The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-09-12

mazoo County, experimental last season
with new variety of wheat, called mig
ger wheat and the result was a large
yield, the yield being equal to thirty
bushels TO the acre, while Clawson grow
ing by the side and receiving the same
cultivation returned but twenty-eight
bushels. II is a large, long berry of the
red variety, and Mr. X. regards it as a
great accession.
The shipyard blacksmith shop, owned
by the Detroit Dry-dock Company, at
Wyandotte, has been entirely destroyed
by fire. 1t contained eight FORCES and the
furnace for heating angle iron. The build
ing was 50xl00 feet, and was insured for
ST. 800 There was also 81, 500 insurance
on the contents. About $4,000 worth
of iron was in the shop at the time.
The foundation stone of the new
Polish Church parsonage at Alpena, has
been laid. On the stone the following
inscription has been engraved; Erected
1888"
The resorters of Harbor Point are
unanimously of the opinion that large
hotel should be erected on the extreme
end of the point near the lighthouse in
such a way that it would face both the
bay and the harbor. There has been con-
siderable talk about it of late, and no
doubt it viii eventually be built.
Detective J. c. Maxwell, of Chicago,
arrested Andrew Martin, an employee of
the Grand Trunk Railway Company at
Lansing on charge of Systematically
robbing freight cars at the depot.
Michael Bentz was found hanging to
a tree back of the driving park at Saginaw
City. He was about 20 years old and had
been in the poor house until recently.
He had no relatives in Saginaw.
L. Z. Slursar of the Mancelona Her.
in his paper telling about his bicycle tour
in Europe. One paragraph runs this way:
The English people, as a rule take
deep interest in the land across the sea,
and ply the stranger with all sorts of
questions. Since the visit of Buffalo
Bill and his Indian horde to this country
there are many, we find, who regard the
Hon. Mr.. Cody as a typical American.
and occasionally one will look surprised
and ask why we do not carry a revolver
and hunting knife in our belt like other
Americans.
There is every evidence that Cheboy-
gan is growing fast Good dwelling
houses are in such demand that they are
readily rented before they are finished.
Elk Rapids has a handsome school
building, costing $4,000. They have a
good many modern improvements" up
there in the woods.
The first number of the Northern
Michigan Educator, sixteen-page
monthly paper, has been issued at Gay
lord.
The Teacher and Examiner, of Dan
Vile, Ind, in its issue for August pub
fishes a portrait and biographical sketch
of President James B. Angel, of the
University of this State.
The next reunion of the ex-prisoners
of war will be held at Ovid November %
and 23
The shipments of lumber and iron
from Elk Rapids are very large this sea-
! son.
One hundred tents will be provided
for the soldiers and sailors reunion at
Newaygo September %, 26 and q.
-Rattlesnakes are very thick in the
vicinity of Manchester and many of them
have been killed recently.
Vacation is over for the Ypsilanti
clergy and now the regular services have
been resumed in all the churches.
The proceedings of the Michigan
Press Association at Detroit have been
published in pamphlet form by Secretary
L. j. Kelly, of the Pontiac Bill Poster.
1t is we'll gotten up and very satisfac-
tory report.
The Cheboygan Democrat says that
fruit trees throughout the county are
hanging full of fruit, and that in many
places the branches have to be propped
up to keep them from breaking down
under the weight.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Haefer celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage
at School Hall, Lake Linden. This is
the first golden wedding ever celebrated
in Lake Linden, and the second in Hough-
ton County.
The Cheboygan River Boom Com
pany have completed the sorting of all
the logs that have been brought within
the limits of the Boom Company's opera
tions. There recently came down about
1000, 900 feet from the Upper Black
River and 100000 or $4,000, 900 feet
out of the Pigeon River. Lack of water
made it slow work getting the logs run
on these streams.
Mrs. Marvin Myers, wife of Super
visor Myers, died at Jackson very sud
denly.
Prof John L. Eastwood, of the State
University, has been called to the chair
of natural science in Georgetown Col