The true northerner., 1899-01-25

Sunday.
One more Van Buren, county case has
been decided by the supreme court:
Lowry VS.. Bennett, reversed.
Invitations have been issued for the
annual firemen's ball. to be held at the
opera house, Thursday evening, February
2 Fischer's orchestra; bill S10O.
w. j. Sellick advertises to continue his
one-half off jacket sale for another two
weeks. This sale has saved money to
many, and will save money to many
more.
Work filling and grading is still in
progress on the west end of the S. III. q
e., and preparations are being made for
bridging and laying steel for the wide
gauge.
o. A. Rice, r. Woodman and wife, d.
Vandevere and wife, j. NJ Brown, J. G..
Warner and A. III. Drake attended the
reunion of the 18th Mich. Inft. at Kal-
amaZoo last week.
At the special council meeting last
Wednesday evening, Seth f. Allen was
chosen superintendent of the waterworks
at salary of 500 per year. Nocontract
was let for tapping mains.
At the council meeting Monday even.
ing, the plumbers bond of Chas A..
Bosnian was approved and a license
granted. The president was authorized
to sell the windmill belonging to the vii
lage for S25.
Snaoial t,,aafit,crc mill ha hold OF he
M. f. church each evening this week
except Saturday Rev. William Miller
of Port Huron will preach Sunday morn
ing and evening and assist the pastor
during the week.
Paw Paw grange will hold another of
the series of debates on Friday evening
of this week at o'clock. The question
is, "Resolved that Congressman elect
Brigham H. Roberts of Utah should be
seated" leaders, j. G. Gould and Milton
III. Coy.
Showerman Bros. are still cutting the
price of clothing, bound to make place
for their new clothing, which will arrive
about March l. SELF, Schwab & Co., the
largest manufacturers of shoes in the
world, have shipped them full line of
shoes for spring
The city hospital, Muskegon, owned
and occupied by DIR. A. w. Hendrick,
formerly of this place, was almost totally
destroyed by fire on Thursday evening,
January 10. Nobody was in the house at
the time of the accident, and the origin
of the fire is mystery.
Mrs. o. w. Rowland is enjoying a visit
from her mother, Mrs Eunice Benjamin
and her twin brother, NJ ID. Benjamin of
Big Rock, Ills. Mr.. Benjamin was once
resident of this county and enlisted
here in '63 in the Sd cavalry. He has not
been here before for over 30 years.
ID. B. Waite suffered quite a serious
accident Monday. He had a team OF
colts hitched to carriage. They be
came unmanageable and he went to their
heads. They ran over him, cutting his
face and bruising him severely. But lit
tie damage was done to the team or rig
The old 18th Michigan held a very
successful reunion at Kalamazoo last
Ntth, a vi dW dW Ntbtldlo vi
the regiment being present. JIM. Brown
of this place was elected one of the vice
presidents. The next reunion will be
held at Kalamazoo, January II and Is
1900.
Edith May Allen complained before
Justice Rowland that her husband
Joseph H., had been guilty of committing
an assault and battery on her person
Joseph was arrested and brought before
the magistrate, where he pleaded not
guilty to the charge. His trial was SET
for Saturday next.
Nj. III. Hogmire of Arlington was a
caller at the Northerner Office yesterday
where he met M. ID. Benjamin, an old
army comrade whom he had not seen fol-
80 years. 1t was amusing and interest
ing to witness the meeting, at which
notwithstanding the lapse of years, each
recognized the other.
The fourteenth annual session OF the
| Van Buren, County Farmers Institute
association commences at 1870 this fore
noon, in Longwell's opera house. There
1 Will Dt dlbClllOOh oOooiOl ~ AstO1 oA
evening session at 1880, and sessions to-
morrow at 900 a. M, 1:30 and 7:30 p. m
The program is good one.
Jesse Thomas writes home that the mer
who were enlisted only for the war are
being discharged from the service a:
rapidly as recruits come in, and that he
expects to be out of the service soon
Roy Hinckley's furlough expires Satur
day, when he will report at Fort Sheri
dan, Chicago. He also hopes for ar
early discharge.
When senator Burrows returned tC
Washington after his reelection, senator
Elkins said to him, "Pingree made you
dig potatoes didn't heY" "Oh yes; sale
senator Burrows" but the trouble was
found a great many more than Pingre'
expected me to find" Ininvoicing stool
E. Smith & Co. found many more over
coats than they expected to find. Rea'
their new adv. for particulars.
In November, 1897, Harvey Hilliard, |
clerk in Chamberlin's drug store a
Hartford, was convicted by verdict of
Jury of violation of the local optio
J law. The case was removed to tn