The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-20

A young boy by the name of Allen was
skating on mill-pond at vandalia one day
last week, and would have drowned but for
the timely aid of his father.
Judge Mills and the County Clerk have
employed G. M. Spaulding to do the report
ing for this term of court. Mr.. 3. has done
good deal of work for this county under
Mr.. Hitchcock. He is one of the best
porters in the State, and unless there is some
competent person in this county who wants
the position, we do not believe they can find
more competent and reliable stenographer
than Mr.. Spaulding.
On Friday last Mr.. G. f. Matthews had a
tumor removed from his neck, which opera
ton proved to be very serious one. The
tumor having grown around the carotid
artery and deeply seated itself among the
veins and muscles of the neck il was how
ever sldllfully removed by DR.. Donald
Mclean, of Ann Arbor, who was assisted by
Drs. Sullivan, Russell and Scott At latest
accounts he was doing well.
The future of the Republican party will be
as grand and magnificent as its glorious past.
1t will march on TO assured victory in 1884
under the star spangled banner, as of old,
with protection to American labor internal
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fair count, the Monroe doctrine cheap trans
portation, down with polygamy, free speech,
free men, and free press inscribed on its
red, white and blue flag which has never yet
been trailed in the dust before either foreign
or domestic foes.-AHegan Journal.
The board of school examiners of this
county has licensed one hundred and seventy
seven teachers since they came into Office
last August. -Four of whom received first
grade certificates, (all of whom live at Paw
Paw twenty-three received second grade,
one hundred received third grade, and fifteen
were granted certificates by the secretary on
special examinations. It requires from 1S5
to 100 teachers To fill the schools of this
county. A few had certificates from the
township boards which held over. There
cannot, however, be many teachers in the
county holding certificates who are not pro
vided with schools.
We have to thank G. d. Lawton for copy
OF the annual report of the commissioner of
mineral statistics, for the year 1881. The
work contains historical and descriptive
account of the mineral mines and other i'm
portant industries and resources of the State.
1t also contains many valuable maps which
serve to illustrate the written descriptions OF
the mines, and CRADLES those who are IA
rniliar with the mining industry Of the State
to understand the methods pursued in the
prosecution OF underground mining work.
The surveying of the mines a, ID drawing the
maps and the writing Up Of the descriptions
of some of the iron Mines was done by Mr..
Lawton, and they show that the labor was
admirably performed. The work contains
much valuable information relating to the
mining interests of the State.
Mr. NoBTHERNEB, we like euphopy and
we have some conception of the meaning of
'gabblings,' pickings,' 'dribblings,' etc, but
We cannot comprehend 'kennings.' Where
did you find that word or did you really in
vent it?-BaRgOr Adcance.
No, Mr.. Professor and Secretary Of the
Board Of County School ErGmiaers, We did
not invent the word. We leave the business
of word invention TO paper which regularly
displays an educational column, and while
we do not desire TO encroach upon the ex-
elusive prerosative of our esteemed contem-
porary, the AdcdRce. we will say for your
education and not for that of the general
public, that we found the word in our little
dictionary of the English language. 1t reads
as follows: "Kenning, n. View; Sight ;
Ken. So that the word "Kennings" means
''yiews." "Only this and nothing more" If
the .Adcoace has no dictionary, we will let
the Professor consult ours some time when
he comes to Paw Paw. See?
Mrs. Effie Searls died AT the residence of
A. II. Wildey, on Friday last, and her funeral
took place at the Methodist church OH Sun
day. Her remains were taken to Lawton for
burial. The deceased had many friends
among the young people here, and was large
ly esteemed for her winsome manners, and
lovely and amiable disposition. About six
years ago her father John Munson) died
leaving her mother with four children, two
boys and two girls. Efiie, being the older of
the girls and owing to the circumstances in
which they were then placed, was thrown
upon her own resources much earlier than