The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-14


visiting friends and relatives in this village
for few days past. He started for the west
on Tuesday last.
The origin of the fire at the Clifton House
barn is unknown, but it is supposed some
one dropped a cigar stub or match, accident
ally or purposely, among the bedding near
the southwest corner of the barn.
Chas. Russell the second member of the
circus mob, on trial for the murder of Angus
tus Emory, at Chesaning, last spring, has
been convicted of murder in the ID degree.
There were twelve arrested at that time-ten
more yet to be tried.
This importation we have from Ohio, who
is son the make" by refusing teachers GER
tificates on regular examinations and grant
ing them one on a special examination. had
better resign his position. We have no use
for such in this county.
The carcasses of the dead horses made a
sickening sight the next morning after the
fire. They were given to T.. II. Annable
Esq. who obtained two young bloods. who
made business of il, to load and cart them
off to his farm for manure.
We never understood that il was the
province of member of the county examin-
ing board to persuade teacher to leave a
school which she had been hired TO teach.
for another, simply because he happened to
be a member of the school board of the
other school.
On Saturday morning last the lightning
struck and burned three barns belonging TO
b. A. Olney, Esq, in the south part of the
township of Hartford. They contained at
the time about 60 tons of hay, and the wheat
unthrashed from about co acres. The total
loss is estimated at $4,O00-no insurance.
We were surprised at receiving the Senti-
mel last week without personal attack on
the bee man Burch. Ed. must have lammed
away at him until he became exhausted. It
is brave to own newspaper and use it TO
avenge personal grievances. The public are
so much interested in such controversy
in a horn.
A son of Wilson Lee, aged about 10 years,
died on Thursday evening of last week of
diphtheria. 1t is the only case of diphtheria
that has occurred in this village this fall, but
in view of the prevalence of the disease in
other villages in this state, the utmost pre-
caution should be taken to prevent the dis
ease spreading.
Dan Spicer is one of the best natured fel-
lows in the world, but, when men who own
good farms get TO carrying off his grapes in
baskets, Daniel says, "nay nay!' He went
for some of them lately and told them to
come. They all came but one plucky cub.
Hubby j. Curtis, of Porter, and settled the
affair by paying s. each. Curtis was
brought before Justice Galligan and fined
$17.40. He went away crying a." sour grapes. .
We are credibly informed that an applicant
for certificate to teach school. who attended
the Lawrence examination was refused q
certificate; subsequently she obtained GER
tificate from the secretary of the Board,
which was only good until the next regular
examination, which occurred at Bloomingdale.
She was there again examined and was again
refused certificate. Subsequently she OBJ
tained another certificate from the secretary.
Wonder if he charged her a dollar for each
of those special examinations
An Arlington chap who was here on the
night of the fire, and at the time the alarm
was given, was walking along Main street
near the bank thinking the space between
G. Il. Avery's store and Geo. Rooms harness
shop was an open field, ran across the street
and went heels over head into the cellar
Some one passing at that time heard the fol-
lowing exclamation from the depths of the
cellar: "Where in HI am /? A friend
ly ladder at the other end furnished means
for him to climb out on. He escaped, fortu-
nately, with few slight bruises.
Two fellows who had been recently re-
leased from State Prison. committed muir
der in Menominee county in such brutal
manner that mob proceeded TO the Jail,
took them out and hung them. Governor
Jerome sent the following communication to
the Pros. Attorney of that county: 1.-The
newspapers report monstrous outrage COM
mitted at Menominee, in your county, by a
mob overpowering the officers and taking
from the Jail two men under arrest for mur-
der, and brutally dragging them through the
streets until they were dead. If this is cor