The true northerner., 1899-08-30
County and State.

county anu OCdJe,
Battle Creek has decided to have a
street fair, September 40.
Matt. Murphy has sold his drug store
in Lawton to n. q. Martin and Benz. De
Pue
A firm in Coldwater has commenced
the manufacture of automobiles of their
own invention.
The semi centennial meeting of the
state fair will be held at Grand Rapids
September 25-29
The Allegan County Agricultural so
ciety is preparing for the best fair in its
history, October, 36.
The annual meeting of the Michigan
Republican Newspaper association will be
held at Charlotte, October 10-11.
1t is estimated that although the Law
ton grape crop will be less this year than
last, it value will be no less than Sl50000
The state board of agriculture will
make its annual inspection of the South
Haven experimental station, August 80
l.. A. Reese of Battle Creek has return
ed from the Klondike He will 90 back
to the gold fields some time in Septem-
Der.
A shrewd swindler in and about South
Haven has been collecting from 81 to So
from many widows for examining their
pension papers.
A farmer near jackson has Is acres of
sugar beets on his farm that should net
him 800 per acre and nine other acres
that will net him two-thirds that much
The death of Victoria, widow of the
late Chief Pokagon, occurred on Satur-
day, the 18th inst, at the home of her
brother, Quagenaw, near Hartford
A Grand junction farmer reports that
300 of his peach trees have been killed
by the grass hoppers having eaten the
leaves and some of the bark from the
trees.
Rev. w. L. Meese, formerly of Cassopo-
lis, held a reunion at Auburn, Ind, OF
the l,200 couples he has married since
1863. Nearly every state in the union
was represented.
The shipments of fruit from ST. Joseph
consisting mostly of peaches, grapes and
melons is immense. One line of boats
alone has carried as high as $4,000 to co.
600 packages in one day.
Sometime in November of last year
three ST. Joseph men took a yacht for a
cruise and have now arrived safely at
New York. The party expects to reach
home the latter part of October
Last week at South Haven, a Mr.
Venhuizen, stopping at Lakeside resort
while swimming was seized with severe
cramp. He was assisted to shore and
after long time restored to conscious
ness
A kerosene oil stove exploded at the
home of Mrs. Jane Manley of Hartford
on the 23d inst. No damage was done
other than frightening the members OF
the household who were present when
the explosion occurred.
Miss Mary Clennsmith of Coldwate
who became unconscious on August 4, re-
mained in that condition until August
16, during which time she appeared as if
in deep sleep. Although now perfectly
conscious, she is still unable to open
her eyes.
Kate Chandler, daughter of j. w
Chandler, and grand daughter of the
Hon.Albert Chandler of Coldwater ,elopec
with Herbert Lee of that place. They
were married at Angola, Ind, before be
ing overtaken by the father of the bride,
who followed them.
The third attempt within few months
was made to wreck train at what is call
ed the rs" curve, on the Michigan Cen
tral track, near Oshtemo, Thursday
night, August Is. A heavy oak tie was
knocked off the track and is believed to
have been put there with the intention
of wrecking the American express train
A burglar alarm was turned in from
one of the banks at Kalamazoo the
other night, and an officer stealthily en-
tered the bank with his "shiner" in one
hand and revolver in the other, expect
ing every second to run against the burg
lar. All he found, however, was little
yellow dog which had evidently beer
locked in when the building vas closed
in the afternoon and which sent in the
alarm by stepping on mat in front of the
vault.