The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-02-05
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

'portant Doings of Our Neighbors-wod-
dings and Deaths - Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The following Michigan pensions
have been granted:
Original Invalid-James X. Thompson. Mosh-
erville; Edwin Rogers, Fcnton Charles Murch,
Carlisle; William Roblyer Hamilton Charles
M. West, Perry Robert Scott. Lawrence; Will
lam Davis, Lansing; Robert II. Winton, Milo
Dean A. Hull, Burnham George Stone. kala-
mazoo; George c. Nichols, Hastings; Alexander
Abar, Detroit; Silas w. Stone. Buel; Cyrus
Pierce, Parma; James H. swift, Carlisle;
Frederick A. Schumann. Hand station
solomon Griffin, Burnsville; George w:
Rogers, saranac William II. Cline, Grand
Rapids John Il. Rankin, Bloomingdals;
son City; Orlando A. Rodgers, Parma; German
Il. Griswold, McBride Daniel Strough, Nicks-
burg Arthur J. Phillips. Particle; Henry
Sehoolcraft; VIM. Nelles, Grand Rapids Riley
G. Carlton, deceased, Frankfort Christian
Becht, Coloma John Fitzgerald, st. Johns
Detroit; Hiram Hull, Lake Albert b. Mcbride,
Corunna; Abraham Burns. Erie; Frederick
Lpstaff Dundee; David kallenberger, Ros-
common; George w. Howe, Marshall
Increase-Harry Ii. Drodock, Allegan Francis
X. Falcon, Vicksburg Daniel Forbes, Dundee.
Original Widows-Nonie s., widow of Ira Nj.
Farlirg Buchanan Bethada, mother of James
Bence, Eastport; Laura Il. widow OF Franklin
Patterson, Cascade; Julia Donovan, former
widow of Chas. w. Nichols. Plltte.
Reissue-Michael Jarsdorfer Grand Rapids
Erastus S. Marsh. Battle Creek; John II.
Spencer, Cambria; Thomas M Straw, Benning-
ton Thomas McQuown, Grand Ledge; stephen
II. Aldrich, Grand Rapids.
Reissue and Increase james Masters, Milan;
Charles X. Averill, Dorr.
Original widows-DIary c., widow OF Lewis n.
Hilton, Coldwater Mary A., widow OF Henry
l.. Wise, Grand Rapids; Nellie b.. widow of
Daniel II. Reeine Kalamazoo Martha, widow
of William Mckinney Bangor Adelia widow of
Riley q. Carlton Frankfort Libbie r, widow
of Benjamin W. Roys, Hudson.
The first annual report of the State
Commissioners of Banking has been
filed with the Governor. We CLEAN the
following points from the report:
From reports made to the State Treasurer,
there We're 40 banks organized under the State
banking law Of 1853, amended in ISL doing
business in the State, with assets OF $50 9b3,-
4l7l9 when the present general banking law
went into effect Jan. Z, 1889. ON Dec. II, lso9,
13 new banks had been authorized 60 commence
business, and loan and trust company, with
total capital OF $4,000, so that there were on
Dec. 81 90 incorporated State tanks, also lib
national banks doing business in Michigan
with assets follows: State banks. Si7,-
542779O; national banks, S66,O5loO2.91.
The capital stock OF ninety State banks on Dec.
IL. 1889. was a 10. Under the provisions
of the law the following have been designated
reserve cities Detroit, Grand Rapids, Bay
City. the Saginaws Kalamazoo, Jackson,
Muskegon, Lansing, Chicago, milwaukee,, 81.
Paul. Minneapolis, Kansas City, Cleveland,
Cincinnati. Toledo, Pittsburg, Buffalo Boston,
Philadelphia. Washington and New York.
The law which provides that savings banks
shall keep on hand, or on deposit in banks in
reserve cities. Is per cent. OF their deposits has
had tendency TO mass deposits in the large
cities designated by the Commissioner as re-
serve cities. The resources OF fourteen state
and national banks in the city of Detroit are
$40, 020. 1895 of three State and five national
banks in Grand Rapids, -. 467, 1850 of four
State and six national banks in the Saginaws,
STOP, 81 of five State and two national BAY
City banks 81 OC2. SCOTT. Fifty-nine State banks
are so wings institutions these report such de-
posits at S23 Gs9, 0302O, distributed among % sos
depOsitOrs, and paying an average interest or
So per cent. TO depositors or nm aggregate OF
$500, 900 annually for interest on savings depos-
its. The COMMISSIONS suggests that there be
some needed additional legislative enactment
regulating the business OF private banks with
view To greater security to depOsitOrs. Ihore
are ifty-nine building and loan associations or
ganized in the State. These are commended
when under conservative and honest manage
ment. but al the associations charge borrowers
n higher rate OF interest than the current, hs
thinks in those institutions, where one-haf OF
the membership is borrower and One-hau de-
posi- .ors that the latter profit at the expense
OF the former.
Port Huron has just lost her Oldest
citizen-Mrs. Brandim ore-who was born
and had spent her life of So years within
the environs of that city.
The Central Michigan Agricultural
Society held its annual meeting at Lam
sing last week. The society last year
decided its grounds to the State Agricul-
tural Society for State Fair purposes, but
a reyisionary clause provides that the
grounds shall revert to the Central Mich
igan Society in case a State Fair is not
held every year, and on this account the
organization of the old society is kept up.
The Fletcher paper pulp factory at
Alpena manufactured $50 tons Of sulphite
pulp last month
The Grand Lodge /. O. o. Il. is to
convene in the city of Ionia Feb. Is for a
three days session. The Daughters OF
Rebekah have selected the same dates.
The earnings of Michigan railroads
for November were $7,744, 1863 and for
the corresponding month in 1883 S6,S6l.-
404, an increase of SSS2,965. The earn
ings flom Jan. to Dec. /, 1899, were
81, 1913, ISL; same period in 1855, S73,-
sos, 1924, an increase of S4,392, 1856, OF
5.97 per cent.
Fire destroyed the Frankfort House,
at Frs nkfort
Lansing is to have a butter packery,
the necessary $4,000 OF stock having
been subscribed.
-Laus ng wants that big brewery if ii
can be had, and $780, have been SUBJ
scribod toward the scheme.
The Michigan State Press Associa-
tion will meet in Saginaw in June, and
after transacting routine business will
jaunt to the 500. where they will he
met by the Upper Peninsula editors and
have jolly good time.
Pearl Cameron, formerly of Bay
City, writes TO Chief of Police Murphy
OF that city, that she is confnel in a den
at Potts, CISCO la County, and that sew
eral other girls are held there against
their wishes.
Port Huron lawyers want st. Claii