The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-11-09
WHOLE NUMBER 1864


in a room over joint on the principal
street Of the city between local bruiser
named Mccormick and man named
Lamb from Cassopolis. The purse con-
tended for was $23 and Mccormick was
victor. Where were the officers at?
We are in receipt of beautifully en-
graved invitation to visit the new home
of The Youths Companion, Columbus
Avenue and Berkley street, Boston,
Mass. This popular publication is in
its Goth year, and its genuine worth
keeps step with its advancing years un-
til now it is felt to be almost necessity
in every home where there are children.
At the examination of applicants for
teachers certificates, held at Hartford
on the Goth ult., out of thirty-eight
applicants the following were success
full: Karl Landphere, Mabel King, w.
ID. Loveland, Carrie Plopper, Claud
Harvey, Nora Cross, Clara Westcott,
Susie Brummel, Minnie Crowell Fellie
Carney, Ivy Harvey, Lottie Burrell,
Maud Lozaw, Emma Dingman, Frank
Fuller, A. III. Coon, w. G.. Lafler, Gail
Finch.
AS Ed. Phillips and his family were
seated at their tea table on Monday
evening number of friends dropped
in unceremoniously and announced
their intention of having birthday
party then and there, with Ed. as head
center. An elegant dining chair was
the gift of the outside friends, while his
father, Mr.. James Phillips, presented
Ed. with 1925. 90 cash. A very enjoybale
evening was spent and everybody was
happy.
The State Insurance Commissioner
has revoked the license of the Ohio
Farmers Insurance Co., and agents of
that company are prohibited from writ
ing new policies or renewing old in this
state. The investigation in Ohio
showed that the company is entirely
solvent, but the Michigan law requires
a surplus of 100000. The company
had only 500, 800. There was $150,OOO
due the company from agents, and this,
with the almost $40, 900 on hand would
more than make up the required sur
plus, but it is illegal to record premiums
overdue for more than three months.
An exchange remarks: The man who
stops his paper because something has
appeared in its columns of which he
air of regret that it is necessary to drive
the publisher into bankruptcy, reminds
us of the train dispatcher who requested
an increase of salary and threatened to
quit if he did not get it. The superin-
tendent replied to his request by relat-
ing story: "When | was young
man." said he, Il once did as you are
doing-I told the superintendent of the
road what you haye told me. He re-
fused my demand and quit; and would
you believe it? The darn road is
running yet"
Those members of the grange who
missed the postponed Columbian pro-
gram, under the direction of Mesdames
Bartram and Warner, given at the hall
last Friday evening, lost an interesting
bit of the early history of Paw Paw
and vicinity, given in a paper by Mrs.
Jennie Averill, entitled "Lo, the poor
Indian" This, together with music,
recitatiOns and historical sketches,
made the occasion an enjoyable one to
all present. Next Friday evening all
Patrons are cordially invited to attend,
with their families and lunch baskets,
and make this annual picnic, or feast,
rs pleasant as those of former years.
supper at seven d clOck.
On Monday evening, Nov ID, the Sec
Ond entertainment of our Lecture
Course is to occur. The Shipp Broth
res have appeared in and around Bos-
ton for the past five years, and their
universal success has placed them in
the front rank of pleasing entertain
ments. The program is entirely devoid
of monotony, being composed of novel
performances on the handbells, artis-
tic solos, duets, and trios on the banjo
and either, while Miss Eva Bartlett
Macy, a charming and popular young
elocutionist, gives her imitation of bird
calls, her caricature of the distracted
old lady with the musical family, and
other kindred selections in way which
displays marvellous skill and elicits
many an encore.
Millions of dollars are being expend-
ed by the railroads centering in Chica-
go in preparations for the expected in
crease of business during Worlds Fair
Upward Of 800 new passenger coaches
and over 400 new engines have been
ordered constructed prior to May 1,
1898, and all the car works and locomo-
tive shops in the country are running
overtime to fill the orders. The llllnois
Central has given orders for 300 cars
and so engines The Chicago ~ North,
western is having built 1sO cars and 4o
engines, and the Lake Shore l2o cars
and 80 engines. In about the same
proportion all the roads are adding to
their equipment. It is estimated that the
outlay for additional rolling stock and
motive power by the Chicago roads
alone will not fall short of 1000, 600.
The smut of wheat and oats is attract
inc a great deal of attention among the
farmers of this and other states. 1t has
become a very serious matter, especially
in oats, frequently destroying one-fifth
of the crop. At very low estimate,
based on actual counts made in the
different parts of the state, the loss this
wear exceeds 81, 100000 The officers
of the Michigan Experiment Station of
the Agricultural College claim that
these smuts may be prevented by the
Jensen (hot water) treatment, and
bulletin No. 81 of that station gives an
exhaustive description of the blight and
the Jensen method of preparing the