The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-18

The follow Michigan pensions
have been granted:
Original Invalid-Francis M. West, Attica
John Jones, Eaton Rapids; Almon W. Eek,
Wolverine Delos Hutchins Sonoma Peter
Fellows, Lake Odessa Edward l.. Baker Clare
VIM. ii. Ogden, Gobleyille; james Sturdayant,
Delta VIM. fone, East Saginaw sam Hanna,
White Rock Max Canture, Detroit; JOS Lett
Rennis VIM. Lathrop, Hillsdale; Hiram h
Marshall. Three Rivers
lncrease-wm. IL. Kline, Glendale Thos.
Soulson, Brooklyn; Almon Billiard, Hillsdale;
Jas. Greenlee Constantine; Lilburn Mellen,
Colon; Lester j. Weston, n Branch; Seymour
A. Judd, Bancroft Martin A. Westcott Goble-
Vile Francis A. Costa, Ithaca Daniel Eisel,
Charlotte: Cornelius ID. Cfoley, Lapeer City
Miller j. Blaohly, Rockford; Philip Carroll. Port
Crescent; JOHN SNYDER Detroit Geo. Nj. III.
Bowen, Alpine; Paul Dodge. Hespera Marion
Case, DE Witt Joseph Granger, Charlotte John
A. Robinson, Muskegon Johann schultz
Perrinsville; Charles +. Groesbock, Litchheld
John Sanders, Lansing; Fairfield Goodwin,
Cassopohs; Wallace +. Ball, Hudson John
Misner, Kalamazoo; William j. Marvin Lake
Odessa; George Heyd, st. Johns; Charles H.
White, Berville; William III. Shanahan, Big
Beaver Jedediah S. Collins, Rea; Charles w.
Hartwell Free Soil; Hiram Harpeter, Big
Rapids Ira Is. Marks, starville; Acil Champ
lin, Charlotte Lewis Beach ChapL-; Cyrus
Alsdorf, Lansing; William Hale Peck James
Mcdowell, Bloomingdale; Leeman Underhill,
Old Mission; Charles H. Root, Winfield George
w. Closson Benton Harbor; Andrew j. Lamb,
Sturgis William L. Davis, Sherwood; Freedom
Randall, Burlington.
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Original widow-lold war Harriet s., widow
OF Henry Duncan, Detroit.
. President Clute, OF the State Agri-
cultural College. who, in May last, sue
ceeded President Willis, who had re-
signed the previous month, has sub
mitted his first annual report to the State
Board of Agriculture, Of which the fol-
lowing is an abstract:
He finds that the new horticultural labora-
tory, completed in March last, proves well
adapted for the purposes for which IL was built.
The new propagating house is approaching
completion, and promises TO be satisfactory. 1t
will be of great service to the Professor lin
charge in teaching, and in the practical work OF
the gardens. 1t will be ready for use in the
spring. He recommends winter work in the
laboratory, because il can be pursued without
interruption. He calls attention 10 the fact that
the college exhibit, both at the State Fair and
the Detroit Exposition, attracted much atten-
tion and excited surprise by its excellence. The
college is greatly indebted To Senator James Nc
Milan of Detroit, for the most generous gift OF
n large collection of butterflies and OF beetles.
The butterflies include 5000 species and 1900
specimens. The beetles include 5000 species
and 40, 900 specimens. This gift is more fully
described in the report of Prof Cook through
whose interest in his department the gift was
INSPIRED IL is hoped that this kindly act OF
Senator Mcmillan is but forerunner of many
other gifts from patriotic sons and daughters of
Michigan, who would like TO see her State Agri-
cultural School thoroughly equipped In every re-
.spect. Our college has now valuable beginning
in museum cabinets and library And yet those
who use these most that is the professors in
different departments aud the special students,
find them by no means complete. We could use
much fuller collections with great profit 20 our
students and TO the general public. The most
pressing need is books for the library in the de-
partments of history biography, travel htera-
iture, and philosophy, and ne asks il there are
no wealthy men in Michigan who Will be glad to
supply this need. President Clute calls especial
attention To the great Importance OF the vet6r-
iinary department; the necessity OF greater care
in the breeding of domestic animals and de-
rclares that the veterinary course Is TO furnish
"a comp lete training that will fit the graduates
of the course for tho practice OF veterinary
medicine and surgery.
North Lansing is organizing build
ing and loan association with capital
stock OF 100000.
A l2-year- old youn gster broke through
the ice on the river at Lansing and had
been at the bottom twice when teamster
threw him a rope aud pulled him out
Thank you, sir" said the boy. That
was a pretty close call, wasn't it,"
The Lansing Common Council has
passed an iron clad ordinance prohibit
ing the sale of lottery tickets, al glmes
of chance from dice throwing up, and all
gift enterprises, and imposing a heavy
fine with an alternative of ninety days
imprisonment for violation.
-Alpena mills the past season manu-
featured PIP 900, 900 feet of lumber, 3d.
OOO, 900 laths, and $3.50, 900 shingles
and 80, OOO, 600 pounds of paper pulp,
.242,57O railway ties, and $4,000 fence
posts were also shipped from that port.
-Four cases of smallpox are reported
from Muskegon. The local physicians
are taking every precaution to keep the
disease from spreading.
Many families on the shores of the
Straits of Mackinaw, near Greys reef,
will buy no -four this winter. The recent
wrecks there enabled them to get hun
.dreds of barrels of it-and no questions
asked. Some wreckers have -four to sell
at twenty-five cents per barrel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Foster, of Len
lawee County, who had been married but
two weeks, were out fishing on Posey
Lake, when their boat capsized and Mrs.
Foster was drowned.
"A. f. Sterr, of st. Ignace, has en-
tered upon acourse of study under Dwight
/. Moody, and proposes to become an
evangelist.
-Michi0Gn School Moderator: The
Detroit dailies speak of the move toward
grading district schools in Genesee Coun.
lty as if it were something just thought OF
in this State. There are a dozen or more
counties in Michigan where for more
than year past the work has beer
pushed with vigor. If the daily papers
were as wide awake to school matters as
to prize-fghts or baseball, they would
not be caught so far behind the profes
sion.
John o. Bechtel, OF Bay City, was
arrested on a charge OF keeping disor.
derly house. and gave $500 bail to appea
for tr al. He didn't appear, and his bonds
man. Peter Tierney. must ante up the sun
nominated in the bond.
During his California trip Gov. Luce
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