The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-08-26
WHOLE NUMBER 2t62.

Rodolphus Rogers, who had been a
resident Of this village for many years,
died suddenly Sunday evening, aged II
years. He had been at work as usual
during the preceding week, and but a
short time before his death was down
town. He retired early, and at S:l5,
absolutely without warning. death
claimed him. Heart failure was the
cause of death The funeral will be
held at the house, tomorrow afternoon.
The matinee on Friday afternoon of
this week promises to be most inter-
esting affair. Four races are on the
program for the afternoon, and the
prospect is that large number of
horsemen and horses from away will be
present. A specially hot race is looked
for in the free-for-all, in which Hart,
johnson and Miss Van Ness are already
entered. These three horses have met
before this season, and have finished so
close that blanket would have cover
ed them all. The 2:4O class also
promises to be a lively race, and for in
terest the three minute class should
not be overlooked. The gentlemen
having this matinee in charge are de-
termined TO make it grand success,
and the interest manifested by horse
men from all over the surrounding
country renders certain a fine meeting.
The farmers picnic was well attended
at Aliens grove, School Section Lake,
last Friday afternoon. The program in
the afternoon was excellent. A Waver-
ly choir furnished first class music. The
principal address was made by ex-Gov.
Cyrus G. Luce, and was devoted to
depicting the present deplorable con-
dition Of agricultural interests. Some
good advice was given to tillers of the
soil, and the way things should be
with the farmer under an ideal condi-
tion of affairs was shown. But the
governor, like most speakers in ad-
dresses of this character, did not tell
the farmers what action on their part
would alleviate their hardships, and it,
is safe to say that every one of his aud
itors went home, not with any new
ideas of the remedies for the existing
condition, but with his previous notions
intensified, no matter what the predilec-
tions may have been. The address was,
however, an entertaining one. Short
talks were made by Hon. j. j. Wood
man, A. w. Hayden and Jason Wood
man.
At the free silver county convention
held at Lawrence, Friday, the follow
ing delegates were elected to the state,
congressional and senatorial conven-
tions; State-L. @. Ocobock, e. Scam
ehorn, e.. S. Maynard, l.. F. Overton,
W. j. Bruce, Isaac Bunnell, Frank
Branch, w. +. Chase, ID. @. Curry,
John II. Reese. Congressional-C. s.
Maynard, w. II. Miller j. Cook, j. G..
Keith, n. w. Drake, j. G. Stafford,
James Dillon, D. +. Reynolds, w. G.
Bessey, +. Cutler, NJ. G.. Carney, P. j.
Dillman. Senatorial-H.W w Pugsley, B.
I. Paddock, w. +. Thresher, n. w.
Lewis, Steve Doyle, Charles Wagner,
George Il. Waber, A. Jennings, Charles
Hathaway. The democratic county
convention, in the same place on the
same day, elected delegates to the state,
congressional and senatorial conven-
tions, as follows: State-M Murphy,
H. G. Cross, o. Nj. Vaughn, NJ s. Car
ney, Charles Barber, II M Olney, Saml
Stevens, A. H.Wiggins, j. M. Longwell,
S. Van Ostran, f A Chase, b. p. Bryar.
Congressional. "A. .Sprague, A. + An
nable, V T. Talbot, K. " Van Duzen,
j. A. Whitney, r. Merrill, B j Robert
son, A. w. Gustine, G. Webster, A. G..
Runey, I. j. Cavanaugh. Senatorial
Levi A. Brown, A. H. Campbell, p. ID.
Schofield, W. Irish, w L. Tyler, G.. M.
Lee, +. o. Anton, H. l.. Mcneil, A. II.
Harwick, M. Mcdowell, f. Warner.