The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16
WHOLE NUMBER 1865.


fault that can be charged TO our cores
pondent, however, is i'm the messenger
chosen. Mac was two full of bust
ness to think of trifles.
Speaker Diekema, in announcing the
house committees, gave Hon. {. l..
Eaton, of this county, the chairmanship
of the committee on military affairs.
Mr.. Eaton is also a member of the com
mttee on reform school and the com
mttee on state affairs. We are glad to
note this recognition of the ability of
our tOwnsman, and predict that his
committee will be an effective one.
A Waverly lady, having purchased "A
bill of crockery at BroughtOn's one day
last week, and having them neatly put
up in large basket she had brought
with her for that purpose, started out
to ilnlsh her shopping ut other stores.
Meanwhile an Almena man had SINH
lar basket filled with groceries at Long
wells, and had it carried To Brough-
tons, where he was To "sort up" Same
old story-wrong basket-man angry
stern chase-mutual explanations four
miles out of town-rOundup.
The Michigan Press Association con
cluded its business and adjourned on
the 9th. The secretary was instructed
To open negotiations with the various
railways leading into Yellowstone park
in order to perfect arrangements for an
excursion to that place Immediately
after the next meeting of the associa
ton, which will be held in Grand Rap
ids early in July next. Under reso-
luton, transportation will only be given
those who have been proprietors one
year previous to the excursion, and
those receiving such transportation will
be entitled TO be accompanied by one
lady.
At the close of the union services,
held at the First Baptist church last
Sunday evening, Rev. Mr. Pallister an
nOunced an entertainment to be held at
his church for the benefit of Della Put
man, and gave IA brief account of her
atfliction and present condition, and
hoped for good house ut the time of
the benefit entertainment. why not
take n collection for her, nOw?" suggest
ed Elder Clark from the audience. 1--WE
second that motion over this way" res
ponded II. w. McCabe, from another
part of the house, and the collection Ia
good one) was taken, and the proceeds
will be forwarded to the sufferer.
An entertainment will be given next
Monday evening ut the Christian
church. the proceeds of which are TO be
donated to Miss Della Putnam, now at
the national surgical institute, Indian
apolis, receiving treatment All of our
people know the difficulty under which
she has labored for several years, and
we trust to this deserving appeal there
will be a liberal and generous response
The concert is given under the auspices
of the young ladies' nilsson band
Tickets will be sold at ID cents for adults
and 10 cents for children, and can be
obtained at the Savings bank, and stores
of ID. Spicer d Co., and |. W. Hubert
or of any of the young ladies of the
church.
The Dillman- -McAlpine- -wheelbarrow-
election-be show, advertised to come
off with great eclat on Thursday of last
week, was not brilliant to an overshad-
owing degree. The principal actors
took their positions in front of the
Dyckman house at p. m, the loser
attired in flags and Grape, and the win
ner in flags and huge saffron
colored parasol. To the musicCj of
half dozen tin horns and escorted by
fifteen or twenty men and boys-prin
cipally the latter-the procession moved
up Nam street as far as the postoffice,
ut which point, finding themselves al
most entirely alone, the much -talkedof
returned To their respective duties on
the board of supervisors.
Every available inch of space in
Longwell'S opera house was occupied
Monday night, on the occasion of the
public installation of the newly elected
officers of Brodhead Post G.. A. X. In
addition to the throngs of our own peo-
pie who were DESTROYS of witnessing
the ceremonies, delegations were pres
ent from several of the Posts of our
neighboring villages. A fine chorus of
male voices, recitations, brief addresses
by home talent and the presence of "a
live Johnnie, made up programme at
once interesting and instructive. Col.
III. II Gill, of the 23d Virginia cavalry,
is the live Johnnie referred to, and his
remarks proved conclusively that there
are reconstructed rebels. The colonel
carries yankee bullet in his body, and
says that is all the pension he considers
himself entitled to- The affair was q
complete success from inception to fin
ish and will be long pleasantly remem-
bered by our people.
In the case of Hall VS. Hall, involving
the question rs to who Is entitled to
the remains of deceased person, and
which has been noticed from time To
time i'm the columns of the NORTHERN
Err rs the case has progressed, an opin
ion of the supreme court was filed in
the clerks office here on Friday last.
We quote from opinion: 1.-The right 10
bury and protect remains and to choose
the place of the sepulchre rests with
the next of kin in the absence of tes-
tamentary disposition. If necessary to
decision of the case, i would hold that
when difficulty arose between the
widow and children, the latter had the
right to demand burial in Anderson
cemetery, but even this is unnecessary.
When defendant had consented and al
lowed the burial i'm Anderson cemetery.
she has no right to remove the body ex-
cept with the consent of complainants.
Health and good order demand that this
body, properly buried, should not be
capriciously removed. IL the widow
could remove it by force, the children
could regain possession i'm the same way
The right of the living to bury and pro-