The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-09-12


Last week, we borrowed portion Of
the space belonging to Oppenheim, the
boot, shoe and furnishing goods man
This week he blossoms out with double
his former space and offers his patrons
and the public generally some very en-
ticing bargains.
Louis Straw of Mattawan, lad of
about fifteen years, apparently vaga-
bond and "a vagrant, was convicted be-
fore Justice Mason, on Monday last, Of
assault and battery and sent to the
reform school at Lansing until he shall
attain the age OF eighteen years.
Editor Coles little democratic kid, Z"
while contemplating the approaching
jubilee of his republican playmates, re-
marked: sometimes | almost wish |
was a republican" That's right, BERTHE,
you ought to be one; your father was
one four years ago and only Hoped
because he had to.
The Hartford NeUs announces that it
is about To remove to Benton Harbor
The NORTHERNER remarked, when the
NeUS was started, that the field for
newspapers in Van Buren, county was
pretty well filled, and the result of the
NeUs' venture seems To verify the cor
rectness of such opinion.
Quite a crowd gathered the other
day to listen to a discussion between a
couple of litigants who have a case on
the calendar of the court. The crowd
would, doubtless, have been larger, but
one of the parties talked so loud that
people could hear all they cared to
without leaving their places of business.
Messrs Martin & Murphy, Lawton's
enterprising drug firm, will have some
thing new and attractive to say to our
readers next week. Owing to Mr..
Martins severe illness, Mr.. Murphy
has been too busy attending to the
wants of their numerous customers to
prepare new lad" but says he will
be con deck" for our next issue.
Enoch Loveland, former resident of
this village, was arrested here the other
day charged with poisoning hogs with
paris green. Mr.. l.. says he knows
nothing about the matter. Perhaps
those who charge him with the crime
had better ascertain whether or not
paris green will kill hogs; arsenic will
not and that is the same kind of poison.
There were forty-four applicants for
certificates at the recent Gobleville ex-
animation. The following is list of
the names of the immortal eight who
'got there"-there's luck in odd num-
bers: ID. +. Anderson, Amy l.. Albee,
Lena Fisk, Edward Rowland, Pearl
Noble, Ethel O'Brien, De Forest Ross,
Mary Park Several others made but
partial failures and will be permitted To
make up" if they can.
Quite a large number of strangers
were in town in attendance on the Dis
ciple convention which was held here
from the 9th to the 10th insts., inclusive.
Among them were our old friends, FL
der L. Brooks and wife, who were
gladly welcomed by their many valued
meeting was eminently success, the
services being of the most interesting
and instructive character.
Before Justice Mason, on the sixth
instant, Mary Ann Grain, charged on
complaint of George Lucas, with an
assault and battery on his person.
Verdict, mot guilty." and respondent
discharged. In the same court on the
same day, on complaint of John w.
Shank, Harry Cassiday, James Cassiday
and Daniel Shaft were examined on a
charge of stealing cattle. Case mol.
pros'd and respondents discharged.
The Paw Paw Wolverines played two
games of ball last Friday at Gobleville;
one with the Gobleville boys and one
with the Kendall club. At the close of
the seventh inning of each game, the
KS and G's refused to play longer,
claiming that the games were to consist
of only seven innings. The umpire,
Harry Longwell, who says he consid
cred himself fortunate To escape with
his life, didn't so understand matters
and gave each of the games to Paw Paw
by score of nine to nought
The democratic pole still lays prone
upon the ground i'm three sections, all
hickory. The plan now, as we have
heard, is to have different kinds of
wood, the butt of hickory, to represent
the democracy, the middle of some
other kind of timber, painted green, to
represent the greenback portion of the
triple alliance, and the top of Eastwood,
to represent the prohibition contingent.
The only question yet to be decided is
whether the flag shall fly the names of
all the candidates or be simply red
bandana.
Rev. w. j. Hathaway has been as
signed to the pastorate of the M. f..
church at this place for the ensuing
year. Elder Tanner goes to Marshall.
The other assignments for this county
are as follows: Bloomingdale, Samuel
Kitzmiller; Gobleville, to be supplied;
Kendall, X. w. Tindall; Lacota, Rich
ard Sheir; South Haven, A. Il. Fergu-
son; Bangor, w. III. Parsons; Breeds
vile, Samuel Treurn; Decatur, w. w.
Lamport; Hartford, VIM. Prouty; Keel
er, y. +. Hutchinson; Lawrence, w. n.
Younglove; Lawton, 4. II. Day; Malta
wan, s. s. Slyter.
1t was a very happy company that
met in the pleasant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Myers last week Tuesday.
Old teachers, schoolmates and friends
met who had been separated for years.
George said 1t would be a funny set to
bring together-old women and girls
but he forgot that the girls of thirty
years ago are not rs young as they once
were. Those from away were Mrs. DIR.
Bulson from Wisconsin, Mrs. N. Is.
Crane from Oregon, Mrs. Wells Wood
man from Kansas and, 10 the surprise
and Joy of the others, Mrs. DIR. Bennett
/ from East Jordan, came that morning.
I There were also "A number of others