The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21

Local and NeishborhOOd News.


Applicants for appointment to West
Point will bear in mind that they must
appear i'm Kalamazoo on Friday, Aug
36th, at 10 a. m, for examination.
&. &. Townsend, of Kalamazoo, was
sworn in as chief of division Of public
lands, ut Washington, on Friday last
Mr.. Townsend will at once remove his
family To Washington.
During the year ending June Both,
there was shipped from Marcellus 2,3lO
tons of farm produce; 1893 tons of live
stock; $50 tons of lumber; l09 tons of
miscellaneous freight, making in all
$50 carloads, equaling Is heavy freight
trains
j. G.. Garvin's carriage factory came
very near going up in flames yesterday.
A blaze was discovered in the cornice
at few minutes after one o'clock, and
but for prompt action the whole con
Germ would have been destroyed A
few pals of water made all things quiet.
The Seventh-day Adventists are en-
camped on the fair grounds at kalama-
700. They begin work at a. m and
are all supposed to be) in bed at $50.
Over 900 people have been perma-
nently on the grounds since the open
ing, one week ago.
Freezing w. Peck. ex-sheriff of Kent
county, died at Grand Rapids last Satur-
day midnight of consumption, aged Az
years. Deceased was "a cousin OF Mrs
III. w. McCabe and Mrs. II. A. Chaplin,
of this place. He was IA prominent re-
publican worker and had served three
years in the late war.
Miss Jennie Whitmer has returned
home and will be ready to enter upon
her duties at the opening of school,
Sept 2d She spent eight weeks at the
Valparaiso normal i'm reviewing her
studies, then came up To Crystal Springs
and enjoyed the campmeeting season,
;nd feels rested and in good condition
for school work.
Sheriff Dwyer, of Washtenaw County,
does business on business principles.
On the 18th inst he notified the officers
here that he wanted man and offered
1925 for his apprehension. On the 18th
McCabe gathered in the man, and turn
eel him over To Dwyer, at Kalamazoo,
on the Nth. On the 10Th McCabe re-
ceived from Dwyer draft for 1925.
Miss Matte Taylor, a recent gradu-
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Chicago, has been spending a few days
with friends here, and Sunday night nd
dressed "A large congregation at the Nj
f. church She is young lady Of fine
attachments and is an enthusiast on the
matter of missionary work. She Is un-
der appointment for foreign labor, but
does not know to what particular field
she will be sent.
The Dowagiac fair association has
fixed as the dates Of its fair this yeal
Sept "a To "a A good programme has
Deen issued for the speed department
and $1,000 will be hung up in purses fol
trotting and pacing. Dowagiac, fol
several years, past has had the reputa-
ton of holding the best district fair in
the state, and there is no reason why
one equally rs good a. any heretofore
held may not he expected this season.
Under-Sheritf McCabe arrested at
Scott Lake, last Tuesday, man nam
ed Frank Howard, charged with steal
ing a fine young horse from Cromwell
Bros, ut Ann ArDor, on the 18th OF
July. 1t appears that Howard after
stealing the horse, had ridden il hard
70 some point i'm Calhoun county, where
he ira led it for a mare and buggy, with
winch he came through TO TINS place
The stolen animal died the next day af-
ter he traded it off but Cromwell Bros,
who were hot on the trail had it eX-
humed and identified it, McCabe was
notified of the transaction, but got a
meagre description of the man, but he
had no difficulty in satisfying himself
who he was and locating him Howard
requested TO be taken To- the Kalamazoo
Jail, for personal reasons. and McCabe
took him there where he was turned
over to Sheriff Dwyer, of WaShtcnaw
county. A reward OF 1928 was offered
for the man. Howard was an inmate
of our county Jail for so days last win
ter, for stealing an oVercoat from the
school house at Decatur. After his time
had expired ne hung around here till
Pomeroy'S show started out, when he
accompanied ii in the capacity of Il
teamster. He claimed that he bought
the gray horse of Pomeroy, but that
gentleman telegraphed here on the 10th
that he sold Howard no horse. The
owner Of the mare that Howard traded
for came here last Friday, identified
his animal and took ii away.