The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-07

has exchanged the pulpit for the pen
and scissors, and is editing red-hot
Republican paper, the Queens County
Republican, at Long Island City, N. Y.
The Portland Oreg0nian says that
Frank +. McGurrin, of Salt Lake City,
formerly court stenographer of this
circuit is entered in the shorthand and
typewriting contest to be held at the
exposition which opened in that city on
the 9th inst.
any person or persons who shall kill any
deer within the counties of Allegan or
Van Buren, for period of three years
shall be punished by fine of $25 and
costs OF 30 days Imprisonment in the
county Jail, or by both such fine and
imprisonment, at the discretion of the
court. Might as well put up your guns,
boys.
According to statistics i'm the attorney
generals office referring to the more
important crimes committed i'm Michi-
gan during the year ending June 30th,
1891, it appears that there were fifty
three murders committed Only fifteen
murderers were convicted, six were ac-
quilted, eight dismissed, and the cases
of twenty-four are still pending. There
were thirty-one cases of manslaughter
and five convictions.
A couple of Jealous temperance men
were congratulating each other Satur-
day evening that there was not a place
in town where man could buy drink
of liquor. AS they were speaking, and
as if to show them the fallacy of indulg-
ing such hopes, Little Ed" Hayes stag
gered past them, ''drunk us a lord"
You may have closed the spiggot, gen.
tlemen, but the bunghole is still in
good working order.
From a class of 20 at the teachers ex-
animation held at South Haven on Sat
urday, Sept. Goth, the following were
successful: Anna Birdsell, James M
Balfour, l.. G.. Bishop, Vic ID. Cleveland,
Maude Carnes, Elsie M. Dean, Emma
Dingman, Lulu Delamere, Dora Della
mere, Carrie Grove, Lottie b. Hinckley,
Bessie Rowland, Jennie Nj. Lyle, Laura
+. Leslie, Bird f. Martin, Ivie Ormsby,
Theo. Randall, Ethelyn Shenk, Ella
Sipley, Jennie Watson.
Nelson Rhodes, well known i'm this
locality as an all-around, everyday
thief, has been plying his vocation in
West Bangor, where he now lives. His
latest enterprise was stealing wheat
from the barn of Henry w. Albright,
hauling it to Breedsville and selling it.
Rhodes managed to elude the officer
who had warrant for his arrest by
taking to the swamps, but sooner or
later he must stand up and take his
medicine. He tried the swamp dodge
on Hank McCabe here three OF four
years ago but found that officer to be
something of "swamp angel himself
and too flect-fOOted to be thus shook
off
Our school is progressing finely and
everything indicates a prosperous year.
Examinations were held last week I'M
der the new system, and the record for
the first month is good one. One
feature i'm the new system, however, is
causing some comment. Many think
if, i'm case of sickness or other unavOid
able cause, pupil is obliged to be alb
sent, on presentation of a written excuse
from his parents or guardian, stating
the cause of absence, he ought to be ex-
cused from the examination, providing
his standing is sufficiently high. With
this single exception the new system is
recognized by all patrons as an inn
provement, and the school will doubt
less profit by it.
An colin family" excursion train last
Thursday morning was in collision with
freight train near Ravenna, Ohio, re-
sulting i'm the death of four persons and
the serious injury of thirty others,
mostly Michigan people. Among the
killed was Mrs. Jennette Dewey, of
Richland, Kalamazoo county. OF the
wounded u number were from this
county, viz: H. l.. Tanning, Bangor, leg
broken; S. e. Allen, Bangor, leg crush
ed; Mrs. Rebecca Clark, Bangor, hips
injured; Miss Hulda Wescott, Bangor,
hip and back injured; Mrs i. H. Van
Auken, Mcdonald, arm broken and ter
ribly burned by her clothing taking fire
from an overturned stove; Miss Laura
VanAuken, Mcdonald, feet crushed.
Others of the injured were from Kala-
mazoo, Galesburg, Battle Creek, Char
lotte and Parma.
An amusing story is told on the re-
doubtable Bill Tucker, of Decatur, in
connection with one of the recent liquor
cases. AlonzO Ray was arraigned for
violating the local option law, and en-
ployed Tucker to defend him. The day
of trial came and the witnesses for the
people had all mysteriously disappeared
while the defense was ready for trial.
This looked suspicious and, it seems,
rather piqued Prosecutor Annable, who
didn't propose to be monkeyed with in
that way A few days later an apple
buyer came to Decatur, Fjolly fellow,
who fell i'm with Tucker and other jolly
fellows, and together they went to
Rays saloon and got gloriously full all
around. Another arrest followed, and
this time Tucker was subpGnaed as a
witness for the prosecution. AS he was
also counsel for the defense he couldn't
very well spirit himself away, and, very
naturally, his client pleaded guilty
Day Spring.
hid vo, notice that fine head IF hair