The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-07

TO Miss Ida Beals, or Lawrence.
j. C. Warmers new stage-coach to be run
from this place to Lawrence and Hartford,
made its appearance Wednesday morning
The Ithaca Journal thinks the Michigan Press
Association should meet soon and make ar
rangements for an excursion to Philadelphia
The new year was ushered in at this place by
the ringing OF BELLS the firing of cannon, and
beating Of drums, and everybody felt very
patriotic.
4 number of prominent personages have
been in town, this week, called hither by the
meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the
Circuit Court.
Don't forget the Young Peoples Leap Year
Social at the residence Of Joseph Davey this
(Frday) evening. Let the gentlemen remem-
Der that it is NOR 1896.
At the teachers convention, held in Grand
Rapids last week, c. X. Baclus, of the Detroit
Tribune, read very interesting paper on
" Outside views OF the public schools
The new Michigan State Liquor Tax law re-
the Auditor General before the 25th of Deem
Der Of each year only about one-third of the
Teasurers have reported as yet.
Readthe article from the Marshall Statesman,
to be found in another place IN this Issue OF
the TRUE NoRTHEESER. 1t ls bit of political
history OF which good many Of our readers
were cognizant at the time it transpred.
Prot Colt Tyler, OF Michigan niversity.
has recently finished a work on American Lit
erature. which will be published some time
next season. 1t will give complete account
Of the origin and growth Of our literature.
Decatur pauper family got Temporary
relief" order for SO and purchased Herewith
10 pounds of best white sugar, pounds of
coffee and pounds of essence OF coffee
That family Is undoubtedly opposed to ex-
travagance.
The January term of the Circuit Court COM
menced on Monday last, with full calendar OF
ninety -seven cases. or these seven are erin
NAL: fifty-six, ISSUES of fact one issue Of
class four, chancery second class; five, chan
Gerry third class; fifteen, chancery fourth class
jury is also in attendance,
On Wednesday, Samuel Babcoci was SEN
fenced to the House OF Correction for SIX
months crime, larceny.
John Smith was sentenced to the State Prison
for one year for the crime OF bigamy. II John
smith had stolen shirt-why, Patriotism got
five years for doing just that thing-stealing a
shirt.
On Wednesday last, the Board OF Supervis-
ORB made the following order:
On motion of Mr. Briggs, Committee was
appointed to examine the books and accounts
of the County Clerk in relation TO the collec-
ton Of fees that should so into the County
Treasury, for the present and previous years.
The Chair appointed as such Committee,
Supervisors Briggs, Hinckley and Wilson.
The Paw Paw Courier and True Northerner
have been spending some very foul breath AT
each other for some tune past. and we are glad
10 40. the announcement IN the Courier that IL
"a going to say no more on that wIse.-Bloom-
ngdae Ildings.
The above conveys an untrt0h so far as the
TRuE NoRTHERNER ~ concerned. The editor
o, the ridings knows very well that the True
EoRrHERNER has not made use OF any indecent
and foul language IN the matter referred to-
rho ridings man evidently Intended o convey
tho impression thai tins Journal had been HIug-
ing as low slang as that cess-pCol, the Courier,
rno editor OF this paper ID no cleric, j hypocrte,
neither is Inc hypocrioal re.igiorist, 60 ne
about bscgng olms and cheating brother chmch
measbers. Ve O3reye the lid ng5 man Is a
clergyman. and as such ought to be IN better
business than irving O. create false impressions
about his ntighbors.