The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-16
Covert has a literary society.

Covert has a literary society.
Hartford is agisating the subject of organ
lzing mechanics union.
The Prohibitionists are out with an address,
to the people of the State asking for prohb-
tory liquor law.
The Washington Nation has discovered a
mammoth human skeleton in Michigan that
wears an eight-pound tooth. Skeletons hike
prophets, must go abroad for reputation.
Mrs. IL. n. Wilcox, of Kalamazoo, attempted
to commit suicide on Tuesday evening by taking
poison. Prompt antldotes saved her hfc. Fam
lily difficulties were the cause.
The balance OF cash in the State Treasury on
the Sd OF March was 1858 S6S 50. Receipts du-
ring the week ending March 10 were Si7 OBS SO.
Payments durng Same time were $lS, 1876 ls.
Balance in the Treasury March TO- SsSS, 2i9 II.
Increase for the week 500. $50 Go.
Last week Mr.. j. Reed, man Of about sixty
years OF age, who resides 10 the township OF
Oehtemo, Kalamazoo county, was engaged in
rolled upon his leg and broke it. Being man
OF great nerve, he performed the operation Of
setting it, thus proving himself very skillful as
surgeon. Having hammer and nails, he
found it an easy matter. It,was wooden les
The organization known as the Farmers Mu-
tual Life Insurance and Benefit Association, OF
Calhoun county. originated with the Marshall
grange, but Is designed to extend Its benefits TO
all tho farmers OF tho county, and as soon az
practicable to the counties contiguous to Cal
houn. So soon as tho necessary preliminary
steps have been taken, officers will be chosen
and steps taken to give the farmers Of Calhoun
an opportunity to avail themselves OF its bene-
fits. The membership fee IL fixed al from 81
TO $40, according to age, ard the amount OF IN
surance upon the life of member cannot ex-
coed II, 800.
About two weeks ago Mr.. ID. A. Jones, OF
Texas, kalamazoo county, while engaged IN
drawing wood, was thrown from the wagon
under the horses' feet. He caught hold of the
wagon tongue and endeavored to save himself,
but was kicked under the wagon, the wheels
passing over him. The horses became fright
ened and ran about eighty rods with one and
one-half cords OF wood, when they halted and
Mr.. Jones got upon the load and rode home,
a distance of four miles. DR.. j. F. Failing, OF
Oshtemo, being called, it was found that two
ribs were broken, and ne was otherwise badly
bruised. He is now doing well.
Marshal Mechor made his first arrest on
Wednesday last. 1t happened in this way A
man, the owner OF pair OF diminutive mules,
came to town OH single bob-slelgh drawn by
the said donKeys. They stopped IN Main street
the man commenced looking around town
and so did the mules, to the disgust ana against
the peace and dignity of all the others. Mar
shall Melchor made a special deputy OF Viii
Hnckley to arrest the brutes. Shortly after
wards about one hundred and eighty pounds OF
bone muscle aud adlpose put in an appearance
in behalf of the ANIMALS. The whole matter
was ''compromised without going behind the
returns" for twenty-five cent piece OF ''l'ncle
Samuels" scrip.
Some miscreants, whose hearts are as debased
as their act was mean, hung shirt smealed
with red INK, on the flag which floats over the
Republican Office on Tuesday night. 1t Is USE
less TO comment on such meanness, and the
act is only referred to that our people may
know what miserable VII Ups dwell among us.
OF course, no one who mas any self-respect
would approve OF anything of the kind, no
matter bow bitter his opposition may have been
TO the men IN whose honor the flag was die
played. The grand old flag still proudly floats
in the breeze, bat the cusses who perpetrated
the low. witless Joke are IN disgrace, even in
tine eyes of decent men 10 their own party
Niles Republican.
The question as TO who is to he the future
post MISTER at the village OF South Haven be-