The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-03-27
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amusement. He was taken before JUS
tice Rowland for examination, and was
committed to the circuit court i'm de-
/ fault of $500 bail
Sheriff McFarlin received "A telegram
from the sheriff of ST Joseph county
last Thursday 10 the effect that he had
a man answering the description of the
one McFarlin was Offering S25 reward
for and who robbed man i'm Waverly
some weeks ago He went over and
got his man and lodged him in Jail here
Friday morning, bat as he was not
identified as the man wanted, was dis
charged
The March crop report says that in
the southern counties, where 81 per
cent of the wheat crop of the state is
grown, the ground was not sufficiently
well covered with snow during Febru-
AIRY to afford entire protection To the
wheat plant. The higher and more eX-
posed parts of the fields were generally
bare Thirty-One per cent of the re-
ports from this section show that the
plant is injured.
President Warner named the follow
ing standing committees for the current
year Street-Trustees Spicer, Gremps
and Bartram. Fire and WdteT-Trus-
tees OcobOck, Northrup and Shower
man. fiHdRce-TrusteeS Northrup and
Bartram. LiceRSe-Recorder and Mar
shall. CidiDlS-TruSteeS GrempS and
Spicer. He0ih-Trustees Bartram and
Ocobock riRtin0-Trustees Shower
man and Northrup.
j. G.. Garvin is building number Of
wagons for Pomeroy d HitOn's West
ern World show which would be "A
credit to any manufactory i'm the state.
The dryers at MasOn's mills were fired
up last Friday, and will be kept going
night and day, drying the tent poles.
Mr.. POmerOy himself is off TO Texas
again after additional attractions; new
people are arriving daily, and every
thing is going forward IN good shape.
Almost everybody has heard of the
"DeeStrick Skule," certainly one of the
most l'idiculouSly humorous conceptions
of the human brain. 1t will be present
ed, i'm all its original vagaries, at Long
wells opera house during the Art Loan
exhibition which commences tomorrow
Thursday and runs through the week.
Course tickets, admitting to the opera
house at all times during the three days
and evenings, only p cents. Single ad-
mission, 10 cents. See bills.
The soldiers home appropriation bill
occupied the entire morning session of
the house i'm committee of the whole,
last Thursday. The bill, as reported
from the committee of the whole, was
passed, appropI'iating S77, 667 for the
years lSS9-90. The opportunity was inn
proved by several members regardless
of politics to place themselves on re-
cord as enthusiastically i'm favor of Civ
ing the old soldier all he needs and
enable his family to be entirely com
Portable
Many voters stay away from the polls
at spring elections, thinking there are
no matters of Importance at stake, and
they can better employ their time at
their usual business. To this class of
vOteIs we wish 10 say: \ Justice of the
supreme court and two regents of the
university are to he elected this spring,
and the democrats are Straining every
nerve To compass the defeat of Judge
Grant, the republican nominee for the
supreme iuSticeship. Every voter shOuld
turn out; then success is certain.
The annual meeting of the Southwest
erm Michigan Sheep Breeders and Wool
Growers association was held ut Kala
maZoo last Friday. The annual shear
ing will take place ut OStemo ON April
24th. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President + Is.
Welch, Paw Paw; vice-p president, G.. \.
Putney. OStemo; Sec'y and treaSr,
Hobart Jackson Galesbmg. Directors
W j Lawrence, Battle Greek; +. X.
Miller, Richland; A. w Warning. Men
don; +. j. Harrington, Paw Paw; j. ii.
skinner, Cooper.
The new masonic building at Paw
Paw will be formally dedicated on Fri
day, April 18th, commencing promptly
at p. m. The dedicatOry services will
be conducted at the lodge room by the
officers of the grand lodge of the
state of Michigan All master masonS
and their families are cordially invited.
The following order of exercises will be
observed: First, music; 2d, prayer; 3d,
music; 4th dedicatory services; 9th,
music; 9th, address by Rev. w. {. Me
Carthy: 1th, music; Sth, address by
Hon. O. n Hilton; 9th, music; 10th,
benedictiOn.
1t seems that Bob McKinstry puts
his foot in it" every time he makes Il
move looking to his permanent estab-
liShment i'm the Detroit pension agency.
His first move was the noted "cOrk-leg'
petition, which he showed under the
nose of every pensiOner who came for
his certificate until general kick was
inaugurated. Now he starts the sol
diers-widow- dodge, by discharging one
of his ablest female clerks, of demo
cratic antecedents and proclivities, and
putting a republican lady i'm her place
transaction too transparent to deceive
anybody. The good book is authority
tor the statement that man "cannot
serve God and mammon" at the same
time Twont do, Bob; the handwrit
ing is on the wall.
One of the most persistent beggars
we ever heard of was u woman who
gave the name of Thompson, and claim
eel To he from Marcellus, who visited
our village one day last week. 1t seems
herself and a boy came here together.
with team. The woman had armed
the boy with a ptiful letter, asking the
donation of cast-oif clothing 10 enable
n poor woman 10 fix up her children
for Sabbath school, and sent him out
on one route, while she took in the
other. Her tactics seemed TO be TO get
the names of prominent christian ladies'