The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-24

-Detrot FREE Press: The directors OF
the Detroit Crematory will hereafter ex-
clude all persons from the furnace room
during funeral services at the chapel, and
none but the interested friends will be
allowed to attend the incarceration without
a special permit. Another new regulation
adopted is that requesting that friend of
the family of the deceased be designated
to be present during the entire process Of
incineration.
John haywood is postmaster and ed
itor at Bad Axe and is also Methodist
preacher.
The Michigan State Holiness Asso-
citation will hold its State campmeeting
six miles north of Corunna, commencing
Aug. and lasting one week.
laws passed by the last session of the
Michigan Legislature affecting the rights
and comfort of railroad passengers:
The Chapman Gilmore bill provides that
roads whose gross earnings in 1883 equalled or
exceeded . 900 per mile shall charge but cents
per mile fare less than that sum or in excess
OF -, 0O0 2l2 cents less than $1,000, cents.
Upper Peninsula roads may charge cents on
gross earnings not exceeding 5000, and cents
when less, these provisions applying 10
road operating not 10 exceee fifteen miles
This act also provides for thousand. mile
tickets for so in Lower and SO in Upper
Peninsula available 10 the purchaser, his wife,
and family and valid for two years Unused
portions win be redeemed at the end of that
time, but the road can charge cents per mile
for portions used, so that III the contract APP
plies in both directions the purchaser using but
200 miles will owe the company al more than If
amendment provides, after Nov. OF the pres,
ent year for heating cars OF all passenger
or mixed trains by steam from the en-,
CINE or some other equally safe appliance
in the discretion OF the Railroad Commissioned
The protest OF railroad officials is nearly unani-
nous against the practicabilty OF taking steam
from the engine TO heat the trnin, declaring IL
must be done at the expense OF speed, which
will not be satisfactory Another amendment
requires that on and after Oct. l. 1890 all en-
gines and tenders shall be provided with air
brakes, thus relieving the rest of the train from
roads shall carry state troops under orders at a.
fare OF cent per mile. This legislation
prompted by seeming indisposition on the
part OF the roads TO make the usual concessions
FOR transportation OF the militia.
Department Commander Brown. of
the Michigan Ct. A. r., last week issued
a circular advising members of the order
TO stay away from the Milwaukee en-
campment. He says:
Firmly believing that the refusal TO give said
rate OF one cent a mile Travelled is an unjust
discrimination against the veterans of the late
war, therefore, IN concurrent action with the
Department Commanders Of Indiana, Illinois,
Kentucky, Missouri Iowa Kansas, Nebraska
and Minnesota, who have and will issue circu-
lars similar TO this in their respective depart
ments advise all comrades OF this department,
as n matter If seif-respect and self-detense,
and out Of love for our order, that they foreco
the anticipated pleasure of meeting their com
rGdes at the national encampInent by remain
ing at home only those attending who are duly
elected delegates or ex-oficio members of the ,
encanpment Comrades, let us be dignihed,
but rosolute and determined in this matter
and manfully resent this great injustice sought
10 be meted out 20 the men who gave the best
years of their lives and their best energies to
make our country united, strong and prosper
Gus, and our flag as well our laws and our
theory OF government by the people respected
and admired throughout the civilized world.
AT Ionia John Algren, an insane
Swede, killed ]. T. Watson, a butcher.
John Beard fatally stabbed Joseph
Punkett at danch at Deer Lake.
There VIII be no lack of logs for the
Saginaw River mills for the remainder
of the season, says a letter from East
Saginaw. There is a jam of logs in the
Tittabawasse extending a distance of
thirty-five miles. The total quantity put
into the Tittabawassee and tributaries
this season is estimated by the boom
company at 400, OOO,O 600 feet, including
$4,000, 0GO feet of logs carried over from
last season, but the company do not ex-
pect TO raft out much over 300 600 900
feet The supply of logs RATED out of the
streams for the S ginaw River mills sup
ply this season is approximately as fol-