The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-05
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary of the More I'm
portant Doings of Our Noighbors-wed-
dings and Deaths - Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
Andrew Gregorie, the Marquette hotel
keeper, who shot and killed his wife and
then attempted suicide about month
ago, is recovering, and will be held for
the murder of his wife.
Geo. W. Stevens, of the firm of Stew
ems Il La Due, Saginaw, lumber manu-
facturers, will remove 10 Ashland in about
two weeks to- look after the cutting and
manufacturing of zoe, 900, 600 feet of pine
in Bayfield, County. owned by syndicate
of Saginaw men.
Saginaw reports some complaint of a
dull lumber market, and the shingle trade
is also slow.
Stephen Williams, Richard Trewen-
rich aud John Hoar were instantly killed
IN Marquette County.
The sixteenth annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Michigan was held at Bay City last week.
The Treasurer's report showed acomforta-
BILE balance on hand. There were over 200
delegates in attendance. number of
interesting papers were read and dis
cussed.
"A good deal of Saginaw lumber capt.
tai is being invested in timber lands in
other States.
-Croswell is about to adopt an ordi-
nance exacting high tax from all dealers
of the "peddler" type who 90 from house
to house taking orders for their goods and
at future day making deliveries.
On July |, 1889, Ypsilant will have a
free postal delivery.
The Rev. George Jacob Schwein-
furth, who is just now posing in Rock
ford, ILL.,, as the Christ, was ut one time
a resident of Alpena, in this State, and
had some experience there. Schwein-
furth says that his heirship was revealed
to him by Mrs. Beekman, founder of the
Beekmanites, but 1t is n fact that he
at Alpena, and his claim was set forth in
so offensive manner that some of the I'M
godly LAY for him." One day, Swiney,"
as the Gentle called him, stood on the
shore of the lake and administered some
caustic rebukes to the log driyerS for
their profanity He then launched into
his usual theme and claimed his ability to
perform miracles, clinching it by declar-
ing although he couldn't swim, he would
not drown if he should fall into the water.
One of the doubling Thomases wanted
proof of this, and taking n catch-as-
catch can hold he threw the blasphemer
far out into the lake Sch weinfurth
didn't walk on the water, neither did he
swim, but he howled pleadingly and was
taken out only after he had gone down
the second time. He never performed
any more miracles for the edihcation of
the Alpena loggers, and soon after left
for greener pastures.
The latest fraud is that of gang of
sharpers selling fruit trees, says a recent
letter from North Branch. The agent
calls on the farmer, not TO ask him 10 buy
the trees, but plant them on shares, the
company TO get half the fruit for twelve
years as price of the trees. The farmer
binds himself to pay for trees at the rate
of 81. so if he sells his farm. He gives a
bond to the agent for $500, and without
his knowledge it is registered against the
Il
buy the farm, offering more than it is
worth. Before he pays down the money
he wants to see and examine the records,
and they proceed to the Registers Office.
A bond is registered against the place for
$500, and rather than miss such sale the
farmer pays the $500 in order to give a
clear title. But where, oh, where, is the
friend who purchased the farm? Then he
learns that he is out just $500.
Joseph Stoddard, Monroe County
farmer was fatally kicked by vicious
stallion.
SAUL Ste Marie is crying out for fire
protection.
Marquette is going to build a new
opera house.
The people of Sault Ste. Marie are to
have an agricultural association which
will hold one or two fairs year.
The third annual convention of the
Michigan Music Teachers Association
will lie held in Detroit June q, 2S, and 30
The exercises will consist of concerts,
organ solos, papers, discussions, etc, and
promise to be of unusual excellence, the
greatest care having been taken by those
in charge of the programme to obtain the
foremost opponents o. the art in the
State. Any music teacher or professor on
any instrument is eligible for membership
in the association.
The shipments of ore from the iron
mines continue unusually heavy.
-Washtenaw County has postponed
her county fair from the 10th to the oath
of September, so that it will not conflict
with the State Fair.
Capt Fenner. of the Romeo Bicycle
Club, while riding his wheel at a high