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The true northerner., 1892-12-07
An Extras % sion.

No sooner was it found that Mr.
Cleveland was elected than the Demo-
cratic press with unanimity rarely
equaled began shouting "Deticit in the
treasury" Repeal the robber tariff"
"Modify the Pension lawsw and other
alarming crys which would lead a
casual observer of public affairs to the
belief that Republican administration
had very nearly plunged the country
into bankruptcy. All this before the
Democracy had any idea of the magni-
tude of the victory they had won or the
responsibility it brought with it. Now
that they have both houses of congress
and the presidency, they are actually
scared at their own power. They would
like to see some of the doctrines they
advocated during the campaign tried,
as an experiment, but they don't want
TO make the change themselves. If the
Republican senate would kindly pass a
lot of bills along the line of Democratic
ante-election harangues, how grateful
the Democracy would be.
We are led to these thoughts by an
editorial in the Detroit Free Press of
Dec. 1 on the necessity of an extra
session, in which the Republican senate
is informed that if it will do its duty to-
wards the country the necessity will be
obviated. What pathetic appeal to
have their chestnuts raked out for
them:
"The nation has clearly demanded "a
reform of the tariff laws. Let the Re-
publican statesmen bow to its wishes
and all that is Immediately necessary
can be accomplished. If they refuse to
do this and cling to the ideas which
have heretofore actuated their leglsla-
ton, then the necessity of an extra
session becomes imperative. The
majority have practically demanded it
through the ballot box, and their in
terests as well as the business of the
country call for the earliest practicable
action in the direction of reform. A
party is but the means to an end and
that end should be attained as soon as
possible after voters have signitied their
wish.
There may be an absolute necessity
for an extra session Of Congress,
but at present this necessity is not
apparent, and if the Senate act in ac-
cordance with the demands of the coun-
try, the necessity of an extra session
may not present itself. A final deter
mination of the question must abide the
action of the present Congress"
In politics, as in war, it is always
wise not to do what the enemy think you
ought to do 1t is preposterous in the
Democratic party to expect Republi-
cans to endorse its theories of govern
ment on any pretense. The position of
the Democracy is that the tariff needs
revision. Then let it take the respon-
sibility Of revising it in ,ts own way and
in its own time. Ii will have full and
absolute control of the government
after March (. and will need no kepub-
lican assistance to carry out its theories,
whatever they may be.
1t would be foolish on the part of the
Republican leaders to give their con-
The true northerner., 1892-12-07
MORTGAGE SALE. wber

Mon GAGE DALE. "peie"7 oois-'i'
ltl having been made IN the condittons OF GER
tain ndenture of mortgage bearing date the 18th
day of May, A. ID. 1896, executed by B. W. stanton
and his wife, Harriet T.. stanton. OF Van Buren,
county, state of Michigan, to y. =. Grimes OF Kali
amazoo, Mich, aud which mortgage was recorded
in the office of the register of deeds OF Van Buren,
county, Mich, in ber 36 of mortgages on page 80,
on the 10Th day of May, A. ID. 1886, and on which
mortgage there is claimed to be due and unpaid at
the date of this notice the sum OF three hundred
and sixtyone dollars S36l0O, also an attorney fee
of fifteen dollars provided for in said mortgage and
no suit or proceedings at law or in equity having
been instituted to recover the amount now due or
unpaid, any part thereof, now therefore notice is
hereby given that by virtue OF the power OF sale
given in said mortgage, and In pursuance OF statute
in such made aud provided, there VIII he sold
at public auction to the highest bidder at the front
door of the court house in the village of Paw Paw.
Van Buren county, Michigan, that being the place
for holding the circuit for said countyo Sat
urday the 10th day of December, A. ID. 1892, at IL
O'Clock of said day, the premises described IN
said mortgage much as may be necessary to
satisfy the amount due and unpaid ON said note
and mortgage with interest and COSTS said premises
being described follows to-wit: lot eleven (1l)
and the east half a) of lot ten 10) in block nine
teen (19), in village of Paw Paw, Mich, according
TO the village plat.
Sept. 14th, 1892. l956t13otS
p. s. GRIMES, Mortgagee.
+. p. GRIMES, Administrator.
VIM. II. MASON, Atty for Mortgagee.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07
Introductory.


The TRUE NoRTHERNER has become
the property of The True Northerner
Publishing Company, corporation or
ganized under the laws of the state.
The president of the company is MIR.
j. w. Osborn of Kalamazoo; the vice.
president, Mr.. A. j. Mills; the treas
urer, Mr.. A. G Martin of Paw Paw, and
the secretary, Mrs. Cora ID. Martin.
The endeavor of the present propri-
etors of this papers will be not only to
maintain the very excellent reputation
it has for so many years enjoyed, but
with added facilities and opportunities
to furnish to its present patrons and the
many new subscribers we shall hope to
secure, weekly newspaper which
shall be second to none in the state.
The TRUE NoRTHERNER will not be
neutral, politically speaking, but as in
the past will advocate the policy of the
Republican party, whose principles we
shall at all times courteously and fairly,
but squarely and consistently, set forth.
1t will be our aim to subserve the best
interests of Van Buren, county and her
citizens and to faithfully report and in
telligently discuss current events, ma
tional, state and local.
We shall always be ready to lend a
helping hand to and speak word of
encouragement for all worthy enter
prises and undertakings, whether of a
business, social or religious character.
We shall advocate ready obedience to
law and the prompt punishment of its
violatOrs.
We shall commend in officials full
dircharge of duty and fearlessly criti-
cize laxness in the guardianship of Off
cial trusts.
Our colnms will not be open to scan
dial or the discussion of mere personal
grievances.
This paper will be no mans organ,
and personal differences will not be es-
poused or championed.
We shall make every effort to publish
newsy and entertaining paper and to
make it medium through which our
citizens, either present or absent may
learn of social life and business progress
in our midst.
While we shall commed economy in
the expenditure of public moneys, we
shall not applaud "A penny wise and
pound foolish policy in public affairs.
We shall urge our people to undertake
such new enterprises us shall from time
TO time seem to afford a prospect for
the development of the county or any
of its municipalities.
We shall strive TO correctly represent
all sections of the county and its vicin-
ity, irrespective of religious or political
belief, and in such manner rs to make
each patron realize that the TRUE
NoRTHERNER is in more senses than
one his friend.
We shall hope to make our paper well
come at every iireside and worthy of IA
place in every home.
We shall, of course, make mistakes,
but not wilfully.
We ask your kindly cooperation and
charitable consideration and promise
to do our best to deserve your approba.
ton.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07
Death at the White House.

Rev. DR.. Scott, President Harrison's
father-in-law, died at the White House
i'm Washington at 4:l0 p. m. on the Goth
ult., at the advanced age of ninety
three years.
Rev. John Witherspoon Scott, ID. ID.
was born i'm Beaver county, Pa, Janu-
ary %, 1900, and was in the ODD year of
his age He was son of George Nc
Glory Scott, a native of Bucks county,
who afterward went to Beaver county
to take charge of a Presbyterian church.
DR.. Scott graduated from college at
Washington, Pa, and subsequently
took post graduate course at Yale.
Afterward he accepted professorship
i'm the college from which he graduated,
which position he held for two years
About this time he married Mary Neal,
and, going west, he accepted pro-
fessorship in Miami University at
Miami, o., in 1926. While there three
children were born to him: Elizabeth,
afterwards Mrs. Lord; Caroline, after
wards Mrs. Harrison, and John Neal
Scott. A number of years later DR..
Scott founded the Oxford, o., Female
College, and i'm 1850 became its presi-
dent. As he advanced in years DR..
Scott gave up the college work and
going to Washington he was appointed
to "a clcrkship in the Interior Depart
ment, which position he held up 10 the
time of the advent in Washington of
President Harrison, when he resigned
ut the instance of the President and
took up his abode at the White House.
Here the venerable man led Il happy,
contented and tranquil existence that
n man of his age So thoroughly appre-
ciates after life of activity.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07
ORDER OF PuslIcATIoN.- = State of

ORDER OF PUBLICATION State of
~ Michigan, in the Circuit Court for the County
of Van Buren, in Chanctry.
FLORA FRANKLIN, Complainant,
VS..
WILLIAM Ii. FRANKLIN, Defendant.
Ninth Judicial Circuit. Suit pending in the Cir
cult Court for the county of Van Buren,, in chan
Gerry, at Paw Paw the 26th day of October, A. ID.
1892. In this cause IL appearing from affidavit on
file that the defendant, William B. Franklin, is not
resident of this state but resides at Mattawa Sta
tion in the state of Ohio, motion of Lincoln II.
Titus, complainants solicitor 1t is ordered that the
said defendant, william Is. Franklin, cause his ap-
pearance to be entered herein within fonr months
from the date of this ORDER and in case of his ap-
pearance that he cause his answer to the complain
ants bill o: complaint to be filed, and copy there
of to be served said complainant's solicitor
within twenty days after service on him of copy
of said blu and notice of this order, and that in de-
fault thereof said bill be taken confessed by the
said nonresident defendant. And II is further or
dered, that within twenty days the said complainant
notice of this order to be published in the
True Northerner, a newspaper printed, published
and circulating in said county, and that such publi-
cation be continued there at least In each week
for six weeks in succession, that he copy
of this order to be personally served said nom
resident defendant at least twenty days before the
time above prescribed for his appearance.
GEO. M. BUCK, Circuit Judge.
LINCOLN II. TITUS, 1963t7o69
Complainant's Solicitor.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07
The LIQUOR Dealers, Association

just prior to the late election the
liquor dealers of this state met at Sag
inaw and organized an association
which had for its aim, principally, the
defeat of such candidates for office as
were considered inimical to liquor in
terests.
The association is now enlarging it's
membership and laying its plans to in
fluence legislation and secure the repeal
of the most effective and beneficial of
the provisions of our laws regulating
the taxation and sale of Intoxicating
liquors
Such a course will consolidate against
the attempt all the temperance senti-
ment in the state, who will not only
succeed in defeating such plans but
probably secure the passage of new leg
islation which will still further embar-
rass liquor dealers.
This has been the result in the past
and the history of liquor legislation in
this state since the repeal of the old
prohibitory law.
If, instead of organizing to defeat
reputable candidates for office and to
lobby the repeal of laws which are in
the main just and in accord with sound
public policy, the liquor interests would
organize to enforce reasonable obedi-
ence to law and render their business
more respectable and as decent as pos
sible, they would not only act the part
of honest, law-abiding citizens, but
largely quiet the constant and persist
ent agitation which their own conduct
encourages and avoid the enactment of
local option and other rigid laws and
the consequences flowing therefrem.
There will be no peace for LIQUOR
dealers until they show disposition to
obey the laws of the land governing
their business
So far as the memory of man runneth
not to the contrary, they have disobeyed
the letter and spirit Of eUery law which
has thus far been enacted affecting
their business, aud as they continue To
do so history will repeat itself, and bur
dens more grievous To be borne than
any which have gone before will sure
ly be the penalty.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07

ions will tend to promote purity In
elections and give poor man an equal
chance, So far as that can he done,
with rich man in running for Office.
Now is the time to enforce this law,
and prosecuting officials the state over
cannot afford to neglect what is their
plain duty by failing to prosecute all
violations of its provisions.
If the law is valid, the people demand
its enforcement. If it is invalid, the
sooner that is settled the better.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07
MORTGAGE SAlE.-Default

MORTGAGE SAlE.-Default having been
Ivl made in the payment of the money secured by
a mortgage dated the 1st day of October A. ID. 1888,
executed by Orson Whitmore and Mary Whitmore,
his wife, of Bangor, Van Buren, county, Michigan,
to Lyman s. Monroe, of South Haven, Van Buren,
county, Michigan, which mortgage was duly record
ed I'm the Office of the register of deeds of Van Bu
county, Michigan, in liber Al of mortgages, on
page 37O on the 31st day of December, A. ID. 1888,
and the 21st day of September, A. ID. 1892, said
mortgage was duly assigned by the said Lyman s.
was recorded in the Office of the register of deeds of
Van Buren county, Michigan, i'm liber AZ of mort
cages page 432, the 23rd day Of September, A.
ID. 1892 and the amount claimed to be due OH said
mortgage at the date of this notice Is hundred
and seventy-nine and 41OO dollars, and proceed
ings at law In equity having been instituted to
the amount due on said mortgage any part
thereof therefore notice is hereby given that by
virtue of power of sale contained I'm said mortgage
there will be sold at public auction 10 the highest
bidder, at one O'Clock p. m. on Thursday, January
12th 1S93 at the front door of the court house I'm
the village of Paw Paw Van Buren, county, Michi-
gan, that being the place of holding the circuit
court for said county, TO satisfy the amount claimed
to be due the said mortgage, including the inter-
hereafter to thereon, and the cost of fore
closure together with the attorney fee provided by
law, tho premises described In said mortgage viz:
all the north fractional half of the north east quar-
OF section thirytwo (32, I'm town two (2) south,
OF range sixteen t6 west, containing fty-five (55)
acres OF land more II less, In the county of Van
Buren,, state of Michigan.
Dated October 18th, 1892. 1961t13o73
FRANCIS w. sELLICK, Mortgage.
VIM. II. MAsoS, Attorney for Mortgagee.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07
Local Option.

Two cases arising under the local
option law in force i'm this county have
been tried during the late session of
our circuit court. In the Adams case
the respondent was, in our judgment,
improperly convicted and his case will
undoubtedly be taken to the supreme
court The RiX case after full and
fair trial resulted i'm an acquittal.
Neither of these cases ought to have
been prosecuted The evidence which
was Obtainable i'm them was not such
as to warrant IL reasonable hope that an
impartial jury would feel authorized
under the Instructions of the court to
arrive at verdict of guilty. Such
prosecutions only serve to crafty the
imperil the efficacy of the law and to
saddle upon the taxpayers useless ex-
pense.
While we do not believe local OPP
ton law best subserves the cause of
temperance, this paper will do what
ever may be in its power to encourage
the local option law and to discourage
and condemn violations of its provis-
ions.
If the law is to be enforced, as it GER
tainly should be, lawful, intelligent and
active means must be at once adopted
by the authorities who are charged with
the duty of compelling obedience to its
commands. The people cannot afford
to insist upon less than the full perform
ance of every duty imposed upon peace
officers by it, and no excuse for inac-
tivity upon their part in the discharge
of duty should be accepted.
1t is not the duty of a citizen or of
citizens to assume the discharge of the
duties devolving upon sworn officers,
and doubtful, spasmodic efforts of the
character of those which have been at
tempted heretofore only serve to make
the law unpopular and its enforcement
the more difficult
If our officials will only keep their
eyes and ears open and use the same
diligence in experimenting and bringing
to trial those who offend against the
local option law as they do in other
cases, convictions and punishment will
surely follow and the law will be en-
forced as fully as it is possible to en-
force such law.
The local option law cannot be en-
forced through the efforts of men hired
to procure violations of its provisions
nor by the use of any illegitimate meas
ures. If our peace officers themselves
violate its commands by failing to dis
charge the duties which the law de-
wolves upon them, they should be Wis
tied with the penalties provided by the
law for such dereliction of duty. 1t is
not enough that they should serve such
warrants as may be directed to them.
That is part of their duty. The effect
i've part of it, however, is such as to re-
quire every constable, marshal, sheriff
or deputy sheriff to be constantly on
the alert to prevent and to bring to
punishment all violaters of the law.
When prosecutions are carried on un-
der such circumstances, they will sue
ceed
The true northerner., 1892-12-07

sent after election to measures which
they condemned before election and
which they denounced ms unwise and
fatal To the best interests of the country
on every public platform. 1t wculd be
All act of political qualification There
must be no alliance of any kind with
the enemy. 1t is not for the Repubuli-
can party To upset the business interests
of the country
The true northerner., 1892-12-07

Jay Gould, the great tinancier and
railway magnate, died at his home in
New York city at 9:15 last Friday morn
ing, in his 57th year. The history OF
Jay Gould, from the barefooted boy who
wandered over the rough hills of Della
ware county to the railway king, whose
wealth was estimated at 500 900, 900 is
one of the most remarkable of our self
made men.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07

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RY AND RULE BOOK, 1898.

This LAW DIARY AND RULE BOOK has be-
come a necessity In the law Office as evidenced by
the bOOo 100 lawyers In this state who have ordered
aud every lawyer needs something OF this KIND. II
revision OF all the rules time for noticing
for trial and mailing notices, the new County and
State officers aud the list of lawyers who are sub
scrbers. Ready for delivery Dec. TO- Order at once
n Won want your name in the list. Delivered for
S2.5O. Iepio
ELMER T.. STANTON, Attorney at Law,
Law Books and Supplies, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07

The treasury department has decided
that Chinese boy may enter, the
United States for the purpose of receiv
ing an education, provided he has the
permission of his own government to
visit the United States.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07

After Henry Clay was defeated by
Polk, a Whig said to Il Democrat: Nov
you have won, hope you will carry out
your principles to the very letter" The
Democrat replied: That's the way with
you Id Wings; you want to ruin the
country" Democrats never change.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07
NOTICE FOR FEARING CLAIMS.
made men .

IN State Of Michigan, County OF Van Buren-ss.
Notice is hereby given, that by order of the pro-
bate court for the county Of Van Buren, made on
the End day of November, 1892, six months from
that date allowed for creditors to present their
claims against the estate of Edward Modem, late
of said county, deceased,and ha, alcrediors OF said
deceased required 90 present their claims TO
said probate court. NJ the probate ufhce IN the vii
lage Of Paw Paw, for examination nnd allowance, Oh
or before the 9Th day of May p"xt and that
such claims will be heard before said Court on Mon
day, the 9th day of February, and on Monday, the
sth cay of May next, at 10 O'Clock In the fore
noon Of each of those days.
Dated Nov. 2nd, ID. 1892. ll96it5olWo
BENZ. +. .HECKERT, Judge of Probate.
The true northerner., 1892-12-07
A DMINISTRAToR's SALE

ceased. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
license granted to me by the Probate Court for the
county of Van Buren, state of Michigan. will sell
at public vendue to the highest bidder at the front
door of the court house, in the village of Paw Paw,
the 7th day of January, eighteen hundred
the right title and interest of the said Fred A. Coul
son, In and to the following described real
estate, to-wit: The west half of the northeast
quarter "a of the southeast quarter of section
fourteen (ID township two ~ south, range four
teen 14) west, also the north ten and onehalf acres
of the east one-haf of the southwest quarter of
section fourteen township of Waverly, all situated
in Van Buren, county, state of Michigan.
CARRIE COULSON,
Administrative of said Dece ased.
Dated Nov 21st, 1892. 1966t7o72
The true northerner., 1892-12-07
DROBATE oRDER.-stateo of Michigan
I CnuntY O Van Rnren-ss. Probate Court for

DROBATE ORDER.-state of Michigan
i County of Van Buren-ss. Probate Court for
said county.
At session of the probate court for the county of
Van Buren, holden at the probate Office in the viii
lage of Paw Paw on Wednesday, the 30th day of
January, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and n1nety-two:
Present, Hon. Benjamin L. Heckert Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Samuel John
son, deceased.
On reading and filing the petitiou duly verifed,of
Lynn s. johnson, heir at law of said deceased,
praying for reasons therein stated that adminstra-
ton of said estate may be granted to Orrin Snow,
some other suitable person.
Thereupon IL is ordered, That Monday, the 2nd
day of January, 1885, at ten O'Clock n,the forenoon
be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and all persons interested I'm said estate
required to appear at a session of said court then
to be holden at the probate office, in the village of
Paw Paw, i'm said county, and show cause, If any
there bewhy the prayer of the petitioner should not
be granted.
And IL is further ordered. that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate,
of the pendency of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished i'm the TRUE NoRTHERNER, newspaper
printed and circulating in said county of Van Buren,
for three successive weeks at least previous to
said day of hearing.
6st4o71l BENZ. F. HECKERT, Judge of Probate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-17
Society of Natural History.

At meeting of the Society of Natural
History on Wednesday, DR.. VIM. Wood.
the president, called attention to recent
additions to the societys cabinet, includ-
ing fine collection of specimens from
the annual and vegetable kingdoms of
California presented by Mrs. S. E..
Spring; tarpon from the West coast of
Florida; from JOS. H. Bridge; and hand
some corals from Turks Island. pre-
sented by James E. Carter.
Numerous other donations for the
cabinets, and IS books, proceedings, etc.,
for the library were noticed and appro-
PIRATE votes of thanks passed to Miss
Titcomb, Mr.. G. A. Dyer, Mr.. Morton, E.
s. Bates, Howard Hussey, A. M. Wether-
bee, j. K. Parks, P. G. Manning, E. S.
Drake and others; and to Mr.. John F.
Richardson of Boston for a new wood
cut of the society's seal.
The publication committee reported
the completion of the new Federal Cata-
logue of Maine plants, over 500 copies of
which have already been distributed to
each acting and corresponding member
of the society and to numerous foreign
and domestic societies, botanists and
others. Copies may be obtained of the
society at nominal prices.
Mr.. Chas. E. Smith of Philadelphia
was proposed as a corresponding mem
Der.