The true northerner., 1872-01-19

PoRK.-A. Van Auken IL Co., on Wednesday, |
January 18th, bought 40 dressed hogs, averag |
ing 402 pounds each. How's lard now?
BAD AcCDENr.-On Monday last, a son OF |
Soioman Salisbury, living on the East Decatur |
road, while engaged in buttng logs, struck his |
left foot betwoe the Ind and Sd toes with the
axe, severing the plantar arch and cutting
through the sole Of the foot and instep DR.
Dlbble OF this place wac called and dressed the
wound.
An Ionla Correspondent Of the Detroit Tri-
bune says that Ionia has thirty places where
liquor is sold, and paupers and criminals are
made for honest and industrious people to take
care Of and support. Here is food for re6ec-
ton. What proportion OF all our taxes 70 for
She purposes Indicated?
A GOOD DAYS wonK.-Sllas A. Engle, who is
al present ut work for DR.. Maynard, on the
10th ultimo, set 4,016 gratis, which involved
the making Of 81, 1913 motions in performing
the work, or an average OF 8 ,212 motions per
hour, allowing the work to have been performed
in ten hours.
Messrs, Kilburn & Hudson have put in fine
new desk in their place OF business, to be used
ss q dispensing desk, for the dispensing OF
medicines and writing out OF prescriptions Ii
10 built Of black walnut, and nicely trimmed
with white ash. 1t is fine piece OF furniture
and was built by Joseph Dayey Of TINS place.
YPsnANrr, January 14.-Cornwell q Co.'S
large paper mill wac entirely destroyed by fire
last night. The origin OF the fire is not known.
A quantity OF paper and other property was
saved. The loss will reach about 100000.
Battle Creek Correspondent says; \ gen
sleman Is here from Lowell, Mass, negotiating
for the purchase Of large part of the Battle
Creek water power, with the view to the cree
ton Of extensive cotton mills, The purchase,
IL made, will embrace the Wallace Wooden Mills,
the Kellogg FIGURING Mills, and some other
minor establishments. The gentleman Ii said
10 represent capital Of S2000,000.
BONDS HELD TO BE VALID AND MUST BR PAID
The United States Circuit Court. in the
matter Of the validity Of the so-called Railroad
bonds, has held that the bonds were OF the
nature Of contract over which the United
strong grounds IN favor Of the collection. This
IA a practical reversal OF the decision OF the
State Court.
Nigh School Cours: or Free Lectures.
Nh. EDITOR 81 wish to announce to your
readers that 1 have made arrangements for a
course OF Free Lectures to be delivered in this
place during the present winter and the coming
spring. However much We might desire it,
there liz no use OF our trying to sustain course
OF paid high priced lectures. l will not stop
to discuss the reasons for this. The fact il
sufficient for practical purposes. have there
fore requested some gentlemen of my scquaint-
ance, who are in the habit Of lecturng occa-
nonally, to favor the students Of our school
~ith course OF lectures which shall be free to
al who may choose to attend. / have assured
them, by way OF pay. good. entertainment while
here, good attentive audiences and their travel
ing expenses.
Bot while these lectures are to be free car
assure you that every one Of them will be worth
more than the average $50 or tho S75 lecture,
which We have been accustome cd to have.
Il will OF course cost considerable to sustain
y CUuTeo OA lcCJuIcs VI tuIS hluu. 40 ucc
the expense the teachers in the Public schools
aud the pupils Of the High School will con
tribute fair amount, while several gentlemen
in this village have assured me that they stanC
ready to do their share All have to ask I'll
that every body who can, will spend an eve
ming each week at the Public Hall Of the Uniol
School House in attendance upon these lee
,ures. To interfere as little as possible witt
other meetings, We have arranged to have th
lectures on Wednesday evening OF each week
beginning with next "Wednesday evening, Jan
uary "a, 1872.
So far as arranged the course will be as FOL
lowe
Jan. 24-Hon o. Hosford. OF Olivet.
Jan. 31-Hon. F. J.. Lttlejohn. OF Allegar
Feb. John Goodison Esq, Of Detroit.
Feb. 14-Prof. j. N. Il. Sill. OF Detroit.
Feb. 21-J. G. Burrows Esq OF Kalamazoo
Feb. %
March 6-Dusne Doty Esq, OF Detroit.
Arrangements are pending wth.several othc
gentlemen and the remainder Of tho cours
will be announced in week or two.
Earnestly requesting the hearty cooperato
OF yourself and your readers,
remain Tru'y yours,
II. ID. HANOVER.