The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-04-22
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.

THE dead body OF Chas. w. Lehman
was found in hay-loft at a hotel barn
in Gladwin. At first it was thought he
had suicided because of family trouble.
But the doctors say il would have been
almost impossible for the man himself to
have fired the shot that killed him.
Moreover, there was no weapon found
near by, and death undoubtedly re-
suited within three minutes, at most,
from the time the shot was fired. These
facts pOiut strongly TO the suspicion
that he was murdered. A letter was
found in his pocket from Mary Mosher,
Detroit, written in German. She said
she had S975 in her possession belonging
10 him. She also spoke of other prop
erty in a small way. Mention was made
OF the interest his money had earned
The letter indicased a mild love affair
with Mary. Three years ago, at Cole
man, Lehman took paris green, but was
pumped out. He has two wives living,
and and il is not thought that had a
divorce from more than one. He got
one by correspondence from Lowell and
brought her To Coleman, but his farm
was too small and she would not live
with him.
IT is now figured it cost the farmers Of
+'iiN III > an VI, $50 HlOIt w Idlsc JlblI
wheat crop in 1889 than they got for il.
1t cost TO produce the crop Sis, 200, 32s,
and its value was but SIG, 72s, SOB. The
total cost Of the corn crop was S12,269,-
032, and the total value S7,254, PAS. or
loss of S5,O14, 7s7. The cost of the oat
crop was SO, 100, 254, and its value 81, $780,
056, or a loss of So, 74O. 19S, a total loss
on the production of the three crops OF
81, 226, 80. The value of the hay crop
in the State was 7.02 per cent. of the
value of the land on which it was grown.
The total value OF all crops from the
best data available for 1889 was S54, 499,-
23l, hay being second in the rank, Sl4,-
GIG, 1914.
II. c. POTTER resigns the vice-presi-
dency of the Flint and Pere Marquette
road. General John VI. Corse, of Bos-
ton, is said TO be his probable successor.
Mr.. Potter had charge of the admins
tratiOn OF this line for nearly score
years.
AT Reed City Blanchard Davidson, a
dissipated character, committed suicide
by shooting. He had been lying on the
bed with his wife, and while she was
asleep he got revolver from an adjoin-
ing room and fired the fatal shot. The
report awakened her TO find him on the
side of the bed dead, with his head rest
ing on his hands.
KALAMAZOO, according to the poll
list, has 10000 people. Last year her
revenue was S1S3, $50, and expenses
Sl79, 1888 She has a total debt Of $780,,
3S4 81. Taxes yielded as follows: Dogs,
S770, water, So, 622; saloons, $40, 435.
The fire department cost S14, go; tho
total loss by fire was ST., 734; net loss
Sl,246 The city used and wasted 1884,
737, AL gallons of water, at a cost OF
$40 per million. Twelve policemen
cost IS, $50, the chief getting 81, 900.
There were 36l deaths, 26 from con-
tagious diseases The town has six
sidewalk damage suits pending The
principal occupation of the citizens is TO
brag about the fire and police depart
ments, the buggy factories, and the
celery bottoms all of which beat tho
world.
Mr.. AND Mis-. ALBERT W. RAM, Of
Morrice, celebrated the fiftieth anniver-
Sary of their marriage, and a large num-
Der of relatives and friends gathered at
their residence. Among the presents
were a gold-heGded cane and a china tea
set.
Mrs. w. Il. HALL is Secretary Of the
Manistee County schools and she makes
the tours of the schools afoot They
say she averages six miles an hour, over
the hills and sand, rain or shine.
THE Treasurer-clect of st. Louis,
when assured of his success, did not put
a cigar box under his arm, but he passed
around checks u the voters: "Good for
one loaf of bread"
FRED MEYER, five years from Clare
County, will be released from the Ionia
House of Correction under the indeter-
inmate sentence law. lie will be on
paro.e and cannot leave the State.
IT is said the Michigan Central is now
arranging TO extend its Caro- plug line To
Sand Beach.
WILSON Township, Alpena County,
votes to build $4,000 stone road to
AlDena The bonds will be limited to
: per cent. and will run fifteen years.
An Indian who was fighting drunk was
brought into court the other day at Pine
Ridge Roscommon County, bound hand
and foot. "Ah," said the Justice. who
was an old sailor and knew bow il was
himself, III see this is case of 10 tied.
You struck bar, and like many another
weak vessel have stranded in = place
that is rocky. You should have steered
course whore there was plenty OF
water, but not fire water, and in order
TO teach You the value of this advice you
are consigned for ten days to haven OF
rest prepared by provident community
as dry dock for total wrecks; and IL
YOU don't find il dry before your ten days
are up I'll eat my shirt"
HENRY HoUK and Daniel Pomeroy,
each % years old, were two conspicuous
figures at the Worthwhile polls election
day.
MAY DOUGLAS, little Bay City girl,
had fit, and as she fell to the floor she
caught hold of a boiler of hot water.
She was alone in the house at the time
and was most frightfully burned. The
top OF her head was cooked, so that the
scalp and hair peeled off in patches.
X. G.. PETERS, of Manistee is carrying
on his lumber business in almost as ex-
tensive way as before his big failure.