The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-22
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

dfngs and Deaths - Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The G. A. II. of Detroit have made
arrangements for big parade on Decora-
tion Day.
Francis Mcdonald, one of the pio-
neers of Detroit. has just passed away at
the ripe age of SO years. He came to Mich
igan before it had been admitted to State
hood and has since lived continuously in
Detroit. He was City Clerk of Detroit
over thirty years ago.
One of the curiosities of Detroit is a
purely white Indian.
The clerks in the Detroit dry goods
stores and their friends have inaugurated
a general movement to receive Saturday
half-holiday during the summer months.
The bronze bust of the late John j
Bagley has received the final touch and is
now only waiting for permanent home,
says the Detroit Free Press. 1t will prob
ably be set up in the Campus Nautilus.
Edward Vandeck Berg of Detroit,
has been missing since April %, and is
supposed to be victim of the Hamilton
wreck.
The earnings of Michigan railroads
for February, 1880, were s., ,O0l,
against IS $50. 304 for February, 1888.
For January and February the earnings
were S11, 1876, 95l.3l, an increase of Sl7S,-
294.8 over the corresponding months of
1888.
-Four Austrian miners were terribly
burned by an explosion of dynamite at
the Osceola mine, Ishpeming. Joseph
Rosett had his skull fractured, John Turk
had his right arm blown off and was 9TH
erwise mangled, Antoine Zuaruztk had
his left arm partly blown of, and the
fourth man was painfully wounded. The
first two may die. The accident was
caused through the carelessness of the
men injured.
The earnings of the Michigan rail
roads for February were s., ,00l; in
the corresponding month of 1888, $780,
January and February were Sll 49, 5l;
same period of 1888, Sll ,OO7 $50; in
crease, Sl7s,2 94. Per cent. of increase,
I.6 per cent.
The committee of the Michigan Press
Association, TO which has been intrusted
the preparation OF history of Michigan
newspapers, ask that every Michigan ed
itor and publisher furnish, if possible be-
fore June l, history of the paper with
which he is connected, stating particu-
larry the dates of any important changes
in the ownership, editorial management,
name, or polit cs, etc. Such information
should be addressed to w. 1. Davenny,
care Journal, Detroit.
While unloading pig-iron at United
States Senator McMill.ns steel works, in
Detroit, a pile of iron overbalanced and
instantly killed Joe Piscotte Pole, and
severely wounded four others, some of
whom will probably die. All are ex-
tremely poor and have large families.
A Bay City constable went to serve
commissioner notice on woman of
that place, and she threw cup of hot
tea in his face. He fled.
The city authorities of Ishpeming
have begun war of determination on all
peddlers, fakirs, and agents of ali sorts
They will be refused licenses and prompt
ly arrested when caught at work The
city has been overrun with all sorts of
peddlers and hawkers for the past three
years.
! Representative Stohets bill for the
relief at their homes of soldiers who do
not wish to go to the Soldiers Home at
Grand Rapids, also for the relief of their
minor children and wives and widows.
which has passed the lower house of the
Legislature, directs Supervisors to levy a
.ax not to exceed three tenths of a mill on
The dollar of valuation for the purpose OF
relief fund. judges of the Probate
Courts are to appoint three commission
ers, two of whom must be ex-soldiers. TO
distribute the fund. Township Boards
and City Councils must annually prepare
list of all soldiers in their respective
municipalities entitled to receive relief
md to choose one of their number to
meet with the Relief Commissioners on
.he last Monday in May, decide upon the
amount to be awarded in each individual
:ase, and cause the same to be paid
monthly to those entitled to receive. The
lame commission has authority to afford
'elief in cases of emergency not provided
or in the annual list.
In Traverse City on great occasions
he entire police force parades in a body.
Y. B., Traverse City has only one police
nan, and he is also fire warden and
,oundmaster.
Miss Mary Ann Gallagher, WE'LL
Known young lady aged %, living near
Jheboygan, was missing several days
when her body was fonnd a short distance
rom her home in pile of burning brush
iterally burnt to crisp. 1t is said her
parents objected to her keeping company
With a certain young man and that this
Unsettled her mind and she committed