The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-20

piOyou On tho NoftnWestern llouu, was
knocked from the top of freight train by
the spout of the Negaunee water-tank,
and, falling under the wheels, lost one
! leg and suffered other less serious hurts.
The leg was amputated at tho hospital at
Ishpeming. where he was taken and now
is, and his recovery is hoped for
--Claud d. Atkinson, OF the Diamond
Drill, of Crystal Falls, publishes card
to tho effect that there is no truth in tho
report that his paper HIS suspended pub
lication, aud stating that in view of the
present prosperity of his paper he is at q
loss to know how the story originated
Mr. Wilson, who is numbering quito
extensively near Roscommon, states that
advices TO him from up the stream are oil
thinks that the decrease in the amount put
in this winter, as compared with last
winter, will not exceed 100, 100000 feet.
The necessity for more freight depot
room for the Michigan Central at Bay
City has been felt for some months. The
once large building at the foot of Water
street is too small for the vast quantities
of freight which are received there. After
the new passenger house is completed a
new freight house will be erected on Sag
NAV street near First which will accom-
moiate n portion of the city business and
relieve the main building.
e. X. Potter Il Sons, of Alpena, have
$500, 600 feet of logs banked. They re-
quire 1000, 900 feet.
The county of Isle Royale is locked
up in a safe at Detroit. The county was
organized in 1873. Since then the popu-
lation has dwindled TO IA few fishermen.
All official documents were sent to De-
troit firm. Interest in the Isle Royale
mining property was revived, but when
the prospective purchasers desired to Sc
cure transfer of title they found that
the county seat had drifted several hun
dred miles down stream, and it was i'm
| possible to obtain access to the records.
| This movement is, in fact, "A mining vent
ure in the interest of New York syndi-
cate, represented by Jacob Houghton, OF
Detroit. Isle Royale is we'll known to
have copper concealed in its stony bosom.
Mr.. Houghton's syndicate proposes to
| spend $500, 900 in burrowipg Isle Royale,
and il desires to acquire $4,000 of the
Not only will the island be reinhabited
but 1t is proposed to set up complete
county organization again.
The Palmer mines, located FIVE miles
south of Negaunee, will shortly pass into
the hands Of General Russell A. Alger
| His estimate Of their value, $500, 900, has
been accepted, and the contract for the
delivery of the property upon the pay
ment Of the agreed amount signed. The
| property comprises a tract OF land mile
and n half wide east to west and two
miles in length, and contains $40 acres
| There are two mines now open on the
property. Both have a daily output of
about 500 tons. and the addition of but
little machinery would more than double
the output. The product of the mines
last year was 60, 900 tons, and may be
made 200, 900 tons. The vein runs across
the property, and that it does not pinch
out on the property is proved by the fact
that an opening has been made on the adj
joining property east of the same quality
of ore. The chief value of the property
is found in the fact that the ore runs in
both directions from the center, which
piecludes the possibility Of the owners of
adjacen. property getting the advantage.
The Duluth South Shore and Atlantic
built six miles of road to the property
from Negaunee last year upon contract
to carry one-half the mines output. The
price paid for the mines includes the fee
to the property.
The commercial travellers Of the State
have formed an organization to be known
rs thu "Kni2 hts of the Grip" and have
formally withdrawn from the National
Travellers Pro ective Associat on, with
which great deal of dissatisfaction is
expressed. Their object is to secure leg
islAtion to more fully protect their rights;
to secu as favorable rates from the rail-
roa Is on bagg 1ge as other classes of trav-
elers; to secure better hotel accommoda-
tions, and 10 adjust difference between
hotel men and members; TO elevate the
soc al and moral character of the pro-
fession, and to assist in procuring en-
ployment for its members. The officers
are: President, Albert f. Peake, of
Jackson; Secretary, l.. Nj. Mills, of Grand
Rapids; TIE 'surer, George G. Cooper, of
Lansing; Sergeant-at-Arm E. l.. Ben
nett, OF Lansing; Chaplain, the Rev.
Charles Fluher of Grand Rapids; Board
o. Directors, L. j. Foster, of Detroit; A..
A. Howard, of Coldwater; George f.
Owen, of Grand Rapids; w. J. Richards,
of Un on City; Charles a.. Ballard, of
Lansing; with Vice President from each
Congressional district Standing COM
mittees have been appointed ON railroad
transportation, legislation, bus and bag
gage, hotels, relief, employment, and the
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