The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-11-11
WHOLE NO. 1890:

MI. L.. MINER, nephew ana FORMER clerk Oh
Capt. Smith, recently lost at sea whaling
vessel, by which ten lives were lost. Loss
35,000-no insurance.
An association for the advancement and
cultivation of music, known as the Amateurs
was organized in our village on Monday
evening, Nov. 9TH, by the election of the fol-
lowing officers, viz: President Rev. DIR. G.
p. Schetky Vice Pres, Miss Jessie Har-
rison; Secretary and Treasurer, May j.
Blowers Musical Director, Geo. w. Koons;
Directors, Harry s. Richards, Miss Kate
Ocobock, Miss Hattie Bitely: Pianist, Mrs.
F. G.. Hudson.
The EceHiAg Nens man feels badly on
account of the pension list of this nation,
and thinks the government he'd better be
handed over to the old soldiers and the rest
of the people emigrate to Australia. There
is no law that will prevent him from remov-
ing to that country if he desires. He don't
seem TO care how many men lost their health,
their limbs or their lives, in preserving THIS
country for him We venture the assertion
that he was not among them.
In April last. Merritt T. Castner ct al. OBJ
tanned Judgment for scopes against the
Van Buren, County Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company. On the showing made
the other day. the Court granted new trial.
Paw Paw Correspondence of Bangor Re
fect0r.
The above item will be news to oil parties
interested in the suit. How true it Is that
you must 90 away from home if you want 10
get the lateSt ae,cs.
The newspapers are giving Green, The
drive well man, good deal of gratuitous adj
vertising. That is as it should be. Ventilate
him thoroughly. Parties should not allow
themselves to be swindled by any bogus
patent claims. 1t is high time that men who
should be dealt with as they deserve. Our
advice is TO refuse to pay him farthing by
for the use of driven wells, at least until lie
can back up his stale claim by decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States. in
his favor
On Thursday of last week, a number of
lads in Almena were out playing with some
fire arms, as lads ought not, but will. They
charged an old musket with twenty-four buck
shot and fired at mark. OF course the
target was not marred, but unfortunately
young son of NJ. F. Miner was somewhere in
range, in the woods beyond gathering nuts,
and one of the missiles struck him in the
leg about half way between the knee and
hip inhicting a painful but not dangerous
wound, which was dressed by DR.. Woodman.
The doctor did not find the ball, but says it
will do no harm if not extracted.
The family of J. A. Poorman, living in
the northern part of this village, was quite
seriously poisoned on Wednesday morning
by using, through mistake, arsenic for bak-
ing powder in mixing gridde cake batter.
The accident was soon discovered, or it
would no doubt have been fatal to Mr.. Poor
man and two of his children who had eaten
some of the cakes, Mrs. Poorman and one
child not having eaten any. While the
family was eating their breakfast, Mr.. +.
discovering a peculiar taste to the cakes,
asked his wife if she had used baking pow
der in making them, to which she replied
she had He then asked her to bring the
package from which she had used it. which
was discovered to contain arsenic, and was
so labeled on the underside. Dr.. Woodman
required antidote, and although those who
had taken the poison were very sick for
while, all are recovering. Later-Mr. Poor
man is dead and his boy reported to be dy-
ing.
DIR. Boliver Barnum, of Schoolcraft.
brother of the late Edwin Barnum of this
county, committed suicide by shooting him
self through the heart, in his office on Sun
day last. Deceased was known in this coun-
ty and had well merrited reputation among
those of his profession, of being one of the
ablest and most scholarly physicians and
surgeons in this part of the State. he had
been twice offered the professorship of sur
gerry in the university, and at one time sold
out his interests at Schoolcraft anu removed
to Jackson, and was employed by the Michi-
gan Central Il. II. as surgeon of the com
pany. After serving the company for
number OF years he returned to Schoolcraft,
where he has since resided. In later years
he has been in the habit of using narcotic