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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06

THE Detroit Post says Those inhationists
who Argue that there is not enough currency in
the West TO do business land particularly those
who urge that business Is PROSTATE and suffer
lug ~ Chicago, will do well to explain away, if
they can. the fact that the wholesale trade OF
Chicago was Ninety Millions OF dollars larger
N 1873 than IN 1872, and nearly double that Of
any former year. They will also please con-
slider the following statement made by the
Chicago Tribune of "Wednesday.
The wholesale business OF Chicago in 1873
vas nearly go, 100000 greater than IN the year
following he fire, and that year was far II ex-
cess OF any OF its predecessors. at this tune
the trade OF the city IS prosperous. The prices
OK an kinds Of grain are much advanced, and
all those parts OF the West having communi-
cation with this city are forwarding hither their
products and carrying backpurchases from our
merchants and manufacturers. AS soon after
the panic as the LIST OF December money was
sent hither TO be loaned out on real estate.
since then, tins class OF investments has been
steadily increasing, and one day this week there
was nearly column OF advertisements IN the
Tribune OF money to loan on mortgages and
on collaterals, offers to purchase mortgages,
and money offered for any legitimate business.
Our banks never we're doing better business,
and the opening year of 1874 promises to
equal II not exceed, al the volume OF Its trade
in the extension of commercial exchanges, and
in the general prosperity of the city, any OF
its predecessors"
There is more currency at this moment il
Chicago seeking to be loaned on good real Sc
curities than ever before IN the history Of the
city. The banks "were never doing better
business" THE trade Of the city is prosper
Gus, aud business for the year 1874 prom
ses to equal, if not exceed, any OF It'll
prsdsce sors." How can this plethora Of cur
rency lie accounted for, if there is not enough
currency in the country for all legitimate pur
pO5ea
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06
Mortgage Saie.-Default having be,

Mortgage Saie.-Default having been
made in the conditions of q certain mortgage,
whereby the power therein contained has be-
come operative, executed by Thomas Robbins
and Grace Robbins his wife, OF Van Buren,
county, Michigan, TO A. r. Wildly, and bearing
date the fifteenth day OF December, A. D., one
thousand eight hundred and slxty-three, and
recorded III the Office of the Register OF Deeds
for Van Buren, county, Michigan, on the sew
enteenth day OF HAY, A. D., one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-four, at one o'clock IN
the afternoon, iu Liber n OF Mortgages, on
page two hundred and fifteen, (215) upon
which said mortgage there Is claimed to be due
and unpaid at the date Of this notice the sum
of One Hundred and Twenty Dollars and Thlr-
ty three cents, and no suit at law orproceedlngs
in equity having been had for the recovery Of
the same or any part thereof.
Notice IS therefore hereby given that by vir-
tue of power OF sale, contained in said
mortgage, and in pursuance OF the statute in
such cases made and provided, l shall sell at
public sale or vendue, to the highest bidder, at
the front door OF the Van Buren, county Court
House, Chat being the place OF holding the
Circuit Court within and for said county, on
Saturday, the second day Of May, A. D., one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, at
the hour OF ten o'clock, IN the forenoon OF said
day, the premises described IN said mortgage
or so much thereof as shall be necessary TO
satisfy the amount then due on said mortgage,
with the interest and legal COSTS together with
al attorney fee OF ten dollars, stipulated for
IN said mortgage-that is to say the following
described piece of land situated IN the town
ship OF Arlington, Of Van Buren, county, and
State of Michigan, to-wit: The west half,
(wlO OF the south half, (s15) OF the south
west quarter, (sw1l) OF section number three,
CD in township number two CD south, OF range
number fifteen (15) west. 9SI-tl3.
Dated Paw Paw. Feb. 3, 1874.
A. II. WLDEY, Mortgage.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06

TIL Benton Harbor Palladium says: In
view Of the approaching extra session OF the
Legislature of this state, to consider the
ameDdnendments proposed to our state Con-
stItuton We desire to call attention to one
much needed reform, which the Constitutional
Commission overlooked, but which the Legis-
lature can place lefore the public, II they
choose
4. well known that among tho most per-
plezng questions that come before the courts
is tia. Of the constitutionalty OF statutes
whose validity is disputed. 1t sometimes hap
pens that law passes the Legislature, is sign
Ell by the Governor, and goes into effect
Rights are acquired under it, acts performed,
aud the whole machinery OF private business
goes on, under the supposltion that the law is
binding Sometimes people must regard IT.,
undel penalty of severe loss and trouble
Meantime, in some obscure part OF the State,
without O knowledge Of quarter OF the per-
sons interested IN the question, case is COM
menced in court which turns upon the agree
ment Of the statute with the Constitution OF
tue State Commenced in the lowest court, it
passes slowly through our intricate judicial
machinery. running the gauntlet OF the danger
OF the suit being thrown out at any stage for
some trlflng technical defect IN the papers, or
SOME microscopic irregularity in the proceed
lngs. Perhaps half dozen such attempts are
made before case finally reaches the Supreme
Court, and possibly, by great good fortune,
tine fret gets there safe, and containing within
it The interests Of the whole people OF the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06

HE Detroit Tribune says: The petition of the
New York merchants and bankers, against in
faton, which has been forwarded to Congress,
is document that should arrest the attention
of the country not only because OF the clear
ness OF its statements, but because OF the fact
that it has been signed by the best and most
widely known merchants, bankers, and busi-
ness men OF New York. The petition reads as
follows;
ITO the Honorable the Senate and House Of
Representatives in Congress Assembled:
Your petitioners, bankers, merchants, and
citizens OF the city of New York, respectfully
represent that they view with alarm the numer-
GUS propositions before Congress for incre as
! ing the volume OF the currency. They believe
| that any additional issue OF paper money,
/ either directly by the Government, or indirectly
/ by the National banks by authority Of the Gov
eminent, would be most injurious to the inter-
ests OF the Nation. The country is now suf-
| feung and has been for the past twelve years,
! great loss and inconvenience arising from an
irredeeInable currency. Values OF all kinds of
merchandise and other property are contnu-
| ally fuctuating owing to the constantly chang
! ing price OF gold, and thus no certain calcul9-
I tons can be made in business. Speculation OF
all kinds is stimulated by the excessive volume
OF the currency, and the minds OF tie whole
! Nation are demoralized and rendered unfit for
the pursuits Of steady industry.
"N our petitioners beg leave to represent
most earnestly that resumption OF specie pay
ments at the earliest practicable time Is imper-
| atively demanded by the true interests OF the
Nation, and they most respectfully deprecate
the issue of sny more currency, as such pro-
ceeding would postpone indefinitely a return to
a sound financial condition.
"Y our petitioners therefore pray that no
more issues OF paper shall take place, and that
| the greenbacks already issued out Of the so.
| called reserve shall be withdrawn again at
speedily as possible. In the present state OF
the money market the Government can obtain
whatever money they require as a loan at a low
rate OF interest, and this, your petitioners re-
spectfully suggest would be far better way
of obtaining funds than by issuing irredeema
BILE currency"
The signatures include the names OF all, o.
very nearly all, the well-known firms in th,
city. The list of sgners is very long one
too long for US to publish. In il are the grea
dry goods, silk, hardware, jewelry and othe
merchants, bankers, brokers, the leading in
surance companies, the great publishing hou
ses, the great manufacturing firms, the leading
ship-owners, etc. The New York Times say
of the signers:
"And who are the ssners of this petition
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06
probate Orsier.-State Of Mi,

Probate Orsier.-State OF Michigan,
County OF Van Buren,, SIS. At session of the
Probate Court, for the county of Van Buren,.
holden at the Probate Office, in the village OF
Paw, Paw, ON Monday, the second day of Feb
ruary, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-four: Present, Geo. W. Lawton,
Judge Of Probate. in the matter Of the estate
Of Eliza Fisk, deceased. On reading and fling
the petition, duly verified, OF Willis Fisk. son
Of said deceased, praying that administration
Of the estate OF said deceased be granted to
Noble d. Richardson or 10 some other suitable
person; thereupon ii is ordered, that Monday.
the second day of March, 1874. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing OF
said petition, and that all persons interested
in said estate, are required to appear at ses-
sion Of said Court, then TO be holden at the
Probate Office, in the village or Paw Paw, and
show cause, il any there be, why the prayer Of
the petitioner should not be granted and il is
further ordered, that said petitioner give no.
tice to the persons interested in said estate, of
the tendency OF said petition, and the hearing
thereof. by causing copy OF this Order to be
published IN the True Northerner, newspaper
printed aud circulating in said county OF an
Buren,, for three successive weeks, at least,
previous TO said day OF hearing.
GEO. W. LAYTON Judge OF Probate.
A true copy. GEO. W. LAwToN,
9S4-t3. Judge OF Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06

The Hartford Courant, edited by Gen. j. II.
Hawley, Ex-Governor OF Connecticut and a
member Of the present House, speaks Of the
value OF independent and honest criticism of
public men and measures as follows
The gentlemen IN Congress who are so
sensitive about public opinion, who deprecate
the growing lack OF reverence for Congress-
men, are seriously mistaken "a to the cause
They should not condemn the press, but rather
praise it for it's constantly increasing independ-
ence. Ii Is only few years ago that the press
OF the country, with hardly an exception, was
strictly partisan. Men and measures were con-
demned or gloritied indiscrminately according
to the party will, and consequently the best in
tended criticism had little weight. It is one of
the glories Of the Republican party and one Of
its stsongest claims to the popular confidence
that 1t has changed this order Of things. With
few exceptions the papers called Republican
have risen superior to mere party demands and
have condemned wrong-dOng in their OWL
ranks and If the party is purified and reno
waited and made the party OF the future it will
be chiefly due to this Independence OF the 30
called party organs. 1t has made our public
men aware that they are responsible, and that
II they engage in improper work they cannot
look to party papers for defense. 1t has made
the just criticism Of the press the greatest
check on corruption. The politician can nc
longer defy newspaper exposure with the retort
that it Is only the lying story OF the opposition
press"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06

As we hereabouts happen to be in the for
gerry business we are attracting good deal OF
the attention and comment OF our neighbors.
But then that is all natural enough for don't
we all take good deal Of interest in other
peoples business and get our noses as far as
possible into forbidden places in order to smell
out something that would please our nelghbor
over-the-way to hear and afford us much pleas
ura to be the first to tell. An auction sale took
place some year or two since, at which gen.
tleman OF some prominence acted as manager
and clerk" A farmer made some purchases
az this sale for which he proposed to give his
note with security according to the advertised
terms OF the sale.
The amount OF his purchases having been
ascertaned and the note prepared for the sig
natures was passed over TO the purchaser 10
sign which he did, and IN answer to question
by the clerk" said that farmer Jones would
sign the note with him, whereupon the clerk
OF the auction at once appended the name OF
farmer Jones in the proper place to the note,
(both parties requesting it, the purchaser TAX
ing his plumber and went his way rejoicing,
the party giving the note saying that if 1t was
not all right he would see that it was "made
right "
Time rolled along and the note fell due, but
was not paid and was sued, when farmer Jones
made solemn oath that he had not signed the
note and was not bound for the paymentthere.
Of. The 'clerk" stated that he himself had
appended the name OF Jones thereto. because
the purchaser at the auction had informed hin
that Jones would sign the note and that he
was OF the opinion that it would make no diff
ference-that Jones was not present and II
would cause some delay to wait till Jones could
be seen. Judgment was not entered against
Jones
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Gruc Norti)ermer.
PAW Paw. MlcmoAN, FED'Y, G, 1874

THE Financial Problem seems TO bother the
expediency members of the House OF Repre-
sentatves, at Washington prodigiously. In
the Senate Mr.. Chandler strikes the popular
pulse OF the legitimate business OF the coun-
try, by declaring against imitation and IN favor
OF Resumption, while Mr.. Ferry fayors mia
ton and receives the plaudts OF SPECTATORS
aud stock gamblers. In the House, DIR. Bur-
rows las gone on record for imitation. In view
of the exceedingly mixed condition OF the
views and private interests OF Congressman Oh
a speculative turn of mind, the Committee on
Banking and Currency have reported biii'
one section OF which provides for resumption
in homeopathic doses and another section pro-
yiding for imitation. This Bill, the committee
think. will answer both the Peoples Congress-
men, and those who favor the spectators, and
will afford an opportunity for all to deliver
buncombe and electioneering speeches at. BY
this course the door is thrown wide open for
all the currency thinkers TO enter the lists and
show their hand. 1t is quite probable that we
should have had no panic last fall il the secre-
tary o. the Treasury had not re-ssued twenty
six millions OF the forty millions OF currency
that had been redeemed, and should have been
destroyed. The reissue so inflated the cur
rency as to set all the jobbers and gamblers
agoing IN the most reckless manner.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06

LAST week the Supreme Court decided case
OF some importance to our neighboring village
of Decatur. The case grew out of the attempt
to widen and improve Phelps street, the prin-
ciple business street Of the village. 1t was the
case Of Horace Arnold VS.. The Village OF De-
catur The opinion of the court wos delivered
by Judge Cooley, wherein the following points
were held 10 be essential:
Icrace arnold vs.. The Village Of Decatur
certloraIi Opinion by Cooley, j..
These proceedings were to take private
property to widen street IN the village of De-
catur.
Held The point made that an attempt TO
agree with the owner upon purchase OF the
premises was condition to adverse proceeding
was ruled upon IN Chicago railroad Company
VS.. Sanford 49, Mich, as.
Held, also, That it is essential that the Jury
should pass upon the necessity for the taking,
was decided in Mansfield, etc, Railroad Com
pany VS.. Clark, % Mich. $40; G.. X. r Il.
Company VS. Dricle. Il Mich, 400. and VI. G,
CLARK VS.. Hartwell, 20 Mich, 1879.
Proceedings reversed with costs.
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49, - IN an sA ksD IN
PAW PAW. Mich.

Chloroform, Ether and Nitrous Oxide or
Laughing Gas given for extracting teeth If de-
sired. Grateful for the past very liberal prtron-
age we would respectfully solicit its continuance
A. o. HOOKER.
to" WE, the undersigned Physicians, having
had the professional services of DR.. A. O..
Hooker, Surgeon Dentist, do hereby certify
that we deem him possessed OF learning and
skill of a superior grade in the Dental Art and
we cordially recommend him as highly worthy
Of public patronage and confidence.
w. Il. HATHAWAY, M. D.,
j. ANDREWS, VI. D.,
G. s. MAYNARD, NJ. D.,
EUGENE BITELY, NJ. d.
l.. r DIBBLE, NJ. ID.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06

They include all the leading mercantile firms
OF tins city, IN almost every branch OF business.
They represent IN an unusual degree the COM
mercial interests of the whole country, for
they have agents or correspondents in every
city OF the Union. We recommend our read
ers to look over the list OF names appended to
this petition, and judge for themselves wheth-
or the practical men OF the Countrywide men
who carry on its commercial affairs-are not
utterly opposed to imitation"
Congress cannot afford to ignore such a pc
tition, 10 signed by the solid business men, in
order to please the spectators who demand
initiation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06

Edey's CarbOirc Vroches.-Among
the various remedies for Coughs none enjoy a
This fact places them above the ordinary list
of medical preparations. For Coughs Colds,
Asthma, and as disinfectant and preventive
against contagious diseases they are specific
Invaluable to singers and public speakers. Sold
everywhere. JOHN F. HENRY, CURRAN & Co.,
proprletors, s ~ College Place, New York.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-02

- - ean1iauA 1fun1e -. -
iss coavatbilitg 80 apssis eqaiva-
mt seslAe VI = - AeGose; -
tAas = lot 70 ths1D saslssiM, 4 i
Dc ds1Y q CoaGssn y - 11sviiis y
|szFsopgiaasl egislaaisa tl6 - VI
- q eue noVssnne sulssnsy
| hall st IL liz b sdasts - ths
general husineDan1 oenDeeoe q she
country, and = eqmaakly distsibaeed
among the severaf 0tstea
Win some truthful ysmes" rise
and explain that resolution?
The following Ssate ticket Vas then
nominated, which concluded the bust
ness Of the convention:
Secretary of State, David Morgan.
Of Mahaska; Auditor. J. w. King, Of
Dubuque; Treasury, J. w. Barnes,
Of Des Moines; Attorney General, J.
n. Keatley, Of Po.tawattamic; Clerk
Of the Supreme Court. G. w. Ball, d
Polk; Reporter Of the Supreme Court.
J. N. Weart, Of Buchanan; Register
Of the State Land olice, r. Fl. Road
arme, of Story. OF the candidates,
the nominees for Secretary Of State,
Attorney General, and Reporter, have
been Republicans; the nominees for
Treasurer, Clerk, and Register, Dem
ocrais.
They are otherwise divided into
four lawyer, one railroad capitalist
and one farmer.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-02

The two resolutions which were en-
tirely omitted from our last week,
report Of the Cedar County Anti Mo.
ncpoly Convention are given below
also the text Of the financial resolu.
ton - adopted:
Resoesed, That the rights Of al are
equal, politically. sooially, sducasi0n.
atty, and iodustrially, and we insist
that no pFiviDedeed class and privil-
s6eed cApltal shall exist 10 the land.
Repotus4, Thae the right 30 En-
change tlso pFOessds Of lsb0f 10 CO ex.
feAsiv0 with the righf Of ownership.
We submit n ell needfol taxation for
The support Of government, but de-
nounce MI taxation levied for the hen
eft Of epecisi ciassss.
ResDlued, That - demand the sp~e-
AZ abollsioa Of the Nasional Banking
syssem and that tbs Govern ment issue
DION the Trsas0sy grssnbacks directly
N the people. 10 amounts adequate to
Do the business Of the nation. and 10
serchsngesble Into . bond. bearing .
Inv rite Of interest, DOT exceeding fouf
pr cent.
The 6rst of the above resolutions
plants itself fairly in favor of the
much mooted Civil Rights" legisla-
tion, besides tsenching closely upon
the theory of the document SOME
times alluded TO - the Declaration Of
Independence. The currency plank
We give to show that We did not mis-
quote in abiding TO il last week.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-02
The Davenport Gazesse says Of the

The Davenport Gazesse says Of the
recent Anti Monopoly State Conven-
ton 1t Des Moines: 1.-THE Anti Mo-
nopolists are made to declare that
the rights Of al men, without the
distinction of race, color, or nativity,
must be maintained, and TO this end
the Federal Constitution and its
amendments must and shall be pre-
served. This is the Republican, free-
soil, and colored mems bait. Then
comes the other sort, the old, double
and-twisted, iron-clsd Southern State
rights, Observation-Disclosures
doctrine, "The maintenance invio-
late of the rights of the States, and
especially of the right of each State
to order and control its own domes-
tic institutions according to IT'S own
judgement exclusively" This il
what the South asked before the war,
what Andy johnson tried to concede
after the war, and which the new
amendments TO the Constitution dis
tinctly deny. If . party with these
principles should come into power,
al legislation giving effect to the
amendments would Be repealed, and
the amendments themselves BE- abro-
gated and overthrow. Here are
two faces on 'equal rights"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-02
The Anti-lGonops in State Council.

The State Convention of the Anti
Monopoly party met ut Des Moines on
Wednesday. E. A. Guilbert, of Du.
buque, vas made chairman. The new
State Central Committee are: B. F.
Brown, Of Washington; Jos. Weaver,
of Cedar; J. N. Weart, Of Buchanan ;
A. Anderson, of franklin; E. w.
Allen, Of Marshall; J. w. Dixon, Of
Wapello; Geo. r. Parker, of Warren;
w. c. James, Of Pottawattamie; G.
A. jackson, Of Greene.
The platform, which We have not
space TO quote in full, says that "all
political power is inherent in the peo-
ple,' ETC., ETC.; that 1.-THE Union must
and shall be preserved" that Grant
and the Republican administration are
oil thieves, tyrants, and rascals gener.
ally; fsvors lAws''to secure producing
interests from corpuste monopoly and
extortion;" but - THAT Legislation
which win hinder the building Of
railroads, they "disoountenance !" one
term for the President, AID election
BY popular vote; no patents TO be
granted; land grants Of one hundred
and sixty acres each to soldiers, or
their heirs.
On the Temperance question the
following resolution was reported:
Resolued, That personal liberty
and social rights OF citizens should
not be abridged or controlled by leg
islahve enactment except in so far
n may be necessary to promote the
peace and welfare of society.
For this plank, resolution was Of
fered and adopted, ss follows:
Resolued, That in view Of the raw.
ages OF intemperance and the inabil-
ity of the probibitory law to check it,
the convention favors its replacement
by Legislation that will further the
cause Of temperance.
II any body can tell how that con-
vent;on stood on Temperance, they
are certainly very acute. The follow
ing is the financial plank:
That the faith and credit Of the m.
ton must be maintained inviolate that
public debt of whatever kind should
should he paid in strict accordance
with the law under which il Was con.
;rscted; that N over issue Of paper
money being It variance with tho
,rinciples q sound financial policy,
10 regulating ussximsn should s. I
wed vpoa ~ rssump%iaa II spade