The true northerner., 1895-01-25


Detroit attorney, accompanied by one
or two capitalists, were in town day
or two the first part of the week talking
electric railway To our business men.
Following are the officers of the Van
Buren County Institute for the ensuing
year: President, Chas. +. Robinson of
Lawrence; vice pres't, NJ d. Buskfrk of
paw Paw; sec'y, Geo. e.. Monroe of
South Haven.
As a sample of the great reduction
made at the Wolverine Pharmacy in
the price of standard drugs and medi-
cines, we note the fact that they sell 240
grains Of quinine for 20 cents-less than
one-fourth the price charged at other
places. And this cut is made all along
the line and on one of the eleanest and
finest stocks ever shown in Paw Paw.
See their new adv.
w. X. Sellick q Co. are not the sort
of people who can sit all day and
patiently wait for bite" They want
things 10 move, and move nOaO. Jan
nary is proverbially dull month, and
if left to itself would give everybody an
attack of ennui. Sellick's people don't
have any such attacks. When the cur
rent of trade gets sluggish, they apply
the knife TO prices and start the blood
of trade into a whirl. See their special
announcements in this paper.
The calendar for the January term of
the circuit court for this county com
prses Al cases, 'as follows: Criminal, IL !;
issues of fact, 13; imparlances, A; chan
cery, first class, @; chancery, fourth
class, Z. Of the criminal cases, 5 are
for violation of the local option law, 2
for assault with intent To murder, for
disposing of chattel mortgaged property
l for embeZZlement, for bastardy, and
for resisting an officer OF the 13
chancery cases, 9 are for divorce.
With Mark Tapley, the harder the
luck the more credit man was entitled
to for being jolly" We have heard of
country newspaper men who, if they
hadn't the amount of advertising they
would like, would fill their columns
with local and editorial matter. Lack
ing the ability or desire to prepare so
much "copy" or set so much type, they
would fill the space with "boiler plate"
which would count "inches" as fast as
any matter, and at the same time fur
nish the C. n. m. theme for self.
laudation.
Mr. n. b. Mckinney of Lawton, who
was appointed receiver of the defunct
American Bank of Dwiggins, Starbuck
Il Co, has filed his final account with
the clerk of the circuit court, accompa-
MED by petition that day of hearing
may be fixed; that he may be directed
by the court what dividend shall be
paid by him to the creditors of the con-
Germ out of the funds in his hands be-
to han hnf bn
payment of said dividends his trust may
be closed We are informed by those
conversant with the matter that Mr.
Mckinney has managed the affairs of
that wreck most admirably; that he has
got for the creditors the last cent possi-
BILE, and that his accounts are a model
of accuracy
The year 1894 stands almost without
a parallel as dull year for trade, but
Mr.. Geo M Harrison, the hustling
manager of the great +. Smith IL Co.
concern, tells us that their trade for that
year exceeded the trade of 1898 by the
handsome sum of SO, 423 %. 1t should
be borne in mind also that prices ruled
considerably lower in 1894 than in the
preceding year, hence the volume of
trade was considerably larger, proper
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dcate. Mr.. Harrison, like all level
headed business men, attributes much
of the success of his concern to the
judicious, yet liberal, use of printers
ink They are now clearing the decks
for the spring campaign, as will he seen
by their new adv.
The circuit court for this county con-
vened Monday for its regular January
session, and transacted the following
business: DEGREES of divorce were grant
ed Della Shull from William Shull, and
William Skinner from Edith Skinner.
John Sisson of South Haven, on his plea
of guilty of violation of the local option
law, was fined $85 90 and $3.50 costs,
or 60 days i'm jail in default thereof.
He paid. Alvin Bailey, Robert Barnes
and Seth Flint, all of South Haven, and
Andrew West of Bangor, were arraign-
ed on the charge of violation of local
option law and pleaded not guilty pro
fornd. Traverse Stewart, charged with
assault with intent To murder, VIM.
Holderman, for selling chattel mort.
gagged property, John Price for EN-
bezzlement, and Daniel McAlvey for
resisting an officer, were arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. Court took recess
until 2;30 p. m. today.
In none of the judicial districts of this
state is the works of the Courts more
varied than in the Ninth, comprising
the counties of Kalamazoo and Van
Buren,, and the Judge thereof necessarily
gains "A wide experience in the study
and disposition of causes which embrace
most of the questions, both legal and
equitable, that are liable to be taken
to the Supreme Court for its review.
Judge George NJ. Buck has not only had
the benefit of the experience which
several years upon the Bench of the
Circuit Court i'm that district affords,
but for more than twenty years prior to
such service was recognized rs one of
the leaders of the bar of South Western
Michigan, not only at his home at Kal-
amazOo, but in the courts of the sur
rounding counties and courts of the
United States. He is, therefore, pecu-
liarly well equipped to perform the
duties of Justice of the Supreme
Court, so far as legal education and
judicial experience and ability can fit "A
man for such position. He is, more
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