The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-04-30
The Lansing correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune, after surveying the
Michigan Congressional field, puts in
mint tho FOL nwinor itnnrnasinna.

Chicago Tribune, after surveying the
Michigan Congressional field, puts In
print the following Impressions
The Congressional contests i'm Michigan this
year viii lack nothing In interest both Tor the
candidates and heonlookers.
The First District is largely Democratic ana
is represented by j. Logan Chapman, now serN.
ing his second term He Is an able lawyer ana
Is exceedingly populhr in Conversational circles relies.
He has of late taken decided grounds I'm favor
OF liberal pensions. and numerous posts OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic in his district
eli her have adopted resolutions indorsing his
position or will do so at no distant day. Mr..
Chapman has strong personal following among
the ward-workers in his district, and eau UNI
questionaDly get denomination despite tine
local Prejudice that exists against third term
Two other candidates are already in the hght.
These are Danny" Canpau, who was Collector
OF the Port under President Cleyeland's admin
istfatiOn, and ex-Congressmnn MayDerry Mr..
Campau is anxious To represent tho district IN
Congress and proposes to do all In his power 10
get there
There il scms little question rs TO the
] nomination OF Mr.. Allen in the Second District.
TIL dea1ly postoffice has injured his chances OF
success, and the office that PARTICULARLY annoys
him at this time is that nj Aun Arbor.
Mr.. ODonmll, Of the Third, is hampered with
! quite n number of petty postoficei quarrels 10
tine COUNTIES of Branch, Eaton, and Barry,
VIII ID are in his dis riot.
Mr.. Burrows will be renominated in the Fourth
/ IL he will accept the Office.
The fifth District Is represented by Charles
! IL. Belknap, who two years ago defeated Mr..
! IOIu. MI. bGlhnuD Is not In the nelu hJ Ill,
/ The name OF Judge Montgomery has been men.
/ toned, but the politicians are little chary OF
| the result in SO close district, considering the
| bad blood that has been engendered. The in.
dications would warrant an opinion that Judge
! Montgomery will be the nominee.
Mr.. Brewer OF the Sixth District says he does
not want another term in Congress and VIII re-
! tire at the close Of this one There has been
! determined effort 10 get Gov Luce 20 accept the
nomination, but that gentleman absolutely de.
| clines 10 have anything TO do with it, Mr.. Tur-
ner, OF Lansing, will bo asked to make the race.
Justin r. Whiting. the Democratic Congress
| man from the Seventh District, has been talked
about as n possibility for the gubenatorial
nomination this fall. Mr.. Yaple is believed to
be billeted for this place in which event Mr.
! Whiting will be renOminated for Congress-.
Aaron Il. Bliss OF the Eighth District has
idea he wants TO be the Governor OF Michigan
His chances OF nomination for this Office are not
| considered brilliant. He viii be renOminateo
| for Congress, and reelected too There is nc
talk about the Democratic nominee yet, al.
though Tim Tarsney may be induced TO run.
The Ninth District will return Mr.. Cutcheon
! provided he will accept. Mr.. Cutcheon has
| Senatorial aspirations. and may be cane late
for that Office when Mr.. Stockbridge's tern
| shall have expired.
Mr.. Stephenson OF Monominee will DO Tenom.
mated without opposition in the Eleventh, a.
| this Is his first term.
The following Michigan pensions
have been granted:
Original Invalid-John D. Merchant, Bellaire
| John Mckercher Flint Frederick l.. Hender.
! sor Norton, Washington; Wallace w. Foraker,
| Pompd Gilbert J. Moran, Chesterfield; Samuei
! w. Hicks Evart; Reuben l. Hall, bellevue
| Eber Weed, kallno; Charles H. Tucker, Battle
! Greek; Josiah Creque, Jackson Orphieus Cole,
| Onsted; Henry Mar h, Kingsley Hiram ID.
! Herrick Flint Alanson NcComb Sheri-
| dan; john Dusse, Walden sbuTg; Sylvester
/ Avery. Battle Crock VIM. T. Hunt. sylvan
Charles i. Men. Apene; David Barrows, de-
! ceased. Permissible; nm II. Gardner, Muir
! Crl ID Simons Wayne Henry s. knowley, Bat
\ tie Greek John G. Van Blaricom. Clifford Ira
! j. hnickerbocker, South Allen; Tracy j. Low
| reY, ionia; VIM. keough, JonesNiue: Henry +.
! Campl ell, Flint; Louis c. Hasin. Davidson's
1 Station: John Ruth Bai,ey; Andrew s. Sem
hart, East a gina ~ VIM. Green, Pearl; Leonard
! Weston. East saginaw
Increase-George H. Curtis Day John Mum,
| brue, Homer; John Hinkley Lacy; Edgar A
| PrJseer. Nau binway, David w. Colburn, STAN
| ton Darius y. Frazier, Bear Lake jay i. Cot
| tor, Mount Clemens Dexter 4. Hunt, Bedford
! Calvin w. Smith. laro; seymour Gay, Allion :,
| Edgar Randall Grand Blanc joseph Jewett
Mason; james +. owen, West Bay City; An
| drew J. Amidon, New Lathrop; jacob A. Ringer.
] Grand Earids 3 II. Arthur w. Currier, Grand
Tar ids Arson II. Raker. Chesaniug; John r..
Rabbit, Coldwhteri Jacob Kaiser, Detroit
/ Nathan Beaur5gard, Kalamazoo; Syrenous II.
G C1 Ellington; VIII am 4, Deyo3: Denton
! Godfrey; John y. Spiess, Leatsville
| Roissue-Warren Trowbridge, Inkster Daniel
! Tice, Brownson Daniel W. Frank. Benton Har-
Reissuo-Gain r. Fuller Adrian; Eli s. Man.
! ley Ann trbor Royal Jones, Mason; Alonzo
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| VI. Southwortb, Coldwator.
Reissue and Increase-Franklin Allen, Sand
| Lake; Edwin d. S:entz. Nankin.
Original Widows. Eic.--Alary widow VIM.
I Bortell, Shelbyville; Harriet A., widow Free
| man j. Brainard, Adrian; Clarissa Britten,
/ former widow VIM. A. Lent, Mchheld Alsady
| Root, mother Of Edgar Edison, East Springport;
| Eliza ~. widow OF John ID. Merchant, Beaire
Eunice g., widow of G Gorge l.. Cornell, st. Clair ;
Mary L., widow OF Tuthill p. Gregory, Davis.
anybody who will build house in
the new town of Crystal City will be given
all the ground he needs for that purpose.
! The site is on tho bank of Crystal Lake,
in Benzie County. one of the most fasci-
mating spots of northern Michigan.
Mrs. Ruth Young, 90 years old. liv-
ing near Chelsea, fell and broke her leg
at the hip.
Mrs. Shonetz, of Romeo, Macomb
County, was burned TO death by gaso-
line explosion.
Charles Sadowski, a laborer at the
Michigan Car Company, of Detroit, up to
July 2. 1899, suffered a fracture of his
right leg by falling through tramway
into trench. Some months ago he put
tue uldAitl III tuo VI u DtlIOll hllOI-
ney, who began suit against the company
for S2j, 600 damages, and last week the
jury brought in a verdict in the plaintiffs
favor for 1900.
The Milwaukee and Northern Rail-
way people have not given up hope of
securing large slice of the Ontonagon
land grant in the Michigan peninsula
A few days ago w. 5. HILL of Marquette,
representing Epbraim Mariner, the Sec
rotary aud General Solicitor of the Mil
waukee and Northern and of the Onton-
agon and Brule River Road, filed at the
Marquette Land Office thirteen lists of
selected lands. The lands amount alto
gether to 10000 acres. The first four
lists include the lands within the six
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