The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-11-11
WHOLE NUMBER 2173.

Married, by Rev M. b. Carpenter at
his residence in the city of Lansing, on
the 9TH inst, Hon. j j. Woodman of
Paw Paw and Rev. Olivia j. Carpenter
of Lansing. They will attend the 30th
annual session of the national grange
To convene in Washington, ID. c., on
the l1th and will be at home after the
first of December.
John Harbin, Freeman Hodges,
Frank Gould, John Evans and Frank
Morris. young men of the township of
Geneva, were arrested on the charge of
breaking into the house of Henry Bor-
ger of Bangor aud stealing some prop.
before Justice Mason of this place,
waived examination and were bound
over TO the circuit court.
The retrial of the case of Mrs. Han
nah Cornell against f. A. Crane was
heard in Kalamazoo last week. The
jury, after being out 10 hours, returned
verdict of 81, ,237 for Mrs. Cornell. La
the former trial, Mrs Cornell was given
verdict for 2,455. This case grew
out of Breck's mortgage dealings. Mr..
Crane says he will carry the case to
the supreme court.
The free silver marshal of South
Haven, in payment of an election bet,
was driven through the streets in a
beautifully decorated chariot with four
horses abreast, also decorated, the mar
shall, with white hat and cockade, hur-
rahipg for Mckinley at every leap of
the horses. The streets were lined with
people and the cheer was taken up by
thousand voices.-KaldndsO NetUS.
"The best that money can buy or
skill produce" may be truthfully said of
the II. S. e M. clothing sold by the
whale clothing success. Their new
cartoon advertisements are bringing
many callers to their store, and few
can resist the temptation to buy when
they see the goods and the price. Their
one half off wool sock sale, also
their bargain sale on blanket lined duck
coats meet with favor.
A few days before election, Frank
Hudson, living about mile south of
this village, agreed with w. M. Hall,
one of his neighbors, that in case Nc
Kinley was elected he would let Hall
have his farm for four years, Hall to pay
the taxes and insurance and keep up
the fences nothing more. 1t now re-
IDdlIS IO Dt Setu WntlU6E FTduk was
talking political buncombe. Hall says
he is ready to draw the writings.
H. ID. Dean, vice president of the
Benton Harbor & Eastern electric rail.
way project, was in town Saturday and
says the scheme is not dead, He has
now gone to New York City, where he
has arranged to sell the bonds of the
road, and says active work will be be-
gun soon, and that he expects the road
will reach Decatur by April 1. We
hope MIR. Deans confidence is well
founded, and at any rate our people
will be pleased to learn that the pro-
ject is still on earth.
"Wednesday afternoon last, the Off
GERS of the Coterie were given recep-
tion at the home of Mrs. Bertha Harri-
sou. AStinely. arranged program was
given, after which the officers served
delicious autumn luncheon. One
number on the program, deserving
special mention, was finely rendered
piano solo by Miss Floy Snow AL
though the weather was disagreeable,
most of the members of the society
were present and will always remem-
ber the occasion as the egenH of this
Coterie year.
The vote on governor in Van Buren
County this year was 450 larger than
any cast in the last twenty years, as
will be shown by the following table of