The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-09-30
WHOLE NUMBER 2t67.

Preparations are being made on a
large scale for the big mass meeting in
this place next Tuesday, Oct. o. Two
hundred new torches have been order
ed and it is desired to get up large cav
| airy delegation for the procession. All
who will ride are requested TO report
ut the Mckinley club meeting at the
court house Saturday evening. All re-
| publicans should turn out TO the club
meeting, TO assist in arrangements for
the mass meeting.
Mrs. Betsey Kidder died at six o'clock
Sunday morning, at her home in this
village. She was 90 years old and was
the oldest resident of Paw Paw town
ship. She has resided in this place for
many years and was highly respected.
She retained her vigor and all her
faculties in a remarkable degree until
n short time before her death. The
funeral was held at the residence at
2:30 yesterday afternoon, Rev. II. w.
Harvey officiating. The interment was
at Prospect Hill.
A meeting of the executive committee
OF the county Sunday school association
was held here yesterday. The date of
the next county convention, which is
to be held in this place, was fixed on
Wednesday and Thursday, November
IL and ~. A program was blocked out
and initial steps taken toward having a
large and successful convention. Fur
ther notice will be given in the near
future. 1t Is none too soon for our
people to begin to make preparations
for the convention.
The amount of state taxes appor-
tn 60 hn
current year is S27, 141 .26, a decrease of
S12 ,S6652 as compared with last year.
This is a gratifying state of affairs in
these hard times About 1866 of this
decrease is due to the decreased valua-
tion of the county by the state board of
equalization. The remaining Sl1 900 90
decrease is on account of the reduction
in the total amount of state taxes
which, for the entire state, is S945, $780,
80 less than in 1895.
The indications are that the mass
meeting in this place next Tuesday,
Oct. 6, will attract a big crowd, and
that it will be one of the notable events
progress in this county The afternoon
address will be by Hon. Roswell G.
Horr of New York, and that of itself
will draw the people. In the evening,
Hon. +. l.. Hamilton, congressional
nominee, will speak. Our people are
anxious to near him, and this will be
their only opportunity during the cam
paign. The musical part of the days
program will not be neglected. All
turn out and have good time.
In Victoria docks, London, store
rooms for 250, 900 carcasses of beef have
been provided Most of the beef used
in Great Britain comes from our west
ern states. We send them our beef
and get in return, among other things,
woolen cloth: The splendid tweeds
and cheviots of Scotland, the frieze and
homespun of Ireland, the fine worsteds,
heavy meltons and beavers of England.
II. S. & M. are among the largest Amer
lean buyers of old country cloths, and
the excellent wearing quality of their
garments has made their name familiar
from one end of the country TO the
other. E. Smith Il Co. sell the famous
II. 5. d M. clothing.
South Haven celebrated the 4th day
of July, 1895. One Eleazer Burger went
there on that occasion for good time.
Some time during the day, Ford Beatty,
a special policeman, ran him in, claim
ing that he was drunk and disorderly.
At the solicitation of Berger's brother,
w. w. Hodge, the village marshal, re.
leased him on payment of what would
| likely have been the fine and costs
that magistrate would have imposed.
Berger claimed that he was not drunk
and brought suit against Beatty and
Hodge for alleged false imprisonment,
recovering Sll3 damages, and costs,
which judgment, on motion of the de-
fense, was set aside and new trial
ordered, which was finished Monday
resulting in verdict of S75 damages
for the plaintiff. This, with the costs
of the two trials, will amount to a con-
siderable sum, but Berger will hardly
be able to pay expenses out of the
judgment.