The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-24
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ship for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the County and Legislative
conventions, will be held at the court
house in this village on Saturday, Sept.
1st, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
The YPSCE. Of the Presbyterian
church will hold Hard Times" social
in the church parlors Wednesday even
ing, August 29th. All are expected to
dress as though the tariff, or whatever
in their estimation has caused the pres
ent hard times, had struck them per-
sonally. Any one committing the mis-
ldemeanor of being attired in good ap-
parel will bo subject to small fine on
the charge of contempt of the grum-
bler's pet phrase.
Capt. Ed Stewart of the South Haven
Sentinel has cut loose again on snakes.
This time it is a pet black snake, owned
by widow johnson, living in the pine
woods four miles south of that place,
which has been taught to go to the hen
house and collect the eggs, which it
swallows and brings into the house and
dumps into a basket kept for that pur-
pose. We fear the w .C.TU. down in
''the corner" is relaxing its vigilance.
Joseph Williams of Coolies figured as
complaing witness in local option suit
brought last fall against Ed. Young of
the same place. When the case came
on to be tried Mr.. Williams was not to
be found and the case was abandoned.
A few days since the authorities were
notified that Williams was at Coolies
and he was promptly gathered in. On
his plea of guilty of contempt of court
Judge Buck yesterday sentenced him
to twenty days in Jail.
The people of Waverly were shocked
| Wednesday morning on hearing of the
sudden death of Gyms H. Streator He
was taken i'll at about six O'Clock Tues
day afternoon with something of the
nature of cholera morbus, and died at
1870 the following morning, aged S3
years. Deceased was the father of Z. L.
and +. M. Streator, prominent citizens
of Waverly, was widely known and
home at two o'clock this (Friday) after
noon, Rev. Hart officiating.
An interesting episode of the reunion
of the gallant old Sixth Infantry at Kal-
amazoo last Monday, was the reading
of the first general order of Col. 4. w.
Curtenius, dated August l6, 1861, four
days previous To the mastering of the
regiment into the United States service.
At the conclusion of the reading, Presi-
dent Harrison Soule requested all to
stand up who had listened to that order
thirty three years ago. Thirty nine
grizzled veterans arose, our tOwnsman
Harry Dopp among the number.
At session of the circuit court for
this county, held at the court house
yesterday, the informations in the cases
of People VS. Robert Rickaby, and Peo-
pie VS.. j ID. Hamilton, were quashed.
These were local option cases and were
ruled by the case against Hamilton
which was taken to the supreme court,
the information in that case being also
quashed This is the third time DR..
Hamilton has been proceeded against
under the local option law without re-
suit, except the expense the people are
called upon to pay.
The Paw Paw Valley Spiritual asso-
citation will hold "A meeting in the grove
on the farm of James Osborn in Hamil-
ton township, five miles west of Deca-
tur, on the Dowagiac road, on Sunday,
Sept 9. Mrs. Jennie Hagan-J Jackson
of Grand Rapids will address the meet
ing at 1920 "a. III. and 2:30 p. III. Re-
| freshments can be procured on the
grounds. TO defray expenses, IA fee of
ten cents will be charged each adult
and vehicle In case of bad weather,
the speaking will be in the Hamilton
Grange Hall.
Mr.. VIM. Phillips of this place is the
owner of kicking horse. Last Satur-
day he took the animal to Kalamazoo
and placed it in the hands of Frank
Rawson, superintendent of the Brook
farm, for a course of discipline. When
about ready to start for home, Phillips
stepped behind the animal for some
purpose when it kicked, striking him
in the left breast crushing in four ribs
The injured man was carried into the
house and a physician summoned by
telephone, but it will be some time be-
fore he can be removed.
1t was announced that on the 18th
inst, in three important distllng cen
ters, three and half millions of dollars
were paid in to the government-in-
ternal revenue-whisky tax. Distillers
and whisky spectators are taking adj
vantage of the Presidents delay in
signing the tariff bill to get all they
possibly can out of bond before the law
takes effect. The internal revenue tax
on whisky is now 80 cents per gallon,
but under the new schedule il will be
81 10 per gallon. 1t is thus plain to see
that holders of the stuff will realize 20
cents per gallon, if taken out of govern
ment bond before the new tariff law
goes into effect Thus every day of de-
lay is worth millions to the whisky
| trust.
Those who failed to attend the Coun-
ty Grange at Covert on Thursday of
last week missed one of the most inter
esting meetings Pomona has held for a
long time. Only one member ON the
program failed to respond. The paper
on Silver, by \ w. Shoudy, called out
much discussion, both from members
and visitors. During this discussion,
the foreigner" of course was given his
usual airing, and foreigner among the
visitors gave his views, citing several
instances that he was personally ac-
quainted with, and he believed that
nine out of every ten of his countrymen
came TO this country for new fields of
plumber, rather than from pure motives.
Much feeling was stirred up among the
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