The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-06


fled the county treasurer that they have
extended the time for the collection OF
the taxes.
BroughtOn gives his readers some
queer ideas regarding architecture, and
some sound ones regarding housekeep-
ing affairs. They will repay careful
perusal
Gov. Luce has appointed DR. Foster
Pratt, of Kalamazoo, rs a member OF
the board of trustees of the asylum for
the insane at Kalamazoo. In this, the
very best appointment he could have
made, the governor will not be charged
with ultra partiZanslIip.
A party of the solid business men of
Bangor were i'm this place "A few days
since, comforting with our citizens re-
garding the new line of railroad con
templated to pass through this place en-
rOHte To South Haven. These gentlemen
aver their ability To raise S15,0 at
Bangor to secure the road via that place.
In attempting To sweeten medicine
he was about To take, last Sunday, Col.
w X. Hawkins used arsenic instead of
sugar. Mrs j. Nj. LOngwell who was
preparing the medicine for him, discov-
cred what he was using after he had
got one dose down, and by the prompt
use of antidotes the effect of the drug
was neutralized.
Sam1 Holmes and o. b. Virgins,
superintendents of the county poor,
have petitioned the probate court for
an order admitting Harry w. Rhodes
and Edith NJ. Rhodes to the state pub
lie school at Coldwater. These are the
children of Nelson Rhodes, now in jail
at Cassopolis, charged with the larceny
of a buggy and harness at DOwagiac.)
Hearing on the petition Feb. 7th at s
a. m.
The CasSopolis Democrat, speaking
of the proposed new railroad between
SturgiS and South Haven, INDUCES i'm
some -might-have-bee if Cass-
opolis and Dowagiac had bestirred
themselves, etc, etc. We mourn on the
same bench with you, Bro. Allison, but
if we take the past as a beacon light ii
will enable us to avoid the rocks and
shoals which wrecked us then and
guide us to safe anchorage for the
future.
There is an organization i'm Decatur
known as the "Sons of Rest the object
of which is plunder They have their
constitution, bylaws and regular time
and place of meeting Two of their
number, Frank Frye and Rob't Acton,
were arrested few day ago charged by
LyscOm Brigham with breaking and en-
tering his store with intent to commit
larceny. They were held To the circuit
court in 5000 bonds each. Other arrests
will probably follow.
Geo. w. Myers has bought half in
terest in the Lilly & Chandler Touring
mills, in Antwerp, and has taken pos
session. The firm name is Lilly d
Myers. Mr.. Myers will be the outside
manager-buying grain and marketing
the flour. He will make Paw Paw his
home, and this fact will be received
with rejoicing by the multitude of
friends of this estimable family. The
mill has full roller process, and is said
to be desirable property.
We see that the Courier has "caught
on" to "A good thing(9 in the way of
foreign advertising such rs two-thirds
of column from the Inter ocean;
half column from the New York Mail
and EGpreSS; more than half n column
from the Detroit Free Press, and quar-
ter or such Il matter from the Scientific
american. And then, these are per
manent, presumably, for we notice they
are running regularly. And, they make
quite entertaining reading matter-for
rainy days, out at the barn.
How sweet il is for brothers to dwell
together in unity. We are induced to
spring this remark on an unsuspecting
public by reading in the Cass county
papers that Sampson, the Marcellus
postmaster, had sued kimmerlee, chair
man of the county committee and gen
eral democratic boss, for "work and la
Dor done" in making speeches during
! the recent campaign. We are glad To
note, however, that the matter will be
submitted to the arbitrament of five
discreet democrats, for the details of
such blood-curdling affairs should not
be allowed TO assail the ears of
chicken-hearted public.
John Mitchell, Il colored lad employed
about the Dyckman house. was arrested
last Saturday night, charged with steal
ing money from JAS. NJ. Longwell. III.
w. McCabe, believing there was some
thing back of and leading up to this of
fense, found on investigating the mat
ter that the boy had been prompted to
it by Dick Bradley, who finally ac-
knowledged to the officer that he had
been pilfering from Mr.. Longwell for a
long time, having had access to the key
To the cash drawer and thus enabled to
help himself To funds. The Mitchell boy
was locked up, and on Monday morning
taken before Justice Rowland, who, at
the earnest solicitation of Mr.. Longwell
and others that he be treated as leni-
emily as possible. gave the lad dose of
wholesome advice and ten days In Jail
Meantime Bradley skipped.
The Allegan and Saugatuck papers
are getting nervous over the railroad
news waited to their unwilling ears on
the breezes from the south, and they
are now industriously engaged in show
ing ton paper) what II remarkably fine
harbor Saugatuck has. All we know of
the relative merits of the two harbors-
South Haven and Saugatuck-is CLEANED
from the report of the officers of the
lake survey, viz: that ten feet of water
can he maintained at the latter place
by drcdgiRg, while at the former four
teen feet is always found. If the har-
Dor at Saugatuck is so superior to that
ut South Haven, as these papers would
{ have us believe, why isit that the Sauga-
tuck steamers take refuge at the Haven
ia strpgs of Upafhprs The Simplp fa ct