because her lover,
of the mature age of 12 years, had taken a
fancy to another girl. She was taken with
spasms in school, but doctor and stomach
pump saved her.
WIN. BEIsTERFIELD, a dry goods dealer of
East Saginaw, has made an assignment To
VIM. Seyrardt for the benefit of his creditors.
A mortgage given to the principal creditor, q
Boston firm, precipitated the crash. The liz
bilities are estimated at s7,O7s.64. The assets
are about $4,000. Burnham & Co., Krolik &
Co., and II. Weiss, of Detroit, hold claims to
the amount of $1,000.
HERETOFORE the Flint Music Hall has paid
its license for public amusements through
free tickets furnished to the members Of the
Common Council, while the city got nothing
Hereafter it will pay 500 per annum into the
City Treasury, ana the Council must pay Its
own way into shows. Only two Aldermen
had the cheek to vote for a continuance OF
the deadhead policy.
JAMES ARNOLD and John OHarrow, two
prominent farmers of wheatland Township
were driving home together when they over
took two men, who asked for ride. Their
request was granted, and the strangers hat
not been in the wagon but few minutes
when they together assaulted the two farm
ers, knocking one senseless and out OF the
wagon, while the other one was rendered
powerless. They then robbed Mr.. OHarrov
of 500 and Mr.. Arnold of $50, after which
they made their escape.
BROOKS, the man who was arrested a
White Pigeon about six weeks ago for the
murder of an old lady some two years since
took "French leave of Sheriff Dexter. III,
had been allowed his freedom about the jail
and instead of going to bed rs usual on,
evening, he departed for his old home II
White Pigeon, where the Sheriff found hin
the next day and returned him to Centre
vile. The man is probably innocent of tn,
crime for which he was arrested, and tn,
stigma which the affair has attached to hi
name has worked on his mind OF late, ant
now the Sheriff is inclined to think he 4
slightly deranged. He made no attempt {,
escape other than to return to his home.-
Three Rirers NeUs Reporter.