The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-27
WHOLE NUMBER 2O4O.

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l.. l.. Halstead, a prominent fruit
grower of Lawton, died Tuesday after
noon of paralysis of the stomach, prob
ably brought on by almost incessant
vomiting for two or three days. During
the past three years he has suffered two
partial strokes of paralysis which rem
dered HIM almost helpless. Deceased
was GO years of age and leaves a wife
and three grown children.
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 1, 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-S1 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 very pretty and quiet wedding oc-
Cured Wednesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Annis Stanley in this village,
the high contracting parties being her
Elmer A. Wilson of Otsego, Mrs. Anna
Barton officiating. The ceremony was
witnessed by but the immediate per-
sonal friends of the parties and few of
the near neighbOrs of the brides family.
An elegant lunch was partaken of after
the greetings were over. The numer-
Gus presents, of which we were unable
to obtain a list, attest the esteem in
which the bride is held here in her own
home. The happy pair left yesterday
for their future home in Otsego, follow
ed by the good wishes of all who know
them.
"Civil War Again" is the title of an
announcement to be found elsewhere in
this paper which is worthy of careful
perusal and thoughtful consideration.
We have perfected arrangements with
the publishers whereby Harper's
Pictorial History of the Civil War,
originally sold at from $16 to $50, can
be secured by our paid-up subscribers
at such ridiculously insignificant sum
that it seems almost impossible. Read
the article, clip the coupon from the
upper left hand corner of the 9Th page,
and you are exactly in line for this great
work. Remember, this offer is ex-
clusively for our subscribers, and one
dollar pays for the NoRTHERNER year,
and the Weekly Inter Ocean IS giren
oOith IL.
According to the provisions of Act
No. 17S, public acts of 1893, the state
census is to be taken in June of this year
1t is the duty of township boards to
appoint enumerators and assistants for
this work on or before the first Monday
in May; but if the board neglects to
make such appointment by the time
specified, then the appointment shall be
made by the governor. The work of
taking the census and statistics shall
commence on the first day of June and
be completed on or before the 30th day
of June. The census of each village
shall be taken separately from that of
the township in which such village is
located. Where the township forms
one assessment district, there will be
one chief enumeratOr for the entire
township, including the villages within
such township, though he may have
sufficient number of assistants to insure
the completion of the work on time.
pointed o. w. Rowland enumerator, he
being the only applicant for the job,
and it would be very queer looking
job in the shape of public Office that
he wouldn't apply for. If you want to
see o. WIS head bob up serenely, just
mention "office" and up it comes. 1t
would seem that the board might have
selected to do this work some one of
the many capable and worthy young
men in this township and given him a
little encouragement on his start in the
race of life; but so long as every little
thing like this is snapped up by men
who have grown gray in tugging at the
public teat, there is little opportunity
for the younger ones to prove their ca
pacity for doing business.
Promptly at 1915 p. m. last Saturday,
Mr.. John 5. Lawrence, master in
chancery, stepped to the front door of
the Van Buren, county court house,
read the decree of the United States
Circuit Court for the Western District
of Michigan in the cause of The Farmers
Loan and Trust Company against the
Toledo & South Haven Railroad Com
pany and Charles +. Young, stated the
terms and conditions of sale, and offer
ed the property of the defendant COM
pany for sale to the highest bidder. 1t
was announced that the sale would
carry with it a sum of money in the
hands of the receiver amounting to be-
tween fourteen thousand and fifteen
thousand dollars. There was but one
bidder for the property-Mr. Howard
Mansfield, attorney for and represent
ing the First National Bank of New
York City, who bid 100000 and to
whom the property was knocked
down" Mr.. Lawrence announced that
no deed would be made of the property
until after a report of the sale had been
made to the court ordering it and
special order confirming the same, nor
would the purchaser be let into posses
sion until the execution and delivery of
the deed. The bright side of this tran
saction, to our people, lies in the fact
that when this sale is confirmed, per-
feet title TO The property is in the
purchaser, and new company, seeking
to alter or extend the system as legi-
innate business venture, can buy IL
on such terms as may be agreed upon