The true northerner., 1890-09-24
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.
An Interesting Summary of tho More I'm
portant Doings of Our Neighbors-wed-
dIngs and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.

Capitol at Lansing and formed State
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union.
A. +. Cole, of FOwlerville, was elected
Presdent; Il. &. Anthony, Marengo,
Vice President; John NJ. Potter, Lam
sing, Secretary; a. ID. Carleton, DimOn-
dale, Treasurer; Luther Ripley. Port
Hope, State Lecturer; Mrs. Emma
Moore. Delta, Chaplain; II. w. Cobb,
Perry. Steward; and A. McKelvey, Delta,
Doorkceper. Executive Committee
Chairman, Geo. ;. Wilson. Horton; ThOs.
Nichols, Sanilac; Martin Smith. Okemos;
Il. +. McKellin, Bad Axe; j. w. Ewing,
Grand Ledge. The Alliance Sentinel, of
Lansing, was made the official State
organ. Delegates to the National Alli-
ancc in December are A. NJ. Howe, Hor-
ton; A. Il. Cole, Fowlerville; and Geo.
Northrup, Pine Lake. The platform de-
mands the abolition of national banks
and substitution of legal tender notes for
all dues, treasury notes on per capita
basis I'm sufficient volume TO do the busi-
ness Of the country on a cash system,
free and unlimited silver coinage, taxa
tion i'm the interest of no class at the ex-
pense of any other government control
of railroads, telegraph and telephone
lines, an cight-hOur labor day, gradu-
atcd income tax, government loans 10
the people at , per cent interest on real
estate. the Australian ballot system,
election Of President, Vice President and
United States Senators by direct vote,
law to secure IA flexible volume of cur
rency commensurate with the needs of
the people. and uniform text books at
cost.
PETER +. JOHNSON, aged 55. was
killed almost instantly at lShpcming by
Il heavy log which was being hOisted by
chains but broke away. Johnson'S IL
ycar-old son was standing a few feet from
his father and saw the old mans brains
battered out before his eyes.
THE total earnings Of Michigan rail-
roads for 1889 were Ss7,2l0,7 30, an in
crease over lsss of S7.446,3 3ls. Earnings
per mile Of road, 1921. The total pas
Scngcr earnings were S27, 10: the
total freight earnings were $50, 465, GIG.
The total number of passengers carried
was 3 1, l36, $50. an increase over 1855 Of
Sc! 944: average distance Travelled by
each passenger, 81 miles; average rate Of
passenger fare per mile, > 43-lOO cents
Total tons of freight moved, 81, SO, 264;
increase over lSSs, = S34. .09l tons; moved
one mile, :. 100. .G32, 2O3; average ton haul,
1l3 miles; average rate Per ton per mile,
: 54-lOO mills. Tons Of freight moved
from Michigan stations, u, lO6, SO; an
increase over last year of 1859, go tons.
The Chicago and West Michigan Rail-
road is To be extended from Traverse
City north TO the Straits of Mackinac
| The effect of this will be TO divide the
| northern passenger and freight traffic
| from the Straits, which heretofore has
been monopoized by the Michigan Cen
tral and the Grand Rapids and Indiana
besides enabling the Chicago and West
| Michigan 10 consete for all through
! business. The extension will pass
| through five counties rich in hardwood
| timber
BY tho running away of their horse,
| Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, of Cheboygan.
were thrown from their buggy and the
| latter killed.
Ar their annual State convention, held
| i'm Saginaw last week, the pharmacists
| elected the following officers: President,
| ID. f.. Prall, Saginaw; First Vice Presi-
dent, II. G.. Colman, Kalamazoo; Second
! Vice President, Prof. Albert \. Prescott,
Ann Arbor; Third Vice President. James
Vcrnor Detroit: Secretary, c. \. Bug
bee, Chcboygan Treasurer j. Dupont,
| Detroit.
| / HE Sidlc NOnNtubloi VI INC bfII III
| Catholic Benevolent Association OF Mich
| igan was i'm session at Detroit last week,
with a good attendance. Franz Hertz,
Of Detroit, was elected Pre- sident.
MICHIGAN patents: Campana, Milton
f., Hamilton, eXtensible car step; Crom-
well. William H., Roscommon, gate; Cur
ran, Alfred, Grand Rapids. caster; Hicks,
| Walter y. Ann Arlor tonic beverage;
| Y al "a niI mi
cooler: Leonard, Charles H., Grand Rap
ids, portable storm house, Mclean,
Seth. Bay City. door securcr; Mussey,
Geo. d., Detroit, mop wringcr; Ray
mond. Silas H., Grand Rapids, vehicle
spring: Nottingham. David L., Detroit
oil stove: Williams. Warren, assignor OF
one-half to w. Munse, Detroit, eXten-
sion table.
JIM MEssMoRE, of Macomb County
has harvested GO4 bushels of good oats
from twelve acres of ground.
|. A DEATH-BLow TO dudes. Saginaw
laundrymen have combined and will give
| no more credit.
TIE reports of the cannon during the
Mt. Pleasant reunion were heard twenty
miles away.
THE South Atlantic States exhibit a.
| INC W dSnltndN II ali NONtltu sbOO ouudlN
feet.
THE Kern Brewing Company elevator
i'm Port Huron was partially burned re-
Gently, with 5000 bushels of barley anC
malt. Damage, $4,000
LA GRIPPE still exists among the in
habitants of the Saginaw Valley.
ALPENA is 70 have four free mail ear
riers.
KALKAsKA COUNTY farmers are indig
naut over a statement recently made in
one of the Detroit papers To the cffec'
that their crops had all been destroyed
by frosts. The damage was in reality
triflng.
THE State Union Sabbath School As
sociation will hold convention at Ian
sing Dec. ,, 3 and 4.
THE Northwestern Michigan Soldier
and Sailors Association held its annua
reunion at Reed City last week. Ther'
were between 600 and 700 veterans in
attendance.
CORN husks are very thick this year
which recalls the old Indian saw: "Heal
thick corn husk-hclp cold winter.
DETROIT Free Press: The plum crol
I'm the "Thumb" is of yield this season