The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-02-03

in this village on Sunday afternoon o.
pneumonia. The funeral will occur
tomorrow afternoon from the house.
Congressman Burrows on Monday in
troduced bill in the House for the
Improvement of the South Haven hair
Dor, and appropriating $50, 600 for that
purpose.
The Spiritualist association of South.
western Michigan will hold its quar-.
terly meeting at Breedsville on Satur.
day and Sunday next, commencing al
2 p. m. Saturday.
The new $50, 900 depot of the Michi.
gan Central at Niles was formally
opened for business on Monday and is
said to be the handsomest structure
owned by the company.
Van Buren Co. Pomona Grange No.
13, will meet at Lawrence on Feb. II
and 12. A good program has been pre-
pared, and all fourth degree members
are requested to attend.
Our local millers, Wise q Tuckey and
r. 5. Briggs d Co., last week cast their
bread upon the waters by shipping to
the starving peasants of Russia 1900 lbs.
of flour-their individual contributions.
Petitions are being circulated in ST.
Joseph county asking for an expression
at the polls on the saloon question un-
der the local option law ST. Joe may
be set down in the column of dry coun-
ties.
Ebert Barker of Randall has been an
enforced resident of our village for two
weeks past, having been seized with
the grip while here on visit and was
compelled to reman. He is GONZALES
cent
Mrs G.. ID. Clock, wife of prominent
citizen of Otsego, is suffering from a
singular attack of mental alteration.
She can recall nothing that happened
previous to the day she was stricken,
her memory being totally lost.
Department Commander Eaton, ac-
companied by Acting Asst Adjt Gen'l
Chaplin and Asst G. M. Gent Spicer
of his staff, go to Grand Rapids to-day
to attend meeting of the Council of
Administration of the Department.
The trial of Tom Pearsons for stab
bing his brother Kit, which was on trial
as we went to press last week, resulted
in his conviction. He was sentenced
to four years at Jackson, to which place
he was escorted by Sheriff Thomas on
Monday.
Department Commander Eaton has
appointed III. A. Chaplin acting assisting
adiutant general on his staff. Comrade
Chaplin will have charge of the office
duties heretofore discharged by Capt.
Noyes. The appointment is an excel
lent one.
Norm F. Cooper's Coffee Cooler, pub
lished at Sturgis, this state, has entered
its 5th volume, and celebrates the oc-
casion by several changes and improve
ments. 1t is a publication which no
Grand Army man ought to be without.
40 cents year.
The annual reunion of the survivors
of the 3rd Mich. Cav. will be held at
the city of Grand Rapids, Wednesday,
February II, 1892. Headquarters will
be at the Bridge Street House. State
papers will confer favor on the 'old
boys" by giving notice of this meet
ing.
For the first time in a month, Col. w.
Il. Hawkins was on the street Monday.
Although still suffering from the stub
born and persistent attacks of disease,
the Colonel bids fair to render "The
Sword of Bunker Hill " on the occasion
of many annual reunions of the Old
Settlers association.
A teachers association will be held
at South Haven on the 18th and 18th of
the present month. The Supt. of Pub
lie Instruction will be present on the
evening of the 18th, and it is especially
desired that all who can possibly do SO
will be present, as matters of the high
est Importance will be considered.
At two o'clock this afternoon, at the
home of her parents, DR.. and Mrs. I.
r. Harrison, Miss Zilpha Harrison will
be welded to DR.. w. G. Y. Ferguson.
The happy pair will leave on the after
former home of the groom. The
NoRTHERNER extends congratulations.
Last week, while Warren Platt, who
lived near Mill Grove, was in his barn
yard, a young Jersey bull, belonging to
himsef and brother, suddenly attacked
him, threw him down and gored him so
badly that he died Friday night, after
suffering terribly Deceased was 80
years of age and unmarried.-GO
NeaOS.
James Nelson and Charles Hoskins,
east of this village, have large stock
of the leading varieties of peach trees
and other nursery stock for sale. These
gentlemen are well known to our peo-
pie and command the confidence of all.
Those in need of fruit trees will do well
to patronize home dealers. See their
card elsewere.
Through a streak of good luck the
Hartford lecture association has secured
Mr.. Russell III. Conwell to deliver his
masterpiece, "Acres of Diamonds" be-
fore them on tomorrow (Thursday)
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