The true northerner., 1891-11-11

| he informed them that he had no further
Gesire TO defer by few hours that
which was inevitable, and said he should
| take no more stimulantS. His failure
thereafter was rapid, and he pas G
peacefully away.
Isaac Marston was born Jan. 3, 1899. at
| Poyutzvars, County Armagh. Ireland In
| 1856 he emigrated ID the United States.
came 10 Michigan and became SHRED
man" on a fsrm at Southfeld, Oakland
| County, at so per month His leisure hours
were spent in reading and studying and in
1889 he entered the University, being then
the possessor OF $50. Judge Cooley was
then tho resident professor I'm the law
school, and he provided work for the young
student whereby his expenses were de-
| frayed. He graduated In 1861. and IL 3
safe 20 say that few men ever went through
! college with less money or harder WORK. In
| 1873 he was elected member of the State
Legislature, and in 1874, upon the resigna-
! tion OF Attorney General Ball, Gov Bagley
| appoint ed him TO fill the vacancy. In 1876
he was elected TO the supreme bench to till
the vacancy caused by the election OF
Judge Christiancy to the United States
Senate. Upon the bench his opinions were
always clear and forcible, and he was dill
gent and faithful In the discharge OF his
duties. Upon leaving the bench nc located
in Detroit and resumed the practice OF law.
A SUPREME COURT opinion harded
down cost Little Jake Seligman, OF Sag
inaw, $40, 900, it requiring that sum to
fulfill con- tract on which Marcus Z.
Ripley, of Saut Ste. Marie, sued.
BENZ. ALLISON, of Goodland Lapeer
County, 20 years Old and said to be
crank, is under arrest, charged with at
tempting to poison neighbors cattle
with paris green.
AT Marine City John Biskner was
probably fatally injured while at work
in a salt block. Several barrels o. salt
caved in on m from a large bin, in
fiicting internal injuries. He was mar
ried week ago
THREE boys became involved i'm q
fight at Alpena, and viii Cathro, aged
Is, was cleaning the other two out when
John Mooney stabbed him with a knife,
destroying the sight of one eye and in
flicting other painful injuries
The splendid fall weather is boom
tor the ginseng root industry. A herd
of Isabella County Indians are pulling
Gladwin County Just now The squaws
attend to the drying and the business
is done up Systematically, netting about
SO a pound.
ty, ten years for larceny; Walter Brique.
let, Menominee, eight years for assault;
Charles Keehn, from Muskegon, fifteen
years for assault with intent to do in
jury less than murder, escaped from the
Michigan State Prison by means of
tunnel thirty feet long and nineteen
inches in diameter, running from the
iron shop between two large piles of
iron to a point just outside the north
wall.
THERE was 50, coo fire at Carson
Vile. The village Is in ruins, The stores
Of Graham, DeyerauX Il Co., with a loss
of Sl5, 900; of A. Graham, with q loss OF
81. 900; the Bank of CarsOnville, with a
loss Of so, coo; the Central Hotel, with
loss of So, and several other build
ings, were destroyed. The stock of Nc
Pherson & McGregor was damaged
81, 500 worth. McCaren 81 Co S loss on
stock is $500, III. W. Smiths drug store
shows $500 loss on stock caused by wa.
ter, and the Carsonvlle Drag Company
of 5000. Reed & Harvey lose heavily.
The Carson Hotel is badly damaged.
The total insurance is $1,000. The fire
is supposed to be an ince diary's work.
Ir Is believed that the wreck Ct the
lCny-.ost Pewabic, which sank of Thun-
der Bay years ago, with $50 600 in gold
and big load of copper aboard, has at
last been located. It's discovery was at
tended, however, by sad fata ity,
through which a Wisconsin woman is
rendered widow and her children or
phaned. A calculation having been
made as to the whereabouts of the sunk
en- steamer. descent was made by
diver named Pe ky for the first time
On coming up, after remaining below for
some time, he reported that he had
found the wreck of some vessel. 1t was
12j feet to the bottom OF the lake at that
point, and work In that depth being extra
hazardous. he ca efully made prepara-
tions for a long stay below to invest-
gate the character Of the vessel he had
discovered, and ascertain whether IL
really wa the Pewabic. He again went
down, and hi m )vements were followed
for some me after he had disappeared
below, but when he had been down
about three hours the signals cea ed.
The workmen attempted To haul him
up, and at last sue 'Ceded, after some
difficulty, but IL was too late. He gasped
but few times after his diving suit
was removed, and then died. He was
married man, his family residing in
West Superior, and his remains have
been sent home. Those engaged in the
project are confiden5 that IL i the Pc
wabic on which the unfortunate diver
stumbled on the lake bottom, and will
continue the search with greater zeal.
GEORGE HARRISON was arrested at
Jackson and taken to Chelsea, charged
with forging checks to the amount of
$50 He knew what was coming. for
just before his arrest he visited the
pr son, inspecting with great interest its
appointments and various features for
the comfort OF guests.
THE whereabouts of G. l.. Pctherlck,
the Lansing defaulter, were betrayed
by his little S-year old daughter, whom
he took to Iowa with him and placed in
a convent He Is said to have married
Eta Steckhert, former Saginaw wait
erglrl, and can be tried for Digamy as
we'll as embezzlement