The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-22
WHOLE NUMBER 1857.

That was jolly party of prisoners
which arrived Monday evening from
South Haven. 1t is said they were we'll
supplied with "trantler juice" each
having a flask in addition To a good Jag
which he was carrying as ballast.
The failure of r. G.. Peters, the two or
three times millionaire lumberman of
Grand Rapids, which occurred last
week, affected some interests in this
county. Among many other mortgages
and bills of sale given by Mr.. Peters
last Thursday and Friday, was one of
Sly 800, executed in favor of Julius
Houscman, trustee, for number of
creditors, and covered pine lands, logs,
mills and lumber in various parts of the
state and included ''all the lumber, ETC.,
at Hartford, Bangor and Breedsville, in
Van Buren county" The liabilities
will approximate, it is thought, 81, 800
600 to 81, 800, 900, while the assets are
estimated at nearly $4,000, 600 1t is
thought that if given time to make
judicions disposition of this immense
property Mr. Peters could pay 100 cents
and have snug balance left.
Ira l.. Evans, of jackson, Mich, has
made complaint before Justice Row
land against the following named per-
sons, charging them with selling liquor
contrary TO law: Hiram Flint, Robert
Barnes, James Barnes, Judson Bailey
and William Mead, all of South Haven;
Amos knights, Chas. w. Tase, Champ
Bryant and Meeker Shookman, all of
Decatur; Ii. w. Filley, j. Nj. Longwell
and George Taylor, all of Paw Paw;
Nathan Stanley and William Palmer, of
III L., Ng
ii. RiX, of LawtOn, and John w. Feek,
of Gobles-17 in all. The South Haven
contingent WAS arraigned yesterday and
gave bail in $500 each for their appear
ance for examination Friday at 10 a. m.
j. Nj. Longweil and w H. Filley will
have their examination Saturday fore
noon, and the other parties along as the
cases can be disposed of Geo. Taylor,
of Paw Paw, is non est.
Longwells Opera House was INSULT
cient to accommodate all the people
who sought admission to the meeting,
on Saturday last, addressed by Hon. j.
{. Burrows. Knowing that a full, fair
and candid discussion of the great ques-
tions at issue in the pending campaign
would be given by Mr.. Burrows, all
shades of political opinion were repre-
sented in the audience. A careful re-
view of the important work accom-
plished by the Republicans in the first
session of the Ii. Congress was given
IN simple, straightforward and con-
vincing manner. The closest attention
was accorded the speaker, and the fire.
quent and hearty applause which fol-
lowed the salient points made by him
gave evidence of unqualified approval
hnf hn Il Il 4.
proven by the fact that many who have
been uncertain rs to which ticket they
would vote this fall now openly an
nOunce their disgust at the misrepre-
sentatiOn of the opposition and openly
assert their intention TO ally themselves
with the Republican party the party
of progress party that believes in
giving protection to and diversifying
American industries in the interest of
the whole people.
Some weeks ago, when committee
was appointed from a temperance mass
held in one of our churches to
take steps looking to the suppression of
the liquor traffic in this county, many
sneered and jeered at the idea that
would come of it. But that
the right kind of material was selected
lOI JHlS COilllllllLee Is demonstrated Dy
the following facts; They first went to
one of our banks and borrowed money
with which to carry forward the plans
of their campaign. Then they employed
a shrewd and trustworthy detective and
set him to work giving him general
but leaving the details to his
own Judgment and discretion. Last
morning he reported to the
committee that he had secured positive
evidence in at least fifty separate and
distinct breaches of the law, which evil
dence was in proper shape for the con-
viction of the dozen or so illicit dealers
in the county. 1t is now hoped that
nothing will retard the wheels of JUS
tice till the supremacy of the law is
fully indicated. This committee is
composed of the following gentlemen,
and they deserve the thanks of every
law-abiding citizen of the county: Geo.
w. Myers, j. w. Free, David Wood
man, A. Van Auken and j. T.. Gould