The true northerner., 1889-12-11
WHOLE NUMBER 1872.

1t Is generally understood that the
Judge of probate looks after the estates
of deceased persons The Intelligent
comp" of the Courier had the Judge
busy last week with the affairs of
diseased" people.
The next reunion of the 18th Mich.
Infantry, will take place at Kalamazoo,
January II. All members of that regi-
ment are earnestly invited to attend
DIR, Pratt, of Kalamazoo, is President,
and G.. b. Whelan, of Mattawan, one of
the Vice Presidents
w r. Hawkins and Mrs, j. NJ. Long
well returned from their California trip
last Monday, having been absent just
thirty-iive days. They are both well
and report a most enjoyable time. They
expressed surprise at finding California
weather here on their return.
Some men assert that it don't pay To
advertise, but facts show that it does
pay, and that the men who get there"
in business way are those who keep
the public stirred up and who are con
Stantly originating something new in
their trade which is talked about.
Mr. A. T. Halls famous horse "Wine-
wood, after two-months' visit to his
native blue grass fields of Kentucky,
returned to his stables in this place last
Thursday. Ed Fuller asserts that Wine
wood has sowed his wild oats and set
tied down into staid, well-disposed
family driver.
The Michigan Senators have decided
to appoint the following supervisors of
the census for the six districts of the
State: Harry G.. Tillman, of Detroit;
Charles IL Wisner, of Flint; James Nc
Bride, of Owosso; Don e.. Henderson,
of Allegan; James Watson, of Roscom-
mon; George A. Newell, of lshpeming.
One of the cadets, at Orchard Lake,
was last week given an indefinite
leave of absence for violating the rule
prohibiting the use of tobacco in that
institution. If Paw Paw boys who in
dulge i'm the weed, were thus dealt with,
the cigarette trade at least, would
suddenly meet with "A serious set back.
At the annual communication of Paw
Paw Lodge No. %, +. Il A. NJ, held
Tuesday evening, of last week, officers
were elected as follows: w. NJ, f. +.
Parks; 5 w, f. A. Palmer; j. W., c.
II. Butler; Treas'r., l.. Il. Sheldon;
Sec'y., j. +. Chandler; S. D., +. w.
Bartram; j. D., Il. w. Broughton;
Stewards, r. NJ. Buck, j. f.. Kings
north; Tyler, Harry Dopp.
Prosecuting Attorney Breck has taken
steps looking to the disbarment of l.. A
Tabor for an alleged attempt to procure
money from one Cassidy, claiming that
he (Tabor) had paid the prosecuting at
tof'ney of Kalamazoo county $500 to
bribe him to discontinue IA criminal
.a1a ao,a OaiH GaggoIx- r. h.,. hoe
been ordered by the circuit Judge to
appear within twenty days and show
cause why he should not be disbarred.
Brother Jennings of the Van Buren,
County Democrat, referring to the effort
being made on the county option
measure, very pertinently says: 'lf
christians and temperance people eX-
pect the cause of temperance to advance,
they must work. Idle hands have never
been known to work out reformation.
God provides man with life, health and
opportunity, but He will not do mans
work. There are many who are blessed
with those privileges and they will take
advantage of temperance where an op-
portunity presents itself Christians
and temperance men, can you not do as
much? If the church is not alive upon
llllS SuOJtNl vi lONdl ObllOn NuuSC
will be without leader Without
leader there is disorganization, and dis
organization ends in defeat"
The Lansing state Repubiican states
that Mr.. Robert Hewitt, chief of the
bureau of agricultural statistics in the
department of state, with view of in
vestigating the precise working of the
mortgage tax law, has examined 55S
mortgages recorded i'm Ingham county,
with the following result: 4S2 were
owned in the state, and only 76 out of
the state; and of the 4S2 owned in the
state, Ala were owned in Ingham county.
The total amount of mortgages eXamin-
ed was S476, 1928, of which 1899, ,5S5 was
owned in the state, and S309, ,654 in
lngham county. If this state of affairs
is a sample of the condition of the
mortgages all over the state, it goes far
towards refuting the prevailing idea
that the mortgage tax law drives capital
To be invested in mortgages ont of the
state.
For the past at least thirty years
Harvey j. Edgell of this township has
made one point or object in his life to
be the getting together of collection
of pre- historic or mound builders rel
ltS, anu Otl Ht ItdllN SIlON-
ing interest i'm such matters in his early
school days, he at that time living in
Licking county, Ohio, pronounced one
of the most prolific counties in the
Union for such relics of the stone age.
Continually through these years he has
always had his eyes open for additions
and his explorations have covered sew
eral different states, motley gathering
of five thousand pieces, and including
perfect specimens of idols, one of which
was valued at $500, images, mortars,
pestles, mullers, axes, celts, peelers,
skinning implements, religious en-
blems, totemS, badges, guages etc. On
many an occasion he has been applied
to for the sale of this collection, both
by correspondence and personal agents,
but in spite of the shots of friends has
always refused the prices offered until
the present week an offer of 81 300 from
the Findlay, Ohio, college won him
and on Tuesday Prof. Redding, of that
college, was here and received them,
the understanding being that the col
lection is gift To the college from Al
vim Chapman of Arlington, father-in-
law of Prof. Redding. 1t is undoubt-
pdlV trI1p that this collection of MIR Ed-