The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-11-16

G. Fl. WIGHT, a prominent Holly
citizen and leading hardware mer-
chant, Is dead.
ONLY three counties in M chigan
we're carried by the Democrats. Rich's
plurality for Governor is estimated at
$3.50.
A PIECE of oil-soaked cloth which
Willie Grinnage, OF Flint, was binding
about his leg, took fire, and he was
burned to death
A MUSHROOM copper tried to take
his own drunken brother from a saloon,
and was kicked into insensibility.
The brother escaped.
A LIVE alligator crawled out o.
sewer at Cadillac. 1t wasn't a berry
that ESCAPED several years ago.
CHIPPEWA COUNTY farmers will or
ganize a society to be called the
Farmers's Union, for mutual benefit
and to advance the agricultural in
terests of the county.
THE bennington Cheese factory.
After four years succe ssful operation,
has closed down on account OF the
inability during the pa few months
to secure enough milk.
THOMAS Pool was arrested at New
berry on the charge of assault He
got bottle OF poison in .,ail and tried
to join the angels. but stomach pump
interfered, and Thomas will be tried.
THE fruit evaporation at Collins,
Ionia County, was destroyed by fire
last week, causing a loss of $1,000. OF
this 500 was on fruit which was ready
for shipment. There was no insur-
ance.
MRS. JOSEPH JoBLoNzKI, Of Bay
City, is heroine. Her house burned
into the flames she rushed, rescuing
al six of her children one by one. Not
long after the last one was saved the
roof fell in.
MRS. MINNIE HERE, who poisoned
her son over year ago, was tried for
murder and acquitted or the ground of
insanity, has been discharged from
Gu 'tody, it appearing that she is now
perfectly sane.
GEORGE =. BRENNAN, a Flint and
Pere Marquette brakeman, had his
left arm ter. IDLY smashed and the
flesh terribly lacerated at the elbow
while coupling cars at North Bradley.
Two cars passed over him. His escape
from death was mii aculous.
Mrs. MARY E. PARKER fell and was
injured on defective sidewalk belong
ing to the tirst Baptist Church OF
Williamson, and has now brought
suit against the church society for
$4,000 damages. The accident &C.
Cured over three years ago.
WILLIAM SMITH, the lG-year-old son
of Patrolman Leroy A. Smith, while
while working on a new three-story
brick block at Grand / ap.ds, fell from
the top, distance of fifty feet, and
struck the ground on his forehead. His
neck was broken and he died instantly.
A WORTHWHILE young lady received
a letter from some smart eek 10 the
effect that her lover, at Gaylord, wa
dead. She took the first train ID Gay
lord, only to find that she was the vic
tim of cruel joke. Her Joy was so
great that she at once assent d to his
proposal, and they were married a.
orce.
Mp. JOHN SrANDLEY, the Oldest
victim of the tragedy OF Get. 30, has
died at Otter / axe as result Of the
injuries received from ASA sins hands.
Mrs. Skinner IS re ting easily and
some hopes are ente tanned for her re-
covery. Mrs. STANDBY regained con-
seriousness enough to tell where she
had some money secreted. 1t could
not lie found, but may perhaps be
found later on,
ZACH VANDAM, of Oakdale. a suburb
OF Grand Rapids, has been arrested by
Detectives Darr and Smith on a charge
of having been implicated in several
wholesale burglaries, and the plum er
found in his house clears up several
mysterious ro5beries NauDam is a
cabinet maker and works for the Royal
Furniture Co. He has lived in the
city twenty years and has borne the
reputation of Icing an honest, hard
working man with frugal habits.
THE Michigan Supreme Court Thurs
day handed down an opinion to the ef
feet that single mark upon an official
ballot was sufficient to indicate the vo
| ters intention, and any other marks
which te ded to oblitera the name
of N opposition can idate was dis
| tinguishing mark which rendered II
| invalid, and it should be re. ected The
case in question was Scott VS.. Blazer, the
latter being dec 'arel elected to a loca
OHce III lay NlGy Wy uno luoPCSOCio
| but upon a recount q sufficient number
of ballots were found not only with the
cross in front Of the candidates name
but with he oppor ent's name erased
TO elect Scott. / he court holds that i
would be easy to have collision by thi
method and the vote identified. They
therefore declare such votes invalid
and Scott is declared elected.
AT Linden officers arrested Henry
and William j. Niles on suspicion O
having attempted to rob Peter Murray
Two attempts were male, the first or
the night of Nov and the second
Nov. 3. About Q o'clock Murray heard
a knock at the door. He said Come
in, and tn ee masked men entered
each armed with a revolver and club
They demanded his money. Mu ray
rushed outsi 10 and gave two or tire;
strokes of the dinner ell, yelling Il
arouse the neigh bors, when he wa
struck by one of the men and knocked
down. The burglars then gave Mrs
Murray 70 minute to produce The
money, but before the expiration o
the min te Murray was in The house