The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-03
WHOLE NUMBER 2O54.

1Our weeks mere.
Will Jones, freight brakeman on
the Central who formerly lived at Law
ton, was killed near Oshtemo Wednes-
day night. His train had been cut in
two on the heavy grade, and Jones was
sent back with torpedo To signal the
passenger train about due, and in some
unknown manner was run down and
ground to pieces.
The schooner Wren will continue on
her voyage around the world, nOtwith-
standing the mysterious disappearance
OF DIR. Ransom, the organizer of the ex-
pedition, not trace of whom has been
discovered since he left the Sherman
house in Chicago at $50 Monday even
ing, July 10th, saying he was going to
Evanston to spend the night.
Col. A. T. Bliss is made of the right
kind of material, and his speech, pledg-
ing hearty support to Governor Rich
and the ticket, places him before the
people as central figure for 1895.
What contrast between his loyal
words and the reasonable utterances
emanating from the headquarters of
the disgruntled Pingree contingent !
Bliss? He's all right.
Ex-Sheriff McFarlin met with seri-
Gus pecuniary loss last Sunday. Fires
were raging in the woods and fields all
around him, and he attempted to save
his endangered buildings and stacks of
grain by "back firing" but stiff wind
sprang up and the fire got beyond his
control, burning twenty-seven loads OF
wheat and five loads of oats-too much
for any one to lose in these piping hard
times.
During the thunder storm of Wednes-
day night, lightning struck the barn of
Mrs. f. G. Butler, the bolt entering at
the peak of the roof at the west end,
passing downward into the stall, killing
the horse. "Old Ned" has been ia
milar figure to our people for good
many years, and the children whom
CORN" has SO often treated to rides on
the delivery wagon will sadly miss the
faithful old fellow.
The problem of poverty and helpless
ness and incapacty is studied by Mr..
Charles Dudley Warner in the second
instalment of "The Golden House."
which appears in the August Harper's.
We watch plain, resolute little woman
threading her way through the crowded
and unclean streets, going about doing
good, day after day one day like an
other, except that every day the kaleid-
oscope of misery shows new combina-
tions. The story already gives evidence
of earnest effort to understand and de-
sire to improve the conditions of life in
overcrowded portions of New York
city
When will men learn that they can
not make state issue, successfully,
over real or fancied personal griev-
ance? 1t has been undertaken time and
again and has always failed dismally.
Mayor Pingree, following in the foot
steps of more illustriOus men than he,
and aided by his discomtitted friends,
has learned lesson which it would
have been wise for him 10 have needed
before. 1t will be wiser for him to stop
now and not allow i'll advice or vanity
to impel him to attempt to carry further
his opposition TO the success of the Re
publican party in Michigan, or the gen
uineness of his vaunted Republicanism
may be seriously questioned.
Allison Holmes, Il brief mention of
whose death appeared in this paper
last week, was born in Allegany coun-
ty, N Y, August 6, 1882. He came to
Michigan in 1862, and has ever since
resided in Pine Grove township, highly
esteemed by all who knew him. On
Monday forenoon of last week he was
taken i'll, and before night was unc0n-
scious and remained i'm that state until
he breathed his last Wednesday night
at ten o'clock, surrounded by his wife
and children, of whom he leaves six
four sons and two daughters. The inn
mediate cause of his death was kidney
disease The funeral was from the late
home Friday afternoon, Elder Darling
officiating; burial in the Robinson GEM
etery.
A representative of the NORTHERNER
a few days since visited Marcellus and
the Americana ersey breeding farm of
Mr.. Marvin Arnold, one mile east of
that village - the home of the great
'Signal" Jersey herd, at the head of
which is the renowned Croton's Signal
1854, supplemented by the Duke of
Marcellus 31405, Sirona Thirds Bismark
35112, and Doxey's Duke 35113. Prom
inent among the cows are the following,
with their tests: Oenone, 1S lbs. 10 or;
Geranium 2d, 26 lbs. At on. largest test
of Signals daughters); Aldarine, % lbs.
/ or. (best daughter of Wanderer); Siro-
ma, 81 lbs. or; Geranium Leaf I'd, %
lbs. Z or, and sixteen others in the
charmed circle" Calves of this herd
are edReTly SOuRuJ Ny htutuChy anu
Missouri breeders, and at few weeks
old bring from $3.50 to $500. The build
ings for the accommodation of this herd
are models of their kind and in keeping
with the magnitude of the enterprise.
Allegan Gazette: At the Van Buren,
county convention, delegates to the
convention of this senatorial district
were chosen, and Hon. j. j. Woodman
introduced this resolution, which was
unanimously adopted Resolved, That
it is the sense of this convention that in
all fairness Van Buren, county is enti-
tied to the nomination of the candidate
to the state senate" Van Buren, needn't
worry about that. No one wishes TO get
il away from her. She is one of the
most patient, enduring dear, delightful
old political DANES in the state, and de-
serves all her neighbors can give her.
As we understand it, this resolution
was passed because the Van Buren del
egates are as vet not united upon a can