The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-06-24
WHOLE NUMBER 1892

Dan RObb's "white bull dog" is miss
ing, and Dan says that if it isn't return.
ed there will be trouble. Our John has
learned that Frank Coles dog ate Dams
dog up the other night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Crandell. of
Mendon, after visiting here for several
days, went last Thursday to Decatur
and from there were to go to Benton
Harbor, returning to their home early
this week. They ale delighted with
this locality, and if Mr. G.. could dispose
of his property interests at Mendon ad-
vantageously he would be tempted to
make his home with us. We wish he
might do So
Last Thursday Judge b. +. Heckert
argued before the supreme court at
Lansing the case of the defendants in
Warren VS.. Warren, an action for dam
ages sustained by plaintiff, married
woman, by having the affections of her
husband enticed away from her by the
defendants. Some fine legal points are
involved and the outcome OF the case
will be looked for with interest. Judge
Mills, of Kalamazoo, is for plaintiff.
The senatorial gerrymander bill as
first reported placed this county and
Kalamazoo together, but on going over
the ground the second time the mani
pulators of the scheme found that the
cloth would cut better for them to leave
this district as it is, and Van Buren, and
Allegan will continue to be yoke-mates
for the present. The scheme as prefect-
ed however, is the rankest piece of
political piracy ever perpetrated by the
present or any other piratical gang of
lawless lawmakers. 1t absolutely
makes us tired to think or talk about it.
Mr.. +. A. Parks has handed us a copy
of the NORTHERNER dated Nov. %,
1872, published at that time by S. Il.
Conway. In glancing over its contents
one is struck by the changes wrought in
nineteen years. The number contains
the official canvass of the county for
the general election which had just
passed. The Grant electors had 1744
majority in the county; j. j. Bagley 1897
for governor; j. G. Burrows 1920 for
congress; David Anderson 1872 for the
state senate; S. II. Blackman 22O for the
legislature from this district and f. H.
Simpson 92S from the Northern district.
The county ticket elected was: John f.
Sh0werman, sheriff; Geo. w. Lawton,
Judge of probate; Sam'l Holmes, clerk;
Kirk w. Noyes, register; S. w. Dun
cembe, treasurer; Darius f. Comstock,
attorney; BENZ. + Heckert
and j. j. Sherman circuit court COM
missioners.
The threshing machine men of the
to the number of thirty-twO, an
fine-looking body of men,
assembled at the court house in this
village last Saturday afternoon and or
ganized "The Van Buren, Co. Thresh-
ers Association" The officers elected
were G.. l.. Davenport, of Hartford,
chairman; b. j. Olds, Hartford, treas
urer, and Chas w. Baker, of Waverly,
secretary. The object of the associa-
ton is, not to advance the price of
but TO establish a uniform
price, and also to discuss methods of
work, the relative merits of different
and other topics of interest
to themselves and the graingrowers of
the county. The prices agreed upon
for this year are three cents for wheat,
rye and barley, and two cents for oats.
The fact that no attempt was made to
advance these rates is the best of evil
dence that the association was not or
ganized for an onslaught on the pockets
some but for the mutual benefit of all
parties interested. There are about 60
threshers in the county, and "a work
ing committee" will endeavor to get
those who were not present Saturday
to join the association, to the end that
prices and good work may pre-
vail all over the county. Following is
the committee named: Edwin Mack,
Pine Grove; Frank Border, Porter; Geo.
Arnold, Bangor; l.. Salisbury, Almena;
- Foote, Antwerp; ID. w. Ferguson,
Paw Paw and Decatur; Mark Shepard,
Alfonso Cross, Arlington;
Orville Gesler, Columbia; Zelon Cleve-
land, Paw Paw; Chas. W. Baker, Wa
verify; Alonzo Fisher, Hartford; j. r.
Leach, Keeler; G.. w. Byers, Decatur;
Charles Hunt, Covert; VIM. Nj. Porter,
Geneva. The association adjourned to
meet at the call of the chairman
through the secretary