The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-08-31

| died at Saginaw.
WALDRoN & TODD are to entirely re.
model the Jackson Opera House for the
| coming season.
JAMES MYERS, near Cheboygan, has
force OF thirty men engaged in picking
whortleberries for the Detroit market.
A COMPANY of gypsies is strolling
through Michigan with half a dozen
trained bears, monkeys and any guam
| tity OF dogs.
NICHOLAS HARMON, who lives six
miles from Jackson, stepped in front of
a moving machine and had his left foot
nearly severed at the ankle.
The inquest on the remains of Kate
Corbat, who was killed by a Michigan
Central passenger train at Bay City,
resulted In verdict Of accidental death.
The Chinese seem to be invading De-
troit by every available avenue. The
authorities are generally handicapped in
the fact that they are unable to tell one
disciple OF Confucius from another.
CHARLES w. SMITH. of Meridian
Township, Ingham County, died at tho
age Of 62 years. He was highly re-
spected farmer, and had lived in the
township where he died for thirty-nine
years.
A DANsvILLE farmer Is the owner Of
young colt that goes up stairs to the
hay loft and then jumps out of a win
dow, making descent of twelve feet.
What a circus horse he will make when
full grown.
AT Port Huron, Lew Cady, who
| claims to be traveller, was arrested
charged with jumping board bill at an
Alpena Hotel. At Algonac he is wanted
on charge Of passing a worthless
| check for $50.
AT Jackson, John Murphy, aged SO,
an umbrella peddler hailing from De-
troit, was struck by an engine. It is
not known whether he is injured inter-
nally or not, but if he is not, the chances
for his recovery are good.
CLYDE is nearly burned up. Clyde
is station on the Flint and Pere Mar
quette Road, located In Highland, Oak
land County, twenty miles northwest Of
Pontiac and eight miles south Of Holly.
The town has population Of 500
FIRE broke out in the home of John
Ladders, Jackson, caused by the fumes
from leaky gasoline can igniting. The
house was badly burned on the inside
and most of the furniture burned or
old daughter were somewhat burned,
but their injuries are not considered
serious.
JOSEPH BEEsLEY, Of West Bay City,
began suit againstF. W. Wheeler q Co.,
for $4,000 damages. The plaintiff al
leges that he was working for Wheeler
Co. last spring inside Of a new steel
steamer and that he fell, by the break
in % IN ha
a distance OF twenty feet and was per-
manently injured. He claims the COM
pany was at fault in using a cross-piece
that was defective.
AT Bay City 3-year-old daughter OF
Hiram Russell walked in front OF q
horse and was run over. The right arm
of the little one was broken, and her
head badly cut. A 23-year- old daughter
of Frank Gould drank dose of washing
fluid while its mother was out of the
house and came near dying. James
Jackson was putting a belt on pulley
in the cross arms factory when his
sleeve caught and drew his arm out Of
place, but it was not broken. John
Judd, 5 years of age, son of widow,
fell into the public fountain and went
down for the last time, when w. +.
Morgan pulled him out and resuscitated
him.
AS INDICATED by the crop report OF
the Michigan Weather and Crop Serv-
Ice, the last week has been a favorable
one for crops In the northern and CEN
trail counties, while in the southern sec
ton the drought still continues. Har-
vesting of wheat and oats is progressing
in the northern and central portions,
and good crop seems assured. Farm
ers in some sections are putting the
ground in shape for fall sowing. In the
southern section, where the drought
prevails, small grains are suffering and
pastures are drying up. Potatoes and
corn are poor crop thus far, and, If the
dry spell keeps up much longer, will be-
worthless. Early apples are a full crop,
and in the western counties fruit of all
kinds promises well.
THE wrecking steamer Fern is en-
gagged off the Point Aux Barques in
searching for $50 tons of lead that was
thrown overheard to release a stranded
steamer at that point twenty-ssven
years ago. The steamer has already
recovered eighteen pigs OF seventy-hve
pounds each.
WILLIAM +. MAGILL, State Commits
sioner of Insurance, has commences
prosecution against George w. burk
hart, of Detroit, for conducting lllegaI
graveyard insurance, for which offense
the penalty is quite severe in this State.
It is claimed that Burkhart, with III. Z.
Murkle and II. w. Walkers organized
cooperative insurance company In 1885
called the Sons of Industry, and have
conducted it as profitable business
ever since, threatening beneficiaries
with prosecution and settling with them
for song.
THE Village OF Rock River, Alger
County, had a costly fire. Aid was Sc
cured from Marquette, and the fire was
controlled, but not until two thirds OF
the town had been wiped out. The fire
was started in forest by berry plckers,
and soon communicated to lumber piles
in the suburbs and then TO the town
proper. At least fifteen houses, two
mills, and six stores were destroyed.
The loss, which falls chiefly on Ravens
& Co., lumbermen, Is estimated at $685.
600, with an insurance of $4,000.