The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-05-24
WHOLE NUMBER 2096.

The usual quarterly meeting services
will be held next Saturday and Sunday
at the Methodist church, commencing
at 2:30p. m Preaching Sunday evening
by Presiding Elder j. w. Il. Carlisle.
All are invited.
AT meeting of the township board
last Monday morning, George +. Prater
was appointed member of the board of
review and A. Dewitt Ferguson was APP
pointed constable. Both the appointees
were elected To the above offices AT town
meeting, but failed to qualify.
On account of the weather the races
advertised for last Saturday have been
postponed until Saturday, May 25 Jim
Burns, Andrew c., Elsie NJ, Charley
Rex, Billy Wilkes, Blue Jeans, Old
DICK, j. G., and other fast horses will
take part. The races will begin at 2
p. m. sharp. Admission 10 cts ladies
/ free.
1t is great country where the work
ingman can afford To wear exactly the
same style and make OF clothing as is
worn by many of the wealthiest men in
| the land. But it is true of America,
where capital and labor meet FOR once
on an equal footing in their preference
for III. ). ~ M" suits. This make OF
clothing is sold by +. Smith u Co.
The lecture of Prof. f. r. f. Cowell
on Our Wonderful Earth" given at
the Disciple church last Monday even
ing was both interesting and instructive,
especially SO to students of geography
and astronomy. The lecture was illus
trated throughout with series of fine
stereopticon views which served to
elucdate and make plain the salient
points OF the address.
Will Halsted and Frank Throop have
been exhibiting some curious pieces of
stone they found while blasting rock on
the old Darling farm. Imbedded in an
ordinary stone, not far from its surface,
were little cubes, almost perfect in
form, dark on the outside but lustrouS
within. These cubes were hard enough
To cut glass, lighter than the stone and
vary in size from half an inch in diane
ter to little larger than pin head.
+. p. Smith, who lived in northwest
corner of this township, died Tuesday
at s p. m. He was one of the pioneers
of the county, settling in Antwerp
nearly fifty years ago and moving onto
the farm on which he died only few
years later He would have been ~
years old if he had lived until May 30.
He had been licensed preacher in the
Free Baptist church for forty years.
lie leaves a wife, four sons and one
daughter, Mrs. Frank Burrell of Ar
lington. One son is in Minnesota, the
others live in this vicinity. The fun
eral will be held at , p. m. Friday, at
the East Arlington church.
a new paper will be started at Law.
renee soon, 10y parties from Kalamazoo,
SO It's said. Let us see; there are now
in Van Buren, county thirteen news
papers, for 10000 people. If every
family, reckoning five persons as the
average family, took one county paper,
it would give To the papers already
established IN average circulation of
about AGO. 1t would seem as though
the journalistic field were already pretty
thoroughly plowed in this county, but
perhaps another one can make "go"
OF 1t. AT any rate, we will bid the
newcomer welcome should he not
change his mind before issuing the first
paper. The more the merrier.
A pleasant wedding occurred at the
residence of Mrs j w Ball ON Tues
day evening last, the contracting par
ties being Miss Nj. Lulu Bal. and Mr.
Edwin l.. BullaId, both of this place
A large number of friends and relatives
were present, and the bridal gifts were
numerous and valuable. At eight
o'clock the bride and groom, accom-
panied by Mr.. Chas Shaefer of Lawton
and Miss Gladys Lincoln of Decatur,
took their position in a corner of the
parlur. which was tastefnly draped
with lace and adorned with foliage
The ceremony, performed 10y Elder I.
Brooks, was brief and beautiful The
bride and bridesmaid were attired in
light gowns, both stylish and becoming.
Miss Bernice Quick rendered the we'd
ding march as the party entered the
room. After congratulations were re-
ceived, the company repaired to
spacious tent which had been erected
upon the lawn and partook of elegant
refreshments, consisting of ice cream,
cake and fruits Mr. and Mrs Bullard
both passed their childhood and youth
in tins village, and have host of
friends who wish them continued happi-
ness during their married life.
An interesting and important chan
Gerry litigation was decided by Judge
Buck few days since. In July, 1890,
! William Harrison of Grand Rapids, an
extensive wagon manufactures, pur-
chased large tract of. land, nearly
1000 acres, in the township of Pine
Grove. The purchase was made of one
Frank Smith of Three Rivers, Mich,
paying $4,000 down and giving notes
and mortgage for Sl06, 500 to secure the
balance of the purchase money. Harri-
son claims that Smith made representa-
tiOns that there were 2S, 900, 900 feet of
good hardwood timber on the premises,
whereas there was really less than half
that amount and that of all inferior
quality, as he found when he came to
cut it into lumber Then several suits
in chancery were begun in the circuit
court i'm this county involving the
purchase and sale of these premises
The court found that the allegations of
fraud were practically true and entered
decree of S74, ,764 20 aud costs against
Smith and in favor OF airison. The
court found that notes To the value of
S6S, ,2j0 bad gone into the hands of inno-
cent purchasers before due and must be
| hold UaliI npa Ipbn " lNhn.Io,.