The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-07-12
WHOLE NUMBER 2103.

Number D, volume | Of the Brock
port, n. Y, advertiser, G.. G.. Howard,
editor, has been received at this office.
George is former Paw Paw boy, who
commenced work at the printing busi-
ness in the Courier office.
John McDonough and Frank Wheeler
of South Haven were arrested for an
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm by maliciously driving over one
Walter Duncan on the 4th of July.
They waived examination before JUS
tice Delamere and gave bonds in the
sum of $500 each for their appearance
for trial at the September term of court.
A little son of John Markillie of Wa
verify met with sad accident, Satur-
day. He had picked up Roman can
die at Lake Park, which had been dis
charged, and had taken it home with
him. He put some powder in it, poured
kerosene on that and lighted it. Both
eyes were badly injured by the explo-
sion, and it was thought at first the
sight of one was entirely destroyed; but
now it is hoped both will come out all
right
On the 4th of July, while G.. G.. Engle
and family were celebrating at Three
Mile Lake, some boys were shooting
tirecrackers near his residence and set
fire to the grass inside the yard. About
four rods of his elegant evergreen hedge
leading from the road to the house was
destroyed. Fortunately, the fire was
discovered before it had got very far
advanced and ex'inguished before great
damage was dom 1t would have taken
but few minutes more to get beyond
control so that it would have burned
| the house and other buildinps
The following is an extract from a
letter written for the Detroit Tribune
by G. ). Bennett of that paper, after
visit to our sister village of South
Haven. The Sentinel republishes the
letter, evidently approving its senti-
ments: The villages estimated valua
tion is S2,000,000, and has an assessed
valuation of S61S,OOO." That's just as
we have always thought, only the dis
crepancy is little greater than we
would have estimated it. The village
will doubtless be struck with its an
nual streak of poverty about next Octo-
Der, when the taxes shall be again
equalized.
At the last November term of the
circuit court, Nelson Goodrode of South
Haven was convicted of violation of
the Ocal option law and sentenced to
pay a fine OF S7J and costs, or sixty days
in Jail He was permitted by the court
To 90 home for the purpose of obtain
ing the money to pay his fine, and
forgot to return. Since then he has
been lodging the officers, but was not
sharp enough to keep out of sight Last
Sunday he was lodged in jail by Officer
Hodge of South Haven. He is still in
the pen, meditating, no doubt, on the
fact that the way of the transgressor is
a thorny path.
The Paw Paw Valley Spiritual asso-
citation will hold grove meeting at
Lakeside Park, on the north bank of
Eagle Lake, five miles southwest of Paw
Paw and five miles north OF Decatur, on
Sunday, August t. w. L. Sprague of
jamestown, n Y =, will lecture and give
tests from the rostrum at 10:30 a. IN.
and 2:30 p. m. Mr. Sprague has ma
tional reputation as lecturer and test
medium. TO defray expenses, a fee of
ten cents will be charged each adult;
children and teams free. Hot tea and
coffee can be had on the grounds. Rep
resentatives To the state association,
which meets in Lansing August 18th,
will be elected at this meeting.
The presence of the large number of
pupils and visitors who have attended
Prof. Jacobs musical convention, and
the lively interest manifested, presage
the success which is sure to- attend the
concert of this evening. Attendance
ut single session is all that is needed
to convince anyone that Mr.. Jacobs is
"A thorough master of his profession.
Persons who, week ago, could not
sing and did not think they could be
made to sing, will take part in splen
did chorus of about eighty voices. A
variety of music will be rendered, con-
sisting of solos, quartets and choruses,
sacred, sentimental and comical. There
will be fun galore, as well as artistic
singing that cannot but please the most
critical. Some began attendance at
the convention merely for amusement,
but have been inspired by the work
and will receive lasting benefit. The
people of this place should show their
appreciation of the liberality of Prof.
Jacobs in giving his time and the use
of his books entirely free, by filling the
Disciple church this evening to its ut
most capacity. The concert will be-
rich musical treat and the price of adj
mission is but twenty cents. Every
body come.
Last Sunday, in Kalamazoo, was de-
voted to railroad building The track
of new belt line. or terminal road,
was laid The object of the Sunday
work was to avoid the service of injunc-
tions on the part of other roads whose
tracks are crossed by the new road.
The work was successfully completed
with the exception of the Michigan
Central crossing, where it was stopped
by train placed across the track for
that purpose. 1t is thought, however,
that an amicable arrangement of the
matter will be made with the Central.
One of the many rumors in connection
with the project is that the Chicago IL
West Michigan system is backing the
work and that that company will par
allel the Central road to Paw Paw, pur-
chase the South Haven & Eastern road,
make it a standard gauge to Hartford,
and there connect with the main line
of the company; then, with the pur-
chase of the e. X. IL S., direct line
would be formed to Chicago, making
connection with many of the principal
towns of this state between New Buffalo