The true northerner., 1875-04-30
General Topics.

and that good supply Of water can be relied
on in case of need
G.. 7. has learned Of two
BUSINESS CHANGES
that have taken place during the past week.
The first is q change in the firm Of
SHERMAN IL sELLIoK,
by which Mr. Francis W. Sellick goes out and
Mr.. Robert Selick bobs in, leaving the firm
name just as it was before the change. G. T.
predicts for the new firm a successful business
campaign during the coming season, IL 1t shall
improve the opportunity at hand and advertise
literally in the
TRUE NoRTHERNER
by far the widest circulated newspaper in these
parts. The other change is Mr.. Adriance TAX
ing half interest in the
GROCERY d PROVISION
business with E. G. Butler. The business will
be continued at TIE old stand, and G. T. wishes
them an abundance of prosperity, which will
be very likely to attend them il they are wise
and advertise literally, but judiclously. In
widely circulating newspapers.
The Circuit Court concluded Its term on Sat-
urday last and adjourned. g. T. notices among
the doings the disposal OF two cases that pos
sess some interest to the people. One was the
second trial OF Boyle for the
MURDER OF FRANK MOONEY,
who had once before been tried for the same
offense and convicted and sentenced to the
State prison. A new trial being granted HIM,
Boyle was brought from prison. and the jury
"failed to agree" this time. The other was the
trial of Thomas Grist. charged with cutting the
LANDPHERE AuLL-DAM.
G.. T. learns with some satisfaction that the
jury very promptly returned verdict entirely
generating Mr.. Grst 1t appears that the
prosecution failed to couple Mr.. Grist with this
offense, although subsidized vagabond took
the stand and swore positively that he, himself,
cut the dam. Mr.. Grist and another man hiring
| him to do it. G.. T. does not believe that the
dam was cut at all. ct may have been in con-
temptation by some one else to cut it). G. T's
reasons for his opinion that the dam was not
cut are based upon the fact that the dam was
erected on bed Of muck, from two to four
feet thick which was washed out down to the
gravel and hard-pan, just where the dam stood
and Of the width Of the same, indicating that
the water went out beneath the dam whereas,
If the dam had been cut'and the water washed
over, carrying away the sand Of which it was
constructed from the upper side, wearing 1t
down, the muck at the bottom would not have
been disturbed at that point more than above
or below, for the water would have been 80 far
emptied from the pond as to have ceased to be
violent flood. 1t would have produced no
more effect than the ordinary overiowing Of
the bank, which is of frequent occurrence -
G.. T. feels certain that all those who visited
the premises the next morning, will agree with
him IN the opinion above expressed.
During the past week our quiet town has
been well supplied with
AMUsEMENTs
Of various kinds. The " Star of Mystery" man
had his run last week, and then came the SPELL
ing school, followed by couple Of
sHENrLEMENs
hailing from Chicago. One Of them. DR.. Cram,
amused himself by commencing fluid COM
pound, rubbing the stuff IN the heads, necks
and faces of the crowd al pocketing quarters,
halves and dollars for small bottles, which be
sold to the credulous. He calls the preparation
FLUID LIGHTNING,
which seems to have some appropriateness.
seeing with what rapldity he turned the gaping
CROWDS into believers in its virtues, aud pur.
chasers OF The lotion. You will find an adver-
tisement OF this wonderful preparation IN an
other place of this paper The doctor worked
wonders on some OF our
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
and drew from their pockets to his own several
dollars. lie performed miracle on McCabe
Nc. was just enjoying
FIRsT-CLAss CHILL,
when the doctor, discovering what was up, ap-
piled little of his lightning and he was cured
quicker than the snap Of an old
JACK-KNIFE!
The doctor, being a sort OF benefactor of his
race and having an eye to business, has left
the article on sale at ali the drug stores in the
place at
ONE DOLLAR A BOTTLE,
where those who are afflicted aud want to be
made whole, and those who are well but want
to become afflicted, can procure
, TRIAL BOTTLE
! and try as many experiments with 1t az they
choose. HIS companion was what is popuarly
termed
A MIND READER.
, He performed some OF his feats to two or three
crowded houses az fifteen cents head. G.. Z
! has not heard that he performed anything dread
fully marvellous, although his show az orde(
considerable amusement to the people who at
, tended for want of something better TO do.
r G. 7. sees by the papers that the lower house
Of the Michigan Legislature has agreed to I
? bill making
DECORATION DAY
a legal holiday. &. T. thinks that more holi
days are wanted in this country, and so favor
the idea OF increasing them. This one WI
have many sad as we'll as beautiful association
connected with it, and 1t comes at the mos
joyous season Of the year.
Among the brushngs up and general over
hauling usual at this season Of the year, g. T
potlces that DR.. Andrews has just been decorat
ing his home by putting
NEW Roop
{ on his house, which makes il look as bright an,
7 neat as a pin,