The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-02
STATE ITEMS.

STATE ITEMS.
Watson a Belden, of Chesaning, man.
ufactured SOC, 900 feet of hardwood lum-
Der and 10000 shingles the past season.
"A pool has been formed in Delta and
Menominee Counties to explore for gold
per Peninsula.
-Gesue Warden n. S. Pennock has
been circulating petition to the Legisla-
trrs, asking that body to provide for the
paying of a State bounty on wolves
in this peninsula says the LAnse
Sentinel. The petition is we'll filled with
names, and VIII. when handed in doubt
less show that the sentiment of this vicin-
ity is unanimous on this subject.
There is more electricity in Menomi-
nee, says Manager Amsler. than in any
other city of its size in the United States.
d There are fourteen dynamos in operation,
and there are many cities of twice the size
that can't show up that number"
james Morn, at Sterling, manufac-
tured 5000, 900 feet of lumber and 200, 900
shingles the past season.
In the case of George Thompson, tried
in the Isabella Circuit Court for the muir
der of Albert Harrington, the jury rem
dered verdict of manslaughter.
The waterworks reservoir at Adrian is
used as skating park by the young peo-
pie of that city. There are but few places
in this country where that sort of thing is
permitted.
--Leaton & Upton have manufactured
at Mt Pleasant 100000 feet of lumber
and 1900, 600 shingles.
Up TO date 10 marriage licenses hav.
been issued in Isabella County since the
law went into effect.
The Merrill Sentinel claims that that
village is located in the midst of perfect
paradise for sportsmen.
"A young man living at +. p. Plow-
mans, in Shepherd Township, Isabella
County, was cleaning gun few days ago
preparatory to n rabbit hunt, and in load
ing the gun he was unable to get the load
down as far as necessary, and discharged
the contents thus far loaded, intending af-
terward to reload it. The gun burst, how
ever, and the young man now carries his
left hand in n sling.
Robert Gaige, of Jackson, who is
working a mine near Albion, states that the
coal being taken out there is of better
quality than that which came from tho
Standard Mine near Jackson A side
track is now being laid by the Lake Shore
Railroad Company TO his mine, and he ex-
poets in about two weeks 10 commence
taking out coal at the rate of four carloads
per day.
AT Gladwyn, Dyer Brothers manu-
featured the past season 10000, 900
shingles,
Il. II. Kirk, of Gladwyn, manufac-
tured 1000, coo feet of lumber the past
season.
Robert Purcell will be ninety years old
next May, should he live until that time.
The other evening he visited Brady Lodge
No. 20s, A. f. & A. NJ, it being the seth
anniversary of his initiation into the order
of Ancient Free Masonry. Mr.. Purcell is
undoubtedly the oldest Mason now living
in the State Vicksburg Commercial. If
this is tue Mr.. Purcell was only three
years and six months old when he was in
itiated.
w. f. Gordon caught q sixty-fve-
pound beaver in trap near Hillman, in
Montmorenci County. He was caught in
the same trap about a week before and got
clear minus one foot, but he finally became
Mr. Gordon's victim.
The body of Duncan Carmichael, ex-
humed recently, owing to the fear Of rela-
tives that he might have been buried alive,
has been reinterred. Carmichael died in
Comstock, and it was noticed that his face
wore life-like expression. He was
buried two days later, but the body was
exhumed next day and efforts made to re-
suscitate him. The work was continued
by the physicians for many hours without
success, the face still retaining its healthy
color. The doctors persisted in pronounc-
ing the man dead, and their theory was
proved correct when modification COM
menced. Then the relatives consented to
a final burial.
Gen. Alger will give away about
| $40, 600 to the poor of Detroit this winter.
He will also provide full suit of clothing
for each of 800 newsboys.
Amos d. Allen, for ffty-six years a
resident of Kalamazoo County, dropped
dead recently. He had filed many impor-
tant public positions.
The Capital FIGURING Mills, at Lam
sing burned at loss of $50 600; par
TALLY insured.
| &C. G.. Fowler recently purchased if
teen head OF registered short-horn stock
from the John Morse farm, and has taken
them to Fowler Bros. farm in Marion.
The herd includes Aylesbury Second, one
of the finest animals in that section.
| Dolo-t u DorIour of Dofro;t Co.