The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-23
WHOLE NUMBER 1866.

"hiN pi'p"' lhS S"pP'i, "N.i"'"'oiy
overturned lamp, setting fire To her
clothes. She was horribly burned, so
that her flesh peeled from the bones i'm
places She died in great agony at
midnight. She was alone at the time,
and IA neighbors timely arrival saved
the dwelling from destruction. a
A convention of the organized trade
and labor unions of Michigan will be
held at Lansing on February 10. Each
organization of workingmen, not per
manently attached to any other state
central body, will be entitled To one
delegate. Central or local representa-
tive bodies will be entitled To three
delegates All delegates should be pro-
vided with properly signed and sealed
credentials, in order that there may be
no confusion.
The saw mill of James Loveland, at
Coolies was destroyed by fire Wednes-
day night Of last week. The power of
the mill was deriyed from two traction
engines, and when it was seen that the
null was doomed, the question arose of
the possibility of saying those engines
Brave hearts and strong arms were not
wanting, and some intrepid fellows
dashed into the binding smoke and
roaring flame and attached some long
cables to the engines. The cables were
quickly manned and the engines drawn
in safety from the burning mill Mr..
Loveland's loss is estimated at 81, 800.
No insurance.
An impromptu railroad meeting was
held last evening in the parlors of the
Paw Paw Savings Bank, to discuss the
probabilities or possibilities of securing
the Sturgis, Indiana IL Ohio r. r. to
make South Haven its northwestern
terminus, and, incidentally, to absorb
the L. d :. III. X. r. Hon. A. ; Dyck-
man, of South Haven, was present and
addressed the meeting ut length. He
had been in correspondence with the
officials of the Sturgis Il Bryan division
of the road, and they were strongly i'm
favor of this route To the lake com
mittee of three was appointed, which,
with similar committees from South
Haven, Covert, Hartford and Lawrence,
and the officers of the L. & >. III. have
gone to Sturgis to-day, and will tonight
meet with the officials of the road and
lay before them the claims and needs
of this section. Mr. Dyckman feels
very sanguine of the result.
A Sturgis husband passed through
this place last Friday, hot on the trail
OF his wife and an itinerant organ
vender, who had halted for a couple of
hours at one of our hotels the day pre-
vious. The erratic pair had left her
home oStensibly for visit to Marcel
lus, but the husband, on discovering
that his fraIl partner had made clean
sweep of all the valuables i'm the house
and borrowed fifty dollars from neigh
Dor, telegraphed Marcellus and learned
that the parties wee not there He is
inclined To the opinion that they are
headed for Grand Haven, with view
of crossing to Milwaukee. When re-
porter for the NoRTHERNER asked the
husband what he was going to do when
he Overhauled the runaways, he said,
with blood in his eye: 'Well, if | ever
get my hands on that feller I'll make
him squeal in more octaves than he can
pound out of one of his darned old or
gans in month";
Shortly after two O'Clock Friday morn
ing an alarm of fire was given. and it
was discovered that Longwells opera
house was on fire. The department
was on hand with its proverbial prompt
ness, and the flames were speedily eX-
An examination of the
premises disclosed the fact that the fire
had originated in the ticket office, be-
tween the two apertures left for passing
tickets out into the lobby. 1t had burned
up between the studding to the tin roof,
which diverted the course of the fire
laterally To the right and left, charring
to a cinder the studding, ceiling and
lathing. All the doors and windows in
I'll ,t1t al,
draft To encourage the progress of the
fire. A few minutes more without dis
covery and the opera house would have
been in ashes The origin of the fire is
a profound mystery, as Mr.. Longwell
himself had sold tickets the previous
evening, and extinguished all the lights
before leaving the Office. Probably Sl00
will cover the loss. Insured.
The organ recital and concert given
at the Presbyterian church last week
was grand success. Naturally, the
organ was the central figure, and its
face seemed to smile down at
the expectant audience as If To say,
''Wait until you hear me speak" When
at last its musical notes pealed forth,
the look of expectancy gradually merged
into one of satisfied approval that must
nave Deen very RTdlllyllp lo MI udl-
vey and his good wife, who have dis
played so much interest and energy in
securing this important aid To public
worship. Mr.. Frank Zimmerman, of
Augusta, contributed greatly To the en-
tertainment of the evening, and handled
the organ with masterly hand that
knew well how To display the full ca
pacity of the instrument. The selec-
tions, being chosen from Chopin, Mo
zart and Beethoven, gave the listeners
a fine opportunity to compare the vary
ing styles of these great musical com
posers Although, as we said, the organ
was the chief feature, yet the vocal part
of the programme was Il treat in itself,
of solos, duets and quartettes.
The male quartette, Free, Breck, Cum
ings and Hutchins, quite brought down
the house, but when the female quar-
tette, composed of Mrs Harvey, Mrs.
Gilman, Mrs. Chappell and her daugh-
ter Claire, appeared, all agreed that
the "honors were easy" The duet by
Messrs. Cummings and Breck was encorcd
to such an extent that those exceed
ingly modest gentlemen were quite
overcome. The gems of the programme