The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-12
according to letter from Detroit. q
prominent clergyman OF that city has
drawn fit prize in the Louisiana
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in Louisiana lottery tickets. getting one-fo urth
of No 4O9l9. 1he day following the drawing
the shepherd OF souls dropped into tho place
and was Mortified To discover that the ticket I'm
which he was Interested had drawn $1,000 aud
that he was therefore entitled 20 Sl2,6OJ Tho
parson had a long talk with the ticket seller
and closed with this offer: Il will give you the
best watch l can buy in Detroit II you will
help me got the money have drawn. or IL that
offer dt esn't satisfy you III give YOU $3.50 ca sh.
The ticket dealer accompanied the preacher To
the American Express office aud tried To ar.
range for the transmission OF the ticket and
the money incognito, but Express Agent Reed
insisted upon the gospel expounders name.
The latter refused 10 divulge IL for publication,
but assigned his ticket 10 Mr.. Iced. and the
money was collected in his name. Saturday
the preacher received his little fortune. He Of
fered TO pay Reed for his share in the transac-
ton, but the latter refused TO accept any
gratuity The ticket seller who helped the
preacher in his dilemma received his gold
chronometer, however, and is wearing 1t to-day.
AT st. Clair, while large number of
boys and girls were skat n, on Pine
River, Miss Helen Soils and jaw Cox
broke through the ice. While endeavor-
ing to save them three other boys got in,
the ice being thin and breaking around
the whole. All were rescued except
colore boy named Henry Lewis, who
lost his life by rendering assistance to
others.
Col. Worden. Cove nment Trespass
Agent, was at Torch Lake last week look
ing for the Iii, 900 acres of land which he
says was wrongfuly pat nted to the NJ,
II. & o. Railroad.
Two hundred men cutting ice at Cad
lilac struck for higher wages, and were
promptly discharged.
"A ManiStique preacher ref 'ses to
read announcements from his pulp for
the reason that Maaistique Aas two good
newspapers, and advertise ments should be
given to them. That preachers future is
assured.
M. A. Ltpoint has been appointed
Postmaster I Erie, Monroe County; W.
Ii. Rog, rs, at Palmyra, Lenawee County;
ID. Sullivan, at Phoenix, Keweenaw Coun-
ty; NJ. Chandler, at Shaw, Presque Isle
County.
The Agricultural College is open
again, after an in.eimission OF fourteen
weeks. There were 10 students in at
tendance on the opening day, and nearly
as ma y more were expected within two
weeks. The number includes four stu
dents from JaIan and one from Burmah
During the vacation the fine new agri-
cultural laboratory has been finished, the
dormitories thoroughly repaired and
renovated. and 800 volumes added to the
library.
Col. Samuel Wells says he resigned
from the Soldiers Home Board because
his private business made the step neces-
sary. Gov. Luce says he thinks Wells
resigned to prevent an investigation.
The last Legislature appropriated
liberal amount of swamp land for the
construction OF State road through
Delta and Alger Counties. to he known as
the Bay de NocQuet and Lake Superior
Road. The Board of Control of State
Swamp Lands has accepted four miles of
the road. but the survey on the remainder
is so Inaccurate that the board postpones
action until more thorough investi-
CATION can be made.
The earnings statement OF the Mich
igan railroads Tor December shows the
total to be S7,i59, $50, an increase of
1898, 557 over the corresponding month
in 1888. Total earnings from Jan. |,
1889, to Jan. l, 1890, $50, 1858, 03s.52. In
crease for 1889, $4,5SS, 42l.7s; percent
age of increase, 5.6l.
The State Military Board has de-
cided to equip all the companies of State
troops with new oyercoats The board
is allowed by the Government an annua.
appropriation of about $751; for cloth
ing, etc, for the troops, and this sum
will probably cover the entire expense.
The fund will not be available until next
July, but the overcoats will le ordered
soon In order that they may arrive before
the date of the next State encampment.
ut l. ,nsing last week. DR.. Jameson, of
Lansing, delivered an interesting address,
in which he pleaded for consecrated
tee cheers. DR.. Holmes, of Bay City, urged
doctrin al teaching in the schools.
number of strong, helpful papers were
read.
The Carp River furnace at Marquette,
idle for four years, has been put into
blast and will turn out fifty tons of iron
per day. Steps are taking to start up the
Northern and Grace furnaces
One pleasant day last summer Frank
Pratt hired horse at Brown City and
eloped with the horse and Miss Annie
Rupert. The couple went to Wisconsin,
but Pratt forgot to marry the girl and she
got mad. Recently she returned TO her
home, and the man who owned the horse
has had her arrested for completely in the
crime. At present Miss Rupert is in the
Sanilac County Jail.
In a fit of temporary insanity, Mrs.
@. +. Knill, at Port Huron, drove her
family out of doors with n revolver. The
police were summoned, when she fred a
shot at Chief Petit, but missed her aim.
The Bay City and Battle Creek Rail-
way Company has placed on file in Bay