The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-28

circuit court, and confined In the jail In
that city 1t is too bad that a progress
i've county like Van Buren, should not
have Jail in which desperate criminal
can be safely confined.
Saturday, December 81, Messrs. Lyle
q Warner will offer for sale at auction,
at the Dyckman house barn, Paw Paw,
20 head of horses, weighing from ,l00to
400 pounds, giving from one to twelve
months time on approved notes. This
will be an opportunity to save the ad-
vance in price that is bound to come with
the approach of spring
Following are the newly elected off
GERS of Paw Paw lodge, A. o. u. W.: b.
f. Heckert, p. M. W.; G. w. Rooms, M.
W.; o. w. Rowland F., VIM. Butler, o.;
w. III. Mason, recorder; S. +. Munger,
financier; j. w Free, receiver; G.. E. Chap
pell, G.; j. G. Garvin, l. W.; VIM. Long, o.
W.; l. A. Whitman, trustee; w. II. Ma
son, representative; S. K. Munger, alter
nate.
The most costly leather in the world is
known to the trade as the piano leather.
The secret of tanning this leather is
known only to a family of tanners in
Germany, although the skins from which
it is tanned come almost entirely from
America. The most costly garments at
e. Smith & Co.'S great sale receive the
biggest cut in prices. The secret you
will see in their adv. on the eighth page
of this paper.
Mr. Page B. Emory died Wednesday
morning last, at South Haven, after an
illness which confined him to his bed Cor
six months. The funeral was held at he
Congregational church in that village,
Thursday morning at IL o'clock, Pastor
Brewer officiating Mr.. Emory was born
in Vermont 60 years ago. He went to
South Haven from Paw Paw few years
ago. and was for many years resident
of this village
The week of prayer will be Observed as
usual in the Paw Paw churches, next
week, with union services each evening
except Saturday Following are the
places and leaders for each evening: Mon
day, M. r. church, Mrs. Barton; Tues
day, Free Baptist church, Rev. q. w.
Harvey; Wednesday, First Baptist church
Rev. f. O. Mather Thursday, Disciple
church, O. w. Rowland; Friday, Presby
terian church, Rev. Ross Matthews.
The Free Baptist church will hold
reunion in connection with its annual
business meeting January 4, 1899, st the
home of John Baker, west of the lair
ground. A picnic dinner and good
visit will be prominent features or the
occasion. All members of the church
and society are cordially invited TO par
ticipate in the enjoyment OF the day.
Ten o'clock is none to early to be bring
ing in your baskets and shaking hands
with your friends.
In a long list or southwestern Michi-
gan attorneys who signed letter to
Dallas Boudeman of Kalamazoo, inviting
him TO be a candidate for supreme court
? Justice, are the names of Judge B. f..
Heckert. David Anderson, j r.. Chandler,
A. L. Moulton, G.. w. Merrimap. .. w.
Rowland, l.. H. Titus, j. III. Johnson, A. IL.
, Tuttle and A. II. Chandler of this county.
The signatures TO the letter embrace the
? most prominent attorneys of this part oi
the state. Whether Mr.. Boudeman is
' nominated or not he cannot do otherwise
. than feel fiattered at the heartiness OF
the support of his brothers of the legal
O fraternity.
t Monday evening, December l9, the
) council met and the ordinance for the
!: South Haven & Saugatuck railroad was
}: read and passed by a unanimous vote
}: The ordinance provides for the franchise
II to the South Haven 81 Saugatuck rail
l. road to use 20 feet of the head OF kala
e mazoo street from the intersection of the
It S. III. & e. railroad with the street, to
y build, own AMI operate a bridge across
D, the river approved by the United States
W government and the village; to use por
3 ton of Black River street and cross
e Dvckman avenue, Wells and other streets
In consideration of the franchise th'
lr company agrees to cause the .. III
" & Il. to be made standard gaug
D. road from Hartford to South Havei
h before May l, and to complete tn
a South Haven q Saugatuck road withll
D. one year; and also agrees to conform {
t. the ordinances of the village, and to hol
r the village blameless for damages don
er through its operation.-South Have
of Messenger.
e, On the 9th day of March, 1898, tn
ut body of Stephen Sprague was found !
Gn the big ravine near the bridge on tn
all line of the S. II. & r. r. r., a short di
lr- tance this side of South Haven. 1t WI
Sc, evident that Sprague had been mu
dered, killed by a pistol shot. Suspicio
nd was directed 70 one JEFF Mason of Cove
of and he was arrested, charged with Il
8 crime. He had az examination befo
rie Justice Wallingford o. South Haven, b.
a the evidence adduced did not warra
De his being put upon trial and he was dl
of charged Last fall Mason was again
ee. rested on a charge of larceny, convicte
nd sentenced to Jail and is now serving o
on. his time. Recently, the officers have
lge cured additional evidence against him
I'd the murder case and he has been
Harrested on that charge. He was
igned yesterday morning before JUST
son and his examination set for