The true northerner., 1882-04-28
WHOLE NO. l414.
Il Kingsbury recently sold to Joe Hanson
thr 20 cows for $175 in gold.

thr 20 cows Tor ciIj III Soiu.
Fred Bassett has removed his iewelry
store TO his new building, which makes a
very neat appearance. He starts off with u
new advertisement in the NoRrnHRSIR, and
proposes to do business.
Died, ut his residence near Three Mile
Lake, on Saturday last, of measles, VIII
Leighty, aged twenty-one years. Last Octo-
Der he was married to Miss Dora Welcher
of Decatur. The blow is severe one to his
young wife and parents.
The county grange will hold its next regu-
lar meeting at Bloomingdale ON the after
noon and evening of Thursday, May 4th.
There will be an open session Of the grange
in the afternoon, commencing at 2 p. m, to
which all are cordially invited.
Henry Filley has been matching up very
fine span of half blood Norman horses. He
purchased one of Frank Taylor and the other
of N. Smith, and when he got that nice har-
ness, made by Cook & Forsyth, on them,
they made very showy team.
Since Sherman & Avery had their store
reftted, they have been putting in new and
elegant stock of dry goods, carpets, etc. They
claim to have purchased their goods when
the market was at the bottom, and have
made their prices accordingly. See their
new advertisement elsewhere in this paper.
The next quarterly meeting of the Spirit
ualists and Liberalists of Van Buren, and
adjoining counties, will be held at Longwels
Opera House in this village, commencing
Saturday, May 9th, and continuing over Sun
day, May 7th. c. b. Lynn, of Boston, Mass,
and Mrs. f. G. Woodruff, of South Haven,
are engaged as speakers.
Tho time for holding the annual meeting
of the East Van Buren, and West Kalamazoo
Sheep Breeders Association, has been
changed from May 3D. to May 25th, and will
be held at the residence of James Buckhout
in the township of Ostemo, one-half mile
from the county line on the Almena and
Kalamazoo road. BY order of Committee.
We are informed that there was genuine
cock fight at the old Brown tavern in Hamil-
ton last Tuesday. The contesting birds were
owned at Kalamazoo and Dowagiac. A
number of the boys from here went over to
see the fun, and have little "rare sport
On their return they had the appearance of
having been in the ring with the "birds"
It is very seldom that 80 complete a line
of musical goods can be found in town
like this, as is kept by VIM. Branch at the
Chicago Music Store. All kinds of musical
instruments from piano to jews-harp.
Elegant sheet music and everything desir-
able in the musical line, are kept constantly
Oh hand, and can be purchased as cheap or
cheaper than in larger towns.
Col. H. +. Copeland has been engaged for
two more lectures i'll our town, and will
speak at Longwell's Opera House, Monday
evening, May 1st, on the subject, "Snobs and
Snobbery," and on Tuesday evening, on
"The Future of The Republic" Admission
% cts; children II cts reserved seats for a
single evening 30 Cts, for the two evenings
80 cts. For sale at Chappelrs.
Did you observe how nicely Julio Sheldon's
span OF brown horses handled the engine at
the fire the other day? 1t may not be well
understood that there il standing offer by
the village board to pay $3.50 to any one
who will haul the engine down when there
is an alarm of fire. The first team there
takes the cake, and it makes no difference
whether it ia farmers team or some team
owned in town, the price is the same to all.
w. L. Stewart, of the South Haven Senti-
mel, was in town yesterday. The Observer
, who writes Observers Observations says he
came in the interest of Burrows. Well, per-
haps.-Free Press and Courier.
Well, perhaps, tho Courier man may know.
He may have been here to join hands with
him in some OF his questionable methods to
"beat 'em." Stewart won't have bogus tick
cts on his plate, Ed, You will have to try
something else this time.
visit to our neighboring Village Of Law
renee on Saturday last, proved TO us that,
notwithstanding the destruction of large
portion of the town by fire, the citizens OF
that place are still alive and enterprising.
The business places were thronged with Gus
toners and the streets filled with teams. On
our way to the depot we counted si1ty-five
] teams on the two principal streets.
The editor of the Herald ia opposed TO
: "rnachinery and improved means of produc-
ton. because they have tendency to induce
= women and children To take the place of