The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-08-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1852

tne 'DOOt-leR brotherhood last week,
Bobby Oaks of Decatur and Simon
Wilson and Jud Bailey of South Haven
being before Justice Mason on Wednes-
day, and Daniel Keefe of Decatur was
before the same magistrate on Satur-
day, all charged with violation of the
local option law. The South Haven
parties will be examined next week;
the others are held to the circuit court
Several more warrants are out and
some senatiOnal arrests are expected.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Nj. V.
Hungerford of Waverly forty children
from Chicago, sent out by the Daily
NeUS Fresh Air Fund, are rusticating
in the pleasant homes of herself and
neighbors. These children arrived last
Saturday. Another detachment will
arrive in a day or two rs guests of
families in this village and vicinity
The NORTHERNER is pleased to have
been instrumental in giving these little
people "A mouthful of fresh air. Who
next will invite some TO their homes for
IA two weeks visit? There is no time to
! lose.
The Decatur Republican hasn't
word of apology for its unseemly and
uncalled for attack on the Board of
\ pbPCl iSOlS III lCltlIlOu w llltll dCllOH
in resubmitting the local option ques-
ton to the people. 1t fondly hoped
that the false position it took and the
authority it cited would go unchalleng-
ed, and is undoubtedly chagrined that
the very decision it quoted dictated to
the Board its action. The Republican
hurled n boomerang instead of an
argument. But the Board of Supervisors
and their friends demand something
more OF an apology than great chunks
of silence for studied insult.
During two weeks past four Grand
Rapids Il Indiana engineers have been
discharged for alleged color blindness.
The men are among the oldest in the
employ of the company and two of
them went to Ann Arbor the other day
to have their sight tested by experts.
Their sight was found to be better than
the average, and the men have asked
to be returned to their positions, and it
is understood that the officials will not
accept them. Brotherhood men at
Kalamazoo say that unless the men are
reinstated trouble will follow. The
trainmen's unions will support the
brotherhood and the result is being
looked forward to with great anxiety.
Last week we made little item of
the domestic differences between James
and Margaret Norris, as result of
which differences Margaret had filed a
bill of complaint against James and
petitioned the circuit court to annul
their marriage. They finally got to-
gether week or ten days ago, talked
over the matter, made mutual concess-
ions and promises. and went to living
together as husband and wife again.
This felicitous state of affairs lasted
about a week when hostilities were re-
newed again all along the line James
tells The NORTHERNER that he is the
injured party; that he has tried his best
to keep things pleasant, but he can't
make his wife see things in the same
light he does; that now he will settle on
cash consideration of 81 900.
The directors of the noted Michigan
club announce that they have secured
the commodions building on the corner
of Fort and Wayne streets, Detroit, for
quarters for the club. These rooms
are the finest used by any club in the
west, and include bowling alley, billiard
and card rooms, restaurant, cafe, ladies'
dining and lunch rooms, barber shop
and other conveninces. 1t is hoped
that with the superb advantages thus
offered the membership may be more
than doubled, and every present mem
Der of the Club is urgently requested to
send to the Secretary the name of at
least one gentleman who would be
probable candidate for election to mem
bership. The dues of nonresident
members will remain at $500 as here
tofore. In the campaign now opening
the Michigan Club, as in the past will
Inunta antiUn via fn tho
discharge of the duties assigned to it,
The hearty cooperation of all members
is confidently expected.
George Labadie, freighter between
this place and Kalamazoo. was arrested
Friday charged with violating the liquor
law He was arraigned before Justice
Warner and gave bail for his appear
ance for examination on the Goth inst.
The circumstances leading up to this
arrest, rs near as we can gather them,
are these: Mr. Labadle hauls goods of
all kinds from Kalamazoo to parties
here and executes all sorts of commits
sions and does all sorts of chores. One
day last week he received an order, as
he frequently does, to bring down a
case of beer for private use for citi-
zen of Paw Paw. He usually drives
his load into his yard at night and
comes to town with it in the morning.
On the evening in question q stranger
drove into his yard and asked him if
he had any beer to sell. He replied
that he had not. The man then said
that he had sick friend at the lake
and he wanted some beer for him. and
was told that he (Mr. L.) often brought
some down and thought he would ac-
commodate him. Mr. Labadie was
finally prevailed upon to let the man
have the beer, when he at once came
to town and entered complaint. The
result of this case will be closely
watched, as there is said to be large
sized African concealed in the hedge.