The true northerner., 1900-04-18
WHOLE NUMBER 1852.

] l. B. Conner is having the rink build
ing repainted.
Mrs. Charles Stevens went to Chicago
yesterday, for medical treatment.
G. A. Lamberson has sold the lot of
horses he has been fitting for the mar
ket. He has also purchased a livery
business in Kalamazoo
A report of the republican county
convention, some county tax statistics
and other interesting matter will be
found on the inside pages.
A. T. Hall has taken his two fine trot-
ting stations, Ashland Prince and Home
! ward to Benton Harbor. r. T.. Fuller
has them in charge. 1t is probable Mr..
Hall will move to that city. The North
erner would dislike to have him and his
estimable family leave this place.
The local option cases on the calendar
! for the present term were continued on
motion of counsel for the respondents.
Aflidavits were submitted showing i'll
ness, absence of material witnesses, etc,
and as there was no time for the people
to investigate or procure counter affida-
| term. The new rule adopted by the
court requiring four days notice of mo-
tions for continuance will obviate future
difficulty of this kind.
Fred Longwell, who has been in the
Klondike country for the past two years
and three months, surprised his friends
by arriving home Monday evening. He
, left In
had not intended coming home this
spring, but that he had a touch of home
/ sickness and concluded to come. 1t is
unnecessary TO say the family we're
pleased to see him. Fred is hale and
hearty and says he has enjoyed the ex-
perience. He is undecided whether he
will go back or not.
Kirke w. Noyes has been appointed
examiner of primary school lands under
Act %, 1899. Plats of the lands to be
examined by him and blanks upon which
the reports are to be made have been
sent him. He is requested to report
TO William A. French, commissioner
of the state land office at Lansing, the
characteristics of certain school lands in
Ottawa counties. Mr.. Noyes will leave
on his tour of inspection Monday morn
ing, and expects to finish his work inside
of one week-Sentinel.
The case of Wi liam II. Filley VS.. Will
son Lee, recently commenced in the
circuit court, in which an order requir-
ing plaintiff to file security for costs was
entered on Monday last, is an action for
slander. Something over 10 years ago
a suit was tried before Justice Mason be-
tween the same parties, which was after
wards appealed to the circuit court,
where, in November, 1899, it was again
tried. Filley alleges that in May last
Lee said in the presence and hearing of
many persons that he (Filley) beat him
f. (Lee) in that lawsuit, but that he ('illey)
swore to a lie, or he would not have beat
him, thereby intending to impute to him
/ (Filley) the crime of perjury. These al
legged words form the basis of the suit
now pending. Filley claims damages in
in the sum of $1,000.
Speaking of newspapers, Sam. Jones
says: "lf | wanted to get square judg-
ment, I'd rather go in newspaper office
than a court of Justice. No man whose
life is true, pure and just is afraid of all
/ the newspaper presses in America. They
are the best detective force in the coun-
try to-day. They have punctured more.
shams, and, SO far as l am concerned, |
/ say take the bride off, and let them go
The only ones that will be hurt will be
the shams aud frauds. And if you think
the newspapers print too much of SEN
sational kind, don't read it. The papers
need to be reformed, but the people have
got to reform first. Newspapers are
printed for money, and to suit their pa
irons. If you think ,hey are run on
high moral platform, like Mr.. Barnum's
circus, just reform yourself, and the pa
per will follow suit"
The Courier says "a little village near
| by is building a canning establishment
that will employ 2O0 men" belittling a
local institution of like character be-
cause it does not employ so many The
Courier shows its ignorance of the can
ming business. There is not canning
factory in Michigan employing 300 men,
and no neighboring village is building
one that will require more than one
fourth that many. a canning factory
employing 300 hands-men, women and
children, is a good sized one, and no
canning factory in south western Mich
ig9n, unless it be the one being built at
Berrien Springs, will require exceeding
half that number in 1900. The local
canning factory employed upwards of
60 hands last season at good wages, and
the Northerner is informed the company
will put in considerable new machinery,
remodel their building and add mater
tally to the capacity of the factory this
year.