The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-02-25
Additional Local.

schools regarding the Newkirk case, is
to remove Supt. Newkirk, disband the
board of control and To censure County
Agent Taylor.
In Oren Woodland house, some time
last fall two men moved from Kansas
One named Mailer and one Arnot, and
which both wimmen had babys in one
night, one girl and one boy, both born
last Sunday night.-COloma Boomer.
Delos Harrington has sold his stallion
Bonner Wilkes, by Young Wilkes, dam
Zell by HarringtOns Hunter To A. w.
Trip, of Cedar Springs. The people of
that vicinity are fortunate in getting SO
fine a type of the great Wilkes family
in their midst.
Wilmeau, the young German who re-
Gently concluded 30-days' fast in
Detroit, wants to fast Ito finish" any
living man, and saws he can get backing
i'm the sum of $4,000. Where's Succi-
Sooci-Sucker, or whatever it may be
in straight Saxon?
Wagner d Crane, real estate and
insurance agents, East Portland,
Oregon, send us beautifully illustrated
pamphlet descriptive of that city and
parts of the state The engravings are
fine and the typographical execution is
in the best form of the art.
A drenching rain set in here a little
after nine O'clock last Thursday night
and continued all night and nearly all
day Friday, accompanied by thigh
winds and flying Clouds" as the old
time almanacs would have it, rendering
Professionalism on the streets anything
but pleasant
Reports to the state board of health
show bronchitis, rheumatism, neuralgia
and influenza in the order named as
causing the most sickness in Michingan
during the week ending Feb. IA,
Diphtheria was reported at 30 places,
scarlet fever at 80, typhoid fever at IA,
measles at 30 places.
If James d. Rockwell, Chas. IL.
Dennis, or any other member of Co. A,
9th Mich. infantry who was with the
command at Fair Oaks and during the
Seven days fight" in front of Rich
mond in 1862, will send their address
TO p. o. box All, Paw Paw, they will
oblige one of their comrades.
Miss Amelia b. Edwards new book
on Egyptian subjects will be entitled
"Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers, I"
and will include several cf the lectures
which she delivered during her recent
visit to America, together with much
additional matter. 1t will be published
this spring by Harper q Brothers.
1t is due the old man Garfield living
north of this village that we publish
the following extract from statement
made by the murderer of Nellie Griffin to
a reporter at the jackson prison: My
fathers name was Seneca Garfield. He
lived at Reading, Hillsdale county, for
many years, and died twelve years
ago"
The people of Paw Paw feel just
pride IN their public schoo! building
and their school, and we are pleased
10 note that our fame has reached other
parts of the state. The Michigan School
Moderator, publication with a very
wide circulation, i'm its issue of 10Th inst,
had an illustration of our school build
ing, accompanied by a very flattering
notice.
The attorney general of Michigan is
now asking the reform legislature to
increase his salary from $500 To So, 900 a
year, and the legislature should do
nothing of the sort. The attorney gen
eral knew what the salary of the office
was before he sought the place and was
apparently satisfied with it, Gentle
men of the reform administration,
what are you trying To do, anyway
Grand Rapids Ledger.
At meeting of the Michigan mem
bers of the worlds fair commission,
recently held in Detroit. it was the
unanimous opinion that every branch
of industry in the state should be
represented, no matter how small it
might be. The resources of the state
are of such varied character as To
attact especial attention. TIE amount
of money which the legislature will be
requested To furnish was not fixed.
President L. w Palmer said he had no
doubt but the legislature would APP
propriate all the funds necessary to
give full exhibit of the products of
the state.
The first number of "The Quarterly
Register of Current History" published
10y the EceRing NetCS Association, is on
our table, and we frankly admit that
we are surprised at the degree of eX-
cellence manifest i'm its compilation
and editorial preparation. The title
explains the work. 1t j. a record of all
of the more important events which
have transpired during the past year,
necessarily condensed, carefully select
ed, and written up in terse, graphic
terms The work is libererally illus
trated and its typographical execution
is excellent. 1t is To be issued quarter
ly, and the future numbers will treat
exclusively upon the events of the
current quarter. Price, % cents. Adj
dress The ECening Ne,0S, Detroit.
A funny story is told of IA Democratic
member of the present Michigan legis-
lature from an interior county. This
is his first experience in capacity
above that of school inspector, and his
first visit to the capital of the state. 1t
is alleged that when he received the
voucher for the first payment of his
salary he at once attempted to have it
eashed at one of the Lansing banks in
stead of taking it To the state treasury.
1--WE can cash it for you" said the
young man at the paying teller's win
dow, but we shall require your en-
dorsement on the back first" And the