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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-10-04
DRosATEoRpER.--stat,o of Michigan


At a session of the probate court for the county
of Van Buren, holden at the probate Office, in the
village of Paw Paw, on Tuesday the 18th day of
September, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-tiye.
Present, Hon. Benjamin +. Heckert, Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Warren
StOughtOn, deceased.
On rtading and filing the petition duly v.rfed, of
Mary &. Stoughton widow of said q. ceased, pray
ing that a certain instrument in writing file
in this court, purportiug be the last will and
lament of said deceased may be proved allowed aud
admitted to probate as such. and that execution
thereof may be granted to John Shank the executor
named in said will.
Thereupon il is ordered that Monday, the 14th day
of October, 1898, At ten O'Clock in the forenoon be
assigned for the hearing of such petition, and all
persons interested in said estate required
to appear at session OF said court, then to
be holden at the probate Office, in the village OF
Paw Paw, in said Guilty, and show cause, If any
there be, why the prayer of the petitioner should
not be granted.
And IL is further ordered that said petitioner
give notice the persons interested in said estate
the tendency of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the True Northerner, newspaper printed
and circulating in said county three successive
weeks at least previous to said day OF hearing.
BENZ. f. HECKERT.
13t4o1Gl Judge of Probate.
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pRosArs ORDER state of Michigan

Il
At a session of the Probate Court for the county
of Van Buren,, holden at the Probate ONCE, In the
village Of Paw Paw, on Monday, the 9th day OF
September, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-hve.
Present. Hon. Benjamin +. Heckert Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter ofthe estate of samuel {. Becker,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified, of
Sarah Whitney, daughter of said deceased, pray
ing that certain instrument in writing on
file In this court. purporting to be the last will and
testament of said deceased, may be proved allowed
and admitted to probate such and that execution
thereof may be granted to David r. Wheeler, the
executor in said will named.
Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the 7th
day of October, 1895, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and all persons interested In said estate required
TO appear at session of said court then to be hold
at the Probate office, in the village Of Paw Paw,
and show cause, il any there be- why the prayer Of
the petitioner should not be granted.
And il is further ordered that said petitioner give
notice 10 the persons interested in said estate of the
tendency of said petition and the hearing thereof,
by causing a copy OF this order to be published in
the True Northerner, a newspaper printed and cir
culatipg in said county of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at least previous to said day of
hearing. BENZ. +. HECKERT,
l24t4ol5 Judge OF Probate.
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aro0Y0AOg SALE Whereas, default hsv-
Va li,x BEEN made In the conditions OF . certain
pdeurure OF mortgage, bearing date the 2etn dey OF
May, A. II. 1851. executed by whnAm o. Ausn' 70
ysth day of May, A. D. 1859. fled for record IN tne
once of the rel istef of deeds In aud for Van Buren,
county, Michigan aud by said register duly recoroed
In liber 80 of mortgages on page 56s. And where's
day of june A. u. 1889, duly assigned said mort
gage to T.. A. Crane, and which said assignment was
afterwards and the oath day OF December, A. ".
1894 led for record in the once OF the register OF
deeds IN and for Van Buren, county. Michigan, ana
py said register duly recorded In liber 50 OF mort
cages on page 80. On which said mortgage there
IL claimed to be due at the date OF this notice, four
hundred and forty dollars and hfty-seven cents,
S44O57 and the legal costs of tins proceeding, and
no suit at law or proceeding In equity having been
institu ed 10 recover the amount due said mort
gage or any part thereof; Now, therefore, notice ~
hereby given that by virtue of the power OF sale IN
said mortgage contained. and the statute IA such
cases made aud provided, shall, on SATURDAY, the
at the north front door of the court house
for Van Buren, county, in the village OF Paw Paw,
Van Buren, county, Michigan, THAT being the place
of holding the circuit court for the county OF Van
Buren,, sell to the highest bidder the premises der
cribed In said mortgage, so much thereof as may
be necessary to pay the amount then due tnereont
with the legal costs OF this proceeding and OF said
sale. The premises described In said mortgage and
TO be sold all those certain pieces or parcels
of land situate, living and being IL the township OF
waveriy, county of Van Buren,, state OF Michigan,
described AS the south thirtyve acres Of the north
seventy i've of the north half OF the southeast
quarter of section twenty-oDe, In town two south OF
range fourteen together with the Entertainments
and appurtenances thereunto belonging or III any
wise appertaining.
Dated this 9th day of July, A. u. 1895.
E.A. CRANE, Mortgage by Assignment.
ROBERT b. CRANE, Atty for Mortgage. l%iSol5
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MORTGAGE SALE.-Default ha,

MORTGAGE SAlE.-Default having been
wi made IN the conditions of certain mortgage,
bearing date the 18th day of July, A. ID. 1892, made
and executed by T.. J. Post 20 Maria Daniels which
said mortgage on the goth day July A ID. 1892,
duly recorded In the Office of the register of deeds for
Van Buren, county, Michigan, in lber so of mort
cages on page 393 and which said mortgage was
afterwards and on the Goth day of October, A. d..
1892, by said Maria Daniels duly assigned to A.
Bilbo. which said assignment was afterwards on
the 25th day OF October A. ID 1892 duly recorued in
the Office of the register of deeds fo said Van Buren,
county, Michigan in liber AZ of mortgages on page
AS; on which said mortgage there is claimed to
be due at the date of this notice ior unpaid install
ments Of principal and interest the sum of $3.50 %
and the legal costs of this proceeding, including an
attorney fee of $500 provided In said mortgage,
and no proceeding at law or in equity having been
instituted to the amount due on said mort
gage, or any part thereof; Now, therefore, notice
is hereby given, that by virtue of the power of sale
in said mortgage contained and the statute i'm such
case made and provided, / shall, ON Saturday the
2ist day of December A. D. 1895, ut 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon at the north front door OF the court house
for said county in the village of Paw Paw, Mich
igan, that being the place for holding the circuit
court for said Van Buren, county,, sell TO the highest
bidder the premises described in said mortgage, or
so much thereof as may be Necessary to pay the
amount then due thereon with the legal costs of this
proceeding and said sale including said attorney fee.
Said sale to be subject to two instaments of prin-
cipa and interest thereon from September LIST, 1895,
to become hereafter due.
The premises described In said mortgage, and to
be sold. all that certain parcel of land situate
in the township of Columbia, County of Van Bur-
en-, state of Michigan, described as follows: Com
mencng ct point three hundred aud twenty-six
and onehalf 1851 feet west of the southeast
of section twelve 2) running three hundred and
thirteen (3l3) feet north. thence west two hundred
and fifty (25O feet, thence south three hundred and
thirteen (3i3 feet, thence east two hundred aud fifty
$50 feet along the center of the highway to the
place of beginning. All In township one south of
range hfteen west, together with the Entertainments
and appurteuances thereuuto belonging or in any
wise appertaining.
Dated this 2ist day of September, A. ID. 1895.
A. BILBO,
Mortgage by Assignment.
HEcxERr CHANDLER, Attorneys for Mortgage.
14tl3o26l
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SKETCHES OF LINCOLN.
Summing Up the Man and His
Career.
STRENGTH OF REASON AND LOGIC.

He Love OF Truth For It's Own sake-Ths
Second Great Quality In His Character.
His Firm Hold ON tho Masses-A Col
leagues Tribute.
From 1.-THE Life Of Lincoln" by William III.
Herndon and Jesse W. weik. Copyright, 1873.
b. Jesse W. weik Copyright 1922 by ID. APP
pleton a CO..
The great predominating elements OF
Mr. Lincoln's peculiar character were,
first, his great capacity and power OF
reason; second, his conscience and his
excellent understanding; third, an exalt-
ed idea of the sense of right and equity;
fourth, his intense veneration Of the
true and the good His conscience, his
heart and all the faculties and qualities
of his mind bowed submissively to the
despotism of his reason. He lived and
acted from the standard of reason-that
throne Of logic, home of principle, the
realm Of deity in man. 1t is from this
point Mr.. Lincoln must be viewed. Not
only was he cautious, patient and en-
during, not only had he concentration
and great continuity of thought, but he
had profound analytical power. His vi
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DRosAre oRpER.-state of Michigan


At a session of the Probate Court for the county
OF Van Buren,. holden at the probate Office, in the
village of Paw Paw. on Tuesday, the 10th day OF
September, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-ive.
Present, Hon. Benjamin f. Heckert, Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Barnabee
Evans, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
of Cornelia l.. Evans Smith, widow of said deceas-
ed, praying that order may be entered determin-
ing who are the legal heirs Of said deceased and
titled to inherit his estate.
Thereupon IL is ordered that Monday, the 9TH day
of October, 1885, at ten o'clock In the forenoon
be assigned for the hearing of said petition and all
persons interested In said estate, required to az
pear a session of said Court then to be holden at
the probate office, In the village of Paw Paw, and
show cause II any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted.
And Il Ia further ordered That said petitioner give
notice to the persons interested I'm said estate of the
tendency Of said petition, and the hearing thereof
by causing copy of this order to be published In
the True Northerner, newspaper printed and circu-
atng I'm said county Of Van Buren,, for three success
sive weeks at least previous TO said day of hearing
12t4ol5l BENZ. +. HECKERT, Judge of Probate.
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State Of Michigan County of Van Buren,. IS.
|, K. r. Parks. cashier OF the above named
bank. do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best Of my knowledge and belief
4. r. PARKS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this Ist day
OF Oct, 1895. w. III. HONEYWELL
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
H. NJ. OLNEY,
A. Is. COPLEY,
RI NJ. PUGSLEY.
Directors.
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Good green or dry stove wood is as
good as the cash in payment of SUBJ
scription account to the NORTHERNER.
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autler,s CITY ms Line.

Orders for private houses should be
left at the Post Office. We never miss
the train. &. +. BUTLER. Prop. 52tf.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-27

amateur talent the managers have secured
a great attraction in the person of pretty
Miss Fanny Bowman, for three years with
the Warde-James combination and now at
home taking a much-needed rest.
Miss Bowman is down for the apparently
small part Of ServiuS, yet the Eastern critics
have been so gracious in their praise of her
work that she has come to be regarded as
the creator of the part. OF decidedly petite
though exquisitely nodded form, pretty
face and laughing eyes, it is not to be won
dered at that Miss Bowman is an artistic
success as Servius or any other character
she might play She is Californian and
made her professional debut at the Alcazar
about four years ago.
f'The plays / have appeared in said
Miss Bowman last night, Include almost
everything from Shakespearean tragedy to
the lurid melodramas of Oliver Doud
Byron. Three years ago ] joined Mr..
Warde's company, and while am perhaps
best fitted for soubrette roles, am very
fond of heavier parts.
The little part of Serylus is not very
large, but it gives me one good scene, and
in Francesca have the character of Rita,
where there are some good bits. In Viz
ginius' | had the role of Virginia, and PEG:
pie were kind enough to tell me that dld
very well. j am certain that l try to be
good in it,
Mr.. J. Garden Sr. has charge of the play,
which promises to be financial as well as
a great social success.
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ARMY PROMOTIONS.
examinations for Two in the Pacific
Coast Engineer Corps

examinations for Two in the Pacific
Coast Engineer Corps.
Colonel George H. Mendell, chief of Gov
eminent Engineers of the Pacific Coast,
when seen yesterday with regard to the
examinations about to be instituted for
officers in line OF promotion, said that the
examinations would be held Just as soon
as the board can get together and arrange
ments are completed.
The object of the examinations is to de-
termlne which of the men in the line of
promotion are most eligible for the Offices
The offices to be filled are those of captain
and heutenants. First leutenants will be
examined as to their qualifications to take
the captaincy, and then the lower lieuten-
ants will be promoted to the higher lieu
tenancy. Two medical officers are on the
board to examine as to physical qualified
tons.
The board will consist of Colonel Men
dell, Lieutenant-Colonel w. H. Benyaurd
corps of engineers; Lieutenant Colonel
Charles Il. Greenleaf, deputy surgeon-gen-
eral Lieutenant Colonel Johnson; V. d.
Middleton, deputy surgeon-general; Major
William ii. Heuer, corps of engineers.
First Lieutenant Cassius Z. Gillette and
Second Lieutenant Herbert Deatyne have
been ordered to report at once to Colonel
Mendell for examination.
The junior engineer officer will act as re-
corder at the examinations.
Colonel Mendell says that there are on
an average of forty or fifty vacancies and
promotions III the army every year.
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A member asked if the Governor had
signed the bill passed to close shops at
noon on Sundays.
The answer given was that he had not
and that it was very doubtful if he would
Fred j. Breitwisch, the treasurer, said,
at will take but two days more to ascer-
tain what Governor Budd is going to do
1t is impossible to tell what he will do, but
/ wish to say this, that when we commence
to move in the matter of closing shops at
noon on Sunday or 8 o'clock at night
know a gentleman of this city who will
lend his influence, and it is power.
have no hesitancy to name him. 1t is
Charles NJ. Shortridge of the CALL, the
foremost paper in this city, the energetic
paper that has stood by us. He assured
me that if his voice and the power of his
paper are wanted to help US he will give
us BOTH and that he will remain over one
Sunday to talk to US if we give him due
notice"
This short but pointed address was re-
ceived with loud cheers and clapping of
hands.
''Well, if Budd don't sign the bill that
will settle him."
Mr.. Aubertine moved that an invitation
be extended to Mr.. Shortridge to address
all the BARRIERS in San Francisco in mass
meeting on some Sunday in the near future
when it will be convenient for him to dc so.
This motion was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Breitwisch took occasion to add that
by his voluntary offer Mr.. Shortridge had
proved himself the friend of the working
men. He then urged all who heard him to
show their appreciation by supporting him.
Yes" added the president; take his
paper, and not only take it yourselves, but
induce your friends to do so"
Mr.. Taussig spoke of the necessity of
earnest and vigorous action in regard to
closing at proper hours and regulating the
trade generally. IF you don't act soon, I"
said he, ''you will soon see shops shaving
for cents, others shaving for 10 cents on
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painted. The work was performed by j.
2. Gunyeau, and at the meeting yesterday
John P. Dalton, who had been appointed
to superintend the work, reported that it
had not been done in accordance with the
specifications.
Mr. Gunyeau claimed that he was not
being fairly treated. The Master Painters
Union, he asserted, were opposed to him
and wanted to cause trouble for him.
II think the matter ought to be investi-
gated" said Commissioner Broderick.
Mr.. Dalton was then called upon to ex-
plain himself more explicitly. He repeated
the charges that the work had been i'm
properly done. He had noted that certain
colors had been missed and that in the
ornamentation many places had been
skipped.
He was then asked how he knew that
the painters were through with their work.
''Well, / went around there and saw the
painters removing their scaffoldlng and
tools, and when 1 asked them if they were
through they said that they were. | told
them that the work was not done in a
proper manner, but they took no heed.
Architect Shea said that the contrac tor
had not announced that the contract was
completed and that it had not been passed
upon in the way OF acceptance or rejection
Mr.. Gunyeau again spoke in his own be-
half and said the Painters Union had been
watching the work from the beginning,
and, in fact, Mr. Sullivan of the union had
told the men that they might as well stop
work as they would never be paid for
their labor. He added that Expert Dalton
was an apprentice of Master Painter Dono-
van of the union, and it was prejudice that
was at the bottom of his animus.
At this point all the members of the
union present entered a vigorous protest
and there was every indication of a wordy
war between the painters when Mayor
Sutro called them to order.
Commissioner Creswell was of the opin-
ion that the matter should be referred to
Architect Shea or the proper officers who
should look after that work.
1t was finally decided to refer the subject
to Mr.. Shea and Superintendent of Con-
struction Mellis for investigation.
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ENJOLNING THE STOPOVERO.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC HAS
BROUGHT SUIT AGAINST
THEM ALL.
THE COMPANY SAYS THEY ARE
CoNsPIRAToRs, AND WANTS
$4,000 FROM EACH.

The Southern Pacific, tired of defending
suits for the violation of stopover privi-
leges, has taken the aggressive in the mat
ter and is now trying to compel all plant
ifs in such cases to group their actions and
appear as defendants in suit which has
just been brought.
The suit of the Southern Pacific par
takes of the nature of civil action for
damages against each of the would be
suitors for conspiracy, and also petition
for an injunction restraining them from
bringing further action again. The writ
was granted, and when it comes to trial it
will, If made permanent, effectually bar all
the suits now pending. In making its
PRAYER for the writ the railroad argues that
the stopover suits are not genuine suits for
damages for breaches or contract, but are
the result of conspiracy on the part of all
the stopover suitors.
They were not real passengers upon
the trains, the railroad alleges, but they
had boarded the trains for the special pur-
pose of being put off, and thereby gaining
| the basis of a suit for damages AS they
are conspirators in the mind of the rail
road as small matter of compensation,
| it demands $4,000 damages from each one,
in addition to enjoining them from pro-
ceeding any farther in their suits.
The sultors who are made defendants in
the case, and the mum Der of actions which
they have on hand are as follows: w. H.
Robinson la, Thomas D. Poole 80, C. II.
LOOMS So, Adam Bretz Is, W. N. Grissel 8,
Fred Hitler 10.
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was taken to support the contention of his
brother, the plaintiff.
Wasserman deposes that his father and
Louis Sloss were partners in business and
intimate friends. The social relations of
the two families are detailed at some
length. Edward Wasserman then states
that he met Louis Sloss in New York in
1890, and that Sloss told him the old COM
pany would get the lease of the seal fisher
les. He asked Sloss with reference to the
400 shares transferred by his brother in
case the new company should get the lease,
and Sloss, so he says, replied:
That will be all right. That is all right
Sloss also told him. he deposes, that the
Russian lease ran till 1891.
Leon Sloss was on the stand the entire
afternoon, and with his transfer journal
and stock journal showed the disposition
of the shares in the Alaska Commercial
Company. All except 200 shares of the
$500 issued were transferred within two
days. AS the details of the transfer were
read it was shown that as the old stock
was surrendered and new certificates is
sued very great portion of the new stock
came gradually into the possession of the
Sloss family.
Those who participated in the various
transfers were: John f. Miller. Henry P.
Haven, the estate of Richard Chapel, G..
A. Williams, Ebenezer Morgan, Samuel
Willetts, H. M. Hutchinson, Louis Gerstle,
Louis Sloss, William Kohl, J.V. de Laveaga,
John Parrott, T. PARROT and Others
Louis Sloss was represented by Attor-
neys Thomas and Galpin. Objection was
raised to the introduction of transfers of
stock into the testimony, where such trans
fers were made subsequent to the transfer
made by Wasserman to Sloss, but as At
torney Dorm kept the date of these trans
| fers out of the examination, the court re-
| fused to sustain the objection, and Dorm
was allowed to proceed with the examina-
| ton, which, as he claims, shows that Sloss
| never used the stock obtained from Was
serman and others for the purpose for
which it was ostensibly obtained, but kept
| the stock in his own possession and drew
! the dividends. Wasserman claims that as
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THE Big GUN ON
IT'S TRAVELS AGAIN
1T Is BEING SLID OVER A CREASED
TRAMWAY TO THE
WATER.
WILL BOARD A SCOW TO-DAY
AND THEN SAIL FOR It's FINAL
RESTING PLACE AT FORT
POINT.

The work of moving the big 36-foot gun
from the cars to a barge in the bay was be-
gun yesterday, and the heavy weight
moved as gracefully over the wooden
tramway as though it were made of cork
instead of weighing sixty tons and more.
Such are the perfection of the arrange
ments and the potency of few simple
mechanical appliances.
The monster gun, twice the size of any
on the Pacific Coast, has been taken from
the car upon which it came across the con-
tinent, turned round so that its muzzle
points toward the bay, where the barge
awaits it to carry it away to Fort Point,
and is now, braced up by big imbers,
standing on the tramway over which it
will this morning slide aboard the barge.
All this has been accomplished without so
much as provoking perspiration upon the
brow of any one of the dozen workmen
who have done it.
Heavy timbers were built up from the
ground on each side of the car and under
the cannon. Jackscrews lifted the great
weight from the car. The car was then
hauled away, some timbers were Withdrawn
and the iaekscrews turned the other way
and the cannon lowered and turned about
by the same method.
The upper surface of the lower square
timber was planed smooth and creased, as
was also the lower surface of the timber
next above it, so that the two smooth and
creased surfaces came together. A tram
way of these square timbers planed and
creased extended across the $50 yards in
terval to the water where lies the barge
upon which the gun is to be foated.
Ropes were attached to the timbers upon
which the big gun rested, and other ropes
with block-and-tackle arrangement were