The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-02-23


At an adjourned meeting of the
Dowagiac Union Fair association, held
in that city on Tuesday, il was decided
To continue holding fairs New officers
were elected and it is proposed to- put
little pop" into the organization. The
present Indebtedness of the association
is SO, 600.
On Tuesday the supreme court handed
down decision in the case of The Sen
ate of Happy Home Clubs VS.. Board of
Supervisors of Alpena county, which
involved the constitutionaity of what
IS known as the jag cure" law. The
law was Knocked out, the court un-
animonsly holding that is not within
the province of the legislature To dele
gate to private corporations the power
To make laws for the discharge of of
Tenders"
While at the Worlds Fair last sum
mer Mrs. j. j. Woodman was suddenly
stricken blind i'm one eye. A physician
was consulted there and he expressed
the belief that a blood-clot had settled
around the optic nerve Since that time
she has suffered pain in her head 10
degree that has caused her many sleep
less nights and wretchcd days Last
lanced the eye originally affected (the
other having become so by sympathy
and she was relieved to some extent.
While it is feared she will lose the sight
OF one eye, 1t is hoped the other may be
saved.
One of the saddest events which it
has been our lot To chronicle of late is
the death OF Mrs. Herbert More, which
occurred at an early hour last Sunday
morning. While it was known that she
was dangerously ILL., yet hope was enter
tanned that she might rally and event
ually recover; and when the fact of her
death became known Sunday morning
it seemed as though every family in
town had met with personal bereave-
ment, 1t seemed too cruel to be true.
just entering into the usefulness of
womanhood-but twenty-five years of
age, and called away, leaving husband
and two little ones (the youngest but a
few days old bereft of all that makes o
home. And in this terrible affliction
the sympathy of everyone who knows
him goes out To the young husband and
father. Out of respect for him and in
tender memory of her who has gone the
public schools were closed on the fore
noon of the funeral, which occurred
from the Presbyterian church at 1920
a. IN. Tuesday Burial at Prospect Hill
Why the excellent people of Coloma
permit the skallawag Thornton Carter
to disgrace their community with his
presence, is and has been for a long
time mystery To outsiders. He claims
to be the Messiah and leads gang of
cranks calling themselves 1.-The Chosen
-
way of serving the Lord is by whipping
the Devil" out of his wife. 1t is the
practice of those people to pound and
slap and otherwise punish the brethren,
accompanying the thumpings with yells
and howls for mercy. They call il the
''holy grace" test, and passing the
ordeal without wincing or great pros
tration is construed as evidence of
Gods presence with the victim. Another
means of grace is abstaining from food
for stated periods. Recently Messiah
Carter had vision aud was directed
not only To starve his wife, but To ad-
minister the "holy grace" test to her
He communicated his heavenly instruc
tions To his wife, and without mur-
mur she submitted. Taking her 10 the
barn, he tied her in stall and left her
to the starving ordeal. After she had
been there few hours he went out TO
administer the grace test" The
screams of the half-froZen woman
brought relief and release from passers
by.
On Monday Governor Rich made an
order removing from office Secretary OF
State Jochim, State Treasurer Hambit-
zer ana Land Commissioners Berry for
gross neglect of duty. OF course the
deposed officials will refuse to vacate
their offices, and the method of proceed
ing decided upon is To simply file in the
supreme court, in the name of the
attorney general rs the represeptathe
of the people, an information N III
nature of a quo warranto, setting
the fact that, having been remove
the governor, and still persisting
ercising the functions of the offices, tn
deposed officials are usurpers On this
showing, which will bring the matter
squarely before the court, the latter
will be asked To onst the alleged
usurpers. The case will be- argued
March 9Th, aud it is understood that
the governor Will make no appoint
ments to- fill the vacancies thus created
until the court makes its final decision
1t is understood that the three depart
ments whose heads have been attacked
have chipped in and raised quite pot
which they have contributed To their
chiefs defense fund 1t is not generally
understood that the supreme court not
only has the power to issue writ of
custer in cases where parties are max
ing contest for the retention of an Office
after being removed therefrom, but it
may, where it is apparent that it is
done for the espurpose of gaining time or
raising an illegitimate question, i'm
pose fine of 81, 600 This would apply
TO the present canvassing board in ease
they refuse to vacatc