The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-03

new trial In the Matteson-Morris forgery case
The motion has not yet been argued-in fac
1t is not ready for argument as the Prosecutins
Attorney has not yet been served with copy
OF the motion. We cannot say what the final
disposition OF this motion will be, but feel con-
fident that all the legerdemain familiar TO in
genious counsel will be resorted to IN order
that this man Matteson may be suffered to
go unwhipt OF justice.
Peter Gremps, one Of the earliest settlers OF
this village and county, died at his residence IN
this village last Monday. He had been sick 70,
more than year. lie came here from the
Mohawk Valley in 1892 and selected the presen,
site OF the village for his future home, but did
not remove his family here till 1885. He was
partner OF 1. W. Willard, Esq, in the build
ing OF the Paw Paw FIGURING Mill He lived to
see fiourishing and prosperous village grow
up on the site he had selected, and has wit
messed the settlement Of the entire county from
the time 1t contained few hundred inhabitants
until Its population exceeded thirty thousand.
His funeral took place on Wednesday under
the auspices OF the Free and accepted Masons,
OF which he had long been an honored member.
From the newspapers we learn that SUNDAY
afternoon lectures, modelled on these delivered
to the London lesure-loving and pleasure
seeking people who waste their Sundays in idle
wandering or riotous living, have begun in
Chicago. The society has hired hall on the
West Side for the purpose in a region desti-
tute OF churches. To members the tickets are
sold for two cents each lecture, in connection
with which a concert is given without extra
charge. To non-members the charge is only
four cents. It needs but Five Hundred mem
bers to make il complete success. 1t is a
noble charity, and deserves success wherever it
is tried.
On Wednesday morning, while Mat" Long
we'll of the Dyckman House. was taking his
breakfast, couple OF the Dining Room girls
were removing the dirty dishes from the tables
to the kitchen. For this purpose they use a
large basket which, when we'll filed IS carried
by two. Well. just as they were passing out
OF the Dining Room the basket was accidentally
dropped and general smash OF crockery en-
sued. This brought MAT" to his feet, and
thereupon he commenced blowing up" the
careless girls. Instead Of setting up a smile
as is usual in such cases. one of them simply
remarked that 1T was the first of April and she
" guessed" they had fright to fool around
with broken crockery il they wanted to.
" Mat" finished his breakfast and immediately
left for the country where he had some bust.
ess to attend to.
On Saturday night last fire broke out from the
Hub and spoke Factory of II. II. 5. lsmon'
which entirely consumed the building with its
machinery and the contents. The tiremen and
engine were on hand very promptly but the
fire had made such rapid progress that it was
impossible to save the burning building. BY
great effort the Flour Mill on the same premises
and Planning Mill OF Williamson Mason, across
the road. were saved with but slight damage.
An effort was made to save the manufactured
work in the mandatory, and but little could
lie saved as the flames drove out the people
who had entered for that purpose and who
were at work with will. A shed just back OF
the mandatory, and in which large amount
OF manufactured work Y . stored, was also
burned The intense heat thwarted all efforts
to remove the contents.
The loss cannot be far from twenty thousand
dollars. There was an insurance OF sixteen
thousand dollars Oh the mandatory and Its
machinery and the FIGURING Mill.
This loss falls heavily on the Messrs. lsmon.
just two weeks ago these gentlemen suffered a
considerable loss by the burning of the locomo-
tive Vulcan and the building in which she was
Kept when not at work. and on which there was
no insurance.
In last weeks issue, In the article giving a
synopsis Of some Michigan History, 1t was
stated that Gen. Cass was the second governor
OF the Indiana Territory, aud held the Office
from 1881 till his death July 6, 1884. 1t should
B. Porter was the third governor, and held the
office from 1881 till his death July 6, 1884. The
following is the corrected article:
Michigan was organized as territory IN the
year 1905, and the first enumeration thereafter
was made in 1910, and the population found to
t.l
had hardly doubled. it being according to the
census OF 1920, $500. For the next ten years
the population more than THRILLED, 1t being 81,
639 according to the census OF 1880. According
to the census Of 1870 the population OF the
State was /, 49,, 1882. At the time Michigan was
relinqulshed to the United States by Great
Britain the population was confined to these
settlements-Sault Ste Maria. Mackinac and
Detroit.
Michigan was under French rule for period
OF one hundred and forty years-that is
from 1922 TO 1763-and had been ruled by
twenty-one Governors sent over or appointed
by France. The territory was then turned
over to Great Britain, who held and ruled it for
a period Of thirty-three years, and her affairs
we're administered by five consecutiveG overnors
the last OF whom appears to have been Lord
Dorchester.
From 1896 to 1910 it formed a part OF the
Northwestern Territory, and Arthur st. Clair
was the Governor. In 1900 it became part OF
the Indian Territory and so remained till 1905
In 1906 it organized into separate territory
under its present name. William Hull was ito
frat Governor and held the Office till 1913
LAWS Cass was the second and held the Office
from 1913 till 1881. George b. Porter was the
third and held the Office from 1881 TILL his death
.,ul, 9th. 1884, and Stevens T. Mason, a boy
-.:..u..oo yaara old beld tha offica %,