The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-09-25
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE,
LATELY OCCURRED.

-Detfolt fTPe f'feSS: The amount or
honey produced in southwestern Michi-
gan this season is much smaller than
usual, fact ascribed by the apiarists of
that locality to the uniformly cool tenn
perature during the summer.
The Sixteenth Michigan Infantry
faceIiously known among it's own men,
bers as the Worm Eaters"-held its re-
union at East Saginaw, Sept. "a. There
were on the rolls of this regiment 2,3lS
men, of whom 343 died in the service,
and only $50 are now living, so far as
known.
%. L. Downing and family left Ish-
pemng last week for a permanent home
in Alabama. At the train Mr.. Downing
was presented with n purse of $4,000,
raised by the business men.
The United States Timber Agent Sta
toned at Duluth has spent six weeks in
the Upper Michigan iron country and re-
ports the stories of settlers stripping the
land of timber before proving upon claims
as unfounded.
The Saginaw Iron Mining Company
has been organized Mt Saginaw. The
capital stock is $500 600, and the incor-
porators are Levi Tillotson, c. w. Wells,
+. c. Stone, c. II. Gage, J. X. Stevens
and Congressman A. T. Bliss. The
company owns 200 acres near Ishpeming
and Will at once commence 10 put down q
shaft.
The Prohibition State Central Com
mittee has decided that all the Old alll-
ance notes on hand shall be returned to
the County Chairman, and he shall sort
out those given by real simon pure Pro-
hibitionists and collect on them. Those
given by Democrats and Republicans
shall be returned to them. The money
collected on the notes from the S. p Pro-
hibitionists is to be devoted to county
temperance work.
Its alleged that a prominent Bay
City lumber firm recently got into trouble
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion by loading fine holdings by rail,
covering them with coarse lumber, and
billing the freight as coarse and common
lumber. The railways we're hoodwinked,
but the matter was finally settled 10y the
payment to the railroad of the full rates
of freight charged for the class which the
lumber firm was shipping. Then the
commission let up on the shippers.
-olivet College has greater enroll
ment of students this term than ever
before.
John Mullane, aged p, shot himself
at Bay City. He left a note saying he
was tired of life.
-Ontonagon hopes to have railway
communication with the rest of the
United States before snow flies. The
line from Ontonagon TO Hill Creek, the
junction place with the Duluth, South
Shore and Atlantic, is about fifty miles
long, and Ontonogon has waited for it
about thirty years.
The twenty new stamps in the Ropes
stamp mill near Ishpeming are now in
operation.
The Michigan Furniture Company of
Ann Arlor will set itself at work in it's
new shops soon, with greatly increased
facilities.
At an Oscoda mans funeral the 9TH
er day the part of chief mourner was
held by his wife, who had married an
other without getting divorce from the
gentleman in the hearse Her new hus-
band went along to soothe and comfort
her.
They have Lime Kiln base ball
club at Negaunee.
1t costs the Michigan Central Rail-
way Company LIS cents to carry pas
senger a mile, and STOP to haul freight
train q mile.
The net receipts at the State Fair
always in round numbers. Including
complimentary tickets, l0-cent school
children admissions and all, 0,O01 peo-
pie passed the gates.
The Manistique Railway Company is
to extend its road about eight miles south
of Seney. Shingles, lumber, etc., will
be the principal freight hauled, and
Manistique hopes yet to see the road ex-
tended to that place.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
appointed James ID. Armstrong keeper OF
the lighthouse at Point Peninsula, and
j. c. Gallagher first assistant keeper at
South Manitou.
Detroit journal: Prof. Gibbes, of the
University, is going up to Les Cheneaux
Islands a-fshing with Prof. Carrow.
They will hunt for protoplasms. microbes,
cockeyes, squints. ETC., and if Carrow
sees cataract he will operate on it."
Samuel Seney, of Lima, Washtenaw
| County, the old farmer who stabbed his
son Harvey during quarrel about piece
of farm machinery, has been disc harged.
Harvey was not very anxious to send his
pa to prison, and thanked the Justice for
liberating the old man.
lat.ar from, Pow C;tv eoro A.