The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-31


ponse, and as result local league
was organized TO cooperate with the
county league in an effort 70 advance
the temperance interest.-DecatUr
Republican.
Thursday morning II. j. Linder-
man reports the mercury at . below
zero, two miles north of the village,
e.. j. Monroe, one mile and a-half
southeast, reports it twelve below,
and A. Stedman on River street, re-
ports it at IL below. Don't bother
about the peaches; we are bound to
have some.-.Sentinel
The person who was mentioned in
the Republican last week as having
been run over by the cars west of
here, was tramp by the name of
Ferguson who was stealing ride.
He feared the train was not going to
stop and SO jumped off and was
thrown under the cars, being in
stantly killed.-Dorogiac Repud-
Hc0n.
The marshal notified the propri-
etors of our temperance billiard halls
that it would be policy for them to
close up at 9 o'clock at night, as
those of our citizens having boys who
were in the habit of visiting these
places were becoming indignant, and
SO far they have done so. No one
will appreciate the change more than
ourselves.-Ddy Spring.
-. G.. Saxton had another narrow
escape from burning out last Sunday
evening. This time it was at his
residence. The fire originated from
some clothing which hung on the
back of chair near the stove pipe
in the chamber, burning the chair and
II bed which stood near it, when it
was discovered and eXtinguished with
out further damage.-Ledder.
Sunday morning c. NJ. Rawson
discovered that the rear outside door
at his bakery had been broken open
and upon investigation it was found
that some one had taken about four
dollars from small drawer in the
telephone Office, but there was more
money in the drawer which the thief
did not discover. Nothing else seems
to have been Observation-Disclosures
RepN5licaa.
On Thursday last, Jerry Kellar, of
Niles, took the cars at South Bend to
return to his home. When near
Bertrand he fell from the car catch
ing his foot in the brake chains and
was dragged between the rails to
Niles before he was discovered. His
head was almost entirely torn away
and he was onl Y recognized by his
baggage. He was 81 years of age
and had resided in Niles many wears.
-Dor0gjac RepqJtica1.
Burglars entered the NJ. G. II. r.
ticket Office Tuesday evening, secur-
ing $50 in money and watch which
had been left as security for ticket.
The safe was not disturbed and no
tickets taken. Burned matches were
found scattered around. y gentle
man from Buchanan who was wait
ing in the depot for friends expected
on the night express, heard nothing,
neither did any of the night employees
of the company.-NHeS Republjco1l.
A young fellow named Barnard
rendered himself sore ANNOYANCE
to several of our citizens and to the
village, the latter part of the week.
He hung around the depot nights
and acted tn tramp to perfection
Several times n was sent off on the
train, but ii the proverbial bad
penny he alw came back. From
all that we ca. gather he is slightly
off his mental balance, and every
body reioiced when his mother,
widowed lady living near Berlamont,
came, on Tuesday, and took the
prodgal home.-Refector.
;. W. Prescott fell dead while
walking III the road some 40 rods
from his house north of here Tuesday
last DIR. Anderson was summoned.
and with DIR. Rankin of Blooming.
dale, made a post mortem examina-
ton, the result showing the kidneys
and some other organs to have been
affected, but the immediate cause was
cerebral hemorrhage, caused by the
rupture of blood vessel at the base
of the brain. Deceased was MEM
Der of the Grand Army Post at
Bloomingdale, and was buried YES
terday, services being conducted by
Chaplain Dane of Edwin Colweil
Post.-GoJieriite Herald.
Mr.. George Cable, whose death at
Fort Scott, Kan, we noticed in our
last issue, was for many years resi-
dent of this county, being at one
time engaged in the lumber business
at Lawrence and subsequently one
of the most thriving farmers of Arl.
ington. He was an active business
man, of quick perceptions, sharp at
a trade, but conscientiouslv honest.
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