The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-01-07
WHOLE NUMBER 1868.

dsStulttu ny tudS. hletl, btO. hleIt
and John KOob The case was called
last Saturday and Chas. Klett pleaded
guilty and was fined $l5 and costs.
The other two pleaded not guilty, and
will have their trial on Thursday, Jan.
10Th.
The familiar faces of the board of su-
pervisors are again beaming on our
streets. The grumblings over their
tax rolls are happily passed; equaliza-
tion disagreements bring no fOrebOd-
ings of trouble about reelection, and
the "three dollars day and roast
beef" is likely to come as an unmixed
blessing
The Electric Light Co is experience
ing considerable difficulty in removing
from the mouth of the flume the old
water wheels which have lain there for
years deeply imbedded in the sand
They are thoroughly water-soaked and
so heavy that it taxes the ingenuity of
the workmen To handle them in so linn
tied space.
Miss Helen Millspaugh, of Hastings,
has been employed by the school board
to take the place in the high school
made vacant by the resignation of Miss
Mary Bryar Miss Millspaugh is a
graduate of Oberlin college, and has
been connected with the public schools
of Romeo for seven years, most of the
time as principal.
Miss Belle Richards, of Kalamazoo,
daughter of the late Chandler Richards,
of this place, on New Years night was
ordained to nilsson work in Africa,
and on the following day she was mar
ried to Rev. F. r. Bunker. The newly
welded couple will at once leave for
the dark continent for twelve years
work in the missionary field
According to the official figures, the
total number of votes east in this state
on the question of admitting women as
lay delegates to the general conference
of the Nj. +. church, was lS, l45; of this
number Is, 497 was in favor of the prop
osition, and 2,648 against it, In this
(Niles) district the vote stood: For the
proposition, 916; against it, III.
Ed. e.. o. States, an Adventist evan
gelist who was laboring at Blooming
dale short time since, found occasion
to say to his audience that he had stood
before all classes of people, including
the cowboys of the wild and woolly
west, but never had he had so disre-
spectful a congregation as the one he
was then addressing. Pretty tough on
Bloomingdale.
Orno Strong's West Coast Trade, pub
lished at Tacoma, Wash, dated Jan. /,
1891, is at hand. 1t is a 6-column quarto
sheet, excellently well printed on fine
paper, and its typographical appear
ance would put to shame many of its
eastern contemporaries. Its editorial
evidences much ability
and "A thorough knowledge of all that
interests the public of that region.
There is probability that the Rus
sell carriage works, of Otsego, will be
removed to Allegan, where stock
company, $50, 900 strong, will boom it.
The citizens of Allegan are asked to
81, 800 to defray the expenses
of removal, etc, which they will very
promptly furnish. The concern will
give steady employment to about fifty
men.
The board of supervisors met at noon
on Monday. The first business was the
election of chairman Uice Thos. G..
Tyner elected register of deeds. H. +.
Dewey, of South Haven, was the choice
of the board, and he blushed his thanks
for the compliment. The selection is
an excellent one. The principal work
of the board at this session is to settle
with the county officers and audit some
bills.
We learn that g. w. Tyler & Co. are
in correspondence with different par
ties with view To putting the machin
cry for paper mill into the Landphere
mill recently purchased by them. We
believe that the same amount of money
could not be put to use where it would
give so handsome return as that un-
der consideration, and we sincerely
hope the proposed enterprise will be
carried into effect
The upper water power begins to as
sumo the character of business again.
The race and flume. are nearly com
pleted, and work will soon begin at the
dam proper, where new gates and pill
ing will be put in. The work so far has
been of substantial character to pro-
vide against the exigency of dam-break-
ing and consequent stoppage of busi
ness The dynamos will soon be hum
ming and sending the electric current
down to light our streets and places of
business. The county seat can then be
pointed out from nearly every farm
tributary thereto.
Little Lettie Warner died of scarlet
fever at the home of Geo. Hutchins on
Monday, Jan. 5th. She was a grand
child of Mrs Hutchins and Oldest child
of Will and Belle Warner, but had
chosen TO stay with her grand parents,
where she had been one of the family
for more than year, and had been
tenderly trained and cared for She
was an exceedingly bright and affec-
child and had won many
friends. Brief funeral services were
held at the house, Tuesday morning,
by Mrs. Barton, and memorial services
will be at the +. b. church in short
time.
On Monday evening next the newly
elected officers of Brodhead Post G A X.
will be publicly installed. Aside from
the installation ceremonies themselves,
a pleasing programme is being prepar-
ad, consisting of recitations, singing by
the famed Paw Paw Glee Club, music,
etc. On special invitation to do so,
Judge b. +. Heckert will give the audi
ence a synopsis of "What | Saw in Bos-