The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-02
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

County, SAYS:
The case OF Charles t. Wright, the slayer Of
Thurber and Marshall, was called at special
nession OF court Thursday morning at Ben
zonia, before Judge Aldrich. Wrights attorneys
made an appeal 20 court for change OF venue,
presenting affidavits from leading citizens OF
Benzie County that IL would be impossible 90
get "A fair trial, that the whole section was all
tagonistic TO him. Tho case was taken under
asked tina, the trial be held at next regu-
lar term Of court, which convenes I'm January.
Judge Aldrich granted the latter request, ara
Wright returned TO Traverse City Jail, forty
miles distant. sheriff Case left with his pris-
oner via overland route, accompanied by Il
heavily ahmed guard OF deputies. During the
night fierce gale prevailed, telegraph wires
beng blown down, aud the storm drove the
vigilantes ont OF the woods, aud the party
reached Traverse City Jail in safety. n. l..
Wright the wealthy lumberman of Merrill,
Wis. sat beside his mauacled brother during
the Journey and was determined TO protect him
TO the bitter end in case Of the expected attempt
at lynching.
Prof. Benjamin f. Nichols was killed
at Ann Arbor while trying to stop run
away horse.
Chief of Police Bergman of Detroit
ordered the arrest of all suspicious char
acters on general principles while the fair
was open. Jim Brady was apprehended
under the orders, but was released on a
writ of habeas corpus before Judge Brady.
He was rearrested as soon as he regained
his liberty on the same general charge of
suspicion. an act which Judge Brady con-
strued as contempt of court, and he
summoned Chief Bergman to show cause
why he should not be committed for con-
tempt. The Chief stood on his dignity
and was ordered into the custody of the
Sheriff for Imprisonment unless he paid
500 fine, which he declares he will not
pay. And now the Detroiters want to
know whether heir police force is organ
lied 20 protect the city or whether the
courts of law are running to protect the
criminals.
Blackwell Bros. & Nicholas, general
merchandise dealers at Gladstone, have
been closed up on q chattel mort gage.
The sparrow must 90. The Plymouth
air gun factory makes guns by the car
load, and now an air gun factory is to be
started at Northv lle
-Gladwin yearns for an express Office.
Goods sent by express are billed TO Pin
coming, and then the railroad company
charges 2j cents extra per package to take
them to Gladwip.
Gladstone c tizens are ondeav oring TO
raise bonus OF $4,000 with which to
procure roller -four mill, and also large
furnace and steel works which will en-
ploy 800 men. All but $4,000 is already
subscribed
Robert Humes, of Marquette, met a
bear in the wood, few days ego. As
Mr.. Humes only had light shotgun, the
bear had the best Of the argument until
Humes let silver and filled the brute's
eyes with bird shot. Then Mr.. Humes
fed.
Will Emmert, of the Chelsea Stand.
ard, says his circulation is $50 copies, his
books open to inspection and he dares his
hated rival to show up. Sheath, twill
be a merry war.
The Au Sable and Northern Railroad,
known as the Potts Railroad, has been
opened for general traffic from Al Sable
to the village of Potts, on the Au Sable
River in Oscoda County, distance of
about forty miles in a straight line. The
village Of Potts is the headq Garters of the
Potts Salt and Lumber Company, and
from a supply store for camps has grown
in a short time to village of 800 popula-
ton, with a sawmill, large hotel, dry
goods stores, drug store, machine shops,
etc, a school with seventy-fve pupils,
and an interesting assortment of places
not so creditable 10 it as would be few
Sunday schools, etc.
The State Board of Health has re-
Gently published paper 10y its Secretary.
DR.. II. b. Baker in which he asks the
question how much the average city or
village can afford to pay its health officer
He answers this question in this way:
Statistics which can not be questioned
prove that in those localities in Michigan
where the recommendations of the state
Board of Health are carried out, about
so per cent. of the deaths from iphthe-
ria and scarlet fever are prevented by the
thorough o,ation of all infected persons
and the thorough disinfection of all in
fected persons, things, and places. Sta
tisticians usually value person in the
prime of life as worth to the community
about : 900. DIR. Baker thinks that in a
village of ], 800 inhabitants a health Off
Ger can easily save the lives of two chill
dren and one grown person in each year,
and he concludes that such village can
we'll afford to pay it's health officer -, 900
for the prevention and restriction of scar
let fever, diphthera, and typhoid fever
and make money by the transaction.
-Ex-Senator Ferry has gone 10 Utah to
visit his brother, Edw ri p. Ferry.
"A Polish Catholic church, 10 cost
SAC, 900, is to be built az Bay City.
A young man, name unknown, while
out shooting deer at the Indian camp,
near Quinnisec, shot and killed himself
accidentally. He lived in Iron Noun
tain.
Bay City is getting modest. The
Press says: The directory of Bay City
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