The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-08-10
Additional Local.


Allegan, 2; Barry, /; Berrien, 2; Cass,
/; st. Joseph, /; Van Buren,, l.
The Standard, an S-column folio sheet
flying the Republican flag at the head
of its columns, appeared at Dowaglac
on Friday last 1t is issued by The
Standard Publishing Company and be-
lieves there is ample room in that hust-
ling young city for itself and contempo-
laries. May they all get rich.
Colorado is filled with Knight
Templars. The mountains and the
valleys, the pleasure resorts, the fam
Gus scenes, the growing camps are over
crowded, and the railroad beds leading
To Denver are grooming under their
weight. Sunday night and Monday
they poured into Denver at the rate OF
1000 IN hour.
1t cost the taxpayers of Michigan just
So, 377 6S to undo the lawless -gerryman-
der of the squawbuck legislature. Each
member, officer and attendant present
at the special session was allowed four
DAYS attendance. There were 80 OF
these present in the senate, and they
drew pay and mileage to the amount of
81, S7695. In the house there were 107
and the pay roll amounted TO SIS, 5O0.13,
or a grand total of $5,377.6S.
Some people won't advertise on the
plea that the paper is never read by
anybody outside of the town, but let
those same fellows be caught kissing
their neighbours wife or the hired girl,
or trying to hold up the side of the
building some dark night, and their
tune is changed mighty suddenly and
if the printing Office is in the garnet of
"A seventeen story building, they will
climb to the top to beg of the editor to
keep mum on that particular "ad."
AT the Sturgis races last week the
Wilkes family redeemed itself from the
little blot which furnished its escutch-
con at local meetings earlier in the
season, Muta Wilkes snatching the five
thousand dollar purse from ten Compel
itors in the 2:30 class Una Wilkes de-
feating the great Junemont in the 2:17
event, while Jack Spratt by Hambleto-
Man Wilkes surprised the book makers
by bringing into camp the handsome
trophy hung up rs target for the 2:35
class.
Arrangements are all completed for
the annual reunion of the Soldiers and
Sailors Association of Southwestern
Michigan, which is to be held at Sturgis.
The date has been changed to August
Both and 31st, Sept. 1st and I'd, and the
indications are that it will be the most
ENJOYABLE and successful meeting ever
held by the association. Sturgis people
have subscribed literally for the enter
tainment of the veterans and no pains
will be spared to make them comfor
table The camps will be upon the fair
al Mt nrtnr
At caucus of the Republican mem
bers of the House at Lansing last Thurs
day, Hon. G.. L. Eaton of Van Buren,,
Hon e.. j Diekema of Holland, and
Hon +. Il. Spencer of Cass constituted
the committee appointed to look after
Republican interests. Mr. Eaton also
had charge of the Republican interests
on the appOrtionment committee which
reported out the House bill as passed.
We merely mention this to show in
what esteem our fellow townsman is
held by the representative Republicans
throughout the state. How ably and
with what fidelity he discharges every
trust coniided to his keeping is well
known To all.
Hon j. j. Woodman of Van Buren,
county is a broad minded and level
headed farmer, who has had legislative
experience and has rubbed up against
the world in various capacities. He is
no political tenderfoOt and belongs to
the class of public men that EX.Gov.
Luce and Jno. L. Rich represent.
While not quite SO prominent in state
affairs, he is their equal in all that con
stitutes brainy, progressive and safe
public man. He is, probably, better
known throughout the district than his
rivals, and stands especially strong with
the rural element With his name on
the ticket, the full vote of the party
could be counted on.-SturgiS journal.
circuit Post No. 70 &. A. r. of Kala-
mazoo will dedicate its new hall on
Monday evening, Sept. 5. A grand ded-
icatory campfire will be held, at which
Gen. Russell A Alger, Rev. Washing
ton Gardner, Judge Allen b. Morse,
Department Commander Dean, Past
Commander Eaton, and others, will al.
dress the meeting. A splendid quartet
will furnish vocal music and there will
be other musical numbers on the pro-
gram a banquet will complete the
evenings enjoyment. Invitations have
been issued to posts of G.. A. r. and 5
of " camps in surrounding counties
and it is believed that the affair will be
one long to be remembered in the his
tory of the order.
We have received the premium list
for the Western Michigan Agricultural
and Industrial Society meeting to be
held Sept. 10 to % inclusive. The So
ciety offers very liberal premiums, par
ticularly in the kennel and speeding de-
partments, 81 900 and 81, 900 respective
ly. The Furniture City" of the world
is an attraction of itself. The fair
grounds are the most extensive and
have the best mile track in the state, on
which Nelson made his record of 2:10.
The exhibition building has $4,000 feet
of floor space, where fruits, flowers
and farm products will be shown. The
railroads offer very low rates for eX-
hibits and round trip tickets for a single
fare for passengers. This will be one
of the best fairs to be seen in the north
west in 1892. For further information
address G. l.. Whitney, Sec'y, Grand
Rapids, Mich
Hon. G.. L. Eaton returned from Lam
sing last Saturday night, In an inter-