The true northerner., 1896-10-14
WHOLE NUMBER 2169.


Allegan yesterday morning.
For the second time this season. dogs
have played havoc with George Lyles
flock of sheep. Justice Rowland was
at his place yesterday morning APP
praising damages. just why some
people will keep worthless, sheep-kill-
ing ours is a mystery that has never
been solved.
Up-to-date in their advertising and
their business methods, as well as in
the goods they sell, +. Smith & Co. have
a busy store these days. Their cartoon
lads" have made hit and people are
finding that it is just as cheap to have
good as the "H. >. IL M" which is sold
by the great whale clothing success.
1.-The Man that Spoiled the Music"
a temperance cantata, will be given at
the Disciple church next Sunday even
ing at Z O'clock, under the direction of
MIR. j. Haworth. This cantata is
very entertaining production and has
never been given here. All are invited
to be present. No admission fee will
be charged, but a collection will be
taken.
Our people are disappointed at the
cancellation of Hon. M. S. Brewers
Paw Paw date, but will find compen-
sation in the assignment of Hon. Nj. H.
Eaton of Wisconsin for an address at
the opera house in this village next
Tuesday evening, Oct 20. He comes
with the assurance from the state COM
mittee that he is one of the best speak
and should be greeted by a big audi
nl n I'm will
On the 10th day of September, 1895,
complaint was made against Peter
Houghtaling of Decatur, charging him
with having violated the local option
law by selling liquor in what is known
as the Houghtaling barn at Decatur.
He was arrested and arraigned before
Justice Mason yesterday waived ex-
animation and, in default of BAIL was
committed to await trial at the next
term of court. The law has moved
with more than proverbial slowness
in this case, but it has sgot there at
last.
| Paw Paw has a voters Mckinley
club, young ladies' Mckinley club,
boys Mckinley club, and yet there is
great amount of republican enthusiasm
that can find no vent through any of
|
will be organized wOmen's Mckinley
club, anc meeting TO form such an
organization will be held at the repub-
lican headquarters in the Conner build
ing, Friday evening of this week at Z 80.
All women who desire TO use their in
fluence To further republican success
are invited to be present, and those
who cannot attend are invited to send
| in their names
Hon f. l.. Hamilton was billed to
speak at Decatur, Friday evening. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Hamil-
tons throat was troubling him when
he was here the preceding Tuesday,
and by Friday night his voice had so
far failed him as to render the making
of speech impossible. Judge Heck
ert was asked to fill the appointment
and, while the Decatur people were
disappointed at Mr.. llamilton's inability
to address them, they were none the
less pleased to greet Mr.. Heckert, who
gave an excellent address, and the
meeting was good one Mr. Hamil-
ton was present and, with considerable
effort, spoke for about 10 minutes. The
Paw Paw glee club did the singing
The enthusiasm of the silverites in
this locality is beyond question. They
turn out in goodly numbers to 60 out
of town to silver speeches-sO long as
free trains are run for them. But when
it touches their pocket books, even
lightly, then it is different. Friday
evening, special train had been ar
ranged for, to run from l.awton to South
Haven to a silver rally there, and a
very low rate of fare was made for
the occasion. The train had pas
sengers from Lawton all right, but
at Paw Paw, in spite Of long and loud
blowings of the locomotive whistle,
not passenger appeared, and the
railroad managers, disgusted, ordered
the train back to Lawton with its load
from that place. p. S-The Lawton
passengers. consisted of two women,
and not another soul.
Roman l. Jarvis, popocrat candidate
for congress, has been removed from
the postoffice at Benton Harbor for
active partisanship. That postmasters
must keep out of active politics, has
been one of the inflexible rules of the
postoffice department under MIR. Cleve-
lands administration, and Mr.. Jarvis
invited his removal when he entered
the congressional race. Like the dog
in the fable, who, when crossing
SITediu Ou u 10y, leI W uice UOue 10
grab at the seductive reflection of a
larger bone in the water beneath. Mr..
Jarvis has lost the substance for the
shadow-and he has no one but himself
to blame. Our popgun contemporary
up the street will have hard work con-
vincing the people of the district that
stumping the district in his own behalf
constitutes "strict attention to business"
on the part of Mr.. Jarvis as postmaster.
Charles Noble, the convicted Surdam
robber, was sentenced last Wednesday
to fifteen years at the jackson state
prison; quite a severe sentence, but
none too severe, perhaps, to fit
the atrocious crime. Noble told the
court that he was an innocent man,
but the court did not seem to believe
him. On being returned to the jail,
he said the sentence was pretty stiff,
|, but he would be ready for another dose
when he should be discharged. To
some of his fellow prisoners he claimed
that he had "done time" before which,
, quite likely, is true He Is, evidently. a