The Daily Mining Gazette Oct. 2, 1899 Houghton, Michigan Calumet-Laurium Section A SUPERVISOR IS CALLED DOWN Did Not Report Any Births or Deaths in His Township - Hopes To Next Year A township officer states that according to the returns made to Lansing by a supervisor of one of the northern townships in this state, which was recently received by a state official, the report failed to show that there had been any births or deaths in his township during the year. This being such an unusual circumstance, the state authorities thought an error had been made, and this supervisor was accordingly written to for an explanation. He promptly replied that he had been supervisor of that township for a number of years, and knew of no birth or death occurring in it during that period. He also vouchsafed the information that the population was made up if a shifting body of railroad and lumber employees, most of whom had no families, and who remained in any one place only a short time. Then he added this: "P.S. A couple got married here last week. If they don't starve to death this winter, I will report them next year." Pat --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release Date: 25 February 2003