The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-23
WHOLE NUMBER 1918

| ne HuTCey CtttZen contains mention
of the death of Mr.. Hezekiah Eldredge,
on Dec. IT, at the age of 62 years. Mr..
Eldredge went from Paw Paw about
year ago To make his home with his son
at South Harvey, Illinois. and was then
victim of the consumption which
caused his death.
This time it is drug stores that are
descended on by local option workers,
and Matt Murphy of Lawton, q. NJ. Z.
Vaughn and Guy Lockwood of Covert,
were last Wednesday arrested for lille
gal liquor selling. All were released
will occur this week.
We notice a letter in the AdUance and
Reflector from A. j. Pierce, one of our
former county surveyors, III which he
speaks of "three years of hard, bitter
strife against the adversities" i'm South
Dakota, and notes removal to Emera-
do, n d., where he hopes to find other
employment than farming. He says
depopulation of the Dakotas is going
on rapidly.
Mrs. Araminthia Jarvis, who was for
twelve years resident of this town but
removed to Fennville in 1881, has for the
past year resided with her daughter
Mrs. +. +. Jarvis, where she died last
Sunday morning of neuralgia and ner-
vous prostration, at the age of 68 years
The remains were brought to Paw Paw
for interment and now rest on Prospect
Hill.
Our readers will recall recent men
ton in our editorial columns of the
ship-load of flour to be sent by the IT,
). to Russia's famine-stricken peasan-
try. Our own state is not behind i'm
this generous enterprise, and the Wise
IL Tuckey Mills of this place have con
tributed $500 lbs. of flour, and the
Briggs Mill gives 1 400 lbs, while the
entire amount from Michigan is said TO
be immense.
At the Kalamazoo Poultry show last
week +. =. Grimes won the following
prizes on Black Minorcas, out of class
of 45 1st on cock; I'd and 3d on hen
2d and Sd on pullet; 1st and I'd on
breeding pen special for largest entry;
tie for heaviest chick; special for heavi-
est cock and I'd for highest scoring pen
in the room. The 1st prize cOckerel
was also from eggs sold by him, and lst
prize hen from his stock.
We are informed that the debates of
the high school literary society are
hereafter to be held on Friday after
noon, every two weeks. We think this
commendable plan, as period of two
weeks gives time for more thorough
preparation, while the presence of
teachers and patrons will induce better
debates and less nonsense. The exer-
cises last week are reported rs very
fine, and the question, Resolved, That
the Worlds Fair should be closed on
Sunday, was decided in the Affirmative.
VIM. Hoodemaker, living near Ame-
ma Mills recently had very close call
to join the great majority" 1t seems
that Mr.. w. had slight attack of the
grip and, by some mistake, bottle of
bed-bug poison was placed where he
kept his medicine, of which deadly drug
he took IA good dose. OF course it was
no sooner down than he wished it up,
and prompt use of emetics attained
the desired end and saved his life. 1t
is strange that frequent lessons of this
kind do not make people more careful
H. S. Williams of Aberdeen, South
Dakota, is rejoicing in the successful
completion of an artesian well on his
tree claim. Water was struck at
depth of 920 feet and the boring con-
tinued through the hard sandstone for
twenty-five feet farther, SO that cop
iOus flow is obtained of crystal clear
water The work was under the direc-
tion of Chas. Flanders, and Mr.. Will
liams has the satisfaction of demon
that well can be obtained
several hundred dollars cheaper than
by professionals.
At regular meeting of Brodhead
Post No. 81, G.. A. r., held on the even
ing of Dec. Ia, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Post Commander, Il. NJ Buck; Senior
Vice Comdr., Eli Wise; Junior Vice
/. w. Hubert; Quartermaster,
j. G. Warner; Surgeon, A. J. Roundy;
Chaplain Jesse M. Brown; officer of
the Day, X. G. Nash; Officer of the
Guard, o. A. Rice. The representatives
to the state encampment are, lst K. G..
Nash, 2d H. w. McCabe Alternates,
lst D. A. Rice, 2d A. Bilbo.
The dedication of the Arlington
church was very pleasant affair, the
services being conducted by the Mich.
state-agent, II. M. Ford. The church
is very neat structure, well adapted
to the needs of the place and situated
just opposite the school house where
services have so long been held. A
utDb vi pStO Idu Dttl tOUtftCttu, Dub
Mr.. Ford is host in any emergency
and soon induced those present to sub
scribe over $500, thus leaving the little
church clear record with which to
start.
r. +. Jennings, who is home from
Hillsdale for the holiday vacation, ,fmade
us a pleasant call in the course of which
we learned that he has secured situa
ton as teacher of vocal music in the
public schools. AS the trains
run conveniently for him, he will still
continue his musical and other studies
at the college. In company with ID. j.
Churchill, a musical instructor at Hills
dale, he will spend part of his vaca
ton in the study of voice culture under
Segnor Carpi, the great Italian master
ut the Chicago Auditorium.
We last week received letter from
5. II. Blackman. dated at Trinidad,