The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-07
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

The Directors or the Michigan State
Fair and Exposition, at a meeting held
In Jackson last week, decided, after con-
siderable discussion, to put up four prizes
aggregating $1,000. The first prize to be
$500, second $3.50, third $50, fourth
500, to be given for competitive drill.
1t is proposed to have a genuine military
day, the features to include parade and
competitive drill during the day and dress
parade and exhibition drill by the win
ming company, and sham battle by cleo
trio light.
The following changes in the medical
faculty of the University have been de-
cided upon by the regents: The chair of
histology, held by DR.. Gibbs, has been
given TO DR.. Howell, who was recently
appointed TO fill the chair of physiology
DR.. Heuber will be retained as assistant
to DR.. Howell. DR.. Gibbs will retain the
chair of pathology, which he has held
since his connection with the medical
faculty.
Joseph Feske, n Saginaw Crispin,
placed his pistol in the region of his
heart and discharged it. He then fired
shot into the ceiling to attract attention.
He will recover.
A wild man has appeared in the woods
of Ingham County. He lives on milk
from cows running in the woods, potatoes
from farmers patches, and one or two
sheep have disappeared
F l.. Beissell, of Lansing, was
robbed of $50 by an employee the other
day The money was lost in gambling
den. The father of the employe went to
the den and made the gamblers yield,
when the money was returned to Beissell.
The iron drinking fountain to be
placed i'll the park near the Flint and
Pere Marquette Depot at Saginaw, not
yet in position, fell over and killed lit
tie girl named Julia Grady.
Thomas Inschow, aged II years, was
drowned while bathing in the river at
East Saginaw.
-Diphtheria has broken out again in a
number of families at Ishpeming
Israel Hall, aged &c. prominent and
wealthy citizen of Ann Arbor, is dead.
There isn't brick building in Otsego
County.
jackson is TO have lead pipe foun-
dry. mammoth stove factory and a new
street car line
Judge Steere, of Sault Ste Marie.
has gone to Europe in search of health
Detroit journal: AS the buildings
of the Exposition approach completion
they are visited by daily increasing num-
bers of manufacturers, stock breeders
and business men from abroad, with a
view to judging whether it will pay them
to become exhibitors. The visitors gen
orally express establishment mt the size
and elegance of the buildings and the
convenience of the grounds, and declare
themselves both pleased and surprised vi
The colored citizens of Detroit cel, :
brated Emancipation Day Aug. l. at
Recreation Park. Base-b ball, running
and jumping matches fat mems race,
wheelbarlow race and other athletic
sports formed the attractions There
was also an Grafton and an exhibition
drill by the colored Kn ghts Templars.
Stella Howard, q blind and insane
deaf mute, was taken TO police head
quarters at Detroit the other day having
walked all the way from Scranton, Pa,
in rch of an aunt
- Six dens of infamy were discovered
in West Manistique, and the proprietors
were given notice that they must leave ut
once or suffer the consequences.
Detroit journal: Gov. Fifer and staff
have left Elk Rapids, but haven't left
many fish, as their last days catch, "a
cording to verified returns, was 800 trout
The Illinois party is so we'll pleased with
the fishing in the vicinity of Elk Rapids
that they will probably buy some lands
bordering on the most productive streams
Conductor Martin, of the Flint &
Pere Marquette Railroad was arrested on
the charge of assaulting Holy Shepard
of the Bay City baseball club, on July
10, and his trial took place at Bay City
last week, but the jury failed to agree
Shepard says Martin yankel him into a
sleeping-car and locked him up be 'ause
he refused to pay for a broken window
The story that John Grulke starved
to death in the Alpena Pest House is now
denied by his wife, who first started the
report. Mrs. Grulke says that she and
her husband were well-cared for by thei,
children.
The new Board of Pension Examin.
ers for the Lansing district II embrace
Drs. L. ID. Sorth, j. ii. Wellngs. and
George L. Ranney, Dr. G.. W Heyden
retiring. DIR. Ranney is the new Nom
Der.
The Milwaukee and Northern Rail.
way has bought an extensive tract of land
front ng on the bay shore at Escanaba
and will extend the line next season tc
compete for ore traffic.
Extensive preparations have beer
made for the soldiers and sailors re-