The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-24
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary of the More I'm
Portant Doings of Our Neighbors-wed-
dings and Deaths - Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The troubles at the Agricultural Col
lege have not ended yet. Fred G. Stone,
a sophomore. and j w. Campbell, q
Junior, have teen found guilty Of hazing,
and the former has been suspended for
two years. while tho latter is expelled
More explosions are to follow. These
students hazed five freshmen. nearly
killing one poor fellow, whose room was
filled with noxious gases while he slept.
The Board of Regents of the State
University met at Adrian last week and
finally settled the medical difficulty which
has existed in that faculty for several
years. The designations of Drs. Mac
Lean and rockingham were presented
and accepted, they having been asked to
resign at the previous meeting. DR.. c.
b. Nancrede, of Philadelphia. was elected
Professor of Surgery, and DR.. Flemming
N"4iO", Va DAY Nity, iOicesOA VI ptnhi-
mology.
Andrew c. Merrill, confidential clerk
of Boydell Bros, paint manufacturers,
is an embezzler to the amount of over
$4,000.
AT Manchester, Washtenaw County,
Thomas II. Mosher, aged "a years, fell
from the steps in the rear of his resi-
dence, breaking his neck. He had re-
sided in the county for over fifty years.
The Big Rapids Current says NJ. p.
Gale, of that city, is associated With 9TH
ers in the ownership of 5000 acres of
good hardwood timber-land in New York
State, which is now remote from rail-
ways, but into which q new road is about
to be built The cut, it is estimated, will
last about thirty years, aud after getting
into full operation they will employ a
force of GOO men.
The State Salt Inspectors report
shows that 1872, l57 barrels of salt were
made and inspected in this State in June.
A recent letter from Iron Mountain
says: What purports to be Forepaugh's
circus exhibited here to-day and tonight.
People are standing around on the streets
and complaining bitterly of the way they
were swindled by the fake side shows,
monte men, strangers, and pickpockets. "
Gov. Fifer, of Bloomington, H., with
staff, is at the Lake View House, Elk
Rapids.
Elk Rapids is working for a railroad,
and expects to meet with some degree of
success.
Majors and co onels congregate on
ids and spin fish yarns which occurred
befo' and aftah the wah.
The Bay City dry-dock was the scene
of great excitement the other day. Cap
tain Richard Armstrong, the owner of
the Bay Line of steamers, had the fruit
stand of Wells Aldrich, an old cripple,
forcibly removed. An attempt was made
to arrest Armstrong, who took refuge on
one of his steamers and kept the police
at bay by pumping streams OF water on
the crowd below, damaging considerable
rested on the boat, and had a narrow es-
cape at the hands of a mob, who struck
him with stones and clubs in spite of the
police. His son, Captain William Arm
strong, was also arrested.
Professor Benjamin Owen, friend
of ole Bull, died at Ishpeming few
days ago. He was a native of Sweden
and had travelled with Nilsson and the
best opera companies. He composed
several celebrated musical gems, and of
late years had made his home at Ishpem-
ing. He leaves a wife at st. Louis and
q son at Detroit.
State Commissioner of Banking
Sherwood has called upon the State
banks for statement of their condition
at close of business, July IL.
Justice Charles ID. Long OF the Su-
preme Bench, recently made a flying
visit to Washington, and returned to
Lansing in due season with $4,000 back
pension money in his inside pocket
Charles Brand, proprietor of the
Gate House, Lansing, was arrested by a
Deputy United States Marshal on a
charge of violating the revenue laws, 10y
selling liquor without license.
Work has begun on the last Sagi-
nav Club House. II is to cost S25, 600.
"A meeting of parties interested in the
construction Of the proposed Lansing and
Northern Railroad was held nc Lansing
last week and an organization effected.
Money was pledged to make the prelim-
mary survey and the work will be insti-
tuted at once. The southern terminus of
the road will lie at Lansing. Northward,
the proposed line will pass through st.
Johns and Maple RAPIDS; thence north
and west to terminus on the lake at
some point not yet determined.
Detroit Journal: Gen. Brown writes
n circular to the officers of the Michigan
State troops telling them not to take the
Al n. Il.