The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-04-24
WHOLE NUMBER 1779.

When the circuit court convened yes
terday morning To continue the trial of
John Elyea, a note was handed Judge
Buck from Mrs Charles f. Lurkns, an
nouncing the illness of her husband,
Juror on the case. The court dispatched
DR. Maynard to ascertain the condition
of Mr. l.. The doctor reported that in
all probability Mr.. Lurkins would be
able To attend this "Wednesday morn
ing, and the court thereupon adjourned
TO . O'Clock this a. m.
The first number of the grange ViS-
nOr under the editorial aud business
management of Mr. A. G.. Glidden, was
ISSUED on the 10Th inst. That it will be
"A welcome visitor to its thousands of
readers, all who know Mr. Glidden will
need not be told. Its editorial articles
show the unmistakable impress Of Mr..
G's vigorous pen, and the selections are
such as one would make who knew the
wants of the class of readers To whom
he was catering That the editor of
such publication should see his jour
nal 60 to press this issue of the Visitor
furnishes ample proof.
Two and one-half miles this way from
the village of Marcellus lives John Lit
tell, a battle-scarred hero of the late
war, but it is not of him we would now
speak. With him lives his father Ed
ward +. Littell, who was born i'm Som
erset, y. j., April 10th, 1899, and was,
therefore, exactly two weeks old when
Washington was first inaugurated pres
ident of the United States He voted
for James Madison at his second elec-
ton, and has voted at every presiden-
tial election since. Mr.. Littell enjoys
remarkably good health, is spry and ac-
tive 10 degree, though ut times his
memory is defective.
In accordance with the proclamation
of President Harrison that the centen-
nial of Washingtons Inauguration, oc-
curing on the Both day of April, be OBJ
served with appropriate ceremonies,
and in view of the fact that religious
services were held i'm all the churches
on that day one hundred years ago, the
Ministers Association have arranged
for such service i'm this village, and on
Tuesday morning, at $50 a procession
will be formed at the court house, led
by Pomer0y's band, followed by the g.
a. X. and other orders, together with
any citizens who may choose to Join,
and march to the Methodist church,
where Rev. +. II. Harvey will deliver
an address, to be followed by Hon. j. j.
WOOdman. The Chequamagon quartet
will be present and diversity the cere-
monies with some of their choicest Sc
lections. All the business houses of the
village will be closed from 8 to IL a. m.
Let us all join in doing honor both to
the father of our country and to God,
whose power has made and preserved
us "A nation amid the changes of one
hundred years.
Chief Engineer Mclaughlin and his
corps of surveyors reached here last
Saturday evening, having completed
the survey OF the proposed new railroad
from South Haven to this place. MIR.
Mclaughlin stated TO the NORTHERNER
that he had never, in all his experience
of railroad engineering, run line over
country so naturally adapted to the
easy construction of road as this 1t
now simply rests with the people along
the proposed route to say whether they
will have the road built or not, To in
sure its construction they must be liber-
al, not only in the matter of the right
of way across their lands, but also in
the matter of subscribing towards its
construction. That railroad is to be
built from Sturgis to some point on
Lake Michigan is fixed fact. That the
route via this place To South Haven is
the most feasible of any of the several
proposed, is equally as true. But there
are other routes, To secure the road
over which strenuous efforts are being
made and money is being literally sub
scribed. But if the people of South
Haven, Bangor and Paw Paw, and the
owners of the lands traversed by this
survey rise above selfishness and greed
for this once, the road is an assured fact
Now, let us go down deep into our
pockets and make sure of this, the last
chance of securing first-class standard
guage railroad The survey rs run
cOntemplates crossing the river at
point corresponding with the north
limits of the village, or nearly so, and
running along the north and east sides
of the corporation until it strikes the
old calico" grade near the Landphere
mill. Parties of gentlemen are now
out interviewing the property owners
along the route, and their report will
tell whether or not we are to have the
road