The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-04-08

| ever SHOWN IN this market, To which he
calls attention in his adv. to-day.
A. 5. Dyckman, of South Haven, has
in press 320-page poem on the life OF
Christ, entitled the Light of Life" 1t
is described as dramatic poem.
The Decatur correspondent of the
Courier Tor the proOf-reader) quotes
wheat at Decatur at 800. This must be
on account of the Mckinley tariff bill.
Last year Stan. Lett alone kept the
Republican banner of this township
from trailing in the dust This year
his mantle has fallen on Lew. Shower
mans shoulders.
NJ. O. Rowland and wife arrived from
Saginaw yesterday. Mr. X. has sold
his interest in the NeOS of that city and
will return To Kalamazoo in the employ
of the Telegraph.
Mrs. f. Norrine Law, the gifted and
Jealous young temperance worker, will
address our people at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday evening. OF course
the house will be thronged
Mr.. L. b. Coy, of this village, walks
ont four miles into the country, shears
twenty sheep and walks home again, as
spry and nimble rs schOol-bOy; and
Mr.. Coy is nearly seventy-three.
At the Republican caucus, held at
Town Hall last Friday afternoon, the
following township committee was
elected for the ensuing year: Benz +.
Heckert, Ed. A. Wildey, b +. Warner.
Elizabeth S Eaton, mother of Hon.
{. j.. Eaton, died at her home i'm Mag
ara county, y. Y, yesterday CTuesday)
morning, aged siXty-three years. The
funeral will occur tomorrow at 10 a. m.
Geo. w. Myers hens are performing
unaccountable pranks. Monday morn
ing one of them contributed To the
family stores an egg 6sXSf inches. But
she did it before the polls were opened.
Shaefer, in getting out of bed this
morning, made "a mistake and got out
the wrong side. which accounts for the
"oilish" appearance of his adv But he
does business at the old stand all the
same.
Hon. j 5. Cross has purchased the
Bangor furnace property The old
buildings, kilns, etc, are being torn
down and the debris carted away.
Bangor will be no more a furnace
town.
Kalamazoo Republicans elected their |
Mayor, four out of the five Aldermen, !
.hree out of the five Supervisors, the |
entire city ticket except Treasurer, and |
gave the Republican state ticket ma
Ority of 2l5
We congratulate Lawton and the en-
citizens of Antwerp who
abored SO Zealously and successfully
or an appropriation for town hall.
The proposition carried by the decisive
'ote of 2S0 TO 23S
The Y. w G.. Il. L. will meet at the
VI. +. church next Tuesday at p. m
The members are especially requested
o come, as also all who are interested
n temperance work. Mrs. Law is eX-
'ected to be present.
A recent count of the Masonic frater-
Iity of Michigan show that there is 307
Odges i'm the state, with an aggregate
of 81 ,S64 During the
ear ending Dec. 81 last, 1874 were i'm
tiated into the order.
On next Wednesday evening the third
ivision of the Ladies' Aid Society will
i've a Musical and Literary, followed
" light refreshments, at the residence
# Mrs. j. w. Free. A cordial invita-
ion is extended To all.
Elder Brooks and wife returned to
heir home i'm Indiana yesterday The
lder preached to his old congregation
n the Disciple church during the past
wO Sundays, and To them it seemed
Ike opening fresh wound To have him
cave again.
Jay Reynolds, of Fremont, Neb., is
isiting in this vicinity, and made us "a
riendly call on Monday. The continued
Ilness of his mother, Mrs. John Rey-
OldS, is the cause of his visit here ut
his time. He informs us that she is do
NC fairly well.
We are to have new iron bridge at
he foot of Main street-S2, 900 being APP
for that purpose at the re-
ent town meeting. There was also
oted $3.50 for general highway pur-
oses $500 for graveling and $500 for
eneral township purposes.
Reports to the state board of health
how influenza, bronchitis and rheuma-
ism, in the order named, as causing
he most sickness i'm Michigan during .
he week ending March %. Diphtheria
yas reported at II places, scarlet fever
{ 80, typhoid fever at Z, and measles
{ 80 places.
We learn that Pension Agent Harvey
ecapitated Dell Cummings on the 1st
lst. Mr.. Cummings was hold-over
Jerk of McKinstry's administration,
ppointed from this place, had an ex-
client war record and the endorse
lent of this entire community, irres-
ective of party.
Rev NJ j. Coldren, from the +. b.
Mission field of India, gave very i'm
eresting address at the / b. church i'm
MS village on Sunday last, presenting I
ndia interests. At the close of the adj |
ress nearly two hundred dollars was |
lodged toward the endowment of a
Ugh school at Balasore, India. !
The matter of the Decatur postoflice ,
'as settled last week by the appoint ,
lent of Miss May Nicholson as post
listress Miss n. has conducted the
fairs of the office since the death of
n 4 a. [