The true northerner., 1891-06-03
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.

AN interesting Summary of the More I'm
portant Doings of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
AT Marquette Walenty Nowak, Sr..
convicted OF the murder of Smith, was
sentenced TO twenty-five years imprson.
ment in the Upper Peninsula branch of
the penitentiary. Young Nowak was
acquitted.
Mrs. RICHARD DEKoRN, OF Kalamazoo,
in attempting TO put out flames caused
by the explosion of an oil stove, was
nearly burned 20 death. Her clothes in
flames. she jumped into cistern and
saved her life.
PATRICK WEIGH, OF Schoolcraft, twice
refused tramp victualS, the other even
ing, and pretty soon his home was in
ashes, including fine library. There
was only 81, 900 insurance.
! Miss NJ. L. GRIGGs, OF St Charles,
i kIl!sa aerseli! she : tied ,ss a. a T rag around
| ner neck anu dleu - JIn s'rAnniiaL.QQS
She was 50 years old, was once student
- the Pattle Creek College, and is said
Aave hurt her mind by overwork.
CADILLAC has the promise of a S1O,0O
depot to be built by the Grand Rapids
and Indiana Railroad
Two BOYS were drowned i'm the river
at Bay City-the 9-year old son of VIM.
Fuller, and Joseph Sharon. aged years.
The former fell into the water accident
ally, and the latter was in swimming
and is thought TO have struck his head
upon log Both bodies were recovered.
A MARION firm has twenty men in the
woods getting out 10000 ties for the
PENNSYLVANIA Central Railroad.
"Do YOU know | tried, a couple of
years ago, TO get up branch of the
Blavatsky's theosophical organization in
this city, yet | failed, although i was
listened TO most attentively by all to
whom | made advances" The above
confession, made by well-known De-
troit lawyer, was followed by the ques-
tiOn: "Do you believe in theosophy?"
| and the gentleman addressed answered,
"Most assuredly | have implicit faith in
the very, very little know of the science;
but that is the trouble, know too little
and most of the people l invited knew
| so much less that my effort was a fail
| urc." Then he offered TO wager an
| elaborate dinner for six persons that in
less than year there would be a large
| and flourishing body of theosophists
residents of Detroit.
DURING the past two years 1,700 men
| applied for marriage licences at Port
| Huron, and an even fourth of them were
unable TO read or write.
THE marriage of Miss Sarah Brock
way, a prominent society lady of Sag
| inaw, and heiress to half million, to
Frederick Henry Smith, Of Peoria, H.,
took place at the Saginaw Methodist
| Episcopal Church. 1t was one of the
| brilliant Snoiatu Of ha
| son.
Mt. CLEMENS gets new hotel, 25O
| rooms and four stories high.
| MENoMINEE has voted for 800, 900 for
street paving and sewer bonds.
| MANIsTEE'S tramps and drunks will
work upon the streets to pay for their
board and jailing.
TIE first load of this seasons wool sold
in Port Huron, brought 30 cents.
GEORGE BRIcKLEY, of Escanaba, went
out for a stroll and took his gun along.
| In quiet, grassy nook he laid down for
| a snooZe. Soon humorist, named FitZ-
| patrick-one of those funny fellows who
| didn't know il was loaded-came along.
| OF course he saw the laughable side of
| the situation at once, and proceeded to
enjoy himself. He picked up Georges
gun, walked away a few yards in order
TO make his bit Of pleasantly the more
comica, aimed at Georges back, and,
smiling 3oyously at the merry surprise
he had in store for George when he
should awake, pulled the trigger. 1t
took a doctor three hours to pick the
shot out of Brickley's back
+. r. SMITH of Menominee, is the new
deputy warden at the Marquette prison.
A CoIDwATER hunter was seized with
| buck fever and shot Il tame turkey, irc-
agining it to be wild. The attack cost
| him SO and $50 costs He will not eat
holiday turkey for several years.
THE RAvING.
Oncc upon n May day dreary,
| She was working weak and weary,
Down upon her marrOws. moppng,
hopping up the Tarlor ilo)r.
While the mop went Tipping, Tapping,
Suddenly Sic heard tapping,
As OF some one gently rapping,
| Rapping at the par'O. door.
| "'Ti5 ONE visitor she muttered,
| "Tapping at the parlor door
| Gracious Peter, what IA b pre-"
| Up she jumped and, nearly swearing,
| Hastily began preparing
| To Dpear women wish t1
| When their callers look them Ger;
| Yankt her apron off and slung it.
| SnatchCd N ~ headgear OFT and Hung IL,
| Grabbed "a dClman up and hung il
| Ger the greasy gown she wore.
| Then she found n plaguey peddler
| Standing at the parlor door
| Only In II and nothing more.
| Free Press.
THE spring gun which was Ingenious
| ly arranged on the Richards farm, near
Bad Axe, and killed John Castle was an
old muskct placed inside of a dry-goods
box, with the muzze pointing toward
| the door. A string was attached to the
trigger and passed over a pulley back OF
the gun, and was then attached to
loose board i'm the floor, directly in front
of the doorway. There were no doors
| hung in the house, and it was so art
ranged that it was almost impossible 70
enter the building without exploding tha