The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-06-17
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.
An Interesting Summary of the More I'm
portant Doings of Our Neighbors-Wsd-
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.

CHEBoYGAN had a bigger shipping
business during May than that of any
other month in its history. Shipments
OF pine and hardwood lumber were over
$4,000, 900 feet, lath 1900, 900, pieces OF
railroad ties $4,000, paving posts 80, 0O0
Two hundred and twelve vessels, not in
Guiding line steamers, entered and clear
ed, representing a total tonnage Of
SALT.
THE excursion steamer Burch sprung
a leak soon after leaving the East Tawas
dock. The passengers behaved quietly
and the boat was beached. All were
safely landed. " lille at dinner some
boys were opening valves, and sea-cock
was left open.
SIXTEEN Bay City carpenters employed
by two planingmll firms went on
strike for ten hours ray and nine hours
work There is no indication of gene
raj strike.
A COMPANY of twenty Saginaw boys
is organized as the Saginaw Marine
Worlds Fair Club. 1t is the intention
to charter schooner, lay in an ade luate
stock of provisions, sail 10 Chicago and
remain in that port about one month,
making their home in the boat. To
defray all expenses of passage and
into the treasury twenty-five cents per
week.
ALMA COLLEGE gave its retiring Presi-
dent George +. Hunting, a banquet,
in which 100 enthusiastic students took
part. A third college color will be worn
to keep alive their sentiment for him.
A COW successfully disputed the right
OF way with a special train on the Sagi-
II, D..I 4
1itched an engine and four cars near
Sebewaing. No one was hurt, not even
the cow.
CORN is not very promising in this
state just now, according to reports,
and in the language OF poet, the crop
might be described as the frayed-out
end Of an almost impossibiity. This is
particularly true in the northern end Of
the State.
A. II. EvrrTs, of North Star, has a
horse that for year past has had a
tumor in front of the ear. A few days
ago he called veterinary surgeon to
remove it, and the forceps and knife
drew large moar A tooth on top of
horses head is new thing in equine
dental surgery.
THE State Fair, which will be held
Sept. Sill, will offer 81, 900 in purses for
speed, as follows: Tuesday, 3:l5 class,
trottng or pacing, $3.50; 2:27 class, trot-
ting, S25O Wednesday-2:40 class, pac-
Ing, $3.50; 2:3O class, trotting, $3.50
Thursday class, trottng. $3.50;
2:2O class, trotting, $3.50. Friday, PAS
class, trott'ng, $3.50; 2:25 class, pacing,
$3.50 The above purses are to be di-
vided, Sl25 to first horse, 500 to second,
$40 TO third, and So to fourth. All races
will be best three in five.
II is estimated that at least 200, 000,-
900 feet OF timber i'm the Mcnominee
River district has been damaged by
forest fires during the past six or eight
weeks, involving loss TO the owners OF
at least g., 900. OCO. The fires have ex-
tended over an immense tract Of country
from the tier of towns numbering thirty
eight northward, many miles north of
Iron River. All of the large lumber
companies have lost heavily! Nearly
all of the burned timber must be cut
during the summer, winter and fall, or
it will never be worth cutting at all, as
the pine worm will play havoc with it.
The cut during the coming season will
be the largest ever known in the upper
country, and next springs drive will be
unprecedently large.
REV. BARR, of Bad Axe, went over to
Tyre recently and preached powerful
" impressive sermon, but some of the
impressions fell on stony ground, for
some hard-hearted wretch stole the
preachers hat.
BERTHA WusEY, of Alamo. died. and
now it is said she took morphine TO end
her disappointment over love affair.
No inquest was held.
SAGINAW is 20, 900, 900 feet behind its
lumber shipments at a corresponding
date last year. The strikes and Cana
dian lumber are said to be the causes.
FRANK TEEpoRTEN, OF Bay City, put
500 into stove, and his wife came
along and made kindliny of it, They
rescued only $50
The Bay City, Caro- and Port Huron
Railroad has apparently failed to go.
Colonel Roone who projected the idea
and got large promises Of bonus, has
completely disappeared from sight, at
least just now.
The Gratiot Circuit Court has thirteen
divorce cases. besides five more sup
pressed ones that will come up IL tho
courtroom is not too crowded.
HARLOW HERRICK, Of Ionia, is dead.
He was pioneer, and lived to be 80
years old.
OTsEGo COUNTY votes by very small
ma jority to bond for a SIP, 600 court
house at GAYLORD.
THE new $4,000 Polish Catholic
Church at Bay City will be ready for
dedication in August. 1t is marvel OF
magnificcnce built by a few thousand
poverty-strickcn parishoners
CHARLES JONES, of Richland, is the
! president of new Kalamazoo County
! poultry association.
! GEORGE Il. Cross, of Saginaw, has
bought ZOO O)o, 900 feet of hard wood in
central Kentucky.
BAY CrTY's two murder cases 60 over
| to september because somebody neg
! lected to have the witnesses ready
TIE Owosso fire department is yet
waiting for vote of thanks for assist
ance rendered in the late fire at Ashley,
F! not to mention the 500 promised