The true northerner., 1896-04-15
WHOLE NUMBER 2143.

| Harry Mcneil went TO keeler last
Monday, representing the people in a
case before Esq. burden in which VIM.
+. Roberts was charged with assault
and battery on the person of Mrs. Har-
riet Adee. Roberts was convicted and
the court fined him fifteen dollars and
costs or thirty days in Jail.
Geo. L. Rich of Waverly will give a
talk at grange hall on Friday evening
OF this week, To members of the order,
on what he knows TOR does not know
about "Tramps and Cranks." As Mr..
Rich is quite original in thought mem.
bers may miss rare treat if they do
not attend, as this is in addition 10 the
regular work.
Sheriff Lamberson went TO Kalama-
ZOO last Wednesday and arrested Chas
Noble, a man of some thirty-tive years
of age and who is suspected of being
one of the parties concerned in the
Surdam robbery in Almena a few weeks
ago. Noble had been in the employ of
Decatur Downing, who lives not far from
the Surdams, during the past winter.
1t is said that Noble, who is still in jail,
was flying high and had plenty of money
which he was spending freely and which
he could not have obtained as result of
| Hio Oluludiy eHiploy uneuI.
President Martin did exactly the
right thing in appointing republican
marshal and street commissioner, health
officer and village attorney. With the
republicans in control of village affairs
and with the responsibility for them en-
tirely upon the shoulders of a republi-
can president and council, it is difficult
to see how any one could have expected
democrat TO receive the marshalship,
especially as all other persons drawing
salary to any considerable amount from
the village are democrats. AS TO the
wisdom of cutting the salary to $780,
the best proof Is found i'm the fact that
so competent man as w. j Thomas
accepts the position at that price-a
saving of $3.50 to the village for other
purposes. The present council was
elected pledged to economy, and the
pledge, like all republican promises,
will be fulfilled.
Last August, Asa w. Benson of South
Haven was arrested for keeping an in
cipient menagerie-a blind tiger-and
held for trial at the circuit court. On
being arragned, he pleaded not guilty.
The case was continued from time to
time until the present term. Last
Monday he changed his plea to guilty,
and the court imposed fine of 800
and costs, but the latter item was
complete surprise to Benson, amount
ing, as it did, to the sum of S17S.7S. The
alternative being four months in the
Lamberson hotel, he was anxious TO
pay up, and dug down to his deposit in
his inside pocket, but the pile was too
small. Clerk Squier very properly and
kindly received his entire assets on de-
posit, and Benson was permitted 10 60
home and raise the needed balance.
Very likely he does not admire the
menagerie business. Tigers, even when
blind, are dangerous.
The county democratic convention
was held at Lawrence last week Thurs
| day. 1t is said delegates were present
from NEARLY every township in the
county" L. j. Cavanaugh was re-
elected as chairman of the county COM
mittee, of which the following are the
members: Almena, L. Sprague; Ant
werp, A. n. Campbell; Arlington, V.
Talbot; Bangor, Levi DeHaven; Bloom
ingdale, VIM. Harrison; Covert, D. M.
Vaughan; Columbia, B. j. Robertson;
Decatur, M. S. Carney; Geneva, II. p
Mead; Hamilton, Chas Barber; Hart
ford Ed. Finley; Keeler, IL. Conklin;
Lawrence, S. Nj. Hess; Pine Grove, A.
| Webster; Porter, Elijah Warner; Paw
Paw, Bert p. Bryar; South Haven, A. G.
Runyan; Waverly, +. A. Chase. Follow
ing are the delegates To the state con-
ventlon: Nj. V. Meredith, Levi Della
ven, o. NJ. Vaughan, M. S. Carney, II.
NJ. Olney, s. Nj. Hess, o. b. Virgins,
G.. s. Maynard, Il. j. Cavanaugh, A
Lynn Free, Fred Ocobock, Ii. M. Avery,
Jonn Mackey, Geo. n. Hale.
According to the announcement made
| in last weeks issue of the NORTHERNER,
the farmers of this vicinity met Prof. &.
ID. Smith of the agricultural college at
grange hall, last Friday afternoon, for
the purpose of considering the advisa-
bility of conducting series of expert.
ments here, under the direction and
| control of the state experiment station.
Hon. +. A. Wildey, as chairman, called
upon Jason Woodman to outline what
was desired by the farmers of this Sec
ton. Mr.. Woodman said that expert
ments on soils not similar to ours, or
made under climatic conditions not the
same, are of little value as guides to
follow for practical farming. What we
need here are some experiments with
corn, grass seeding, green manuring,
other plants than clover He would
like to have seven acres allotted to
corn, and plant an acre each week from
the first of May to the middle of June,
of different varieties, at different dis
tances, with best methods of cultivation
to conserve moisture in time of drouth.
Remarks of like character were made
by Jas. Bale, T.. A. Wildey, A. Ii. Smith,
j. j. Woodman, A. G.. Glidden and 9th
ers. Prof. Smith was favorably i'm.
pressed by the remarks made, and ex-
pressed himself as willing to undertake
some of the experiments asked for, and
desired that committee be named with
whom he could confer as to plans, &c.
The chairman appointed Jason Wood
man, G. w. Young, A. G. Glidden, w &.
Wildey and Jas. Bale as such commit
tee. The corn experiment was decided
upon, and III. .. Sheldon asked to take
charge of such an experiment upon his
farm. Jason Woodman will take charge
of different varieties of grass seeds, A.
III. Smith green manuring plants, and
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