The true northerner., 1890-05-28
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

and General News Notes.
The Patrons of Industry of Isabella
County have organized CO. operative as
sociation to be known as the Isabella
County Co-operat We Creamery and
Cheese Factory Association" and will go
into the manufacture of cheese at Mount
Pleasant. The organization is strong in
Isabella County, and contains most of
the well-to-do farmers in the county.
They are also talking of building a grist-
mill at Mount Pleasant.
Lansing is to have new opera house.
Port Huron Congregationalists have
been celebrating their fftieth anniver-
sary.
Writ Dexter, the great Chicago law
yer who died recently, was born in Dexter
Washtenaw County, in 1888, and was a
student at the University for short
time.
-Saginaw's city council recommends
the raising of 1887, l73 by taxation for all
city purposes.
"A street railway is to connect Lam
sing with the Agricultural College.
Ben Hoyt, of Port Huron, dropped
50, 700 worth of checks on the bridge and
didn't miss them until he reached the
bank. Then h hastily returned to the
bridge and was told that laborer had
found the papers and thrown them INTO
the yer. Ben Hoyt got a boat and re-
covered the whole pack.
Mrs. Ann Noble, of Saginaw. fell
upon an icy sidewalk in front of Mrs. f.
L. Samples residence last winter and in-
jured herself seriously. She has begun
suit for Sl0,O against the city and Mrs.
Sample.
George j. Little, engineer on the
Handy Boy when that steamer collided
with the bridge at Saginaw and killed
seven persons, has been honorably dis
charled, it being shown that he was in
no sense responsible for the accident
Huron County Patrons of Industry
have about completed plans for holding
series of large monthly sales at Sand
Beach.
AT Manchester, Washtenaw County,
Flora Adam, n young girl working ior
VIM. Lehr, was standing on chair near
the railing hanging out clothes from his
back stoo f, fifteen feet from the ground,
when the line, broke, and, having hold of
the line the weight of the clothes jerked
her over the railing. She fell head down.
ward on the stone pavement, Featuring
her skull and breaking her neck
The barn of o. NJ. Splitter, of Mason,
was destroyed by fire. it contained four
horses and twelve head of cattle, all of
which were roasted to death.
Ann Arbor disp1tch: The five sus-
pended University students appeared be-
fore the faculty and explained the matter
from their standpoint, and the petition of
the freshmen class, asking that the sus-
pens on 10 modified, was also pres snted.
However, that body voted TO let their de-
cision remain as it now is.
The Grand Commandery of Knights
Templars of Michigan, in session at
Detroit, elected the following officers:
William G.. Doth, Ann Arbor, Grand
Commander; Edward c. Smith, Pom
tiac, Deputy Grand Commander; JEFF
ferson S. Conover, Coldwa.er Grand
Generalissimo; the Rev. f. A. Bla les,
Detroit, Grand Prelate; Henry L. An
thony, Sturgis, Grand Captain Cen
eral; Charles L. Pomeroy, Bay City,
Grand Senior Warden; II. Shaw Noble,
Monroe Grand Treasurer; William +.
lnnes, Grand Rapids, Grand Recorder;
William Z. Jewett, Adrian, Grand Junior
Warden; Edward ID. Wheeler, Manistee,
Grand Standard Bearer; Albert Stiles,
Jackson, Grand Sword Bearer: Charles
w. Moore, Marquette, Grand Warden;
Alexander McGregor, Detroit, Grand SEN
tinel.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Michigan State FiIemen's Associa-
tion was held at Cadillac last week. Re-
ports of the President, Secretary, and
Treasurer showed the financial and So
cial condition never better. Several ap-
propriate topics were discussed with
much interest.
At Detroit last week, ex-senator
Jones, of Florida, was adjudged insane
and sent to st. Joseph's Retreat.
The Lansing Wheel Company, of
Lansing, has sold its business to the
American Wheel Company, of Chicago.
The Lansing company still owns the
works.
The Michigan Homeopathic Medical
Society held it, twenty first annual ses-
sion at Lansing last week Gov. Luce
welcomed the members TO thu city, DIR.
Phil Porter, OF Detroit, respo onding. The
following officers we're elected: Presi-
dent, DIR. j. +. Brown, Jackson; First
Vice President. J. n. Reynolds, Grand
Haven; Second Vice Pres ident, A. T.
Randall. Port Huron Secret,ry. Charles
Wilson. Detroit; Corresponding Secre-
tary, w. A. Palglez, Detroit; Treasurer,
III. w. Warren, Jonesville; Necrologist,
j. S. Ayres. X ilamazoo.