The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-23
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.

uleu recently AT the Nlctorlh Hotei, III
London. England, is thus referred to in a
cablegram 10 the New York Sun:
Case was very popular among his friends.
although he cultivated one or two amusing
eccentricities TO degree that was some-
what Objectionable 10 the British. One or
Cases fads was his collection OF walking
sticks OF all manner OF odd and bizarre
patterns. Tie more grotesque stick was
that he saw In a shop window the surer he
was to buy it, One OF his sticks had tho
head OF a bulldog, life size. and Case would
calmly carry IL in the street, unmindul OF
the tact that every passer-b by stopped TO
look at him. Another cane had the head OF
a monkey. which. when "A spring was
touched, stuck out its tongue and wlnked
its eyes. and Case was fond OF walking
down Piccadilly with IL un der mis- arm.
blinking and lolling its tongue. while he
appeared absolutely unconscious that he
was attracting attention. Others OF his
sticks contained perfume fountains. jack
in-the- box whistles. and similar lnstru-
ments OF torture.
Cases favorite cane. however. was one
that served as a sign in umbrella shops. 1t
was something like five feet long and had a
buckhorn handle six inches in circumter =
ence and at least three feet in length.
With this small tree IL was Cases delight
to go out in Pail Mall and Piccadilly in
search OF dudes. Whenever he found a
gil led youth carrying walSing-stick by
the ferrule end. with it's handle downward,
after the fashion affected by the Lon Ion
masher. Case would take his big stick by
the extreme tip. holding IL up with elbows
akimbo, put a small eyeglass with black
rim in his eye. and ranging himself about
two ieet in the rear OF his victim, follow
him until he reversed his cane orgot into q
cab to escape his tormentor. IL the hapless
masher attempted TO tire his pursuer out,
the Michigan man. never looking 10
right or left, and with impressive
-countenance and solemn mien, would ollow
the other from Regent street TO Hyde Pa k,
or until more exaggerated specimen OF
the genus was lusheu. SO regularly did
Case avail himself OF this amusement that
he became. during his three or four
months stay in the metropolis. quite n
wcll-known figure in several prominent
tioroughfares. and tales OF his persecution
OF ;he Washers have more than once an
peared in the London newspapers. His
wife was with him at his death. but his
tour children were at his home i'm Michi-
gan. He was the son Of n former Lieuten-
ant Govern or Of MICHIGAN, and was Gradu-
ated from Ann Arbor University. He leaves
fortune estimated Mt S5.O00.000. and his
life WIS insured cor S25J.O0D. Mrs. Case
has sailed for America with her husbands
body.
Daniel Whitaker. young man 20
years old, ard Gully Denton. a boy -
years old, were drowned while bathing in
the Huron River at Belleville.
"A new postoffice has been established
at Russell Isabella County
j r. Esselstyn has established silk
factory in Lansing and will plant null
berry trees to feed the worms.
Maj. William Ludlow, in his report
for appropriations in Michigan waters.
recommends the following expenditures
Frankfort harbor, S25. 900; Portage Lake
harbo. of refuge, 81, 900; Maniste $780,
go; Ludington. $4,000; Pentwater, S4O.-
600; White River, S50, 200; Muskegon,
$50, 900; Grand Haven, 100000 Black
Lake. S25, coo; Saugatuck, 100000 South
Haven, $50, 900; st. Joseph. S95, 900. He
reports the expenditures of the past year
as follows: Frankfort, see, 500; Portage
Lake harbor of refuge, Sl75, 600; Manis-
tee, Sl25, 900; Pentw alter, S37 900; White
River, S65, 900; Muskegon, ISL, coo; Grand
Haven, $500, 600; South Haven, S2l, 800.
Maj. Osterman recommends an appropri-
alton of $40, 600 for the Monroe harbor
AT Bay City Little Arthur Asman,
aged u, lost his life in trying to save a
.comrade who had fallen into the water
he little fellow was genuine hero. de
had rescued four other boys from a
watery grave so far this year, and was al
ways ready to risk his own life for an
o hers. Arthur and his brother, accom-
panied by companion, were standing on
IA small floating raft, when the smaller
boys went too near the edge, and fell in.
In n moment Arthur said to his brohter:
III jump in and get him out" These
were his last words, for as soon as he got
his companion out he sank, and was
drowned. His body was recovered IN
hhlf an hour, but all attempts at resusci-
tation proved of no avail.
The regular monthly crop report
issued from the State Department at
Lansing, compiled from the reports of
$40 correspondents, gives the acreage of
wheat SO, POS less than one year ago, and
this, with the rust and large amount of
smut" reported, reduces the probable
yield in excess of 1900, 900 bushels,
stated in special bulletin. The number
of bushels of wheat reported marketed
during June was 926, $50, and the total
number for the eleven months previous,
l4,0l2, 430. The area planted to corn is
& per cent. less than in average years.
The average condition is 81 in the south
ern, 90 in the central, and 1913 per cent.
in the northern counties. The condition
of oats is 90 in the southern counties
and 81 in other sections. The area of
potatoes planted is per cent. less than
tho average, and the condition is SO pei
cent. Meadows and pastures are slightly
below, and clover sowed this year above
the average. The apple crop will not
exceed 80 per cent. of an average. TIE
condition of both apples and peaches
has materially declined during the
month, some correspondents reporting q
total failure.
The Saginaw water works are self.
supporting.
&C. II. Peters, of the Saginaw Eren-
ing Nelcs, has been appointed Secretary