The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-11-02
WHOLE NUMBER 2O67.

Our railroad facilities(D are growing
beautifully less and we are compelled
to transact the bulk of our business
with the the outer world by teams. The
early morning train from this place to
Lawton, by which we were enabled to
connect with the Kalamazoo accommo-
dation goint west, has been taken of,
as has also the 1:30 a. III. train from
Lawton To this place, depriving us of
our noon mail, and the S:55 p. m. train
from Lawton. This change went into
effect Wednesday, and our people are
submitting to their diminished advanta-
ges with the best grace possible. Thank
fortune, we have fine graveled high
way between this place and Lawton,
and plenty of teams and teamsters who
can and will give us a reasonably good
service between the two points for a
reasonable compensation, and the cash
thus paid for freight and passenger car
riage will return again to the tills of
our tradespeople. So, the old adage of
IAN i'll wind" applies here.
A nice little story at the expense of
the wife of exCoInty Treasurer Butler
has just leaked out, and Charlie has lots
of fun over il. Mrs b. had used
Challenge lever churn for two years,
and one day took it into her head that
the old style dash churn was the best
"Well, SAYS Charlie, in his usual good
natured way, and thinking there was a
chance for good joke, 1--WE have one
over at the old farm; I'll bring it over"
The next day the old dasher churn was
brought out. Well, everything went
wrong that day-the cream had to be
scraped down. it splashed all over the
floor, and trouble was rampant. Dinner
was late, of course, but Charlie said not
a word. The second day following, on
going into the kitchen, Charlie found
Mrs. b. sitting in an easy chair, reading
the items of interest in the Northerner,
and at the same time revolving the
Challenge lever churn, while smile
played about her face. Charlie smiled,
too, right out loud, when his wife said,
you can take that old dash churn back
where you found it, if you want to;
would rather have my Challenge than
a cart load of old dashers;" and Charlie
had TO promise not to mention it.
The most important question to be
submitted to the people of the state of
Michigan for their approval or disap-
proval OH Tuesday next is the proposed
amendment to section of article of
the state constitution, relative to the
qualifications of electors. This amend
ment provides that hereafter all persons
must be full citizens of the United
States before they can exercise the
elective franchise. Two-thirds of the
states require this qualification, and
some are even more stringent. The
present law of Michigan is grossly un-
just, in that it places the ignorant alien
of two years and a few months residence
on the same footing with the most in
telligent Americana born citizen, and
confers powers upon class who have
grown to be great factor in state and
city politics, which, if not checked, will
do great injury. The proposed amend
ment is one that members of all parties
who love their country and are friends
of good government can heartily en-
dorse. The only fear is that it may be
defeated through the oversight of those
who would vote for it but, in their hur-
ry to get back TO their places of busi-
ness, forget to do So Don't fail TO vote
"Yes" on this proposed amendment.