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Dublin may no; have contributed
much to the queens Jubilee, but Cork
did every pop. 1t "put head on" all
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Willie Waldorf Astor's jubilee gait
simply made his English competitors
look as II they were tied to the track
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The civil service law will not attain
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ITS friends have hoped until the COM
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General Gomez is making prepara-
lions to celebrate the anniversary of his
slxtieth death.-Chlcago News.
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The true northerner., 1897-07-28
Fortunate Lawton Men.

From Mondays Telegraph
William and Franklin Keefer of Law
ton left Kalamazoo to-day for Danville,
MOntour county, Pennsylvania, to claim
a fortune of something like 81 200, 900.
The Telegraph talked with Mr.. Will
liam Keefer at the Michigan Central
depot this morning and learned an in
teresting story of a fabulOusly large be-
quest which has been left to five heirs,
two of whom live in Michigan.
Mr. Keefer said that the wealth which
he was an heir to WAS left by his fathers
grandfather to his father and his heirs.
Mr.. Keefer, the senior, being dead, a
vast amount of valuable property in the
Pennsylvania mining regions had been
left to the five heirs, William and Frank
lin Keefer Mrs Mary Glor of WoIcott-
vile, Ind. Sarah Meyers and John
Keefer of Rome City, Indiana.
Mr. Keefer could give but little infor-
nation regarding the character of the
property he had so recently inherited
al only know" he said, "that the law
yers notified me that there is bank
account large enough to make each of the
heirs independently rich, and also that
the Pennsylvania railroad had offered
$500, 900 for the 800 acres of land. The
land is right in the midst of the coal
regions and has a valuable mine"
The fortunate heir bore all the marks
of very respectable farmer, but there
were no visible evidences of present
wealth. He took his bequest very cool
ly and was evidently bound to make the
best ct his suddenly acquired wealth.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
Probate Court Proceedings.

Following Is a synopsis of the pro-
ceedings in Judge Johnson's court for
the week ending July 2S:
Estate of Anna M. Stoddard, deceas-
ed; guardian discharged.
Estate of John Peter Ok, deceased
letters of administration issued.
Estate of George Lever ct al, minors
petition to sell real estate; hearing Aug
23
Estate of Hugh Kelley, deceased; let
ters of administration issued.
Estate of Emma Brown, deceased;
order appointing administrator.
Estate of Caroline Hinckley, deceas-
ed; final account allowed.
Estate of William H. Randall, de-
ceased; estate closed to creditors.
Estate of Solomon Smell, deceased;
final account allowed; administrator
discharged.
Estate of Albert Arms, deceased: final
account allowed
Estate of Ann Eagan, deceased; hear
ing on petition for appointment of ad-
ministrator adjourned to Aug 2.
Estate of Benjamin Murdock, deceas-
ed; final account allowed.
Estate of Jane Otte, deceased; petit
tion To determine lawful heirs
Estate Of Frederick s. Harrison, de-
ceased; petition to determine lawful
heirs.
Estate of Washington l. Thomas, de-
deased; final account; hearing Aug. 23.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
CHANCEaY sAIe.

CHANCERY SALE.-In pursuance and by
~ virtue of a decree Of the circuit court for the
county of Van Buren,. In chancery, in the state
Of Michigan, made and dated on the 18th day of
June A. ID. 1897 In certain cause therein pend
ing wherein william Horton, as administrator of
the estate of Nels Anderson, deceased is complain
ant, and George Nelson Ia defendant.
Notice is hereby given that shall sell at public
auction, TO the highest bidder at the front door of
the court house, In the village OF Paw Paw county
of Van Buren,, state of Michigan, said court house
being the place for holding the circuit court for said
county, on Friday, the 10th day of August, A. ID.
1897 at 10 o'clock In the forenoon of said day. the
following described lands and premises, viz:
That certain piece or parcel OF land situate and
being In the township of Hartford, county OF Van
Buren, and state Of Michigan, and described fol-
lows, to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner
Of section nine 9l of township three south, range
sixteen 16 west, thence running west on the south
line of said section nine rel. nine T9l chains and
sixty-eight 1851 links to the Chicago West Mich
igan railway right of way, thence north ten l10l
degrees east two ~ chains and twenty-four l24l
links, thence east parallel with said section line
eight Sl chains and sixty-seven 67l links TO the
center Of the highway thence south along the center
of the highway two l2l chains and twenty-five 1871
links to the place of beginning, containing two 2
acres of land, more or less.
Dated, Paw Paw, Mich, Jnly 9th, 1897.
ORAN W. ROWLAND,
Circuit Court Commissioner In and for Van Buren,
County, Michigan. [2207t7ol3
J. E. CHANDLER, Solicitor for Complainant.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28

NGORTGAoE SALE.-Defsult having been
lNI made In the conditions of certain inden-
ture OF mortgage, dated the 25th day Of January,
A. ID. 1892, made and executed by Frank NcCsrty
and Almirs McCsrty, his wife, Of Pine Grove, Van
Buren county, Michigan, to Francis W. Sellick of
Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, Michigan, which
mortgage recorded In the Office of the register
of deeds of Van Buren, county, state of Michigan,
the 26th day of January, A. ID. 1892, In lber AZ
of mortgages on page 13l, on which mortgage
there is now due and unpaid the sum of Two Hun
dred and Twenty-Five and 67-100 Dollars and no
suit proceedings at law or In equity having been
instituted TO recover the amount now due and se-
cured by said mortgage any part thereof;
Therefore, notice is hereby given that on Thurs
day, the 23d day of September, A. ID. 1897, at one
o'clock in the afternoon, at the front door of the
court house In the village of Paw Paw, Van Buren,
county, state of Michigan, that being the place of
holding the circuit court in and for the said county
OF Van Buren) by virtue Of the power Of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage and in pursuance of the
statute In such case made and provided, there will
be sold at public auction to the highest bidder the
thereof as is necessary to satisfy the amount due
thereon as aforesaid, with interest hereafter TO
crue thereon and the and charges Of such sale
and the attorney fee provided by law, the premises
described In said mortgage being as follows: The
northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of sec
ton twenyeight cas- in town one ~, south of range
thirteen l3 west containing forty 40) acres Of land
more or less, In Van Buren county, state Of Mich
igsn.
Dated June as, 1897.
2206t13o221s FRANCIS W. SELLICK,
VIM. MAsos, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded during the past
week:
II w Keables to Robt Sloan; par w
q 5 Q 81 Hamilton; $1,000
l. o Schafer to A w Richards; h h
n e q and 10 a h n e q 32.Covert; S2500.
Helen Z Emans to Elizabeth Becker;
Is ex 10 Antwerp; $1,000.
& |. Andrews to Emily A Baker; lots
/, ., 3, 4, blk 81 Paw Paw; S775.
JAS. Robinson TO q K Goodrich; w q
n W q Columbia; $3.50
AS Dyckman ct al to Harry Wiley;
lots A, b, W h lot and pit lot blk 13 II
G. & Co.'S add South Haven; S27O0
l. S Monroe to Chas Gallagher; lots /,
: and pit lot 3 blk Elkenburg's add
South Haven; Sl400.
JAS Selkirk to Lucia Ludwick; lot 0
blk ~ ID H & Co.'S add South Haven 800.
G II Beecher to w II Collins; e
q n e q ID Columbia; $500.
II + Taylor to w W Shanks; III a sec
6 Arlington; $1,000.
A Packard to Bert Dyer b n q S
W q "a South Haven; $500.
A 5 Packard to Theo Swank, W w
a eq Covert; $500.
Ellen p Rushmore to Peter Watkins;
W e h W q % South Haven; $3.50.
j Breck to Harry Hunt; lots 0, 10,
II blk So Paw Paw; $50
Jennie + Zook to Ann f White; lot
l3S Morrison's add Bangor; $3.50.
II + Hunt to VIM Null lot 10 blk 50
Paw Paw; $50
A + Chase to ID + Rich and w; w h e
w q l5 Waverly; S1400.
g II Rix to G II Smith; pt lots 2,
blk Dodge's add Lawton; S400.
Catharine Crawford to Germain Pra.
ter and W; fl h n W fl Paw Paw
$500
VIM Pitcher to Nathan Taplin; W 26i
a fl h n fl q Hartford; $1,000.
Jennie / Cady to Jane III Cook; lot Ii
blk Clarks add Decatur; $50
Jennie | Cady to j G Cook; lot 10 blk
Clark's add Decatur; $50.
o Cook to Jane Cook; lot 3, 6 blk II
! Lawrence: $500.
Julia A Shoudy to f f Shoudy; h S
e q 10 Hamilton; $500.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
A New Financial System.

The demand now heard from mer-
chants and manufacturers and bankers
and other intelligent observers in every
part of the country is not for some re-
pairs TO our financial system, but for a
new system. No government paper can
be free from objection, because its vol
ume and redeemability will depend in
part upon the opinions of congress and
in part upon the opinions of the pres
ident. No one can be certain that these
will be correct in all years to come. If
we could be sure that they would al
ways be correct, we could not be sure
that the government would always be
able to maintain sufficient reserve
for the redemption of the notes If the
weight of a pound and the length Of a
yard were liable to be changed at any
time by congress, the uncertainty could
hardly be so dangerous as the present
uncertainty regarding the unit of value.
This explains why so many of the men
who do the business of the country, not
alone in the north and east but also in
the south and west, demand the with
drawal Of the government notes. Iron
Ace
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
CnEalFF's sALe.-Notice is hereby gwen

ShERiFF'S SALE.-Notice is hereby gwen
~ that by virtue OF certain writ OF execution
issued out of and under the seal of the circuit
in and for the county Of Allegan aud state of Mich
igan, bearing date the Gath day of June A. d. 1897,
to me directed and delivered, wherein John Pruyn
Ia plaintiff and Hiram 3. Robertson and Gordon
Spencer are defendants, I have seized and levied
upon all the right, title and interest Of Hiram s..
Robertson, one of the above named defendants, in
and to the following described real estate, viz:
The east one hundred and forty-two ll42l acres of
the northeast quarter u of section No. thirty
ISL In township No. one II south, range No. four
teen i4l west, township OF Bloomngdale county
OF Van Buren and state of Michigan; all of which
said lands shall expose for sale and sell at public
auction vendue to the highest bidder at the north
front door Of the court house in the village OF Paw
Paw, county OF Van Buren, and state Of Michigan,
THAT being the place of holding the circuit court in
said county where said lands are situated on Sat-
urday, the l4th day of August, A. d. 1897, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon of said day. to satisfy said
execution.
Dated at Paw Paw, county and state aforesaid,
this 28th day of June, A. ID. 1897.
2206t7o22l2l EMMETT T.. THOMAS,
Deputy Sheriff in and for said County.
LINCOLN IL. TITUS, Attorney for Plaintiff, Paw Paw,
Michigan
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
Bnrnum q BaiIey,

With their greatest show on earth" 7"
will he in Benton Harbor, August z.
The railroads have quoted very low
rate from all stations, aud in some in.
stances will run special trains to accom-
modate the extra traffic. There is moth
ing that draws the people like circus,
ard no circus draws like Barnum &
Bailey. Among the many features arv
20 horses performing in one ring, a dog
that plays football, a pig that actually
talks so you can distinguish its words.
Miss Ella Ewing, the tallest person in
the world, over eight feet high. Great
Peter, the smallest man in the world, II
years old and weighing 81 pounds. Over
dozen champion riders, herd of per.
forming elephants, and all the big aerial
acts, including the little girl who is
shot from an arrow sixty feet through
midair. In addition, the Barnum q
Bailey show possesses the finest menag-
erie on earth, and over 400 horses OF
the finest breed.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
SALE.

ORTCAoE SALE. - Whereas default
wi having been made in the conditions of GER
tain indenture of mortgage bearing date the 18th
day of March, A. ID. 1S79 made and executed by
Charles H. Teachout of Covert, Van Buren County
Michigan, to Francis W. Sellick of Paw Paw, Van
Buren, County Michigan, which mortgage was re
corded In the ONCE of the register of deeds of
Van Buren, county, state of Michigan, on the 7th
day of March, A. D., 1879, ia liber Is of mortgages
and unpaid the sum Of one hundred and eight
and 7S-l00 dollars, and no proceedings at law or In
equity having been instituted to recover the
amount now due and secured by said mortgage, or
any part thereof: Now therefore, notice is hereby
given that on Thursday, the 18th day of September,
A. D., 1897, at O'Clock in the afternoon, at the
front door of the court house in the village of Paw
Paw, Van Buren, county, state of Michigan Chat be-
ing the place of holding the circuit court In and for
the said comfy OF Van Buren), by virtue
Of the power of sale contained in said
in such made and provided there will be sold
at public auction to the highest bidder, the premises
described in said mortgage or so much thereof as
Ia necessary to satisfy the amount due thereon as
aforesaid with interest hereafter to accrue thereon
and the costs and charges of such sale and the at
torney feeprovided by law, the premises described
in said mortgage being follows: The east thirty
three and onethird 1881 acres Of the north half OF
the southeast quarter and six and two-thirds (6sf
acres on the south end Of the east sixty-six and
two-thirds (66s of the northeast quarter Of
seventeen l7) west, in Van Buren, county, state of
Michigan. 2205tl3o32l7
Dated June %, 1897.
FRANCIS W. sELLICK,
Mortgagee.
VIM. II. MASON, Atty for Mortgage.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
Circuit Court.

A brief adjourned session of the cir
cult court Judge Buck presiding, was
held last Monday, at which the follow
ing business was transacted:
Gilbert Carroll was granted divorce
from his wife, Irma Carroll, on the
ground of cruelty The testimony tend
ed TO show that the wife did not per
form in proper manner her ordinary
household duties, that she did not prop
erly care for her husband when be was
all, but, on the contrary, abandoned him
and went to living with another man in
another state, two other states, per-
haps, as she left the state of Michigan
and the state of matrimony at the same
time
John L. Barnum was granted a di.
vOrce from his wife, Mercy A. Barnum
because, long years ago, she left his bed
and board without just cause or provo
cation and forgot, or at least failed, to
return
In the case of Edwin T. Hicks VS..
George II Barker, a Covert drain and
Injunction case, the bill of complaint
was dismissed This case had once be-
fore been dismissed and, on applica-
ton, was reinstated 1t will probably
stay out this time
Mary f. Trojan was divorced from
John G. Trojan on the ground of cruel
ty. The defendant is a lawyer in the
state of New York and his wife alleged
that he thought more of another woman
than of herself.
Anna A. Brown claimed that her hus-
band along with other .commend-
able actions, was in the habit of getting
intoxicated and the court granted her a
decree of divorce.
Court adjourned until September II
at 800 p. m.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. having bee

MI
wi made in the payment of certain sum of money
secured to be paid by a certain indenture of mort
gage, bearing date the 9th day of February, 1895,
made, executed and delivered by Bell s. Wright
and John A. Wright to Frances f. Smith, which
mortgage recorded in the Office of the register
of deeds for Van Buren, county, state of Michigan,
the ID day of March, 1898, in liber SO of mort
cages pages 3lS and 3l9 which mortgage
there il claimed to be due at this time the of
two thousand two hundred sixteen and 83-l00 dol
lars (S2.2l6.S3), together with the costs and
penses of foreclosure and the attorney fee provided
in said mortgage, and no proceeding at law or in
equity having been instituted recover the said
sum, any part thereof 80 remaining unpaid upon
and secured by said mortgage, and the said Frances
T.. Smith, having deceased, and the undersigned,
executrx in the state OF Michigan, Of the will and
estate of the said Frances Z. Smith, deceased, by
the probate court for the county Of Kalamazoo,
state Of Michigan:
Notice ia therefore hereby given that by virtue of
the power of sale in said mortgage contained. and
in pursuance of the statute in such made and
provided, the land and premises described in said
mortgage to-wit all those certain pieces parcels
of land situate and being in the township of Col
umbia, in the county of Van Buren and state of
Michigan, and described as follows, to-wit: The
northwest quarter ~ and also the west half ~
of the northeast quarter ~ of section numbered
eight (S), in township numbered ~ south, of
range numbered fifteen l5) west, and also the south
east quarter % of the southwest quarter "a of
section numbered five (5), in township numbered
}, south of range numbered fifteen l15) west,
containing two hundred and eighty acres of land,
be the same more or less excepting therefrom the
following described piece parcel of land, owit:
Commencing at a point one hundred and seventy
eight ,l7s) feet west of corner in the highway on
the north and south eighth line of the quar-
ter of section eight 81 running thence south to the
Kalamazoo X South Haven railroad, thence easterly
along the line of said railroad hundred aud
seven (l07 feet, thence north to the said highway,
thence west one hundred and seven G07) feet, TO
the place of beginning will be sold at public vendue
to the highest bidder for cash. the court house in
the village of Paw Paw, county of Van Buren, and
state Of Michigan, said court house being the place
for holding the circuit court for said county,
Saturday, the 10th day of October, A. D. 1897 at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, to pay the amount due
said mortgage including the costs of this forecos
ure allowed by law.
Dated July 21st 1897.
2209ti3o2l1 ELLEN 4. WAGNER,
Executrix Of the will and estate OF the said Fran
ces 4. Smith deceased Mortgage, by d. o. French,
her attorney and agent.
d. o. FRENCH. Attorney for Executrix.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
ORDER FOR HEARING CLAIMS.

y State OF Michigan, County OF Van Buren-ss.
Notice is hereby given that by order of the
Probate Court for the county of Van Buren, made on
the 28th day of June, A. D., 1897, six months from
that date allowed for creditors present their
claims against the estate of Willie A. Fisher
late of said county, deceased and that all creditors
said Probate Court at the probate Office in the
village of Paw Paw, for examination and allowance,
on or before the 9th day of December next, and
that such claims will be heard before said Court
Monday, the 27th day of September, and on Mon
day, the 9th day of December next at 10 O'Clock
the forenoon of each Of those days.
Dated June 2Sth, A. ID. 1897
66t5ol0l JAMES II. JOHNSON. Judge of Probate.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
Japan In n New Light,

Now that Japan is on the brink Of
replacing her currency ON the exclusive
gold basis, we presume that we shall
no longer be worried with fearful vi
sions of her growing industrial suprem-
acy, which was alleged to be due to the
silver standard. 1t was affirmed that
whatever goods Japan sold in this coun.
try, being paid for in gold, practically
doubled the sellers income when the
proceeds were converted into silver.
And this tremendous advantage the jap
anese now relinquish.
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
ORDER FOR NEARING cLAIms.

~ state OF michigan' oounty OF an buren-ss.-
Notice il hereby given, that by order of the
probate court for the county OF Van Buren, made on
the 25tb day OF June, A. D., 1897, six months
from that date allowed for creditors to present
their claims against the estate of Wallace Hunt
late of said county deceased, and that all creditors
Of said deceased required to present their claims
to said probate court, at the probate Office, in the
village of Paw Paw for examination and allowance,
before the 9th day of December next, and
that such claims will be heard before said court on
Monday, the 27th day of September and on Monday,
the 27th day of December next at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of each of those days,
Dated, June 25th, A. D., 1897. T22O6t5o22lO
JAMES III, JOHNSON Judge of Probate,
The true northerner., 1897-07-28
MORTGAGE SALE.

MI oW eASE oAeGs has Dtcu
lNl made in the payment OF sum OF money Sc
cured to be paid by indenture of mortgage made
and executed by Charles A. Mullinix of Decatur,
Michigan to Elias Pardee Of Dowagiac, Michigan,
and dated June second, 1892, and. recorded in the
Office of the register of deeds OF the county of Van
Buren,, on the fourth day of june A. d. 1892, in
lber AZ of mortgages on page 272, by which default
the power of sale in said mortgage contained has
become operative and no suit proceeding at la Y
in equity has been instituted to the debt
secured by said mortgage any part thereof, which
at this date amounts to one thousand nine hundred
eighty dollars and lightweight cents. The money
secured to be paid by this mortgage given for
the purchase money of the land mortgaged herein.
Notice Is hereby given that on Thursday, October
7th, 1897, at II O'clock noon, at the front door of
the court house in the village of Paw Paw, in the
county of Van Buren, and state of Mchiy GAM shall
sell at public auction to the highest bidder the
premises described in said mortgage much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the amount
due thereon with costs and expenses allowed by law
which said premises described as follows: All
that certain piece parcel of land situate in the
township of Keeler in the county of Van Buren, and
State of Michigan, and described as follows: The
southwest quarter of section eleven in township
four south of range sixteen west and containing
one hundred and sixty 1850 acres more or less.
Dated July9 1897.
22O8tl3o222O ELIAS PARDEE, Mortgage,
+. J .ATwELL, Attorney for Mortgage.