The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-23
From Far and Near.

From Far and Near.
THE f. & p. NJ. will extend their
tracks from Beaverton to Gladwin, a
distance OF six miles.
S. II. JACKSON, of Port Huron, has
been elected President OF the Worlds
Fair Committee on Poultry Exhibits
from this State.
The Michigan condensed milk works
at Lansing, shipped consignment OF
200 cases of their best goods 10 fill an
order from Japan.
MRS. PETER KARIsKIN, of Advance,
has given birth TO two girls and boy.
the trio weighing III pounds. The
town seems to be appropriately named.
THEODORE DARGENTz, of Petersburg,
who was dangerously kicked by a horse,
died from the effects of his injury. A
big cash in the side was the wound that
caused death. He was % years old.
The United States Court OF Claims
has allowed the claims of the ex-mail
carriers OF Jackson for services in ex-
cess OF eight hours per day. The whole
amount is between 81, 600 and $1,000.
WHILE man was driving across a
bridge at Saranac, the horse caught it's
foot in hole and broke its Leg The
township settled the matter by paying
for the animal. This is the second time
such thing has happened, but the
bridge remains in the same defective
condition as before.
AN Orion horse died without any ap-
parent cause, and the coroner caused a
pOst-mortem examination to be made.
In the animals stomach was a pebble
over one and one-half inches in diame-
ter. If Orion horses are wise they will
leave this pebble-swallowing business
to the gentlemen Of the side shows.
BENZoNIA COLLEGE is nine miles from
the nearest saloon. The saloon or the
college should be moved. Nine miles
and return is too far to go for glass OF
beer, and under such circumstances the
college will graduate no first-class bill
lizard players. Pedestrianism is not tho
only accomplishment colleges should
foster.
RIGHT under the nose Of Game
Warden Hampton even the wary speckled
trout seems to be an easy victim to the
silver bait offered for their capture. 1t
is the simplest bit OF trouble to obtain a
nice mess at almost any time, on she7t
notice, provided you have the price.
usually about fifty cents. All this
happens near East Jordan
THE Fargo shoe contract at the prison
In Jackson expires April l, and will not
be renewed. Bids for the services OF
the $50 convicts who will be thrown out
vertisements published for the past three
months, but not tender has been re-
ceived. The Central Penal Board au-
thorized the Warden to keep these con-
victs employed on the States account,
he being allowed to follow his own judg-
ment as to the nature Of the employ
ment.
AT Bay City, Jennie Hen tricks, aged
20, had been engaged to a railroad con-
ductor, and the day for the marriage had
been fixed several times, but the con-
ductor always found some reason for
pOstponing the event. Jennie finally
concluded that he was a. fraud, and shot
herself in the left breast. the ball pass
ing through her lung. No one knew of
it for several days except the attending
physician and relations. She has been
doing nicely since then. and, to the sur
prise of ALL will recover.
In nice, pleasant village in Tuscola
County they have been having a revival
in the Baptist Church, and among the
converts is q somewhat garrulous sister.
At the baptismal roundup CT the revi-
val the ice was cleared away from the
bank Of the creek, and one by one the
converts were led down into the stream
and immersed with chattering teeth.
This particular convert took the clothes
pins out Of her mouth as she was at the
drying line, and said to the neighbor in
the next yard: 1T was so tarnal cold
that for the life of me / couldn't help
thinking of the hot place, and how much
more comfortabler Satan was than L
was.
ANOTHER Bay County child has been
burned to death, the third within three
weeks. 5-year-old daughter Alexan-
der Ouellette, living in the township OF
Hampton, was playing in fish shanty,
when she undertook TO build a fire In
the stove. Her clothing ignited, and
before her father reached her she was
terribly burned, dying little later, after
suffering intense agony.
The Benton House, at st. Charles,
owned by Mark Allan, was burned to the
ground. Mr.. Allan's loss amounts to
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
THERE is every indication of an early
opening of navigation at Lexington, "a
there has been very little ice In Lake
Huron this winter and none in sight for
several days.
MISS MARY THOMPSON, NJ. D., of De-
troit, and DR.. Stevens, also OF Detroit,
were married at the residence Of Judge
j. Il. Moore I'm Lapeer. The newly we'd
ded couple will make California their
home.
a MICHIGAN CENTRAL log train, in
charge OF Conductor Wills, jumped the
track three miles north of Roscommon,
completely blockading traffic for several
hours and delaying mails. No one in
jured. The damage will be light.
The Circuit Court for the county OF
Ingham convened at Lansing, and the
case of The People vs. Thomas M. Will
son, late Clerk of the Board Of State
Auditors, was continued. The case OF
The People vs.. Chas. M. Wheeler and
Gertrude Allen Whittacre was down for
trial, but Prosecuting Attorney Prosser
reported Lemon b. Freslow and Charles
Clark as new witnesses, and the defend
ants attorney, Richard A. Montgomery,
moved a continuance. The Judge took
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