The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-09-28
Michiganderi ngs.


The public school buildings OF Bay
City will be fumigated every day as long
the cholera scare is on.
Gov. WINANs has issued a procama-
ton recommending that Columbus Day,
Octobr FL, be observed as a holiday.
The schools OF Ingham County will
observe the celebration Of Columbian
Day, with appropriate exercises in each
district.
THE saloon and hotel OF John Young,
at Grand Haven, was burglarized to the
extent OF $40 and considerable whisky
and cigars.
LITTLE boy named Harry Rhein-
hart, IL years OF age, riding as a jockey
in race at East Jordan, sustained in
juries that may prove fatal.
WEBSTER LEWIS, of Burns Township,
Shiawassee County, was thrown down
by his horses and a land roller passed
over him. He was not seriously in
jured.
STRIKING lamp rimmers cut several
wires OF the Detroit electric street-light-
ing system, and In consequence large
section of the city was in darkness the
other night.
The Alpena fire department has no
ladder truck. and when house is burn
ing at the top the boys get board and
shin up to the roof The Echo describes
1t as funny sight.
THE official list of teachers for Ing
ham County shows that there are 253
qualified teachers with certificates now.
in force. Two are State, % normal IL
first grade, 33 second, and 1874 third
grade.
SAGINAw's school census shows the
total numberOf children of school age to
be II, 1852, OF which number 1856 are
credited TO the East and 6,096 to the
West Side. The boys on the East Side
number 1920 and the girls 4,646.
THE appraisal of the Cowham prop
erty at Jackson has been completed,
and the value placed at $50, 100. The
amount Of goods replevined equals
about the present value Of the goods.
The liabilities amount TO over $3.50, 900.
AREUNIoN of the consolidated Ninety
fourth and One Hundred and Fifth New
York Regiments was held at Lansing.
Last year, at Detroit, Western branch
of these regiments was organized, and
the attendance numbered about thirty
of the old veterans, who are now located
in Michigan.
Van Buren, County the measure was
carried by 46S majority. The cities and
more populous villages, like Paw Paw,
Decatur, and South Haven, gave large
maiorties for the wet" side, but the
small villages and the farmers were all
dry"
WHILE walking the track on their way
home, Swan Larson and his brother
Charles, two well-known homesteaders
who lived near Nadeau, were struck by
fast south bound freight and killed.
The bodies were torn into shreds, and
were only identified by parts of their
clothing.
In the Jackson Circuit Court, Asa
Seavcr, who was charged with assault
with intent to commit the crime of muir
der, was, on motion OF the Prosecuting
Attorney. allowed to change his plea to
guilty of assault with intent to do great
bodily harm less than murder. He was
then remanded for sentence.
REV. JOHN j. DoBBISs, formerly OF
Ontario, who has of late gained addi-
tional notoriety in a church row in
Wacousta, Clinton County, has been de-
livered up by his bondsmen for his ap-
pearance at the next term OF the Circuit
Court, to there answer 10 a criminal
charge, and is now in the county Jail.
AN old but still energetic hen at
Campbell determined 10 go into the
chicken industry. She first tried nest
of eggs in the barn, but the lady with
whom she lived pulled her off the nest
by the scruff OF the neck and carried
away the eggs for the use OF friends in
the city. The hen hunted around and
the best she could do was to resume
operations upon goose egg that failed
to incubate last spring, and the boys
had laid away to throw at the school
master next winter. For wasting her
time on this she was duckcd in the rain
water barrel and thrown over the fence.
Then she settled down upon broken
doorknob In the woodshed, but was
"shooed" from that with broom. Last
Monday she triumphantly came out or
the bush and marched up to the back
door at the head OF eighteen little nuhy
quails.
MICHIGAN pensions: ADDITIONAL
Dean A. Hull, VIM. Matthews, Jas: r.
WoodrIne. Hiram S. Race, Stephen
Guess. James e. Albright, Seth b. Rose,
Wesley II. Lewis, Nelson ID. Gould,
lanes s. Hulse, Silas Leanderpyer.
Restoration and increase-Charles IL.
Rroyvn Renewal and increasC-George
w. Wright. Increase-Aaron Sanders.
AIonzo II. Fowle, Nathaniel A. Halsead.
Eroatus II. Hicks, Jesse Grace, John
w. Duncan, Holrich w. Whipple, Dolph
s Dewolf, John Ii. Glassbrook, Gar
wood F.. Kress. Re issue-Francis L.
Gleason, Hiram Tubs, Robert Meldrum.
Original widows, etc.-Mary A. Row
lader, Sarah s. Klingensmith, Julia n.
Walker, Philena Truble, Mary A. Shrin-
err, Mary Mcdonald, Mary Alexander
(motherJ, Benjamin Munger father,
Edgar G.. Sparks, Margaret DAILY.
THIS weeks weather crop bulletin OF
the Michigan weather service bureau
says that the drouth which has so long
the growth OF crops in the
southern counties was finally broken on
the 18th by long soaking rain, which
has had the effect of making vegetation
Jump. Pastures have become green
again, and farmers are talking hopefully
OF crops they had given up last week.
Corn cutting and shocking has begun