The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

"A Branch County woman has canary
II years old.
Three pound brook trout are exhibited
u Marquette.
The Corunna Journal Office boasts Of
finale "devll.
Mariners say lake navigation will open
the latter part Of April
There is cut in prices and threat
ened barber war at Monroe.
A hen-roost robber, in the form of
large red fox was shot recently at Petoskey.
Prof. Gregory. of Battle Greek Col
lege. has succumbed to overwork. and must
rest.
Ten million feet of lumber were sold
at East Saginaw last week at last seasons
prices.
The Mason County Agricultural So
ciety will purchase twelve acres OF fair
grounds.
Students at the Battle Creek College
when caught playing cards are summary
expelled.
A Flint man has genuine living de-
capitated rooster to exhibit to tho gaze Of
the curious.
The sons of the late z. 8. Allen. editor
Of the Morenci Observer, will probably
continue the paper.
The Constantine band, organized in
1871, have commenced rehearsals for their
fourteenth annual concert.
An Adrian man is on trial for failure
to support wife and nine children, the
hitter all born in eleven years.
Adrian announces that she is about the
only town in Michigan which has not turned
out professional fancy skater. 4.
Isaac Paulding. resident of Adrian
since 1896, is son of John Paulding. one
of the captors of Maj. Andre, in 1850.
The principal of the ROYAL Oak high
school has laid down rule that hereafter
no pupil will be allowed to carry revolver.
Lansing streets are to have electric
lights on fifty foot poles, to burn from dusk
till midnight, at an annual cost of so per
year per light
--Alvira p. Francisco, n widow Of Hast
ings, has recovered $500 judgment
against VIM. Simpson, of Watson, upon
breach of promise suit.
The Caro- High School laboratory has
been provided with table for analysis and
the shelves refurnished with quite COM
plete collection of chemicals.
John Rising. of G ldwater has been
convicted of cruelty to his live stock and
sentenced to pay fine of S25 and costs on
fifteen days in Jail. He went to Jail.
The most valuable book in the monu-
ment to the ate George is that one contrib
uted by Michigan. 1t lis of solid copper.
That is the sort of cop Michigan is
Free Press.
It's said that one couldn't turn round
ut the last session of the Hastings COur:
without treading Oh the toes of an official.
he Sherf f posed in State with five depu-
ties to do his bidding.
1t has been oh served that last Monday
most of our saloons obeyed the law requir-
ing that all places whore liquors are sold
shall be closed on legal holidays. The ex-
ample Is to be commended. -Katama-oo
Telegraph.
"A Michigan paper has made the a;scoT
cry that progressive eucher is plain viola
ton of the statute laws of Michigan, which
forbid playing with cards for money or any
valuable article whatsoever, under penalty
of fine and imprisonment.
The insurance statistics for 1884 show
that Michigan's insurance for the year ag-
gregated $22O.529, 7O7; the amount paid in
premiums, 1914, 1873; and the losses 81
33S, psi. OF the total insurance only $14,-
2S2, 507, or Little more than G per cent,
was in Michigan companies.
On the Little Traverse Bay shore, near
Harbor Springs, are almost inexhnnstible
deposits of limestone. A company with
capital of $500 has been organized to
develop and work these deposits. and will
erect kins at Harbor Springs and use scows
and tugs to transport the rock to them.