The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-25

The graduating class of the High
School this year is the largest which
ever took literary degree In this city,
being composed of eighteen members.
Eight of the class are young men, IA
larger per cent OF young men than has
ever been in a previous class. loo
much praise cannot be given Prof.
Russell for his efficient and untiring
work i'm our high school, and To his
credit is due much of the success of the
class.-Bdttie Creek Daily journal, June
Goth.
The Lee school house, west OF town,
presented an animated appearance last
Sunday afternoon, being gay with How
ers and babies-the latter being espe-
cially good-natured The occasion was
the remembrance of Children's day by
the Sunday School, organized there
some few months ago. The audience
tested the capacity of the building All
who took part in the exercises acquitted
themselves creditably Indeed, the en-
tire exhibition did not fall below what
one usually witnesses in connection
with schools that make far more pre-
tensions.
List of pensions allowed through G.
+. Galligan's agency for the week end
ing June 23d: lncrease-Aquilla Lett,
Lawrence; Joseph o. Clitz, Mt. Pleas
ant; Samuel Parrett, Lawton; Reuben
Palmerton, Caro-; +. j Chaffee, Paw
Paw; Albert +. Harrington, Fenton;
George Kline, Bloomingdalc; VIM. {.
Bliss and Edison Woodman, Paw Paw;
Israel Drake, Lawrence Minors claims
Ida o. Wheeler, child of e.. w Hoag,
Mattawan. Re-issue-Peter Ross, Way
land; jerome Warner, Paw Paw. Orig
inal-Nelson p. Baldwin, Lawton; Eb-
enezer w. Monroe, Schoolcraft; Sam'l
III. Lee, Dowagiac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira +. Hopkins, old
time residents of Noiinia, Cass county,
now residing in Columbia county,
Washington, were visiting relatives in
this place last week. They went to
Washington Territory seventeen years
ago, engaged in farming in the Walla-
Malla valley, and have grown rich by
growing wheat at 40c per bushel. Mr..
H. informed the NORTHERNER that he
would probably harvest 10000 bushels
this year. Their wheat goes to Puget
sound 10y rail, thence direct To the
European market They will visit in
Cass, Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties
till the latter part of July, when they
return to their western home.
Mr.. c. F. Allen has invented and is
manufacturing several small articles of
daily use in almost every family and
which appear to be very valuable for
the purposes intended The most i'm
portant of these is device for holding
fruit cans while screwing on or off the
Df nd ha 70 H.
company il We have seen these arti-
cles IN use, and they are absolutely
perfect. Then he has what he calls a
.dish-cloth holder and lamp chimney
cleaner, combined, and very handy
little implement for handling hot uten-
sils about the stove. The fact that
every housekeeper buys these articles
at sight is the best possible proof OF
their value.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Detroit Sunday NetCS contains the
following: One of the finest of presid-
ing officers is Hon. Julius Caesar Bur
rows. During Mr.. Reeds absence,
owing to the death of his mother, Mr.
Burrows was unanimously elected
Speaker pro TEN. He looks every inch
a Speaker. He presides with the ut
most dignity and with charming cour-
tesy He thoroughly understands the
rules of the House and general parlia-
mentary law, aud has no difficulty in
preserving order. His decisions are
prompt and clear. He seems to take
particular delight in quoting democrat
ic precedentS for his rulings This dis
arms opposition and gives him a clear
field. He can state question or eluci-
date knOtty point of parliamentary
law rs clearly rs any man in the House.
Burrows has blue eyes, straight brown
hair and well trimmed whiskers. He
is Chairman of the committee on levees
and improvement of the Mississippi
river, and second on the ways and
means committee.
The Weather Crop Bulletin for week
ending June 81, says: The weather
conditions of the past week have been
favorable to all growing crops, and
they still continue to improve rapidly:
Wheat is heading out and in some To-
calities of the southern section is turn
ing yellow. The hay crop is in good
condition and cutting commenced this
week in the southern section. The
crop promises an average field. The
grain aphis has appeared in some fields
this year but not to the same extent
as last year, and but few localities
report it to any extent. Potatoes
and oats are doing finely, and
the yield will be up to the average, with
the continuance of good weather. The
localities that received no rainfall dur
the last week, have had showers during
this, and consequently the condition is
much improved. During the thunder
storm of the 17th hail fell in st. Joseph
county of considerable size, but no par.
ticular damage to the growing crops
has been reported. The rainfall during
this storm in this county was heavy,
although the duration was short.
Marriage Licenses.