The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-02-04

by calling at this Office, paying for this no
tice and doing the fair thing by the boys.
"The Wonderful Ethescope or Egyptian
Mystery" at Longwells Opera House for
five nights only" beginning Tuesday eve
ming, Feb. 2nd. Admission 10 and 20 cents.
Our friend, j. s. Tuxbury of waverly,
who is just recovering from severe illness
of nearly four months duration, was in town
last Saturday. He looks thin but thinks he
is good for long pull yet.
The following letters remain uncaied for
at the postoffice for the week ending Feb. 1st:
Billing, Lissa; Clark, John D.; Cobb. j. L.;
Edagty, Chas.; Gilbert, c.. Monroe, Millie;
Sherrod, Henry: Wood, Willie j.
The annual election of village officers will
take place three weeks from next Monday
March lst. 1t is not too soon to begin TO
think of good men to fill the places of those
whose terms of Office will expire at that time.
The Barker case was argued in the su-
preme court on the 2Sth inst. At the time
of this writing no decision has been rendered,
but it is altogether probable that Marsh and
Bill will soon be back in our Jail awaiting a
new trial.
The wood business is just booming. Some
loads come in piled up like loads of hay. BY
the way, we are still ready to receive an un-
limited amount of wood ION subscription"
Many of our patrons have paid us in that
manner and the offer sstill open.
George Koons has the finest display of
harness and horse furnishing goods that can
be found in any shop in this part of the
state. His recent purchase of the Hurlbut
stock combined with what he previously had
on hand makes an elegant display.
Miss Hartwell's appointment of Feb. 3D.
at the Presbyterian Church, will be deferred
until the evening of Feb. 9th. Miss Hartwell
was in Bangkok, Siam, nearly five years. To
those who are interested in mission work. it
will be rare treat to hear her. No admis-
sion fee.
Our respected Dowagiac friends, Moon of
the Times, and Spoor of the Republican, are
carrying on a soul narrowing newspaper
war; How pleasant it would be to see our
brothers-at Dowagiac-"dwell together in
unity" but we never expect to see it; the
millennium is not yet
Last Tuesday was Candlemas day. The
sun shone little while during the day and,
| if the traditional bear, woodchuck or ground
hog ventured out, he must have seen his
shadow and retired to his den for another
six weeks slumber. We trust it was so cold
that he failed to awake.
| Miss Clara Sheldon has left her situation
in the postofiice. I'VE wonder what for"
Miss Clara has been a good looking, pains
taking, faithful and efficient clerk. Ii Miss
Edgel, who succeeds her. shall "fill the bilf'
as well as has Miss Clara, she will have reason
to feel satisfied with her work.
A number of little folks were invited by
Mrs. j. G.. Todd TO attend party OH Tues
day evening of last week in honor of the
birthday of her daughter Miss Mabel Ball.
The girls and boys had fine time and Miss
Mabel received many nice presents from her
young friends and from her parents.
All who are interested in the holding of a
Farmers Institute in this village are request
ed to meet at Grange Hall on Monday eve
ming next at seven o'clock d. m. sharp.
Ladies specially requested to be present.
The object of the meeting is TO perfect ar
rangements and appoint committees for the
Institute.
Several of our exchanges have been ex-
ceedingly troubled by the death notice of
our Glendale correspondent. We have since
heard that he is not really dead. From his
long silence we inferred that he must be dedd,
and we shall not really believe he lives until
he shall speak again through the columns of
the NoRTHERNER.
The 18th annual session of the Superin-
| tendsnts of the Poor and Union Association
will be held at Ionia, commencing on Tues
day evening, February 10th, 1886. and con-
tinuing until noon of Thursday, the 18th.
II is desired that every county in the state
shall be represented. For reduced fare.
correspond with Hon. S. S. Dryden, Allegan,
Mich.
A little daughter of Mrs. Eldredge of this
village, while climbing upon sleigh one day
last week, accidentally fell between the bobs
and was run over, iniuring her seriously.
The practice of children catching on sleighs
is very dangerous and reprehensible. We
wonder that we have not sooner had occasion
to chronicle similar accident. Children
don't do so any more.
The Detroit Free Press sends out novel
advertising card, representing U. S. mail
wagon loaded with Free Presses for the diff
ferent states and territories, each package
labeled with the proper address and the
number of papers it contains. The most in
teresting feature-to the managers at least
| is the fact that the combined figures make a
grand total of $4,000 as the mail circulation
of the paper.
In the suit against Hollis Keables, institu-
ted by Mary Hanold of Keelerville, an exam
ination was had before Justice Rowland on
Friday last at which time some legal points
were raised and decided adversely to the
defense, whereupon further examination was
waived by the respondent and he was held
for appearance at the next term of the circuit
court in the sum of $500. The requisite
bond was promptly given.
Testimony was taken before Judge Hilton
last Monday and Tuesday, in the case OF
Peter Worth, a pauper at the Van Buren,
County poor-house VS.. the estate of Ozias
Osborne, former inmate of the same insti-
tuition. The case is pending before the coun-
ty court in the city of Chicago. The claim
is for service rendered by Worth in nursing
and attending Osborne while in the poor
house. q. w. Rowland represented the
claimant and G. Il. Mccoy. Esq. of Chicago
| the estate.
The Des Moines Qowa) Lender. in a recent
issue. gives an account of the 10th birthday
of Robert Burns. Among other things ii
says, Zone of the really enjoyable and highly
appreciated features of the programme was
the song, Bonnie Sweet Bessie of Dundee,
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