The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-21
Nebraska officers, when in pursuit of fngi-
tives, travel on foot.

Governor Jerome has appointed Hon. j. j.
Woodman, of this county, as one of the dele
gates from thfs state to the Mississippi River
Improvement Convention.
Della Wheeler, of Arlington, is prize for
some young farmer. She dragged in twelve
acres of wheat one day this fall. Another
Arlington girl cut three acres of buckwheat
in one afternoon.
Ed. Chamberlain, of unsavory memory in
connection with the Jarvis robbery, is wanted
for attempting to murder his wife and child
and shooting and severely wounding man at
Benton Harbor. He is villain.
The annual meeting of the Library Asso-
citation, for the election of officers, will be
held on Monday evening, Oct. 2f, at the Pro
bate office, J. .B. DREW, Pres.
A. j. Mills, Sec'y.
Willis Smith, who was arrested as a fugi-
tive from Justice from the state of Nebraska,
was discharged from custody on Wednesday
last, on account of the non-arrival of a requi-
sition from the Governor of Nebraska.
X. w. Noyes commenced work Thursday
morning on his eighty acres of land lying
Just east of Irvington. He will make clean
job of it, intending TO get the most of the
land into crops another season.-South Ha-
ven Sentinel.
The Paw Paw correspondent of the Deca-
tur Republican was little of when he pro-
nounced l.. w. Beals' short horn bull calf
"a fine specimen of a thoroughbred Hereford
heifer.'' Your cor, Mr. Ed, is evidently not
up in stock breeding.
"Fenner" has gone to Chicago to take in
the exposition. AS he had five big silver
dollars, and his fare is but $2.75, he will
have "big bust His position in the
NoKrHERNER Office is filled temporarily and
dCCtPtdDiy ny DclI OIStIS.
The annual meeting of the Antwerp Mu-
tual Protection Association will be held at
the Richmond school house, on Monday
Oct. 81, 1881, at 6;30 p. IN.
PETER HARWICK, Pres
j. c. GOULD, Sec'y.
The Annual Meeting of the Almena Mu-
tual Protective Association will be held at the
Palmer school house, in district No. ., on
Monday, the 31st day of October, at p. M,
for the election of officers, and for the trans
action of such other business as may come
before it, G. b. PALMER, Clerk.
We have reliable information that the
Secretary of the Board of County School
Examiners says there are two teachers in the
South Haven school and two in the Paw Paw
school who will not pass examination. Is it
not rather early to decide those matters be-
fore examination is had
A meeting of the Bar of this county is
projected the first night of the coming term,
at the Dyckman House, to take measures to
form Bar Association. Some pleasant ex-
ercises are expected in the way of remarks
from the members, and a presentation to
Judge Hawes on his retirement from the
Bench.
One evening last week Mr.. and Mrs. II. j.
Loveland were pleasantly surprised by a
number of their friends, who came in TO
remind them of the fifteenth anniversary of
their welded life. A pleasant time and a
good supper was enjoyed by all. The nice
crystal presents presented to them are highly
appreciated by the recipients.
Willis Smith, of Lawton, was arrested and
brought before Justice Galligan and held on
charge of stealing a span of horses, buggy
and harness of II. M. Arnold, of Grand
Island, Neb who keeps livery stable at
that place. Young Smith went west with
people about year and half ago. He re-
turned to Lawton few weeks ago and got
married. When arrested by McCabe he was
about TO move east.
The case of the People VS.. Henry Howland
has been tried and retired many times in
our village during the past few days, by self
constituted juries, and all sorts of verdicts
have been rendered Some juries have been
unanimous in convicting the accused OF
murder most foul, others of manslaughter
some juries have disagreed, and others have
acquitted and voted their thanks to the pris
oner. Meanwhile Rowland languishes be-
hind the prison bars.
The insurance losses by the recent fire in
this village have all been adjusted and paid
Mr. Broughton was paid the sum of $1115
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