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The true northerner., 1899-02-01
DOING AWAY WITH RED TAPE
improvements I'm English Post OHic e
Service-Private Mail
Boxes.

The British post Office is becoming
really live concern. There have been
more reforms since the duke of Nor
folk became postmaster in 1895 than
during the previous 20 years. The
latest introduces a system of private
posting boxes, located in private
houses and Offices, from which the post
men collect letters at regular intervals.
Two collections are given daily for one
pound yearly, with a slight additional
cost for each floor above and below the
ground. The user is not allowed to
have a key TO the box. The letter once
posted becomes the property of the
postmaster-general and cannot be re-
turned TO the writer. Probably other
facilities will follow, for G.. II. Murray,
the successful chairman of the inland
revenue board. has accepted the secre-
taryship of the post office at the special
request of the government, which
found that a strong outside man was
necessary to break red-tape autocracy.
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
WILD MAN CAUGHT.
Walks on All Fours, Is Covered with
Hair and Fights Like
"a Demon.

Constable Elwood McCracken. Of
North Erwin township, Ind, brought
to Jail at Kokomo the other day queer
specimen of humanity, captured in a
church at Poplar Grove. The man. who
was practically nude when found, is
partially covered with thick, shaggy
growth of grizzly hair from one to four
inches in length. He was at first
thought TO be some wild animal, as he
was crouching and walking on all fCurs
between the benches of the church.
Though evidently past so years of age,
lie is hercules in physique, and wild
and vicious as a tiger. He fought like
a demon on being captured. He can
talk but little. He says his name is
jacobson, and that is all that could be
got out of him. 1t is not known where
he came from. The officers are at loss
TO know what 10 do with him.
The true northerner., 1899-02-01

! County Of Van Burer-ss.
At a session of the probate court for the county
OF Van Buren, holden at the probate ofice, In the
village OF Paw Paw. ON Friiay, the 27th day II
January, In the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-nine.
Present, Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge OF
Probate.
I'm the mattefof the estate of James Moore,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified
of Esther Myers OF the legatees OF the
estate of said dec ased. praying for therein
stated that Martin O. DE Jager may he appointed
administrator with the will xed of said estate.
fhereupon IL is ordered that Monday, the 27thday
of February 1892 At ten o'clock in the forenoon be
assigned for the hearing of said petition, and all
persons interested in said estate required
to appear at session of said court, then to
be holden at the probate office, In the village OF
Paw Paw, and show cause, II any there be,
why the prayer OF the petitioner should not be
granted.
And IL il further ordered that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate OF
the pendency OF said petition, and the hearing
thereof by causing copy OF this order to be pub
shed In the True Northerner, newspaper printed
aud circulating in said county OF Van Buren,, for
three successive weeks at least previous to said day
of hearing.
JAMES VI. JOHNSON,
89t4o92l Judge of Probate.
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
CUBAN POSTAL SERVICE.
Believed That the Department I'm tn q
Island Can De Made Self
Sustaining.

A. w. Machen, general superin-
tendent of the free delivery system, and
chairman of the postal commission, sent
to Cuba to investigate conditions there,
has returned from Havana. He had
long conference with Postmaster-Geu-
eral Emory Smith. at which he de-
scribed the comparatively chaotic state
of the service. Mr.. Machen believes the
postal department in Cuba will be self
sustaining.
The cost of the postal service under
the Spanish regime was approximately
S500,000 a year. 1t is estimated now
that the stamp sales on the island un-
der nominal conditions Will foot up ST.
600 a day, or approximately $365, 600
annually The receipts from the reg
istry service, the commission figures as
very likely to amount up about the
Spanish total cost figures. One result
of the commission's work will be an
immediate establishment of a do
mestic postal money order system. At
present international money orders are
available between Cuba and the United
States, but no money can be so sent be-
tween points within the island.
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
QUEER ANIMAL FOR zoo.
Cy De Vry Mt Lincoln Park, Chicago,
Rt n Loss to Classify Late
Acquisition.

Keeper Cy De Nry, of the Lincoln
park zoo at Chicago. has another lodg-
er. He doesn't know how TO classify
it, though 1t is little, grayish, Gin
namon-col9red, weasel-shaped animal
with a body as large as an ordinary cat
face that resembles a bears in minia-
ture and tail not unlike that Of a mon
key. 1t has an intelligent face. with
large, bright eyes.
De Vry thinks it is whole menagerie
in itself. when we bought it, >" he said
1--WE thought we had a plain Milwau-
kee-bred honey bear but | have
learned, to begin with, that it comes
originally from Brazil. In face and
construction Of body, as well as in
color, it resembles the bear, but ii has
the tail of the monkey and its mode of
living is much like the monkeys, climb
ing about in the treetops. In another
way it takes after the elephant as its
tongue is long and performs functions
similar to those of the elephants trunk.
1t eats anything from honey to eggs.
insects and the blood of birds, which its
remarkable activity enables it to kill.
1t goes under the names of kinkajou.
honey bear. Mexican weasel, maDariri,
guchumbi and cuchumbi."
The little animal was bought recent
ly 10y the Lincoln park commissioners
from the heirs Of a Milwaukee man.
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
THE TRIE NoRThsREyEH.t vi s-- - [sz0ROHs-
washington Overrun with Certain
Type Who Are Handsome In
Form and Feature.

Washington is overrun just now with
q class of negroes whom ii is almost i'm
possible 20 distinguish from the whites.
Most of them are well-behaved. we'll
dressed and well-formed, and do not
bear many Of the characteristic fea-
lures of the negro. They are seldom
seen during the day, and do not seem
10 labor, but apparently have the
means to live we'll without working.
Their conduct is above reproach, their
bearing easy and graceful, and they
show evident traces of refinement.
Some of them are possessed of intel
lectual faces, and many have pro-
nounced Jewish cast of countenance.
Their feet are small and well-formed,
and they have tapering fingers, which
are the envy of their white sisters.
These people do not associate with the
simon-pure negroes, but look upon
them with disdain. and in turn are re-
garded with evident jealousy. They
are numerous enough TO form quite
colony, and are usually encountered
returning from balls and theaters.
They are always dressed in correct
form, and seldom patronize carriages.
as do the rich dark negroes, but return
TO their homes in the street cars.
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
A GOOD PEDESTRIAN.
Secretary Hay InduIges Habit He
Evidently Contracted While So
journlng I'm London.

Secretary Hay, who is one of the
richest men in Washington, is the
pedestrian Of the Mckinley administra-
ton. and. although he owns several
handsome equipages, and the govern
ment furnishes one for his convenience,
he rarely uses them, and always walks
home from the state department. After
he has laid down the cares of state and
before dinner he INDUCES in brisk
constitutional of an hours duration
His stride is rather long. and he walks
with a dash and swing which furnish
Jim excellent exercise. His carriage is
decidedly English, and. while the new
secretary is an American to the core.
and does not aim to initiate the British,
he undoubtedly contracted the pedes-
trian habit while in London. 1t is
rather becoming, and many admiring
and envious eyes follow the vigorous
and talented diplomatist as he swings
gracefully along the capitals fashion
able thorouqhfares
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
FREIGHT CARS BY TROLLEY.
Farmers of Wisconsin Towns Are TO
Have Better Transportation
Facilities.

The work Of the farmers who reside
between Appleton and Seymour, Wis,
for an electric street car line to connect
the two cities has taken the novel turn
of the building of freight line. 1t APP
pears that the farmers who are out
looking for capital 10 build the line are
not after a, purely passenger service,
but expect to have something in the
line of freight trains to ship their grain
to the Appleton elevators.
If this plan be adopted il will be an
innovation in the problem of electrical
transit. At first ii was proposed 10 run
cars which would accommodate the
farmers with a small amount Of bag
gage, such as baskets and other light
articles, a trailer or a combination
coach being run. Now the plan has de-
veloped into the proposition TO run a
train of freight ears daily for the trans
fer of the produce.
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
GIVE UP ENTERTAINING.
Great People Of England Have No
Disposition to Compete with the
Extrayagant Newly Rich.

"The great people of England do not
entertain as formerly. They do not
care to compete with the millionaire
brewer, the jew financier or the Amer
lean whose concerts or parties often
cost 5000 and even more. a quarter
of century ago all the great houses
were regularly thrown open each sea
son. Now it is the exception when big
houses entertain.
Another unfortunate phase has
made its appearance in certain set,
i. e, for a society aspirant TO get a
great lady TO ask the guests to her first
party and thus give her a start. OF
course, a very handsome douceur is
given the lady for doing So"
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
oRTCAGE SALE.

MORTGAGE SAlE.-Default having been
ltl made In the conditions OF certain lndenture
of mortgage bearing date the 7th day of November,
A. ID. 1894, executed by Horace w. Wallace and Ada
A. Wallace his wife to William j. Sellick to secure
the payment of Six Hundred Dollars (s6OO) with
eight (S) percent interest. per annum, which said
mortgage recorded In the office of the Register
of Deeds for the County OF Van Buren, on the 9th
day of November, A. D., 1894, at nine o'clock A. M,
in Liber 40 of Mortgages on Page 40, on which
mortgage there claimed be due and unpaid at the
date OF this notice, the sum of Seven Hundred
Thrty-two Dollars and Twelve Gents (s73212) as
principal and interest, also an attorney fee pro-
vided by law and stipulated for I'm said mortgage
and suit proceedings at law or In equity having
been instituted to recover the amount now due and
unpaid or any part thereof.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue of the power Of sale contained In said mort
gage and i'm pursuance of the statute in such case
made and provided there will be sold at public ven-
due to the highest bidder at the front door of the
Court House in the Village of Paw Paw, County of
Van Buren,, Michigan, that being the place for
holding the Circuit Court for said County, Satur-
day the nth day of March, A. ID. 1899, at one
O'Clock i'm the y. NJ. OF said day, the premises de-
scribed i'm said mortgage much thereof as may
be necessary 10 satisfy the amo1nt now due and un-
paid on said note and mortgage with interest and
costs. Said premises being described as follows
to-wit: The east half w of the northeast
quarter (I4) of section thrty-three 1887 IN town.
ship one () south of range fourteen l14) west I'm
the County Of Van Buren, and State of Michigan, ,
containing eighty tS0 acres of land more or less.
Dated December the 14th, 1898.
WILLIAM J. SELLIoK.
BFrJ II, HFcKKRT, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage. S2tl3o9i.
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
MORTGAGE SALE
s9t4o92l

MON GAGE . TX. whereas, deiault
vi having been made in the conditions OF certain
ndenture of mortgage, dated the 29th day of April
A. ID. 1897 made, executed and delivered by john
w. Timmons and Martha j. Timmons, his wife %
Almeua township, Van Buren county, Michigan, y,
Peter Walker, which said mortgage the Z
day of April A. d. 1897, filed for record in the off,"
of the register of deeds in aud for Van Bu
county, Michigan, aud by said register of de-d,
duly recorded in iber 80 of mortgages ON pages
apd373
And whereas by the terms and provisions OF =.
mortgage. II IL agreed that should any defaun D..
made In the payment of the interest to become du
thereon or any part thereof, on any day wa Dhi h
made payable, and should the same RENT ir
due, unpaid and in arrears for the space OF thi ty
,3O) days. then after the lapse of sail thirty 20
days at the option of the second part. his he'.s
executors administrators or assigns Ia whole Of
the principal sum thereof should become and Oe du
and payable Immediately.
And whereas, eight and 3-110 dollars of ia,
interest accrued and became due on said mortgage
and was payable by the terms thereof on the 29th
day of April, A. ID. 1885, and said sum part
thereof has yet been paid, but the whole thereof II
due, payable and In arrears, aud more than thirty
(30j days have elapsed since the same became
due, payable and in arrears.
Now, therefore the said Peter Walker, the owner
aud holder of said mortgage has elected to declare
and has and does declare the whole of the principal
sum of said mortgage with the accrued interest 10
be due and payable Immediately. The whole sum
claimed to be due and pay able on said mortgage at
the date of this notice is Seven Hundred Forty :
One and 9Ol0O (s74l.90 Dollars and the costs OF this
proceeding 10 be added thereto as it accumulites, and
been instituted to recover the amount due on said
moi tgage or any part thereof.
Now, notice is hereby given that by virtue of the
power of sale in said mortgage contained and the
statutes In such made and provided l shall
Saturday the 18th day of April A. ID. lS99 at nine
O'Clock In the forenoon at the north front door OF
the Court House for the county of Van Buren,, in
the state of Michigan, in the village of Paw Paw In
said county Chat being the place for holding the
Circuit Court for said Van Buren county, Michigan
sell TO the highest bidder the premises described In
said mortgage, or so uch thereof may be neces-
sary TO pay the amount then due said mortgage and
cost of this proceedn and of said sale. The premi
to be sold known and described as all that
certain piece parcel of land situate and being
in the township of Almena, county of Van Buren,
and state of Michigan, and described as follows
to-wt: The east half of the northwest quarter OF
section twenty-nine (29) town two ~ south OF
range thirteen ll3) west. together with the tene-
ments, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto
belonging or In any wise appertaining.
Dated this 5th day of January, A. ID. 1899.
PETER WALKER, Mortgage.
f.. A. Il ROBERT CRANE, Attys. foI
S6tl3og9 Mortgage, Chase Blk, Kalamazoo, Mich
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
SALE.

vi made in the conditions of certain mortgage
bearing date the 22d day of October, A ID. 1897,
given 10y Walter T.. Pierce and Rosa b. Pierce, his
wife, and Loren Pierce of Antwerp, Van Buren,
couAty, Michigan, to Ebert A. Streator Of Monterey,
Alegan county. Michigan, which said mortgage was
recorded on the 2ld day of October, A. d. 1897, in
iber 80 of mortgages pages 5535, in the office of
the register OF deeds for Van Buren county, Mich
iPan; and whereas, by the terms and conditions of
said mortgage II is agreed that should any default
be made in the payment of any nstallment of inter
est on the day whereon the same is made payable,
and should the same remain unpaid and in arrear
for the space of sixty 6J days, then after the lapse
of said sixty L6O days, at the option OF the
said party of the second part, his executors,
administrators assigns, much of the principal
sum of said mortgage as remains unpaid should be-
come and be due and payable Immediately there
after.
Aud whereas twenty-nne and 5.100 dollars 500 O5l
of the interest accrued and became due and payable
by the terms of said mortgage on the 22d day of
October, A. d. $685. and the same any part there
of, not having been paid, but the whole amount
thereof being now due and payable and more than
sixty l6l days having elapsed since the same so
became due, payable and in
Now, therefore, the said Ebert A. Streator, the
owner and holder of said mortgage, has elected to
declare and has declared and hereby does declare
the whole of the principal sum of said mortgage,
together with the accrued interest thereon, TO he
due and payable Immediately, the whole sum so
claimed TO be due and payable on said mortgage at
the date of this notice being four hundred and fifty
nd 80l00 dollars s450 sol together with the attor-
ney fee provided by statute, and suit at law or
proceeding III tndnCefN nhNlnR Deen nlSilluteu lu
recover the said sum so claimed to be due, nor any
part thereof.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of the power of sale in said mortgage con-
tanned and the statute in such case made and pro-
vded, shall on Friday, the 7th day of April A. ID.
1892 at the hour Of ten o'clock in the forenoon, at
the front door of the court house, in the village of
Paw Paw, i'm the county of Van Buren,, state OF
Michigan said court house being the place for hold
ing the Circuit Court for said county, sell at public
auction, 10 the highest bidder, the premises des-
iha1 N aai1 mo 80 m aN
be necessary TO pay the sum then due said mort
gage, together with the attorney fee provided by
statute, and the costs Of foreclosure and sale.
The premises so to be sold known and des-
cribed as follows, to-wit: All that certain piece OF
parcel of land situate and being in the township OF
Antwerp, in the county of Van Buren, and state OF
Michigan. and described follows, to-wit: The
northwest quarter "A of southwest quarter al OF
section twenty-five l25l, town three [3l south OF
range thirteen l3 west, containing forty [40 acres
of land more or less.
EBERT A. STREATOR,
ORAN w. ROWLAND, Mortgage
Attorney for Mortgagee,
S6tl3 9S) Paw Paw, Mich.
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CHANCERY SALE.


" virtue of a decree of the circuit court for the
county of Van Buren, in chancery in the state of
Michigan made aud dated on the 10th day IAN
uary, A. D., 1899, in certain cause therein pend
ing, wherein Hannah VanAuken is complainant,
and Asa w. Lewis Lydia A. Lewis, George Matter
son, Helen T.. Matterson, NJ. u. Lewis, Mary O..
Rice, Matthew Ii. Sellers and Mrs. S. A. WILKINSON.
are defendants.
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, and state of Michigan, said court
house being the place holding the circuit court
i'm and for said county, on Friday, the 18th day OF
March, A. ID. 1899, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
of said day, all, much thereof as may be neces-
sary to raise the amount due To the said complain
ant for principal interest and costs IN said cause,
of the following described lands and premises, viz {:
A strip of land wide enough for ten lOl acres off
from the south side of the southwest quarter a ]
of the southeast quarter of section thirty six
1861, being bounded ON the north by land owned by
Hiram A. Cole, the east by the Allegan road, ON
the south 10y the town line between Paw Paw and
waverly, and ON the west by the Paw Paw river;
all in town two 2l south, range fourteen IA west
township of Waverly, county of Van Buren, and
state of Michigan.
Dated Paw Paw, Mich, January 25th, A. ID. 1899
DAVID ANDERSON,
Circuit Court Commissioner in and for Van Buren
County, Michigan.
HARRY l., Mcneil and LINCOLN ii. TITUS,
Solicitors for Complainant. 22S9t7o229I
The true northerner., 1899-02-01
final ACCoUNT.Sstate Of Michigan, II gan
22s7t4o2290l


county.
At session of the Probate Court for said county
held at the Probate Office, in the village of Paw Paw
Thursday, the 5h day of January, in the year of
cur Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety
nine.
Present, James II. J ohnson. Judge Of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Louisa n /.
Wait deceased.
George w. Wait administrator with the will an-
nexed said estate into court and represents
that he is now prepared to render his final
such administrator, and files the same.
Thereupon il Is ordered that Monday, the 9th day
of February next, at ten clock in the forenoon be
assigned for examining and allowing such account
and that the heirs at law Of said deceased, and all
other persons interested i'm said estate required
TO appear at a session of said Court, then TO be
holden at the Probate Office IN the village of Paw
Paw i'm said County, and show cause, IL any there
be why the said account should not be allowed:
And IL is further ordered, that said administrator
give notice TO the persons interested in said estate
of the pendency of said account and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order TO be pub
lshed in the True Northerner newspaper printed
and circulating In said county, three successive
weeks at least previous to said day of hearing.
JAMES III. JOHNSON.
fS6t4o89l Judge of Probate
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AIoarcAee sALe..wherea,

MORTGAGE SALE.-Whereas, default
IVl having been made in the conditions of certain
ndenture OF mortgage dated the srd day Of Novem-
ber, A. ID. 1896, made, executed and delivered by
Martha j. Timmons Of Almena, Van Buren county
the 10th day OF November, A. ID. 1896. nled for
record ia the office of the register of deeds in and
for Van Buren, county, Michigan, and by said
register OF deeds duly recorded In ber 90 Of mort
And whereas, by the terms and provisions of said
mortgage, 1T il agreed that should any default be
made In The payment Of the interest to become due
thereon any part thereof any day whereon the
same made payable, and should the remain
due, unpaid ana In arrears for the space of thirty
(3D days, then after the lapse OF said thirty i3O)
days at the option OF the second party, his heirs,
executors, administrators assigns, the whole of
the principal sum thereof should become and be
due anu payable imm ediately.
And whereas 1fty-two and 65- loo (S52.65) dollars
of the interest accrued aud became due said
mortgage and was payable by the terms thereof on
the Bird day of November. A. ID. 1898, and said sum
part thereof has yet been paid, but the whole
thereof Is due, payable and In arrears, and more
than thirty 1907 days have elapsed since the
became due, payable ana in arr.
Now, therefore, the said Peter Walker, the owner
and holder of said mortgage, has elected to declare
aud has and does declare the whole of the
sum OF said mortgage with the accrued interest, to
be due and payable Immediately. The whole sum
aimed TO be due and pa able on said mortgage at
the date OF this notice is One Thousand Three
Hundred sixty-six and 62-l00 (sl366.62) Dollars
and the costs of this proceeding TO be added thereto
as IL accumulates. and no suit at law or proceed
ing in chancery having been instituted TO recover
the amount due said mortgage any part thereof
Now, notice is hereby given that by virtue of
the power of sale In said mortgage contained and
the statutes In such made and provided. shall
on Saturday, the 18th day of April, A.. ID. 1899, at
ne o'clock In the forenoon at the north front door
the Court House tor the county OF Van Buren,
the state of Michigan, In the village of Paw Paw,
nat being the place for holding the Circuit Court
d SAID Van Buren county, Michgan) sell to the
ighest bidder, the premises described in said
mortgage or so much thereof as may be necessary
- pay the amount then due on said mortgage and
ne cost of this proc eding and of said sale. The
emises so TO be sold are known and described as
al that certain piece or parcel of land situate
beng in the township of Almena county cJU
3uren and state of Michigan, and describeaG32
follows; to-wit: The west half of the nor'
quarter of section twenty-nine 900 in town
O. south of range thirteen ll3) west, together
the tenements her ditamt nts and the appurte,A
thereunto belonging in any wise appertail w -
Dated this 5th day of January, A. ID. l69 .
PETER WALKER, Mortgagee. <oIIl -
Sitloo9s T.. A. h ROBERT Ii. CRA' Da
for Mortgage, Chase Blk., Kalamazoo.
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