The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-09
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

dtngs and Deaths - Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
George Benger, about % years of age,
employed upon the farm of David Soule,
in Ovid Township, Clinton County, was
caught by his clothing in the machinery of
a windmill and wound about the upright
shaft so firmly as to stop the progress of
the mill in high wind. co-worker
threw the mill ont of gear and saved his
life.
j. III. Miller, the second hand dealer,
purchased an oak trunk from German
family at Saginaw, on the top of which are
the initials ID. L. NJ" In brass, and the
figures "l7s9." The inscription is sur
mounted with brass wreath. The top is
quite convex and made of four slaves,
resembling barrel slaves somewhat. A
sunk panel is cut out of the solid wood.
The chest is about 81 feet long and weighs
1929 pounds. 1t is put together with a
double dovetail and the corners are Sc
curely banded with iron. The hinges ex-
tend clear around the trunk. 1t is fitted
with a spring lock and with ordinary care
is perfectly good for another hundred
years.
-Evaporated fruit in the hands of State
fruit growers is more plentiful this year
than ever before. Many fruit growers
have put in evaporators, and when fruit
was low in price they used up the surplus
by evaporation, and in that way helped to
keep up the price of green fruit
The Muskegon Savings Bank has
been doing business just one year, and
has in that time issued 800 books to saw
ings depositors, and makes a satisfactory
showing as to its earnings.
The Lansing Water Works distributed
lG,2l0,2ji gallons OF water during the
month OF December. The record for the
year was 33s, $50, 500 gallons.
About half an acre of land OF the ex-
treme end of Harbor Point, Emmett
County, dropped into the lake the other
night. This is the third instance Of the
kind in the past twelve years, and is
caused, no doubt, by the current under
mining the surface. As the point is con-
stantly building up from the west, how
ever, there is no danger CT Harbor Point
stock toking tumble, either in value or
into the Ike.
-Four masked men surprised c. A.
Newton, the night watchman at o. w.
Shipman's coal yard and Office at Detroit,
and one held revolver 10 his head and or
dered II III 10 throw mp his hands. The other
men seized his hands, tied them behind
his back, lolnd his feet, gagged him, and
threw him on the floor One of the men
stood guard over the Waterman while the
other three entered the Office and drilled
the safe. All the money the safe con-
tanned was Sc. After ransacking the
Office for more valuabes without fading
any the robbers departed. Newton sue
ceeded in freeing himself aud made his
way into the street, where citizen loos-
ened the ropes which held his hands.
The question of incorporating Mt.
Pleasant as a city is now a subject of
serious consideration in that village.
"A small saw-mill has been built at
Prieur's Dam, Ogemaw County.
"A Commissioners sale of property at
Detroit was interrupted by Herman Luz
ther making desperate attempt to kill
his divorce WIFE who ran shrieking down
the street, Luther following her and shoot
fsar, Of hap Eau Fnnt Al ta,.
fell down on the street in her haste to get
away, and Luther stopped over her and
was about to discharge his revolver when
Young man Knocked his hand up, the
bullet hitting bystander i'll the knee.
The Luthers had been divorced and the
sale was OF their property Luther became
curaged Mt his former wife bidding in the
property. Fred Luther, son, was shot
in the cheek, the ball coming out at the
middle of the neck The wound is not
necessarily dangerous. Herman Luther,
the would-be assassin, is Prussian by
birth and speaks but little English. He
is 81 years old and tailor by trade
Wells, Stone & Co, of Gladwin,
have SIX camps IN operation on the south
branch of the Tobacco, and have about
80, O00 pieces on the skids. Pickard &
Pratt are running several camps for Bliss
Bros. and James Hill & Sons. There will
probably be from $4,000 900 to 20, 900, 900
feet of logs put into the stream this winter
by these firms.
Between 400 and 800 delegates are ex-
,pected to be present at the seventeenth
annual convention of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
which will convene in Saginaw on Feb. !.
These delegates will be domiciled around
at the various homes of hospitable citi-
zens OF both Saginaws.
The best business block in Iron
Mountain has been destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at from $50, 900 to $780,
900. few of the heaviest losers were
Frederick's drug store, Silverman, Davis
& Levy's clothing house, NJ. Carlyglottas
two saloons, one shoe shop, one barber
shop, Ed Freeman's saloon and livery
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