The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-23

figures. ont . population OF
$4,000. ar8~rlE R0e fN5p'
"A $4,000 hotel is being erected at
Hillsdale.
A normal school win be opened at
Flint about Sept. L.
The addition to the Jail at Saginaw City
will be completed October Is. flffl ~
The Government Is working small
force of men on the improvements ut Sand
Beach.
The three heavy weights of the Con-
stantine police force aggregate 1926 advoir-
dupois.
The grass crop around Quincy is un-
usually fine, and is being secured in excel
lent condition.
Governor Alger has donated TO the
town named for him an entire block of
ground, on which the School Board will
erect school building.
e. H. Stone, of Grand Blanc, won't to
Flint TO do his trading, and dropped o
pocket-book containing 5000 and valuable
papers, somewhere on the road.
The Agricultural College triennial cal.
endar. now out, shows that 331 men have
been graduated since 1861. of whom 161,
or nearly half. became farmers. There are
2l2 of the graduates now living
A Washington news item says: Auditor
Rhae, of the postoffice, returned yesterday
from fishing excursion to Spring Lake
Michigan. He reports that he caught q
thirty pound muskallonge on Saturday, the
largest fish ever known to have been caught
in those waters.
"A special from Now, Oakland County,
says an unknown tramp invaded the house
of William Jones, demanding lodging. and.
on refusal, smashing the furniture. He
drove the family from the house. William
Jones was at a neighbours at the time, and
returned with gun, with which he shot
the tramp, killing him instantly. The
Prosecuting Attorney refuses to prosecute
Jones. entirely generating him from
blame.
Yesterday we were shown a somewhat
antique looking glass by Mr.. b. L. Webb,
who told us it was bought by his mothers
great great grandfather in 1742, and has
been in the family ever since, period of
one hundred and foIty-three years. He
also showed us fat-iron and a cut-glass
decanter, each of which had been in the
Webb family one hundred years. They
were all in a remarkably good state Of
preservation. -ColdioGter Republican.
Two shabbily dressed men, who pre-
tended to be miners en- route for their home
in Wales, offered to sell an eccentric De-
troit citizen gold brick for So, 800. Z. C.
parleyed with them and told them to call
next day. They called. but were informed
that the brick must be examined by an ex-
pert. They were indignant at first, but
finally agreed TO have the test made next
day. 1t is needless to add that they did
not return. The brick, however, was found
out to be spurious. -KGldmazoO Teie-
graph.
The annual meeting of the Southern
Michigan Medical Association was held at
Hillsdale. Thirty members were present
and several new members were elected. The
Treasurer reported $50 on hand. DR.. Mason.
of Ransom. read paper on New Rene
dies, which was discussed by Drs. Smart
and Whelan. DIR. Clisbie, of Coldwater,
read paper on "Strangulative Hernia, in
the discussion of which most of the doctors
present participated. DR.. G. l.. King, Of
Hillsdale, read paper on "ophthalmology, ="
which also elected general discussion.
Officers for the current year were elected
as follows: President, DR.. S. II. Clisbie,
Coldwater; Vice President. DR.. II. A.
Everett, Hillsdale; Secretary, DR.. Bion
Whelan, Hillsdale; Treasurer, DIR. M. r.
Morden, Adrian.