The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-11
WHOLE NUMBER 2O42.

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primary school funds was announced
yesterday by Supt. of Public Instruction
Pattengill and is one of the largest ever
made by the state. The total amount
apportiOned is 1861, ,47347, of which
amount Van Buren, county gets 81, ,451.-
"a; Paw Paw township 1924 So, and this
school district $3.50 54-the per capita
being l8 cents.
The Old Peoples picnic will be held
Thursday, May gath, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman D. Waite in
Almena. Everybody is invited to come
with their well-6lled lunch baskets and
have good time and assist others to do
So Good speakers will be present and
excellent singing furnished. Perhaps
Col. Hawkins will favor the throng
with "The Sword of Bunker Hill"
Within the next two weeks, the ladies
of the Coterie, assisted by their hus-
bands, hope to present to the people of
Paw Paw "Historia", written by Supt.
j. G. Mountjoy of the Lacon, ILL.,,
schools, and a historical play never be-
| fore given to q Michigan audience. Mrs.
/ Will Miller will have general supervis-
ion of the stage setting and play. A
| pleasing feature of the entertainment
will be an Echo Chorus of sixteen ladies
under the able direction of Mr.. Ralph
+. Jennings, assisted by Mesdames
Hudson and Sellick.
| The manager of the Chicago Weekly
| Inter Ocean has given notice to the pub
fishers of all newspapers throughout the
country that the clubbing rates now af-
| forded them will cease June /, 1894; so
we are enabled to extend the time in
which we giUe the Inter ocean array to
all new subscribers, and all old ones
who pay up To one year in advance, to
| the date above mentioned. From and
after that date the Inter Ocean cannot
be secured for anything less than its
regular subscription price-Sl a year.
Thus it behooves all who wish to avail
themselves of the unprecedented offer
of the two papers one year for one dol
lar to act quickly.
A wrestling match came off Wednes-
day evening at Longwell's opera house
between j. G.. Comstock, professional,
and Henry Sherman of this place. The
terms of the match provided that for
Comstock TO win he must throw Sher-
man five successive falls within sixty
minutes. But little publicity had been
given the affair and the audience was
rather slim. Chris. Ormsbee was
selected as Master of ceremonies, while
j. ID. Monroe acted as time keeper The
men were called at $50, and at 1884
Sherman was on his back for fall No |.
The second fall occupied three minutes
time, the 3d one minute, the 4th four
minutes, and the 9TH three and-a-h half
minutes, all resulting as did No 1, thus
using up fourteen minutes of valuable
time to accomplish what might easily
have been done in one-fourth the time.
The Northern Van Buren, County
! Teachers association will be held at
Bloomingdale, Saturday, May 10Th, '94
All are earnestly requested to assist in
making this effort a sue cess by being
present. 1t is designed to make the
meeting beneficial aud enjoyable. The
program will consist of music and dis
cussions upon interesting and current
topics connected with teaching. The
| leading feature of the day, however,
will be lecture upon "The Cities of
the Union" by George b. Day, of
Cleveland, Ohio. an efficient speaker,
who has travelled extensively and will
give interesting facts from personal
Knowledge. County Commissioner j.
A. OLeary will also be present and
present some inspiring thoughts. Again
we invite all to come Morning session
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A contract was entered into last Sat-
urday between the Paw Paw township
authorities and the Jackson Bridge Co.
Of jackson, Mich, by the terms of
which the latter undertakes to con-
struct and place in position an iron
bridge across the stream at Glidden-
burg and have it in readiness for traffic
on or before the first day of June prox.
The structure is to be 112 feet in length
with a single roadway 10 feet clear in
width The price paid is s1074, being
neither the highest nor the lowest bid
offered, but by long odds it is the best
bridge offered for the money. The
traffic crossing the river at that point
is extremely heavy, many traction en-
gines and other loads passing over it
which require a bridge of great sta
bility and our township officials were
wise in taking into consideration all
these facts in awarding the contract.
The general rule that 1.-THE best is the
cheapest" applies with special fitness in
the matter of bridge construction.