The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-04-16
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

breweries for = 49, 00 the idea gained ground
thai the Britt IA would soon own Detroit. Grant
represented. aud perhaps supposed that there
were millions IA the Detroit deal. The English
company started with n flourish Of
truInpets. The people who bought stock sup
posed that they would make Is per cent. on
their Investment H. seton-Karr mem
Der, of Parliament for ST. Helen's, Eng
land elected Chairman" OF the Lon
don board. August abel, William Is.
Moran. Joseph H. Moore, Frederick Brady,
and Ralph Phelps. Jr., were elected Detroit
directors Colonel August Goebel was ap-
pointed MANAGER at n goodly salary. lie retained
Messrs. Cnalles Endriss, Jacob Mann and
seers of their respective breweies. Chairman
II. Seton kar, Nj. p, has been in Detroit for n
couple OF days. As matter OF fact he was ne
gotiating the transfer of the Detroit Breweries,
Limited 70 the Detroit directors, headed by
James h. Moore, Ralph Phelps, Jr., and W. Il.
Mo al. The transfer was made last night, aud
H SetOn-hGrr, NJ. p, winged his way westward
on Wabash train. The deal was made because
the Detroit Breweres, Limited" was not max
ing any money for the English syndicate.
Following is summary of the last
crop bulletin sent out from Lansing:
The condition of wheat on April l. compared
with vitality and growth OF average years, was
In the southern tour tiers OF counties 70 in
the central counties, 90 and in the northern
counties, So These are the lowest averages re-
ported on April since these reports have been
published. In 1889 the condition in the south
ern counties was reported at 50 in 1888 at 81,
and in 1857 at s.. In the central counties the
condition in 1889 was o. in 1885 49, and 1887, "a.
Wheat is IN better condition in the western
and southwestern counties than elsewhere in
tie State In nine of these counties, viz, OF
tawa, Kent, Allegan, Van Buren,, Kalamazoo,
Berrien, Cass ST. Joseph. and Branch, the con-
dition ranges from so to % per cent. of an acre
age. St Joseph leads at 96, followed by Cass
"a, and Berrien 90. Off)urteen reports received
from 81. Joseph, enc shows the condition TO be
Is, ono 80, and all OF the others 30 or higher In
the five count Barry, Calhoun, jackson,
Washtenaw and Hillsdale-the condition ranges
IRON To I'm "a WaN ma mn
in lonin and Lenawee Is. In the other counties
or the soathern four tiers il ranges from iJ TO
%. The weather has been unfaYorable most OF
the time since seecing.
The total number OF bushels Of wheat reported
marketed since August is lOIJ5,5O3 or this
S,SS7, 593 bushels was marketed in the southern
counties. 1850, As bushels in The central coun-
ties and - 42j bushels in the northern counties.
Glover meadows and pastures are severely in
jured. The average condition IN the southern
counties is 10 ia the central H. and in the north
ern 92. These figures show the condition much
lower than one year ago.
Live stock are in fairly good condition
tt q outlook is favorable for u fair crop OF all
kinds of fruit except peaches.
Detroit Free Press: A new meth OIL
of disposing OF the dead is about to be
introduced into Detroit. and there is little
doubt that it will be readily adopted by
those who have been seeking desirable
medium between cremation and earth
burial. A company has been formed in
New York for the introduction into every
leading city in the United States of a
sanitary sepulcher in which the dead can
be entombed without det.iment TO the
living 1t will be called the new mauso-
leum, and will be located on site especi-
ally chosen for the purpose. The build
ing will be made of concrete with trim
mings OF stone The roof will be of
81 SIS with iron Orders. The interior,
made of concrete compartments, can be
as richly decorated with indestructible
material as the tastes of the parties de-
sire. There Will be single compartments
at the same price that is paid for one
grave in cemetery at the present time,
and family vaults that will be sold at
prices ranging from $500 to $4,000.
A. X. Holmes, of Menominee, is to
be Congressman Stephenson's private
secretary.
DIR. George Thurber, who was pro-
fessor of botany and horticulture in the
Agricultural College from 1850 TO 1868,
died in Passaic, n. j., last week.
-Dollarville is located in the Northern
Peninsula, but during the past winter
the mercury dropped below zero only on
eighteen days.
Scissors Uncle Toms Cabin Com
pany gave an exhibition at st. Ignace the
other night, and had made arrangements
20 be transferred to Mackinaw City by
she steamer ST. Ignace after the perform
ance to catch the morning train for the
south. When they went aboard, how
ever, the weather had become so bad that
Capt. Boynton refused to make the trip
until morning. Some OF the members
then became abusive and wanted to
fight. The crew were all asleep except
Capt. Boynton and Second NJ ate A. II.
Graves, and, as there were eighteen of
the barn ST ormers. they had everything
their own way. Capt. Boynton was
struck several times with club and his
arm was broken, while Graves was twice
struck in the head with beer bottle,
knocking him senseless. Officers were
sent for, but by the time they reached the
boat it was impossible to identify the
men that struck the blows. Graves is
not expected TO live.
AT Saginaw, last week. Charles II.
Dixson, formerly Deputy Treasurer of
Saginaw County, who was recently ar
rested in Chicago on q charge of en-
bezzlement, he having appropriated to
his own use several thousand dollars in
money belonging TO the county, was put
on trial, convicted, and sentenced to five
years Imprisonment at hard labor in the
State prison at Jackson.
Supervising Architect Windrim rec
ommends another $40, 900 appropriation
for the Jackson public building.
Detroit Journal: Mrs. Pamela Lane,
of Mancelona, Antrim County has been
in the County House two years, n otwith-
standing she has several children able to
cora Gar her The old lady has inst "a