The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-11-20
"A correspondent Of the Chicago
Herald, writing from Monroe, In this
State saws.
State. saws:

Tho monument erected TO commemorate the
one hundredth anniversary OF the dedication OF
the FIRST Catholic Church In Monroe VIII Do un-
yelled and formally blessed with appropriate
services and ceremonies on anksgiying Day.
Nov % The monument was inado In Italy anu
imported, costing complete about Sl,OJO. IL
represents the Recording Angel, with book in
hand. ready to note down the good acts ana the
evil OF mortals. IL rests ON heavy granite
fOunda ion, the corner stone for which was
laid ON Oct IS, 1888. the real Anniversary
of the event IL Ia intended 70 commemorate.
The history OF Monroe extends back 10 the year
1850 when Colonel Francis Navarro, whose pos
terity still live here and arc honored Citizens,
purchased n large tract OF land from the Potta-
watamie Indians and proposals TO live in the
woods, the lord OF all he surveyed. This kind
OF life did not prove att active as he thought
he wanted To see al occasional neighbor besides
the first Iroprietors OF the land Who some
property. In 1854 Col Navarro went To Detroit,
ihen frontier post, with but handful OF peo-
pie, and persuaded hundred French families,
all hardy ioneers, To 90 with him 10 his plan
tation ON the banks OF the river Raj sin and 10
the head of each family he gave n small farm.
They were all devout Catholics. and the lack OF
spiritual blessings was the only drawback In
their new home. For three years the little
colony received occasional visits from Rev.
Father frichette, an earnest and Jealous mis-.
sionary who labored among the Indians and
pioneer settlements wherever he could hnd
souls that were in noed OF his mlnistertngs.
The missionary inspired the movement that
resulted in the erection OF n log cabin In the
woods 10 be dedicated to the Lord and used
n church. The little log church was completed
early in the autumn OF l7SS. IL was located on the
Molninini farm, about two miles from the pres
ent ~. Mary's Church. and in the work OF build
ing IL all the inhabitants assisted. The nearest
bishop in those days was located ut Montreal,
and he was sent for To come and bless and dedi-
cate the humble edihce in accordance with the
rules of the church The bishop responded TO
the voice in the wilderness and Travelled all the
way from Montreal by water in n large canoe
propelled by two Indian guides He arrived at
the mouth OF the river Oct. IL, and there was met
ioicings he was escorted to the quarters as-
signed him with Colonel Navarro On the 10Th
the new church was dedicated.
The old church in the woods was few years
ago burned, after serving nearly century.
During the war OF 1872 IL played an important
part in the fate OF the people. The Indians, in
cited By the English went on the war-path and
the old log church was used, with excellent re-
suits, fortress The people who took ref
uge within its walls withstood siege OF sew
eral days before the bloodthirsty redskins re-
tired, and as long as IL stood the walls OF the
ancient place OF worship showed the marks OF
the bullets that were intended for the people.
Following is the pith of the monthly
Michigan crop bulletin for November,
which is compiled from the reports of GAS
correspondents:
The area seeded to wheat as compared TO 1888 is
s. per cent. in the southern counties, % in the
central and "a in the northern. The condition
compared with vitality and growth OF aver
age years is 55 per cent. in the southern, % in
the central and ~ in the northern countios
This low condition is due TO the extreme drought
previous to- during, and since seeding Time. the
extent and severity of which can best be COM
pretended by comparing the actual rainfall with
the normal for the corresponding period,
which shows deficiency in the southern
four uars OF counties in July OF SJ.lOO
inches; August. 273 inches September PA
inches; October 223 inches or a total
of S2i in ches The amount of wheat marketed
in October is l. C2) 9ji bushels and from Aug. l
TO Nov. / 4,l29954 bushels The Yield Of corn
per acre is 462l bushels of ears or y bushels OF
shelled per acre, and 6ss bushels less than the
average for ten years previous, much OF 1t being
soft and immature The area of clover seed
harvested was largely in of 1888. the yield
being 10 I'm the southern and 2.G ia The central
counties. Potatoes yield 40 per cent of M av-
erage crop. which Tor the past ten years has
been S7.79 b shells. The condi ion OF live stock
is Horses, % pr cent. cnttle, 81 sheep, %
and swine, 96. Hog cholera is reported in Ber-
rien, Cass, It. Joseph, ana Van Buren, Counties.
An important decision touching the
treatment of unknown dead has just been
rendered by the State Supreme Court:
Benoni ! a,hnnce, n justice of the peace in
Mnckinac County, held an inquest over the
body of an unknown man washed ashore, and
afterwards looked after the details OF interment.
1t is provided by law hat expenses OF the sort
shall be paid by the State. and the Justice ac-
cordingly sent In his bill TO the Auditor General.
one item in the bill for SIS suit of clothes
! Tor mo deceased ana another was Tor the lee Oh
the officiating minister. Tie Circuit Court passed
| upon the bill, required by the statues,
/ ana Endorsed ii, but the Auditor General re-
| fused o allow the items in question. Justice
/ Iachance promptly applied TO he Supreme
! Court for n maudHmus TO compel the Auditor 10
/ allow the claim IL full. The court granted the
handainus and further says that the dead stran-
! ger must be given decent burial, and that it is
4 not the intent o. the statutes applying TO such
/ cases that il should be Inferred like dog aud
/ Without cCremt ny. This decision viii undouDt-
/ llnDOrtunCg &
/ justices of the state rs guid, in caring for the
unknown dead.
A letter from Ishpeming gives tho
particulars of what is likely to prove q
triple murder at Matchwood. q small set
Element in the homestead district of On
tonagon County, eighty-two miles west OF
Ishpeming:
James Mcdonald IL hcmestc adler, entered the
house of Duncan Beverage arc her settler
and cyan liking about u siness ma ters. The
two men lad previously had trouble over a
| homestead which both claimed. In Beveridge'
| house were his wife and lady friend. They
| were frightened by McDonalds menacing
actions, and urged Beveridge To seek safety in
flight. As they spoke Mcdonald drew n
heavy revolver and opened fire ut short
| range on Beveridge, who received two balls
and fell Mcdonald next leyeled his pistol al
Mrs. Beyeridge aud shot her in the hip. The
| other chambers OF his revolver were emptied M
| Mrs. Beveridge's friend who was hit twice, re-
| ceiying one bullet in the temple and another in
the body. Mcdonald made FOR the woods ano
J struck into the depths OF the forest. He was
| caught nearly mile from the scene OF the muir.
! der and removed 10 the County Jail at Ontona
gon. Mcdonald admits his crime, but stub
| bornly refuses TO give his reason for the deed
| Beyeridge aud the friend of his wife Will die
Mrs Beveridgc is very dangerously hurt
The German Evangelical congreg
ton of Bay City dedicated a new So. 500
church last Sunday.
The Michigan Supreme Court, after
holding the case under adyisement for q
year, has affirmed the Circuit Court de-
cision in the celebrated cause of Grum-
NETT VS.. Gingrass. This gives the Mich.
igan Gold Company clear title to one OF
the richest gold mines ever discovered
The wonderful finds of gold made in the
mine in lSSS attracted much attention
but in the litigation which followed work
was stopped, and the mine has been idle
for over year. Three tons of gold
bearing rock, the cream of all taken from
the mine, carrying $50, Zoo in pure gold
is now held in the vaults of the Cleve
land Iron Mining Company of Ishpem.