The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-01
WHOLE NUMBER 1919.

One OF those weddings we mentioned
few weeks since, as being on the tapis, will
take place this-W Wednesday-evening at the
residence of j. w. Ball. The high contract
ing parties are Mr.. George Flanders and
Miss Lena Ball. Not having the gift of
prophecy, We shall have to defer descrip-
tion of it until next week.
The lecture by Rev. l.. b. Fish, last Mon
day evening for the benefit of the free read
ing room, subject "The Mammoth Cave
was we'll attended and gave entire satisfac-
ton. II was q graphic description of one
of the great wonders of this great continent
of wonders. Another entertainment will be
given on Monday evening next for the same
object, the programme for which is not yet
arranged.
We shall probably delay the publication of
the next Issue of the NoRrHERNER for
twenty-four hours in order to obtain as full
election returns as practicable. Our CORES
pondepts or other friends will confer great
favor on US if they will, by the first mail,
send Us a sample of each kind of ticket
voted in their respective townships, with the
vote of each candidate plainly marked oppo-
site his name.
Going home from our Office few days
since, we found o sack of four-Belle of
Bangor-with the compliments of p. j.
Davey, proprietor of the "Black River
Mills" at our neighboring village of
Bangor. MIR. Davey evidently understands
how to treat "the poor printer" Ii he sup
plies his customers with the same grade of
-four as that he sent Us, he need not fear
competition from any source.
Died, of consumption on the 2od ult.,
Miss Florence L., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.
J. Hackley of this village, aged eleven years.
Funeral services, conducted by the pastor of
the First Baptist Church, were held at the
residence on Friday last. The bereaved
family have the heartfelt sympathy of many
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Hackley return their
sincere thanks for the many kindnesses
shown them In their sore affiiction.
The NoRTHERSER reaches almost every
post-office in the county and large number
outside of both county and state, on Wednes-
day, the day it is printed. But Lawrence
and Hartford, which should be two of the
most convenient offices, do not get it until
Thursday, simply because there is no after
| noon mail for the west over the marrow
gauge" as there ought to be. Our subscrib-
ers at those offices ought to receive their pa
pers at 1:30 and two o'clock respectively,
every Wednesday afternoon.
Notwithstanding the fact that wise Solons
| at Lansing, who have the matter in charge,
have reported that they find no case where
soldiers have been cheated out of their state
bounties by means of forged papers, and that
investigation shows such claims TO be the re-
suit of s hort memories, asort oflopsus mem
oride, on the part of the old soldiers. we
can point them to instances where the pa
pers upon which such bounties were paid
were executed at places never visited by sol
diers to whom payment purports to have
been made, and which were executed before
officers, or pretended officers. never seen or
heard of by such soldiers. A little closer
investigation, gentlemen, is demanded at
your hands by those who have been wronged
out of their just dues.
An Idaho paper, speaking of Mr.. Wilson
of Boise Valley in that territory, who has
been visiting his brother Henry of this town
ship during the past winter says that. "when
he told them back in Michigan. that it was
the custom in Idaho to drive Christmas beef,
fat, juicy and sweet, direct from the range
to the slaughter-house, the people, blizzard
racked and shivering, didn't exactly call
him liar but sort of intimated that travel
had thrown him off his mental base. The
! people there received with like incredulity
all the truthful descriptions he gave them
of the wonderful climate. stock ranges and
mineral resources of our favored territory"
No. we don't believe the people here thought
Mr.. w. was lying, Just drawing the long bow
a little, that is all. No doubt Idaho is q
great institution. out il il not Heayen-not
quite