The true northerner., 1899-01-11
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A swine plague is prevailing among
the herds in Moore township near Mar
lette.
Truman NewberIy, of Detroit, has
been appointed an aide on Gov. Pin
gree's staff.
Levi Grandy, for many years prom
inent Detroit real estate man, died at
Denver, Col.
Mrs. William Campbell was burned to
death at Grand Rapids by the explosion
of gasoline stove,
John Richmond, aged 21, of Fairfield
township, Shiawassee county, was
killed by falling tree in the woods.
The total bonded indie ebtedness of Port
Huron January /, 1899, was $516, 6,3O3.5l,
an increase Of $3,67s during the year
just closed.
John NJ. Foote, of Edgewood, has been
appointed industrial teacher al the
Fort Totten On. d. Indian school, at
5000 year.
The latest railway project discussed
in Ionia is an electric line from there to
CRYSTAL Lake via Palo, Hubbardston and
Carson City.
Grand Haven citizens would like 10
see free mail delivery established. The
postal business is 81, 500 below the re-
! quired amount.
The total bonded Indebtedness of
Port Huron January /, 1890, was $780,
3O3.51, an increase of $3,67S during the
year just closed.
The Byron Herald says the remains
of Mis- May Tower, the nurse who died
in Porto Rico, will be brought to Mich
igan February /.
The state grange has completed plans
for state lecture bureau, the newly
elected lecturer, Mrs f. ID. Saunders, OF
! Kent, to manage it.
John Meyer, of Drenthe, Ottawa
county, makes annually 1000 pairs OF
wooden shoes and ships them 10 all
parts of the country.
Luding city council has shut of all
street lights for two months for the
sake of economy. There is loud COM
plant from citizens.
The Belgium Chcory company will
move its plant from New York 10 Bay
City-the sixth new industry locating
there within a month.
Mill Creek, four miles north of Grand
Rapids, wants TO improve its cemetery
and il will give a series of dances TO
raise the necessary funds.
Fairchild Post, G.. 4. r., of Grass
Lake, has voted 10 surrender its char
ter and disband January 20. The Wom-
ans Relief corps will continue.
The business men of Niles will or
ganiZe a chamber of commerce with a
view OF promoting the welfare of the
city and securing new factories.
The business men of Niles will or
ganize chamber Of commerce with a
view of promoting the welfare of the
city and securing new factories.
Adam Orr, of Pulaski, who is 81 years
of age personally manages his farm OF
200 acres. which is considered one OF
the best farms in Jackson county
The rye farmers about Grand Haver
are making that city one of the great
est rye markets in Michigan. More
rye is shipped from Grand Haven thar
from any other point in the state.
Carl Jones' a 12-year-old boy at Gil
bert, tried TO board moving log trair
at Manton, and was thrown so that hi
head struck platform. His skull wa'
fractured and death was instantaneous
For small town Morrice is quite
shipping point. Since July 16 last tn,
elevator firm there has shipped 60,00'
bushels of wheat, 16 900 bushels of bean
and 5000 bushels of potatoes, rye ant
oats.
Residents of Frankfort who are com
: PEELED to travel on the Ann ArboI rail
road have TO drive three miles TO Soutl
Frankfort to take a train, the com
pany having closed it's Frankfort sta
ton.
Wildcats are being killed in grea
numbers all through Michigan. II
Gladwin county one man recent,
killed Is in one day, making $45, th'
bounty on wild cats being three dol
lars each.
There were IL fires in Cheboygan il
the past year. In II of these the tota
loss was less than $4,000, but in tn
twelfth it was $500, 900, when Thomp
son Smiths Sons mill burned on Sep
tember 20.
Delegations from Holland and Crane
Rapids have left for Washington to ap
pear before the river and harbor com
mittee Saturday, one for the Hollan,
harbor appropriation and the othel
for Grand river.
Mrs. Helen B. Markham and Mr.. Hen
ry Riley, of Constantine, will great,
: profit Arkansas. They own 1000 acre
OF mining land that is in the center o
the newly discovered zinc belt. sin
gle blast near Buffalo City brought GU
160 tons of pure zinc.
Ann Arbor common council has grant
} ed the city attorney permission to com
mence an action against the d. " q
\. \. railway for running its cars fast
er than eight miles an hour within tn
city limits. 1t is claimed that the com
pany is openly violating the ordinance
The report that the wheat in Lapeei
county has been materially damaget
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