The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
From Far and Near.

Munson was destroyed by fire and 81
year-old child was burned to death.
PROF. A. GAYLoR SLooUM, principal
of the Corning Free Academy, has ac-
cepted the position of president OF
Kalamazoo College.
THERE will be large quantity OF ac-
| tive patriotism, oratory, fireworks and
| frolc in Michigan on the Fourth, as be-
fits Presidential year
| ILLINOIS capitalists have secured the
marble quarry at Metropolitan, Dick
| inson County, and will give employ
ment TO fifty men there.
THE Sand Beach youth, Levi Smith,
who assaulted 7-year-old girl, has
been sent to the reform school. That
seems to be the proper place for him.
THE wife of Scotch Thompson, OF
| Grant, Huron Co., died Of dropsy. Mrs.
| Thompson was some 81 years of age,
and among the first settlers in the
| county.
| CRoswELL will have a Fourth of July
| celebration. 1t will commence at day
break, remain open all day, and not
close until the doctor pronounces his
last patient out of danger.
JOHN BoRGRETTo, the Italian who
stabbed to death with dagger the wo-
man with whom he formerly lived at
Iron Mountain, has been held for trial
upon a charge of murder. He is con-
fined at Menominee.
! JACOB YANK, whose remains were
found in Wild Fowl Bay, near Bay Port,
was a former resident of Saginaw,
where he lived last winter. When he
first struck Saginaw he had about 81 900
in his possession, which he squandered
| in riotous living until he became penni-
less.
JOHN j. DoBBIN, the deposed Wa
| cousta preacher has now been arrested
upon charge of illegally performing
the marriage ceremony. Since being
| deposed from the ministry he has joined
several couples in supposed wedlock,
and some of them are having the cere-
mony performed by parson in good
standing. Dobbin should go slow.
DURING the first half OF this month
there was shipped from Saginaw to
Cleveland / ,675, 900 feet of lumber, to
! Tonawanda $3.50, 900, to Buffalo $50 900,
and TO SanduslSy $50, 900 feet, total Of
| $500, 900. Saginaw shippers are using
| the railroads more and more, and the
most of the lumber sent out of the
Saginaw Valley by boat Is loaded at
Bay City.
| AT Midland, Tommy Tremper, aged
| 10, son of ex-County Clerk Peter l..
! Tremper, was drowned in Snake Creek
| during the noon hou? recess of school
! Tommy and a companion Or two ate their
dinner at school and then slipped away
up the stream unknown to their teacher.
| Tommy, who was bright and daring
| little fellow, undressed and went into
the stream, which from recent rains was
| 70 nd 10 10
sank to the bottom.
! MAY WHITE, the Stockbridge sleeper,
commenced the second year of her
strange trance on Thursday. When she
| fell asleep one year ago she was q
strong, healthy girl who weighed lat
pounds When she had slumbered about
eight months she was little more than o
skeleton, her weight being tifty-twO
pounds. Since then her medical attend
ant has been able to arouse her three
| times day and her weight has increased
to eighty pounds During her trance
periods her body is as rigid as that Of a
corpse, but when consciousness returns
her senses are quite alert and her body
| is in normal condition. In that brief
interval of mental activity she con-
verses intelligently, reads the newspa-
| per5, and it may be part Of a novel.
| TO resume her work at the exact place
| where it was left.
PRINCE MICHAEL has arrived at
Jackson. He has had bath, been
| given new suit of clothes, lost his
waving hair, and been given five
| years job.
Mrs. CALVIN DRAPER, one of Sagi-
naw's esteemed ladies, died on Sunday
after short illness. She left four
sons, Alexander, Eugene. Jesse, and
W. A. Draper, and one daughter, Mrs.
L. Greenleaf.
ABOUT fifteen years ago John and AL
Bowen went from Michigan to Arkansas
and engaged in the manufacture OF
slaves, but subsequently purchased a
ranch and commenced stock raising.
John died two years ago, and AL early
| this month. He was alone when he
died, and left no word for relatives or
| friends. 1t is believed there that John
has two children somewhere in Michi-
| gan, and for them, or the heirs of the
brothers, there is considerable property
! in Arkansas. consisting OF land, cattle,
and other effects. John Moore, of Lulu,
st. Francis County writes that he often
| heard the brothers speak of relatives in
| Michigan. but he did not mention their
names or residence. He desires the
| heirs of the two men to write to him and
establish their claims.
DAN X. SARTwELL, who was arrested
| at his home near Port Huron about
| three weeks ago on charge OF burglar
| izing several business places and resi-
| dences, three wagon loads of miscel-
laneous stolen property being found on
his premises, was taken before the Cir
cult Court for trial. He at once plead
ed guilty, and on being asked by the
| Judge If he had anything to say why
sentence should not be pronounced, re-
I piled that he did not steal everything
that was found at the place. After Civ
ing him n suitable lecture. Judge Vance
sentenced him to State Prison for ten
years. The sentence was more severe
than the prisoner expected, and he
broke down completely and wept like a
child. He was taken to jackson.
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