The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-30
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary of tho More I'm
portant Doinss of Our Neighbors-Wed-
siings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The report of the Secretary of Agri-
culture for July contains the following
statement OF the condition of Michigan
crops from the State Agent: The acre
age of wheat is about the same as last
year. It's condition is nearly ten per
cent. below an average, owing to the late
vnsss of the planting season and the
prevalence of the grub worm in the sod
fields. The condition of winter wheat
has improved somewhat since the last
report. The temperance of the aphis
caused some alarm, but il has done little
or no damage. Considerable rust is re-
ported on late sown wheat on corn stub
BILE. Harvest began June 30. Oats,
though not looking quite as we'll as on
June l. promise good crop. The usual
acrea of potatoes was planted an they
are doing finely. More interest is taken
IN the planting of beans, and where well
cultivated they ara found to be a profit
able crop. Glover, timothy, and pas
lures are better than for several years.
There has been decrease in the condi-
Tson of the apple crop. A complete fail
yre OF the crop from various causes is
reported from several counties. In some
instances the leaf blight has caused the
premature falling off OF fruit, in others
the failure is due to frost and hail storm
in May. Some correspondents report the
cause as unknown, but nearly all agree
that the crop will be the lightest grown
for many years Peaches show decline.
The following statistics have been
taken from the report of the Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction for the year
1889, which has just been issued: Num-
ber graded school districts in the State,
SOB; number ungraded, G,6l2; the school
census of grade districts is 329, lS4; un-
graded districts, 80, S85; enrolment in
graded schools, 20l ,087; ungraded, 222,-
5l7; percentage of attendance in graded,
81; ungraded, 7lj; number of districts
maintaining school, ,,046; months of
school in graded districts (ayerage), 9.Oi;
ungraled, 7.O5; number of private
schools reported, 3l2; estimated number
of pupils attending such, 81, l79; number
of teachers in graded schools tmen GSl,
women $500, 4,20l; number of teach
ers in ungraded schools (men 5000, wo-
men $50, ll,S74; total wages paid
teachers in graded and ungraded schools.
SO, 1910, 574.S5; an increase over loSS OF
$780, 1872. 80; average months wages of
male teachers in all the schools, SAG. 81;
of femae teachers, S32. 81; number of reg
ular certificates to teachers granted,
II, l2l; number of special certificates
granted. l,l4S; number Of teachers hav-
ing normal school cestifcates, 403;
whole number of legally qualified teach
ers, IL, 5Sl. an increase over last year OF
637; whole number of school houses,
: 7,42S frame 5,7j9, brick !, lj6, stone Il,
log 442), an increase of 50 for the year;
whole number of sittings, 5i3, 7O7; esti-
mated value of school property, Sl3,-
$50, G37; total number of libraries, l,6l0;
total number of volumes, AGA, 5S2; num-
Der of State Institutes held, ~; number
enrolled at such institutes. 6,j97; amount
expended for such institutes, Sll,396.23;
total amount of primary school interest
fund apportioned, 1922. 449. So; per capt.
ia, Sl.47; number of districts adopting
the free textbook system under law of
1889, $40. The cost of the public schools
per capita for school year ending Sept.
2, 1889, was Stag.
Saginaw County farmers report all
crops in good condition, with an average
yield in prospect.
Alex. Mccormick, an old resident of
st. Clair County, was working in his hay
field, when the horse, attached to a hay
rake, ran away, and threw Mr.. McCor-
mick forcibly against the fence, infict-
ing injuries which resulted in his death.
Forty prominent Michigan mllers
were present at the midsummer meeting
of the State Millers Association in Ian
sing. Secretary NJ. A. Reynolds ten
dered his resignation on account of
having severed his business connection
with the Stanton Milling Company. The
association not only refused to accept
this, but voted Mr.. Reynolds salary of
Zoo during the coming year in order
that he might devote his time largely to
the interests of the organization. A
number of papers of interest to the trade
were read and discussed.
AS the steamer Arundel was leaving
her dock at Point Lookout, near Bay
City, A. l.. McCaine, a passenger from
Buffalo going TO Alpena, was standing at
the gangway looking at crowd of people
on the dock. The boat listing against the
spies and dock ice breakers caught him,
crushed his head, broke his jaw and cut
hi ears of, killing him instantly.
The population of the seven largest
cities of Michigan as ascertained by the
late census may now be said to be as fol-
lows, in round numbers: Detroit, 2O7.-
900; Grand Rapids, $1,000; Saginaw