The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-21
WHOLE NO. 1887.

at the residence of the brides parents, by
Rev. j. III. Darling. The many tokens of
kind regards by the guests in the form of
rich and rare gifts were sufficient to i'll two
tables, and then claim place ON the organ;
to set down, memory fails to recollect them,
except l hanging lamp, 2 table lamps, silver
ware sufficient for a complete set, and fancy
articles by the score.
Newspapers are seldom or never free from
typographical blunders, but it would seem
that one hundred and forty in one issue is
putting it rather thick, especially when the
paper is conducted 10y the Secretary of the
Board of county school examiners. That
however was the number which casual ez-
animation of the two home pages of recent
issue of the Advance revealed, TO say nothing
of the promiscuous sprinkling of italic capi-
tails throughout the sheet.
The troops forming the Yorktown battal-
ion from this state met at the city OF Jack
son and went into quarters until Saturday
last, when they left on the Fort Wayne Z. R.
with two trains, one for the militia and the
other for invited guests and passengers. The
battalion was composed OF company of
state militia from each Of the following
cities: Ionia, Adrian. Bay City, East Sag
ipov Az rbo~ a,d Cco,,J Do,o;l, ,,.o.,
commanded by Col. J. c. Smith.
At the adjourned regular meeting of the
Paw Paw Fire Department, held on Thurs
day evening, Oct. 18th. it was moved and
carried, that certificates of membership
should be issued quarterly, commencing on
the lst of Jan 1922 and that all members
absent for three successive regular meetings
should receive no certificate and have his
name erased from the roll. Firemen. have
compassion on our left-handed Secretary:
turn out and have good lively meetings this
winter
post of the Grand Army o. the Republic
will be established here this Friday evening"
to be known as Broadhead Post. The follow
ing is a list of the officers: Post Commander.
b. F. Heckert: Senior Vice Post Commander,
c. p. Rawson: Junior Vice Post Commander.
Jas. Bullard Adjutant N. T. Richardson:
Quartermaster, Z. E. Stevens: Surgeon. l..
c. Woodman Chaplain, ]. j. Sherman OH
Ger of the Day, H. w. McCabe Officer Of the
Guard, Thos. ]. Chaffee Quartermaster Ser
geant, A. w. Cummings: Sergeant Major. E. A.
Crane.
Charles f. Harrington of Port Huron. has
presented the State Librarian, TO be hung i'll
the library. large and elegantly framed por-
trait of Martha Rod" an old Indian woman,
who was well known to many of the citizens
of st. Clair county, and who at the time of
her death was supposed to be 10 years DID,
1t is pronounced by the donor to DC finely
executed representation of the original and
will no doubt continue 10 adorn the walls of
the state library long after single vestiCe Of
the race to which she belonged can be found
within the borders of our state.
With this issue of the TRUE NoRTHERNER
the paper has been under our management
one year. And, although the paper has not
been at all times what we desired to make it,
we have received liberal patronage from its
friends, and have been able TO show our enc
mics that it would not die ON our hands the
first year. Our advertising and subscription
healthy condition than when we took the
Office. Those of our subscribers who find
that nothing has been paid on it during the
year, and we wish you to give it your prompt
attention. We desire to have our subscrib-
ers pay once year for their paper. The
publication of a newspaper is attended with
great expense, and although your indebted
ness may be small you must reccllect you are
one of several hundred. The prompt pay
ment of what you are owing for the paper at
this time viii be highly appreciated by us.
Van Buren, county is becoming quite noted
for its tough, wiry old men who suffered the
hardships and toll of pioneer life that this
county might blossom like the rose. We had
the pleasure of meeting one of them the other
day at Dowagiac, who lives near Lawrence,
and is named Reuben Root. Reuben keeps
pretty good team, and is quite fond of fast
driving. He has not only helped clear up
this county, but his patriotism forced him
into the army of the late war He went all
through with Custer, was in the Shenandoah
Valley with him, and pronounces him good
one. He says "a man who was under Custer
would never drawl his words afterwards.
He has rar,ao faslIv taken four ounces of cui-