The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-02


"A Grand Army Post was organized at
Elk Rapids last week.
Milan has the finest banking Office of
any small 10 Sri in the State.
Dudley r. Hall. leading lumberman
of Frankfort, died at London, VT.
"A pupil at the Flint deaf and dumb
school rejoices in the euphonious name of
Schrugschlegel
"A white-aproned dispenser of the
T aiming beer in an East Saginaw saloon
claims TO be "a German baron.
IS. l. Smith, q graduate of Hillsdalo
College. has become pastor Of a ST. Louis
(Mo.) Congregational Church
During the parade OF Forepaugh's cir
Gus at Flint the mammoth car ran over j.
REILLY, circus employe, killing him in
stantly.
Postmaster Stearns has appointed Mrs.
Mary Milliken the wife of an invalid SOL
der. Money Order Clerk in the Adrian
Postofice.
james Prisk and William Henry Clarke
were instantly killed by an explosion in an
underground Copper Falls mine. Clarke
was literally blown to pieces.
During the six months Just closed the
Flint Wooden Mills have used up 190 900
pounds Of wool, which has been made into
$50, 900 yards of cloth and large quantity
of yarn.
"A case containing nineteen valuable
rings, worth altogether about 81 900, was
left on the counter Of the Western Union
Telegraph Office at Grand Rapids, and
taken to police headquarters.
The Adrian Record doesn't think that
"sheol" is any improvement on the old
word for every day business. 1t may do
well enough for light work, but will break
down with heavy wear and tear.
-Olivet College declines the munifcent
gift of $4,000 from Ezra Bostwick, of
Union City. The old gentleman wanted
interest during his lifetime, and the Trus-
tees thought it too hazardous a risk to as
sumo.
William A. Mcintosh. farmer, of
Florence, went to his farm to feed his
stock. On entering the barn the lamp
which he carried in his hand exploded.
setting fire to the barn, which, with FIVE
head of cattle, was burned, and Mcintosh
was fatally burned. A hired girl who at
tempted to save pet lamb was also serious
ly burned.
If any good citizen of Michigan has
over felt compelled to refra n from swearing
in the State of New York on account of
belief that it would be a violation of law
he will be grat;fied to learn that the belief
was erroneous. prosecution brought
against an eminent citizen of the Empire
State for b.aSphemy on the public street
has attracted attention to the fact that the
law against blasphemy and prof.ne swear
ing was repeae in SS2.-Free Press,
The Lans NJ correspondent of the
Post says the Upper Peninsula counties
have almost doubled in population in the
last four years If that is true the census
The population of the Upper Peninsula
counties in 1850. according to the United
States census of that year, was 80, 0Sj. In
1884, according to the State census, the
population was 1850. This is not
doubling of the population or anything like
it. II is an increase of only little over
thirty-six per cent.-F'ree Press.
AT an early hour the other morning
Daniel Scotch, wealthy Detroit manu-
facturer, was visited by polite burglar.
who suavely regretted disturbing him. but
desired the valuables of the family, which
no secured to the value of S70O. He then
visited the residence of Poor Commission
or Hearnes, from whom he secured jewelry
and silverware valued at $780, In his con-
versaton he referred to his visit to Judge
Brown, of the United States District Court.
expressing regret that it was necessary for
him to fire at the Judge, and rejoicing that
no did not wound him.
A Detroit correspondent writes: Three
angry German women stood in the corridor
of the City Hall this morning and closely
inspected every person who descended from
the upper floors in the elevators. About 10
o'clock ex-banker Joseph Kuhn stepped
out whereupon the women cackled with
rage and surrounded him. They upbrnided
Joseph volubly. and were encouraged by a
number of masculine Germans who stood
near. One of the women, Mrs. Caroline
Mosback, finally screamed out in English:
That Is the fellow who stole our money!
Let's kill himl" She accompanied the
words with blow from her parssol, which
knocked Mr. Kuhn's hat off. 1t was i'm
mediately pounced upon by the other
women, who tore it 10 tatters. Mrs. Mos
back in the meanwhile was vigorously ply
ing her umbrella over Kuhn's head and
shoulders. Policeman Sheen dashed aside
the men who were urging the woman on in
the assault and seized her arm. Kuhn then
ran into the Register of Deeds Office and
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