The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
STATE NEWS.
Bits OF interesting Information from
Various Points.


John ii. llickka, aged 80, OF Calumet,
fell down shaft No. 2, Tamarack mine,
and was killed.
Nixon Waterman, of Chicago, will
publish society paper in St Joseph,
To be known as the Twin City Topics.
Mrs. A. Jeffrics and Mrs. w. Nc
Sherry, of Hubbardston, claim to be
two of six heirs of 81. 800, 600 estate in
Buffalo. y. Y.
The farmhouse of j. Gilman, near
Howard City, burned, and his son,
aged Ia, was burned TO death, and
another son, aged II, was fatally
burned.
Willie Bellamy. aged 10, son of
George Bellamy, of Detroit. is reported
to be missing from Toledo, O.. where
he was visiting He is said To have
been kidnapped.
Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois, honored the
requisition of the governor of Michi-
gan for the surrender of James Dono-
van and Albert johnson, wanted at
Battle Creek for house breaking and
under arrest in Chicago
At Albion August Bloeder was
drowned while fishing recently.
Maxwell Olney, an old resident of
MendOn. was found dead in his bed re-
Gently. Death resulted from paraly-
sis.
In response To agitation by the
clerks union, Lansing grocers have de-
cided to close their stores at p. IN.
4 carload of flour is shipped every
week to IA firm in ireland by Deutel
Bros, Ipsilanti millers.
1t has been decided to hold the state
fair for ls95 in Grand Rapids, Septem-
Der 9 to II inclusive.
Charles j. Staples, fruit and con-
fectionery merchant Of Grand Rapids,
was found dead in his bed recently.
His death was attri buted to the exces1
sive use of liquor.
Free silver clubs have been organized
in number of Michigan towns.
+. w. Wheeler. of Bay City, has
closed a contract with Detroit parties
for $500. 600 steel steamer, to be 400
feet long. 4S-foot beam and 3S-foot
depth OF hold
Charles Larsen was caught under
the limbs of a falling tree at Sand S
Camp, near Lake City, and had both
legs broken.
The officials of the hosiery plant at
Michigan City, Ind, has selected Il site
on which To construct buildings pre-
paratory to removal To Musl<egon.
Harry c. Tillman. well-known local
politician and ex-deputy collector of
& q T.. g
consumption.
Michigan has eighty-three employees
in the treasury department at Wash
ington. who draw SlO5,2ll in salaries
The maple sugar crop i'm this state
will be a light one.
The old G.. X. Il l. depot on Bridge
street. Grand Rapids, which has stood
there for over twenty-six years. is be-
ing demolished
The annual meeting of the Michigan
Library association will be held some
time in Septe IN berthe exact date to be
decided by the executive committee-at
Kalamazoo.
The Chickamauga. Chattanooga and
Missionary Ridge military park com
mission OF Michigan has been notified
to meet with the national committee
on the battlefield ON Nav 10.
Farmers about Niles have lost thou
sands of bushels of potatoes by recent
frosts
{. +. Ginning, of Trumbull, near
Jackson, was killed by a Michigan Cen
trail train Friday, April l3.
James Gregg, farmer living at Bak-
er's Corners, was found dead on the
roadside near that village. He was
about 80 years old and the theory is
apopleXy.
Summer normal schools will be con-
Quoted at both Marshall and Coldwater
BY vote of 375 for to /, l75 against.
Lansing people sat down on PROPOSE
ton To build $4,000 high school
building.
Sixty carloads of square timber for
English shipyards will be sent from
Traverse City to England as soon as
navigation opens.
Kent county farmers have taken
steps to raise more beans. One farmer
made $1,000 on thirty-fve acres of
beans; from the same number of acres
of wheat he made $3.50.
During the past winter the Diamond
Match company had $500 men and
loo horses employed in the woods of
Ontonagon county and cut $780, 600
feet of logs.
The Washington News is booming
Gen Alger for president.
While playing Indian at Three
Rivers Saturday Wallace proutv arad
IA, was accidentally shot and killed by
Gay Craig, aged Il.
To Dam the IT, ,Joseph.