The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-15
The Petoskey Independent vouches
for the truth Of the incident recountea

Tuesday morning weil-known Petoskey LADY
babe good-by TO n number OF friends at the de-
pot repeated for the seventeenth time the list
OF Instructions 70 her husband such as to be
sure and lock the door, and not to let the house
pants freeze and 10 put the dog out doors
nights and TO leave the key the window of
the sitting room, aud TO be sure and shut up the
stove when he went out, and To take good care
of himself and be sure To write often, etc. etc,
etc. and after reinarking TO her lady friends
that "theso men are SO forgetful," went in
and seated herself in the chair car. Just
the conductor cried FALL aboard" she
rushed out and exclaimed: Hold the train.
where's my husband? I've forgotten my peck
et-book Run and get IL quick 4 Why, In my
bedroom! Yes, in the bureau. Yes, yes, yes
in the bureau drawer my pocketbook with all
my money and some checks and drafts Run |
Hurry Quick -" And run no did, while
friends held the train. Three minutes later the
crowd at the depot was amazed To one OF
our most dignifed citizens tearing up the plat
form like mad, his coat tails Tapping. his neck.
tie loose his collar unfa stoned, desperation and
Precipitation on his brow and a pocketbook
waving i'm his appraised hand Just as the train
pulled out he placed the purse in his wife'a
hand and dropped exhausted, too weak TO wave
her n farewell.
In October, 1884, Mrs. Josephine Fla
dung presented petition to the Bay City
Common Council asking damages for in
juries received from a defective walk.
The City Attorney, to whom the matter
was referred, reported that the woman
had no claim against the city because she
was injured on a sidewalk in front of a
private residence and not upon a cross
walk. The recent decision of the Su-
preme Court has given the woman's at
torney new hope and a suit has been
commenced against Bay City for $4,000
damages.
The eleventh annual exhibition of
the State Poultry and Pet Stock Associ-
alton was held at Bay City last week. The
display of poultry was larger than year
ago, and the exhibit of other stock was
up to expectations.
| The State Board of Agriculture has
accepted the new $500 agricultural lab
oratory at the Agricultural College. The
managers 10 adopt stringent measures
against tuberculosis, which is affecting
some of the thoroughbred cattle on the
farm. One especially valuable imported
shorthorn COW was ordered shot.
Hon. William S. Tenant, for several
years Circuit Judge Of Saginaw County
and for many years practicing attorney,
has been sent to the Eastern Asylum for
the Insane at Pontiac. His mind has
been unbalanced for some time.
Nathaniel Kellogg is Bay City man
with one arm and hook. The hook
ofttimes proves the more dangerous of the
two. Kellogg got into On alteration with
saloonkeeper, and in the racket he fast
ened the hook into the saloonkeeper S
cheek. literally tearing that part of his
anatomy away.
-Saginaw's new electric motor has
been officially tested, ana pronounced
perfect.
The little fishes in Thunder Bay are
still tempting the active fisherman with
his gill net.
-Michigan's reinsurance adjusters
assembled in annual session at East Sag
NAV last week.
Henry Hamilton was killed in the
woods in Gladwin County recently by the
falling of tree. He was 80 years old
had been Major in the Confederate
service, and had no relatives in that part
OF the country.
-Pansies have been found in bloom
in some of Alpena gardens this year.
Wheeler & Company, of Bay City
have just contracted to build another
steel steamer.
-Ottman Eberbach, of Ann Arbor has
been reappointed member of the State
Board of Pharmacy.
Monroe County Supervisors will leave
the subject of new Jail TO be settled at
the spring election.
The laborers in the Bay City ship
yards are being laid off, awaiting the
coming of snow. 1t is impossible to get
the timber into the yards.
-Belva A. Lockwood is tearing up and
down the State with the question: lis
Marriage Failure?"
r.. A. Montgomery, a Llnsin lawyer,
defended the Crouches in the famous
Jackson murder trial, but was never COM
rensated therefor. few days ago he
got judgment against Byron Crouch for
sos, the full amount due.
-Saginsw letter: Lum oermen are not in
pleasant frame of mind. Nearly every
firm operating in the woods have cutting
and skidding nearly completed and
millions of feet of logs on the skiis, but
there is no snow.
Two boys who have been camping
out near Black Lake for the purpose OF
hunting ducks had quite lively tussle
with a large bald-he AIDED eagle. says the
Detroit Free Press. They saw the bird
sitting in tree, but did not know what
it was. At the first shot they succeeded
in bringing it down with a broken wing
but when they attempted to capture il
they found it was not very easy matter
Whenever they sppro Iched the bird would
make savage plunges at them, and they
had all they could do to keep out of the
way of its fierce claws and beak. Find
inu thar tbav cou11 not coptura N a va