The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-07
CLARA SoRroRE, wife OF A. ]. sortore: Esq.
died yesterday.

TIE Anniversary exercises Of the Paw Paw
High School will take place and continue
through next week.
OUR young friend Lewis Melchor has just
started Jewelry Store at the young and en-
terprising city Of Hartford. We wish him an
abundance OF success in his venture.
The AILEaAS Journal says that the Potato
tugs, after considerable caucussing, have
opened vigorous campaign.
The Democrats OF Pennsylvania have just
nominated Charles X. Buckalew as their can
didate for Governor. The Convention was
held at Reading.
THE new State House to be erected at Ian
sing is to cost one million two hundred thou
,sand dollars, aud is to be completed in six
years.
We notice that the Marshal is causing the
principal streets to be repaired by filing in
the low places with gravel, and mending the
crossings.
city to spend a vacation OF about six weeks at
the Marine Hospital. lie will return to Paw
Paw about July 10th.
THE manufacture OF iron was commenced
in Michigan about the year 1854, and constant
~ increasing her product, until in 1871, 1t
reached 100000 tons Of pig iron and $4,000
tons OF rails.
Nh. c. W. WnPPLE Of Glidd enburg says
he has received the first benefit from the Chi
cago and Mackipaw railroad. A party OF sur
veyors took dinner at his house on sturday
last.
liz the Saginaw Valley there are one hun
d-ed and thirty .sawmills, employing four thou
eand men, and cutting on an average i've
million feet lumber per day during the running
season.
We got into pr city muss last week by no
ticlng the pondero US moustache worn by Frank
Sterns. John Knowles waxed as rathy as a
rail over the matter and claimed that his
moustache wac the most noticeable Of the two.
The manufacture Of railroad iron was COM
menced in Illinois 1858. In 1871, ninety-one
thousand one hundred and seventy-eight tons
were produced. Illinois ranks next to Penn
sylvania as rail producer.
THE cool weather we have had thus far has
been very favorable to the grass and wheat
crops. Grass never was more promising al
this season Of the year than now.
MR. c. f. POWELL OF Kalamazoo, manufac
turer OF Crystalline de France" new per-
fume, left Some OF the article on our tablC
which appears to be just the thing for the la
dies. 1t may be foud at Ayerys.
Our state University, at Ann Arhor has fifty
seven professors and teachers, and during The
last winter had one thousand two hundred anC
seven students in the three departments-lit
erary, medical, and law.
TIE population OF Michigan in thirty year
has increased five hundred per ceLt, aud 10
the same period the wealth OF the State ha
advanced nearly two thousand per cent. Thu
is "a good showing as any Of the States cal
make
WE noticed last week that friend Whitman
the marble man, had been attacked with tn
Oregon fever. 1t bacomes our duty to enron
icle the fact that the disease is on the IN
crease. Henry Fitch, Esq, and the Major, hi
son, have both had severe attacks. The Ma
jor SAYS that he won't recover until he emi
CRATES to the Columbia.
4 SERMoS-Tne Jury on the Inquest Over
the body Of young Ward who was drowned Il
Anegan on the 2jth day Of May returned III
following verdict
"Myron T. Ward came 10 his death by az
cdental drowning, while under the influence
liquor in the mill pond, in the village OF ALE
gan, on the % day of May. a. ID. 1872, a
about the hour Of 5:45, p. m.
THROWING OFF REsPoNsIBnrrY.-We see
te proceedings Of the last TeachersCoDyeution
that they recommend that the Supt. grant NJ
certificates to any one who does not presen
him or herself armed with a certificate
signed by three persons. What nonsense. 1t
presumed that the present company was e1
ceptoa.
WE we're shown a very fine pig ten month
chased from the Agricultural College BY Or
T. Z. Harrison, who procured him for beedin
purposes. AS the hog has become an mpol
tant item IN our agricultural economy, farm
ers and Others should see that none but q
best be kept aud propogated. All interes
Ell should examine this one. which may
seen at the Doctors farm Just west Of th
village.
THEIRS is nothing like being in fruit coul
try; Althoug we have not said much bout
il is nevertheless a fact that we are as much
the heart of the Michigan fruit belt, as OF
Lake Shore friends are pleased TO call it,
our nelghbors who are somewhat nearer Il
lake. In proof of this We have only to mentio
the fact that our townsman +. Barnum, Esq
brought INTO our Office and deposited on OF
table some nice full grown and ripe strawbe
ries picked from his garden in this village o