The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-08

MICHIGAN AFEAIRS.
WORK has begun on the Bronson Opera
House 10 be completed in June.
THE East Saginaw Academy of Music As
ISOLATION has capital of $4,000.
GEORGE RArHBoSE's 4-year-old son was
killed by falling against a chair ut Saginaw
City.
1T Is said that process OF crystailizing pep
permint oil has been discovered by Nottsws
dealer.
DURING the past year 1913 woodchucks
have been killed In Cambridge, Lenawee
County, and bounties paid on them.
TIE Misses Huntington, who left Kalama-
ZOO eleven years ago to pursue studies in
music, both In this country and Europe, sung
In concert at that place Maya.
GEO. Z. Dole, OF Portland Me-, formerly
OF East Saginaw, has commenced suit
against Thos II. McGraw for the recovery OF
property to the amount OF SIC, 900.
WILLIAM WINTERS, CT Coldwater was arrest
cd and pleaded guilty to assault and battery
on the person of his 1S-year old daughter.
created considerable excitement. Winters
was fined SIS.
The first Chinese vote poled in Ishpeming
was secured at the last election by the ener-
getic recorder of the city. The Celestials
vote was needed, and he was brought to the
polls arm In arm with a Caucasian who was
hard up for votes and whose motto was ''any
port in a storm
THE trouble in the Baptist Church of Trow-
bridge, Allegan County, is likely to result IN
its ACKNOWLEDGMENT. About three-ffths of
the members, including the pastor, Rev. L.
w. Spayde, have asked for letters Of dismis-
sion, and, 1t Is reported, intend to organize
another church organization.
w. MILTON FARRow, who has been a men,
Der Of all the American rife teams, and
winner Of the Prince Albert prize Of Great
Britain, the Presidents prize of France, the
Wimbledon cup given by Queen Victoria,
and the military championship of the
United States, gave an exhibition of his skill
at kalamazoo.
GEO. EATMAS, who invented and perfected
the machine which made the first percussion
caps in the United States, is now living in
KALAMAZOO, aged 20 years. The machine
when first made could only turn out about
100 blank caps each day. and then they had
to be filed by hand but 1t was soon improved
to make and fill 80, 600 in ten hours. The caps
were filed with mercury illuminate.
| THERE was an attempted robbery of the
9:2O express, on a recent Sunday night, as it
neared the Windsor Station. Three neatly
dressed men came on the train at Chatham.
Shortly after the train left the station they
produced deck of cards and commenced q
| game of euchre. After a while they got
playing "three-card inonte,' and COM
mcnced TO bet. Finally one of the party lost
! 500. After this the one who lost refused to
play. BY this time the interest Of passen
ger, who appeared to be farmer, was
worked up to the right PITCH and the winner
Of the money made the proposition that, IL
| he would put up half of the stakes for tho
| man that lost, that individual would play
| again and lose, as he was green and did not
| understand the game. The passenger was
assured that he would get his own money
back and half of that which would be won.
| Thus assured, the passenger pulled out his
pocket-book, and, as he was in the act Of
! counting out the amount to be put up, it
was seized by enc Of the gang, who i'm
medately made n rush for the door Of tho
car, but was intercepted by brakeman.
Seeing that he was cornered, the man threw
the money OH the floor and drew a pistol.
threatening to shoot any person who dared
to move. BY this time the train had neared
the Windsor station, and had slackened
| speed The other two Of the gang had made
their escape out of the rear end of the car
ana jumped of the platform. Before the
people could recover from their surprise,
tho one who held the pis toll had also escaped.
| Detroit Free Press.