The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-26

AT Rogers lily the latest phase In
the Molitor case indicates that the
prosecution intends 10 push vigo ousy
the cases against all the men suspected
of being concerned i'm the killing, and
that even those who turned States evil
dence will not b. accorded immun ty.
Repkc, the squealer, whose confessions
first gave the officers information on
which to proceed, Andrew Banks and
others who turned States ev.d nee have
been taken into custody.
PRESIDENT WESTON, of the Michigan
worlds fair commission, is showing him
self a hustler in the job into which he
tumbled accidentally The fair author
tiles would not assign this State site
at Jackson Park until the sort of build
ings it was proposed TO erect was shown.
Architects were engaged at a. m, and
at , p m. a perspective for two story
building with attic, 1856 by rs feet, was
filed in the proper Office. They were
pronounced the best presented by any
State. But that isn't saying much, as
few States have made a move as yet.
Deleware's plans were rejected.
Mr.. DELMAR HUNT, of Climax, civil
engineer on the Nicaragua canal,
Central America, was notified to leave
New York the 18th TO resume work.
Mr. WILDER Scanelin goes with him as an
assistant Both are citizens of Climax.
THREE prisoners escaped from the
ia ksOn prison as guards were being
changed on the walls, They are John
Rourke, 26 years, from Detroit, for
highway robbery; Edward (alias Dick
Huntly, 90 years, from Detroit, for bur-
glary; and John Davij, years, from
Kalamazoo, for burglary. The convicts
had been gone two hours " hen missed.
All are desperate fellows, and among
the worst in the prison.
A PARTY OF seven Kalamazoo young
ladies were bathing at Whites Lake,
when Miss He Ell Dickinson was seized
with cramps and drowned. She was q
brilliant girl, and the only daughter OF
Mr.. Chase Dickinson, prominent hard
ware merchant.
TIE stock of cuts of Gov. Wnans
possessed in Michigan newspaper Offices
will have TO be given II close shave be-
fore they are used again. The Governor
has cut off the whskers which have been
so long marked feature in his facial
CONFORMATION, and his health being now
better than at any time since election,
he looks about twenty years younger
than he did when sworn In.
FIFTEEN bricklayers working on the
new city hall building at Saginaw de-
mand more pay from Contractor Dan
Raneman.
LIGHTNING at Reese killed two horses
and two cows belonging to Mike Rouff,
gave Mike himself a shock, burned out
all the wires in the Western Union Tele-
graph Office, and scared the operator SO
that he hollered "fire. "
Mrs GEORGE CASEY, of West Bay
City, says she took two ounces Of lauda-
mum, and persists in lying with rigid
muscles in a condition which she igno-
rantly imagines is the proper thing in
candidate for the angel degree. The
doctors say that she is shamming, and
that she didn't swallow bit of the poi
son.
SHEPHERD is in the midst of an estab-
lished grade racket When the town
was started the buildings and sidewalks
were planked down on mother earth as
she stood. Now the village fathers want
the grade cut down to an established
line, and that will give each store
steppage Of from five to ten steps. and
the bowling goeth FORTH
THIS year 800, 600, 900 of mining prop
erty, which has heretofore paid specific
tax, will have to be ADDED 10 the valua-
tion of the counties OF Gogebic, HOugh-
ton. Ontonagon, Keweenaw, Marquette
and Menominee. IN addition TO this the
State Board Of Equalization has prac-
tically decided to add to the total valua-
ton as equalized five years ago the sum
of 500, 000, 600 to cover the material adj
vancement of the State during the last
half decade This will make a total in
crease in valuation OF Sl50,000 600 and
bring the total va uation up to 81, $780,
o 0,000.
THE +. & p. VI. land agent has made
break on hemlock-bark thieves that
have been operating on the lands of fhe
company. He promptly confscated sew
cral car loads, and met with no resist
ance in doing it, either. The thieves
were glad to get out that lightly.
TIE Jackson Guard is arranging a
prize drill and will hang up $4,000 in
purses.
A SUMMER hotel, 2COx15O will b. built
next season at Wenona Beach, the Sagi-
nav Bay resort.
THE young child of n. +. Moore, of
Gregory, drank poison an died.
4 BIG Methodist camp meeting is in
prog ess near Reed CITY, many Indians
being In attendan G.
AT Bay City, A. l.. Soveregn's 4-year-
old girl set fire to her clothes while / lay
ing with matches, and was fatally
burned
THE horse which carried Sheridan
from "Winchester twenty miles away"
was bred near Port Huron, and bronze
statue OF the equine at that town is pro-
posed.
HENRY DAVIS, of Tark / AXE, while
splitting wood, ran n silver in his leg
from a wedge, and death resulted.
AFTER the body of man found in the
river near Menomnee had been buried,
Il was found to be the remains of James
Costello, well-known young man In that
county. 1t will be dug up and the cause
of certain bruises about the head inyes-
tigated.
LOUIS CAMPBELL, Bay City hack