The true northerner., 1899-03-08

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vited
Prof. j. w. Holton will give an illus
trated lecture in the M. E. church, under
the auspices of the ladies' aid society,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
March 10 and 16. Each entertainment
will include number of the latest
scientific marvels, the wonderful Edison
moving picture, war scenes, etc. Ad-
mission to both entertainments, % and
ID cents; one entertainment, 15 and 10
cents.
There will be two cases from the
circuit court of this county in the
supreme court at the April term, both
on the chancery side. Sina Bailey Vs.
VIM. Bailey and Geo. w. Markillie ct al
VS.. Charles Allen ct al. Messrs. johnson
d Wicksall s-e the solicitors for the
complainant in the former case, and L.
j. Cavana dgh and A. j. Mills in the
latter; Lincoln II. Titus is the solicitor
for the defendants in both cases.
Last Saturday, Columbus Engle
brought to this Office several branches
from peach trees, on which there were
plenty of uninjured buds. He says he
will surely have some peaches in his
orchard. He also brought branches of
cherries and japanese plums that we're
all right. He had taken the branches
into the house and put them in warm
water In warm room, and some of the
buds had swollen nearly large enough to
blossom. Mr. Engle's orchard is one of
the most favorably located, and while he
may have few peaches, there is no
doubt the crop in this locality is prac-
tically ruined. 15o below zero was the
lowest temperature registered at his
place.
February 20, j. G. Horning received
message from Brooklyn, Mich, that his
mother, lazy of II, was dead. He and
his wife went Immediately to attend the
funeral, returning the 23d March 3,
they got word that the stepfather, whorfI.
they left in perfect health, was dead,
having been overcome by heat and
injuries received fighting fire. The house
caught fire in the night in the cham
ber, he and 13 year old grand daughter
being alone. He walked her and went
up to put it out. She heard him fall
and went to him and found him uncon-
scious. She dragged him Downstairs
and out of doors and ran for the neigh
bors, a quarter of mile away. He was
restored to consciousness, but died next
day
The annual statement of the village of
Paw Paw shows that the total receipts of
the electric light plant for the past year
were S2,705.52. The amount paid out of
the lighting fund, exclusive of bonds and
interest, was S2,S08.02, so that the re-
ceipts only lacked about 800 of paying
operating expenses, while the taxpayers
paid 81 600 bond and $500 interest The
engine for the plant has not yet been
paid for. The amount paid out of the
general fund was s1,131.S1, street fund
S1,971.01. The cash on hand is S5,604.94
not quite enough to pay the balance on
the waterworks contracts due when com
pleted, and the engine at the electric
light plant. There was 81 1850 on hand
at the beginning of the year. The total
liabilities of the village, bonded debt,
due on contracts and orders outstanding,
are S35, 1888. The gentlemen who siton
the village council next year will have
plenty on their hands to think about, in
meeting obligations, keeping streets in
order, running and extending light and
water plants, ETC., without making taxes
burdensome to the people Here's hop
ing they may be successful
One day last week, Northerner rep
resentative rode over the S. III. q T.. road
between South Haven and Hartford, and
was much pleased and surprised iat the
manner in which the improvement of
the road is being pushed. The filling of
the big ravine this side of Sodth Haven
is being done in a thorough way
Hundreds of carloads of dirt have been
hauled in, and more is being hauled as
rapidly as possible. A substantial culvert
has been constructed over the creek, and
new trestle for the road bed. New
steel has arrived for the widening of the
gauge, and gangs of men are at work lay
ing it, starting from Hartford, and the
wide track is now down for two miles
north of Hartford. Three or four weeks
of good weather will give us broad
gauge line across the county from Law
ton to South Haven. We understand
the company is also preparing to make
the extension from South Haven to
Saugatuck, in compliance with the fran
chise recently granted by the South
Haven council. 1t is well known that
the company has had in mind, ever since
the present management came in control
of the road, an extension east or south
for more desirable through connections
and freight competition. A rumor has
come to us that an extension from Lawton
to Schoolcraft, connecting there with
the Grand Trunk and Lake Shore, is
among the possibilities of the next few
months. The Northerner does not ex-
press an opinion as to the probability Of
this, but it does sincerely hope there is
something in it. Such line would be
of great value to all points on the s. II.
a. E., aud to the village of Schoolcraft as