The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-30
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.


dings and Deaths - Grimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The little village of Graafschap near
Holland, Ottawa County, occupied by
about two hundred industrious. contented,
but superstitious Dutch people, is in a
state of mind concerning witches. cor
respondent of the pla CO writes as follows:
There are two churches and school in the
hamlet, but they have not prevailed against a
belief I'm the black art which possesses the
minds OF old and young. Where witchcraft Is
suspected the pillows OF the bewitched people
are searched for feather devils" which
punches of feathers that. 10 the superstitious
mind bear the shape OF crowns and chickens.
These are burned with great ceremony to break
the charm. Recent cases OF sickness there were
attributed to these devils" and the pillows OF
the inyalids were searched. Several feather
devils were found and the people built a roar
ing fire and tried TO burn thtm. The feathers
resisted tho flames until suddenly they disap-
peared. Two black chickens were then put into
n pot ana slowly roasted to death. Two men
then drove in post haste TO an old physician liv-
ing about fifteen miles away procured some
medicine, administered it, and the spell was
broken.
One day farmers wife tried to churn butter,
ana for all her churning not an ounce of butter
would come. Finally her husband took a red
hot poker and thrust 10 into the churn. In
few moments the butter made and no fur
Their trouble was had. Afterward they learned
that neghbor had, in some mysterious man
ner, received "A severe burn. Another family was
constantly annoyed by small black dog which
invaded the house. II often chased, ana
they tried TO scald il with boiling water, but 1t
could not be touched Sometimes the furniture
seemed 10 be suspended from the ceiling. These
prosecutions finally ceased.
A woman one day received a very hne apple
from n neighbor, which she placed upon shelf.
"A short time afterward she was HORNED 10 see
on the shelf a large toad in place of the apple;
A man who has found crowns in his pillows and
N On-DO
afraid TO sleep upon feather bed again. These
are only few OF the cases. Great excitement
prevails, and last Sunday the village minister
preached a sermon upon the subject
The following Michigan pensions
have been granted:
Original Invalid-Elias l.. Bradley, Adam
Yetter, VIM. Laruch Christian t. Miller, Muir
ray Bromley, Girden II. Fish, John L. Dehyle,
A Brenngstahl, John w. Cleveland, Judson Nj.
Francis, Charles Frost.
lncrease-ByrCn NJ Jenne, Robert Fulton
Jason Graham, George j. GlaZor, Joseph W.
Buifum, Henry Hibbard, William Jelley, Alex
sander Whyte, Marcus ;. Moulton, William
Hates, William Van Eta Simeon Anthony,
Christopher Glenn, Daniel j. Wilson, John c.
Cooley, Andrew j. Cook, Franklin j.. Smell. Al
bert w. Orsers Peter Hoffman, Herschel A. Fos-
ter, George w. Stott
Reissue-Simeor w. Crosby, Sanford b. Nix
on, Peter Linn, John ID. Barlow, Orrin Powell,
Ancil w. Walker, Albert J. Webster, SAVER +.
obreast Joseph b. Eiman, VIM Harsen, An
drew j. Booth.
Reissue and Increase-Chester D. Church.
The Board of Supervisors of Onton-
'agon County ask for the removal from
office of the Hon. Theobold Dreiss, Judge
of Probate for said county, upon the
ground of official misconduct, extortion
and drunkenness. Governor Luce has
ordered the prosecuting attorney 10 make
investigation.
A child named Atwood, at Ishpeming,
fell into a tub of hot water Thursday, and
was so badly scalded that it died two
hours later.
Eighty of the cavalry riders who fol-
lowed Custer during the war met in Lam
sing last week and held their first reunion.
They are the remnants of the noted Sew
'enth Michigan Cavalry. The following
regimental officers were elected: Presi-
dent, James L. Carpenter, Blissfeld;
Secretary, j. Q. A. Sessions, Ann Arbor;
Treasurer, George p. Cobb, Bay City. A
vice president was also chosen from each
OF the twelve companies of the regiment
The reunion ended with a camp fire at
which addresses were made by Governor
Luce, Supreme Court Justices Long and
Morse, G.. A. II. Department Commander
Brown and others. The next reunion
will be held in Battle Greek on the call
of the executive committee.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, the
talented daughter of DR.. J. w. Freeman
of East Saginaw, has recently been APP
pointed a member of the State Board OF
Education of Massachusetts,. Comment
ing on the appointment the Boston Globe
in q very lengthy article says Mrs. Palmer
has been honored as have few women in
this country.
The State Board of Health reports
that owing to the drought fires, especially
i'll swampy places, are numerous, and
that the atmosphere is unusually smoky
and irritating to the eyes, head, and air
passages. Some diseases are aggravated,
and sleeplessness, nervous disturbance,
and much general discomfort is caused,
more than is commonly recognized, be-
cause the atmosphere is to considerable
extent unified TO properly sustain life.
A sense of want OF air, even approaching
rsufocation and a weakness of the circu-
lation, in some approaching heart failure,
has been noticed The board says that
much of this discomfort and danger to
health could easily be prevented if all
persons would refrain from setting fire to
rubbish until after this bad condition OF
the atmosphere has passed.
East Saginaw dispatch: L. d. San.
born, of this city, purchased few
months ago of Silly & Bearinger 30, 900,
900 feet of timber on the An Ores River
for S325,000. Mr.. Santorn has built q
logging road. two miles and n half, to
connect with the Loon Lake branch OF
the Detroit and Alpena Road, has started
camps and will cut 25, 900, 600 feet of logs
the ensuing year, all of which will be
rallied to Saginaw City"
The Detroit, Lansing and Northern
depot, at Portland, Ionia County, was
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