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The true northerner., 1896-10-14
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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 Monday the 18th day Of
October, in theyear one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-six.
Present, Hon. Benjamin F. Heckert, Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Amos
III. Palmer, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly verified, of
Cloe 2. Palmer, as widow of said deceased, pray
ing for reasons therein stated that administration Of
said estate may be granted to p. T. Streator oil to
some other suitable person.
Thereupon IL is ordered that Monday, the 9th day
of November 1896 at ten o'clock In the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing Of said petition, and all
persons interested in said estate are required
to appear at a session of said court, then to
be holden at the probate office, In the village OF
Paw Paw I'm said county, and show cause, II any
there be, why the prayer of the petitioner should
not be granted.
And it is further ordered that said petitioner
give notice the interested In said estate OF
the pendency 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. 4. HECKERT,
set4o72l Judge of Probate.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Captain Bennett Meets His Sister Whom
He Thought Was Dead.

Monroe, Mich, Oct. 6.-Captain
Charles Bennett of LaSalle township,
by a strange coincident. Sunday met
his aged sister, Mrs. Lucy Townsend Of
Clayton, Mich, whom he supposed to
be dead and whom he had not seen or
heard of in eighty-two years. Mr.. Ben
nett left home when years old. He
became a lake captain and sailed on
the great lakes for forty-four years. He
is known to the older vesselmen in al,
the larger ports. In 1860, with crew
of men, he explored the copper regions
of Lake Superior and sunk "a shaft that
became worth 100000 Mr.. Bennett re-
tired to his farm near this city about
fifteen years ago and has lived there
ever since. He is nearly 80 years old
and is still rugged and healthy.
Mrs. Townsend, like her brother, left
home when but years of age. and
succeeded in getting through the world
to womanhood, when she married and
came with her husband to Clayton.
Mich, and has resided there In ignor-
ance of the presence of her brother.
only a few miles away. The meeting
resulted from "reminiscences by Will
lam Darken of New York to Mrs.
Townsend's son, which led Mr.. Town
send to call on Mr.. Bennett. when it
was learned that he was his uncle and
the long-lost brother and sister were
aagain reunited after eighty-two years.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
A Wrong Cue.

At a certain high school it is the custom
to discuss the mornings news before tax
ing up the regular work of the day. 1t is
an excellent custom and one whereby the
pupils reap the benefit of the teacher S
more ripe experience and learn not only
to take a broader view of events, but to
appreciate their full significance, and, If
they contain warning TO take that
warning to themselves to think about and
talk about and tell to their less fully in
structed parents.
One morning not long ago, paper in
hand, the teacher assembled to her desk.
Before her were the bright young faces of
those intrusted TO her care Was she
worthy of the trust? Did she feel its full
Importance? She did She spread the
paper upon the desk and glanced over the
first page.
First of all, " she said, II see this head
ing, 'Poolroom Raided. -
She raised her head, ard a note of deep
feeling came into her voice.
Boys, she continued, "never touch a
cue
There was not a dry eye in the house. =
Chicago Tribune
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
BOY FATALLY BURNED.
Ran Through the Streets While His Cloth
ing Was Ablaze.

Chicago, Oct. IA boy running
along Milwaukee avenue with his
clothing a mass of flames startled pc
destrians in that thoroughfare Friday
afternoon. The boy was Charles Bah
sen, Is years old. Young Bahsen is en-
ployed in the office of the Northwest
ern Printing company, 1858 Milwaukee
avenue. While at work washing some
type with benzine he accidentally put
the can Of oil too near a stove, and an
explosion resulted. His clothing caught
fire and before any one could stop him
he ran from the building in Milwaukee
avenue. AS he ran the flames spread
through his clothing until he was en-
veloped in a sheet Of flame.
The boy shouted for help. His cries
were heard by pedestrians. who were
already running toward him. Not far
from the office stood a watering trough
full Of water. Just at this young Bah
sen was caught by a citizen. who
picked him up and threw him into the
trough, extinguishing the flames. His
left shoulder was burned to a crisp,
and he received terrible burns about
the face and body. The ambulance
from the Attrill Street Police station
removed him to the st. Elizabeth hos
pital, where the physicians say he can
not recover. He lived with his parents
nt 255 Frankfort street.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
UNLUCKY BOAT BURNED.
Steam Barge Loretta Destroyed at Black
River, Mich.

Black River, Mich. Oct. 9.-The
steam barge Loretta was discovered to
be on fire at the dock here at l o'clock
Thursday morning. and now lies on the
reef, a total loss. After 1t was found
that she could not be saved, she was
towed outside by the tug Westcott and
allowed TO burn to the waters edge.
The Loretta was bound from Buffalo to
Grand Marias for lumber, and was
waiting for the Huron City to tow her
there, as her wheel had been disabled
by striking while coming in here with
a cargo of chain last Saturday night.
The fire was discovered under the boil
er by the watchman. who had just re-
turned from looking to see if the tug
was in sight
The Loretta was of 294 tons, and was
built in 1892. She was owned by Her
man Endress of West Bay City and
commanded by c. II. Woodgrift of De-
troit. The Loretta was always con-
sidered an unlucky boat. having been
in dry dock every season since coming
out. She carried a crew of ten men,
who lost nearly all their belongings.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but 1t
had such a start when discovered that
the crew could do nothing to extinguish
II. 1t is not known whether the boat
carried any insurance.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
State Notes.

The flve-story building at the corner of
Larned and Shelby Streets Detroit,
formerly occupied by The Free Press, was
ruined by fire. 1t was occupied by a
number of job printing, book bindery, and
stereotyping firms.
A citizen of Big Rapids, Mich. loaned
Ezra Smith S. when the war broke out
in 1861 He received letter from Sc
dada, Mo-, the other day with s.
bill enclosed. This was the first he had
heard of Ezra in thirty-five years, and
he had supposed that his debtor was
killed during the war.
The First National bank, of Ithaca,
Mich, has cl sed X. NJ Steele Is presi-
dent of this bank, as we'll as of the one
which failed at Mount Pleasant. The cap.
ital of the bank Is $4,000
The United States court of appeals at
Port Huron, Mich, has confirmed the
Judgment of the circuit court awarding
w. F. Davidson $4,000 damages aga nst
the Illinois Central railway for injuries
received at Hyde Park, Chicago, Feb. 81
1898
Ed McKercher Of Jonesville, Mich.
has had success in growing a banana
plant. 1t is feet high and in healthy
condition.
The official Michigan state crop re-
port states that the average yield OF
wheat this year was 11.4S bushels per
acre. the total yield for the state be-
ing 17,1099 991 bushels.
The Excelsior furnace of Ishpeming
Mich, will so out of blast this week
owing to an immense accumulation OF
pig iron on hand and the inability OF
the operators to dispose of their prod
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
HARDWARE STORE INSIDE Him.



Pontiac. Mich. Oct. 12.-George Cram
er, who was sentenced from Pontiac to
the Detroit house of correction for two
years and six months. became insane
and was transferred to the asylum for
dangerous and criminal insane at Ionia.
During the night of July 20 he broke
several lights of glass from his bed
room window and removed some wire
from his bedsprings. AS the wire could
not be found the patient was ques-
toned as TO what disposition was made
of 1t. and he alleged that he swallowed
the wire and some of the glass. His
statement was not believed at the time
but within two weeks the patient mani
tested SYMPTOMS that caused the doc
tors TO suspect some foreign body in
his stomach.
On Sept. a careful examination was
made and an operation decided upon.
The patient was etheriZed and DR..
Long. assisted by DR.. Lathrop, made
an incision into his stomach, and re-
moved therefrom thirty-seven inches of
wire, one piece seventeen inches. one
fourteen, and one six inches in length
two trips of cotton cloth, one inch in
width, and twelve and seventeen inches
in length respectively. No glass was
found, but the doctors do not doubt
but that part of his meal consisted
of that article. The patient has en-
tirely recovered from the effects of the
operation
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
MICHIGAN r..CKINGS.
WHAT Is GOING OF, IN our OWN
STATE.

Items whsch VIII II. of Interest to Our
Readers Gathered from Here and There
Grimes Ca-uaities and other Occur
rences OF the Week Reported by Wire.
Iron Mountain. Mich. oct. 7.-Water
has been turned into the new channel
dredged for the Michigamme river for
the purpose of reclaiming the Mans
field mine, which was flooded several
years ago, drowning twenty-seven
men. The enterprise has proved even
a greater success than the projectors
anticipated. for a large body or Bes-
semer ore has been discovered In the
old channel. Six inches below the SAND
covering of the river bed was body or
ore. A system of trenching was in
stituted, and the body was traced
nearly 800 feet A width of thirty feet
has been determined, but long before
the exploratory work was well under
way a sand bar formed at the mouth
of the new channel and the water
backed up into the old river bed, again
submerging the find.
A sample OF the ore mas been anal
yzed for iron. 1t is very rich. While
the chemists figures are not available,
il is stated no other mine In this dis
trict produces ore that approaches II
in volume of iron carried 1t is Bes-
semer ore of the finest quality. The
depth of the deposit has not yet been
tested. While it is possible that the
deposit is i'm the form of thin cap
ping, such a condition is not in the
least probable. The body has every ap-
pearance of a clearly defined vein and
there seems to be little doubt in the
minds OF those Interested that such
i,
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Advices from Mazatlan Mex. state that
the damage wrought by the recent floods
IN the state of Sinaloa was much greater
than at first estimated. Over 100 bodies
have been recovered and many others are
missing
The London Chronicle learns from a
good source that the czar and Lord Sails.
bury have agreed upon a policy for the
ultimate deposition of the sultan of Tur-
key.
The Seneca mine shaft at Leadville has
been wrecked by strikers.
Later adyices from Matanzas, Cuba
says that IL was Lopez, the insurgent lead
er, and not Serafin Sanchez, who was
killed in the engagement at the reserve
plantation.
Among the foreign visitors to the courts
of Europe next summer will be the new
shah of Persia.
The United States, Germany and Great
Britain are said to have agreed upon DR.
Raffel, now German assessor in East
Africa for municipal resident at Apia,
Samoa.
Hon. Richard T. Browning discov-
cred in the bottom of Deep creek. Gar
rett county, Md, a canoe that belonged
to his grandfather sixty years ago.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
weyler's Latest.

Havana. Oct. 12.-In view of the re-
ported failure of Spain's expected for
eign loan, there is some talk in Ha-
vana of General Weyler calling upon
resident Spanish capitalists and Cuban
property holders to make a special con-
tribution for war purposes, and those
known TO have money, gold or silver
may be politely requested to deposit
the same with the Banco Espanol in
return for military promissory notes
drawing no interest, and only payable
in the event and after the final triumph
OF the Spanish arms here.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
Thursday. bet. &.

The Chicago Armenian committee re-
ports that it has collected and sent sl3,O
to the international committee at Con-
stantinople for distribution.
Miss Margaret A. Kolsch has been
awarded verdict Of 1900 against George
A. Jewell at New York for breach of
promise of marriage.
A Chicago firm has purchased the entire
walnut crop of Santa Barbara county,
Cal
Walter NJ. Castle, wealthy San Fran
cisco merchant, has been arrested at Lon
don, charged with stealing chinchilla
skins valued at s100.
The Duluth board Of trade has decided
to sell no grain to Superior, Wis, mills
except on Minnesota inspection and
weight. Superior mills are shut down for
want Of wheat.
General Trochu, who defended Paris
until it surrendered TO the German army
in January, 1871 Is dead.
The fourth Temple cup game of base
ball. to take place at Cleveland, was post.
poned by the weather.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
Cxscur,oN sALs.-Notice is hereby given

IL hESO ALGs-ENOuCe ls HtrtDy given
IL that by virtue of a 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 Sept 8, 1896, and 10 me di-
rected and delivered, wherein Simon Brothers ale
plaintiffs and Jennie Cohn is defendant, 1 have
seized and levied upon the following described real
estate situated In the township of Decatur, county
OF Van Buren, and state of Michigan, belonging to
said Jennie Cohn, viz: All that certain piece or
parcel of land known subdivision of lots No 19)
nineteen and (zo twenty in block "C In the village
of Decatur, commencing Phelps street at the
southeast corner Of lot owned by Samuel Rich,
ming thence along Phelps, southerly (271s) twenty
seven and onehalf feet, thence westerly TO the line
OF said lots, thence northerly 77) tweny-seven and
one-haf feet thence easerly to the place Of begin
ming on Phelps street. All of which said lands,
or so much thereof as may be necessary,
will expose for sale and sell public veudue TO the
highest bidder at the front door of the court house,
in the village of Paw Paw, In said county, on
Saturday the 3lst day of October. ID. 1896. at one
O'Clock in the afternoon Of that day, to satisfy
said execution.
Dated at Paw Paw, this sth day Of Sept, 1896.
EMMETT Il. THOMAS,
65t7oI1l Deputy Sheriff Of said County.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14

Notice is hereby given, that by an order Of the
probate court for the county of Van Buren, sde
the 18th day OF September A. D., 1896, six months
from that date allowed for creditors to present
their claims against the estate of Susan Taylor Bacon
late Of said county, deceased and that all creditors
of said deceased are required to 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 18th day March of next, and
that such claims will be heard before said court,
Monday, the 14th day Of December and on Monday,
the 18th day March next, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon of each Of those days.
Dated, Paw Paw, Sept. 18th, A. D.. 1896. 65t5o69
BENZ. +. HECKERT. Judge of Probate.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
Married In Spite of All.

Escanaba, Mich. Oct. 1O.-Samuel
Eby and Helen Powers loved. but the
brides parents objected. An elopement
to Marinette was planned. but the train
was late and two uncles took the bride
home. Eby next enlisted the help OF
several friends on bicycles. who led the
uncles a wild goose chase till the lady
could escape from the house. Eby had
donned female attire. and without de-
lection drove the young lady to Mari
nette, where the couple were married.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
The House Chimneys,

Speaking of chimneys, said Mr..
Bugleton, many nice house has been
ruined by little, spindling, pale brick chin
neys 1 should economize on anything but
the chimneys. Nothing helps house out
so much as good, stout chimneys of fine
dark brick. The little, spindling chimney
seems like just what 1t is-simply 1ue
for purely utilitarian purposes, while the
big, solid chimney looks as though it rose
above n generous and hospitable hearth.
Give the house good chimneysr'-New
York Sun.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
Forest Fires in Michigan.

Ontonagon, Mich. Oct. 10.-Forest
fires have been raging fiercer than ever
before. There has been no rain in
over three weeks. Toward Rockland
the road Is impossible. Much farm
property has been destroyed. There
have been fierce fires all around the
Halliwell Mining company property at
Camp Union, twenty miles west of
Ontonagon. The mining plant and ma :
chinery may be saved by the powerful
mining pumps All the bridges over
Union river are burned, also the Iron
river bridge and nearly all of the
twenty bridges between Camp Union
and Ontonagon.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
The FLORIDA Election.

Jacksonville. Fla. oct. 9.-Complete
returns from sixteen counties in Flor
ida and partial returns from twenty
three other counties indicate that w.
u. Bloxham's plurality for governor
will be from $4,000 to 10000. This is
several thousand less than the earlier
estimates and below the confident pre-
dictions of the Democratic leaders dur
ing the campaign. The figures show
a considerable falling of in the DEM
ocratic vote in comparison with 1892.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
Monday. Oct. 12.

The extraordinary fact is cabled that
Mrs. Navarro. nee Anderson (our
Nary. is very fond of her new boy.
Josephine Thomas, a young woman
living near Mount Airy. N. j.. having
been bitten on the toe by a spider,
deliberately cut off the wounded men,
ber and thus saved her life.
The United States civil service COM
mission will hold an examination at all
Sities where there are applicants on
Nov 10. TO establish a register of eligi-
bles for the position of wheelwright.
The late Sir John Millais. president of
the British Royal academy, left a for
tune of s1.250,000.
Harry st. John. son of Ex-Governor
John p. st. John, of Kansas, died at
Oklahoma City, o. T.. of la grippe. At
the time of his death young st. John
was under indictment for the murder of
his wife.
Senator Joe Blackburn is confined to
his bed at Versailles, KY. very sick
from throat and lung trouble, the re-
suit of a cold contracted at Tammany
Hall, New York.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14

his head. cutting . large gash In tina
forehead and scalp. The 3-year-oid son
of A. ID. q. Thurston got hold Of and
took large dose of morphine pills. IL
took two doctors and q stomach pump
to save his life. A child Of farmer
drank fly poison from a saucer and
may die
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
MInsie nn Assignment. a

Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct. 6.-H. Rad
emaker & Sons, the largest manufac-
turers of baseball bats in the world,
have filed trust deeds to Arie Van Bree
to secure creditors to the amount Of
$40, ,0O0 The city banks are creditors for
$4,000, and the balance is for material
and supply agents.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
Saturday. Oct. 10.

A French steamer which has put in
at Holyhead. England. reports that
she saw a large steamer founder off
Bishop island. Pembrokeshire. 1t is
presumed that all on board Of her
were lost.
The morocco factories Of Garrett Sc
Barr. Charles Baird e. Co.. and Wash
ington, Jones & Co.. at Wilmington.
Del. were burned. Loss. $260.0
dispatch from Manila says that
a company Of native soldiers at Min
danao. an island Of the Malay
archipelago and second largest Of the
Philippine islands. has mutinied and
killed its officers.
Herman Cramer. of San Francisco.
has sued the Singer Sewing Machine
company for $1,000. 900 for infringing his
patents.
Edward c. Deiano. assistant super
intendent of school district No. 3. Chi
cago. has served the board OF education
forty years.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14

The Living Church (EpiscopaD refers
to the annoying restrictions placed on
American Episcopal clergymen visiting
England. They can obtain a license to Of
ficiate in the English church for only a
limited time, and n renewal of the license
Is often refused
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
PReiSahAIEA Fon HEIAAESsMs i AIsSI!.s


FINAL ACCOuNT.-stateo of Michigan,
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 21st day of September, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-six.
Present, Hon. Benjamin +. Heckert Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Elijah Bulhand,
deceased.
George williams, as administrator of said estate,
comes into court and represents that he pre-
pared to render his inal account such admins
traitor and files the same.
Thereupon IL Is ordered that Monday, the 10Th day
of October, next, at ten O'Clock In the 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
required to appear at q 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 1t is further ordered, that said administrator
give notice to the persons interested In said estate Of
the peDdency 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
culating in said county of Van Buren, for three
cessive weeks at least previous to said day of
hearing. BENZ. +. HECKERT,
66t4o69l Judge of Probate.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
Fire at Detroit.

Detroit, Oct. 6.-The five-story build
ing at the corner of Larned and Shelby
streets, formerly occupied by The Free
Press, was gutted Monday by fire. 1t
was occupied by a number of job print
ing. okbinding, and stereotyping
firms. The loss will be about $4,000.
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
GUARDIAN sALE.--In the matter of the

Il estate of Blanch L. Harris. minor.
Notice Is hereby given, that by virtue and author
ity of license granted TO by the probate court
tor the county of Kent, state of Michigan, will sell
at public vendue, TO the highest bidder at the front
door of the court house in the village of Paw Paw.
Michigan. OH the seventh day of November, eighteen
hundred and ninety-sx at ten o'cocks in the fore
noon all the right, title and interest of said minor,
Blanch l. Harris, in and to the following described
real estate, to-wt: The undivided one-haf inter-
est of the south half of lots ~ and four ~
block number twenty-six (26), in the village of Paw
Paw, Van Buren, County, Michigan.
C. H. SHOWERS,
Guardian of said Minor.
Dated, September 21st 1896. 66tTo72
The true northerner., 1896-10-14

Houghton, Mich, Oct. 7.-Excitement
was renewed last night in the murder case
of George G. Sheldon shot last Thursday
evening by his discharged coachman, Felix
Delmonte, by the recovery Of Delmontes s
body from the lake about fifty feet from
where he jumped in. A 3S-calibre revolver
was taken from his right hip pocket. and
the chambers contained five empty shells
Delmonte was wounded in the left arm
one bullet having gone through near the
alhnU
The true northerner., 1896-10-14
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE FOR nEARiNo CLAIMS

~ 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
the 18th day of September 1885, six months from
that date were allowed for creditors present their
claims against the estate of Alvira Hanod
late Of said county, deceased and that all creditors
Of said deceased required to present their claims
10 said Probate Court, at the probate office, In the
village Of Paw Paw, for examination and allowance,
on or before the 22d day of March next, and
that such claims will be heard before said Court on
Monday, the 2lst day Of December, and on Mon
day, the 22d day of March next, at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon Of each of those days.
Dated Paw Paw, Sept. 18th, A. D. 1895.
66t5o7Ol BENZ. +. HECKERT. Judge of Probate.