The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-08-27
DOWAGIAC LOCALS.
from Our Own Correspondent.

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The following ticket was nominated at the
county convention held at Cassopolis on Tues =
day the 18th inst. Those marked with star
were renominated For Representative. James
II. Hitchcox; Judge of Probate, William p.
! Bennett;~ Sheriff, John A. Jones; County
Clerk, Joseph Il. Edwards;% Register OF
Deeds, Stephen l.. Georges Treasurer,
Roderck l.. Van Ness;* Prosecuting Attor-
ney, Joseph b. Clarke; Surveyor, Amos Smith "
Circuit Court Commissioners, John f. Tryon,
of Dowagiac, George Ketcbam, OF Cassopohs ;
Coroners, George w. Andrew, of Dowagiac,
Merritt A. Thompson, OF Vandaha. 1t is a
good ticket and if every man among them;is
not ee ,ted it will be a surprise to them, to their
friends and to the party. The opposition par
ties expect they Will be elected although they
talk loud and long against il, trying by every
possible means to make themselves see a
ghost OF a chance of bringing about a defeat,
they will be surprised if they are not elected.
So you see we are like the boy after the wood
chuck, 1--WE must" The next thing IN order
will be their pedgrees FROM their great great
grand sres to their great at-grand children.
Before we can vote understandlngly for them
we must know when and where they we're bonn,
whether they were brought up at the breast or
on the bottle, we must know the size Of the
bottle and what 1t contained; their present
weight, size, color OF hair and eyes how much
are they married. how much SINGLE have they
ever served their country at the front or in the
rear; been shot or wounded particularly "shot
in the neck" All this and much more that is
equally important p we shall probably be
tod.
We think it would be we'll to change our
term OF Office in some of these offices. Judge Of
Probate, Clerk, Register and Treasurer for in
stance: 1t would save great deal of work, time
and money; fewer hopes to be blasted and
fewer Office seekers, and when man is once
in he can rest easy and not be obliged to twist
and turn, and curry favor with tins one and
that one to insure reelection.
We are informed, on good authority, that
after Sept. 1st the Republican will be owned
and published by Messrs. Il. T. Kellogg, of
Ellsworth Kansas, and Richard Holmes, of this
city, Mr.. c. j. Greenleaf retires from the
editors chair which he has filled so ably for
the last five years. He will continue to make
faces for the public at his old gallery where he
has made 80 many happy by ''fiatterng" them
in picture. Mr.. Kellogg comes to us a
stranger but from all appearances gentleman
He is young man just in the vigor of life,
has had considerable experience in the editor
ial chair in the far west. Wehope that lDowa-
giac may prove pleasant home for himself and
wife and that his venture may prove profita-
BILE one to hiuself and the public. Mr. Holmes
is better known to the public than the writer,
having been connected with the press for a
number Of years. Wherever he is known he is
remembered as gentleman.
We learn also that about the 1st OF Sept. Mr..
W. M. Wooster, OF Decatur, will issue neutral
sheet. Mr.. w. is better acquainted with the
readers OF the Northerner Tran we are and
therefore needs no introduction from US. We
welcome him TO our midst hoping that us con
nections with our people and city will prove
pleasant and profitable TO all. We confess.
however, that we can't see how young man Of
talent and ability can stand stradde Of the
fence before the public on the important politi-
cal questions of the day, and we can't see what
the public want Of such local sheet. 1t will
do well enough in daily or weekly giving only
general news leaN -ng politics out-but we are
anticipating. Perhaps Mr.. W. will furnish us
with just the paper we need. Mr. Wooster
is pleasantly remembered by the temperance
people here for having some months ago given
US No. 1 temperance lecture.
Mrs. Clara Jones' nee Clemmer, brought her
little dead babe from Lansing last Wednesday
night. The funeral took place at the house OF
Mr.. G.. e.. Jones, Rev. Mr.. Chaplin offclatng
and very large number Of the friends Of the
family in attendance The husband AID father
was in the far west and could not be present.
A drunken row occurred on our streets last
Friday resulting'in black eyes and bloody faces
and the arrest OF Harvey Parks aud sentence
for sixty days at the House OF Correction.
Doug. Parks and Ira Lundy are still at large
The parties assaulted we're two Tuition brothers
from Pipestone. tbs is another arguments
against the liquor traffic.
We have a new fire bell in position over the
engine house.
Our market is about as follows: Corn, s5c /;
oats 22a2ic.; wool 35@4Oc.; clover seed $500 ;
wheat 85@Ssc.; potatoes-early ros 2O925c. ;
live hogs S36Od49O per cgt.
The woman's medical college OF Pennsyl-
vana, at Philadelphia, has now been in exist
ence 80 years. In that time 1t has graduated