The true northerner., 1890-08-20
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.
An Interesting Summary Of the Moro I'm
portant Doings OF Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.


at S250,000 900.
THE Grand Rapids Methodist Episco-
pal Conference will be held this year at
Muskegon, opening on Sept. 10 Aside
from the usual routine business and as
signments TO pastoral duties for tho
coming year, il is expected that at least
one matter OF discipline will be brought
up that will be of more than local inter
est. The Rev. j. w. Army of Saranac,
who ofliciated at little "hoss trot" last
month, will be asked to give an explana-
tiOn of his conduct. He will be given
the choice Of remaining in the pulpit or
OF giving up his horses. If the case
should come TO such an issue IL is very
| likely that he will stick To his horses re-
gardless of the church.
ADVANCE figures from the fourth annu-
al report Of the State Commissioner OF
Railways give the total number of miles
Of road owned by the Michigan system as
| II, $50, of which 6,759 miles are within
the State limits. The number OF miles
operated is 13, 722, with 7,0ls within the
| State. The total cost of the property
was $500, 0O6, 646, or $50, ,2O7 per mile.
The capital stock paid in is 1855, 949, 293,
Of which Is held in Michigan 50, 1870, 900.
| The total Indebtedness is S421, 703, SIT, or
S33,7 per mile; the total stock and
| debt S744, Ola, 225, or $50, ,535 per mile;
| stock and debt in excess of cost per mile,
| 1897. The entire receipts from oper-
ating during the year are 500, 423, OIL;
| the operating expenses, S64 ,613, 79l; net
| earnings, S3l, 500, 270, an increase for the
| year of Sc, 1877, 303. Nine companies have
| paid dividends amounting TO SS,096, 1S4.
MICHIGAN patents: Herbert T. Brad
ley, Detroit, cash register; John L. Bry-
ant, Hillsdale, device for unloading cars;
Robert Campbell Mancelona, churn;
David NJ. Estey, Owosso, furniture
drawer; John Ettig, Detroit, brush block;
Frank j. Henry and L. A. Taylor, Kali
amazoo, spring tooth harrow frame; Ju-
Illus Hess, Port Huron, digester Henry
). Hopper, Detroit, guard for lathes or
other machinery; John A. Johnson, Man
| istee ventilated boot or shoe George X.
Kelse, Detroit, axle-box lid; Isaac Eeh-
mer, Sturgis, asslgnor Of one-half TO
w. A. Thomas, Fawn River, fence weav-
ing machine; Charles II. Leonard, Grand
Rapids, refrigerator trap; Theo. Merz,
Detroit, capsule drying apparatus; Henry
Richard, Bellaire, rolling pin; Frank w.
Rider, Coldwater, farm gate; Charles h.
Versall, Grand Rapids, dust arrester.
FIFTEEN THoUSAND Maccabees at
tended the great camp of the order at
Bay City last week.
THE annual meeting OF the Ionia
| County pioneers was held at IOnia last
week. over 100 old settlers attending.
| PRISONERS in the Washtenaw County
! Jail, at Ann ArbOr, attempted TO break
| out the other night, but were unsGccess-
| full on account of the excellent construc-
tion of the building. BY means of wires
handed in from the outside the prisoners
were able 10 work the lever of the cage
| and get ont into the corridor. Here they
attempted 10 dig in the floor and tunnel
out, but underneath the cement floor is
a steel floor which stopped their work.
A hard crowd of prisoners were con-
cerned in the plot, including four horse
thieves and one burglar.
THE Governor has appointed Rev.
| Frank A. O'Brlcn, of Kalamazoo, and
| Hon. Levi l.. Barbour, of Detroit, dele
| gates to the National Prison Association
meeting at Cincinnati, Sept. 25.
PoRT HURON has an opportunity TO
secure a new hotel. A gentleman who
| does not give his name offers TO furnish
| $4,000 capital, provided the mineral
waters shall be made the basis of the in
vestment.
The following Michigan pensions
| have been granted
Original Invalld-Henry Merchant, Alle-
| gan; Edward Watson, Grand Rapids; Ferdi-
nand Sebright, Burnip's Corners; John
Schmitzer, Akron; Van Ransfer Perry,
| Perry; Solomon y. Jockett, Belleville; Rich
| ard NJ Johnson, Hubbardston; Thomas Sc
cord tdeceased), Williamstown; Richard
| Roose, Morenci; Henry u. Trask, Owosso;
| John Taggart, Bronson; Oscar G. Rhodes
| (deceased), Saginaw City; Perry Wilson,
| Coldwater; William Paap, Detroit; Joel l..
| Jerne, Hawhead; Lester Mead. Morgan;
| John Pentelow, Ogden Station; John Shot
| teHhoffer, Grand Rapids; Nathaniel W.Web-
Der, Detroit; George w. Winborn, Niles;
| Herman W. Sheldon, Jamestown; David
| Rice, Hamilton; John B. Nichols, Delton;
| Napoleon Pepin, Detroit; Lafayette Ran
| dali, Wakjamega; George Wengert, Sand
| Beach.
Restoration-Lester Huyck (deceased).
| Westville; Susan VI. Gardner (nurse), Flint;
| Randall Hibbard, Jackson Ezra Robinson,
| Alma; Charles f. Miller, Grand Rapids;
| Zera Burr, Dexter; Henry Herring, Inland;
John j. Kerns, Reed City, Edward Coates,
| Pontiac; Joseph Stevens, Eastmanville;
| Richard Hill. South Haven; John Hilman,
| st. Joseph; Gustavus NJ. Gates, Galesburg;
VIM Ryan, Owens; VIM. j. Anderson, Burn
ham; John A. Sloan. Clio; Edward p. Smith
| (deceased), Milan; Ezra f. Florence, Albion.
Increase-Nathaniel G. Hayes Inlay;
| Franklin ID. Peck, Muskegon; Gunther
| Thelmer, Detroit; John Manke. Caro-; George
Mccarthy, Flint City; Alexander Trombley,
st. Louis; Joseph 5. Aulls, Fenwick; Henry
| c. Braman, Fennville; Harvey v, Taylor,
Hawley; Linley /. Ford, Mason; Judson a.
| Clough, Morrice; William Singleton. Caro-;
Calvin A. White Athe.3; Josiah w. Pill
beam, Mason; Benjamin I. Roush Langston:
| Hiram Warner. East Jordani John Taggart.
| Ada; Marvin NJ Denson, Union City.
| Reissue-Elias Burtett Strasburgh; Ad-
| Olson Dean Cedar Springs Sandford Lang
worthy, Alleyton.
Original Widows. Etc. Especial act)-Mar-
| tha, widow OF David Solles, Grand Rapids;
| Sarah snyder, mother OF Hiram Strong,
| Brockway Center; Adaine, widow OF FL
| hanan G. Phetteplace, Petoskey; Helena
| Wiles, formerly widow OF Clark III. Green,
| Decatur; Desire, widow OF Edward Z. Smith,
| Milan; minors of William n. Soper, alias
| Nathan soper, Utica Amelia F. Perry, for
merly widow OF William " Soper, alias Ma
| than Soper, Utica; minor OF Clark Ii. Green,
| Decatur.
The Michigan State Bankers Asso-
citation will hold convention in Sagi-
nav on Sept. 10.
Referring 10 the new Detroit direc-