The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-02-21

We take the following from the Creston, Ill-
nois, Times, thinking il might interest many Of
our readers, as the "heroine" Of the article
formerly Stella Grimes) spent her childhood
days in this village and numbers score or
more OF our citizens among her friends:
Nearly everybody knows Sam Fifeld Of
Wisconsin, and those who don't should, as he
is the man who manages, governs and controls
the Ashland Press, and while they are having
red hot times up in that State, Sam" has been
an ardent supporter Of Elisha W. Keyes.
Now it happens that Sam gets his patent
nsides' at the Milwaukee Wisconsin office,
the paper uncle Billy Cramer runs, and uncle
" Billy being q devoted admirer of Senator
Howe, short time since wormed into that
patent inside" strong editorial In favor OF
Senator Howe; when Sam received his paper
that week, the first thing that caught his eye
was, that the Ashland Prees had changed sides
and killed bis friend Keyes; here be was in
fix, for while tifed remained firm and unsha
ken IN his devotion to his friend Keyes, his
paper had turned " tails to- and was a strong
admirer OF Judge Howe. Sam was in sweat,
and gave vent to his feelings, by bestowing
a few large words on that Milwaukee editor
aud to MAKE matters all right with his readers,
he indct ed very strong article for the outside
OF that weeks paper il favor Of his candidate,
and denouncing the author of the article on
the inside OF his paper, and declared it should
never happen again. When the time came for
that caucus to be called at Madison, which was
to nominate his man Keyes, 8 sam" starts of
for Madison to give a helping hand in that
great struggle which has just taken place
between Reyes, Howe and Carpenter, leaving
his wife at home to edit the paper. AS they
were about to take the SEVENTEEN ballot in
caucus, imagine Sans surprise as some one
handed him copy OF his paper with the
following editorial written by hih wife:
+" The editor OF this paper is absent from
desiring the success OF Elisha W. Keyes for
United States Senator. Mr.. Keyes is good
man, deserving the confidence Of the Ropubh-
can party. But we take this OCCASION, the only
occasion that we shall probably ever have to
express ourselves through this journal, after
Sam sees this, to say that Timothy o. Howe is
the man who should be elected United States
Senator. He has been true as the needle to
the pole. lie has been the Marshall Ney Of
the Republican phalanx in the United States
Senate. He has the vigor and brain for another
six years service, and is one OF Gods noble
men. II the editor was here he would squelch
this item. We half suspect however that he is
half ashamed OF himself for the position he
occupies on the Senatorial question
This article settled it, and as soon as Sam
could control his feelings, he commanded q
halt, and requested the friends CT Reyes to
gather together again In private caucus which
they did, and 1t would do us good if we could
give you the entire speech which he made, suf
fee it to say, it settled old man Howe most ef-
fectualy, for on reassembling, every mother 8
son Of those Keyes delegates cast their votes
for Matt Carpenter, which gave him the nomi-
nation, and thus by the shrewdness of Mrs.
Sam Fifeld Matt Carpenter will represent
Wisconsin after March 4th, in the senate of
these United States, and Mrs Fifield will never
haye control Of the editorial department OF the
Ashland Press again. Things were q little
mixed on Sans" arrival home, but Carpenter
has been seen and all is well.