The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-15
Truc Nortberner.
z'oral Department

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The Paw Paw Fire Company will hold q
social Dance at Town Hail. on the 22d inst
Toe state Grange will hold a session in Luce's
Hall, Grand Rapids, on the evening OF Jan 10
Benz f. Heckert is opening Law Office IL
this village, preparatory TO moving from south
Haven.
party OF four men, who bad been imbibinR
rather freely OF "iire-water," made things
lively on our streets Monday last.
The Proceedings OF the Board of supervisors
take 30 much OF ur room this week as to MAKE
&c necessary to omit number OF our shor'
tens.
Masquerade Social at Good Templars Hall,
next tuesday evening. Admission free ano
everybody invited to attend and have jolly
good time.
We saw Esquire Blackman hanging around
sled-Ioad Of dressed hogs. the other day, trying
10 induce one OF them 10 follow him home.
The hog went
Returns Of school children in the state,
made to the superintendent OF Public Instruc-
zion, show an increase OF at least 10 900 in
1874 over 1878.
More than one man has been called cray
Sor advertising largely but no ole SCENE to
remember his alteration after he makes COM
Portable fortune.
An exchange remarks that II is wonderful to
SEQ how exact a line q man can draw with his
shovel, on a snowy morning, between his own
premises and his next door neighbor's.
Prof. Hilgard is preparing to resign as pro-
iessor OF geology, zoology and botany, in the
University in order to accept the char Of agrl-
culture in the University OF California.
James NJ. Longwell, We mean Mat. Of course
- making preparations to remove to Chicago
10 engage IN business at that point. We be-
ieve stea INDICATING is the thing ne tries.
Mrs. II. A. Tenney, the State Librarian, es-
Inmates the value Of the library to be 800. 900.
The total number Of books, pamphlets and
maps in her care and belonging to the State is
45,745.
LANSING. JANUARY, ~ Last evening the
senate was opened by prayer by the Rev.
Augusta Chapin--a sort of endorsement OF
minister.
Last Tuesday, II. @. Arms team ran away
near Tools corners, az he was coming to town
with load OF straw. The load was capsized.
and Mr. Arms was severely hurt.-Decatur
Republican.
An honest farmer, being asked why he dc
not subscribe for newspaper, explained -
e Because my father, when he died. left me
good many newspapers, and I nave not reaC
them through yet"
Waiter: Gentlemen, Will you please b,
lind enough to make less noise |? There his
% gent 10 next box says g can't read" One
OF the gentlemen 'Can't read, eh Tell min
20 60 to the school board -
In this issue Of the True NoRTHERNER, W,
publish the proceedings Of the late session o
the Board Of Supervisors In full. They will b,
full perusal by the readers Of this Journal
L. II Powell, OF the Montcalm Herald. uset
70 set manuscnpt from the pen o. Gerrit
Smith az FAR back as 1889, be, Powell, beinl
then employed as compositor on the Michigan
Freeman, an abolition paper publised at Jack
son
Naldrnn in fiola IN, y.
Daubury News, says: "If country publisher
only knew it, small paper, well-made. is Ion
way ahead OF a large. struggling. ill-printe
journal, and 10 generally much better hSed b
both advertisers and subscribers
It is very consoling to see people drop SON
Of our money into TIE contribution box o.
sunday, aud we shall be glad when they hav
paid us all mp IN that way. If they will sen
Us bill. We will give them credit. and charg
to charity. B ,nton Harbor Palladium.
Rev. G. II. Wilkins has accepted call from
the Franklin street Presbyterian Church OF Lar
sing, and has entered upon his duties NJ,
Wilkins was pastor Of the Presbyterian Churc
IN this village two years ago this winter, an
his eloquence drew large audiences every Sun
day.
10 will be seen by reference to the Proceed
ings OF the Boari OF Supervisors, that tba
Body provided for the erection Of Fire Proc
building for the security Of the Public Record,
This Is a measure that will relieve the peopl
from further apprehension as to their destruc
tio1.
II the weather continues TIN. way tor au
otler week it won't take more than $40 {
convince everybody that 1T would b, right &c
the northern part OF Michigaa to be set off 9
q separate State. We woull provIso that the
keep their old zero at homo Detroit Ere
Press.
Not long since the ID scitur Republican az
cused the rRUE NoBrHEBSER of getting all Il
lo,,ls from Rowell's Newspaper Rop1rter.-
But hos is 1t in your cas-. F. | ? Last week 20
hal several Items clipped from the Report
plac I'd in the same column with your hon
Locals"
"A effort was mids Wednesday morning
the sixth inst, to buro the Dnncombe Hous