The true northerner., 1891-04-15
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.
An Interesting Summary of the More I'm =
portant Doings of Our Ncighbors-wed-
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
aud General News Notes.


OF the six men who entered the @stay
awake" contest at Wonderland, Detroit,
only one man lasted out the seven days.
Old Simon Townsend, the "tin- -peddler,"
lasted l57 hours. Then he leaned against
the wall near the coal stove. The heat
was too much and he dropped into the
land OF nod. John Cunningham staid
awake and continued To look remarka-
bly, bright. Even when the l6s hours
were completed he did not go to sleep,
but sat about the museum and talked.
He lost six pounds during the week, but
his appetite was always good, and his
face looked rosy and cheerful. He was
formerly railroad man, and staid
awake once before for four days and
nights. He wins $500
AT Loomis, while blasting a bank OF
frozen earth, dynamite cartridge ex-
ploded. terribly laceRating and burning
the face ana eyes of Malon Buckley.
The entire loss of both eyes is feared.
THE "New House of Israel; or, The
Living Temple" remarkable religious
organization, has filed articles of asso-
citation at Port Huron. The object of the
society is "to gather into one fold the
twelve tribes Of Israel scattered abroad,
the time being now come for their resto.
ration aud redemption.
THE oldest inhabitant cannot recall
the time when the water in Lake st.
Clair was as low as IL is now Sweets
clubhouse, near the mouth of Clinton
River, can at present be reached on foot
In its normal condition the water sur
rounds it TO the depth of from eight TO
twelve feet. -
WM. STEWART owns carriage factory
at Flint and another at Port Huron. He
desires TO enlarge at one of the places
and both of them are pulling hard while
Stewart stands in the middle TO prevent
slackening.
JAS. MURPHY formerly resided in Mt
Pleasant, but found it convenient one
day TO depart without one single fare
well. A few days ago he returned to in
form himself of the complexion of mat
ters. and was promptly arrested by
sheriff Kane, who presented the prisoner
to the prosecuting attorney and left him
in that officials charge while he went 10
hunt up the ex-Shertf. The prisoner
stepped out of the Office for minute and
vanished. The plaintiff in the matter
was young woman.
Mt. PLEASANT has land, loan and
title guarantee company, TO dispose of
lands stripped of pine many years ago.
CAPT JACK LAPHAM, for years a we'll
known vessel commander, died at Sag
inaw. He was A. years old.
THE municipal elections in the larger
cities of the State resulted in the cleo
tion of the following Mayors: Bay City,
Geo. Il. jackson, dem. Lapeer, Harry
Watkins, rep; Saginaw. Weadock DEM.
Big Rapids, A. ;. Hobart rep, Manis-
tee, Edward ID. Wheeler, DEM; Lansing,
Johnson, dem; Port Huron, McIlwain,
rep; Grand Rapids, +. +. Uhl, dem.;
Kalamazoo, Fred Bush, rep.
TIE Vermontvile fire left fifty fami-
lies in destitute circumstances, having
thrown that many men out of employ
ment The town will probably issue
bonds to rebuild the furniture factory.
BAY COUNTY has paid for 3s, O95 spar
rows since the sparrow law went into
effect, and it is claimed that the pests
are getting decidedly scarce.
A SUBSCRIPTION OF 81, 900 toward the
endowment of woman prOfesSorship in
the university has been received from
Mrs. Bloomfield Moore, of California.
THE Port Huron Tunnel Company is
defendant in a suit for Sl0,0 900 because q
lot of clay fell upon Richard Bolt.
Mrs. CHARLES SPAULDING, of near
Lapeer. hanged herself i'm the cellar of
her home because she was unable to
longer bear great load of grief Her
son was drowned last summer, and this
is said TO be the cause Of her suicide.
JOHN SnKINs, a resident of Essexville,
found dynamite cap in his front yard.
lie took il into the house and held it to
the fire 10 see what 1t was. 1t exploded
and blew off three of his fingers.
SAND BEACH has organized a driving
park association, which is asking admis-
sion to the American Trotting Associa-
tion.
REV. D. w. SHORTS, of Owosso is
dead He was soldier, and served in
the Legislature in 1877 and 1879.
A BOY named Tate was dragged under
an electric car at West Bay City. He
was stealing a ride. and the sudden stop
of the car threw him to the ground As
the car backed he was fatally crushed.
CAPT. WM BLoY, of the Calumet and
Hecla Mining Company, was killed by
| falling down the Red Jacket shaft 1t
appears that he rang to be hosted to the
surface, but failed TO get entirely into
the ascending bucket. After going up
$50 feet he lost his hold and fell to the
bottom. He was killed almost instantly.
The census figures say there are
| Is, 800 square miles in the Lake Huron
basin. with a population OF % people
TO the square mile. This is nearly three
times as much as there was in 1870. The
Lake Superior basin is Appropriated at
! Il, $50 square miles, with an average
population of 1s.7. In 1870 it was 10.
Mrs. CHARLES SPAULDISG, wife OF a
well-to-do farmer living few miles east
of Lapeer committed suicide by hang
ing herself.
MICHIGAN wheat is reported as being
| OF per cent of what il might be at this
time of year Flowing is going on in
the southern end of the State and they
are still shoveling snow in the north.
AUGUsTIN LABARGE, OF Bay City, tells
a meodramatic story how he was enticed
to lonely SPOT on the dock, robbed of
S24O and thrown into the water. He