The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-09-23
WESTERN.

,Gurdon S. Hubbard, who has just
died in Chicago, located there in 1915 while
employed by the American Fur Company as a
clerk Besides Fort Dearborn and the resi-
dence of John Kinzie there was only one log
cabin. Some years afterward he established
trading posts between the Kankakee and San
canon Rivers, having learned the Indian Ian
guage. In 1884, at the corner of Franklin and
South Water streets, he built the first brick
building in Chicago. In organizing line Of
vessels to Buffalo he used Commodore Perry's
flagship and the captured British flagship.
He was born in Vermont in 1902. He leaves a
second wife, son and daughter, and four
aged sisters.
In the Detroit Methodist Episcopal
Conference, at Adrian, Mich, the members
placed themselves on record as opposed to all
liquor laws that did not suppress the saloons.
The Howard County Bank at Glas-
gov, Mo-, has failed, with alleged assets of
100000. The President of the concern says
the depositors will be paid in full
A gueat rain-storm, in many sections
accompanied by violent wind, swept over the
West last week. Michigan seems to have
suffered more than any other State from the
meteorological disturbance. In Livingston,
Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee. and Monroe
Counties the wind blew hurricane playing
havoc with farm property, barns, wind-mills,
fences and standing timber. At Howell four
buildings were demolished and one man killed
At Brighton the German Lutheran Church
was blown from its foundation, and the State
Gnil af ard Iaka
destroyed Flat Rock escaped damage by the
storm dividing and passing in sections on
each side sOf it. The western part Of the city
of Adrian was considerably damaged, though
no fatalities are reported There is a rumor
that great havoc was wrought at Monroe but
as the wires were all Frustrated by the ele-
ments no particulars are at hand at this writ
ing. Indiana also suffered great damage
from the elemental disturbance. Many build
ings were vwOofed at Terre Haute, and the
loss is placed ut $50, 600. At Newport, Yer
million County, 6S buildings were wrecked,
but, strange to say, no fatalities are reported.
The damage along the Wabash Val
ley to farm property is estimated
at 100000. The storm was felt in Illinois
likewise. At IIhOpOlis the roof was blown
from Masonic Hall, and many windows were
broken by the hailstonss, which were of I'M
usual size. Al Shelbyville, houses and barns
were wrecked, stock killed, fences and trees
1eveled, and grain stacks scattered The
largest saw-mh in the United States, located
at Chippewa Falls, Wis, worth $3.50, 600 was
destroyed by stroke of lightning during the
progress OF the storm.
A farmer named Upsold, near Che
TEX, Wis, cut his wifes throat from ear to ear
and hanged himself with a BEDFORD
Julius Baum & Co., wholesale
clothiers, of San Francisco, have made an as
signment for the benefit Of their creditors
The firm is one of the Oldest and largest in
that city. The liabilities are estimated at
from $3.50, 900 to 81, 100000
John Schryock, wealthy farmer
who lived near Olney, Ill, was murdered by
robbers, who carried of $4,000 which was
concealed in the house. Before leaving they
set fire Ito the premises, which were totally
DESTROYED