The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-11-18
WHOLE NO. 1891.

Henry Wilson and A. X. Wildey. who each
had horse burned in the Clifton House
barn, presented claims for such loss To the
Farmers Mutual. in which they We're insured
At a meeting of the Board of Directors on
Monday last, the claims were disallowed by
2 unanimous vote The Directors disclaim
any liability for loss under such circum-
stances.
The orders for the premiums awarded by
the Van Buren, County Agricultural Society,
are in the hnnds of G. A. Harrison. Secretary
of the Society, and those who are entitled to
them are requested TO call and get their
order before the first of December next, AZ
will Ire forfeited according 70 the rules of
the Society.
The following is the arrangement of terms
of the Circuit Court of this Circuit for the
ensuing two years Van Buren county
Second Monday OF January. second Monday
of April first Monday of September, second
Monday of November. Kalamazoo county
Second Monday of February. second Monday
of May, fourth Monday of September. sec
ond Monday of December
The committee appointed tor The purpose
of receiving bids for the county printing, re-
Gently submitted proposals to the publishers
of this village. To furnish ten thousand tax
receipts and to publish certain portions of
the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors.
The bids were opened on Monday last and
were found to be as follows: True NoH-
TEERSER-tax receipts S1j.45. proceedings
2Is cents per folio Uer0Li-tax receipts
500. proceedings Is cents per folio Coorter
tax receipts S2j, proceedings II cents per
folio. The Couritr has been very much
disgruntled of late. claiming thar il dill not
have fair chance 10 compete for public
printing Is il satisfied nov:
There is an attempt being made through
out the State. TO have Governor Jerome call
an extra session of the legislature 10 meet
Immediately, for tile purpose of remittng
the taxes assessed against the property in
the burnt dis, rict. and TO extend aid TO the
sufferers. There is. however. q question
whether the legislature has the power To app
propriate money for such purpose. which
must M doubt DE decided upon constitution
al grounds. If tile State has the right 10
aid them il ought. for despite all the contri-
buttons that have been sent them. man,
poor family in those counties. swept by the
fire iiend. are destitute and shelteiles> ON
the very verge of a cold and inclement
winter.
Mr. j. q. Portman. of the State fish cont
mission. reports that the new hatchery at
Paris is doing we'll. He expects 10 hatch
80 100000 white fish there this winter. We
clip the following from the Kalamazoo Ieie-
gr0ph:
Last spring Mr.. Pouman put 5000 brook
trout in Spring creek. which runs through
Mr.. McNab's farm. on the east side of the
river. The excellent conditions OF this cool.
clear stream are all right for the growth and
increase of this beautiful and desirable fish.
and Mr.. PortInan says he has not the least
doubt but that. i'll "A few years. II they are
/ a. Il. ali
them But this is the caution he wishes the
people to observe: Do not fish III that
stream until two years from next May: il
requires three years for the fish In become
homed and the plant to reproduce. After
| that time there will he good trout-tis1ing in
that stream if this prohibition is complete.
Especially should people avoid using NM
now nets for scooping up young tsh. Let
the creek alone for the time above mention
ed and Kalamazoo county Will he sure ot
live and permanent brook trout stream. Mr..
Portman desires the same rule Ia apply to
the north branch of the Paw Paw river where
the plant he has made is showing mp nicely
The double funeral of Mr.. Poorman and
his little boy, whose sad death occurred from
poisoning. took place at the Methodist church
on Sunday last. ana was attended ny u Hlrge
number of our citizens. The services were
conducted 10y Rev. Geo. 4. Cole the pastor of
the church. Mr.. Pooman. though he had
only been a resident of this village for about
three years. had won the reputation of being
an honorable. industrious man. He had
been member of the vi. K. Church for
twelve wears. and leaves wife and three
children to mourn his loss Two of the re-
manning children were poisoned mt the same
time. hat are at present, as We are informed
by the attending physician, in fair way to
recover. The jury Mt the coroners inquest
returned verdict of accidental poisoning
The circumstances were briefly these;
Nrz Joues forn,erlv occuDied the house