The true northerner., 1899-08-23

Condemnation Of Newsy Occur
rences I'm Many Localities
In Michigan.

Battle Creek will have a street fair
and carnival September 4 TO o.
Hart has been made the census head
quarters for the Ninth congressional
district.
Fruit is being shipped from Hart in
large quantities. Peaches are bringing
from 81 TO So per bushel.
According to figures prepared by the
secretary of the interior the Indian pop
ulation of Michigan numbers 1887.
All of the large ice houses at Silver
Lake, near Hamburg, were destroyed
by fire, causing loss estimated at $15,-
600.
A clever swindler has collected from
81 to S. from many widows in and
about South Haven for examining their
pension papers.
David Halstead, a deaf man residing
at Muir, was run over and killed by
the Detroit, Grand Haven d Milwau-
kee train near that place.
The Davis cauliflower farm near
Lapeer will turn out an immense yield
of that product this summer. More
than 10000 plants are being grown.
l.. f. Bradt has purchased the assets
of the defunct Home Security associa-
zion, which had its headquarters at
Saginaw, for $4,000. Their face value
is $4,000.
l.. A. Reese, of Battle Creek, who has
been in the Klondike for a year, has
returned home. He will return to the
al, l. To lxf
men to stay away.
Although the Lawton grape crop this
year will be smaller than last, the local
paper estimates its value will not be
less than $150,000. Last year the crop
exceeded 700 carloads.
1t is generally conceded that the
downfall of the defunct Citizens Ma
tional bank of Niles is due TO gross mis-
management and the indiscriminate
loaning of money on unsecured paper.
The hay crop in Alcona county is the
largest cut in years, many fields yield
ing two and one-half and three tons TO
the acre. Oats and peas promise the
largest crop in the history of the coun-
ty.
Farmers in western Oakland county
are becoming alarmed at the continued
drouth the dry weather and high
winds having dried up things so badly
that all crops are looking in poor con-
dition.
The G. \. r. men of Big Rapids met
and adopted resolutions attacking the
yellow journals for alleged slander of
Gen. Alger, and expressing confidence
in his administration of the war de-
partment.
The board of supervisors of Hough-
ton county has authorized the sheriff
TO organize a ball and chain gang and
put the prisoners TO work breaking
stone. II is expected this action will
drive out the hoboes.
During the fiscal year recently closed
the county clerks of Michigan issued
II 900 deer hunters licenses. This year
the secretary of state has sent out
blanks for 10000 licenses, and expects
TO be called upon for more.
Arrangements are now complete for
the Oxford free street fair, which is TO
occur September 10 TO %. n military
drill, balloon ascension, three bands,
minstrels, fireworks and other features
will add to the general interest.
The Green Bay Fishermen's assoca-
ton has advanced the price of salt her
ring to 81 package, an increase of six
cents over summer prices, and the price
will be advanced still higher before the
fall catch is placed on the market.
Postal agents are laying out four
rural free delivery routes from Grand
Rapids and it is expected that the new
system will 90 into effect about Septem-
Der /. Over one route Of about 30 miles
names were secured of 500 farmers
who will receive mail.
The miners at the Lake Superior
mines have asked for an increase Of
wages, the same as is paid at the Nor
rie. The company, which operates both
mines, offers 10 increase wages if they
will work ten hours instead of eight.
The men have quit work pending de-
csion.
Shiawassee town, located two miles
west of Vernon. Shiawassee county, could
once boast of being the state capital
and the county seat, but now has pop
ulation of less than so persons. The
large paper mill, the villages main
stay. which has been operated about 20
years. is being dismantled and the ma
chinery shipped TO another town.
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