The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

| Quite a crowd of young people from Kali
amazoo, came over to this place last Thurs
day evening to patronize the skating rink
and enjoy ride. They partook of an ex-
cellent supper at the Dyckman House before
starting on their return home.
Jay, the great day goods man, is in the
| field with another prize sewing machine.
You stand just as good a chance to get it as
any body The secret of jays success is
his liberal and persistent advertising through
close times as well as through flush.
We were agreeably surprised on Thursday
last by call from our old army comrade,
Lieut. Ii. G. Vowles, whom we had supposed
to be dead for the last ten years. There are
good many of "the boys" in this county
who will be glad To learn that he is still alive
and well.
We are in receipt of the annual seed cata-
| logue of that well known and reliable firm,
Hiram Sibley e. Co. 1t is replete with val
liable information for the agriculturist and
horticulturist. Address Hiram Sibley x
Co. 1918 +. Main St. Rochester, n. Y,
or 200-206 Randolph ST., Chicago, Ills.
Crane 81 Breck are about to open law
office in kalamazoo. We are informed that
Ed. will remove his family to that city very
soon. MIR. Crane is u worker and we pre-
dict success for him in his new field of labor.
He will still continue 90 do business here as
"A member OF the firm of Crane q Breck.
The pupils in the grammar school are
clamorous for the return of their teacher,
Mrs. Heckert who has been kept at home
for some time taking care of ber husband
During her absence her duties have been
divided among the other teachers, so chat
., 10.
The ladies of Paw Paw organized w. G.
L. T., on Saturday last and elected the follow
ing officers: President. Mrs. III. Randolph;
Vice Presidents, Mrs S. T. Bowen, Mrs. f..
Nef, Mrs. M. p. Allen, Mrs. q. S. Cole, and
Mrs. l.. L. Clark Rec. Sec, Mrs. Geo. Hunt
Treas, Miss Florence Butler; Chairman
Literary Com, Mrs. p. l.. Palmer.
G.. +. Burkett ESQ., formerly a member of
the board of county examiners for this coun-
ty, and founder of the -Adrdnce, has gone
into the newspaper business again. lie has
purchased the Seward County Democrat at
Milford, Neb., which he will convert into q
republican paper. Mr.. B. has also been
elected principal of the schools at that place.
Sheriff Van Auken lodged Delos Frary in
Jail last Saturday night. Frary is charged
WlLH AhINtiiN. Alt ID lIlt party WuO ItCcHLll
escaped from the custody of constable Laf-
ferty of Breedsville and is the man whom
Judge Mills once sentenced TO a term of
imprisonment for stealing a quantity of
wheat in Hartford township The sheriff
captured him in ST. Joseph county.
Some time ago jim Leech papered and
painted our Office. but he was not satisfied
with the job and so last Saturday he came
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work we'll as he always does being an ex-
cellent workman. Come in and see us. We
will welcome you to the most elegant and
best equipped newspaper establishment in
the county.
Mr.. Thos. Threadgould, concerning whom
certain derogatory statements were made,
with reference 10 his treatment of an inva-
lid sister and her family, recently asked that
a committee be appointed from among the
members of the church with which he is
affiliated, to investigate the matter. His re-
quest was complied with and the committee
in their report fully exonerate Mr.. Thread
gould and vindicate his character in the
premises.
The travelingpublic have no legitimate cause
10 complain OF the accommodations on the
narrow gauge this winter. During the re-
cent terrible storm it made its trips with
as much regularity as more pretentious
roads, and, III fact, more regularly than
some of them. Of course people joke and
talk about the little road, but really, it is one
of the most important and beneficial roads
we have SO far as the Interests of Van
Buren, county are concerned.
We extract the following items from tho
annual report of the Mutual City and Vii
lage Fire Insurance Company of Berrien,
Cass and Van Buren, counties: Total in
come during the year $1S06.44, expenses
actually paid during the year S1530.30, total
losses during the year $4,000, losses due and
payable $66.40, losses resisted $4,000. !
judgment in Supreme court $560.75, paid
salaries $811.41, total liabilities S19t1.34. !
For company with SO long a name it would
seem that the losses during the year have
been exceedingly light and the salaries ex-
ceedingly liberal.
Some of the people over in Almena have !
been annoyed for some time past by series
of petit larcenies that have been committed |
in their neighborhood. A few days since |
Mr.. John Mcdonald complained that be had |
lost quantity of carpet rags, which his |
wife had prepared for making a new carpet. |
He made an application to Justice Rowland |
lpf ~ StdICH WuEIhul 10 sedTCH tuo DIeIDlStS
of one Irving Parks residing near by. The
warrant was issued and officer McCabe found |
the property, part Of which had been WOW
en- into carpet, Thcreupon a warrant was |
issued for the arrest of Dir, PARKS and his !
wife, and a brother, Tim Parks, They all !
pleaded guilty 70 the charge, and the court
Sentenced the husband and wife to pay
fine of Ss25 each and to 30 days in Jail, and !
in default of the payment of the fine to 30
days additional Imprisonment. Tim was LET |
of with so and 10 days, with ten days adj
ditional If the fine he not paid.
1t is reported that II. S. Williams of Aber-
deem, OAK, had occasion, few days since, |
to go out short distance from town after
some hay. He prepared himself to resist
the penetrating rays of a bright Dakota sun.
by investing his corporeal frame with pair
of woolen drawers two pairs of heavy WOOL |
en- pants, lined, two pairs of socks, heavy
boots and arctics, two shirts, vest, a coat,
q heavy overcoat and buffalo overcoat out
side of that, two pairs of gloves, fur cap
drawn over his ears, together with sundry
wraps, mufilers, ETC., but, notwithstanding
all his precautions, the brilliant sunshine of
that delectable country nearly oyerpowered