The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-03-06
DIR. Ira Davenport. father 6, IN.

| pIcpdicu nc" SCHool law los tutt CITY
aud sent il to the Legislature for approval.
The principal change consists in giving the
Board authority to raise school funds moi
to exceed per cent on tho assessed valu.
alton of that city.
John G.. Owen, of Saginaw is busily
engaged hauling logs over his logging
railroad at Owendale, which is three anG
half miles in length. The logging train
consists of ten cars and ore engine, carry
ing each trip 1900 feet, and making nine
trips a day. II is Mr.. Owens intention to
erect a planning mill in the spring.
"A few days ago a large bald-headcd
eagle swooped down on dog at Haley's
log camp. near Hubbard Lake. The howl
ing of the dog attracted the attention OF
one of the women cooks. She picked up
stick and ran to the rescue of the dis
tressed animal. A vigorous battle ensued,
but the woman and dog proved the vic
tors, and they succeeded in killing the
eagle.
A fire broke out in the Presbyterian
Church at Holly and before help could
be summoned it had obtain ed too much
headway TO be checked, and tho church
was soon in ruins. No other buildings
were destroyed by the fire. Loss. about
$4,000, with no insurance.
-'Tis said that Jim Cullitin sold 500
bushels of potatoes the other day to the
| Stephens Lumber Company at twenty
eight cents bushel. Seventeen cents is
all they bring in Gaylord just now, says
the Herald of that place, and thousands
of bushels are lying in the cellars and pits
OF the farmers awaiting a rise in price,
for they declare they will let them rot or
feed them to their stock before they will
haul them to town and sell them for that
price
"A large portion of the Eastern mail
for the copper district that comes via
Mackinaw City is left over at that place
on every alternate day because, as the
postal clerks claim, they cannot handle
the large amount of mail received in the
small cars that they now have. These
small cars were substituted by the Du-
luth, South Shore 4 Atlantic Railway
| Company for large ones.
Surviving victims OF the cholera cpl
Isle County are reported to have lost con-
troll of their legs and the lower portions of
their bodies, and are MANNED in other
ways for life. Poison from decsying fish
otfal is known to have cansed the disease.
The Union Labor party, which cast
! 1000 votes in this State last fall, held a
conference at Lansing, and nominated
Laurence McHugh, of Arenac County. for
Justice of the Supreme Court. The con-
ference refused to recognize few Green
hackers who were present for the purpose
of fusion. The Greenbackers then organ
lied separately, and nominated Justice
Sherwood for Supreme Judge.
Five Cinnamon ambled into the United
| States Marshal's Office at Detroit and
gathered around two small packing boxes.
The boxes contained 1900 small cases,
and each contained a trife less than a
pound of opium for smoking. These cases
have had a rather eventful history. They
came from Victoria, b. c., arrived in Sar-
MIA last August, and were seen there by q
United States officer. When they were
struggled over the authorities were on the
watch and seized them at Sand Beach.
after fight. They were finally ordered
sold by the court, and it was their sale
which had attracted the Cinnamon.
They were Lee Pond of New York, q
millionaire; Hip Lung and Moy Chew
of Chicago, c. G. Chong of New Orleans,
and Pong Wo, of Detroit. The China
men had resolved not to bid against each
other A syndicate was formed with Hip
Lung as bidder. Hip jumped right into
the breach and shouted: Flo bundled
tollalls. Hip looked as if he thought
the opium should be knocked down right
there, but Marshal Pennell thought diff
ferently. The opium was worth at least
$4,000. Every second bid was made by
Hip Lung, who grew more and more ex-
cited. Assistant District Attorney Will
kins took hand. Lung gazed wistfully
at the Marshal as the bidding rose. w.
j. Scott, representing a Portland Ore
firm, got the opium for 81, 745.
The Prohibition State Convention at
Lansing nominated James r. Laing, OF
Genesee, for Justice of the Supreme
Court, and John Russell and Russell n.
Kellogg for Regents. The convention
adopted resolutions declaring unalterable
opposition to any law which legalizes the
sale of intoxicating liquor, by whatever
name such law may be known.
The Governor has received the frs,
installment of the amount provided by an
act of Congress to aid in the support OF
Soldiers Home inmates. 1t covered a
period of four months and amounted tc
Sl3,623 The Government also ordered
the Adjutant General to issue Brigade,
Generals commission to Col. Charles s.
Brown, who will succeed Gen. Smith as
commander of the State troops. There