The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.
An Interesting Summary of the Moro I'm =
Portant Doings of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.

dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The July crop report. embodying an es-
innate OF Mchigans wheat crop for the
current year, is issued The est mates are
based on the number of acres i'm May as
shown by the returns of Supervisors and
the average yield per acre as es mated
by crop correspondents. The number OF
acres OF wheat in the State in May OF
this year, as shows by returns compiled,
was 1851, 774, and multiplying by tho
estimated yield per acre gives "a, 67l, 55s
bushels as the probable total yield in
the State This is an average per acre
OF 16.2 % bushels in the southern coun-
ties, -. 40 in the central counties, and
1l.27 in the northern counties. The area
in wheat this year is more than 10000
acres greater than harvested In 1890.
The number OF acres OF wheat harvested
in 1890 was approximately 1,43s, 200;
yield, %, 900, 900 bushels; an average of
Is. 90 bushels per acre. The area planted
TO corn is somewhat less than that Of
average years and the condition Of this
crop is somewhat backward, as is also
that of oats, owing to the cold, dry
weather of May. Moro potatoes than
usual have been planted in every section
Of tho State, their condition being lit
tie below that of average years The
drought has a so Affected meadows and
pastures. Heavy and prolonged rains
are greatly needed in the central and
northern portions of the State. The
apple crop in the southern sections is
now estimated at two.ifths, in the CEN
tral at one third, and in the northern at
one fourth OF an average crop. Peaches
promise four-iifths, three-fourths, and
one half of an average in the same Sec
tions respectively
A SAGINAW man is credited with get
ting the best of his tailor 10 the tune OF
SIS. He is capable of expanding his
chest eight and one-half inches, and af-
ter suit Of othes had been made for
him, tried it on, and, by expanding his
chest, made the tailor believe IL did not
fit him, tho result being that SIS was
knocked off the original pro-.
TIE lO-year.o,d son of Frederick W..
Wrege a carpenter at the f. IL =. NJ.
Railroad, was drowned at Winona
beach on Saginaw Bay. He went with
the bootbacks and newsboys' excursion,
given by Rev. b. Hunter
AT Cadillac, Cobb 81 Mitchell's new
sawmill was destroyed by fire. The loss
is $40, 900 and the insurance S27, 900.
Ar Detroit, ex-Mayor Julius Frieske
and family, consisting of three daugh-
ters, partook Of some dried meat, and
were shortly after taken with severe
stomach pains and nausea. Doctors pro-
nounced it poison.
The Saginaw boomers have made an
other catch. The SOper Manufacturing
Company, which is located at Flint, and
employs about forty men, has swallowed
the tempting bait and will move TO Sag
NAV
PRIVATE detectives have been pur-
chasing whisky in bottles from Manistee
saloon keepers who had only beer
license All this will come out at the
trial of the victims, of whom there are
many.
A SLICK swindler has been collecting
dollar apiece from Northern Michigan
farmers for a worthless certificate that
entities the holder TO purchase goods in
the larger cities of the State at whole
sale prices
A LETTER from Petoskey written by
man who has just cone through from
Hancock, states that the reports Of for
est fires in the Upper Peninsula have
been greatly exaggerated. He found a
few scattered frs along the route and in
places the atm sphere was murky, but
there was no "mass Of flaMes," no gangs
of men guarding tracks and battling
against fire, and no bridges burning.
The train was not once COM elled to
stop on account of fires and tn : tele-
graph wires were working and 40 poles
down.
An Alpena man named Morrison has
invented flax machine which linen
mill men pronounce great invention.
EVIDENTLY the roller skating craze is
not dead yet. A rink is being erected
at Bay Port, a summer resort on Sagi-
nav Bay.
REPORTS from the mint counties indi-
cate that the crop is going to be short
one. Cut worms have been gett ng in
their deadly work and an advance in
peppermint drops is looked for.
An Indian burying ground has been
unearthed IN the heart of the city of
Alpena
TIE Shiawassee County Farmers Al
lance will meet at Lansing, July p, to
elect officers.
HARDLY a week passes that Bay City
does not report a missing man. Joseph
Sophia is the last.
THE Lake Odessa evaporation will start
up as soon as an apple makes its appear
ance in that burg. 1t will employ eight
cen men.
NAUBINwAY boasts of barber who
recently shaved man in two minutes.
Whether. the victim lived or died is not
stated.
The wheat crop Of Ionia will be two
weeks late, but will be unusually large.
There will also be a large yield of pota-
toes and grapes.
ABOUT two months ago three men
struck Alpena and announced them
selves as authorized TO organize Far
mers' Mutual Insurance Company for
Altoona. Oscoda aud Alpcna Counties.
They succeeded in obtaining sums OF
money from large number OF the far
mers, for which they gave no written
receipts, hut did give most comforting
promises. They promised that in about
i've weeks the company would be or
ganized and all subscribers would receive
policies Nothing further has teen
10 81 frOp, tho orUonizara