The true northerner., 1893-01-04
From Far and Near.

HE next Legislature Will DE asked tO
redistrict West Bay City.
ALPENA people owned the greatest
part of stock In the 500, 900 mill which
was burned at Vancouver. .B. c., last
week
FRANK RICHLEY's corncrlb at Bear
Lake took a tumble. Frank was buried
in corn and almost smothered before
rescued.
PRESIDENT ANGELL, of the Michigan
University, has been reappointed re-
gent of the Smithsonian Institution at
Washington.
ABOUT every once in while there is
rumor at Manistique of new opera
house, but it always fails to partake OF
a material existence.
ALoNzo SANBoRN was injured by a
d., b. c. X A. train near Ossineke. At
Alpena jury awarded him a verdict
for $4,000 damages.
MINNIE MARKS, at Rollin Center,
found purse containing $1e0 in cash,
but the proprietor soon turned up. He
gave her a reward OF SO.
THERE are number Of cases Of diph-
liberia at Baldwin, and a row has in con-
sequence been brought about between
the people and the school board. The
former want the schools closed, while
the latter DON'T
MARTIN GEHRINGER was instantly
killed a few miles south OF Fowlerville.
wagon loaded with boiler and en-
gine tipped over and fell upon him as he
was walking along beside the vehicle
driving the team.
ALL of Daniel Heffron's property was
sold at Sherff's sale at Manistique to-
ficfxy hA taI xxyIA
skipped the country some time ago,
after having been convicted OF keeping
notorious dive.
GLADwIN is negotiating for an elec-
trio light plant to be run in connection
with the roller mills, which is operated
by water power. Sufficient power is
going to waste that, were it employed,
would light small city.
A MOVEMENT is on foot to organize a
new judicial circuit, to be made up of
Gladwin, Arenac, Roscommon, Craw-
ford, and Otsego Counties. and bill is
drawn already that will be offered on
the assembling of the Legislature.
JOHN TRUNNELL, of Auburn, started
to drive home from West Bay City and
his horses ran away, throwing him into
a ditch and breaking his arm. He lay
there nearly two hours with the ther-
mometer almost down to zero, and when
found was nearly frozen to death.
Gov. WINANs pardoned VIM. Walker.
for forty years a slave, and who, five
years after his escape in 1861, was SEN
fenced to State prison for life for mur-
der. Walker who is now ~ years old,
has been freeman but for five years of
his life. son of his former .2aster
will take care OF him during his reknain-
ing days.
The Governor issued a pardon Ito
George =. Claxton, who wo years ago
was convicted of forgery and sent to the
House of Correction for five years. The
complaining witnesses in the case were
his employers, Zabriskie & Bennett the
Woodward avenue engravers in Detroit,
and these same gentlemen have now
interested themselves in the young
mans behalf. They will take him back
into their employ.
Mt. CLEMENS Presbyterians opened
the doors of their new church to the
public.
SAGINAw's Board of Trade wants
Michigan material used in the new Fed
eral building.
ANGUS MCCORMICK, who lives Ave
miles south of Merrill was thrown from
his buggy by runaway horse. He
lived but few hours.
GEORGE TAYLOR, of Lansing desires
to know the whereabouts of Levi Bris-
tol, an East Jordan pioneer, who went
to the Sault two years ago.
AT Saginaw, Chester, the 5-year- old
son of ex-Ald. III. S. Brown, died. A
kernel of popcorn had lodged in his
throat, producing fatal Inflammation.
A HEAVY tree fell on Charles Gier-
man, near Romeo. He was pinned to
the ground for an hour before he could
be rescued His leg was horribly crushed
and he will die.
The Indian school at Mt. Pleasant
will open Jan. 80, in rooms over busi-
ness block. The farm teaching will
not begin until spring, by which time
the buildings are expected to be COM
pleted.
JOHN MCPHIE, an employe Of Ding
hams Lumber Camp, Cheboygan, was
found beside the railroad track. His
head and arm had been badly pounded
and cut up and his feet were fro, en-
1t was supposed at first that he had
been struck by the cars, but it is be-
lieved now that his condition is the re-
suit Of foul play The man is uncon-
scious and it is hard to tell how badly
he is injured.
HENRY CLYMER and Bert Goodson,
two young farm laborers near Brown
City, were both paying attention to the
same young girl. Clymer went TO the
lady's home TO make her gift. A half
hour later oodson went with the same
purpose. Seeing the two together the
latter became jealous, and in anger
hurled his gift, cheap silver watch, at
them. 1t struck the girl on the head,
probably fracturing her skull. She lies
in critical condition. Goodson is un-
der arrest.
JAMES V.AMIEs, or Auburn, left home
Oct. /, telling his wife he was going to
take trip around the lakes. He ar
ranged with friend in Bay City to keep
his dues paid i'm the Order of Foresi ers.
to which he belonged. He en- disap-
peared, md, so far as wife and friends
can learn, nothing has since been seen
or heard OF nim. 1t is feared that he
was swept overheard during the terrible
storms that prevailed near the c.ose OF
the navigation season.