The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03

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1t almost made Martin weep, Just to look
at the file of examination papers he had to
wade through.
Let everybody turn out to town meeting
next Monday. You can afford to give one
day for the public good.
The total amount of taxes returned un-
collected by the several township treasurers,
for the past year is $336142.
DIR. @. M. Odell has some fine young ma
Piles growing in his door yard. Any one
who desires can have them, free of charge.
Fred Bassett has traded his building on
Main street occupied by McKellar, to M. p.
Allen, for house and lot on Paw Paw street.
Frank Throop had the middle finger of
his right hand taken off by one of the ma
chimes in Briggs mill last Tuesday morn
ing.
A drove of young cattle passed through
town last Tuesday, They were bought by
Geo. Bush of Coolies, and will be shipped to
Wyoming.
Comrade b. f. Heckert has been appoint
ed as an aide-de-cdmp on the staff OF Com
mander-in-chief Shank, of the department
of Mich q. A. X.
Paw Paw Lodge No. 18, l. q. o. f., will
have work in the I'd and Sd degrees next
Friday evening. A general invitation is ex-
tended TO all the brethren.
What handy thing il is to keep four
years old political platform ready set, in a
printing office. IL serves admirably to fill a
vacant column, now and then.
! About $50 teachers were present at the
| regular examination held in this village on
Friday and Saturday last. We will publish
the list of successful applicants next week.
| Miss Cora Belle Tarr, the elocutionist, will
give one of her inimitable entertainments at
Longwelrs Opera house next Friday even
ing. Admission 25 cents, children Is cents
Mr.. L. Roberts of this village, was elect
ed as a member of the state central COM
mittee, by the convention of our colored
fellow citizens, held at Battle Greek last week.
The discourse delivered by Elder Harvey
at the Free Baptist church, last Sunday even
ing, was good enough to have been heard by
much larger audience than was present on
that occasion.
Jas. f. Billiard started last Monday on his
lonely journey to Dakota. He has our
heartfelt sympathy. We don't believe Jim
wanted to return to the land of billiards.,
but he had to.
Elder o. Ebert Of Creston, Iowa, was in
town few days last week shaking hands
with his many friends here. Western life
seems to agree with the Elder who was look
ing exceedingly well.
The young mems republican club met in
their new rooms last Monday evening, for
the first time. Several new members Joined
the club and measures were taken to put it
on sound financial basis
At the last meeting of the village board
the bond of the Marshal was presented and
accepted. The question of the amount of
liquor dealers bonds was discussed some
what, and laid over for two weeks
Paw Paw Encampment No. 80, 100 F..
expects to work in the Golden Rule degree,
on Wednesday evening April 9th. All mem
bers of the order who have attained that
degree are cordially invited to be present on
that occasion.
Mrs. DR.. Palmer has gone to Palmyra, ".
Y. She was accompanied by the DIR. as far
as Detroit He attended the State Dental
Convention at Detroit, and also the Alumni
Association, at Ann Arbor, of which he was
elected president.
The members of the Young Mems Repub-
lican Club will have fine opportunity to do
good work for the party ON Monday next.
They have been well recognized on the re-
publican ticket. Now let them attend the
polls all day and see to it--as they can
that the ticket is elected.
Miss Hattie Brown died at the residence
of her parents one mile west of this village.
on Monday afternoon last. Miss Brown was
well known and highly respected in this
community. The funeral services were con-
Quoted at the house on Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. w. @. Burns officiating.
Governor Begole has designated Thurs
day, the oath inst, as "Arbor Day. Get
your trees ready to plant on that day.
What forest it would make, in the aggre-
gate, if every one should plant just one tree!
The governor recommends that particular
attention be paid to the decoration of our
burial grounds, Goods Acre."
Elder Goodman delivered an impromptu
temperance lecture In tho bar room of the
Dyckman House last week Wednesday. even
ing. This was, fguratively speaking, "beard-
ing the lion in his den," and shows that the
Elder had the courage of his convictions,
whatever may be thought or said of his dis
cretion.
Keane's comedy company, which has just
closed successful engagement in Chicago,
will play in Longwell's Opera House on
Monday and Tuesday evenings, April 7th
and 9Th, for the benefit of Brodhead Post,
G. A. Il. Our citizens know this troupe,
and know it TO be second to none that has
ever visited our town, and no words of COM
mendation are needed from us. We doubt
not they will be received by crowded houses.
Turn out and give the old vets a good ben
eft.
The editor of the NoRTHERNER had the
pleasure of examining Miss Kate Fletcher of
South Haven, in the science of civil govern
ment, at the recent inspection of teachers,
held in this village. Miss Fletcher is way mp
in that branch of her studies and was marked
100 She could pass successful examina-
ton for admission to the bar before any
court in Michigan. Miss Waring of Ant
werp, also made very fine record in the
some branch, being marked 90.
The Southeast Decatur correspondent of
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