The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-08
WHOLE NUMBER 1894

Miss Jessie Hewson and her little
brother Fred will spend the vacation
with their aunt, Mrs. DR.. Scott, at
Nahma, Delta county.
Miss L. A. Mains, of Grand Rapids,
will speok at the NJ. +. church on Sun
day evening next. Subject: Social Pu-
rity. The young people are especially
invited
Fred Mauk, who left this section ten
years ago for Dakota, called here last
week on his return home from the east,
where he had been called by the death
of his father Mr.. NJ is located at
Reynolds, n. d., and is engaged in
farming.
Prof. Roberts offered Miss Lena Snow
$3.50 position in the schools at Taco
ma, Wash, of which he goes to take the
| principalship. 1t was flattering
and enticing offer, but Miss Snow de-
clined to go so far away from home, at
least for the present.
The sixth annual reunion of old Co.
c., 3rd Mich. cavalry, will be held at
South Haven on the 23d and Gath of the
present month. 1t is the determines
ton OF those in charge to make this
one of the most enjoyable events of the
series. A full attendance is desired
At a recent adjourned term of the
Cass county circuit court, James Bryant,
colored aged II years, was sentenced
by Judge OHara to three years and six
months at Ionia on his plea of guilty to
the charge of placing Instructions on
the track of the Michigan Central air
| line road.
The excursion to South Haven on
the 4th taxed the capacity of the narrow
gauge road to its utmost. Every car
belonging to the road was brought into
Notwithstanding this, everybody was
delighted with the trip and the day at
South Haven.
Prof. Mark w. Harrington, of the
University of Michigan, has been APP
pointed chief of the weather bureau
at Washington. This appointment
meets with universal approval, as Prof.
Harrington has long occupied front
place among the eminent meteorologists
of the country.
Arthur j., only remaining son of A.
IL. Heron, formerly of this place, died
at the home of his father In South Lyon
on the 2d inst. of consumption, aged %
years. The remains will eventually be
brought here, with those of his sister
who died in April last, for interment at
Prospect Hill.
Rev. Clizbe exchanged pulpits last
Sunday with Rev. III. w. Harvey, of
Allegan. Mr.. Harvey also delivered an
address before the regular monthly
union temperance meeting at the Nj. +.
church in the evening. Large congre-
cations were out to hear him on each
of these occasions.
1.-The Household" for July is one of the
best numbers we have seen of that ever
excellent magazine. Devoted To the in
terests of the American housewife, it is
replete with matter of especial value to
her, and no home can afford to be with
out it. Boston, Mass, $1.00 per year.
Single copies, 10 cents.
Since the removal of the abstracts
from the Office of the register of deeds,
Mr.. Tyner has added some new desks
and carpeting, and the office now pre-
sents very neat appearance. 1t is also
much pleasanter for those who have
the recording to do to have plenty of
light and room in which to do it.
At South Haven on the Fourth the
balloon ascension, owing to adverse
winds, was not undertaken until late
in the evening when the parachute at
tachment became entangled in some
telephone wires, throwing the eronaut
to the ground, dragging him some dis
tance and bruising him considerably.
We have on exhibition at this office
stalk of corn from the farm of our old
friend G.. +. Galligan, near FL Dorado,
Kansas. This stalk was taken from the
field on the Goth of June and measures
8 feet 6 inches. 1t has been the wonder
and admiration of hundreds for the past
few days. Call and see it, and you can
Judge something of what sort of n coun-
try Charlie has squatted in. He has
nearly 100 acres of the same sort.
Julian Sheldon has left at this office
copy of the NoRTHERNER dated Dec. 81,
1858. L. X. Harrison and s. III. Black
man were editors and the paper was
Just half its present size. A. w. Nash
was Judge of probate; n d. Richardson,
sheriff An editorial article referred to
the fact that jeff Davis had been coun-
selling his state (MissssippD to prepare
for war, as the "Aboltionists" threat
ened encroachments on their "sacred
rights"
Mrs. Almna Gage, wife of Martin
Gage, living three miles south OF tnis
village, died at an early hour last Fri
day morning. On the day preceding
her death she had visited married
daughter living on the Decatur road.
On her way home she began feeling
badly, and on her arrival there was
carried to her bed from which she never
arose. Deceased was sister of Mrs.
VIM. Signor of this village and Al years
of age. Funeral from the late home on
Saturday afternoon, the interment being
in the Lee cemetery.
We learn that the L. IL S. III. X. r.
has gone into the hands of the G. IL w.
M. Co, but the details of the transfer
we have been unable to get thus far.
1t is said by those who claim to know
that the last named company has pur-
chased or leased the road for the pur-
pose of extending it (as standard
gauge) from this place to Kalamazoo,
where it will connect with the Chicago,
Kalamazoo q Saginaw, owned and