The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-10-15

Nashville is 10 have second paper-a
monthly-to be published in the interest of
the schools.
Bad for Big Rapids-one year ago
there was not vacant store to rent, now
there are twenty seven.
The State Military Board are examin-
ing and condemning old uniforms and
equipments at Lansing.
AT Bad Axe Judge Wilson sentenced
the murderer Clark to State Prison for life.
Clark himself is satisfied.
Traverse City people have let the con-
tracts for $2O,O 900 new school house, to be
ready for occupancy July 10, 1886.
The managers of the Michigan Sol
diers' Homo are caring for ten disabled
veterans, and have forty mine applications
ON hand.
-Hillsdale will not adopt standard time.
The courts will probably be governed by it,
but the banks, schools. and business men
will be governed by local time.
- Monroe business men threaten to can
eel their policies in Southern Michigan
companies which have advanced rates 80 to
80 per cent. unless the old rates are re-
stored.
Two Monroe girls dressed up in mems
clothes and went on "mash." Their at
tentions to some of their female acquaint-
ances were Indignantly repulsed, and to
prevent arrest they were compelled to re-
veal their identity.
1t takes fewer dollars to buy good
home now than it has for several years
past, and the savings of the working classes
in Detroit have been very largely invested
in that kind of property during the past
year.-Free Press.
Rents in Tecumseh are rapidly de-
clining. To rent or for sale cards are seen
on almost every other house. Three or
chestras have lately been organized there,
besides seven vocal quartettes and the reg
ular brass bands.-Free Press.
Miss Alice b. Joddin, of Coldwater, a
graduate of the academic and law depart
ments of the University of Michigan, has
entered the Yale College Law School. She
is the first lady ever entered in any depart
ment of Yale outside of the art school.
William Thurgood and William Bar
barring, of Freeland, died somewhat sud-
denly at their homes Saturday, aged II and
| 78 years, respectively. They were fast
friends, had resided in the county for
thirty-fve years, and were buried in the
same grave.
General Phil Sheridan and United
States Senator Palmer, of Michigan, sat
side by side at table at the Army of the
Cumberland reunion at Grand Rapids.
Senator" observed Sheridan, Il have a
knife here that I'll sell you for cents. 1
cannot give it to you, because the gift of a
knife cuts friendship. The man of whom
/ secured it sold it to me on the same terms
and for the same reason" "Who sold it
to your" General Grant" The Senator
bought it. and says that $1,000 would not
buy it.-Detroi Free Press.
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Lake City Monday. Arnold confessed
that he, with Andrew J. Larcon and son,
Jerry Larcon, went to the house. Arnold
said he watched while the others killed
and set fire to the house. Arnold then
made another affidavit, denying his state
ment duplicating Larcon and son, and Lar
con was released. Arnold and Larcon oc-
cupied the same cell Sunday night. Arnold
was sentenced to solitary confinement at
Jackson for life. Attorneys argued mo-
ton for a new trial. but it was denied.
There is nothing that distresses En-
giish people, when they are at home in En-
gland, more than American pronunciation
of American names. Chicago, instead of
Chick argo, as every Englishman knows
the name should be pronounced, hurts their
feelings dreadfully. A Boston lady, who
recently spent a little time with an English
family in London, where, on account of the
residence of relative in Michigan, there
was occasion for reference now and then to
tLdt Otitt, Says tudt snc hhu OuCc iutu-
toned the name Of Michigan her hostess
managed quietly to get her ear, and whis-
pered: Couldn't you, you know, while
you are here. just to make it seem a little
less strange to our friends, say Mikkigan?"
Boston Record.
The annual meeting of the National
Prison Association will be held this year at
Detroit, commencing Oct. IL, and the I'M
usually interesting program which has been
prepared should and doubtless will attract
q large attendance from those interested in
the subject of prison reform. Among the
many papers to be read are those of Charles
Dudley Warner on Education as q Factor
in Reformation, Major r. w. McClaughry,
Warden at the Joliet Penitentiary, on
Prison Punishments, A. A. Brush of
Sing Sing on prison Labor" p. j. Dam
erty of Trenton, N. j., on The Piece Price
Plan Of Prison Labor" Charlton I. Lewis
of Naw York on sTha ENGLISH Prisons