The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-09-16
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
Worlds Fair Hotel for Kalamazoo-swin-
dier and Bigamist - Typhoid Fever
Caused by Impure Water-Michigan's
Big Peach Crop-very Absent-NIinded.
Killed by an Eagle.

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Big Peach Crop-very Absent-NIinded.
Killed by an Eagle.
JOHN CowADGE, q Chippewa Indian
! living on the shore Of Echo Lake, Chip
pewa County, started out to guide a
party that was going over into Canada.
His only child, girl baby, was on the
outside of the hut near the door When
tho Indian father and the party had
proceeded half mile or so, they saw an
enormous bald eagle circling over the
edge or Echo Lake near the hut There
was no thought of danger To the child, but
thor sportsman's instinct prompted them
to turn back to get shot at the bird
AS they turned, the eagle made a sudden
swoop to the earth. 1 he Indian quick
ened his pace and reached his cabin in
aavance Of the white men When they
arrived at the lake they saw a dead
eagle of unusual size and formidable
appearance lying upon the ground. and
near II the Indian babe, torn and bleed
Ing and dying. The scream and rush of
the great bird upon the child brought
the Indian mother upon the scene. Her
bate was already several feet in the air,
neld by the ugly talons of the eagle
The child was evidently too heavy for
the bird and was dropped TO the earth.
The fall caused its death. The eagle
made another plunge tor its victim, but
was fought by the mother, who sue
ceeded in driving it away. AS the bird
arose in the air twas shot by the father,
who arrived too late to save the child.
Mrs. ENos SUMNER, of Memphis, SO
years OF age, is charged with bigamy.
JACKSON physicians are combining to
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physc.
FIVE people died from the poisonous
effects of water from a well on the Gil
son farm, near Deerfeld.
Ii is estimated that about 5000, 600
bushels of peaches will be shipped from
Michigan this year, which is said to be
nearly twice thSent re crop of Delaware.
The output of U. p. copper mines
during August was 5, 1853 tons, of which
the Calumet 81 Hecla produced 1896
tons The Central mine has reduced its
force and cut wages 10 per cent
THE aiken brothers, two Sanilac
County desperadoes, are suspected OF
robbing the posto. lice at Wadhah. They
are hiding in the woods, heavily armed,
and will make a desperate resistance
before being captured.
AT Kalamazoo, the opinion prevails
that Chi ago will be unable to accommo-
date the large crowds which will assem-
bic there during the Worlds Fair, and a
project l. on foot to erect mammoth
hotel which will lodge 500 people. AL.
ready S150,000 of stock has been SUBJ
scribed.
A. w. SHELDON, of Urbana, n Y,
travelling Snowman, v,ctimized ten young
men Of Battle Creek and Augusta, Sc
curing various Gums, and then skipped
out The work was SO clever that he
could not be held on any charge; but
now wife, whom he abandoned. pre-
| fers a charge of bigamy against him,
and the officers are looking for the rascal,
Milo NEwBERRY's hired man got up
unusually early the other morn ng at
Rochester, hitched up team and began
blowing. He had gone around the lot a
number o: times before Milo appeared
and hollered, "git ready for church
1t was Sunday. The hired man is not
more INDUSTRIOUS than other hired men,
but he had forgotten the day of the week.
THE cornerstone Of new Presby ter.an
Church was laid at Vassar.
SAGINAW paid 81, 900 for her roor dur
ing July, but having changed the system
of caring for them, paid only 500 during
August.
THE State Normal School opened with
an unusually large attendance. One
thousand five hundred students are ex-
pected this year.
Mrs. EMILY j. MCDONNELL, of Port
Huron, sues the Grand Trunk Railroad
for $50, 900. Her husband was killed
and she herself seriously injured in an
accident on the road near Capetown,
Ont, June 90, 1890.
PETER n. WALTERS, highly respect
ed tailor Of Kalamazoo, committed sui
eide by taking rough on rats. He had
at one time been drinking man and
felt the habit returning, which caused
him to grow respondent
IT is estimated that the output of logs
in the Saginaw district this year will be
$40, 600, 900 feet, a decrease of about A.
| coo, 900 as compared with last year. The
demand foc woodsmen is GO d, wages be-
ing from S22 te $50 a month
HORACE CARTER, Black River mill en-
gineer, was bitten on the arm by spi-
der, at Alpena After few days the
swelling of the member forced attention
to the wound. and doctors are putting in
their best liclSs pulling him through.
ELLA ARMSTRONG, alias Wilson,
well-dressed young woman, was arrested
at Detroit. For the rast five years Miss
Armstrong has lived with family
named Wade at Holly, and was regarded
as an adopted daughter Mr.. Wade had
q housekecl er named Mrs. Sarah Covert
and the latter and Ella became fast
friends Mrs. Covert, it is legged, was
to have married man at certain time,
but the groom did not appear, and for
some reason Mrs. Covert connected the
Wades with her lovers faithlessness.
Mrs. Covert and Ella, it is charged, de-
termined to kill the Wades About two
weeks ago they obtained large bottle
of arsenic and emptied the poi on into
the well In some way the deed was dis
covered before anybody was killed The
two women skipped, but Mrs. Covert
was arrested at Pontiac a day or two
later. Ella was traced to Detroit and
was taken back to Holly on her arrest