The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-02-01
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tive Thomas of this district, is quite Ill
at her residence in that city.
Our neghbors over in Clyde, Allegan
county, are considerably agitated over
the finding of the BODY of a dead baby
in a swamp in that township.
The Michigan club banquet at Detroit
on the 22d inst. will be big affair
Governors Mckinley of Ohio and Hast
ings of Pennsylvania will be present.
Congressman Thomas of this district
was recently elected member of the
Army and Navy club in Washington,
dictinction rarely conferred upon a
civilian.
The following letters remain uncalled
for i'm the Paw Paw postoffice MIR. John
Baurer, Mr.. b. +. Clinton, Mr.. A.
Glazeper, Mr.. j. w. Whitacre, Mrs. w.
j. Sheridan.
Mrs. William r. Wells of Dowagiac
last Friday night gave birth to triplets,
two girls and one boy. The total weight
of the three is 10 pounds. All are alive
and doing well.
Tomorrow is Candlemas day. In the
Catholic church on this day the candles
60 be used during the year are blessed.
Mass and the blessing of the candles
will take place in the chapel at O'Clock
tomorrow morning. Sunday is St Bla-
zius' day-a day on which the blessing
of the throats take place. This cere-
mony will be observed after the 1870
a. N. mass.
The thirty-ii first general conference of
the Seventh Day Adventists will be held
in Battle Greek this month. Delegates
from ali parts of the civilized world are
expected to be present. Elder Oleson,
president of the conference, has issued
a circular letter to all his people telling
them that the end of the world is not
far off, and that they had better prepare
themselves for the final act in life's
drama,
Prof Joseph Morrow's photorama of
picturesque trips abroad will be eXhib-
tied at the Baptist church Friday and
Saturday evening. Feb. and Q. Over
200 Photographic illustrations of travel,
history, legend, anecdote, poetry, art
and humor will be given each evening
The program will he different at each
exhibition. Admission % cts, children
IS cts. Proceeds for the benefit of the
church.
Deacon Rockwell May died at his
home i'm Kalamazoo on Friday last,
aged nearly SO years. He was the
father of the late Gen. Dwight May,
Hon Charles 5. May. and Mrs. Frank
Little He was pioneer of Kalamazoo
county, having come to Michigan IN
1884 and to Kalamazoo in 1855. De-
ceased was a direct descendent of John
May, Puritan, who came from Sussex,
England, in 1910.
The pension of Angus Frazer of Allie
gan was cut down about half year ago
bv the Hoke Smith management AT
Washington The man was very sick
at the time from wounds received in
the war and came very near dying
Through the efforts of Congressman
Thomas it has been restored. This is
one of the most aggravating of many
unjust suspension cases which have oc-
Cured under this administration.
Representative Thomas intends to in
troduce joint resolution asking for an
appropriation for a survey of the kala-
uaZoo river from the lake to Saugatuck,
, distance of three miles with view
of improving il SO As To render naviga-
ton of large vessels practicable To Sau-
gatuck. DR. Thomas says that he hopes
before he leaves Congress To he able To
secure sufficient appropriations to make
the Kalamazoo River navigable as far
up as Allegan.
Under the title personal RecoIec-
tons Joan If Arc" IA new historical
romance will begin in the April mum
her of Hdrper'S Magazine, and will con
tnue through the remaining numbers
uf the year. The name of the author, a
conspicuous figure in contempOraneous
American literature, is for the present
withheld. Illustrations from historic
material and sketches made amid the
scenes of JOan's career will be contrib
uted by +. V. du Mond.
At the Paw Paw Republican caucus
Wednesday evening, the following del
cgates were chosen to attend the county
convention at Hartford to-day: G.. w
Young, b. Heckert, C. l.. Eaton, &
Il. Gilman, l. Ii Titus, Nathan Thomas
B.F. Warner, w M Thayer, NJ d. Bus
kirk, f. L. Burnham, III. A. Chaplin
Fred Woodman, JAS +. Chandler, Ed
Nash, Thos e.. Tyner. The delegation
was empowered To fill vacancies and in
structed to support John A. OLeary fol
commissioner of schools
Notice has been given that bill viii
lac introduced in the legislature provi
ding for giving convicts suspected o.
insanity hearing before a probate
Judge, as in the case of persons mo-
inmates of prisons. Al present the law
authorizes the transfer of convicts t.
the dangerous and criminal insane asy
lum by the warden, on recommendation
of the prison physician. This is believed
To furnish an easy method of getting rio
of troublesome convicts and for the
qualification of the prejudces of prison
officials.
All persons of lawful age, and every
corporation, company, and association
having an annual income of more thar
$500, are required by law to make and
render return on or before the first
Monday in March, 1895, to the collector
or deputy collector of the district il
which they reside of the amount o.
their gains and income for the whole o.