The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-19
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

The engine house in the Salisbury
mine, at Ishpeming, has been destroyed
by fire. Loss about $4,000.
AT a recent meeting of the directors
of the WE'LL known religious resort, Simp-
son Park, held Mt Romeo last week, the
date of the annual camp meeting was
voted for August 6 TO IL, inclusive. Simp-
son Park Ass ISOLATION is a Methodist or
ganization located one and half miles
northwest of Romeo.
Mrs. Lucinda Reid, living near Ro-
meo, Macomb County, who was seriously
shot in the intestines by the accidental
explosion of revolver few weeks ago,
has fully recovered her usual health
This is the second case on record in the
State. DR.. Greenshields, the attending
physician, gave the particulars of his OPP
Grafton to the members of the State
Medical Association at their recent meet
ing held at Kalamazoo. 1t was listened to
with deep interest by every medical man
present.
there was l5l majority for issuing bonds
for $50, 600 to procure water from Lake
Sally
Bay Citys cash contributions to the
flood sufferers reach 81, 400.
John b. Molony, of Detroit, has
secured an option on the plants of the
Bay City and West Bay City Brewing
Companies, in the interest of the Eastern
syndicate.
Tho work of rebuilding with brick
the business block destroyed by fire at
Kalkaska, in March last, has commenced.
Prof. G. r. Cation has been re-en-
gagged as principal of the Kalkaska
schools. This is his fifth year.
One hundred and fifty delegates at
tended the State Convention of the Ger
man Workingmen's Society at Ionia. c.
G.. Brennan, of Saginaw, presided. The
Presidents report presented shows
membership at last report of GIG; new
members, 81; withdrawn, "a; expelled,
/ l69; died, -; present membership, 6, 395;
net increase of membership, 276. Treas
urer Ihling's report shows receipts of
! $50, 1885, and disbursements of 1884,
4l6.4S. with balance on hand of ST.,
| 723. 10, and due from local bodies, 1915. go.
/ Next years convention will be held at
Ludington.
The State Hotel Keepers Associa-
ton met at Detroit last week, and in
dulged in good deal of general hotel
discussion.
Lilly Cook, aged 50 years, and a resi-
dent of Saginaw County for nearly fifty
years, died at East Saginaw last week.
John Drahner, an Oakland County
pioneer, died suddenly at Oxford few
days ago.
Fire at Ishpeming, Quilted the Mickey
Block, occupied by stores and Offices
causing loss of $4,000; fully covered
by insurance.
The Michigan Salt Association has
reduced the price of salt to 81 cents per
barrel in order 10 force opponents to the
propo. oil salt union into it. When in
March last annual contracts were made
by the association twenty-three manu-
featuring firms in the State refused to
continue their membership, and have
since been manufacturing and selling Mt
the rates obtained by the association. 1t
is to punish these offenders the present
cut was made.
The re lson assigned by the Senate
for repeating the divorce law, says a let
ter from Lansing, was that the great ma
jority of divorces granted in Michigan
were really on account of Incompatible
ity, and the power given Judges TO for
bid them from remarrying within two
years was liable to prove a hardship to
many men and women guilty of no Of
Tense, and who might be much happier
by a second marriage.
General Alger being asked by De-
troit reporter the meaning of the reports
which have recently appeared in print to
the effect that he had announced his can
diiacy for President in 1892, replied as
follows
There is no truth whatever in the story. 1
have received numerous cuttings from the news
papers in which have been made to say was
a candidate and n great deal more of rubbish OF
n similar nature. l believe denied the matter
to a local newspaper. / am liable 10 err in
Judgment, in common with the rest of man
kind. but that ! am consummato ass deny.
A man who actually desired the great Office
OF President of the United Sta-es-a position
/ would rather hold than 10 he lifelong Gear
OF all the Russias-wOuld prove himself an ass
IL he were To do what some gentlemen of the
press have laid at my doors. have never said,
written. limited any words which could be
construed rs meaning anything of the kind.
From political standpoint IL would be mad
ness, and would or ought To ruin the chances OF
the person who indiscreet. You are at
liberty 20 say i'm my behalf that the report is
tirely false.
AT Bay City, the 4-year-old son of j.
McPhail was run over by an omnibus and
fatally injured.
Miss Eva Cusick, of Leroy, only IL
years old, has become an evangelist OF
the Free Methodist Church, and she
pictures the fate of the wicked with as
bold hand as ever Jonathan Edwards
boosted.