The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-06
Arthur COT, living near Gaylord. 70.

logs. no WAS Janimcu DctWeen n tree anu
log. and had to remain there in torture
until the tree could be cut down. No
bones were broken, but no was hurt in
ternally, and fears are entertained that no
will not recover.
Wright Godfrey is an engineer on the
Mackinaw division Of tho Michigan Cen
trail Railroad. He has been an engineer
for over Thirty one years, and the other
day was the first time in that number of
years that he did not have to use the
heater to keep the water warm under the
tank in the month of January.
The fish-story" editor of the L'Anse
Sentinel perpetrates the following In the
issue of January 2S: "Our weather re-
porter comes in just as We go to press re-
porting having found robin building it's
nest on telegraph pole in front of the Of
flee, and also says he saw a man hiving a
swarm of bees. He has gone down back
of the ore dock now to gather some pond
lilies. What's the matter with L'Anse for
winter resort?
Piles driving on the water-power canal
at Sault Ste. Marie is progressing favor
ably, but rock excavation is making rather
slow Roadway The Sault Ste. Marie
News says: About 100 men are now en-
gagged, oil told on the work. In the spring
it is said that the canal will be lined with
men from one end to the other, and the
work pushed rapidly to completion. BY
the next pay day, which occurs in short
time, $1,000 will have been thus far ex-
pended on the canal
Besides the $50, 900 cash and S45, 900
freightage a year, net, which Elk Rapids
would give n railroad, the business to be
expected from the island lakes would be
considerable. There are ninety miles of
rivers and lakes which ore navigable to
small crafts, and the shores are now dot
ted with clearings and small towns. The
Progress would like to see both towns
and clearings larger, and this condition of
affairs would ensue if q road should touch
Elk Rapids, as one is likely to do before
another year.
Quite large number OF citizens Of
Merrill met to take into consideration the
advisability OF incorporating that village.
The subject was discussed pro and con,
when it was moved and supported that we
deem it advisable to incorporate the viii
lage of Merrill, which motion was carried
by large majority.
The channel leading to the Kawkawlin
River, at Gladwin, is filling up rapidly
with sand, which will greatly retard the
work of the boom company There are
about 10, coo, 900 feet of logs hung up in
the river as q result of an obstruction of
this kind last season.
There is trouble in the ranks of the
Grand Army of the Republic at Detroit,
and what threatens 10 be serious split is
/ imminent. Both factions are decide ! and
! thoroughly in earnest over tn matter and
a sort of armed peace now prevails. The
entire trouble grew out of an attempt OF
some Of the members to introduce beer on
oil festive occasions and even have it on
tap in ante rooms convenient to the post
rooms. Tho temperance faction objected
and now threatens to leave if the beer
policy is maintained. Either beer goes
or we do" is the war-cry of that faction,
and the other side retorts that it will go if
the beer goes The trouble started in
Fairbanks Post aad is spreading through
the other posts.
In q small one-story log house, sit
uated about seven miles from Lansing, in
Delhi Township, Christian Stochal has
lived for about five years. The family
comprised Stochal, his wife, son, and a
granddaughter named Minnie Foltz. The
son had been away from home few days
on a visit with Lansing friends. Recent
ly the old gentleman sold some cattle
and realized $l35 on the sale. This fact,
and the supposition that more money was
in the house, is the alleged cause of an
almost triple murder. Within a few
miles of the Stochal home August Tonic
has lived for some time. Tonic borrowed
a repeating shotgun, loaded it and visited
the Stochsls. He left about 6 o'clock
p. m, but returned between and
O'Clock, and approaching one Of the win
dows fired four shots. The first two
killed Mrs. Stochal, the third dangerously
wounded the granddaughter and the
fourth wounded the old gentleman. Dis
covering that he had not killed or disabled
the whole family, Tonic fled without at
tempting robbery. He purchased a rail.
way ticket at Holt, small stat on neal
where the murder was committed, and
: escaped. son of Stochal was arrested
on the supposition that he knows some.
thing of the plans of the murderer.
-Despairing of bringing the rebellious
Poles under the leadership of Father Ko.
lasinski lack into the fold by gentle meth.
DDS, Bishop Foley has issued a circular
warning them that further attendanc,
upon the service of the deposed priest
means excommunicaton In reply t.
this the supporters of Kolasinski pre-
scented tho following to Bishop Foley
AT present we announce to you, in tn,