The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-04-10
STATE AGRICULTURAL BOARD.

was absent in Washington, and it was de-
'cided to defer the appointment OF the nee
.essary committees and the transaction of
considerable additional business until
such time as he could meet with them in
his official capacity. The other day the
Officers Of the society, together with the
business and transportation committees,
met in Detroit President Palmer occu-
pied the chair. Other members Of the
board present were: Secretary j. c.
Sterling, of Monroe; Treasurer A. j..
Dean, of Adrian: ex-oflicio members Of
the board, A. o. Hyde of Marshall, and
George w. Phillips, of Romeo; members
of Business Committee, Franklin Wells
of Constantine, John c. Sharp ofJackson,
andJ. II. Butterfeld of Lapeer; Transpor-
tation Committee, T.. Fifeld OF Bay City,
William Ball of Hamburg, and John Less
were appointed: TO receive propositions
for permanent location for the State
Fair and report to the Executive Board at
Jackson, April 2O-Messrs. A. J. Dean, A.
o. Hyde, John c. Sharp, j. III. Butter
field, William Ball. and w. l.. Weber.
Committee on Legislation-Messrs. James
Nj. Turner and William Ball. On Bust
ness-Franklin Wells, John c. Sharp, j.
II. Butterheld. Transportation - James
NJ. Turner, j. C. Sterling Eugene Fifield.
Reception - William Chamberlain of
Three Oaks, A. o. Hyde and ii. o. Han
ford of Plymouth Programme-George
wv. Phillips, j. II. Butterfeld, John C..
Sharp. Printing and Advertising-A. j.
Dean, j. c. Sterling, Franklin Wells.
General Superintendent-H. o. Hanford.
Executive Superintendent J. IL.
Butterfeld; horses, Ct. w. Phillips;
sheep, D. w. Howard; swine, NJ. j. Gard;
poultry, j. @. 4. burlington; micellane-
Gus, +. ii. Smith; art and music, Nj. p.
Anderson; needlework, William Chamber
lain; manufactured goods, Henry Fralick;
Agricultural A. +. Wood; Machinery, II.
r. Dewey; Farm Implements, j. p. Shoe
maker; Vehicles, L. l.. Reed; Bees and
Honey, n. j. Kelsey; Forage, John Lessi-
ter Horticulture, l.. b. Watkins; Gates,
William Ball; Police, A. o. Hyde. a
committee was also named TO take charge
of the matter of looking up a satisfactory
temporary location for the State Fair of
1889. A. o. Hyde, of Marshall, was APP
pointed to act as President of the board
during the absence of Minister Palmer In
Spain. deputation from Lansing APP
peared before the board and offered a
sixty-acre tract of land suitably located,
including a half-mile track and all the
necessary buildings, without money and
without price, in case the State Fair was
permanently located at the Capital City.
Among those present to urge the avail
ability of Lansing were President j. E.
Warner, of the Central Michigan Agricul-
'tural Society, and Secretary j. ]. Baird,
of the same institution. After many
speeches and much discussion, the offer
was referred to the Committee on Perma-
nent Location for consideration.
The one great necessity of Alpena at
present is first-class Touring mill. The
home market requires about 10000 OF
$4,000 barrels per year, and nearly all that
is used there is imported from other places.
The loss of Alpena people is between
$4,000 and $50, 600 year.
A Justice Crawford, of Pontiac, held
Moses Dennis for trial in the Circuit Court
for stealing $50 rifle from the barn of
Daniel Heath, in Pontiac. In default of
$500 bail Dennis languishes in Jail. He
is colored man, and bears a hard name.
While in Jail there last year he tried to
hang himself, but was prevented from
doing SO by the jailer.
Port Austin is DESTROYS of develop
ing as summer resort Naturally, it is
we'll adapted for a resort; in fact, it has
more and finer picturesque scenery thar
any point on Lake Huron, and all that
aeems TO be needed is a little enterprise in
the matter.
But few days ago Elmer Finkbiner
of Waterfowl, Clinton County, got his
legs entangled in a rope attached to alive
ly steer, by which he was dragged dis
lance of at least eighty rods when the an.
in his perilous trip he considered would
result in his death. He was enabled t.
keep q sitting posture the entire distance
by striking the ground with his hands as
he slid along Nearly two square feet o.
skin was raked from his body and in one
place the flesh was worn through to tn,
bone. While the young man is doing a.
we'll as could be expected under the cir
.cumstances, some grating will undoubt
eddy have to be resorted to before he is
perfect and full sized man again.
The furniture factory of Ring, Brad,
d Co. burned at East Saginaw, including
SIS, 900 worth OF manufactured stock an,
200, 900 feet of oak lumber in yard. Loss
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
In a fire at Bay City 100000 feet o
lumber on the Myers mill dock wa
burned. The lumber was owned by Moshe
q Fisher and Tously d Turner jointly
One hundred and fifty feet of dock wa
also burned. Loss, nearly $4,000; vel
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