The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-04-17

The supreme court handel down :
batch OF opinions on Friday last, anC
among those affirmed we notice the
somewhat notable case of Thomas vs.
Dansby, of this place
Mrs. II. O. Beebe and family con
template joining Mr.. b. in Boston al
the expiration of Gerties present yem
in school. This family will be sadly
missed in society circles.
A social of the Christian church viii
be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs j
+. Bullard, ON Tuesday evening next
Recitations, tableauX, songs, essays etc.
by the old people All are invited.
The Niles district conference of the
NJ +. church will be held at Lawrence
on Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week-April 23d and cath. The first
session will be at 2.30 p. IN. Tuesday.
Broughtons manifesto this week, like
his stock, appeals directly to the judg
ment of prospective purchasers Again
his manifesto, like his stock, is seasona
BILE Read one and examine the other
A social will be held at the residence
of j. W. Free this We'd evening, al
which the entertainment will be of a
! three-fOld nature, viz: Musical, literary
and fruitful. A large attendance is de-
sired.
A mortgage was recorded here on the
9th inst, given by the Kalamazoo and
South Haven and the Michigan Central
railroads 10 the Union Trust Co. of New
York, To secure 800, 600 of five per cent
bonds, due Nov. lst, 1899.
a
Lansing last Friday to participate i'm
the dedicatory services of the new Ma
sonic hall. He was accompanied by
Senator Babcock. of Niles. They re-
turned to Lansing Saturday noon.
Mr.. Edison Woodman has done all
that man could do to repair the loss to
horse breeders of the noted stallion
Duke of Perche 10y the purchase of
Waterloo thought by many to be the
Dukes equal, by some To be his supe-
rior. See his advertisement.
Died, i'm Kalamazoo, Friday morning,
April 18th, Mrs Harriet Chandler, wife
of Geo. III. Chandler, superintendent of
the water works, and mother of JAS. +.
Chandler, of this place. Deceased had
been terrible sufferer for year past
from cancer. Her age was A years.
An Easter Missionary concert will be
given ut the NJ. +. church next Sunday
evening, on which occasion a very in
teresting programme will be presented
The male quartet which received such
an ovation at the recent art loan enter
tainments, will be feature of the occa-
sion.
Mr.. n. II: Crawford, who has been
here the past week buying horses for
the eastern market, says he has handled
a number of 10 Gavin colts, and he never
shipped better lot of gents drivers.
This horse is worthy the consideration
of all who wish to raise good market
horse at profit.
The attention of horse breeders is
called to the advertisement of the
noted stallion Alcoran 73l, elsewhere
in this paper Alcoran is half brother
to Westmont 2:134, Puritan 2:16, Fanny
Witherspoon 2:16t, Piedmont 2:17f, AL
dine 2:l9t, and thirty others with rec
ords better than 2:30
In the circuit court, yesterday, Frank
Gibbs was acquitted of the charge of
larceny; Snake" Allen and Charles j
Crippen, charged with violation of the
LIQUOR law, changed their plea to guilty
and will be sentenced to-day. The case
of Robert Acton, charged with burgla-
ry, was given to the jury at o'clock
this morning.
Henry Randolph has traded his farm
TO Rev. III. w. Harvey for Touring
mill property at Hamilton, Allegan
county, and will move there soon. Mr..
Rs health is poor, and he thinks by
getting away from farm he may find
time to take better care of himself.
Van Buren county loses one of her best
citizens by the transaction.
The monthly crop report as issued from
the state department on the 10th inst
is compiled of reports received from 927
correspondents. The average condition
of wheat April 1, compared with aver
age years, is, in southern counties, 80,
center %, and northern 80 per cent.
This is eight per cent. higher in southern
counties than at same date a year ago.
The winter has been remarkable for
mildness and lack of moisture and the
wheat plant has been subject to no freez-
ing and thawing. Wheat has wintered
well.
Some time since bill passed the upper
branch Of the state legislature provid-
ing 81, 900 for the expenses of the gov
ernor, his staff and invited guests during
their attendance at Gettysburg while
the Michigan monuments there are be-
ing dedicated. Hon. G. L. Eaton, chair
man of the house military committee, TO
which the bill was referred, reported
it TO the house with the appropriation
cut to SO, 1000, and 5000 added for the
surviving members of Michigan regi-
ments that participated in that battle
10 attend the exercises. And those old
veterans will rise up and call {. l..
Eaton blessed.
VIII Dorgan, of Gobleville, was ar
rested by Sheriff McFarlin few days
since, charged with assault and battery
ON a young lady, Miss Connell. As
we are informed of this affair, it was a
cowardly and brutal transaction. 1t
seems that Dorgan pere was indebted
TO Miss ConnelrS mother in quite a sum
of money, and the young lady had been
sent down from their home near Grand
Haven TO collect it. She and the elder
Dorgan were talking over the matter
when this young sprig took it upon him
| self To settle the affair in his way. lie
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