The true northerner., 1889-11-13
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE:
LATELY OCCURRED.

portant Doings of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths - Grimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
Thomas Boyle was passenger on a
train from Detroit over the Bay City Di-
vision of the Michigan Central. When
the train was running at full speed be-
tween Denmark Junction and Vassar,
Boyle suddenly left his seat in the car,
stepped to the platform, and jumped of.
The train was stopped, and the men who
went back found Boyle alive and quite
well, considering the circumstances. He
was asked for on explanation of his
strange action, but, although he an
swered questions nationally, he said be
could remember nothing of the occur
renee, and could not understand how he
came to jump from the train.
One hundred and five applicants for
registration as druggists were examined
by the State Board of Pharmacy at Ian
sing. last week. This is the largest num-
Der in the history of the board. Among
the applicants were four ladies. The an
null report of the board for the past fiscal
year shows that there were 2l3 applicants
for certificates as registered pharmacists,
of which fifty-two were rejected. There
were sixty certificates issued to assistant
pharmacists. The amount received in
fees was SO, 569.2O, and there is a cash
balance on hand of 81, ,3S6.3S. The total
number of registered pharmacists is 2,S79
aud 252 assistants. The board has caused
complaints to be issued against nine per-
sons for violation of the pharmacist act.
There were seven convictions, and one
case is still pending.
For some time past Alpena City has
been infested with band of boy burg
lars, who broke into stores and stole con-
siderable merchandise. One of these
boy depredators was captured last week.
This lads confessions have implicated
about n dozen other lads, some of whom
have been arrested Ono of the lads
managed to smuggle an iron poker into
his CELL and when the officer had gone he
broke the cell lock and escaped.
The State Board of Agriculture, at
business meeting in Lansing last week,
decided upon dates for III, farmers in
'stitutes next February as follows: Low
ell, Feb. 3 and 4; Harrington, Feb. and
3; Whitehall, Feb. and Is; Shelby, Feb.
6 and .; Mt. Pleasant, Feb. 10 and IL;
Evart, Feb. IL and u; Cadillac, Feb. Is
and II; Pontiac, Feb. Il and Is; INLAY
City, Feb. Is and 10; Cass City, Feb. 10
and 30; Bad Axe, Feb. 20 and 2l. res
'olution was adopted requesting the State
Agricultural Society to erect special
building for the Agricultural Society on
the State Fair grounds, in order that its
exhibits may all be shown under one roof,
with the exception Of the stock depart
ment. The Attorney General was in
structed 10 begin legal proceedings against
James Boland, of Jackson, charged with
manufacturing and selling fertilizers
without the required State license.
The jury in the case of Charles John
son against II. W. Sage II Co., at Bay
City, rendered a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $4,000. Mr.. Johnson WAS
formerly employed in Sage & Co. 5 mill,
and while such had one OF his hands
caught in a piece of machin ery. The
member was so badly mutilated that the
arm had to be cut OF. He brought suit
for $50, 600 against the firm.
The State Executive Committee of
the u NJ. c. A. at business session held
in Lansing q few days since, rs-slecte
II. NJ Clarke of Detroit, as State Secre-
tary; II. G.. Van Tuyl. Detroit, Chairman
of the committee; J. II. Dutton Detroit
Treasurer; L. c. Stanley, Committee Sec
retary; and Prof. David Howell Lansing,
Corresponding Member of the Interna-
tional Committee.
-Wilber Humphrey, of Ionia, was on
trial for the crime of abortion and max
ing Ia good showing, when his attorney
nstounded the court by changing his plea
to guilty.
The White Caps of Selma Township,
Wexford County. publishes card in the
Cadillac Nelcs warning Elder jeremiah
Payne Ito leave the country or else they
VIII snow up MS record from away DacR.
Grand Rapids horsemen Will estab-
lish $50 race track.
p. A. Wooley, formerly of Grand
Haven, has taken alarge quantity of saw
mill machinery from that place to set il
up in the State of Washington.
The Marquette Mining journal has
acquired new l5-horse power engine
and all the etceteras thereunto belonging
and yet is not TOO proud to cease speaking
to the esteemed contemporaries.
Last March Harvey Morton, brake
man on log train on the Detroit, Bay
City & Alpena Railroad, was setting Q
brake when the chain broke, hurling hin
beneath the wheels, where he lost his
life. At Harrisville, Alcona County, last
week, jury brought in verdict of 81 ,OOt
in favor of Morton's heirs.
The product of some of the leading
copper mines OF Michigan for October
was as follows: Calumet and Hecla