The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-17

tins, and Duncombe, Stearns a. Co.'S stores
Merchant Bros. are building large grist
mill at Bloomingdale, which, when completed,
will be one of the largest in this section Of
the state.
As fine marshal music as ever was heard
was furnished at the reunion by Dell Cum
ings. fifer and Will Bullard drummer, both
Paw Paw boys. They are hard to beat.
Some person with whom we were doing
business on Saturday last, dropped nation
al bank note on our Office floor. If whoever
dropped il will call, we will cheerfully return
il to him.
Bloomingdale township contains four
cheese factories, all of which are doing a
fourishing business. The cheese business is
becoming quite al industry in that part of
the county, and pays well.
The following pupils compose the gradual
ing class of our high school Winfield s.
Jones, William S. Douglass, Eta Nj. Hopping,
Mamie l.. Rowland, NJ Grace Anderson, Hat
tie G.. Bitely and Mary E. Park.
The Press d Courier cur yelps because
Pratt found an attorney in Paw Paw to as
sst in conducting his defense. What an air
of sanctity the poodle puts on since he re-
ceived that bribe last spring for supporting
Edwards for Judge.
Dillis Herron eldest son of A. H. Heron,
of this village, has been closely confined to
the result of hemorhage of the lungs. His
condition has been quite critical, but is
thought to be better now.
The several district schools of the town
ship of Geneva, are to hold picnic at the
Irvingon camp grounds, on Wednesday,
June 22d at which the different schools will
give exercises in the various branches in
which they have received instruction.
On Tuesday, al order was granted by the
Supreme Court in the case of f. q. Hitch
cock, stenographer, against the Treasurer and
Board of Supervisors of this county, to show
cause why a mandamus should not issue to
compel the payment of the balance claimed
to be due Oh his salary.
A. X. Wildey commenced suit before Esq.
Noyes one day last week against the NJ. c.
X. r. Co., claiming damages for mismanage-
ment on the part of the company in ship
ping hogs for him, wherein he was compelled
to pay extra. The case was adjourned until
the 23d inst, when it is expected the COM
pany will settle the matter without further
litigation.
William L. Belongs house, in Arlington,
came very near being consumed by fire on
Sunday last The origin of the fire is sup
posed to have been from the too free use of
matches by two small children who had been
playing in the parlor bed room. Shortly af-
ter they left the room it was discovered 10 be
on fire. There being plenty of water close
by, the fire was put out, not, however. until
the entire contents of the room was destroy
ed. Insured in the Farmers Mutual.
The case of S. w. Duncombe. as admins
traitor of the estate of Hezekiah Selleck. de-
ceased, against James Richards, brief no
tice of the decisions of the circuit and su-
preme courts in relation thereto, which was
made in the Northerner last week. is one of
the most importrnt cases that has ever gone
to the supreme court from this county. Mr..
Selleck was an eccentric old bachelor who
lived in the township of Keeler, and by his
frugality and miserly habits, succeeded in
accumulating quite large property, amount
ing at the time of his death to something in
the neighborhood of $4,000. Mr.. James
Richards was his nephew, and had for a
number of years lived with the old man, and
toward the latter part of his life took charge
of his, the old mans affairs. AT the time of
his death it was discovered that Richards
had obtained possession of nearly all of
Selleck's property by assignments of mort
cages, deeds and otherwise, nearly all of
which were executed but short time before
the old mans death. The other heirs then
commenced this suit for the purpose of set
ting aside those conveyances, claiming that
they were wrongfully obtained by Richards
and at a time when the old man was men
taly incapable to transact such business.-
This involved long and difficult litigation
which was vigorously defended at every
point There was more testimony taken in
this case than in any other that ever origi.
mated in this county. Benz. f. Heckert had
charge of the case on part of compainants
assisted by s. Tryon, of Dowagiac. The de.