The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-11-30

Biela's fiery wanderer, due at this
point at 9:37 last Sunday evening, did
not show up on schedule time or any
other time, so far as heard from, and
star-gazers will have plenty to do for
| the next month explaining To a curious
public why this heavenly spectacular
aggregation did not keep its date.
Secretay Baker of the State Board of
Health has notified the proper local
health officers that the steamship Saale,
which arrived in New York Wednes-
day from Bremen, with a case of small
poX on board, brought immigrants
bound for Bay City, Alpena, Carleton,
Detroit, Hancock, and AnnArbor.
Mrs Sarah f. Sortore, widow of the
deceased Andrew Sortore, on Nov. 22d
died at the home of her father, Dir. l..
+. Wilkinson of Niles, with whom she
had resided since the death of her hus-
band A severe attack of grip last
winter left her lungs in week condi-
ton and induced the sudden hemmor-
rhage that caused her death.
Mrs. Edna Chaffee Mobiles poetical
description of the Passion Play on Mon
day evening was listened to by large
and attentive audience. AS usual, the
varied criticisms passed upon it illus
trated the varying tastes OF the public,
but we number ourselves among many
who will always remember this lecture
as an exquisite pen picture drawn by the
hand of an artist and delivered with
deep, yet musical tone, in perfect har-
mony with the sublimity OF her subject
In compliance with law regarding
the filling of aisles, it has been the in
tention of the Ladies' Lecture Associa-
ton to place but one row of chairs
therein; but the sudden rush for single
tickets the evening of the concert SO
disconnected the door-tenders, and the
half dollars were rained upon them so
mercilessly, that an over-sale of tickets
made a second row unavoidable on that
night. However, this will not be
allowed in future, and we make this ex-
planation SO that no one may hereafter
expect the ushers to show any favors
in this respect.
One those brutes which, in justice to
the brute creation, has to be called
man, living in this village, has for years
been in the habit of amusing himself at
night by numerically whipping his
children. Last Friday night he gave new
evidence of his wanton cruelty by
pounding one of his daughters (of which
he has four to such an extent that the
mother feared he had killed her and
sent for physician. The whole neigh
borhood was aroused by the screams of
the child and the expostulations and
entreaties of the mother. A surprise
party" is talked of in that neighborhood.
"Uncle Joe" Kilburn met with quite
IA miShap on the 18th inst, while en-
route To Southern California over the
Santa Fc road At some point in
Arizona, while running at a high rate
Of speed around sharp curve, the
engine left the track and plunged head
on INTO a rock cut, the train, consisting
of two palace cars and tourists car
being smashed into splinters and one
man instantly killed. Uncle Joe and
John Loveridge and wife were in the
tourist ear, and Mr.. Loveridge was
thrown squareIy through window,
but fortunately received only trifiing
injuries. Uncle Joe was quite badly
cut about the face and bruised more or
less on his head, side and hips, but was
able To write Il letter to friend here
describing the smash-up and congratu-
lating himself on his lucky escape.