The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-11-12
WHOLE NUMBER 1860.

officers: President, Mrs. Rick Doughty;
vice president, Mrs. A. &. Martin; Sec
retary, Mrs. j. j. Paige; treasurer, Mrs.
Ed. Bilsboirow. The chicken pie So
cial which followed was thoroughly pat
roniZed.
PrOhibitionists are always consistent.
This was verified by the attitude of
these "holier than thou" partisans in
our late election. They voted almost
To Il man for q A. Goss instead of Mr..
Breck, whom they egged on to prose
cute saloon keepers for alleged viola
tions of the law. These people, says
careful and impartial observer, 'care
less for the suppression of the liquor
traffic than they do for the defeat and
humiliation of the Republican party.
Mr. g. f. Gilman, of the Cleveland
Bay Horse Co. of this place, returned
Monday from the American Horse show
at Chicago, at which he had exhibited
seven stations and mares, taking ten
prizes-3 first, second and 3 third pre-
miums. In no class was there less than
six competitors, and in some classes
there We're as many as sixteen. Mr..
Whifenbach, of Albany, n Y, accom-
panied Mr.. Gilman home and purchas-
w All' iildiN Way NyuCtls bN LuNh N-1lls
dam Duchess, by Sportsman, for 81 900
spot cash.
On Thursday of last week Geo. w.
Bush, one of the "sOlid" men of Goble-
vile, shot IA couple of quail between his
home and Allegan, To which place he
was driving, and had them in his
carriage on his arrival there. The fact
coming To the knowledge of the deputy
game warden, he caused Mr.. Bush's
arrest for breach of the game laws.
Mr. b. pleaded guilty to the shooting
and cheerfully paid the $3.50, fine and
costs, imposed by the justice, claiming
he did not know that quail were pro-
tected by the law.
We CLEAN from the Sun, printed at
Aurora, Neb., that our oldtim friends
Rev and Mrs. H. A. Pallister were re-
Gently made the victims of surprise
donation party. Their dwelling was
invaded on Saturday evening, the 1st
inst, by promiscuous crowd of citi-
zens of all religious persuasions, and
many of none, who brought with them
groceries and provisions in such abun-
dance as To supply their larder for the
winter The evidence that Il .fOlCt con-
spiracy had blossOmed being apparent
in the number .of chickens left and a
big, fat Thanksgiving turkey. All our
people will no doubt rejoice with the
recipients at the good fortune which
has overtaken them and the kindly APP
probation thus manifest.
A movement is on foot among the
various veteran and patriotic societies
of the country To place huge flagstaff
on the Nevesink Highlands, New York
harbor, from whence shall float the
stars and stripes from daylight To dark
every day in the year, So that all who
enter the harbor hereafter will first see
the flag before they get a glimpse of the
free land of which it is the beautiful
emblem. A large number of posts of
the G. A. r., Sons of Veterans, Union
Veteran Legion, Sons of the American
Revolution, and other orders, are in
terested A site has been donated by
the government, and the keeper of the
NeviSink lighthouse will have charge of
hosting and lowering the flag and of
the box containing the records and list
of subscribers to the flag. The estimat-
ed cost of pole and flag is S57l 80. of
which Sl62 has already been contrib
uted. Subscriptions are requested from
all patriotic citizens for the purpose,
and may be sent to Col. VIM. Patton
Griffith, commanding Union Veteran
Legion New York city.
The ladies of the Browning club en-
tertained their husbands last Monday
evening at the residence of Mrs. G.. l..
Eaton. With consummate tact, they
placed a bountiful supper first on the
programme, and it was very jolly
company that surrounded the two long
faI I,Iag 1ahan with avnnllanf Eian1s anH
bright with flowers and polished silver.
After the physical wants of all were
supplied the company adjourned to the
parlor, where literary repast awaited
them. An original poem on Elizabeth
Barrett Browning was followed by
rendition of James Russell Lowelrs in
imitable "Courtin' scene. Then cha
rade in five scenes, written for the oc-
casion, called forth much merry guess
ing, all agreeing at last on the correct
word - Constitution The fun culmi-
mated in an original guessing game"
at the conclusion of which a certain
professional gentleman was rewarded
for his great mental eXertions by
wonderful night-cap, whose tlaring red
frill quite overshadowed his intellectual
cOuntenance and promised To have
sopOrific tendency. 1t need not be
added that all the gentlemen are on
their best behavior, in anticipation of
the second "spread," to which they will
be hidden next month.
The large and appreciative audience
that gathered last Thursday evening TO
listen to the initial entertainment of the
Ladies' Lecture Course, showed conclu-
sively that a systematic effort was all
that was needed to place the best liter
airy talent within our reach. Not only
was it an appreciative audience, but al
so one thoroughly in sympathy with the
varied sentiments of the speaker as he
became in turn grave or gay, serious or
irresistably comic. Indeed, DIR. Hedley
is a born mimic, and every expression
of his facial countenance tells a new
story, while the moral teaching that
runs like an undertoue through his en-
tire lecture is so wholesome and SO ele-
waiting, that the universal verdict of
those who heard his "Sunny Side of
Life" seems to agree with the one who
said, "He did me more good than med
icine." I'm bidding the ladies adieu, Dr.
Hedley complimented them on the
staUo docorotionS caVinU UIt IL tho