The true northerner., 1896-07-15
WHOLE NUMBER 2i56.

Marshal Thomas arrested Perry Ben
tly for drunkenness, and Wednesday
morning he paid fine of $3.50 aud
costs, on his plea of guilty in Justice
Sirrine's court.
Marshall Il Gardner are getting nicely
settled in their new store, and think the
change a great Improvement. Their
store is an attractive place, and the
array of millinery goods TO be found
there is always seasonable and up-to-
date. The ladies find this charming
place 10 trade.
The meetings of the Paw Paw Valley
Sp ritual Association, at Lake Cora,
last Sunday and a week previous, were
attended by good-sized and well-be-
haved crowds. The mid.week meetings
at the opera house in this place were
also well attended. Mr.. E. w. Sprague
of jamestown, n. Y, who was the
principal speaker at all these meetings,
is fine speaker and pleased all who
heard him.
Montgomery Mccormick, the tramp
who was arrested some time ago for
breaking and entering a Michigan Gen.
tral car at Mattawan, was arraigned
last Friday and pleaded guilty to the
charge. The court sentenced him TO
three years hard labor at Ionia. Sheriff
Lamberson took him TO his new board
ing house the following day. This is
the same chap in pursuit of whom the
public prosecutor gave such fine exhi-
btion of sprinting.
Readers of the NoRTHERENER will
remember that about year ago pro-
nand N hannn anoinct Ire (Nh hrio
tiana Popendick of this township, in
which the old lady was charged with
pouring a solution of paris green on a
load of hay belonging TO her former ten
ant, Will l.. Cole, and of which offense
she was convicted last spring by ver-
dict of the jury. The case was finally
disposed of last Friday by Judge Buck,
who ordered that she pay fine of $3.50
or be imprisoned in the county jail for
six months. She paid the fine.
For several weeks, Bert Showerman
has been especially proud of his "Hum-
mer" bicycle. He has no wheel to be
proud of now. Last Sunday evening
about $50, he left his bicycle in front
of the Savings bank; when he returned
to get it, it was gone. Some thief had
stolen it and ridden away. Bert offers
a reward of $40 for the return of the
wheel, and Sheriff Lamberson offers s15
for the thief. The bicycle is described
as follows: Hummer, No. 39,s11, extra
high frame, color royal blue, New York
single tube tire, with inner tube in rear
tire.
VIM. Markillie of Almena, Familiarity
known as "Uncle Billy Markillie", died
yesterday morning. He was known as
the "model farmer" and owned more
than than section of land in the town
ship of Almena, few miles south of
Gobleville. lie was an old man, some
where in the SOS and had been a resi-
dent of this county for more than half
century. The old gentleman was wide
ly known and greatly respected. His
death was not unexpected as he had
been in ill health for long time. The
funeral will be held Friday at ten
o'clock at Covey Hill.
At meeting of the republican county
committee in South Haven, last week,
the number of delegates to which the
various townships are entitled was
changed, on the basis of the vote of
the last general election. The new ap-
portionment will not be in effect until
the nominating convention, not yet
called. The whole number of delegates
will then be 173, instead of 100 as under
the old apportionment, and 81 votes
will be necessary for choice. The
changes are as follows: Bloomingdale
gains one, Lawrence gains one, Keeler
gains one, Bangor gains one, South
Haven gains three, Paw Paw gains one,
Decatur gains three, Antwerp gains one,
Covert, Geneva, Waverly and Hartford
each gain one, Porter, Pine Grove and
Arlington each lose one, making a net
increase of l3. South Haven will now
have the largest representation in the
convention, having II votes, while Paw
Paw has 10.
Daniel Spicer has received a letter
from Vice-President II. ID. DEAN of the
Benton Harbor & Eastern company,
saying that he has arranged for boats
to put on the Benton Harbor- Chicago
line, and that he is now ready to meet
the people of Paw Paw and talk with
them definitely concerning the con-
struction of the road This is good
news to Paw Paw. The prospect is
better now than at any time for years
to secure another railroad line to this
place, and connection with lake
transportation at Benton Harbor, to-
gether with standard gauge road to
the Michigan Central at Decatur, is q
plan that is far from undesirable, aud
the project seems to be most feasible
one. To determine whether Paw Paw
wants this road or not, a public meet
ing has been called to meet at the court
house on Saturday evening of this week,
when Mr. Dean and other representa-
tives of the road will be present. This
will probably be the last meeting that
will be held, and upon the interest
manifested and enthusiasm evidenced
will depend largely the success or fail
ure of the enterprise. If the road comes
to Paw Paw at all, whatever bonus is
paid will have to be raised by township
taxation, and so every taxpayer of the
township is equally interested with the
residents of the village. 1t is to be
hoped all taxpayers will turn out and
express themselves freely in this mat
ter. The business men of the village,
or some of them, have not heretofore
manifested as much interest in this op-
portunity as would naturally be ex-
pected. The NoRTHERNER believes,
however, this has not been because of
any lack OF anxiety to secure the road,
but because the project was not iu