The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-06-22
RLO0.Hx.vGDaLE LOCALS.

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From Our Own Correspondent.
Red Ribbon Club was organized last Sab
! bath evening in Bell district, southeast OF thi
place.
Mrs. WORT OF WISCONSIN, is visiting he
daughter, Mrs. Il. ID. Conger.
Tho Odd Fellows dedicated their new hall IL
M. Lane block, Friday evening. June15th. A
large crowd was present.
Bloomingdale was represented at the Chicago
Police Court last week Thursday. One Garry
O'Nel sld evil eyes and hands on rural ducats
belonging to "our" William Whalan. aud was
sent to the Armory. William lives to tell the
tale
A number of cases Of dplheria are reported
OF Grand Junction. Mr.. Wtherel has buried
two children recently, AMI last reports are that
his remaining two lilo at the point OF death,
DIR. Hitchcock, OF Kalamazoo, was called Their Q
last week, and advised sanitary steps to the
end that sources OF disease within the control
OF her people, DO abated.
Our village frog-pond is receiving attention,
aud otherwise some OF our citizens are prepar-
| ing for what our do,tors claim will be sick
fall. Cleanliness is foe to disease, and in
this respect all have duty to the public
Stagnant water. foul bitches, drains aud privy
vaults, and all decayng animal and vegetable
matter, should receive immediate attention. A
concert OF effort now will save much sickness
and suffering, at least, ii will mitigate, and all
will feel better for living in pure atmosphere.
Reform club officers for ensuing quarter,
are: President, A, Haven; Vice President,
X. s. Deau; Secretary, DR., o. f Goodrich {;
Treasurer, G. Smith; Steward M. s. Smith
Sergeant alarms. l.. W. Vaughn; Executive
Committee, G. G. Townsend, chairman, John
Kilefer, NJ Lane, T. Loehr aud o. l.. Mills
paugh; Finance Com, Il. G. Faunce, chair
man, ID. Joy aud G. Smith.
Fathers Pauper !" is song that the five
heartoss children OF poor, gray-haired Josiah
Myers should sing until their savage breasts
are soothed. Ii there be degrees in perfidy
these unnatural offspring should be honored
and made the object OF every honest persons
scorn and Indignation. Able to take gener Jus
care Of an aged parent, to while away the tedi-
um OF his declining years with tender solcitude
and loving words, their cupldity and perfdy
drove HIM out over the hill TO the poor
house." out from homes and loves be has o
right to share aud where no should be honored,
to the friendship Of strangers, and the chart
ties of pauper home. Fathers Pauper!"
How the I" iron" must enter this old mans
soul as hallowed memories OF early ia herhood,
of prattng childhood in tho dear old home and
his loving sacrifices for it's sake, come throng
ing up All, then and now, how changed
The children he had proudly hoped to lean
who cared for them 80 tenderly, totters on the
brink OF the eternal world alone, and deserted,
save by the heart OF this commonwealth. What
a distinction to pass forward to his posterity
What blot and outrage upon he family name
We suggest an inscription for the tablet that
must soon designate this veterans resting,
place: Josiah Myers, consigned to the Van Bu-
rem county poor house June 5th, A. ID. 1877 ;
forsaken by his children, :" poor old pauper
whom nobody owns"
Isn't 1t about time that foolishness about COM
mercial travellers steering clear Of Blooming
dale was stopped? VS. arc proud OF our WIDE
spread celebrity as village without saloon,
and are unmindful that the substantial charac-
ter Of our trade attracts representatives from |
the best houses in the country, Without ex-
ception our merchants have good credit, stocks |
Of goods and store rooms that compare favorably |
with neighboring villages, aud are prosperous.
The wool market opens light here. Warren |
Haven ia buying at from 80 to 85 cents, with |
few sellers. OsMAN.