The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-01-13

Jan. 25th
The Grand Rapids Democrat favored
its patrons on New Years day with a
4S-page edition-the second largest
paper ever printed i'm the state. Politics
aside, it is one of the best of the many
good dailies in Michigan.
The newspaper men of Ann Arbor are
at present entertaining the Michigan
Press Association, probably to- the num-
of 800. On Friday the pencil pushers
start on their excursion to the land of
"the cotton and the cane"
A proposition to light the county
buildings with electricity was not favor
ably considered by the board of super
visors, and our public servants will be
compelled to stub along under the rays
of Michigan test Kerosene for the
present.
their little daughter of Aberdeen,
South Dakota, arrived at Lawton on
the 2d inst, being called here by the
illness of Mr.. WIS mother, Mrs. O..
Williams of Porter, who is in very
critical condition.
Tramps will stear clear of Bunchanan
hereafter, as everything furnished this
gentry must be paid for in breaking
stone, and the common council has
ordered signs to be painted and posted
upon all the leading thoroughfares Civ
ing notice to this effect.
Benjamin Lott, 104 years old, died at
De Witt on the 9th inst. He was born
in New Jersey and came to Michigan
in 1910, settling on IA farm where he has
since resided. He is said to be the old
est man in the state. Lott was wealthy
and leaves large family.
The Grand Rapids Telegram Herald
has dropped that portion of its title the
other side of the hypen, and is now a
plain, everyday Herald much improved
in makeup, newsy, enterprising, and
stalwart in its Republicanism. May
success attend its new departure.
The colored people of this vicinity
will have another dancing party at
Longwells opera house on Thursday
evening of next week, Jan. 21. The
music will be furnished by an orchestra
of colorcd men from Kalamazoo. said
to be rs fine musicians as there are in
the state.
The gentlemen of the Presbyterian
society will give an oyster supper social
in the church parlOrs on Tuesday even
ing next. Supper from @ to 3 o'clock.
Musical and literary program ut 3.
Everybody invited. A pleasing pro-
gram has been prepared by the painstak
ing promoters.
The United State senate last Wednes-
day confirmed the nomination of *. w.
NOyes rs postmaster ut this place. Mr..
Noyes promptly forwarded to Washing
ton the required bond, and his com
mission will probably arrive here in a
day or two, when he will take possess
ion of the Office.
1t looked tritle off color to see six
or seven boys tugging away at a heavily
laden hose cart, dragging it through
snow nearly foot deep, while scores
of able bodied men were passing them
on the sidewalks going to fire. Why
not give the lads a boast? You may
require their help some day.
Will Moon, aged about % years, in
the employ of IL. j. Olds of this town
ship, died Saturday. He had had the
grip, and, supposing himself well, had
come to town on Thursday for medicine
for other sick ones. He probably took
cold, pneumonia set in and death speedi-
ly ensued. He leaves wife and two
small children.
state press TO the effect that Paw Paw
has a new artesian well that discharges
900 gallons of crystal clear water per
minute" Not word is said about the
yield from the old well, and thus the
10 Do
is left in utter ignorance on il very inn
portant matter.
The new postal cards will be ready
for issue in few days. The "A" card
is similar to the one now in usc-a
MANILA card, with the printing on it in
black ink. The new &C" card, for
ladies' use, is of pearl gray, printed in
blue ink. 1t is smaller, being only
about two-thirds the size of the "A"
card which is the size of the present
one.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Martin leave for
Ann ArbOr to-day to- join the Michigan
Press Association, which is holding its
annual meeting in that city. The ex-
cursion train will leave Ann ArbOr on
Friday morning for the Mammoth Cave
and New Orleans. Mr.. Martin will re-
turn home at the conclusion OF the visit
to the Cave, but Mrs. Martin, If her
strength holds out, will go on with the
association to the Crescent City.
Fifty years old, 1Os broad pages, 14S
original engravings, articles by Ss
authorities in every branch of agricul-
ture and domestic affairs, and wonder
fully compact array of statistics, show
ing why the future for farmers is brill
liant with hope-these are few of the
characteristics of that sterling magazine
for January, the american AgricuturtSt,
so and 81 Lafayette place, New York.
The unique celebration of its entrance
upon its second half centuay is marked
event in the agricultural world.
During the coming season Michigan
is likely to see some of the greatest stall
lion racing ever known in the state.
For some time negotiations have been
pending between G.. III. Nelson OF
Waterville, Me-, the owner of Nelson,
and s. A. Brown IL Company of Kalama-
zoo, the stock farm company of which
Senator Stockbridge is the financial