The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-05-05

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bank building. to cost $4,000 to S14.-
600.
The state board gave the Ann Ar
Dor railroad authorization for a short
term note issue amounting to 81 900,
900.
Edwin klness, former county clerk
Of Alger county and a prominent
resident of Munising, is dead of ty-
| phoid.
Raymond Crosse, aged %, HubbeIl,
died from the effects Of drinking nitric
acid, while respondent because of iii
health.
Because animals and people have
been bitten by dogs in Gratiot county,
a 90-day quarantine has been ordered
on all dogs.
c. II. Kimmerle, once Democratic
candidate for governor Of Michigan,
has had his son, Howard, arrested on
a charge of assault
William b. Stiles, aged 81, lumber
man of Grand Rapids, dropped dead
on an interurban car while on the way
from Mt. Clemens to Detroit.
Walter Ottmer, an eight year old
Battle Creek lad, is near death
with fractured skull as the result of
hitching on a wagon loaded with ties.
Mrs. Charles Burmeister, aged Go.
four miles west Of Shelby. dropped
dead just after the marriage of her
daughter, Tillie, to Mark HendrlCk-
son.
James H. Lyons, Ludington resident
secretary OF the board of education,
within twelve hours, taking his wife
and son.
John S. Linton, aged 81 years, secre-
tary of the National Association of
Furniture Manufacturers, died at his
home in Otsego. Death was due to
pneumonia.
John Fifield, sixty-seven, pioneer
resident of Kent county, dropped dead
at his home in Sparta. Mr.. F1field
was editor and publisher Of the Spar-
ia Sentinel
John EngelbertZ, IA, and Norman
Melcoir, twelve years old, were in
stantly killed near Harris when struck
by lightning while going home from a
country school.
AS the result Of the Singleton
township, Alger county board raising
the liquor licenses from $500 to ST.
900, the township may be forced into
the dry column.
Ruth, two-year-od Cadillac girl,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Maitre, was badly cut about the face
when attacked by a rooster while
playing in the yard.
c. c. Gaige, Of Jonesvilie, 67 years
old, widely known in Michigan as a
fruit grower and ranching operator.
died at the Hotel Iosco, in East Taw-
as. of Bright's disease
Stanley BROMLEY, 50, and H. Male
sky, twenty-five years old, both Pol
ish, were drowned in the Escanaba
river fifteen miles north of Escanaba
when the river ferry capszed.
Mrs. Will McMorris, 26, popular
Bay City matron, died after a brief
illness. Mrs. McMorris was preparing
for social call the evening before
when she was stricken and failed rap
idly.
j. B. Cover, formerly school head in
Union City, Mich, was given a decree
of divorce from Mrs. Bertha Straight
Cover by Judge Chester in circuit
court on the ground of extreme
cruelty.
]. V. Sheehan, proprietor Of book
stores Of Ann Arbor and Detroit, and
Democratic candidate for congress in
1910 in the Second congressional dis
trict, died at his home in Ann Arbor
OF heart disease.
Mrs. Abraham Assein, a Cheboy-
gan mother, and her eight-year-old |
daughter were burned to death, and
son six years old, was fatally hurt In
an early morning fire which destroy |
ed their home.
What is said to be the most dis
astrous fire at Richmond in 30 years |
occurred when the Hotel Elliott and |
Cooper e. Son company's three large |
department stores were destroyed with !
a loss of near 100000.
MCDOhdlu, tdulhdS, anu ICd
trice Hall, sixteen years DID, were
remarked by Justice Andrew Carlson |
He married the couple three weeks
ago before they eloped and were ap
pretended in Grand Rapids.
Sheriff John Simmons of Alpena
county offered a reward of $500 for
the return, alive, Of Beatrice Gagnon,
four-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Gagnon, Of Alpena town
ship, missing since the 18th.
While at Paw Paw Grant NJ. Hud'
son, superintendent OF the Michigan
Anti-Saloon league, and II. r. Patten.
gill, of Lansing, challenged officials OF
the Michigan Federation of Labor to
permit the rank and file of organic
ed labor to declare itself on the sa'