The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-26
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

IN Interesting Summary of the More I'm
portnnt Doings of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths 49, Grimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The Eighth Michigan Infantry, to
the number of l5o, at.ende d the annuil
regimental reunion at Lansing last week,
and had his hly interesting time. Among
those present were:
Capt. Geo. Newell, Surgeon J G. wilson. Capt
Wm. Tracy and Lieut.. q. II. Turner and An
rev G1lis, OF Flint; Capt. A. Cheney and
County Treasurer Longyear, OF Mason Capt.
James Buchanan, OF Grand Rapids Adit Orrin
Bump. Treasurer OF the First National Bank Of
Bay City; Senator Pulver, Of Lainsburgh Col.
McComas, Capt. Cottrell ex-Alderman ID. X
Fuller and VIM LCpgstroet, of Lansing; Drum
Major G.. McWillalns, OF Flint w. T.. Dickcr-
son, Of Grand Rapids VIM Jewell, of Flint; o.
Il. Chaplin, of Flint TeOnas Eager, of Ionia
and II. T. Todd, OF Flint.
Capt. j. S. Donahue, of South Haven,
was also present. At the battle of ames
Island, June Is, go. he was struck by a
grape shot, which lodged near his spine,
nd in that condition he walked two
miles before he was taken care of. Later,
at the baltic Of the Wilderness lie lost n
leg. Capt. VIM. Clark, of Ann Arl or.
was shot through the mouth, and is now
wearing complete false mouth, jaw and
all
There are large number of cases Of
diphtheria in Ishpeming, and fears are
entertained of epidemic.
DIR. Leonard Hatch, of Plymouth,
Wayne County, was kicked by his horse
in his barn in such a manner as TO break
his right arm. The Doctor, with his char
acteristic nerve, and unassisted, set the
broken limb with his left hand, and is
driving about the vicinity attending 10
his patients as usual.
The Catholics of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, have purchas ID an acre of
g ound, and will build church there as
soon as they are able. They also intend
Purchasing another acre for convent.
The manufacture Of box shocks was
recently commenced ut Alpena. The
work was done at the Wilson planning
mill. If the experiment proves success
flu, it is probable that reg liar box fac
tory will be c ected for manufacturing the
shocks.
The Ontonagon Herald, in a para
graph abiding to the death of the Misses
Richards, of Ypsilanti ut Johnstown,
calls to mind the fact hat few years ago
their sister Fannie and two other young
ladies were drowned by the capsizing of
M g. ,,4o
River.
Mount Pleas mt expects to market
$4,000 pounds of wool this Sc son. The
prices so far this season have ranged from
q to "a cents.
Captain Edwin c. Gaskill, United
States Army, retired, was buried at
Mackinac Island last week with full mill
tary honors. The United States mill
tary of Fort MackiEac and the President
and Common Council of the village at
tended the funeral in a body The Grand
Army and many prominent men of the
country were present. He was man
universally respected, AMI the funeral
was the largest ever witnessed in Mack
mac Island
The fremens tournament and ma
tional celebration 1T Mount Clemens on
July promises to be an unusually bril-
liant affair. twenty-five departments
from Mirh gan and Can have al eady
entered for the races with ten bands ac-
.ompanying. 1t is expected that many
thousand will visit the city
The total amount raised in Bay City
to da 10 for the Johnstown sufferers is
Sl,Sl2.Gl.
Sixteen headstones have been received
by L. S. Cir mt Post, G.. A r.. of Bay
City, from the Government, IN aking fifty
in all that have been received to mark
the graves OF their dead comrades.
The jury which tried the case of Helen
Daily against Matthew 7. Miller, Mt Bay
City, failed to agree. 1t is said they
stood six to six. Mrs. Ia ~ sued Miller
for selling liquor 10 her husband after be-
ing notified not to do so, charging that
her husband had his Leg broken as a re-
suit Of visiting Miller's saloon. Plaintiff
sued for $lO, 900.
A letter from Bay City to the Detroit
Free Press says that the residents of ST.
Ignace are nightly elated and greatly ex-
cited over the discovery that that town
rests upon cave. The subterranean cav
ern was found by accident n few days ago,
and has not yet been thoroughly explored,
although persons who entered it found
two rooms, one being about 3)x30 and
the other 40xi0. The mouth of the cave
is just large enough to admit mans
body. 1t goes down at an angle of about
forty five degrees and then takes a straight
descent. At the bottom of the shaft one
can step into the first cavern.
Fire ut Mount Clemens destroyed
planning mill and n sash and blind fac
tory. Loss, about 80, 900: no insurance.
&C. q +. Ten Eyck single manufac-
turers at Saginaw, have failed. Liabili-
ties, about Sl4, 900.
Fire at Ishpeming destroyed the