The true northerner., 1900-04-04

for the Convenience of the
Hurried Reader.


Joseph.
Gold has been found in paying guam
titles near Utica.
Alma school boys have formed an
anti-cigarette league.
An electric road from Flint TO Pom
tiac will be built soon.
Fifty thousand dollars has been sub
scribed to operate cement bed near
Kalamazoo.
Flint held celebration to mark the
wiping out of 100000 bonded school
indie btedness.
The Homeopathic State Medical So
ciety will hold a convention at Ann Ar
Dor on May 16 and II.
At the spring election Kalkaska citi-
zens will vote on the proposition to
build a new $4,000 Jail.
1t is announced that Constantine's
new paper mill will be running inside
of 60 days, and will give employment
at first to 60 people.
Benton Harbor's new opera house is
rapidly nearing completion. 1t is
thought it will be finished in time to
be opened on May /.
A meeting will be held at Kalamazoo
April II for the purpose of organizing
a stock company for the erection of a
Pythian temple in that city.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad company has purchased the
newly-built Escanaba d Lake Superior
road and will extend it to Claiming.
Traverse City sportsmen have organ
lied rod and gun club to assist in the
enforcement of the fish and game laws
of the state and to encourage field
sports.
The United States post office depart
ment will send an inspector to Ish-
peming for the purpose of securing
suitable quarters for the post Office at
that place.
Berrien county fruit growers report
that danger of winter killing among
the peach buds is past and that the
orchards are giving promise of an
abundant yield.
Rev. NJ. l.. Fox, of South Haven, is
making a campaign against dice-shak
ing. He is seeking TO get an agree
ment among all the merchants TO
abandon the practice.
All of the wells for Readings new
system of water. works have been
completed, and the water supply there
from will, it is thought, be sufficient
for some years TO come.
Work will begin as soon as the
weather will permit on the construc-
tion of the new electric street railway
at Houghton, and will be rushed to
completion as soon as possible.
Manager Brady, of the Sapho com
pany, that were not allowed to play in
Kalamazoo, has presented a bill to the
city for $4,000 damages. Manager
Bush, of the Academy of Music. has
presented a claim for like amount.
The supply of fuel wood at Reading
is very low, and the roads in such bad
condition that more cannot be
brought in at present, so those who
have wood for sale can get almost any
price for it that they choose 10 ask.
The Portland Review says that farm
ers i'm that section who have been
holding their potato crop all winter
in the hope of getting better prices
than could be secured last fall are now
marketing their stock at about 30
cents per bushel for the best.
The officers Of many school districts
in Genesee county gave agents who
called on them trying TO sell school
charts signed conditional orders for
the same, and the orders have turned
up at the banks for collection as
promissory notes for the payment of
$35.
Byron people are trying to secure
from the government one of the Span
ish cannon captured in the late war TO
use as a monument TO Ellen May
Tower, the Byron girl who went to
Porto Rico as a volunteer nurse and
died there of fever. and whose body is
buried in the local cemetery.
The reduction in fire insurance rates
which took effect about year ago has
hit the insurance companies pretty
hard. Figures compiled by Hon. Milo
ID. Campbell from the reports of the
companies show that $40.5OO.OCO more
insurance was carried in Michigan last
year than during 1sos at cost of S12,-
600 less
The civil service commission will
hold an examination May at Mt.
Clemens and May 2 at Kalamazoo, to
select "A letter carrier and clerk for the
postoflices in the respective cities.
The examination will be open to all
citizens of the United States. Appli-
cations for the Mt. Clemens post Office
must be filed by April 2s, and before
April 25 for the Kalamazoo office.
Coionists Leaving Michigan.
Owosso, March Wednesday noon