The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-03-08

Nam street has been lively race
course during the past few days. Ed
Goodale's Billy Wilkes, Showerman's IS
Old Dick, Ed. Gilman's PAGER and
Frank Coles big sorrel driver have
been the leading quick steppers.
Mills G.. Hawley, who was charged
with barn burning in Covert, died at
the Jail Saturday afternoon. The re-
mains were taken To his home for burial.
Hawley is the same man tried for arson
several months since and acquitted.
The Paw Paw TRUE NoRTHERNER
has just entered upon its 4lst volume
and is three years the senior of the
Allegan Journal. 1t is first.class re-.
publican paper and has never yet
bolted its party ticket. Long may it
wave.-Auegan Journal
Thos ID. Rix will sell at auction, at
his farm, 81 miles east of Mattawan, on
Tuesday, March 12, commencing at 10
a. m, four heavy work horses, three
milch cows, several head of young cat
tie, thirteen sheep, and lot of first
class farming implements.
Tuesday, just as the narrow gauge
engine was steaming into Lawrence, it
train. The engine was backed up To
the county farm, where the coach stood
on the track, the passengers doing the
Micawber act, .''waiting for something
to turn up"
Smith & Co. have new "whale" this
week. The adv. was written by a stu
dent in the Ohio Wesleyan university,
where Harry Snow is. The young man
saw the whale stories in the NORTH
ERNER and was struck with their inge-
GG;ty, and wrote the story published
this week. Read it.
The storm of Monday was too much
for both those harbingers of spring, the
robin and the narrow gauge, but the
sun has brought them into evidence
again. We only received one mail from
Lawton Monday, and that in the middle
of the forenoon. The train consumed
the balance of the day in its trip to
South Haven.
Zach Chandler w. r. G.. No. has
raised the sum of 800 towards build
ing a soldiers memorial hall at South
haven. The matter of organization of
a corps of the order in this place is be-
ing agitated. There are now 237 corps
in the state. The annual department
meeting will be held at Mt. Clemens,
March 26-7-S.
Myron Luce, son of Mr.. and Mrs b
NJ. Luce of this village, died near Mt.
Pleasant, Tuesday, Feb. 26, from con-
sumption. He was % years old The
remains were brought here and funeral
services were held at the home of the
parents Sunday afternoon, Elder +. w.
Mutchler officiating The burial was
at Prospect Hill.
If the republicans do not elect the
excellent village ticket they have put
in nomination, they will have no one
but themselves to blame. There are
more republican than democratic noses
in the village, and if the owners of
those noses see to it that they put them
inside the booths at next Mondays
election, it will be republican day.
The survivors of the Sd Mich. Cav,
quite number of whom live i'm Van
Buren, county, will hold a reunion at
Lansing on Thursday of next week.
Business meeting at council chamber
at 80; banquet at M. +. church at
$50; campfire at representative hall at
500, which will be in charge of Col. T..
III. Morse. Address of welcome by Gov.
Rich One and one-thrd fare on all
railroads.
At the caucus Monday evening, the
republicans endorsed the nominations
for village officers as published last
week, except as to treasurer and as
SCISSOR, III. w. Showerman refusing to
be a candidate for the former office and
81 ka, Int e.,
while the new charter provides for but
one such official. James +. Bullard was
put on for treasurer and w. II. Shrine
for assessor. The democrats found
themselves confronted by an exactly
similar situation and nominated II. NJ.
Buck for treasurer. Joseph Davey for
assessor
Last Fridays Kalamazoo Telegraph
contained the following spicy piece of
news: ar. Ii. England, superintendent
of the South Haven IL Eastern railroad,
arrived in the city Thursday night with
the intention of having good time.
As result, he soon landed in jail on
the charge of drunkenness. He amused
himself with attempting TO make female
acquaintances. both white and black,
and other insulting conduct on the pub
lie streets. The police were notified
and they traced the man to the resi-
dence of Rev w. $. Kane on Pitcher
street, where he had followed two col
ored girls. Officers Allen and Stewart
had him by the collar and before he
knew it he was in cell at the Jail.
England pleaded guilty to the charge
of drunkenness before Judge Peck. He
paid his fine of S13 promptly and hur-
riedly left the building"
Mr. Edmund b. Byrkit of Mishawaka,
Ind, and Miss Laura Stinchcomb of this
place, were married at IL a. m. Tuesday
at the home of the brides parents. her
father, Rev. w. X. Stnchcomb, OFFS
ciating Only intimate friends were
present, The happy couple marched
in to the strains of Mendelssohn's we'd
ding march, rendered by Mrs. j. w.
Briggs, sister of the bride. followed by
Lucille Briggs and Robbie Campbell,
arrayed in white and carrying roses.
After the ceremony, an elegant repast
was served. Mr. and Mrs. Byrkit left
for Chicago and other points for we'd
ding trip. Gifts were numerous and val
liable. Those present from away were
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