The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-13
WHOLE NUMBER 1886

vending their way to the banks of the
river or pond, equipped with rods and
lines, and deporting themselves as if on
business. And they catch fish, too.
j. M. Longwell has sent his pacing
mare Golden Belle to Three Rivers to
have her worked and put i'm condition
for the coming racing season. The
mare has developed some wonderful
bursts of speed this spring, and j. NJ.
wants To know exactly what she can do
Samuel III. Lamont died at the home
of his mother in this village at an early
hour last Saturday morning of paralysis
of the BRAIN aged ~ years. Funeral
from the house at 10 Il. m. Monday,
conducted by Rev Clizbe, and the re
mains Inferred in the family lot at Pros
pect Hill.
The semiannual apportionment of
the primarimary school interest fund
has been made by the superintendent
of public instruction. The apportion-
ment amounts To sixty-tve cents per
capita. Van Buren county has 5000
children included in the appOrtion-
ment, and consequently gets So, 1874 So
Mrs Diana Lane, relict of the late
Rinaldo b. Lane, died at her home in
this village last Saturday morning, aged
70 years. Funeral from the First Bap-
tist church Monday afternoon, Rev.
Mccarthy, of Lawton, officiating. De-
ceased was sister of the late DR.. OcO-
book and the last survivor of that fam
lily.
Monday evening George Lucas spear
ed Il German Carp in the Central Mills
pond, the finest ever taken from the
waters here, which weighed 15t lbs.
Some years ago j. w. Free and Colum.
Engle planted some young carp in
the river or some of the ponds here,
which accounts for this fellows pre-
sence.
A farmer named Getchel, living some
six or eight miles north of this place,
found a promising young colt dead in
the pasture yesterday morning. While
preparing to bury it "A monstrous rat
tlesnake was discovered under bush
near the spot and it is supposed the
colt was bitten and died from the ef
fects.
Last Monday, while the children of
Rev. Mr.. Linderman were at play in
the yard, they were fiercely attacked
by large Plymouth Rock rooster.
One of the children was struck in the
mouth by the spurs of the infuriated
fowl, while the other received wound
behind the ear Their cries brought
relief before serious injuries were in
flicted.
Frank L. Osborne, for the past two
years an employe in this office, left last
Friday for Akron, Ohio, where he will
work in Il book and job office Frank
is young man of excellent habits, a
graduate from our high school in the
class of 80, and possessing an ability
much above the average. We wish him
success and are confident he will at
tain it.
Jim Sans languishes in Jail He got
gloriously drunk last Saturday and at
night run into the arms of Marshal
Whitbeck, who locked him up. Mon
day morning the irrepressible Sam was
brought before Justice Mason and got
ten days in which To sober off. Fair
warning, boys; the edict has gone forth
that if you are found drunk on the
streets in you go.
VIM Murdock of Paw Paw got down
a little too much 'tangle leg" last Sat
urday evening and turned A. Stinson's
horses into the streets. Alex. didn't
approve of this and caused William to
be lodged in our village cooler for the
-BlOOmingddle Leader. We had
that the citizenship of this
party was settled some time ago, and
Cheshire fixed upon as his place of
domicile. Wasn't that the agreement,
Chan?
The new iron bridge at the foot of
Main street will be built by Il. ID.
Wheaton d CO., of Chicago, the same
firm which built the LaGrave street
bridge last year Exclusive of mason
ry the bridge costs 81 $500 Joe Syke
furnishes the stone at 81 90 per perch,
and it will be laid by Will Halsted,
Frank Harrison and Mike Heffron.
Work on the abutments will begin at
once, and as soon as they are complete
the superstructure will be placed in
position.
The bill to appropriate $50, 900 OF the
direct tax fund to aid in entertaining
the National g. A. Il. encampment at
Detroit this summer was defeated in the
House at Lansing last Wednesday, The
vote stood 81 To 33, 10 less than the nee
essary thirds. A reconsideration
was moved and it will be tried again.
Representative Eaton is quoted as say
ing that the needed votes can be Sc
cured, and Gov. Winans is quoted as
saying that he will veto the measure if
passed even by two-thirds vote.
Mrs. j. X. Galligan and family start
ed yesterday for East Portland, Oregon,
whittier Mr.. G.. had proceeded them
some three or four weeks. George was
to have graduated from our high school
with the class of this year, but decided
to forego that distinction and accom-
pany his mother, although the sacrifice
was great. He had crowded the work
of four years into three; subordinated
everything else TO his ambition To excel
in his studies, and would have gradu-
ated with marked honors.
The frosts of the early part of last
week played some queer freaks. For
grapes on knolls and higher
parts of some vineyards were badly
nipped, while in shallow ravines and
but few rods away from
such elevated spots they were untouch-
ed. This is exactly contrary TO estab-