The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-24
WHOLE NO. 1909.

a day and half, requesting them to fix our
dilapidated side walks. Mr.. B. delights to
SEQ things tidy and nice, as is evinced by tho
manner he has fixed the walks around his
own residence. 1t has been the object among
the people here for two years, to first get
their charter amended and then pass set of
Bylaws under it that would hold water, 30
that the board would have the legal authority
to act. This we believe has been accomplish
ed, and it only remains for the board to en-
force the ordinance. Will they do it?
| There needs no better evidence of tho
| fraudulent character Of the institution called
the Detroit University" than the conduct
of it's second officer, "Venerand Mason" 30
called. To representative of The Fres
| Press after attention had been called to the
matter, this person professed that he had
entered upon tho enterprise in good faith,
believing it to be legitimate. He declared
his intention of investigating it and If he
discovered anything CROOKED" of leaving ID
at once. Yet in this same interview no de-
liberately lied about his having the indorse-
ment of Professor in high standing at Ann
Arbor. And, although the bogus nature
of the concern has been fully exposed, he
still remains in it and does his best to push
it.-DetrOt Free Press.
The venerand Mason" above referred to
is Doc. Mason formerly of Pine Grove, or
"Windy Mason" as he is more familiarly
known in this county.
The Courier man, when he discovered the
scurrilous article on us in the Messenger,
was highly elated. He fairly shouted With
joy in fact he stood upon his head cracked
his heels together and cried, "by jinks we
have got 'em now"
Then quickly to his scissors he sped,
| AS DER his forlorn face spread
smile, by the hand of Satan traced,
And in his own vile sheet twas placed.
Why did he not rather interpose some do
fense for the good character and enviable
reputation of the gentlemen, Fletcher, Con-
ger, Donahue and others, which had been
assailed in such an outrageous manner by
that depraved and unprincipled tramp of the
Messenger? 1t would have been 80 much
more manly.
Articles of association have been entered
into for the purpose of constructing and
maintaining narrow gauge railroad from
Lawton to some point on the Grand Rapids
and Indiana railroad via Parkvile and Cen
treville in st. Joseph county, which is to be
known as the st. Joseph division of the
| TIL III
articles provide that thirteen stockholders
, shall be board of directors of said company,
and the following gentlemen compose the
first board of directors: w. q. Hughart, OF
Grand Rapids John Ihing and +. b. Adams
of Lawton; John Free and T.. Martin of
Paw Paw; Albert NJ. Todd of Nottawa John
. f. Wolf, l.. A. Clapp, John A. Mckinley,
Joseph X. Rile, of Centreville; Frederick
Dentler II. Il. Peck of Parkville. 1t begins
to look little as though this road might be
built.
The executive committee of the VanlBuren
County Agricultural Society, met at the Office
of the Secretary, on call of the President,
Il March IL, 1882, at ten o'clock q. m, and
Il fixed the time of holding the next annual
4 fair of the society from Sept. 26th to Goth,
inclusive. 1t was voted to pay the same
u premiums for speed for horses owned in Van
Buren, county and the western tier of towns
o in Kalamazoo county in classes 1, 9 and 3,
o as was paid last year, the trotting to be un-
E, der the same rules. Superintendents of Di-
% visions were appointed the same as last year,
', excepting in Division A. Horses, tho name
of j. Il. Clapp was omitted, and in Division
! d, Farm Implements and machinery, Dairy
!. and Household manufacture, and in Division
q X, Special, j. V. Roosevelt was added to the
= committee. In Division c., Sheep, T.. w.
o Heron, and in Division G, Swine and Poul-
q. try, John Q. Adams were newly appointed "a
superintendents. 1t is expected that super
intendents will appoint viewing committees
for their divisions and report the same to tho
Secretary, Il. l.. Warner, Paw Paw, Mich.
D. List OF Jurors.
The following are the jurors drawn on Sat
urday last to serve at the April term of the
circuit court They are required to be in
y attendance on the seventh day of the term,
" being the 18th day of April, at ii o'clock
:; q. M:
ii G. Could Antwerp.
III 2-George Pitcher, Porter.
et Be. j. Parker, Decatur.
,e &C. w. Reynolds, Paw Paw
5-S. T.. Qua, Waverly.
u 6-Chas. Peck, Bloomingdale.
10 Levi Ackley, Columbia.
8-Arvin Heath, Arlington.
is 9-Harlow G.. Barnes, Lawrence.
lO-Sofomon b. Hagar, Hamilton.
l1-Samuel Culver, Keeler.
ly 12-James T.. Williams, Hartford.
. 13-Joseph III. Miller, Bangor.
14-Geo. w. Eby, Geneva.
~ 15-Thomas Sloan, South Haven.
O. 1G-F. w. Conner, Covert