The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-07-20

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| The Order of the Iron Hall, at tho
Bay City Opera House, paid ST, 200 to
| each OF the sixteen charter members Of
the local branch. The event was after
ward celebrated with q banquet at the
Campbell House.
| WILLIAM WARNAR, of Okemos, was
thrown from a wagon-load OF hay at
Lansing, resulting in serious fracture
OF the hip. He is over 10 years of age,
and prominent resident of the town
ship. On account OF his age he may not
| recover.
| AT kalamazoo, f. +. Thresher, editor
OF the Michigan Sportsman, had his left
hand fearfully mutilated while shooting
at clay pigeons by Colt gun, which
cost $3.50, exploding. The inside of his
hand is badly cut, and there is q large
hole in the side of one barrel OF his gun.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at e.
| o. IL S. l.. Eastman's planning mill at
Carrollton, in which Fred Pruess. aged
IL years, was struck behind the left ear
by big splinter from board which he
was running through rip saw, and in
stantly killed. The splinter penetrated
the skull to depth of over three inches
The Maud S. Pursp and Windmill
Company, with paid-up capital Of $780,
600. was organized in Lansing, with O.
f. Barnes, President; II. A. French,
| Vice President; and IA. +. Cooley, Sec
rotary and Treasurer. A large factory
| building has been purchased, and tho
company will conduct one of the largest
manufacturing enterprises in the city.
IT would seem to be about time to
lock up William j. Farley, of Chicago.
He's just trifle too boisterous for
Michigan. Some days ago he played
hoodlum and cowboy on ID. d M. pas
| senger train out near Holly, and did lit
tie promiscuous shooting. Mrs. Nit
tendorf came over from Chicago to take
him back, and he kicked her in the stom-
ach. She is now at Durand and will
probably die from his kick.
| ANOTHER old resident of Mt. Clemens
has gone to his rest Hon. Hiram Hath
away passed peacefully away at the
| home of his son, w. S. Hathaway. He
was born June 8, 1899, thus making him
at the time of his death 80 years of age.
| In 1871 he was elected TO the Legisla-
| ture; in 1855 was a member of the Con-
| stitutional Convention at Lansing, and
| in 1860 was Associate Judge of Macomb
| County. He has also filled many other
| offices, but for many years he had lived
| a retired life.
THERE is trouble brewing between
| the Lansing union bricklayers and
stonecutters and Contractor Bassett, Of
| the new Federal building. The former
| allege that the stone used in the con-
| struction of the building are cut and
dressed by convict labor at Joliet, ILL.,,
| and the union men now at work on the
| building may be required to quit work.
| Contractor Bassett says that he does
not know where the stone are dressed.
They are Ohio blue stone, and were
| bought of an Ohio firm. If they are
| prison-cut he claims not to know it.
Four homeless lads from the Waits
| Mission at Chicago, who were making
their way to Detroit to see some boy
| chums who were members OF the News
| boys Band, were sitting on the railroad
| at Jackson when swift engine with a
train of box cars backed down and
killed Thomas McInerny, one of the
| lads, and so badly injured the boy who
sat next to them, VIM. Roberts, that
he will die. August Gohte and Pc
| ter Hedvick, the other two Of the quar-
| tette, were uninjured, and will be sent
back to Chicago. McInerny's home was
| il Dayton, Ohio. He was IA years old.
Roberts is 10.
The weekly crop report says: Tenn
perature below, sunshine above, rainfall
below in northern portion and above
average in southern portion; much hay
| secured in fine conditions; wheat harvest
| in progress.
The Pewabic's cargo of iron and cop
per is still in the hold of that vessel at
| the bottom of Thunder Bay. The Ash
| land Wrecking Company were unable to
| locate the wreck and have abandoned
| the search.
AN iron wheel at Wheeler & Co. s
shipbuilding plant in West Bay City
burst Monday morning when the engine
ran away. One of the pieces struck
| William Summers in the thigh, cutting
| a cash three inches wide.
AT the union school meeting at
| Owosso Monday evening, Hon. w. Nj.
| Fitzpatrick and j. G.. Shattuck were
| elected trustees. Appropriations amount
| ing TO 500, 500 were voted. There was q
large attendance including many ladies.
WILLIAM JAMES, of Iron Mountain,
was drowned while trying to rescue q
| horse that had run into "a lake.
HARRY HAMBLIN, Port Huron g.
Cear-old boy, was shot through the right
lung by a companion named Robert
Shaw. They were both out on the COM
mons, when Robert, who had gun with
him, raised it and pointed it at young
Hamblin. said, Il am going to shoot
you, and fired. The young lad is in a
precarlous condition, but the doctors
hope TO save his life. Young Shaw
claims that the gun went off accident
ally.
THE people of Thompsonville were
thrown into wild excitement Friday by
the blowing up of Mr.. Bussey's engine
while running the saw to cut paving
blocks for Mr.. Monroe, scalding Mr.. Bus
sey and Charles Monroe. The latter was
burned about the head and breast and
his left arm. At present he is doing
well. Mr.. Bussey was literally boiled
from head to heels and died Tuesday.
He was in the act of opening the door
to replenish the fire when the body OF
steam struck him in the stomach,
throwing him about fifty feet.
SAGINAw's new City Hall has cost