The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-01-14
WHOLE NUMBER 1869.

announced, and our county has repre-
sentatiUn on five of them i Mr.. Eaton
being on Rules and Joint Rules, School
of Mines and State Affairs, while Mr..
Wiggins is on State Public School and
State Affairs. No Republican has
chairmanship, of course.
Paw Paw is moving in the right di-
rection. New stores, larger stocks of
goods, more manufacturing, electric
lighting, increased school attendance
come along with the new year. Let
our people appreciate and encourage
these things as they come and more
will follow.
Our schools are progressing finely.
Every opportunity is being offered to
those who desire to fit themselves for
teachers. Grammar, u. ;. history,
arithmetic, psychology and geography
are being taught in the high school and
the teachers class already numbers
seventeen. Now is the time to prepare
for teaching.
The annual election of Directors of
the First National Bank was held at
its parlors yesterday and resulted in
the selection of the following gentle
men: +. Smith, +. X. Annable, A. B.
Copley, n. M. Pugsley, +. +. Parks,
III. M. Olney, Davis Olney. The board
of directors then convened and elected
+. Smith president, and +. X. Annable
president.
Guy +. Harrison has severed his con-
nection with e.. W. Tyler Il Co., after
continued service with that firm of
something over eleven years. Himself
and his brother Hugh have leased the
Paw Paw Electric Light Co.'S plant for
term of years, and when the works
are fully completed and in operation
they will be conducted by them under
the firm name of Harrison Bros. The
boys are hustlers, and we wish them
success in their new enterprise.
At Fosters opera house last evening
John Dillon presented for the first time
in this city his new comedy, '"The Cir
cult Judge" He was greeted by
large and enthusiastic audience, which
goes to prove that he has lost none of
his popularity with our citizens. Mr..
Dillon plays the part of 1.-THE circuit
Judge and confidential adviser" to per-
fection, and is supported by a strong
company. The play is Il strong one
and will continue to be a drawing card
throughout the week. 1t will be pre-
sented again this evening, and all who
wish to patroniZe first-class entertain
ment should not miss this opportunity
of seeing Mr.. Dillon in this his most
successful role.-DeS Motnes Qa.) NeWS.
b. A. Murdock was before Justice
Mason last Thursday, on complaint of
III. w. McCabe, charged with cruelty
to animals. Respondent waived jury
and conducted his own case without
the aid of counsel. The evidence dis
closed the fact that Murdock had kept
a COW i'm an open field on the south side
of the river during all the inclement
weather so far this winter; that she had
been scantily fed, and that the pitiful
bellowings of the half-starved and half
frozen beast could be heard at almost
any time, day or night, by those living
in the vicinity of the field where it was
kept. No possible excuse for such bru-
tality could be offered, as Murdock is
able to shelter and feed his
stock but if he could educate them To
subsist on mullen stalks and snow he
would be the gamer by that much. His
little experiment in that direction cost
him something over Sl7, and he will
probably discontinue the effort.
the hOrdes of hungry and impecunious
Demys is unprecedented in the annals
of this or any other state. For every
little Office in the gift of the present
state administration there scores of ap-
plicants. A majority of these place.
hunters have no definite idea of what
they want when they go down there
they will accept anything. If the posi-
of N tnIsn # lan inEs
is already filled, they will be content
with that of asst bottle holder to the
deputy chamberlain of the oil-can room
or 1st asst grind-stone turner To the
deputy purveyOr of clubs to the capitol
police dnything! It's Macedonian
cry all down the line, "Come down with
something or we perish !" OF course
there are no Van Buren county Demo
Gratis Tor none worth mentioning in this
motley gang, for Van Buren Democrats
haven't political record to which they
can point with pride" or which would
commend them To the favorable consid-
GRAFTON of the dispensers of the public
pap. Oh, no; Van Buren, county Dem
ocrats are modest
On Monday night last the home of
Mrs. r. Mcclellan was the rendezvous
loT duOlneT merry patneTlng OF the
Browning Club. Many and varied
were the implements of war and hus-
bandry which were so distributed as to
designate partners for the banquet As
the company filed into the supper room,
an appetizing feast most temptingly
spread greeted their hungry visions.
and in this case, at least, the pleasure
of realization fully equalled that of an
When ample justice had
been done to this part of the entertain
ment all adjourned to the parlors where
a very enjoyable programme was rem
dered. Some beautiful vocal selections
an original poem, a character sketch and
a comic paper full of valuable informa-
ton, comprised the first part of the
programme. These were followed by
several games for mental drill, con
Guiding with the so-called observation
test" Great favOritism was displayed
at this point, as the managers of the
game allowed Mrs. &. l.. Eaton the use
of some wonderful spectacles owned by
Jay Cummings. Not being aware that the
lenses had been removed, Mrs. +. had
great expectations, and il was sore
to he obliged TO yield
the palm to Mrs. Leroy Osborne and