The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-03-27

that the law mas Doen vlolateu ~ ROCK
River. While In the woods about mile
from town, Mr.. Terrio came across deer's
inwards, and from appearances it was evil
dent, he thought, that deer had been re-
Gently slaughtered, and he proceeded to
follow the trail. and found that the deer
was taken to q cottage in Rock River Mr..
Terrio told the Republican that he would
prosecute the offender as soon as he Sc
cures the necessary evidence, which, he
says, is nearly complete.
Frank Seifert, farmer living six
miles east of Mount Clemens, was fatally
shot by Charles Gunst, his wife's brother.
Gunst has been in New Mexico for three
years, and the first warning of his appear
ance was his entering the back door Of
Seifert's house with pistol in each hand
with the words: 1--we come to kill both OF
shots we're fired two hitting Seifert, but
Mrs. Seifert was not hit. Gunst immedi-
ately disappeared. The remarkable feat
ure is that young Gunst should have been
able to reach the Seifert farm without
being observed. When last heard from,
two weeks ago, he was in Mexico. Mrs.
Seifert was left alone in the house With
her wounded husband and two little chill
dren. She ran to a neighbors house u
half mile away and told the awful news
Gunst, the murderer, was of rowing dis
position and is now 90 years old. He had
trouble with Seifert about his mothers
estate and he then threatened to take
Seifert's life Seifert who is IS, has been
married eight years and was a prosperous
and successful farmer. Gunst has been
captured. He will not talk about the
murder.
The committee which met at Milford
to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of charging
the Methodist Church of that place, de-
cided that the best way to ascertain the
feeling of the congregation on the subject
would be to start subscription paper
and see how much of the needed collateral
would be pledged. The improvements
which have been planned will cost 81 900
or thereabout.
A girl at Saginaw, who consulted a
fortune teller, was told by the latter to
let her wear her 800 diamond ring for q
few days and she would charm il so that
the girl could find out all she wanted to.
The girl did so. and the fortune teller left
town, and then it was found that she had
carried away great many other things to
charm"
The Calumet mine is still closed,
and. although it is believed and hoped tho
fire is out, it will not be opened until
there is n reasonable certainty that there
is no fire to be famed into blaze az
soon as the air is admitted into the mine
John II. Morrill,, of New York, went
to Lansing to urge charter from the
Legislature for company to build ship
canal to onnect Lakes Michigan and Su-
perior. The contemplated canal will
start in Autrain River, fifteen miles east
of Marquette, and follow the river to Lit
tie Bay DeNoquet at Gladstone. The
canal will be thirty-six miles long and
will save 27l miles between Chicago, Du-
luth and other points. Morrill, says he
represents an Eastern company, which is
ready to organize within sixty days after
a charter is granted.
Postmaster Cooper of Port Austin
has received a card from the Secretary of
the State Fish Hatchery, stating they will
plant some whitefish at Port Austin this
spring if they can secure tug or suitable
boat.
An infant child of Joseph Forten who
lives on Woodside avenue, Bay City, was
found dead in bed alongside its mother,
having been smothered during the night.
1t was 3 months of age.
Bay City needs new and more COM
modious high-sc building, and will
probably have it.
The Mount Clemens Sons of Veter-
ans are raising money to purchase two
cannon. They will cost $500, or about
that
Barlow Wilson, who lived in Will
| JAMESTOWN, hfteen miles from Lansing,
fell under freight train near that village
and was killed.
Among the curiosities brought from
the Philippine Islands by Prof Steere,
and which have been mounted for the
university museum, is species of buff
falo entirely new to the civilized world,
and not known to any scientist or ever
before seen at Ann Arbor or described
Its body is similar to the American bison,
but the legs are longer and the horns
slope straight back from the top Of the
head. There is but little hair on the
body, and the hoofs are large and fiat,
enabling it to swim readily. In habits
this animal, although of the buffalo tribe,
is similar to the hipopotamus. 1t is
found only on one island of the Philip
pines, Mindoro, and is very ferocious.
-Philo Parsons, of Detroit, gave to the
University library at Ann Arbor 1925
volumes and 5000 pamphlets, mostly on
subjects in political economy. His oil
portrait, painted by Mr. Ives, has been