The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-09-14

opera house, by the loss of a date at
Saginaw were compelled TO cancel this.
we hope they may get around this way
later on in the season.
At a meeting of the village council
last Thursday evening a resolution was
passed instructing the president TO re-
tain the services of Judge Heckert IN
the defense of the village i'm its suit
with the Electric Light Co
Rev. G.. p. Linderman will preach at
the Free Baptist church next Sunday
morning, and in the evening he will
lecture at the same house. Subject: A
Sabbath in London with three of the
greatest preachers of Europe.
All the old pioneers hereabouts will
be interested to learn of the death of
David WoOdman Sr., who passed peace
fully away at the home of his youngest
son Wells, in Oketo Kansas, having
reached the advanced age of 80 years.
The Allegan County Fair association
has been admitted to membership in
the American Trotting association, and
all Races under its auspices will be gov
erned by the rules of the association,
thus insuring fairness and good field
of horses.
The Niles Driving Club will hold a
three days trotting and pacing meeting
Sept. 10, 20, 21. Purses aggregating
So, 800 are hung up for nine events and
many good horses will be present. Adj
dress all communications to b. Parker,
Sec'y, Niles, Mich.
Higgins Cotnger of Antwerp came to
Paw Paw Monday to get the official
count on the recent local option cleo
ton. The maiorities run so large that
Higgins lost his head and got drunk
Justice Mason sent him to Jail for 8
days in order to cool his enthusiasm.
The dog poisoner is at his old tricks
again. Last Saturday night valuable
watch dog belonging to j. G. Warner
died from poisoning, and on Monday a
bird dog owned by Charlie Pike met a
similar fate, while hundred of worse
than worthless ours are continually at
large, unmolested.
We are informed by Ex-County
Treasurer &. II. Butler that both G. W.
nj yers and D. w. Rowland have ac-
knOwledged to him the accuracy of the
financial statement as published in the
NORTHERNER over Mr.. Buffers sigma
ture, which hardly accords with the
accusations made against the NORTH
ERNRR by Messrs. Myers and Rowland.
If you want to post yourself thorough
ly on the question of protection, send
10 cents to The Press, 80 Park Row,
New York City, for copy of its Cyclope-
dia of Protection. 1t contains 144 pages,
bound in stiff MANILA muslin covers,
rounded corners, and fits the pocket
easily. It's a corker, and equips per-
son for silencing a free-trade opponent
in an instant.
On last Thursday morning the early
train on the T. d 5. III. Il. r. narrowly
escaped serious accident On the
highest part of the embankment piece
of the rail had broken and fallen out of
place, but was fortunately discovered
by Lawrence Martin, who watched for
the train and tagged it in season to pre-
vent all trouble. All persons concerned
may be thankful that Mr.. M. is an early
riser.
Arrangements for the coming lecture
course have all been perfected by the
Ladies' Lecture Association and the
prospectus Is now in process of prepa-
ration, so that full particulars will soon
be given to the public regarding the
good things in store. In accordance
with vote taken by the Association,
the Christian church has been engaged
for the season and, though some addi-
tional room is thus secured, the num-
ber of season tickets will still be limit
ed to 400, i'm order to give more com
Portable seating There will be no re-
served seats, but every ticket holder
can be assured of getting good place
somewhere. Look out for further an
nouncement next week.
The Michigan crop report for Septem-
ber shows that the total yield of wheat
in the state as reported from 500 cores
pondents is about 23,500,000 bushels
from 72,643 acres planted, an average
of IA S3 bushels per acre from the south
ern tier of counties; 81 in the central
and 1903 bushels in the northern tier
of counties. Much of the wheat is badly
shrunken and it is thought to be of
poor quality all over the state. The
total number of bushels marketed by
farmers during the month of August
was /, ,359, ,337 bushels. The oat crop is
above the average. Potatoes also
promise 20 per cent for the state and
show n better condition than al the
| odiiC Iiiic ldoJ ttdi' w lnbeT dppleS
promise 56 per cent of an average crop,
while the yield of peaches will be 81
per cent Of a crop for the state.
About one o'clock Sunday morning
Mr.. Joseph Mather, who lives a short
distance east of town, was awakened
by the labored and heavy breathing OF
his wife. On lighting lamp and go.
ing to her room he found her uncon-
scious and scarcely breathing and i'm a
moment she was dead Hastily arous-
ing the members of the household, some
were dispatched for the neighbors and
one sent post-haste to town for DR..
Maynard. That gentleman arrived at
the Mather home shortly after 2 a. m:
and decided that Mrs M. had been dead
at least an hour, heart failure being the
immediate cause. Deceased had been III
this village most of the afternoon Satur-
day, in her usual health, but was not
feeling we'll shortly before the bed hour
and took some medicine which she kept
at hand for such attacks. The funeral
was from the house at one o'clock yes.
tordov oftarnoon. Deceased was 46