The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-02-15
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Correspondence of The True Northerner.
Thanks for the honor you bestow upon us by
the invitation to report for the columns of the
NoRTHERNER, the haps and mshaps OF this,
the principal city and metropolis of Cass county
in particular and the state OF Michigan in gem
eral. 1t Is with no small amount Of fear and
trembling that we make our debut before The
readers of your estimable paper in behalf of
the people OF our thriving little city and sur
nding country. We fear that 1t will be no
easy undertaking for one not gifted In welding
the pen to do justice as o correspondent to a
paper having circulation OF two thousand,
from a place Of three thousand inhabitants,
with Six churches-Baptist, Methodist, Congre-
gationalist, Disciple, Universalist and Catholic,
two good school buildings with school num-
bering five hundred pupils and employing nine
teachers, five dry goods stores, ten groceries,
three drug stores, two frst-class hardware
stores, three Arst-class clothing stores, two
banking houses, four jewelry stores, two book
stores two foundres, two Touring mills, two
sash and door factories, with one Of which is
connected quite an extensive heading mill, with
the other picture frame mandatory, also
quite extensive. We have three hotels, eight
saloons, one Wholesale liquor store, one news
paper, two No. dentist shops, etc. etc. While
as for doctors and lawyers-well, they are like
sands on the sea shore for numbers 1t is
claimed for us that we have the best market
for everything that the surrounding country
produces,-poor whisky and scandals not ex-
cluded from articles finding ready market
here.
Dressed hogs are worth 81 90; Live, SO so.
Wheat is worth S10S1 05. Dry wood is worth
81 50@S1 70. A few days ago Larzelere d Co.
bought OF Orman Roosevelt, OF Keller, sixteen
dressed hogs weighing CABS lbs. or an average
of nearly 403 lbs. Charles Larzelere bought Of
Milo DAVIS, of PIpestone, ten dressed hogs
weighing 1870, or an average Of 437 lbs. Quite
a respectable let Of grunters Some OF our
hog buyers do not confine themselves to home
market but purchase quite extensively at neigh
boring ones. Last week Jarvis Bros. shipped
a double deal from Vandalia, Atwood g. Co. a
load from Goblesvlle. Seven teams sail in a
row" brought John Klrkwood's, Wayne farm
er's stock OF live hogs to market last Thursday.
1t is said that more hogs we're delivered here
ON that day than any other day during the
season.
On Monday man from Pipestone came to /,
orr cily, got pretty drunk, started for home |
when he missed his pocket-book containing |
about $3.50 in money and drafts. Up to pres-
emit writing t has not been found.
JEFF White, one of our boot and shoe max
ers, had one OF his workmen arrested yester-
day for stealing leather, but the man was ac-
quilted on testimony of Whites witnesses.
few weeks ago our Red and White Ribbon !
Clubs united, forming what is now known as
The Temperance Union. 1t is offcsred by
ladies' and gentlemen, with Mr.. T. j. Martin
President. A regular business meeting Of the
Club is held at the club rooms every Tuesday
evening A gospel temperance meeting IS held
at these rooms every Sunday afternoon at half
past three o'clock. The meetings are opened
by reading Scripture and prayer; the rect OF
the time taken up by short speeches in which
the different and most effectual means for
suppressing the sale of intoxicating drinks in
our midst are freely discussed. Before the
close Of the meeting an opportunity is given
For all who wish. to sign the pledge and join
the Union. 1t belongs to the Committee Gu
Entertainments to prepare such entertainments
as they think will be the most profitable for
the Union, and to have them as often as they
think advisable The Union is steadily increas-
ing in numbers, every Sunday adding some
new members Still there are more to fol-
low" We learn that Prof. Upton, OF Decatur, ,
is coming to deliver his lecture on temperance
before the people Of this place, on Friday
evening of this week. We are very sorry to
say that good many who joined the temper
ance movement here last April have broken
their pledge, and do not at present seem in
clined to renew 1t. The club rooms have been
closed for few days for cleaning and repairs;
they will be opened again on Tuesday evening
with social
The Methodist Society have been conducting
series OF protracted meetings for the past FIVE
weeks. There is much interest felt, and the
meetings are to be continued While these
meetings have been for the public in general,
the Congregationalists have been holding what
they call cottage meetings." i. g., prayer
meetings from house to house. Much interest
is also manifested at these meetings. Several
Gao date the beginning of their christian life
with these social family meetings. To all this
good work we can say hearty Amen for as
individuals and as community we need IL all
and much more. JOSIAH.