The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

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Miss Belle Eggleston was in town one day
r. this week, making farewell calls among her
friends as Miss L.
paper next week, from the famous dry goods
house of w. j. d. X. Sellick.
The Ladies of the First Baptist church
will give coffee social at the residence of
Dr. Hendrick, Sept. 27th. All are invited.
Reports of the department of agriculture,
show that the general average condition of
the potato crop on the first of September!
was 20 per cent. The condition last Septem-
ber was 80. The general average of the
seven States New York, Penn, Ohio, Mich,
Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, which produ' q
o. three-ffths of the crop of the country, is Gs|
or within 2 per cent. of the average of the
= whole country.
Extract from letter received by the Rev.
Dr. Schetky, on the day following the Presi-
dents death, from a relative in London.
England;
LONDON, Sept. 9Th, 1881.
ave have felt an interest almost as keen as
your own, in the recovery of the President
and are only too thankful to hope once
more, that by Gods mercy, he may be en-
hbled to struggle through. The horror of
the crime must be deeply felt, and l cannot
help feeling that it ought to be looked on as
treason, even in Republic, i received the
newspaper with the accounts of the attempt,
and of the prayer meetings, etc., held, and
you may be sure that many prayers for his
recovery have been offered here
The following will be the programme of
the memorial exercises, in commemoration
of the death of the President. Services to
be held at the Christian church, beginning
ht p. IN. on Monday next. Judge Richards,
Chairman:
1st-Musc.
2d-Prayer, by Rev. o. Ebert.
3d-Music
4th-Short address, limited TO five minutes
each.
5th-Music.
Gth-Benediction, by Rev. J. B. Drew.
IT, Committee on music-C. L. Hutchins, G
w. Koons and o. w. Rowland.
Committee on decoration of church-Mrs
A. Van Auken, Mrs. c.. " Burdick. Mrs
Addie Reynolds, Mrs. j. X. Baker, Mrs. NJ
u. Richardson Mrs. G. w. Matthews, j. w
Ball, A. j. Scott and Harry Richards.
Il The bell will ring at one o'clock, and com.
mence tolling at half past one and toll until
two, when the services begin. Our business
men are all respectfully solicited to Close
their several places of business during the
continuation of the exercises at the church
lady residing in Arlington complains
Through the columns of the Day Spring tina
she was not allowed to vote at the annua
school meeting although she is tax-paye
N in the district.
! 81 The new school law, Section II, page 1Gs
8Public Acts of 1881, reads as follows:
Every person of the age of 81 years, VIII,
has property liable to assessment for schoo
taxes III any school district, and who has re
sided therein three months next precedin.
amy school meeting held in said district, O
who has resided three months next preced
ing such meeting on any territory belongin,
i to such district at the time of holding sal,
> meeting, shall be a qualified voter in sal,
persons who are 21 years of age, and are TIN
parents or legal guardians of any childrei
or upon any territory belonging thereto a
the time of holding any school meeting
shall be entitled to vote on all question
arising in said district which do not directl,
involve the raising of money by tax
n Ahu' ~ WIZ po SeSh 'hat tnS law Hlahes liz
distinction of sex in regard to the qualifca
tions of voters, and that all persons arr
placed upon precisely the same plane.
If the vote of the lady was refused a
stated il was done without warrant, and i,
direct violation of law.
Furthermore, women are not only allowe,
to vote the same as men, but are equally
O eligible to election as district officers.
Section 4, page III, of the same act, read
as follows: Amy qualified coter in a schoo