The true northerner., 1882-05-05


Mr.. A. Hathaway lost very valuable mare
and colt last Monday night
Mrs. DIR. Hilton, oS South Haven, is in
town visiting at DIR. WooSNnan's.
We received pleasant calls OH Wednesday
last from Deputy Sheriff Hodge and Super
visor Boyce.
w. N. johnson has removed from the
Dyckman House to the first house east of
Jas. Bennett's.
The bonds required by the village board
of the liquor dealers, remain the same as
hast year, at the sum of $4,000.
The 'Amateurs" meet on Monday evening
next at the residence of s. II. Blackman. A
general attendance of the members is 10
icited.
Arrangements have been perfected to start
our street sprinkler again. 1t is high time
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streets are very dusty.
The firm of Crane & Abbott, lawyers. or
der the NoRTHERNER sent to them. The
members of the firm are Ed, recently of this
town, and l.. +. Abbott.
Eb. Roos of Kalamazoo, of the firm of
Howard & Roos, was in town a couple of
days during the week taking testimony in n
chancery case. Eb. is a good fellow and of
course called at the NoRTHERNER office.
A letter from Charley Hugo, dated at Fort
Bayard, New Mexico, April 27th, says the
Indians are killing a good many settlers in
that region. He don't think the country is
a very healthy region to emigrate to at
present.
Royal Buchanan. formerly of the Marshall
Erpouad6r, has been stopping III town with
his mother, Mrs. Maria Gremps, for couple
of weeks. He has been suffering severely
with erysipelas. but has recovered so as to
be about town.
A despatch to the ErentRg Noes from
Kalamazoo, dated May Sd, says the frost of
the last two nights has killed the peach buds
and seriously affected the prospects for other
kinds of fruit, especially the small varieties.
Ice formed half an inch in thickness.
On Monday afternoon last, while riding
along the road near Brady, in Kalamazoo
county. German, named Bastian. was in
stantly killed by lightning stroke. At the
time he was struck, he was standing in the
wagon in conversation with another man.
Emory Wilkins, late of Geneva, was ar
rested and brought before Justice Mason on
Wednesday last. His offense was running
away and leaving a sick and helpless son a
burden on the public. In default of proper
bail His Honor sent him TO Ionia for ninety
days.
We have received from the publishers a
copy of the beautiful new song, "'Tis No
One But Me Sweet Norah," by the author of
Somebody's Coming When the Dew Drops
Fall Send 40 cents for copy of it. S.
Brainard's Sons Publishers, Cleveland, Ohio
and Chicago, His.
We invite attention to the new advertise
ment of Mrs. w. NJ. Porter in this paper.
Mrs. Porter is an enterprising lady, keeps a
fine assortment of goods. thousand and one
things that cannot be mentioned i'll the
limited space of her "ad." and is deserving
of liberal patronage.
The practice pasting bills and notices on
the walls Of buildings without the consent of
their owners, and on lamp posts and other
public property, is a nuisance. We have
heard good deal of complaint about this
within the last few days. An ordinance to
prevent this would be good thing.
There will be a meeting of the executive
committee of the Van Buren, County Agri-
cultural Society, on Wednesday the 2ith
inst, at the Office of the Secretary of the
Society at 10 o'clock a. IN. The object of
the meeting is for the purpose of determin-
ing what shall be done to interest the public
at the next annual fair.
At this writing John Ihling is in Chicago
completing the details of the purchase of 400
tons of iron for the narrow gauge extension
to --, we can't tell where but expect to
know sometime. 1t is 30-pound iron the
same as the present track to Lawrence. The
400 tons is enough to lay the track to Bangor
or to Hartford and beyond.
Quite runaway occurred on our streets
on Monday last. Mr.. Cunningham was
driving through town with load of house.
hold goods, when his team became frightened