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

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The Bangor Democrat, if it keeps up
the gait of improvement at which it has
been going the past few weeks, will
make it necessary for the other papers
in that section 10 look well To their
laurels. Go for 'em, Bro. Jennings.
Jas. G.. Parsons made complaint be-
fore Justice Mason some days since
against Alfred Kinnison, of Blooming
dale, charging him with smashing up
his ParsonsO fish-trap. Kennison was
acquitted and Parsons was mucted in
Sl4 go costs
Nelson Rhodes time expired i'm the
CasS county jail ON Thursday last. The
| lIgttdm says Rhodes expected TO be re-
arrested, but was agreeably surprised
and made tracks for Van Buren, county.
McCabe thinks he will gather i'm another
reward inside of sixty days.
A warrant was placed in McFarlin's
hands last Thursday for the arrest of
Chas. Brown, of Geneva, who is charg-
ed bya Miss Ray with bastardy Brown
was taken before Esq. Russell, at Ban
| gor, and gave bonds in $500 for his APP
pearance for examination next Friday.
VIM. II. Hennesey, formerly of this
| place, was almost instantly killed at an
early hour on Monday morning, in Chi
cago, by being thrown from the seat of
n hanson cab which he was driving
Deceased was 40 years of age. The re-
mains were brought here last evening
for burial.
A. W. TOrrey was arrested at Lawton
enc day last week on "A capias sworn
out by Benz Smith and Charles Allen.
and taken before Justice Mason, where
judgment was rendered against him
for $50 and s. costs. As he did not pay,
he was locked up, the plaintiffs paying
months board in Jail in advance.
John w Emery and Kit Parsons, of
BlOOmingdale, were arrested last Sat
urday 10y Sheriff McFarln, charged
with a violation of the game laws i'm
spearing fish They appeared before
Justice Mason Monday morning and
on their plea of guilty, were fined 81
each and costs, making total of Sl0.55.
Elias F. Hathaway, for many years
an honored citizen of this place, died at
the home of his daughter, in Lawrence,
on Sunday last The funeral was from
the NJ +. church in this place at p. m.
yesterday, and the remains were de-
posted in the Harwick cemetery, i'm
Almena. Deceased was about 81 years
of age.
Jacob Lee, of this place. was arrested
last Thursday evening by Under Sheriff
McCabe, charged with beating his Grip
pied 12-years- old boy numerically. He
was tried Saturday before Justice Row
land and jury, which latter found him
guilty. He was sentenced to pay a fine
of S25 or, in default, to stand committed
to Jail for thirty days. Lee paid the bill.
When Grover Cleveland was defeated
he promptly made room for his success
sor, but the eX-postmaster and his fe-
male assistant constantly haunt the
LawtOn postoffice and contest the priv
ilege of performing its duties with the
new and capable incumbent, Mr.. James
Hall. A platoon of soldiers will be nee
essary to fire them, SO the office can be
properly conducted.
And now the average householder is
seen To approach his domicile from the
rear, i'm Il surreptitiOus manner, as it
were, and conduct himself as though
bent on purloining something from the
wood house But whatever that "some-
thing may be, he makes no audible
comments nor prolonged stay, but hies
him back To his duties, wondering how
long it takes 'em to swarm.
Mrs. c. L. Eaton and rs other ladies,
wives of senators and representatives,
were guests of Capt. Joe" Nicholson,
superintendent of the Detroit house of
correction, on Tuesday of last week. He
provided parlor car, took the ladies
TO Detroit, furnished carriages for Il
drive about the city visited the house
of correction, Belle Isle, Detroit opera
house, spent the night at Russell house
and returned to Lansing next day. The
vote was unanimous that Joe" Nichol-
son was a hummer
The parties mentioned in this paper
last week as being shipwrecked on Four
Mile lake were picked up on the Deca-
tur road last Sunday in an unconcious
state. The cause of this condition of
things was, mainly, the unruly DISPOSE
tion of their steeds, who took fright, ran
away and dumped them. There is Il
"hoodo" somewhere; yellow dog in town
or something of that sort. The medicine
man was called and the parties patched
up, ready for some other "tetrapterous
twirl." Try balloon, boys.
we notice that the oranges pretty
generally throughout the country are
after the binding twine trust with sharp
sticks. The Bangor grange, at recent
meeting, unanimously adopted a series
of resolutions denOuncing the trust and
pledging itself not To use twine for
binding grain until an equitable price
shall be fixed on that commodity. In
/ Illinois the farmers have been expert
menting with wire. and find it can be
successfully used on any of the harvest
ers by substituting II twister for the
knotter If this is SO, it looks rs though
the twine trust would fall To pieces.
Samuel Hayden, aged IS years, died
suddenly at his residence in this village
last Thursday morning at about :
o'clock He had been in his usual good
health up To ten minutes before he was
a corpse. He had arisen at about Z
O'Clock, started fire i'm the kitchen and
did his usual chores about the house and
yard till breakfast was called. He took
his seat at the table, asked the usual
blessing, and sank back i'm his seat,
complaining of pain in his chest. A
moment later he stepped into the sit
ting room and laid down upon a couch
and Immediately expired. Deceased
had lived in the village about four years,