The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-05-06
All comrades should be present next Mon

All comrades should be present next Mon
day evening at the meeting of Broadhead
Post, TO make arrangements for Memorial
day.
Mr.. n. L. Surdam, an estimable old gentle
man, and for many years resident of the
township of Antwerp, was buried last Sun
day.
Henry A. Rogers don't know how much
he weighs. Even the hay scales won't
weigh him. 1t is girl, born last Monday
morning.
At meeting of the officers of the Van
Buren, County Battalion q. A. X. on the 4th
inst, il was decided to hold 9th annual reun
ion at Lake Cora commencing on Thursday
June 10th.
The train ran of the track at the depot
last Friday morning and was unable to make
the morning run to Lawton. Passengers
from Kalamazoo were brought over on a
hand-car.
The May term of our circuit court was
convened on Tuesday morning last. The
calendar was called and some minor business
transacted and an adjournment had until
Friday next.
Rev. +. II. Day, who spoke at the Meth
odist church last Sunday morning, called at
our office before leaving town. We recog
nised him as an old acquaintance of our boy
hood days and were pleased to take him by
the hand
Mr.. James Walker, who lives near Three
Mile Lake, has one of the finest gardens in
this region. His peas are up and growing
nicely. Mr. w. is noted for having the best
peas in ma rket. Whoever beats him will
have to get up early in the morning.
Some unhung scoundrel in the township
of Keeler recently attempted to perpetrate
wholesale murder by means of paris green
placed in the water tank of Charles Duncombe
Esq. of that place. 1t was discovered in
time to prevent any evil consequences.
Burr Robins great menagerie and circus
will exhibit at Lawton, on Tuesday May
18th. The marrow guage' will carry pas
sengers from all points for 80 cents, which
includes admission into the show. Burr has
a host of friends in this county and will no
doubt be greeted by a large attendance.
We were very much pleased, few days
since, to receive call from w. l.. Evans
| Esq, who has just returned from the west
and is stopping at Lawrence. We taught
Walt his letters in the old red school house
on the town line west of Lawrence, twenty
seven years ago. He was pretty good
little boy.
There were seventy-seyen applicants at the
examination at Coolies, of whom ten passed.
One has made up since the examination.
The following are the names of the success
full ones: Cora L. Carpenter, Jessie B. Eaton,
Jennie Eaton, Edward Rowland. William
! Mcmillan, Bert Prentice. Samuel ID. Stone,
Hattie Van Kirk, Olive NJ. Wilson, Maggie
Worthington, Kate Powell.
Judge Mills has returned from his trip TO
California and opened court here last Tues
day morning. He reports a very pleasant
time. Those who were figuring for an APP
pointment to fill the vacancy that was TO oc-
cur on his return, will have to wait while.
The probabilities are that A. j. will continue
to draw the emoiuments of the Office until
the close of the judicial term.
On Tuesday last. James NJ. Longwell
was arraigned before Justice Warner. charg-
ed with violation of the liquor law. by hav-
ing sold liquor to George Keser, after hav-
ing been forbidden to do so by his wife.
The evidence tended TO show that Mrs.
Kesler was not Nr. Kesler's legal wife.
Upon this showing the prosecutor did not
ask for a conviction and the respondent
was discharged.
The new creamery building is about finish
ed. The machinery will be placed in it in
a few days. Steps will bei Immediately taken
to work up the different routes, and. within
very short time, the making of butter will
begin. The /" boss butter maker" is here
and no unnecessary delay will be permitted.
This is matter in which farmers should
take deep interest, as they will be greatly
benefited, whether the stockholders get rich
or not.
The Hartford Day Spring is responsible
for the following story, which our readers
can take cliDl grdnO sails, if they choose:
On the sth day of JaAuary last, Truman
Lamphear of Lawrence, had four six months
old pigs buried beneath a stack of clover
chaff. On the 10Th ult., 100 days after their
burial, they all dug out alive, although one
died the next day. They have lost all their
hair, ard weigh but thirty pounds apiece.
while the balance of the litter weigh $50
pounds each.
The suggestion made by Trustee Noyes at
the last session of the common council, that
reports of the proceedings of that body
should be correct was very appropriate
Suppose the board should do as other vii
lagos do. authorize the recorder to prepare
an official report and pay the several papers
of our village for the publication of the
same? When reporters have to pick up
these matters, as best they may by inter-
viewing different members of the board. it
is not at all strange that inaccuracies should
occur, or that the statements should some
times be a little colored.
We acknowledge the receipt from Prof. L.
Cook of Portland, Oregon, of late copies of
Portland papers containing the proceedings
of the 21st annual commencement of the
medical department of the Willamette Uni
versity and programme of the exercises.
The papers all speak highly of the music
executed on the occasion by Miss May Cook,
the Prof's daughter. The OregonidR says
1T was splendid performance-almost
wonderful for one of her years. In all the
requisites to piano playing Miss Cook is
remarkably apt, and her future as a musician
is full of promise" We are not at all sur
prised, knowing as we do, the ability of her
instructor.
The spirit of union, consolidation and in
corporation is abroad. The leading men of
religious thought are becoming sick ard dis