The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-23
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary of tho Moro I'm
portant DoIngs of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths - Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The State Treasurer has issued a sup
Elementary report, covering period of
six months previous to Dec. 81, 1888,
show ng balance in treasury June 80, ST.
lsS. 567; receipts for six months, 81 ,O97,-
4l9; disbursements for the same period,
$l,s57,sl2; balance in treasury Dec. 81,
$42S,sl2.
The amount of lumber cut in Presque
Isle County in 1888 was 5,lO7, 900 feet by
stationary mills and 500, 900 feet by porta-
bic mills, total of 5,9O7, 900 feet.
Mrs. N. S. Allen, resident of Leba-
non, Clinton County, for thirty-five years,
dropped dead of heart disease.
Mrs. William Tedswell, aged Al, in
apparently sound health, died suddenly at
Adrian.
Saginaw is soon, for the first time, to
have hook and ladder truck as part of
its fire department outfit. This truck
will be completely equipped, not only
with ladders but also with hose hoists,
door openers, Babcock hand fire extin-
guishers, crowbars, axes, etc. 1t will have
one Boston extension ladder fifty feet in
length, and complete set of shorter
ones, varying from forty-fve to twelve
feet in length. This will enable firemen
to reach the upper windows of the highest
blocks which that city has at present.
The Pere Marquette Boom Company
during the last season RATED sos, 900 logs,
scaling ll5,0O0,0OO feet. There is in
boom limits 1000, 600 feet, but as three
railroads have dumped logs into the river
above boom limits all summer and up to
this time during the winter, it cannot even
approximately be estimated how many
million feet is in the river at present. SO
says the Ludington Appeal.
AS an evidence that the past year mas
been a prosperous one among farmers OF
Ionia County, a gentleman who makes a
bust less of loaning money on farm Sc
-curity said the other day that during the
year just closed he had received more
money from his loans than at any time
during the past six or eight years. Not
only had the interest been paid, but large
sums upon the principals, also.
According to the Sentinel Merrill is
almost sure to have roller process flour
ing mill very soon.
AT present the State laws make no
provision for bounty on wolves killed in
the Upper Peninsula. If a county wants
to get rid of these pesky critters it must
pass a resolution, as Ontonagon did some
years ago, giving bounty of IS for each
wolf killed.
Fair &c DaKlyne, who operate a mill
at Huntsville, manufactured 1000, 600
feet of lumber last season.
Bernard Rice, who has been ianitor
of the State Senate for the past twenty
five years, will remain in Saginaw this
winter.
well-known lake captain, died at the resi-
dence of his son-in-la law, ID. A. Boelkins,
in Muskegon. Mr. Smith sailed the lakes
for number of years as captain of differ
ent'vessels, but had latterly retired. He
will be remembered by many as captain
of the Minerva in her earlier years.
The Bay City Plow Works, located in
McEwanville, have commenced operations
in earnest, and is another good business
enterprise added to Bay City's already
large list of manufactures. The present
production is only twenty five plows day,
but an eighty-foot addition to the works
will be erected and the capacity largely in
creased.
A large quantity of logs are now being
moved over the Pinconning branch of the
Mich IAN Central and banked on Saginaw
Bay.
-Sackridor & Hoffman, of Oakley,
manufactured 200, 900 feet of lumber last
season.
II ue attorneys ol lSdDellh OOuHty ndNo
organized bar association.
The Michigan Central Railroad Com
pany has three different sites in view for
the new depot at Bay City.
, Peter Rutledge exhibited in the Office
of the Richmond Exchange piece of
wood cut from tree, or rather two trees
that is quite curiosity. 1t is potion
of birch tree firmly engrafted into part
of an ironwood, and the two so firmly
grown together as to form one solid piece
of wood.
The business of the +. w. Wheeler
shipyards at Bay City has been reorgan-
lied as a stock company under the name
of f. w. Wheeler & Co. The new COM
pany intends to employ over 1000 men
and to make things boom. They will COM
mence work at once, building wooden,
iron and steel vessels. They will also have
dry docks, machine and boiler works, be-
sides carrying OH trade in the transporta-
ton line.
-Chappelle & Nichols, of Saginaw, are
banking 500, 900 feet of logs daily.
AT Ludinpton mine Swede, named