The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28


Traverse County.
-E. s. Potts dropped dead Of heart
disease on his farm, four miles fnom Pc
toskey.
The Agricultural College has issued
bulletin No. AZ. 1t is from the Veterinary
Department and treats Of Experimental
work among horses.
The Mackinaw Lumber Company, Of
st. Ignace, is operating two camps this
season, one in the vicinity of Trout Lake
and the other at Les Cheneaux, and it is
expected to bank in the neighborhood of
8. 200, 900 feet of logs.
Ovid is to have an Al gymnasium.
The following from the Grass Lake
News is not exactly Bostonese in its
phraseology, but it hits the nail squarely
on the head: IF man will chew tobacco
who is addicted to the SOLDERING habit
he ought to have galvanized gutter to
his under lip in order to catch the sur
plus overflow. This drool might then be
conveyed through a tin conductor down
into one of his shoes, or else turned into
his bosom, where his clothes and hide
would absorb and take it up. OF course
he wouldn't smell like new blown rose
under the circumstances, but anything
is better than making tobacco swale of
ones face.
Help! help! For Gods sake, let me
out" These words, apparently coming
from the alley in the rear of the Adams
block, in Lansing, attracted the attention
of Officers Duggan and Latham. Every
syllable was laden with distress, and the
two officers hurried in the direction OF tho
sound to investigate. When they reached
the rear Of the block mentioned the ap-
peals for help still continued, but for o
| few moments it was difficult to ascertain
where they came from; but lusty kick
ing of boots and hammering of fists showed
the disturbance was conferred in a rough
box, evidently the property of neighbor-
ing undertaker's establishment This was
little startling, but the policemen brave
| ly tackled the box, and finding the lid
fastened they tore it off by main force, and
| discovered badly frightened man inside.
In answer to inquiries he said his name
was William Rexford Finding himself
without money, and having INDUCED in
considerable beer, he took shelter in q box,
intending to have sleep. Apparently
some one had seen him slowing himself
away, and waiting until he was asleep
\ ho1 ha nd
made him prisoner
"A Grass Lake dry-goods firm dis
play stocking in front of their store of
the following dimensions: Length of foot,
| 81 inches; around ankle, 26 inches; whole
length, As inches. The Netcs says it ia
the size worn by the bellies of Chelsea.
| -Tamarack City Methodists will build
q church and parsonage. Lots worth
$3.50 have been donated by Sheldon &
Douglass, of Houghton.
Nick Vandenboss, of Houghton Lake,
will put in 800, 900 feet of his own tim
Der this winter, and already has over
| 1000, 600 feet on the skids.
| w c. Irwin. of Brooklyn, shipped
1000 gallons of apple jelly to Texas ons
| week.
| The figure is thus strangely con-
nected with the life and death of a former
teacher in the Hudson school. Mrs. Lies
mer was born in 1859, was married in
| 1873 years ago-to her husband, who
was born in 1852 and on tho 9th day OF
the month. She helped establish the
| Washtenaw Post, 9-column paper. In
1877 on which paper she has done edi-
torih work years, which ended her 9th
year on the day of her death; she died in
her Goth year in the 9th month of the year,
and was buried on the 10th day Of the
month.
The people of Reed City are making a
move to secure the county seat of Osceola
County.
William Leighton shot and killed
John Shine near Sault Ste. Marie.
Two and six-tenths miles OF pavement
have been laid at East Saginaw this sea-
son, at a cost of nearly 100000.
"A letter has been received at the Adj
jutant Generals Office at Lansing from
Fairbury, ILL.,, making inquiry as to the
whereabouts of Frederick Lauberheimer.
who was member of Company X. Fifth
Michigan Infantry The writer states
that Lauberheimer had fallen heir to q,
considerable amount of property.
"A year or two ago, says the Ovid
Register, we reported that q snake about
the size of horse hair and about six
inches long had been found in hens egg
One day lately Miss Bromley opened an
egg and found white snake about the
size of knitting needle and about three
inches long which showed vigorous signs
of life. The mystery is how it came
there.
Henry Austin, highly respected cit
izen of Belleville, died Mt his residence OF
consumption, after a painful and pro-
tracted illness of ten months. He was Ga
vaora Of a0e and had baeo m resident of