The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-30

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DIR. Manner came rear being the vie-
tim of bad mistake few days ago in
the putting up of drugs in a Monroe drug
store. He had his bismuth bottle lately
filed by one of the druggists, and, feeling
slightly unwell, requested his wife to
pour ont teaspoonfal of it. She did SO,
and he put it partially into his mouth, but
perceived that il was that deadly poison,
corrosive sublimate which had been ad-
ministered. He spat out nearly all that
had entered his mouth, but enough had
been swallowed to cause dangerous sick
ness which required the attention of sew
eral brother physicians. The druggist
found his own bismuth bottle filled with
with corrosive sublimate, and thinks the
house. If it had been anybody but a
physician, who instantly knew what the
sublimate was and how to arrest it's eff
fects, the case would have undoubtedly
been fatal
The Canton, Ohio, Bridge Company
has already forfeited 81 900 to the city of
Big Rapids for failure to complete the
iron bridge at the upper rapids on time,
and this amount will be nearly double be-
fore the structure is ready for business.
A. NJ. Campbell, CT Chippewa County,
is engaged in getting out 10000 cords of
| pulp wood for the Wisconsin Su!phili
Fiber Company. Mr.. Campbell says the
demand for this wood is increasing every
year, and that there is large quantity
being taken this winter.
William Kecch and Rachel Lemonyar
were married in Ulster County, New York,
in 1915, and they had fourteen children,
ten of whom are still living Nine of
these held reunion at the residence of
Alex lnder Mech at Rockford.
The many years cutting of lumber
and the gradual decrease of standing pine
in Wexford County, the days of high
giants of the forests would seem to have
passed in that county. But occasionally
this is disproved by the telling of some
mammoth pine, which in size surpasses
all on record. A tree was cut by j. Cum
mer & Son on section |, which made four
logs measuring as follows: Butt log, Is
feet and inches in circumference; Sec
ond cut, Is feet and inches; third cut, IA
feet and inches; fourth cut, - feet and
inches. The butt log scaled 2, 30i feet;
the second, 2,209; third, 2, ll6 fourth,
POPS. This makes a total OF 1854 feet in
the tree.
| The Detroit Stave and Heading Com
fire, causing a loss OF between $4,000
and $50, 900. James r. Middleton, the
Waterman, was burned to death I'm
doubleday the fire was the work of an in
cendiary. There were traces to show that
train of kerosene oil had been laid around
the building. and the match was then put
to various parts of the structure. An at
tempt was made TO fire the Office some
weeks ago, and since then there have been
efforts to fire the other buildings, but with
out avail.
Chief Baskins, assisted by Officer
Brady, bagged two young burglars who
have been tapping tills and robbing stores
in Saginaw, East Saginaw and Bay City.
They both reside at Saginaw, one being
Nathaniel Ostrander AMI the other John
Orr. Orr resisted arrest fercely and
nearly escaped. On their person were
found two revolvers, pocket books, glass
cutter, etc. Both are graduates of the
Reform School, and have served terms in
Ionia. Both were sleeping at home when
found
I'VE are going to have big shortage
in the log crop in the Saginaw district, :"
remarked lumberm IN to the Bay City
Times. Some say it will fall $50. 900, 900
feet short of last year" he continued.
~and there is COOL deal Of reason for the
belief that the estimate is not out of
bounds. OF those who put in logs on
sleghs, only about one-tenth as many
logs have been put in as were banked at
this date year ago, and under the most
favorable conditions from this out the in
put will fall short of the usual supply"
The extensions of the water system
at Escanaba during the year 1888 were
mile and -sixteenths of mains, thir-
teen new hydrants, and 200 feet of two
inch pipe TO serve blocks where no ny
drants were required. The system now
has nine and one sixteenth miles of mains
and eighty-three hydrants, and is doing
good service and giving satisfaction.
The fight in Arenac County for the
removal of the county seat from Omer to
Standish has commenced.
Thompson Station, on the Loon
Lake Branch of the Alpena Railroad, is
becoming quite thriving little settle
ment. large hotel and several other
business houses and dwellings have re-
Gently been built and the inhabitants are
doing quite prosperous business.
Among the benefits likely to come to
Midland in connection with the new rail