The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-12-21
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
New Way to Pay Church Debts--A Fatal
Fit-crops In the state-Diphtherias cire
at Bay City and Alpena.
From Far and Near.

| SAGINAW \. Nj. &. A. Is hgurlng on
erecting a large new home.
The Michigan Central new depot at
West Bay City is opened to the public.
JOHN SAMPSON, OF Iron Mountain, got
six months in prison for stabbinga COM
panion.
FREDDIE FREDRICKsoN, of Glad
stone, leads this years list OF drowning
while skating.
OWING to the prevalence of diphtheria
all schools west of the river have been
closed at Alpena.
JAMES JORDAN, a Saginaw butcher.
was arrested on charge OF using bad
weights and scales
The grocery store of Colin ID. Nc
Kenzie, at Alpena, was burned, together
with the stock OF goods.
A SMALL son Of John Smell, Of Rea,
was severely cut about the head by an
ugly ram. His recovery is doubtful
A 5-YEAR-oLD Finnish Toy, with an
unpronounceable name, was run over
nd killed by train near Newberry.
THE c. q n. w. Road paid $4,000 to
Mrs. Frank Derouin, of Escanaba, whose
husband was last spring killed by a
train.
II is reported by cool authority that
the Illinois Central will extend its line
TO the mining section of the Upper PENN
sula.
DICKINSON COUNTY people will in all
probability vote next spring on the
question OF bonding the county for
new JAIL
THE hunters of Schoolcraft County
boast that in that section OF the State it
It L - w-fx
lating the game laws.
J. w. WRIGHT tried to jump an S1S
board bill at Saginaw hotel. mar
shall caught him at st. Louis. He was
| brought back, and settled.
BAY CITY's bridge commission has
| SIS, 900 on hand. The Milwaukee Bridge
| Company and several OF the concerns
former employees are suing for it.
THE NJ. Z. Society of Bad Axe cancel
| led debt by raising 325 bushels of car
rots on small piece OF land, donated
| by member of the society. The elder
and his parishioners did all the icing,
CRAWFORD BROS. minstrel troupe is
in trouble. Charles Sears. head cornet-
ist, is suing for wages said to be due
him. He is Pinconning boy and the
troupe is at present playing in Michi-
| gan.
Mt. CLEMENS taxpayers are con1id-
erably agitated over the announcement
that every cent the charter will allow is
down on the tax list this year. The
| citizens are wondering how future i'm
provements can be provided for.
THE West Bay City School Beard
held q protracted session over tho
diphthera question. There was lively
debate, after which the Board author
lied q committee to make an investiga-
ton, and gave 1t power To close the
schools il deemed necessary.
ALTHOUGH but 500 people live in East
Jordan, that village supports four
| dly-goOds stores, eight groceries, six
clothing stores, two hardware stores,
three drug stores and four saloons. She
has four churches, all Of which have
hard struggle for existence, but she
thinks she could support another saloon.
WHILE on the witness-stand at Sagi-
nav one time, Charles A. Gabel was
continually being warned by a certain
attorney to tell nothing Of which he
was cot absolutely sure. Soon after
| the same attorney asked him where he
was born. Charles replied that he
that point was merely hearsay.
RICHMOND merchants have adopted
the early closing scheme.
THE lumber cut at Alpena for the sea-
son up to date is III 900, 00O feet.
II. w. RAWLINGS, of Denton, was
dangerously injured in a runaway.
NEARLY all the mills on the Saginaw
River have now gone out of commission.
JOHN Cox, OF Iron Mountain, hal his
skull fractured by a falling limb OF
tree
AN incendary fired 81 500 residence
at Kawkawlin. church WAS also
damaged.
JOHN CAsHIN, of Lake City, was badly
crushed, being struck on the hip by
heavy log.
ARTHUR HILL, of Saginaw, is said to
be mother dark horse possibility in the
Senatorial race.
AN unknown man accidentally had
horrible cash cut in his neck with an Ak
| in lumber camp at Sauk's Head.
WHILE trying to carry blazing lamp
out OF the house, May Smmonds, of
Cedar Run, was seriously burned.
PAINE's STATION, near Saginaw, is n
/
does 81 ,000-business per month.
Mrs. KUNsTRoN, of Menekaunee,
who was badly burned by the explosion
OF lamp some time ago, is dead.
The Bliss Hospital, at Saginaw, un-
der the auspices of the Nj. +. Church,
has opened Il aiming school for nurses.
MATTHEW STRACHINIA, of the Mans
field Mine, near Crystal Falls, fell u
distance OF IS feet and was instantly
| killed.
THE minutes of a council meeting at
Lake City state that certain liquor
bond was accepted although conceded
to be illegal.
CERTAIN Upper Peninsular papers
claim that Fort Mackinac will soon be
totally abandoned as n military station
| by the War Department.
WILLIE HUDDLEsoN, the Bay City
kid, who stole lot of stuff. from his
| bpnefaptress Mrs SOya. was captured