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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-02

,iortrnge Sale.-Default having been
ado in the conditions or q certain mortgage,
trhereby the power therein contained has be-
,ome operatiye). executed by Jacob johnson
and Orpha J. Johnson, OF Decatur, Van Buren,
eonnty' Michigan, to James Shockley OF the
ssme place, and bearing date the twenty-fourth
day OF February, A. D., one thousand eight
hnndred and seventy-three, aud as recorded in
he office OF Register OF Deeds Of the County
of Van Buren,, State OF Michigan. on the twen-
tv-ffth day OF February, A. d, 1873, at one
,'cIock in the afternoon in hber 3 of mortga-
ces OF page 3yS, and which said mortgage was
duly assigned by said James Shocllley to Nancy
Johnson, OF said Decatur, on the fourteenth
day Of May, A. d, 1878, and said assignment
Is recorded IN said Office OF the Register of
Deeds on the second day OF June A. D., 1873,
s., page 3, OF Liber 8 of mortgages, upon
which mortgage their is claimed to be due and
unpaid at the date or this notice the sum of
tfty-iour dollars and ten cents, and no suit at
Law or IN Equity having been instituted for
the recovery OF said sum or any part thereof.
Notice is therefore hereby given that on Mon
day the sixteenth day Of March. A. D., 1874. at
he hour ofatwelve O'clock noon, OF said day,
1 shall sell at public auction or vendue to the
highest bidder, at the front door of the Court
louise, in the village Of Paw, Chat being the
place OF holding the Circuit Court for said
county,, the premises described in said mort
gage or so much as shall be necessary to sat
sly the amount then due on said mortgage
with ten per cent. interest and legal costs, to-
cether with an attorney fee OF fifteen dollars,
stipulated for in said mortgage, that ID to saw,
the following piece OF land situated in the vii
age OF Decatur, Van Buren, county, Michigan,
commencing at the Northeast corner or the
Northeast quarter OF the Southwest quarter
Of section twenty, running thence South SIX
teen rods, thence West ten rode, thence North
sixteen rods, thence East ten rods to the place
o. beginning, containing one acre of land
Dated Decatur, Dec. 10Th, 1873. 977.t13.
NANCY JOHNSON, Assignee of Mortgages.
FOSTER & COLEMAN, Attorneys.
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Ciaancery Safe.-State OF Michigan,
the Circuit Court for the County OF Van Buren,.
In Chancery. Oran w. Rowland, complainant,
vs.. Caroline Brydle and George Brydle, defend
ants. In pursuance and by virtue of decree
OF said Court made in the above entitled cause,
bearing date the 9Th day OF December. 1873, L
shall sell at public vendue, TO the highest bid
der, at the front door OF the Court House, IN
the village of Paw Paw IN said County. on the
seventh (7th) day OF February, A. ID. 1874. at
IL O'Clock. noon. of said day, the following
described real estate, viz: rwenty-six and
one-haf (2615) acres taken off from the east
side Of the north west quarter 90 Of the
north west quarter % OF section number
thirty-four, CA In township number two. (2)
south of range number thirteen, Q3) west. all
in Van Buren, County aud State OF Michigan.
Dated December Gath, 1873. 97S-t7.
JOHN J. SHERMAN, Circuit Court Com'r.
ID. u. CoMsrocK. Solicitor for Comprt. EH1D
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AdmtnfstrHter'- sale. State Of
Michigan, County OF Cass, ss.-Probate Court
for said county. In the matter OF the estate of
Daniel Fox, deceased. Notice is hereby given,
that pursuant to = license to me granted by SAID
Court, will offer for sale at pullic auction, on
Tuesday, the 9th day Of January, A. D., 1874,
ct ten o'clock IN the forenoon OF that day, at
ship, Van Bnren County, Michigan, Primary
school Land Certificate No. 1898 and all the
right, title and interest secured thereby TO said
Daniel Fox. deceased, Gas the original purchas-
er from the State Of Michigan OF the same, IN
and to that parcel OF land lying in Van Buren,
county, Michigan. known rs the east half OF the
northeast quarter Of section sixteen IN town
ship one south, range sixteen west, beng the
township of Geneva.
Dated Nov. 10th, 1873.
Looms II. WARNER,
973t7* administrators OF said estate.
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l>ooh1D II. WAhNfh,
973t7* administrators OF said estate.
Mortgage saie.-Defsulth having been made

Mortgage Sale.-Defsult having been made
the payment OF a certain sum Of money Sc
ured TO be paid by q certain mortgage dated
October thirteenth, 1866, executed by Clark X.
Brewer and Augeline Brewer, Of Almena
Michigan, to Decatur Downing OF the same
place, and recorded IN liber OF mortgages, on
page $40, in the Office Of the Register OF Deeds
for Van Buren, county, Michigan, on which
said mortgage there Is claimed to be due ut the
date hereof the sum Of three hundred and
thirty-tbree dollars and ffty-two cents
(s33352); and no proceedings having been In
stituted to recover the same, or any part there
of, now therefore, by virtue OF the power OF
sale in said mortgage contained, and OF the
statute in such case provided, notice s hereby
given that at one O'Clock p. n on the twenty
fourth day OF January, 1874 at the frons door
OF the Court House In Paw Paw, III said county.
(said Court House being the place for holding
the Circuit Court OF said county, there will be
sold at public auction, to the highest bidder,
the premises described IN SAID mortgage, or SO
much thereof as snail be necessary TO satisfy
the amount then due upon said mortgage and
costs of foreclosure, allowed by law,
to wit: That certain piece OF land sit
uate in SAID county OF Van Buren,, and des-
crlbed as commencing at the northeast corner
of the south half OF the northeast quarter of
section thirty-two, in township two, south OF
range thirteen west, running thence south on
the section line one hundred and six and two
thirds rods; thence west twenty-eight and one
half rods; thence norah one hundred and six
and two-thirds rods, thence east twenty-eght
and one-half rods to the place Of beginning,
con tanning nineteen acres Of laud.
Dated Paw Paw, Oct. %, 1873.
Y0-t13 DECATUR DOWNING. Mortgage.
Richards q Barnum, Atty's for Mortgagee.
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Mortgage Sale.-Default having been
na de in the payment OF certain sum Of mon
ey secured to be paid by a mortgage bearing
date the enty-fourth day OF February, A. ID.
1865 made and executed by Orren Moon and
ms wife Fanny G. Moon Of Decatur, Michigan,
10 Dianthn Cook. OF the town Of Waverly,
Michigan, as Mortgage, which said mortgage
was duly recorded IN the Office OF the Register
Of Deeds IN the county OF Van Buren,, State OF
Michigan. on the twenty-tourth day OF March,
4, D. 1868, and recorded in Liber /, OF Mort
cages on page 379, which said mortgage was
afterwards duly assigned by the said Diantha
ook, on the thirtieth day Of June, A. ID. 1868
20 William Lille, and recorded in the Office Of
me Register OF Deeds, in the aforesaid county
Ind State, which said mortgage was afterwards
iuly assigned by the said William JIllhe to
William x. Hawkins, on the fourth day OF Sep
,ember. 4. ID. 1868, and recorded in the Office
>; the Register of Deeds In Van Buren, county,
state OF Michigan. on the ninth day OF Septem-
Der. A. D. 1868, and recorded in Liber S, Of
Mortgages on page AL and on which said
mortgage there cisitned 20 be due AT the
Late or the notice tAe sum OF two hundred and
slxty-four dollars and eighteen cents (S264.1S)
ucludng an attorney fee OF twenty dollars pro-
ylde1 for in eaid Mortgages; no suit or proceed
ugs at law or in equity having been Instituted
20 recover the amount now remaining due and
unpaid and secured by said mortgage, or any
part thereof. Now therefore notice Is hereby
given that by virtue OF power OF sale contain
ed in aid mortgage, there will be sold at pub
lie an ;tion to the highest bidder on Saturday,
sue third day OF January A. D.1874 at the front
door Of the Court House in the village OF Paw
pav, Van Buren, County, State OF Michigan, at
zen O'Clock IN tho forenoon Of said day, the
premises described in said mortgage, or 30
mach thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
re amount due on said mortgage with interest
and cost; the premises beng described as fol.
jows. to-wit The north half OF the east half
Of the south west quarter OF section twenty
three (29). in township four south of range
fourteen west Dated Paw Paw, Oct. 10, 1873
e67t19 W. Il. HAWKINS, Assignee.
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sh.r,u-. ~uir.-By virtue OF writ,ot
execution issued out OF and unasr TUE sea- ers OF
suS s. W,ehiesn. and TO me directed and
delivered hs goods and SS,..'s lands s1a
wv eene,he favor Of Charles Duncombe as
pn and bearing date the s's,sas Gay Of
December 1873 ds on lew upon and tsHe o 81
re ,;sp, t,tle and interest OF the said Joseph
and e the 5s s County Ss y or
70. vi Ian state of Michigan, described as the
of the ss0a east IT Of
secu p. three Cs) south, OF range number thir-
;een u.s. west in the county Of Van Buren, and
state Mchsan . Snea saas shall expose for
a !,u- ~ the Van Buren, County Court house IN
The village Of Paw Paw at q two ,S,, O'clock in the
I.nnsry. A. D., 1874, or so much thereof as
s lasnaT with the costs allowed by law.
eepstad paw Paw, December 18th, 1878.
eT7t7 JOHN Il. SHowERMAN, Sheriff
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Order for Appenrnnce..stateo Of

Order for Appearances OF
Michigan, Ninth judicial Circuit: In Chancery'
Frank M. Root, complainant vs. Melissa d:
Foot. defendant Suit pending in the Circuit
court for the County of Van Buren,, IN CHANGE
". at Paw Paw, IN said County, on the 24th
dav OF November, A. d. 1878. In this cause,
{ appearing from affidavit on file, that the de.
;epdant Melissa j. Root, is not a resident OF
his State. but is resident OF the state Oh
ohio. On motion of May & Buck. Complain
ants Solicitors, ordered that the appearance
OF said nonresident Melissa j. Root; be en-
tered herein within three months from the GATE
Of this order, aud in case of her appearance
she cause her answer to the Bill OF Complaint
70 be filed, and copy thereof to be served on
the Complainant's Solicitors, within twenty
days after service on her OF copy OF said Din
and notice of this order; and in deiauit there,
Of SAID Bill will be taken as confessed Dy SAID
nonresident Defendant And it Is further or
dered that within twenty days the Complain,
ant cause notice OF this order to be puDilsned
IN the True Northerner a newspaper printed,
published and circulating in SAID County, ana
that said publication be continued therein, once
N each week, for six weeks in succession, OF
that he cause copy Of this order to be person
ally served on said nonresident Defendant at
east twenty days before the time above pre-
~,ribed for her appearance. 974t7
CHARLES r. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
May & BUCK, Complainant's Solicitors.
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SONG BRICK STORE.

Which from its infancy has been under my
special guardianship, and IN part the object
of my care. In conclusion the undersigned
would beg to say that the magnitude Of the
stock and the assortment Of goods now offered
for inspection and sale at this establishment, is
without a precedent and beyond parallel in
the annals of the
Retail Dry Goods Frade.
Before the close of the present season,
shall offer large invoices OF desirable goods
and intend and promise TO have the prices in
all cases shade lower than any other estab-
lishment.
- Well, Mr.. Jones !" said neighbor Brown,
III start this very day for town,
And get par of Boots for me-
And also shoe my family.
80 Bill you go and harness Doll
And straight to town VIII go, by gol,
And atop in front OF SMITHS Store
Where the Boots hang DER the door.
Bill always does what father tells.
lie harnessed Doll and put on Bells,
AVID in they piled young ones and oil,
Crack went the whip and of went Doll.
Doll had been living on high feed,
And started at her fastest speed,
And took Brown aud lis family straight,
To Paw Paw at two-forty gait,
Whoa, Whoa, old Doll, Bin cried ont when
They got to Main street, Number Ten.
And out they jumped IN front the door,
OF Poet Smiths Mammoth Store.
In they went with an awful swell,
"Good morning, hope to find you we'll
said Brown as he and his young drove
Advanced TO warm them at the stove
Ny neighbor Jones brought me the news
How cheap you sold your Boots and Shoes,
20 l resolved TO come and buy
OF you my winters full supply
10 shoe the tribe Smith began,
BEGINNING first with the old man
And then the young Browns little feet
We're shod and fitted all complete.
The news soon spread the county rounds
That just the place at length was found
Where men could save fifty per cent.
On every dollar that they spent.
= Remember where you can buy Coats
! Thread for cts. spool.
.E,sl.ctf .lv Ycpy.,
'titn " -
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is to Dc the weapon used And through the
instrumentality OF this and the enterprise of
the never-tiring hand of it's principal, the work
has been commenced and shall be carried on
upon magnificent scale, beyond peradventure
to mistake. Having the requisite facilities at
hand which are particularly desirable at the
present day, to compete with an establishment
like this and 80 much needed by the man of
BUSINESS, with every possible advantage at
my command, not even pebble to obstruct or
to mar my course. once more
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Set The Bali I'm Motion.

and relying upon my past experience and pres
ent knowledge in the business and the good
sense OF n discerning public for my future
veal or woe. 1t Will be my purpose this Fall
to exhibit large attractive and mmanding
stock OF Goods, such as will suit the SPECIAL
wants of the trade, and to dispose OF them in
every instance in such a manner as will reflect
credit unnn myself
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And al such Low Prices

AS will attract attention, excite admiration and
draw the public from every quarter to this
noted establishm Mt, the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-02
Retail Dry Goods 'Frade.

Before the close of the present season,
shall offer large invoices OF desirable goods
and intend and promise TO have the prices in
all cases shade lower than any other estab-
lishment.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-01
WANTS REST.
From Monroe Herald.


We learn that the immaculate Il. n.
Gates said in one of his speeches, recently.
down in the eastern part of the District to
some ten or twelve anxious listeners, that
the reason he ought to be sent to Congress
was that he had been farming for num-
Der of years, and that he needed rest
Poor soul, who never was known as any,
thing else but "one-horse" pettifogging
lawyer that never plowed ten acres of
ground in his lifetime, and don't know
half as much about farming as did Horace
Greeley. E. N. Gates a farmer who
ever heard Of it? He never was known to
do anything on his farm but to oversee
his poor tenants with the tyranny of the
devil, and in the end scoop them out of
their just dues. These are facts, and facts
too that can be shown up, yet he wants
rest which he undoubtedly will get this
Fall, when he is eternally laid on the shelf
with other defunct politicians gone be-
fore him-to eat the corn off the cobs of
disappointment raised on his own farm
This farm story will do to tell away from
home but it won't do to tell near home
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-01
REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL INTEGRITY.
Republic, Washington, d. C.

Republic, Washington, d. c..
In looking over the new platforms of
Democratic State conventions the critic
will be surprised to find in each of them
the same old charge of official defalcations
under Republican Administrations. Af-
ter investigations were demanded and
granted on the charges made against the
War and Navy Departments with the
most satisfactory results, and after
thorough examination of the books, rec
ords, printing bureau, and money vaults
OF the United States Treasury and sub
treasures without discovering the loss of
dollar that had not already been Off
cially reported and published to the world.
the ''ancient" Democracy must be hard
pushed to find charges against the party
in power before they would renew the ex-
ploded theme of official defalcation and
malfeasance. These committees of inves-
legations were appointed by Congress.
and were composed of Democratic and
Republican members, who were afforded
every possible facility in the prosecution
of their Investigations. On the commit
tee investigating the Treasury Depart
ment were two prominent bankers, who
were supposed to lean strongly towards
the Democratic side of the house. Yet
they found not evenaminor "irregularity'
that had not already been reported, and
the defaulters arrested, tried, convicted,
and punished.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-01
AN INTELLIGENT CANDIDATE.
From Iowa City Republican,


Z. n. Gates, whom many of our people
became somewhat acquainted with as
draft Commissioner in war times, is anti
monop., or Democratic, candidate for
Congress in the 9th district. He recently
made speech at Cincinnati, Appanoose
county, in which he said:
Fellow citizens, to illustrate the corrup,
ton of the Republican party, I will call
your attention to the fact that under the
soil of the United States there is iron
enough to girt the globe at least eight
times, but it lies there dormant and use
less. And why? Because the Republican
party has put SO high a tariff on the i'm
portation of iron from England, that the
American people cannot afford to develop
our iron mines"
There is specimen of the intelligence
with which our opponents propose to re-
form our statemanship. Iron enough in
the U. S. to girt the globe at least eight
times. We suppose that would depend
upon the size Of the girth, but no doubt
it would encircle the globe thousand
times with very substantial band. But
then our high tariff prevents us from us
ing it What profundity! What legisla-
tive capacity Gates is certainly the most
stupid man on that subject we ever heard
of. We think no enemy of protection
ever before thought of that effect coming
from it. We supposed the most stupid
of them admitted that protection devel-
oped our iron interest. The objection
they make to it is that it costs too much
But it was left for Gates to discover the
true effect of protection upon our iron. 1t
compels the use of foreign iron Profound,
wonderful Gates! You will-when you
get there-be bright and shining light
in our halls of legislature.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-01
School Supplies.

The undersigned would call the especial
attention of school boards, to Sec. 1929 of
school laws, which reads as follows:
They may use any unappropriated con-
tlngent fund in the treasury, to purchase
records, dictionaries, maps, charts and
apparatus for the use of the schools of
their districts, but shall contract no debts
for this purpose" l would urge upon
boards to see to it, that their secretaries
and treasurers are supplied with the nee
cessary record books 1t is of vital impor-
tance to the public school system that
school statistics be accurate, and this is
impossible without a well-kept record
The advantages to be derived from fur
nishing our schools with tienecessary sup
plies, such as dictionaries, maps, charts,
etc., are very great The proper time to
discuss this matter of school supplies, is
at the next regular meeting of the board,
on the Goth inst. There is no place for in
activity or parsimony in school affairs
Popular education is in its developement
period, and if we do not wish to be out
stripped by our contemporaries, we must
keep time to the march of progress.
j. HULL, Co. Supt.
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BACKBONE.

When you see fellow mortal
Without fixed and fearless views,
Hanging on the shirts of others,
Walking in their cast-off shoes,
Bowing low to wealth or favor,
With abject, uncovered head,
Ready to retract or waver,
Willing to be drove or led;
Walk yourself with firmer bearing,
Throw your mortal shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow,
Just the things which his must lack.
A stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone,
Than this, backbone.
When you see theologian
Hugging close some holy creed,
Fearing to reject or question
Dogmas which his priest may read,
Holding back all noble feeling,
Choking down each manly view,
Caring more for forms and symbols,
Than to know the good and true,
Walk yourself with firmer bearing,
Throw your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow
just the thing which his must lack.
4 stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone,
Than this, backbone.
When you see politician,
Crawling through contracted holes,
Begging for some fat position,
In the ring and at the polls,
With no sterling manhood in him,
Nothing stable, broad Or sound,
Destitute of pluck or ballast,
Double-sided all around,
Walk yourself with firmer bearing,
Throw your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow.
Just the thing which his must lack.
\ stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone,
Than this, backbone.
I modest song and plainly told,
The text is worth mine of gold;
For many men must sadly lack
noble stiffness in the back.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-01

The rottenness of the State of Ken
tucky, "the dark and bloody ground" is
the subject of much solicitude by the
Courier Journal, paper that generally
shows up crime in all its varying phases.
If the following facts are true, and we see
no reason to doubt them, the State had
better be put under martial law until
social reconstruction of some sort be assur-
ed. Bullock at the picture it paints: 'The
law against the carrying of concealed
weapons is dead letter. Every coward
and bully goes armed. Every case of
manslaughter goes unpunished. Every
case of shooting with intent to kill passes
by as an amusing episode, provided there
is no funeral. Even the most atrocious
cold-blooded, deliberate malignant, das-
tardly assassinations have left no mark on
the statute books except the mark of ac-
quittals purchased by money or intimida-
ton. Red-haaded murderers roam at
large among respectable people Red
handed murderers occupy places of re-
spectability and trust. There
are at this moment fifty eases of homicide
on our criminal docket, which onght to be
recorded as murder cases, where the de-
fendant is at large on bail, with the least
possible danger of an adverse result.
There are five hundred cases of petty
shooting, with intent to kill, which will
never come to trial. In a
word, there is no security for life, because
no law for those who take it, in Kentucky,
and has not been for years"