The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-20

GEOkGE DORSEY was SJruch Dy
falling tree at Empire, and will die.
THE high school at Richmond Is
| closed. Principal has the measles.
THE as sessed valuation of Ypsilanti
Is S2,3ls,0 900 and Of Ann Arbor Is 81
| III, 900.
A wOoD5MAN was knocked down and
robbed of 80 AMI watch a West
Branch.
ABNER HITCHCOCK, aged SO, died at
Battle Creek. He formerly edited the
Constitutional Union.
EDWARD II ODERICK, of Three Riv-
e~s, recoyers $4,000 for the loss of an
arm while coupling cars.
FRANK II. THOMAS, of Michigan, has
been appointed chief clork in the posi-
OF &C department at salary of 81, 800
CHIPPEWA county farmers are be-
ginning TO raise clover seed, and claim
it is the most profitable crop they can
harye I.
HoMESTEADERs coming in from the
south end of Alger County report tiat
there is still nearly three feet OF Sow
in tho woods.
STUART GORDON, Of Lu-erne, has
boen appointed State agent for the
Csc d& County.
OWosso has butt forty dive ling
houses since the first of January. AMI
expects to make the years record leo.
It's hustling little city.
ESCANABA people expect a min by
tae namc of Sourwine to clo-e saloons
for them. He's the Mayor, anc isn't
respC nsiblo for his name.
A SPECIAL election will SON be
called to vote on bonding the village
OF Ontonagon for the establishment OF
waterworks and electric liglr; sys-
tom.
SILAS DOANF. postmaster of South
Branch, Ogemaw County, has been
arraigned at Bay City on the charge
of embezzling 1902 from money order
funds.
SIX Ann Arbor students, full OF en-
thusia sm, bott ed and otherwise, drove
over 10 Pontiac. On the way one of
their horse tumbled over and yielded
up the gho t.
The salaries of nearly all tho Kala-
maZoO city officers were reduced. The
city clerk is cut from 81, $50 u 81 900,
and chief Of fire department from
81 800 to 81, $50.
FRED A. MAYNARD, of Grand Rapids,
has come ont openly and AM ounced
himself candidate for Attorney Gen.
eral. He says he wants the Office and
wants everybody to know it.
THERE was a hot discussion in the
State Sanitary Convention on ,he pre-
vention OF consumption. DR.. Henry B.
Baker, Secretary of the State board of
Health, terminated the row BY giving
his views.
WILLIAM KITSoN. CT lonia, was
por .ly man. Ten years ago, wishing
to provi o against emergen les, he had
h S own coffin made. Friday ne took
UP his permanent res idence there. He
was rs years old.
INDICATIONS are favorable for an
early opening of the sawmills at On.
tor q ron. The Diamond Match Co.'S
mills have logs enough for a long sea-
sons work, but may be hindered by
the lack of piling room until after
opening Of naviga ion.
THE house OF Isaac Hanna was burned
with a part of its contents at G,adwin.
1t was the largest and finest private
dwelling in Giadwin County, and was
insured for $500. Mr. Hanna was
lTcd dtcT VI Oldu III
The total loss was about SI,0)0,
IRA BATES, of White, Hill sdsle Coun-
ty, woke up at midnight to find a re-
volver pointed IN his face. He gave
the burglars his trunk, whi:h they
took to the barn and broke onen, get
ting $50. The dog interfered. They
mashed the animals foot and escaped.
NEARLY two years ago large barn
owned by Mrs. Mary Alexander, of
Pine River, Arenac County. was de-
str, yed by fire. 1t was hirted that
pers ms with whom she was not on
friendly terms could explain how the
fire originated. While cleaning up the
| debris the other cay the charred re-
mains of man were discovered, as well
as a pocket-knife, brass uitons, etc.
AS there is no one missing in that vi
cinity, it is supposed that the man
was some tramp who was occupying
the barn and may have set It on fire
accidentally.
The Michigan crop report gives i'm
portant indications relative to the
wheat crop, and contains reliable in
formation in reference to fruit pros
poets. The report says: AS usual.
wheat on the summit and west side Of
| Mills ana on clay ard unframed lands
has been somewhat inlurel, but a, a
whole the crop has wintere6 we'll. The
averages of the estimates of COR
respondents are: For tho southern
counties 80 FER cent, central counties
| 81 per cent, northern counties "a per
cent. and State 30 per cens., COMPARE
son being with average years. Cor
respondents in their iemgrks report
the crOp in rood condition. much bet
ter condition than usual al the end of
an open March. The average con-
| dition this year in the southern coun-
ties is eight points better and in the
State six points better than April,
1893 During the wa IN weather that
prevailed previous to the och of March
fruit buds developed to some consider
able extent, and grave fears were felt
that the cold wave of that date would
work great harm If not ruin to the
crop. large number OF letters have