The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-08-10

| J. -. luCkey, OF NuafieStOu. lLS., spent u
couple of days in town this week, visiting
friends and relatives His son Eddie has
gone to Mt. Pleasant to learn the hardware
business.
A. ii. Heron Esq. has struck it rich. He
has accepted professorhip in the new Three
Rivers seminary at salary of 1900 per
year. He intends to remove his family TO
that place.
Prater had on exhibition last Saturday, an
elegant portrait of late DR.. Woodman. 1t
looked so near like our late friend that it al
most seemed as if we ought to hear his well
known voice.
Several Paw Paw boys were haled away to
Hartford charged with being drunk and dis
orderly. They plead not guilty, and the plea
being true and susceptible of proof, the case
was withdrawn.
The Disciple Sunday School have in con-
temptation an excursion to st. Joe. They
extend an invitation to other schools in this
village or.elsewhere to unite with them and
have grand time.
Benton Harbor Good Templars complain
bitterly because the saloon keepers of that
burg kept open doors on the Fourth. Why
don't they enforce the law? They can ac-
complish more by works than by words.
Our village board and street commissioner
are doing good work on the streets by
grading the same, and by putting down
numerous, needed, new crosswalks. For
greenback institution, they are decided
success.
Through the courtesy of Henry Fralick
Esq. we have received complimentary tick
ct to the Both Annual Fair of the Michigan
State Agricultural Society, to be held at De-
troit from the 18th to the 2lst day of Sept,
inclusive.
The Free Press and Courier ought to be
able to pay expenses, as long as one of its
publishers holds the Office of Secretary of the
Farmers Mutual, and the other the Princi-
palship of Oak Park Seminary, both at lib
eral salaries.
We have Just added lot of new material
to our already well equipped Office. We
mean to keep fully up with the times, and be
always ready to do all kinds of work in our
line as promptly and as neatly as it can be
done any where.
We call attention to the new advertisement
of the shirt factory. Messrs. Cole & Stone
are gentlemen with whom all will find it a
pleasure to deal, and their new enterprise
will prove no small addition to the business
interests of our community.
Henry Sherwood, of Breedsvile, has been
appointed assistant postmaster of Washing
ton, ID. G.. Mr.. Sherwood is well known to
many of our citizens as a wounded veteran,
and deserving man. We are rajolced to
learn of his merited promotion.
Western parties are buying up calves from
our farmers to ship west. In view of the
present prices for cattle and their scarcity,
as we'll as the abundant hay crop, it would be
well for farmers TO keep their young stock,
and themselves reap the profit OF their
growth
A year ago all the births in Porter were
reported as ilegitimate and now j. p. OF
Antwerp returns TO the circuit court that a GER
! tain man of the same town, in the same year.
carnaHy lost two thirds of a crop of wheat
after the same was harvested. Send mis-
sionaries.
The other day we saw gentleman and
two ladies, one married and the other unmar-
ried, costly sitting rry close together on the
front steps of one of our business places.
The husband of the married lady was net
there. They requested us not to give them
away and we are not going to.
Mr., Jordan's lecture on temperance, at the
Christian church last Sunday evening was
from the stand point of the political econO-
mist. Although not abcunding III oratorical
fourishes, it was logical and convincing, and
was interesting, in that it differed from the
ordinary run Of temperance addresses.
We have received from the Western Ad-
vertising company, 16l Superior ST., Chicago,
neat map of the L. S., which they are
using as an advertising medium. They make
them in three sizes, 22x2S, 34x46, and 42xGo,
and sell them at from Is to 10 cents each.
Ed. Gilman keeps them at the grange store.
4 Some of the citizens of Decatur have pc
| titioned Judge Mills for the disbarment of
W. Ii Tucker Esq, an attorney of that village,
alleging that he collected sum of money on
subscription, and failed to pay it over. Mr..
| Tucker saws he courts the fullest investiga-
ton of the matter, and that he will be able
to show that he has done nothing worthy of
condemnation.
Farmers have finally got their hay and wheat
secured, not, however, without considerable
damage, and now they have time to come to
town occasionally. On Saturday last, there
were more people in this village than we have
seen for some time. About the middle of
the afternoon we counted III teams on Main
and Kalamazoo streets.
Our correspondents will please remember
that in order to have their items used they
must reach us by Monday, at the very latest.
Send along your items. and make them Short
crisp, and newsy, and avoid hidden jests
and innuendoes which are understood by
none but those who are in the secret. Such
things do not interest the public for whose
benefit newspapers are made.
At the ith district competitive examina-
tion for the West Point cadetship, Charles j..
Lockmead, of Sturgis won the prize. Mr..
Lockmead has been student at Oak Orchard
Military Academy, which gave him some
what the advantage of his competitors. He
will attend the Michigan University until he
is required to present himself at West Point,
in 1891.
Oak Park Seminary will be reorganized
and remain at this place. although Miss Bar
ker will open her school at Three Rivers as
advertised. Prof. Jordan, of the Courier
has been selected as principal of the institu-