The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-21


number of passengers carried, 24.o57,7ls,
decrease of 639, 3i6; tons OF freight car
lied. Al. 209 ,S99, an increase; total number
of employees, 55,536; total number OF
casualties, 5l2, of which l42 were fatal,
an increase of 26 over last year. The
casualties, with two exceptions, were con-
fined to employees, trespassers and high
way collisions. The law requiring safety
heaters went into effect Nov. !. The COM
panies have been notified to remove the
stoves. There have been four consoiida-
tons and eleven corporations formed
during the year.
The State monthly crop report for
November has been issued from the State
Department. The area seeded to wheat
is per cent below that of 1887, indicat-
ing total of l,40000 acres; the condi-
ton of the plant is per cent below the
average and per cent. below that OF last
year. The average weight per bushel OF
this years wheat is per cent. below full
weight. The yield of corn is 2s to 80
bushels per acre, some of it soft. The
area of clover seed harvested is 81 and the
yield 63 per cent. of an average crop, and
the potato yield is about so per cent. OF
the average. Condition Of live stock
horses, SO; cattle, go; sheep, 90; swine,
9s per cent.
Matters in the lumber trade at Luz
dington remain about the same as they
have the past two weeks. Prices are ad-
vancing slowly on some grades, such as
piece stuff and shingles, while other tim
Der seems to hold it's own at regular prices.
There is no apparent difficulty in supply
ing the demands, although the prices
offered by purchasers cause dealers TO
smile sickly smile. The winds of the
past few days have been none too favor
able for the average sailing craft, and
number of loaded vessels have been
slightly delayed, although they reached
their ports in good season.
John McGivern, a well-known char
acter at Bay City, walked into saloon
there, asked for a drink was refused, and
fell dead a moment later
Isabella County has increased the SAL
airy OF her Treasurer from 81 $50 to ST. 200,
and the Clerks salary from 5000 to 500.
The vicksburg Commercial says
The potato crop in this section proves TO
be considerably better than it was last
year. though much below the average. TIE
same is substantially true of the corn
| crop"
Men are leaving for the pineries 10
large numbers.
Henry Wood, of Armada, threshed
1000 bushels of oats from sixteen acres,
being an average of sixty-two and one-half
bushels to the acre.
Green & Stevens saw-mill on Stone
Island, opposite Bay City, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The insurance aggregates
SIS, 900.
The steam barge II. S. Hubbel was
burned off Point au Barque. The crew
escaped in small boats. The boat was
owned by Captain Flood. her commander,
and Johnson, Spray & Co., of Chicago
She was valued at $50, coo, and insured
for S24, 900.
About three years ago A. l.. Bressler,
son of a Detroit millionaire, went to Ger
many for pleasure and to study the army.
He took with him a letter of introduction
TO Minister Pendleton at Berlin, and also
q letter from the Secretary of War attest
ing that Bressler was interested in army
matters. While a student at Ann Arbor
he joined the State militia and was elected
Second Lieutenant. He procured two or
three uniforms of his rank, and word came
back that he was cutting quite swath in
German army circles. 1t is understood in
Detroit that Mr. Bressler, ST., allowed his
son $500 month for the expense of his
! foreign trip; also that young Bressler was
writing book on military affairs. The
report from Munich that he had been ar
rested there for making false representa-
tions and neglecting to pay bills is great
surprise, and the general impression lie
that he has been arrested as a spy. He was
keeping very minute memoranda of all
he saw and heard, the methods and plans
of the military departments. Charles T.
Bressler, father of the young man, has
sailed for Europe. He had not heard of
his boys trouble, but was telegraphed to
go on at once to Munich.
The Minor Lumber Company, of Al
pena, have three log camps in operation,
one near Atlanta, one on the main river,
and one on north branch.
w. II. Whitney has sold his mill near
Point Lookout to Cakes & Emery, of Bay
City. It only manufactured about 800, 600
| feet of lumber this season.
The Saginaw Courier says the scarcity
of cars for the movement of lumber con-
| tinues.
There remains in the Tittabawassee
| and tributaries to come out about 50,o00,-
600 feet Of logs.
| The Ann Arbor Argus says: Ann
| Arbor cast 2,035 votes. Our population
must be 10000.
The st. Ignace Free Masons have died.