The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-16
The latest new song is entitled Hug Me
TO Death, Darling II is duet.

The latest new song is entitled Hug Ne
TO Death, Darling" 1t is duet
Chicago has boy who can recite his Sun
day-school lesson with one hand tied behind
him, on a carom table, push shot barred.
Attorney General VanRiper has given an
opinion that there is nothing in the statute
to prevent the destruction of fish by the
drainage of lakes, and there is no provision
for protecting the work of the fish commits
sioner, except those which relate to seines,
nets. etc. This opinion grew out of the fact
that Clear Lake in Barry county, is being
drained, and thus destroying the white fish
planted there few years ago by the com
missioner.
On Monday afternoon, while Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Shaefer were peacefully pursuing their
labors as usual, quite number of their
friends dropped in and informed them that
it was the Goth anniversary of their welded
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for time, run the machine themselves. A
bountiful supper was prepared and several
appropriate presents given the esteemed
couple. A general good time was had by all,
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. were much pleased to
be thus remembered by their friends.
Sergeant Mason, of Battery b, I'd Artillery
when relieving guard at the Jail wherein
Guiteau is confined, on Sunday afternoon,
fired on him through the window of his CELL
and came near killing him. The ball grazed
his head and was imbedded in the wall of his
cell. Mason was promptly arrested and taken
to the arsenal and incarcerated. Guiteau
has since been removed to another cell, the
location of which is kept secret from al
except the wardens, who guard that part of
the building in which the ce' is located.
ed at Sandwich the other day. 1t is sup
posed they have been there for so or 80
years, and that there was originally tannery
on the lot where found, which burned down
and the owner did not think it worth while
to take out the hides. The vats were made
of white cedar and put together with wrought
iron nails four inches long. The hides were
piled one above the other with about an
inch of tan-bark between them, and were all
in good state of preservation. except few
which were on top.
The Judge of Probate and Prosecuting
Attorney visited South Haven on Thursday
last, for the purpose of investigating the
case of one John Metcalf an alleged insane
person. After a full examination, he was
adjudged to be insane and was, by McCabe.
conveyed to the Kalamazoo asylum. He
seemed to be an intelligent, well educated
man, but labors under the delusion that he is
appointed.by supernatural power to become
: the supreme ruler of all the earth. He does
an immense amount of writing, and signs
himself John King of Kings. He appeared
to he perfectly willing to 90 to the asylum
and says that at times he has entertained
doubts of his own sanity.
private letter from our friend Charles
3 Wernicke, dated at Blackfoot, Idaho, reports
2 him to be in good health, never better in his
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y speaks very kindly and alphabetically OF
the two lads who were drowned, Willie May.
habit of frequenting his shop, and also ex.
presses his sorrow and sympathy at the
death of his friends, Noyes and Conner. He
sta IS that he has been travelling somewhat
through Montana, where the pay of common
laborers is S3 per day and that of mechanics
from $3.50 to So per day, but says il is 6
very rough place to live, and is subject tc
and storms of grievous character, and re
marks that if there are any boys in Paw Paw
who are willing to take what comes along
and ready to work, to deny themselves oi
pleasures and to rough it, tell them to come
on, but if they are not ready for such life
tell them never to "go west"
When the forest fire me down upon the
township of Buel, Sanilac county, last week
Monday, law suit was in progress i'll
school house. The fire crossed the road Just
south of the school house, and one lawyer
suggested in nervous manner that so far as
he was concerned he didn't want justice JUS
then and would consent to postponement
: The other lawyer was willing to stay and the
case went on. At 3 o'clock it was as dark al
D night AT 8 p. IN. the case went to the jury
and just as they began to think about it
there came message to juror telling hin
. that his home was burning He didn't wal
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