The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-09-16

forgot To think about anything else. He
would have talked underwear if the
election hadn't upset him.
G.. K. Avery has new adv this
week. offering up-to.date goods at up.
to-date prices. Mr. Avery has so long
been leader in enterprising trade and
has so honorably done exactly as ad-
vertised that his advertisements carry
great deal of weight with NORTHERN
Err readers.
The final wind-up of the school census
shows 1886 children of school age in this
district. This is an increase of four
over the enumeration of last year
Several families with quite number
of children left the district during the
past year, but their places were practi-
cally filled by others who came in.
Next Monday, Senator j. G. Burrows
will address the people at Hartford, at
o'clock p. m. Special rates will be
given from both ways on the narrow
gauge. The day will be a great one
for Hartford. Immediately after the
meeting, ball game will be played be-
tween the Page Felce Giants and the
Cuban Giants.
jail awaiting trial for stealing Bert
he was guilty as charged. AS this ap-
fense. he was let off with year at
Ionia This doesn't help Showerman,
who still walks, the wheel not having
been recovered.
We have been asked several times of
late who is running the Courier. We
have professed ignorance, and the
names of the publisher or publishers
have not appeared at the head Of the
columns for several weeks. Perhaps
the thing is running itself ii can't be
possible that there is any unwillingness
to father its utterances.
Charles Noble, the chap who has
been for some months in the county
Jail awaiting trial on a charge of hav-
ing been one of the parties who robbed
the Surdams few miles east of here,
was arraigned in the circuit court Mon
day and pleaded not guilty. His trial
will probably be held next week and
will be likely to attract large degree
of public interest and attention.
Arthur Cole pleaded guilty to having
stolen horse from John Fuller of De-
catur. Cole is a young man, only re-
Gently discharged from the reform
school, where he was sent for placing
ties on the track of the Michigan Cen
tral. He had not been at large long
enough to learn that horses are so
cheap that it don't pay to steal them.
Judge Buck gave him four years at
Ionia. Fuller recovered the stolen
horse.
At meeting of the board of educa-
| tion held Monday evening, the old Off
GERS of the board were re-elected: o.
w. Rowland, president; e. W. Brough-
ton. secretary; j. w. Free, treasurer
s. f. Allen was appointed janitor for
the current year and + +. Thomas was
re.appointed as truant officer. The
secretary was selected as purchasing
agent of the board and all acquisitions
for supplies for the school must be ap.
proved by him before they are procured.
A meeting Of the village council was
held Monday evening. The village
clerk was instructed to turn over to the
treasurer all orders drawn in favor OF
persons indebted to the village for
taxes, to be applied on such taxes.
| DltteNdlhS WtIt dS lOllOWS'
North side of West Main street, from
A. Hathaway's residence To the Harri.
son property; west side of Niles street,
from Berrien street to w. II. Filley's
residence; east side of Kalamazoo
dence to the north corporation line.
Bills were allowed to the amount OF
1851 81.
The matter of the sentence of Perry
Bentley to Ionia for months by Justice
Shrine, for a third offense as dis
orderly person, was submitted by the
prison authorities to Attorney General
Maynard. who decided that justice
of the peace has no jurisdiction in case
of third offense further than to hold
an examination and bind over to the
circuit court. The statute is clear in
its terms and clearly bears out the posi-.
ton of the attorney general. However,
while Mr.. Maynard says lit can't be
done" Bentley is there and the local
officers have heard nothing from the
prison officials concerning him since
leaving him there.
Hon f. l.. Hamilton. candidate for
congress in this district, opened his
campaign in Van Buren, county at
Hartford, Thursday evening of last
week. In the forenoon of that day,
some Paw Paw republicans thought it
would be well to give him a rousing
reception and accordingly made ar
rangements for special evening train.
Some forty gentlemen, including the
band and glee club, boarded the train
here and another party was taken on
at Lawrence. On arriving at Hartford,
the company formed in double file, the
band leading, and marched to the
academy of music, where the meeting
was about to begin. A delegation so
strong arrived few minutes later from
South Haven. The room waslpacked 10
its fullest capacity before Mr.. Hamilton
commenced speaking, the hall, stage
and stairway were filled and hundreds
were unable TO get inside. Fully
800 people were within sound of the
speakers voice, thus casting completely
into the shade the "quartopop" mass
convention of the day before. Mr..
Hamilton's speech was scholarly, ar
gumentative and clean-one of the best
campaign addresses it has been the
fortune of the NoRTHERNER to hear
for many day. lie was frequently
interrupted by enthusiastic applause.
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