The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-02-19

State University.
The manufacture of shipping tags is .
new Battle Greek industry.
Kalamazoo hopes for an exhibition Of
blooded stock there next summer.
Over fifty conversions are reported
from tho Allegan Methodist Church.
Col Edward Sawyer, Of Grand Blanc
died recently in the 9th year OF his age.
Rev H. NJ Curtis, Presbyterian pastor
Mt Flint, is the new chaplain OF the Third
Regiment of State troops.
Two of the pioneers Of Coldwater-
Philo II. Crippen and Ruth Fl. Crippen-
yere married on Tuesday evening. Each il
70 years of age.
The town of Three Rivers has been
sued by Joseph Z. Young. of Chicago. for
$40, 900 due on bonds issued in 1868 to aid
the Airline road.
Not single constable elected at Te-
cumseh last spring qualified, and the
Deputy Sheriff there will have to do all the
arresting of offenders.
IN Forest aud Stream, DIR. Morris
Gibbs, of this city, continues his able and
interesting articles on the Birds of Michi-
gan. "-Kalamazoo Telegraph.
Miss Mary Anderson, daughter of the
late Judge Anderson, for many years
teacher in Miss Bates young ladies' insi-
tuition. died at Cassopolis of consumption.
A. j. Kaiser, of sturgis. received his
pension papers recently, from which he will
realize about 5000. His claim has been in
the Pension Department for the past seven
years.
AT Durand were held the funeral serv-
ices of Rasselas Reed, who died at Fort
Worth, Texas. Mr.. Reed had served in the
State Legislature, and obtained much local
prominence.
Bronson people who don't drink are
congatulating themselves on the prospect
i've closing up of three out Of their four sa-
looms. The one saloonist who is going to
stick" is happy too.
In a saloon known as Dynamite Hal, in
stabbed James Culhane fatally. The saloon
keeper closed the doors against the police
and the murderer escaped.
Judge ]. G. Ramsdell, in letter to the
Independent, says that Harbor Springs is,
| and will continue to be, the Lawful county
seat of Emmett County until lawfully
transferred to some other point
j. N. Smith, formerly of ST. Johns,
and at one time President of the Central
Michigan Agricultural Society, was frozen
TO death recently on the prairies of Dakota,
! having been overtaken by blizzard.
"A prominent business man said in this
| Office this morning that the talk of hard
times was all wrong. He had never seen
better trlde in his store than in the past two
weeks: but he is a heavy advertiser
Adrian Times.
"A Detroit lawyer was visited by two
burglars the other night, one of whom he
recognized as crook" for whom he once
secured an acquittal for burglary in court.
May the tribe of that kind of burglars
increase They Will then begin to decrease.
Free Press.
Charles e. Thomas, one of the aspirants
for the Battle Greek Postoffice, has pro-
posed to the Chairman of the City Com
mittee to submit his claims to the people by
! ballot. He asks that two boxes be pro-
| vided, one TO receive the Democratic vote,
and one to receive the votes of the patrons
of the Office generally, and if he does not
receive twice rs many as any other seeker
after the office, he will ut once withdraw
from the contest.
Frankfort has the deepest water in
Lake Michigan. shelter from drifting ice
and the narrowest part of the lake for
crossing as advantages over any other
point on Lake Michigan for a harbor.
Eventually, we predict, the main railroad
crossing of Lake Michigan will be at this
place. and this will come from necessity. in
point of economy and direct communion
ton with the Northern Pacific Railroad
Frankfort Express.
William A. McKenna, of the commits
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the Michigan Exchange, Detroit, where he
had boarded for several years. Dir. Nc
Kenna was the son of Protestant clergy
man, and was born in the County Clare
Ireland. He came to Detroit in 1850. and
soon after embarked in the wholesale gro
Gerry business, which he carried on for thirty
years. Mr.. McKenna married the daughter
OF William Brewster, one of the pioneer
merchants of Detroit, but she died some
eight years ago.
A farmer, living near Tekonsha, too
lazy to properly care for his live stock, leav-
ing them out to suffer from hunger and cold.
was recently taught lesson in humanity b.
his neighbors. They purchased enough
new rope to tie up his cattle and-proceed-
ing one night to the place, found the poor
animals sleeping as usual in a snow drift.
They led the suffering quadrupeds to the
stable, tied them up and departed. The
owner next morning searched all over the