The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-10-11
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resume her place next Monday.
On September 25, at South Bend, q
shooting match for purse OF 800 was
held between the champion rifle shot,
Henry Bogardus, and Fred j. Wells,
who was advertised as the champion
of Michigan" Bogardus gave Wells
20 balls in 100. Wells won the match.
Fred is Paw Paw boy aud, while we
didn't know anything about his being
the state champion, we did know that
he was always handy with a gun.
We have little pity for others until
we are in situation To claim it for our
selves. We laugh at the man who
makes scarecrow of himself in an ill
fitting suit "Serves him right; he
ought to know BETTER" we say; but
when we are tempted and invest in a
wonderful bargain, /" offered by some
unreliable dealer, we laugh on the other
side of our face. No need TO take
chances when you can get "H. s. Il M"
clothing ut +. Smith Il Cos. That la
bel on garment is guarantee of sat
isfaction. The long brick store is the
place.
Between IL and 1 o'clock Sunday
night, fire alarm was sounded. The
fire company promptly responded. The
barn on the old Chas. Nash place was
nearly consumed before the fire was
discovered. The barn was unoccupied,
and the fire was doubtless incendiary,
or the work of tramps or other careless
individuals. The building was insured
for 5000 in f. +. Parks agency.
Ocobock Bros, who were the
last occupants of the barn, lost some
oln ,1xA1 .tr nI H. o,.t.a Il &l.,N
they had not removed. The house on
the place burned last winter.
When Sheriff Lamberson appeared at
Lansing with the two boys, Harris and
Brode, the superintendent of the indus
trial school refused to receive them be-
cause no certificate from the county
agent accompanied the certificates of
conviction. Under the circumstances,
the sheriff could do nothing else than
to bring the boys back to Jail. Last
Monday, they took another trip to the
capital, accompanied by the county
agent in person, who was prepared to
make any reasonable certificate that
might be required 1t seems that the
county agent is "bigger man" than the
circuit judge.
The concert given at the opera house
Friday evening of last week by the
Morse Concert Co. under the direction
of Prof S. b. Morse of Kalamazoo, was
fine entertainment and called out
fair sized audience, made up largely of
people who appreciate high class music.
S. Homer Eaton, impersonator, is "A
genius, his female characters being es-
pecially we'll done He is also a fine bari
tone singer, whose musical voice it seems
too bad to injure by the strain upon
it in character work. Miss Irene Bitely,
pianist, is an artist. George Crook,
baritone, has rich full voice-a little
lacking i'm expression perhaps-but he
is young man who has great possibili-
ties before him.
The band boys feel very much ag-
grieved at the action of the common
council in taking from them the use of
the corporation hall as place for prac
tice. They do not care so much for the
Use of the hall as for the charges of i'm
proper conduct and breach of faith
made against them. The restrictions
| placed about their use of the hall by
the council, as to smoking, ETC., were
eminently proper and worthy Of observ-
ance, aud the boys claim they did Oh
serve the conditions to the letter. They
are preparing to appear before the
council to present their side of the
matter, and they are clearly entitled to
a hearing, as the charges against them
and the action of the council were
without their knowledge. If the
charges of improperly are sustained
to the satisfaction of the council, they
should stand firm in the position they
have taken and refuse further use of
the hall. If they find that mistake
has been made, the band should be
given back the privilege that has been
taken from them. The business men
of the town have expended large
amount of money in purchasing instru-
ments for the band, and are interested
in its welfare. Provided the boys are
willing to use the rooms under proper
restrictions, and provided further they
can show that there has been no breach
of faith on their part, there is no good
reason why they should not use the
hall. The NORTHERNER has no doubt
exact justice will be done.
DR.. Charles M. O'Dell was born in
Kingston, Canada, of American parent
age, in December, 1914, and came to
Michigan in the spring of 1850, settling
first at Mattawan. With the exception
of five years spent in DOwagiac, he has
been a resident of this county ever since
that date. He has been a practicing
physician of the Homeopathic school
for the past AZ years. He died at his
residence, in this village, last Monday
morning, at half past three o'clock, of
cholera morbus He had been in fee
BILE health for long time, but was able
to be out on the streets as recently as
last week Thursday. His death was
sudden and unexpected. He was an
ordained elder i'm the Methodist church
and had spent considerable time as 8
missionary among the Indians. The
deceased was a faithful and enthusias-
tic oddfellow, having been made a
member of Dowagiac lodge thirty-three
years ago and having retained continu-
Gus membership there ever since. He
was also charter member of Paw Paw
encampment and likewise a member of
Fidelity Rebekah lodge at this place.
He was married, Feb. 6. 1888, to Han
nah Ransom Tuttle. His funeral was
held at the Methodist church on Wed
nesday last, under the auspices of the
oddfellows, Rev. +. w. Corbett, Off
ciating; burial at Prospect Hill.