The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-01
WHOLE NUMBER 1854.

About midnight few nights ago
Jacob HungerfOrd heard an old "hoot,"
and il occurred to him the bird must be
near the house, so he arose from his bed
TO investigate and discovered the fellow
perched on the roof-peak of the house.
Getting his rifle. and taking as good aim
as the darkness of the night would
allow, he pulled the trigger and down
came Mr.. Owl, shot through the head.
A pretty good shot for Il man 73 years
old, AT midnight. The owl measured
81 feet from tip To tip
Geo. Lambert has been in the employ
of A. Hathaway for eight years-five
| years in charge of his lumber yards at
this place, and three years i'm charge of
his yard at Lawton. During this long
period of service Mr.. Hathaway informs
us that he always found Mr.. Lambert
prompt, efficient and absolutely trust
worthy-dischargin every duty in
telligently and To the entire satisfaction
of all parties. He has now resigned
and gone on farm in Antwerp. We
have no doubt of his success if he
carries into that business the same
principles which have characterized
his administration of the affairs of his
late employer. Charley Hathaway will
hereafter manage the yard at Lawton
Last Friday night Jerome Warmers
meat market was entered and the
money drawer robbed of $11 20 in small
change. Entrance had been made
through a broken front window, and
exit through the back door At mid
night the same night Charley Nelson
went to Joe Sage's livery barn and hired
team to take him To Kalamazoo, pay
ing for it in nickles and pennies. Satur-
day forenoon he had the team take him
To Lawton and leave him, from whence
he made his way on foot to Warmers
slaughter house, south of this village,
where he was found by Under-Sheriff
McCabe and locked up. He acknowledge
ed the burglary, but certain influences
were brought to bear the amount stolen
and all costs made good, no one APP
peared 10 prosecute and he was dis
charged Mo2day forenoon.
Sheriff McFarlin and Under-Sheriff
McCabe were notified last Thursday
evening to keep lookout for a man
driving sorrel horse To a red running
geared carriage, as he had stolen a gold
watch from the house of Ed. Corwin, i'm
Wayde township, few rods from the
Cass and Van Buren, county line. Near
nine o'clock the rig was driven into this
village and the first men the driver en-
cOuntered (of course) were these Off
GERS, of whom he inquired the road to
Kalamazoo. They informed him that it
wouldn't be necessary to proceed fur
ther, and locked him up. At the Jail
he was searched and the watch found
snugly slowed away in the lining at the
bottom of his pants Mr. Corwin came
over the next day, identified the watch
and made formal complaint against the
man, who refused and still refuses, to
give his name. The officers were sus-
picious that the horse and carriage
were also stolen, and sent kilograms in
various directions making inquiries.
In day or two Officer Boyd, of Chica-
90, arrived and identified the property
as that stolen from VIM. Morrison, of
364 Wabash avenue several weeks ago.
Mr. Morrison followed the next day,
fully identified his property, paid $50
reward which he had offered for its re-
covery, and sent it back via. So. Haven
and the lake. The thief was arraigned
before Judge Buck yesterday morning,
pleaded not guilty and was held TO the
November term of court. When Mich
igan gets through with him he will go
back To Illinois to answer for stealing
the horse and carriage. The officers
think he is an old offender.