The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-02


ton has been Or cred by the Governor OF the
State of Michigan, to be held in the I'd Repre-
sentative District OF Van Buren, County, on the
First Monday OF April 1875. to EJECT Repre-,
sentative in the State Legislature, from said
District, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
OF Hon. George G. B. Yeckley.
Given under my hand,
JOHN e. sHowERMAS. Sheriff.
Next Monday is election.
The spring term of our school opened on
Tuesday last,
The April number OF " Truth FOR the People
has been received.
photographic tournamongs' is wat they
call them IN Ionia.
The article from Jonathan Justice will be
published next week.
F. G. Russell, ESQ, of Decatur, paid flying
visit to our sanctum YESTERDAY.
pete" MacKellar, a Paw Paw boy. has gone
into the jewelry business at Bangor.
Let every Republican see that tue name Of
George W. Lawton is on the ticket he votes.
We were pleased to receive a call from Z. A.
Blackman of the Decatur Republican, one day
this week.
The Baptist church at Base Line, in this
county, has changed the place OF meeting to
Bloomingdae.
Voters, remember thai George ". La@ton is
a Van Buren, County man. and IS worthy Of
your support.
The Snail Hose Boys attended the Firemens
Ball at kalamazoo last Tuesday night They
had jolly time.
Misses Belle Mandates and Fanny Prlngle o.
jackson. have started little amateur paper
called The Dreamer
W.T. Cook, who was appointed to take chGrge
OF the County Poor for the ensuing vea-- enter
ed upon his duties yesterday.
A temperance meeting was held al Decatur
last night. Mrs. Emma Molloy aud Hon. =. J.
Talbot delivered the addresses.
The members OF the Free Baptist Church
and Society will hold Maple Sugar Social at
Town Hall, on Tuesday evening, April 9th
The arguments IN the Matteson case have
been made by counsel. Nothing further has
been learned up to the time of going to press
Miss Clara Martin, who has spent several
weeks with friends in Chicago, Bloomington.
Dubuque and other cities. returned home last
week.
The store of John Kilheffer, in BioomIngdale
was entered by burglars on the llght OF the
25th inst, and about 5000 worth OF goods
taken.
Let every Republican see to it that he votes
the Van Buren, County Ticket, George W. Law
ton for Circuit Judge of the Ninth Judicial
Circuit.
81 dreamed l was spelling at spelling
match and never missed word, Ii what young
ladies say now when they recover from the ef-
fects OF ether.
"Confound the luck !" exclaimed one OF our
business men the other day, when he looked
over his paper and couldn't fnd word about
the Beecher scandal.
Rev. . Barker requests us 20 state that
Bishop Gillespie will hold services IN this place
vi NlOuduSS hpAh ANths -hN ASNA " --A'
Will be given next week
Peter Carman. a man abont sixty years old,
residing four miles north of here, IN Waverly,
committed suicide on the evening Of March 25th
by hanging himself. He leaves wife and four
children in destitute circumstances.
Dr. A. Robinson is about opening an office
in the rooms formerly occupied by DIR. Hooker
for the purpose OF practicng Dentistry. Dr..
Ward remains over Sherman &, Sellick'S and
will continue 70 extract molars in 6rst-class
style.
The Rev. John f. Ross, of this county, who
forged the name of Ira K. Reed, OF Berren
county, to deed on which he borrowed II ,00C
from Moses Pettenglll, was convicted of forgery
by the Circuit Court of Berrien county March 81,
and sentenced to six years in the State Prison
We had intended to say something about tht
entertainments which took place at the schoo
house on Thursday, Friday and Saturday even
ing, but. upon looking over "Village Gossp's
article, wo find he has given quite lengthy &C
count OF them. We will add, however, that VI
indorse all he says on that subject.
young lady who accompanied her boau to
spelling socable the other evening gave hin
the mttten because he spoiled It with one an,
mo. Don't b afraid, young men, for tina
didn't oc .ur in this village We don't bellev
Won ,gouid be Sd STUPID neither do no thip'