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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-09

washington. Dec. 5.-The annual re-
port of Secretary of the Interior Fran
els was made public yesterday. Ii pro-
OF the nd-aided roads. deals exhaus-
lively with the pension administration,
reviews the progress OF the Dawes
commission negotiations and touches
upon vaious matters of especial signi-
ficance In the west. The report opens
with a discussion of the public domain.
Tt shows that the total number of acres
disposed OF up to June 30 last was 946.-
000. 900. leaving public domain still va
cant estimated at over 600 000, 900 acres,
not including the distract OF Alaska
with an area of over 800. 900, 900 acres.
He urges further action for the pur-
pose of conserving our forests.
The total amount paid by the gov
eminent in pensions and the cost of dis
bursting the same for the last thirty
one years is $2,034, 81, 769. This lacks
only a little over $346, 500 of being
equal TO the high water mark of the in
terest- bearing public debt. The
present number of pensioners, which is
$40 67S. is greater by 1866 than i'm 1898,
when the maximum annual cost was
reacneu, ana Is STtdleI IMAM ever pe-
fore. This is due to the death of old
soldiers and the continued payment Of
allowances to their heirs. while the
amount paid is decreased through the
death of invalid pensioners leaving no
dependents. The total number of our
pensioners in foreign countries was b.
781. who were paid 1882, 7S5. An in
crease from IS to $12 per month is rec
commended for all wholly disabled and
destitute Mexican war survivors.
Referring TO the Pacific railways debt
the secretary thinks the refunding
measures would be failures and adds:
'In my Judgment il is much better
for the government to accept lump
sum In cash for it's claim against these
roads. if by doing so the claims can
be settled and the connection between
the government and the only roads it
has ever aided by direct subsidy be
effectually severed. Such a solution OF
this vexed question would meet with
the hearty approval OF the people gem
orally, and relieve the legislators and
all branches of the government of
troublesome problem and a trying
responsibility"
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i FINAL ACCOUNT.Ss State OF Michisan

County OF Van Buren-ss. Probate Court for said
county.
At session Of the probate court for said county,
held at the probate Office, In the village of Paw
Paw, on Monday, the 18th day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-six.
Present. Hon. Benjamin F. Heckert, Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Alonzo A.
story, deceased.
Margaret Story administrators of said estate,
comes into court aud represents that she pre-
pared 20 render her fnal account such admins
tratrix and files the same.
Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the l4th day
of December, next at ten o'clock In sthe forenoon,
be assigned for examining and allowing such ac-
count and that the heirs at law of said deceased,
and all other persons interested in said estate are
required to appear at session of said court, then
to be holden at the probate office in the village OF
Paw Paw In said county, and show cause, IL any
there be- why the said account should not be allowed
And II Is further ordered, that said administrator
give notice to the persons interested IN said estate Of
the tendency of said account and the hearing there
Of by causing copy of this order to be published in
the True Northerner, newspaper printed and cir
culatng in said county OF Van Buren,, for three sue
cessive weeks at least previous 70 said day of
hearing. BENZ. +. HECKERT,
74t4o7l Judge of Probate.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 4.

Obituary: At Fairbury, Ills. WILL
lam Spence, SO. At Boulder, Ills, w. j.
Carter. y. At oxford. Ga. ex-State
Treasurer r. L. Hardeman. At Peoria,
Ills. John r. Zeigler. 60. At Green's
burg. Ind, b. Il. Harris. "a.
Four inches of snow has fallen at At
lanta, Ga.
The scheme to form a papermakers'
trust has failed.
An effort is on foot in London to
present Ambassador Bayard with a ma
tional Christmas gift.
John Moore was killed at Chicago on
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois tracks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, of Beecher
trial fame. has returned to New York
from Paris.
John Karlstrand dealer i'm furs at
65-67 Washington street, Chicago, has
made an assignment. The assets are
$4,000 and the liabilities $1,000.
Saloon keepers in Switzerland have
renewed the agitation against Ameri-
can beef.
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pRoeATE oRDER.-state of Michigan

Il County OF Van Buren-ss. ..-
At q 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 nth day of
November, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-six.
Present. Hon. Benjamin +. Heckert, Judge of
Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of stephen
Jones. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
of q. J. s. Jones' of said deceased, praying that
this Court adjudicate and determine who are, or
who at the time of the death of said deceased
his legal heirs, and such entitled to inherit his
estate.
Thereupon IL is ordered that Monday, the 14th
day of December 1896, 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
en- az the Probate ONCE, in the village OF Paw Paw,
and show cause If any there be, why the prayer Of
the petitioner should not be granted.
And II IL further ordered that said petitioner give
notice to the persons interested in 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, a newspaper printed and cir
culating In said county Of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at least previous 70 said day of
hearing. BENZ. +. HECKERT,
74t4o77! Judge of Probate.
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ExEcuTIoh SALE,

EXECUTION SALE.-Notice is hereby Civ
IL Ell that by virtue of a certain writ of execution
issued out of aud under the seal of the supreme
court for the state Of Michigan, bearing date Nov.
9th, A. ID. 1896, and to me directed and delivered.
wherein William Weaver IL plaintiff and George II.
Rx Ia defendant, have seized and levied upon all
the right, title and interest of George H. Rix in and
to the following described real estate, viz:
The northeast quarter 20 Of the south-west
quarter ~ of section twentynine (29) also that por
ton of the northwest quarter % of the southeast
quarter "a of section twenty-nine t29, lying west
of the road in said section, and containing five ,5
acres of land more less all of said lands being in
township three 81 south of range thirteen l3 west.
All Of which said lands situated in the township
OF Antwerp in the county OF Van Buren, aud state OF
Michigan, and containing forty five as acres of land
more or less and now belonging to said George II.
Rix of Lawton, Mich, all of which said lands shall
expose for sale and sell at public vendue to the
highest bidder at the front door Of the court house.
in the village of Paw Paw, Mich, THAT being the
place of holding the circuit court in the county
where said lands are situated, on Saturday, the
10th day of January A. ID. 1897, at one O'Clock in
the afternoon Of that day TO satisfy said execution
This levy and sale il subject to a certain other
levy heretofore made the twenty-eighth (2sth)
day of November, 1895.
EMMtTT l.. THOMAS,
2176tTo83 Deputy Sheriff of said County.
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pRosArE oRpeR.-state of Michigan


At session of the probate court for said
county, holden at the probate oce in the village OF
Paw Paw, on Tuesday, the oath day of November
In the year OF Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-eix:
Present, Hon. Benjamin f. Heckert, Judge OF
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of George A. Hunt.
deceased.
On reading and fling the petition, duly verified
OF Jennie A. Hunt, widow of said deceased
praying that certain instrument In writing now on
hle 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 the petitioner the ex-
ecutor named in said will.
Thereupon Ii is ordered that Monday the 2lst day
OF December, 1896, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon
be assigned for the hearing of said petition and ali
persons interested In said estate required 10 APP
pear at session of said court then to be holden 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 TO the persons interested In said estate
OF the tendency Of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of tins order to be pub
hshed In the True Northerner,a newspaper printed
ana circulating In said county of Van Buren,, for
weeks at least previous to saddsy
of hearing.
7St4o7sl BENJ.F. HEcKERT. Judge Of Probate.
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ExEcuTioN SALEM

u AESoIION % NolCe ~ hereDy CIV
Ia en- that by virtue of certain writ of execution
issued out of and under the seal of the circuit court
In and for the county of Van Buren, and State of
Michigan, bearing date Nov. 10th, 1896, and TO me
directed and delivered, wherein William Weaver is
plaintiff and George III. Rix In defendant, have
seized and levied upon all the right, title and inter-
est Of George II. Rix in and TO the following de
scribed real estate, viz:
The northeast quarter "a of the southwest
quarter "a of section twentynine (29 also that por
ton of the northwest quarter "a of the southeast
quarter % Of section twenty-nine 20 lying west Of
the road in said section, and containing Ave 5
of land more less, all of said lands being I'm town
ship three ~ south of range thirteen l3) west All
Of which said lands situated In the township of
Antwerp in the county of Van Buren, and state of
Michigan and containing forty-five (45) Of
land more or less and belonging to said George
n. Rix of Lawton, Mich, all of which said lands
shall expose for sale and sell at public vendue TO
the highest bidder az the front door Of the court
house, In the village of Paw Paw Mich, that being
the place of holding the circuit court In the county
where said lands situsted) Saturday, the 18th
day OF January 1897, atone O'Clock I'm the afternoon
OF that day, to satisfy said execution.
EMMETT n. THOMAS,
n76t7os3l Deputy Sheriff Of said County.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE. - Whereas default
secured by mortgage dated the 9th day
Of July, A. D., 1898, executed by Alvira C..
Headley, and Albert Headley, husband and
wife, of Van Buren, County, Michigan, to
Trustees of Mountain Home Cemetery which
said mortgage recorded In the Office of the reg
lister of deeds of the county of Van Buren,, in hber
43 of mortgages, at pages ass and 49, on the 10th
day of August, A. D., 1895, at one O'Clock p. m,
which said mortgage provided that If default be
made in the payment of interest any part ther
when due, and should the same remain unpaid and
in arrear for the space of thirty days. then the prn
cipsl sum remaining unpaid, with all arrearage of
interest should at the option of the mortgage be-
come payable Immediately thereafter, and the inter-
est due on said mortgage February Sth A. D.. 1896
not yet having been paid and more than thirty days
having elapsed since said interest was DUE and the
undersigned MORTGAGE having exercised its option
TO have the whole principal sum and all arrearage
of interest fall due immediately, whereby said mort
gage claims to be due thereon at this date the
Of eleven hundred nineteen and ninety-six
hundredhs dollars S1 ,ll9.96l principal and inter
est, and the further sum of twenty five S25 dollars
attorney fee stipulated for In said mortgage,
and which is the whole amount claimed to be due
and unpaid on said mortgage, and no suit pro-
ceeding having been commenced at law or in equity
TO recover the debt now remaining secured by said
mortgage any part thereof, whereby the power of
sale contained in said mortgage has become opera
tive.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that by
virtue OF the said power of sale in said mortgage
contained, and in pursuance of the statute in such
case made and provided, the said mortgage will be
foreclosed by sale of the premises therein de-
scribed, at public auction to the highest bidder at
the north front door of the court hot in the vii
lage Of Paw Paw, Van Buren, County, Michigan on
Monday, the 18th day of January, A. D.. 1897 at
nine O'Clock in the forenoon of said day, which said
premises described In said mortgage as follows:
All that certain piece parcel of land situate and
being in the town of Hamilton, in the county of
Van Buren,, and state of Michigan, and described
follows to-wit; The north fractional half of the
northeast quarter of section two in town four south
of range fifteen west.
Dated Oct. 18th, A. D., 1885,
TRUSTEES OF MOUNTAIN HOME CEMETERY,
BoUDENAS ADAMS, Mortgage.
Kalamazoo, Mich,
017OO0191 Mort0agae
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FARMERS SONS
LEGAL NOTICES.
ORDER FOR HEARING CLAIMS.

y State OF Michigan, County OF Van Buren--ss.
Notice is hereby given that by order of the
Probate Court for the county Of Van Buren,, made
on the 7th day of December, A. ID. 1896. six months
from that date allowed for creditors present
their claims against the estate of Amos II. Palmer
late OF sail county, deceased and that all creditors
of said deceased required 10 present their claims
to said probate court at the probate office, in the
village OF Paw Paw, for examination and allowance
on or before the 7th day of June next, and
that such claims will be heard before said court. on
Monday, the Sth day of March, and on Monday,
the 18th day of June next at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon Of each of those days.
Dated, Paw Paw, Dec. 7th, A. T., 1896. 77t5o8l
BENZ. +. HECKERT, Judge of Probate.
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Five More Blizzard Victims.

Bismarck n. D., Dec. 3.-The report
has reached here from Williamsport,
Emmons county, that a Russian family
consisting of a man, his wife and three
children. had persisted in the terrible
blizzard on Thanksgiving Day. 1t is
expected that a number Of people were
frozen TO death in different sections Of
the state whose deaths have not been
reported.
Cattle that were not protected near
ly all persisted. In a drove of 200 near
here only thirty were found alive.
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THE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

New YORK, Dec. 3.
Money on call easy at per cent
prime mercantile paper 4Gj per cent; ster-
ling exchange was steady. with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 4S84 a 4S7 for
demand and 1884 D484 for sixty days; posted
rates, 4S414S5 AMI 4S7H1iS3: CONNER cial
bills 1924.
Bar silver, 65ls: Mexican dollars. sos.
United States government bonds firm;
As registered. 1874; 10. coupons, 1893; IS
registered, ll31s; do. coupons, 1854: as regis
tered. 100; do coupons, ll0Is; rs registered.
IS; Pacific 6s Of ~, 99,5.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO, Dec. s.
Following were the quotations on the
Board OF Trade today: Wheat-December,
opened 7sssc, closed 79ISc; May, opened
sltfc. closet s5l4c; July, opened 78c, closed
76aSc. Corn-December, opened 23c, closed
DC; May, opened 28l4c. closed 263sc Oats
December, opened iStac. CLOSED lSAc; May,
opened 2l9so, closed 2lI&c. Pork--December,
opened and closed nominal; January, opened
S.55, closed 81. 52lS. Lard-Decembsr opened
nominal closed 81. 16Ix; January. opened s3.s5.
f3.62l1.
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery, &c per
10: extra dairy. lec; fresh packing OK.
S09lfc. Eggs-Fresh stock. &c per doz
Poultry-Turkeys, lO1lOysc per ID; chickens
(hens) &c; spring chickens, 616j6c; roos.
ters, SC; ducks, g0l0c: geese, 719c
Potatoes-Burbanks. - t!4c per bu; Hebron.
DG23c. Sweet potatoes-Illinois, 81. ~ oil. 90
per Dbl. Honey--White clover combs 100
l3c per ID; extracted 5dD7c. Apples Com.
mon to fancy, 50cGsl.50 per Dbl
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. Doc. s.
Live Stock-Prioes at the Union Stock
yards today ranged as follows: Hogs-Esti.
mated receipts for the day, 3O0DJ; sales
ranged at s2.65a335 pigs. $3lO93.35 light,
81 909805 rough packing, s3lO G33j mixed,
and S3.l093.35 heavy packing and shipping
lots
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the day,
500; quotations ranged at IS. 5095.70 Christ.
mas beeves, t50O05.45 choice to ex-
ira shipping steers, s45OGt5OD good to
choice do. Sil06450 fair 10 good. s38O6t4. 10
common to medium do, S3.50039O butcher.
steers. 81 S01350 stocKers. s.. "a. 90 feeders;
SL,bG36O cows, s2.40G4.l5 heifers, SL75G8.75
bulls, oxen and stays s2S)G420 Texas steers,
aud s2.75Gt5.sj veal calves.
Sheep and Lambs-Estimated receipts for
the day, 5000; sales ranged at g. 35d3.5)
western, Si.50D3.O Texans. 9l50dt3.75 natives
and S2.S5G5.i5 lambs.
st. Louis Grain.
ST. Louis, Dec 5.
Wheat-No red cash elevator 9Oc bid;
track. 92092lSc; No. 9 hard cash sOlTc asked;
December, eJ34c nominal; May, 9llkc bid.
Corn-No. cash. 2lc; December, 2O3zc; May
2psc bid. Oats-No. 2cash, zoe bid; May.
SgIxc bid. Rye-3sc bid.
Detroit Grain.
DETROIT, Dec. s.
Wheat-Cash white. e334c; cash red, p33lc:
December. 9s94c; May, ssasc
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Lxnohins rhat WAS Not Unexpected.

Kansas City, Dec. IA special to
The Journal from Lexington, Mo-. says:
AT about ] o'clock this morning a mob
OF Ray county farmers broke into the
county Jail here, secured Jesse Winner
and James Nelson. held for the murder
Of Mrs. Winner and her two babes and
lynched them
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Composition of House of Representatives.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The clerk OF the
house Of representatives has issued the
usual unofficial list of members of the
house Of the Fifty-fifth congress. The list
shows that the house will be composed OF
204 Republicans, l24 Democrats, ID fu-
sionists, IL Populists and Silverites, and
that there is one vacancy, from the First
Missouri district. OF the total member
ship 2O5 were in the last house and ten
others had served in previous congresses.
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Worlds w. c. T. L. Convention.

Boston, Dec. Miss Frances +. Will
lard, president of the Worlds W. G. L.
L., has announced that the annual
convention of the National and Domin-
ion unions will be held the last of Oc-
tober and the 1st of November, 1897, in
the ordered mentioned-the National in
either, probably, Buffalo or Detroit
and the Dominion In Toronto.
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Saturday,gDec, y.

Daniel Howell, forman Of the link
Wooden mill at Columbus Grove. o.,
was caught in the machinery and
ground to pieces before the machinery
could be stopped.
Advices received from Liberia an
nounce that the president of that re-
public, Joseph James Chessman. died
on Nov. II.
Colonel Mapleson's Imperial opera
company has disbanded at Boston as a
result OF the strike Of the orchestra for
back salaries.
Director Skiff. of the Field Columbian
Museum. Chicago has made his report
for the year ended October last. The
receipts for the period have been $685.
1855; disbursements. $l56.990. leaving q
balance of $1,776.
Obituary: At Paris. George N. Curtis.
Mrs. Nathan Frankie. of New York. At
Brooklyn. Fitzjames Stranhan, So. At
Arcola. Ills, DR.. l.. A. Lagle. 3s. At
Elkhorn, Wis, Christian Casselman. 96.
At Greenburg. Ind, Aquilla Rariden.
ss. At Scatterwood. S. D., Elihu Gran
ger. formerly a Chicago alderman, "a.
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Monday, Dec. !.

Last week a thug was killed In Okla
homa territory and supposed to be
Dynamite" Dick" 1t turns out that
Dynamite is alive and loose yet, the
dead thug being "Skeeter Dick" An
other thug is dying.
The Maplsoon Opera company,
which went to pieces at Boston, lost
for its hackers at London 100000
The British cruiser Powerful is the
largest in the world and made 22h
knots an hour under natural draught
on her trial trip.
The total vote of Nevada was 1895,
of which Bryan got over 5000.
Bryans book will be entitled THE
First Battle" and will be out in the
early part of next month. 1t will be
published at Chicago.
A. II. Wagner and Peter Beargrease,
who were supposed to have been lost
on Lake Superior. are safe at Beaver
Bay.
At Bath. Me-. Saturday the gun
boats Vicksburg and Newport were
launched. They were christened re-
spectively by Miss Addie Trowbridge.
daughter OF the mayor OF Vicksburg.
and Miss La Fargo. great-grand-daugh
ter OF Commodore Perry.
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ST. Louis, Dec. 5.
Wheat-No. red cash elevator, 9Oc bid;
track. 92092lSc; No. 2 hard cash, s0lfc asked;
December, eD34c nominal May, e1<c bid.
Corn-No. cash, 2lc; December. pO34c; May,
Spsc bid. oats-No. 2cash, zoe bid; May.
21xc bid Rye-35c bid
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Detroit Grain.

Wheat-Cash white. e334c; cash red, p33lc:
December. 933lc; May, 95ssc.