The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-01-14

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p. r. wINANs GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN.
squaw at the hands OF the Indians by be
ing skinned alive in full view Of his com.
rades. But young Winans reached Cali
fornia in safety. Soon firing of mining
he started a bank on a small scale and
prospered. After a short time he got
hOmeSick and started for home TO see IL
the girl he had left behind him would
marry him She was Miss Galloway,
one of four good-looking sisters, and he
had been half engaged TO her before the
gold fever struck him. "If / like you as
well when you come back as | do now /
will marry you," she told him with re-
freshng frankness when he went away.
1t was TO see if Sarah still liked him that
Winans was so anxious to return TO civil
ization. The long journey back was as
full OF dangers as the first trip
across the continent. The train
of prairie schooners was attacked
by Indians and Winans received a
bullet in the ribs, but fortunately the
wound was not fatal. He reached home
in safety, although bandaged, and was
given royal welcome by the neighbors
for miles around. But he found that his
cup of happiness had its bitter drop.
His sweetheart loved another. Absence
had not made the heart grow fonder in
her case, and she regretfully informed
the future Governor that she would be
glad 10 be sister to him. Winans de-
termined TO take her at her word. He
was practical man and consoled him
self by marrying one Of her sisters. He
went back to California and by attention
to business acquired comfortable for
tune, returned TO Hamburg in 1853 and
started farming The same year he was
elected to the Legislature. Later on he
became Probate Judge, and was sub
sequently elected to Congress, where he
served two terms.
AT Bellaire. j. B. Hayes, an alleged
backslidng member of the Saints
Church, refused 20 pray when requested.
three deacons threw him out of doors.
Hayes had them arrested and each was
fined $40.
FRANK WHITE, alias Westbrooke, and
wife, of Saginaw, are under arrest at
East Tawas, charged with completely in
a burglary there.
CHAs. ENGLER, of Port Huron, Ger
man, met sudden death by being crushed
in shaft
JAS. MoFFAT, for fifty years ferry
SHERIFF BERNATz, of st. Clair Coun-
ty, has appointed G. +. Smith, of Marine
City, Under Sheriff, and Britain Clark,
of Fort Gratiot, Deputy.
"LITTLE LOUIS" a German hostler at
Bay City, refused to take medicine
when i'll, and died.
SHERIFF DIX, of Kalamazoo, has Sc
cured another of his runaway prisoners,
Thomas Burns, who was captured at
Milwaukee.
THE Michigan Central Company
aroused the anger of Bay City people by
working Sunday TO make extensive
track repairs.
BURGLARS at Bay City robbed Lewis
Bergerman of $50 and a watch. Charles
Reynolds, one of the gang, was caught
A FALLING tree near Ontonagon in
stanty killed Louis LeClaire, and seri-
ously injured Hugh McGnnis.
REV. WM ID. ToMPKINsoN and wife, of
Kalamazoo, have celebrated their golden
wedding.
JAS. n. HENRY, of Chatham, Ont,
came to Detroit and successfully operated
a swindling deal by which he realized
$50, 600 at the expense of the Bank of
Montreal, He has skipped"
STATE TREASURER BRAAsTAD's first
official act was TO draw a check for $751;
600, i'm favor Of the Soldiers Home man
agement.
DETROIT is ain the dumps" because
Gov. Winans says IL is unconstitutional
to use $50 900 Of State fluids to defray
expenses of the G.. A. X. encampment.
If Detroit has to raise the whole of
$780, 900 necessary she will forego tho
project.
THE Bank Commissioners annual re-
port SHOWS that there are i'm Michigan
sixty-seven savings banks; deposits, S27,-
779, 1876, distributed among 1904 de-
positorss During the last year fifteen
banks, capital $4,000, have been or
gained.
THE ordination of Miss Belle Rich-
ards TO missions work at the First Con-
gregatonal Church, in Kalamazoo, was
a most remarkable service, The candi-
date was married same day 10 Rev. Il. X.
Bunker, who, with her. bears n commits.
sion from the American Board OF For
eign Missions to Central Africa, where
they go to take up twelve years work.
Mr.. JOHN ALLEN of Corunna, while
attempting TO stop a runaway team that
was being driven before wagon by his
son, received serious and probably fatal
injuries, the wagon tongue striking him
in the side and crushing several ribs
IL.