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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-05-31
N atuaWam.

Gilmore Campbell was in town last
Monday.
Mrs Shutters has moved back into
her own house.
The Methodist church was well filled
Sunday evening, on occasion OF memo
rial services. Exercises at IA. X. hall
Thursday.
Rev. f. III. Harvey and wife, +. Bills.
borrow and wife and Ed. Thayer and
wife attended services at the Congre-
gational church last Sunday.
Fred Fitch and a young lady from
Galesburgh were in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Myron CARLYLE and Winnie are
visiting friends in Vandalia.
Fred Boynton, wife and baby spent
Sunday in town.
AIRS. Jas. Bale and Mrs. A. w. Mo.
shier left Monday for Grand Rapids for
a weeks visit.
The photographic concert at X. .. t.
NJ hall was well attended and was en-
tirely satisfactory.
Frank Fitch, wife and babies, of Po-
kagon and Fred Fitch and friend from
Augusta spent Sunday at their fathers.
Several from this place attended
the old folks picnic which was held
at Chauncey Palmer's in Almena, We'd
nesday, May 90. All report a good
time and large turn out.
Three very smooth gentlemen"
struck this quiet little town a few
nights since, and with the customary
gas light and banjo, drew good crowd.
Their method of doing business was a
repetition of the street fakir act
Memorial services were held in the
NJ. +. church last Sunday evening by
Rev j. II. Emmons, assisted by Rev.
H. w Harvey. The ladies showed con-
siderable taste in decorations. The O..
A r. attended in a body in uniform
Joe Cohn of Decatur and Mr.. Stern
of Lawton are buying of our farmers,
free trade" wool prices ranging from
) To If cents, If had q little lamb,
and his fleece was white as snow, and
he wanted any more free trade, think,
I'd let that lamb 60.
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A GRAND DUKES APPETITE.
1t Is Said That Nicholas of Russia Devour
Thirty ChOps at sDue sitting.

1t Is Said That Nicholas of Russia Devours
Thirty Chops AT One sitting.
1T is good thing that Grand
Duke Nicholas of Russia is not resi-
dent of Washington" said f. r. Hart
well, of Philadelphia, who spent sever
al years in Russia, To Washington re-
porter. 1T wouldn't take him long to
break up the business of every hotel
and clearinghouse in the city If he
did. In what wayS Why, in satisfying
his appetite He is afflicted with the
steadiest hunger, and possesses the
most marvellous capacity for slowing
away food of any man in Europe, or
anywhere else. for that matter. Think
Of man eating thirty full-size mutton
chops for luncheon and four big por-
tions of sausage on the side, and then
topping off with two roast ducks. Well,
that is record he is known To have
made one day in st. Petersburg, and he
had two or three dinner and several
supper engagements TO meet during the
afternoon and evening. His fame-or
rather MOTORCYCLES a glutton is spread
all over Europe. and when he goes
travelling to visit some of his distin-
guished titled cousins the royal larders
are stocked until the pantry doors stand
open, SO he may be entertained in the
way most pleasant TO HIM"
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Decatur.

Al. hammond of Lawton was in town
Friday.
Maurice Sheehan has returned from
Chicago
NJ Gladys Lincoln has returned from
Paw Paw.
Dr. Mahoney of Chicago was in town
Monday and Tuesday.
Fife Rowley of Kalamazoo has been
visiting Decatur friends.
Lawyer Tryon of Dowagiac was in
town Tuesday on business.
Myrtle Edwards of DOwagiac visited
Lottie VanCamp last Thursday.
Mrs. Geo. Crotzer of Buchanan Wis
tied relatives in town last week.
Mesdames n f. Hooper and l.. L.
Rawson were at the county seat last
Friday.
Rev Mr. Skinner will occupy the
pulpit of the Presbyterian church for
the year.
Rev. j. IL. Reunie of Paw Paw was a
guest of his friend, Rev. skinner, last
Thursday.
Mrs. John Foster of Cassopolis visited
her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Peterson,
last week.
Lawyer Smith and wife will occupy
the Crane house, which has been re-
paired from the ground up.
Mrs. Viola Smith has begun laying
the foundation for her new house. Dan
Carney 81. is the boss mason.
DR.. Rose and wife, Prof. Sage and
wife, Drs. Maxwell and Mahoney, n +.
Hooper, Theo Trowbridge, l.. ID. Rob
erts, Geo Nesbitt, NJ 5. Carney, Ned.
Creagan, F. Potts, l.. Fisher, p. NJ.
Young and Mr. Pearl attended the flu
neral of DR.. NJ. f. Whalen at Paw Paw,
Tuesday.
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MOk oAS6 BALI. - whereas defdult
1Nl having been made in the conditions of GER
tain mortgage made and executed by Amanda Hoyt
of Lawon Mic higan to Henry A. Sortore of the
place. dated April 18th 1893 and recorded in the Office
of the Register of Deeds of Van Buren, county,
Michigan, on the 18th day OF April, A. ID. 1898, in
Lber ~ of mortgages at page 457, and on which
mortgage there IL claimed 10 he due and unpaid at
this date the sum of two hundred and eighty-four
dollars (s2s4.CO and attorney fee of twenty-five
dollars (sl5.0O) as provided in said mortgage, and
been instituted had to the moneys secured
10 be paid by SAID mortgage any part thereof:
Now therefore by virtue of the power of sale
tanned in said mortgage, and in pursuance of the
statute in such made and provided, notice IL
hereby given that Saturday, the 18th day of July
A. ID. 1895, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, ] shall
sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the
front door of the court house. in the village of Paw
Paw. Van Buren, county, Michigan. said court house
being the place where the circuit court for said Van
Buren, county il held, the premises described in
said mortgage, or so much thereof may be nee
essary to pay the said amount due said mortgage,
with seven per cent interest, and all legal costs of
this proceeding and of said sale, together with said
attorney fee of twenty-five dollars subject however
TO future payments and interest to become due and
payable, provided for in said mortgage. Said
premises being described in said mortgage follows,
to-wt: The north three quarters of the northwest
quarter OF the northwest quarter of section eight (S
in town four ~ south of range thirteen 10 west,
Van Buren, county, Michigan, containing thirty 900
acres of land.
Dated April 18th, 1895.
HENRY A. SORTORE, Mortgage.
l.. A. TABOR, Attorney for Mortgage. [9ltl3o2103
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i County OF Van Buren-ss.
At session of the Probate Court for the county
of Van Buren,, holden at the Probate Office, in the
village of Paw Paw, on Monday. the 9th day of
May in the year one Thousand eight hundred
and ninety-hve.
Present, Hon. Benjamin f. Heckert Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas Weldon
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified.
Of Mary Finch, mother of said deceased, pray
ing for therein stated that said Court adju-
dictate and determine who are were at the time of
his death the legal heirs of said deceased and
titled TO inherit said real estate
Thereupon IL IL ordered that Monday, the 3rd
day of June, 1885, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon. be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and ell persons interested In said estate required
TO appear al session of said court, then 10 be hold
al the Probate Office, in the village of Paw Paw,
and show cause If any there be, Why the prayer of
the petitioner should not be granted.
And IL s further ordered, that said petitioner give
notice 20 the persons interested in said estate of
the tendency of said petition, and the hearing there
Of by causing copy of this order to be published
in the True NOrtherner newspaper printed and
circulating in said county of Van Buren, for three
successive weeks at least previous 10 said day of
hearing. BENZ. +. HECKERT,
g4t4og7 Judge of Probate.
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CELTIC CiVIlITY.
IL Ia Manifested In the Most Ordinary
Conversations.

Conversations.
The gift of the Irish peasant for
making expressive and humorous
phrases is not by any means fiction of
literature The use of pat" phrases is
natural to him.
A clerical traveller in Cavan not long
ago asked peasant how far it was to a
certain village and was answered.:
1.-TWO miles"
What! Only two miles?" said the
traveller, who had before traversed the
distance and found it long road
well, your reverence" answered the
peasant, lit is two miles shtrong and
rich, so to spake!"
A somewhat similar story is told by
one of Lord Zetland's party, who were
making inquiries into the condition of
a distressed district. They were cross
ing a lake; a gale was blowing and
waves were dashing over the boat
The gentleman referred to had been
assured that an Irish peasant, if treated
well, will always agree with what is
said to him rather than appear disagree
able. 1t struck the gentleman that here
was a good chance to put the assertion
to the proof.
There is very little wind, Pat" he
said to one of the boatmen.
The answer came through the howl
ing of the elements:
Very little. indade- yer honor, but
fwhat there is is moighty shtrong!"
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LEGAL NOTICES.


II County OF ' all BurtN-st.
At a session of the Probate Court for the county
OF Van Buren,. holden at the probate office, In the
village of Paw Paw. on Monday, the 9th day of
May, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-hve.
Present, Hon. Benjamin r. Heckert, Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Horace
y. Sanger, deceased.
On reading aud hling the petition, duly verified.
of Mary X. Sanger. widow of said deceased,
praying that certain instrument in writing on
file in said court purporing TO be the last will and
testament of said deceased, may be proved, allowed
and admitted to probate such and that execution
thereof may be granted to John W. Free, the exec
utor In said will named.
Thereupon IL il orderedthat Monday, the oath day
of June, 1898, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
be assigned for the hearing OF said petition and all
persons interested In said estate, required TO a
pear at sesson of said Court, then to be holden at
the probate Office, In the village Of Paw Paw, and
show cause II any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not he granted.
Aud II IL further ordered, That said petitioner give
notice to the persons interested I'm said estate of the
tendency of said petition and the hearing thereof,
by causing copy Of this order 10 he published I'm
the True Northerner, newspap per printed and circu
lating In said county Of Van BureL for three
sve weeks ~ least previous 10 said day Of hearing
9It4o2lO0 BENZ. i. HE KERT, Judge OF Probate.
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BlOOnlingH

Our school closed Wednesday for the
year
Farmers have not yet finished plant
ing corn.
DR.. Mumbrue and wife visited friends
in Lawrence this week
Children's Day will be observed by
the churches of this place.
Jos. Fritch has bought Milo Keene's
property on Church street. Considera
ton, S4O0.
A. j. Loomis has sold his lots on Van
Burel street To Mrs. Rebecea Lo0mis
Price, $3.50.
A colt belonging to Mr.. Leavitt WAS
bitten on the nose last Sunday by a
rattlesnake.
+. j Merrifeld has finished his con-
tract for putting d steel roof on the Dis
ciple church.
Miss Grace Martin commenced a
summer term of school in the Healy
district last Monday.
VIM Harrison and wife were called
to South Haven last week to attend the
funeral of his mother.
Chauncey Smith Is gaming slowly
from the effects of a stroke of paralysis.
He is able To ride out some.
The baccalaureate sermon by Rev b.
o. Rockwell, Sunday evening, at the
Disciple church, was splendid one.
Miss Carrie Stinson and Mr. Fred
Lockard were married on Wednesday
of last week by Rev. Trewin at the par
sOnage.
The graduating class of % of our high
school are the Misses Maud and Rena
Baughman, Jessie Hubbard and leila
Rippey.
Mrs. Mary V. Snodgrass of Fennville
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vaughn, in this place the fore part of
the week.
Rob't Mccoy and wife, accompanied
by w. Wehrley and wife, made trip To
Indiana in covered wagon. They will
stay during the summer.
The following members of the ma
sonic fraternity of this village attended
the funera, of DR.. Whalen at Paw Paw
Tuesday: w II. Spayde, r. A. Smith,
David JOY, +. Cone, J.. w. Fancher,
w. r. Scott.
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GREAT MEAT EATERS.
In This Country 1SO,OOO,OOO Turkeys Are
Consumed at Thanksgiving.


According to Mulhall, Frenchman
eats every year $40 pounds of bread and
1877 pounds of meat, and drinks ~ gal
Ions of wine and of beer. Parisians
individually consume every year 81
pounds of carrots, of celery, Is of
onions, of peas, 40 of potatoes. and II
of tomatoes. Londoners individually
devour annually pounds of carrots,
of celery, "a of onions, 3 of peas, 172 Of
potatoes, and 81 of tomatoes. The
Spaniards individually eat every year
500 pounds of bread, 4s of meat, IL OF
fish, and l2 of sugar, and wash down
this supply with IA gallons of wine.
Last year the hens of this country pro-
duced and the people ate $3.50, 600, 900
worth of eggs, which at % cents a
dozen equaled 1000, 600, 600 dozen eggs.
We produce every year 2,190, 600 tons of
beef, SIC, 900 of mutton, and 2,190, 900 OF
pork, the greater part of which goes
down our own threats.
The people of the United States are
the greatest meat eaters, consuming
over S35 worth per annum TO each in
habitant. The worlds oyster fisheries
produce annually 4,489, 000, 900 oysters,
one-half being consumed within three
days after they are taken. 1t is esti-
mated that this country produces $780,
100000 turkeys every year to grace the
tables at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and
on other occasions. 1t is estimated
that 10000 tons of cucumbers are
raised and eaten within the limits of
the United States every year. Over
12, OOO, 900 bushels of buckwheat were
last year manufactured into cakes.
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THE PARROT KEPT HIS HEAD.
Though Badly Shaken by an Explosion He
Btdn't Forget to Mock Aft~rward.

Ijidn't Forget to Mock Aft~rward.
Marshall Il. Wilder is never chary Of
his stories. says a New York exchange.
Either they are inexhaustible or he
doesn't fear that they will lose their
edge by private repetition. Here is
late one: Two Yankee sailors strolled
into show in Guatemala. where a
prestidigitateur was entertaining the
audience. A parrot was perched on the
back of the bench where they sat.
After every surprising feat one sailor
would turn to the other with the re-
mark: That was pretty good! l won
der what will come next?' That was
repeated till ii made the parrot tired.
Presently one of them threw down a
burning match with which he had
lighted his pipe. 1t fell through a
crack in the floor and into powder
magazine. Biff! went the whole build
ing. people and all, and nothing was
left but hole in the ground and the
parrot, which was uninjured though
badly shaken up. The bird pulled
itself together, Strengthened out its
feathers. tapped its way to a heap OF
ruins and croaked: That was pretty
good! ! wonder what will come next?'"
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The Trying Ordeal Through Which .
Young Onicer Passed.


Gen. Du Barail, in his souvenirs"
tells how his good memory for names
once served him very handsome turn.
He was then Capt Du Barail, and had
just been assigned To the command of
a cavalry squadron at Blidah, in
Aligiers. His feet were hardly in the
stirrups before the inspector general,
Gen. L'Etang, announced his annual
inspection of the troops. 1t was try
ing ordeal for the new officer, for Gen.
L'Etang was known to ee severe III his
judgments. Du Barail worked hard,
and thus describes the happy result:
The inspector general reviewed the
squadron hastily, and appeared TO be
satisfied with the appearance of the
men and the condition of the horses.
Then he made me stand opposite to
him, and ordered me TO name the
subordinate officers as they should file
between us. This was not difficult, and
! acquitted myself very well.
"Can you do the same for the nom
commissioned ofiicers?" he asked.
Certainly" l answered, and the
second trial was as successful as the
first. l took relish for the thing, and
said to him:
IF you wish, general, can do the
same for the men,"
"How?" said the general; "you know
the names of all the native soldiers?"
assured MIN that did.
WELL" he said, IL should like to see
that"
The squadron filed between us, and
as each man passed l called his name,
which was often pretty complicated.
The general, meantime, kept stopping
one and another to look at their pass
books to see whether l was right.
When the examination was finished
the general asked the colonel of the
regiment how long i had been in COM
mand of the squadron.
mot quite six weeks" was the
answer.
The general then paid me very hand
some compliments, and expressed his
regret that the brevity of my service
made it impossible for him to recon-
mend me for immediate promotion.
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MORTGAGE SAIE.-whereas default has
wi been made in the conditions of a certain inden-
ture of mortgage bearing date the 9th day of March,
A. D., 1887, executed by Edwin +. Roberts of Aimee
ma, Michigan, TO Felicia Roberts of the same place,
which said mortgage was, on the 9th day of April,
A. D., 1887 recorded in the Office Of the register of
deeds of Van Buren, county, Michigan, in Liber 3S
of mortgages, page 121, and which said mortgage
afterwards the Goth day of April, A. D., 1885,
assigned by the said Felicia Roberts to W II. Lock-
wood, which said assignment was, on the 25th day
of April A. D., 1885, recorded in the ofice Of said
register OF deeds in Liber 5S OF mortgages, on page
10, and which said mortgage was afterwards on the
30th day of November, A. D., 1891, assigned by said
V. II. Lockwood to Leonard Chamberlain, which
said assignment was, on the 25th day of April, A.
D.. 1895, recorded in the Office of said register of
deeds, in Liber SO of mortgages, page IL, and
which said mortgage afterwards, the 25th
day of April, A. d., 1898, assigned by Henry Buck
bout administrator of the estate of Leonard Cham
berain deceased, to James Buckhout, which said
assignment was, the 9th day of May, A. D., 1895,
recorded in the office of said register of deeds, in
Liber 50 of mortgages, on page 10, and on which
said mortgage and the note accompanying the same
there is claimed TO be due and unpaid at the date of
this notice the sum Of two hundred and fortyseven
and 25-100 dollars, besides attorneys fee of
Sl5, provided in said mortgage, and no proceed
ing at law or in equity having been instituted to re-
cover the amount so claimed to be due, n n any
part thereof: Now therefore b. virtue Of he power
OF sale contained III said mortgage, IN pursu-
Of the statute in such case made and provided
notice il hereby given that saturday, the Sd day
Of August A. D., 1895, at O'Clock in the after
noon, shall sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder at the front door of the court house. in the
village Of Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, Michigan,
lsad court house being the place where the circuit
cCCI' Cor said Van Barren county Is held. the prem
Uses described in said mortgage, much thereof
a. may be necessary 70 pay the said amount due on
said mortgage, with per cent interest, and all
legal costs of this proceeding and of said sale, to-
gether with said attorney fee of fifteen dollars.
Said premises being described in said mortgage as
all that certain piece parcel of land situate and
being in the township of Almena. in the County OF
| Van Buren, and state of Michigan, to-wit: Fifteen
of land from and off the north end Of the west
half of the southwest quarter of section thirteen
G3) in township two ~ south, of range thirteen 3)
west, being thesame land purchased by the party of
the first part Of Michael wosser and Samuel Hux-
! ford.
Dated, May 9th, 1895. 9094tl3o2lo6'
JAMES BUCKHOUT,
Mortgage by Assignment.
VI. U. RICHARDsoN, Atty for MortgaRee.
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Law ton.

Our thermometers registered % We'd
nesday.
f. S. Drury was in Kalamazoo, We'd
nesday.
Fred Prindle is moving rye for i. G..
Taylor
VIM. Halstcd has planted acres of
potatoes.
Miss Maud Tabor drove over TO Mar
cellus. Saturday.
Fred Kellogg has just finished saving
about 100 cords of wood.
Prof. +. f. Pickett was out of town
Saturday, being at Bancroft.
Our town hall is having coat of
paint on the tower and roof.
We notice Mrs. +. s. Drury on our
streets again after her long illness.
f. w. Hall is having his entire house
reprinted outside; so also is Mr. Tillou.
f. II. Hagerty removed his family to
his fathcr's-in-law, VIM. Kellogg, Mon
day.
Some of our southeast farmers will
have quite crop of grapes if there is
no further setback.
Spencer Halsted moved Monday into
the house occupied last winter by Mr..
Conklin, on 2d street.
Report says our new meat market
will open this week. The painters aud
cleaners are finishing up their work.
Word from f. ellis says he has en-.
gagged with Weaver IL Co, wholesale
paper dealers, of Kalamazoo, and that
he started out Wednesday on the road.
The high school alumni will not hold
banquet this year. Prof. Prentice of
Bloomingdale came over To arrange for
it, but the hard times caused it to be
abandoned.
Our lumber yard affairs are still in
state of suspense, waiting the apprais-
ing of the stock on hand. What the
condition of the company is we are un-
able 10 learn
The summer outing has already struck
our town, Burt futile, the photogra.
pher, spending the first of the week at
Sister Lakes. 1t seems to be rather
early for camping.
The journeyman printer who struck
the Ledder office last week, thought he
would work his board bill on the edi-
tors, as they had guaranteed it. They
were onto his scheme and he padded
his way out of town as fast as possible.
Mention was made of the damage by
frost last week and its effect upon Law.
ton interests. As result Rev. T. b.
Ernsberger resigns the pastorate of the
Baptist church, and will doubtless
preach his farewell sermon Sunday
evening.
Our enterprising townsman, L. X.
Smith, is again at the front He has
just received from the public circulat.
ing library 80 volumes of standard lit.
erature to be placed in his store for the
use of our town. Anyone can draw
books. After this set has been used
they will be forwarded to the next town,
and another fifty, or one hundred if
necessary, will be sent The cost will
not exceed 20 cents per year. just the
actual expenses. The whole credit is
due Mr. Smith.
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Buried Him Deem.

The beadle in rural district in
Perthshire had become too feeble to
perform his duties as minister's man
and grave digger. and had to get
an assistant. The two did not agree
well, but after few months Sandy
the beadle, died. and Tammas had to
perform the last service for his late
partner. The minister strolled up to
Tammas while he was giving the fin
ishing touches to the grave. and casu-
ally remarked: Have you put Sandy
weel down. Tammas?" II hev that,
SIR" said Tammas, very decidedly.
Sandy may get up, but he'll be among
the bindmost."
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NRpER FOR HEARING CLAIMS.

" State of Michigan, County OF Van Buren-ss.-
Notice IL hereby given that, 10y an order of the
probate court for the county of Van Buren,, made
the 4th day of April, A. ID. 1895, six months from
that date allowed for creditors TO present their
claims against the estate of Horatio p Nelson late of
said county, deceased, and that all creditors of said
deceased are required TO present their claims TO said
probate court, at the probate office. in the village Of
Paw Paw, for examination and allowance, on or be-
fore the 4th day of November next and that such
claims will be- heard before said court Monday, the
9Th day of August aud Monday, the 4th
day Of November next, at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon of each of those days.
Dated May 2}d, A. ID. 1925.
gGf5o2InO BENZ. +. HECKERT. Judge of Probate.