The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-29
WHOLE NUMBER 1919.

Prof Higgins, of our public schools,
was compelled by AN attack of the grip
to absent himself from duty couple Of
days last week.
We are pleased to note the fact that
Mrs. w. V. Sage, of Hartford, who has
been very seriously i'll for some time, is
now considered out of danger.
Mr.. +. w. Sellick, who had been de-
tanned at his home in Kalamazoo for
ten days by sickness, appeared at his
desk in the Savings Bank Monday.
Chas. +. Gallgan has exchanged his
property here for lands in Kansas, and
will remove his family to that state in
April next. The best wishes of our en-
tire populace 90 with this excellent
family 10 their new home
The Business Mems Carnival" held
in many towns and cities the present
season with unqualified success, will be
given at Longwell's opera house next
Wednesday evening, Feb. 5th. This
unique entertainment should be en-
joyed by our whole populace.
A female travelling man" represent
ing Chicago grocery firm, was talk
ing the arms off of our retail dealers
"a few days since We don't say it as
fact, but they say" she offered to
''shake" Mat. Longwell to ascertain
whether the bill was 81 or nothing,
and that it took just S4 to liquidate.
Mr.. A. Il. Hall informs us that Wine
woods book for 1890 is rapidly filling
up. At the close of the season he will
be put in condition, tracked, and driven
for a record, which, if breeding tells"
will be at low mark, for Winewood
carries in his veins the richest trotting
blood of America.
An anonymous correspondent sends
us his views of the recent Town Line
church difficulty. We know nothing
of the affair only as it has been made
public by the various parties interested
and colored by their various prejudices.
If correspondents write in good faith,
they should not be afraid To append
their signatures.
Didn't we hear something about a
nickle-plated, silver-tongued gentleman
from Minneapolis, or Indianapolis, or
some other 'apolis, being here a short
time since, giving our moneyed men
pointers on how to get something for
othingy-something in the way of a
self-adjusting Building and Loan asso-
citation? And if we did hear of such
visitation, where, OH where, is he
of the silver tongue, and where the
aforementioned something?
Prof. G.. w. Oles was presumed to be
the drawing card at the concert given
by the Y l.. NJ b., at the Christian
church, last Wednesday evening, but
in reality the other performers on the
mr. mr. r1
the violinist. Although the entertain
ment was greatly weakened by the
forced absence of Mrs Gilman and Mr.
b. A. Cummings, still the audience was
fully satisfied with the concert. Prof.
Oles' selections were chosen, it seemed
TO us, more on account of the difficulty
of rendition than for their musical
value, yet, that the audience appreci-
ated his fine execution of them, was
shown by the liberal applause. OF the
excellence of the local talent it is
superfluous to say anything. As in
other respects, the concert was q tinan-
cial success.
Attorney General Trowbridge writes
TO the Detroit Tribune concerning the
new election law as follows: You de-
sire to be informed in particular as to
whether in my opinion said act applies
to the approaching annual township
elections to be held in April next. In
reply am constrained to say that in
my judgment the act does not apply to
township elections aforesaid. The act
seems to be confined under the provis-
ions of article No. 4, section No. 10, of
the constitution of this state | have
not expressed an opinion To the
Lnt Il 40 70 oil
tiOns. / did at one time express the
opinion that said act would, SO far as its
provisions relate to the ballots and
booths, apply to cities and municipali-
ties, but ! am, upon further delibera-
ton, satisfied that it would so apply
only in case of general elections as
above defined"
Owing to iniatory ceremonies, the
programme at the Grange, last Friday
evening, was necessarily short, but
was as interesting as usual. Mr.. ID.
Woodman read a paper entitled Past
and Present" which was full of person
al "reminiscences connected with the
early settlement of the country and
highly entertaining to the younger
members. A recitation by Mrs Jennie
Rhodes; a paper by A. &. Glidden-
Looking Backward"-in which he
described the manner of living in the
twentieth century, and also the impress
sions that the future historian would
receive in studying the social, political
and industrial life of the present era;
the programme concluding with a
humorous recitation by Mrs. l.. X
Woodman. Resolutions expressing
sympathy with the friends of Mrs
Lottie Morey, at her untimely death,
were adopted, and the Grange Charter
was ordered draped in mourning for
the usual period