The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-11-02
STATE SPECIALS.

$50 and a watch.
Scarlet fever is prevalent at Royal
Oak, principally among children. but
40 fatalities are yet reported.
Pinkeye is raging around st. Joseph
and horses are dying by scores. II Is
feared the plague will spread over that
section OF the state.
Farmers are talking of establishing
a cooperative sugar factory at Salz
burg. near Bay City. Foundations for
the factory may be laid this fall.
While John Gates and his son Bert.
aged 16. were hunting partridge near
Bellaire, the son shot his father acci.
. dentally inflicting mortal wound
Mrs. Mary l.. Lamb OF Grand Rapids
lighted fire with kerosene and died
as a result of her burns, She leaves
three children and was So years old.
The 14-months-old son of Mrs. A.
Graver of Jackson was kicked in the
face by horse, barely escaping fatal
injuries. He was playing near the
horses feet
The trades and labor council OF Port
Huron took action Wednesday night.
denouncing Manager Bennett. of the
city opera house, for employing a non
union orchestra.
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Mrs. w. f: Brewer, of Jackson. and
Benz. Powers. of Grand Rapids, well.
known resident. died at Jackson Sun.
day night of paralysis.
The police of Adrian are looking for
a "Jack-the-Grabber" who darts from
behind trees and bushes in the dark
ness and squeeZes women. There have
been three cases this week.
Charles Miller. employed in w. ID.
Young's planning mills. Salzburg, had
his right arm caught in the gearing OF
a hatcher and ii was crushed SO badly
that amputation was necessary.
Aaron Linton, father of Postmaster
W. S. Linton of Saginaw. died Wednes-
day night. He had resided there half
a century and built the second house
ever constructed in South Saginaw.
An unknown woman jumped into
cistern on the premises of William
Peck, at West Bay City with the inten.
ton of committing suicide. but chang
ed her mind and was pulled out
Gov. Pingree has granted an uncon.
ditional pardon to James r. Dewitt
who was sent from the recorders
court, Detroit, Oct. 16. 1894, to Mar.
quette prison for 10 years for forgery
George Carney, aged "a years,
member of Co. +, Nineteenth infantry
died Friday morning of consumption
in Romulus. A younger brother died
Just two weeks ago of the same dis.
ease.
Burglars attempted to break into
| John Otis residence, in Detroit, Thurs.
day night, but were discovered and
frightened away by Mrs. OFT. One Of
! the would-be intruders left his felt hat
behind.
The Huron Handle Co. Of Alpena,
are moving their plant to Onaway.
They will employ 100 men. The mill
| is being pushed rapidly TO completion
and the sidetrack to the works is be.
ing laid.
The Matthews Hotel at Carleton,
which has been under the management
of d. A. Matthews ever since the town
was located 80 years ago, changed
hands Thursday, with Louis Knabusch
of Dundee, proprietor.
New Michigan postmasters have
been appointed as follows New Hud-
son, Oakland county, A. r. Carman.
vice William d. Tucker, resigned; No
ko, Sanilac county, Henry Middleditch,
vice II. G. Green, resigned.
The case against George Walthers,
of Bay City, charged with Offering for
sale milk containing boracic acid, has
been postponed one month on the re.
quest of Food Commissioner Tunni-
cliffe, to await the result of similar
cases in Detroit.
Rural free delivery service has been
ordered established on Nov. at Nor.
enci, Lenawee county. Length of route,
40 miles; area covered, 70 square
miles; population served, 1887. Car
riers, B. M. Cosgrove and Joseph Bar.
ton.
Eighteen youngsters ran away from
Saginaw Sunday, boar ling a south
bound Pere Marquette freight. Three
lads named Cone were caught by the
Flint police and sent home Monday
morning. The balance of the gang is
scattered.
Ground was broken for the Menomi-
nee federal building Wednesday. A.
A. Packard, inspector of government
buildings, with John A. Walters, super
intendent for Hennessy Bros, and Ev.
ans Bros, contractors, are there to di.
rect the work.
A branch of the business mems asso-
citation Of Michigan was organized at
Bay City Tuesday night with Frank J..
Buckley, president r. G. Little, secre.
tary. It has branches in so cities in
Michigan. The object is to secure bet.
ter laws for merchants.
The Flint police bagged two suspi-
cious characters in the Grand Trunk
yards Wednesday, Each man had
three pairs of new trousers wrapped
around his body The property was
identified by Crawford & Wright as
stolen from their place of business.