The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-03-22

for one OF his suffering and needy nelgh-
bors.
At Ironwood, Alfred Starr, a Finlander,
bartender in Ole Skamfer's saloon, was
fatally stabbed by Gust Clemola another
Finn.
Muskegon's lumber cut has decreased
from &c., 100000 feet in 1887, to 127 300
900 in 1894. In 1873, even, 329,6O,O0O
feet were cut
At Leland. the work of the expert on
the books of County Treasurer David
Tweede has developed the fact that there
is an apparent shortage of S3,IOO.
Morey Il. Andrews has been appointed
receiver of the Swinton * McReynolds
Company. Limited. and the stock of books
and stationery at Flint is to be sold.
The Chippewa County sheriff has or
dered all saloon screens removed Sa-
looms have been obeying the closing law
for some time, and really Chippewa Coun-
~ is very good.
The Manistique engine house and all its
contents, including the fire engine and
about 900 feet of hose, was completely
destroyed by fire. This leaves the village
entirely without fire protection.
A lot of tramps were given lodging in
Battle Creeks Jail one night this week,
and the next morning engaged in tight
among themselves, during which col
ored man named William Johnson was
seriously injured.
A man who gave the name of l.. j.
Gage is wanted at Battle Creek on Il
criminal warrant. 1t is alleged he repre-
scented himself to be in the employ of
Phelps, Brace q Co, of Detroit, and
collected an SIS bill
John Torrent, the Muskegon lumber
man. says there is nothing in the pro-
posed scheme of buying Georgian bay
stumpage and towing logs to Muskegon-
at least. not at present. He has been
negotiating, however
The Board of Control of the State
House of Correction at Ionia have author
lied the warden to use schedule that
works the men nine hours a day, on an
average for the year, instead of ten, as has
always been the rule.
Atkinson Brothers, of Marshalltown
Iowa, were given the contract to build the
new county court house at ST. Joseph.
Their bid was SAT, 700. The Jail contract
and sheriff's residence was awarded to
Hickman & Atkins. of Kalamazoo for
$16,297.
Mt Clemens is agitating the tramp
question. The sheriff charges S1.30 Ia
night for housing the weary Willies. The
people think this is much too high, but
at the same time they dislike to turn them
outdoors, and a tramp house may be the
outcome.
Lorenzo ID. Ballou, who obtained di-
vorce Mt Grand Rapids, got his wife
through an advertisement. A California
woman answered. and it was alleged in
the evidence that she sent photograph of
herself taken twenty years before. They
were married after four days courtship.
William Rae n school teacher at Der
! by. says he is sure he heard the Chi
cora's whistle on the night of Jan. 81.
1t blew for five minutes steadily, then be-
came fainter and fainter, and finally died
away He said to his wife; THAT is the
! Chicora's whistle. and God help her; she
will never reach st. Joseph" Several of
his scholars are also sure they heard the
Chicora. Mr.. Rae believes the hull is
sunk six miles south of st. Joseph.
The fight between Mayor Pingree and
the Detroit Health Board recently ap-
pointed by the Governor has assumed n
new phase. A majority of the Common
Council refused to appropriate any money
for the health department, and, instead,
authorized the appointment of n commit
tee of aldermen to look after the citys
health. The members of the Health
Board decided. on advice Of the city
counselor, to begin legal proceedings to
compel the Council to appropriate money
for the health department. A bill will
also be introduced in the Legislature to
the same end.
A Grand Haven preacher has created
sensation by the public use of the fol.
lowing language: II am told that there
are processing Christians in Grand Ha-
ven and vicinity with fixed incomes OF
from $4,000 to $4,000 annually, who
live economically out OF those incomes
and add the balance to their original cap.
ital, while women and children all around
them are suffering for the necessaries OF
life, children sleeping cold nights and
shivering in scanty clothing through the
day, contracting diseases and dying fol-
the want of proper food and medical Mt.
tention l don't believe that professions
of Christianity will help these people
any. / don't believe that the kingdom OF
heaven was ever open for them or ever
will be-"
Edward Block, a young German EN-
ployed by the Genessee Fruit Company
of Lansing, slipped and fell through q
manhole into vat of vinegar, was stran
gled by the acid and drowned. He was
30 years of age and leaves family.
Eden is the name of n little town In
Benzie County, but IL seems to be mod
ern edition of Eden. A Miss William,
proceeded to horsewhip a Mr.. Small fol-
certain alleged insults. Small snatched
the whip away. but a Mr.. Towner came
to the rescue and the lady went on with
the whipping. Miss williams and TowneI
were fneS In justice court.