The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1893-01-11
From Farand Near.

Samuel Bradbury, farmer living five
miles east of Bay City, were totally de-
stroyed by fire, with all their contents;
loss about $500
THE Commissioner of Railroads issued
the following statement: The earnings
In this State from Jan. TO Sept. l, 1892.
were $50, 120, t0); for The same period in
1891, $50, l24 ,OCO The increase for 1879.
is SS,99j,O0O; the percentage OF in
crease, 14.96.
There is possibility that the seven
ty-five or more orphans brought to Me-
nominee this winter for adoption from
New York founding home may have
TO be returned. 1t Is claimed that the
law forbids their adoption by Michigan
citizens. The matter is being investi-
gated.
JOHN HUMPHREY, OF Long Rapids,
got gloriously drunk at Alpena. He
stopped in front Of various stores, and
when he landed in Jail he had cart
load of goods on his person, having
taken number OF articles at various
stores. Being oily, good fellow, and
not recognizing what he had done, until
he got sober, he was not prose ,uted.
A NOVEL suit was tried az Lakeville.
Mr.. LacroiX, a II all carrier, claimed To
have made a contract with the Star
clothing house to let his horse wear
blanket with the firms advertisement
for S. per month. The clothing CON-
pany, however, alleged that they made
Lacroix present of the blanket for adj
vertising purposes. The man lost his
case.
THE traffic through Portage Lake
Canal during the season OF navigation
just closed was as follows: The num-
Der of steam vessels bound up, 600.
number down. 453; total ,llS. having
tonnage of over coo, COO tons. The number
of sailing vessels bound up, 49, bOunc
down, 1C3; total 3l2. The total amount
of cargo tonnage carried was $50, S9.
tons. The number of pa ssengers car.
ried by steamers gong west was 1862
going east, Is, 124; total, 3O,OS6.
SUMNER BATHRICK, farmer whe
lived near evi with his son, Gay, hat
a dispute about the latter's going hunt
ing Cay returned from his hunting
trip, and Immediately the two com
menced 10 quarrel, when the so'
grabbed up his rifle and shot his fathe
through the body three times, producin
fatal wounds. After summoning all tn,
doctors in town 10 attend his father,
Gay gave himself up. The father died
after night of terrible suffering. Be-
fore dying he made out his will and
signed it with his own blood. Gay, his
son, was taken to the county Jail at
Pontiac, where he would be safe from
the crowd tn at threatened "a -Jnch him.
THE Board of State Canvassers con-
cluded the work Of canvassing the State
ticket and issued certificates Of election
to all the Republican candidates except
ing the Attorney General who was de-
feated by l, 1922 lurality. Following are
the pluralities: Governor. John L.
Rich, 1909; Lieutenant Governor. }.
Wight Giddings, 1867; Secretary OF
urer. Joseph f. Hambitzer, 14,730;
Auditor General, Stanley w. Turner.
90, 1862; Commissioner State Land Office,
John G.. Berry, 457; Attorney General,
AdOlphus A. Ellis, 1 1929; Superint endert
of Public Instruction, II. X. Pattengill,
%, 408; Member Board OF Education.
Eugene A. Wilson, 1907; Justice OF
Supreme Court. Frank A. Hooker, 166.
SrocKBRIDGE people enjoyed foS
drive.
FERGUS Free Methodists are building
anew church.
BOARD Of charities is being organ.
lied by Sault people.
A. SENFF's $4,000 greenhouses were
burned at Menominee.
FRANK MOTT, OF Stockbridge, while
loading logs, had his hip badly crushed.
Nh. AND MRS. CHARLES BLEIsE, OF
Huron, celebrated their golden wedding.
FRANK WILLIAMS, Saginaw thief,
got eighteen months at the House oil
Correction.
The river is frozen so solid at the
Sault that people cross with teams TO
the Canadian shore.
A POsTOFFICE has teen established
at Shields Dock, Sugar Island, with
James Shields a postmaster.
f.. B. CHAFFEE's leg was so badly in
iured at st. Ignace that the member had
TO be amputated. The man fell under
ear.
Mrs. O'BRIEN and two children came
to the Sault some time ago from Sud
bury, Ont. They have now been sent
back under the pauper immigrant law.
CHESTER MCNROE's farm residence,
near ChesaEing, was destroyed by fire.
The furniture was saved, but $3.50 in
cash, hidden in drawer, is missing.
LUCE COUNTY officials went 10 Mack
nav County after six men, wanted on
charge Of stealing dog. One man
got off by paying $50. Rather a high
priced dog.
JOS. SANDERCOCK was arrested at
Iron Mountain. charged with violating
the election laws at the late election.
Sandercock was "a member OF one OF
the local boards.
An +. n L. Nj. train, near Carson
vile, struck a wagon containing a
farmer. his wife, and three others. All
five were seriously injured and were
taken 10 Applegate.
THE last request OF Joe Pascoe, OF
Iron Mountain, before his death, was
that his own horse draw the hcarse i'm
which his body was conveyed to tho
grave. The request was carried out.
AT the Sault, Claud Monroe, VIM.
Mel an and Geo. Cullis were arrested
on charges of smuggling. They are
Canadian tailors and had in their pos
session n number of suits, male, il il
said for certain well-known Sault pecp'e.
A RUSTY, old-fashioned hay-knife is
at present being sent throughout Mich
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