The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-13

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the circuit court at Jackson last week
pleaded not guilty To an information for
murder; claimed, by his attorney, that
went over To the April term.
Messrs. Wise & Tuckey notify the
public that they are fully prepared to
do all kinds of milling at their new pat
ent-process mills. That they are max
ing first-class article of flour we can
testify to from personal knowledge.
We arise to remark that the mail
service on the Michigan Central at the
present time, is simply abominable
And the night mail west seems TO vie
with all others in the matter of irregu'
larity and inefliciency. Brace up, boys,
brace up.
The Allegan Gazette, referring to the
South Haven harbor, says: BARS are
not SO troublesome as at Saugatuck,
where the strong current of the river,
unconiined by piers, facilitates their
growth" What ''vicious thrust at AL.
Logan county interests"
Sellick & Son are making havoc with
prices in dress goods, ladies' furnishing
goods and especially in shoes. This
house has long been noted for the high
grade of goods kept-their motto being
Honest goods and fair prices" See
their adv elsewhere in this paper.
Deacon George Hopkins, an old and
highly respected citizen of Blooming
dale, died on the 2d inst, aged S5 years.
! Deceased had been deacon in the Bap-
tist church over 40 years, and was a
Jealous, earnest church worker. He
was father of Jerome b. Hopkins, of
this village.
Representative Burrows presented,
on Wednesday last, the petition of Geo.
A Hunt and forty-six other citizens of
Paw Paw, asking the submission of a
constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture importation, exporta-
ton and sale of all alcoholic liquors as
a beverage.
Spiritualism has been having a great
run at Chesaning, this state. The en-
tire community seems To have been
wrought up To the highest pitch of ex-
citement. One lady, Mrs. ID. Falby, a
wellknown and highly respected ctI-
zen, has become hopelessly insane from
the effects of the excitement.
The governor of Michigan gets s2.75
per day, while the janitor in charge of
the house gallery in the capital gets So.
The jackson Patriot wants to know
why it wouldn't be good scheme, in
stead of relegating the governor to pri-
vate life at the end of his term, to pro-
mote him to the office of janitor.
All Michigan railroads have made a
single fare for the round trip the rate
s., fnl To-
state convention at Detroit, Feb. 21;
Michigan club banquet at Detroit, Feb.
22; democratic state convention at
ment G.. A. Il. at Bay City, March -.
We notice that many of our Michigan
exchanges are discussing the probable
successor to the present pension agent
at Detroit, and they are almost a unit
in preference of Rev. f. III. Harvey, of
Paw Paw, for the position, recognizing
in him the peculiar claims of soldier
who lost a leg in battle, and the espe-
cial fitness of high-toned, scholarly
gentleman.
"A Seret Mission" is the title of a
new serial story, written expressly for
the Detroit EUening NewS by George
w. Larwill, of the Adrian Times, the
first installment of which appeared on
Monday. The story is well written and d,
as the plot is developed, gives evidence
of being intensely interesting. Back
numbers of the NeUS can be procured
of Mr.. Chappell, we presume.
An item appeared in these columns
last week TO the effect that an aged
and worthy couple in this town were in
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garding these people have been made
at this Office and, we are glad to say,
material aid has been rendered "In-
asmuch as we have done it unto one
of the least of these my brethren, We
have done it unto me-" The recon-
pense is ample.
The Methodist churches at Detroit,
Owosso and Coldwater have each re-
ceived large accessions to their member
ships as the result of continued meet
ings. At Detroit 1862 conversions are
reported; at OwossO, 81; at Coldwater,
102. The Central M. +. church at De-
troit received 119 members on proba-
ton within the last two Sundays, and
81 Joined the Coldwater M. +. church
in like manner on Sunday, 3D. inst.
The South Haven Sentinel, i'm com.
menting on the action of Oronoko town.
ship, Berrien county, in voting unan-
imously to bond itself for $50, 900 To aid
in building railroad to Berrien Springs,
says: 1--WE believe South Haven could
be bonded by almost n unanimous vote
to the extent of $50, 600 for needed and
judicious improvements" And the
NoRTHERNER is of opinion that that
feeling prevails among our public spirit
ed citizens.
Mrs Jane Lockman, of Waverly, had
Eugene Stevens, of the same place, ar.
rested for the larceny of II cords OF
wood. The case was tried last FRIDAY
by Justice Rowland and jury, and, al
the close of the peoples case, by con.
sent of the prosecutor, the court in.
structed the jury TO return verdict OF
not guilty. The costs were paid by ID.
G.. Lockman, husband of complainant
The whole transaction bears the unmis.
taxable ear-marks of spite
1t is said that remnant of the sup.
posed extinct race of cliff-dwellers have
been discovered i'm the San Mateo noun.
tains of New Mexico. They are very
small-not over three feet i'm height and
wild. Parties will try TO affect theiI