The true northerner., 1901-01-04


lie installation Saturday evening, Janu-
airy IL, at Longwell's opera house, fol-
lowed by an entertainment by the best
local talent.
The marriage of VIM. Gleason of Paw
Paw and Mamie G.. Dillon of Waverly
was solemnized at st. Mary's rectory,
Monday morning, December 81, by Rev.
Geo. Clarson. The bride isa very popular
young lady, having at one time been a
successful teacher in the schools of this
county, and the groom is a prosperous
young farmer of Paw Paw township.
The happy couple left on the 1923 train
for Kalamazoo and Three Rivers; a
reception was rendered them at the lat
ter place New Years day by the friends
of the groom. Mr.. and Mrs. Gleason's
many friends unite in wishing them a
long, happy and prosperous life.
The Rowland family, the descendants
of Eber Rowland, held family reunion
at the home of NJ. O. Rowland, New
Years day, twenty nine of the family
being present. None were absent except
Mr.. and Mrs e. E. Rowland and Miss
Belle Maynard of Calumet, Ind, and B.
O. Kelly and family of Hartford This
gathering was a pleasant one. Those
present were Eber Rowland, j. III. And
erson and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
Gardner and Miss Ethel Maynard of
Hartford, II. r. Rowland and j. Fl. Kelly
and their families of Lawrence, o. w.
Rowland, H. r.. Shaefer and M. O. Row.
land and their families of Paw Paw.
-Four generations were represented.
The South Haven and Paw Paw Lake
Electric company has filed its articles of
association in the Office of the county
clerk. The object of the company is
stated to be the construction of an cleo
trio railway from South Haven to Paw
Paw Lake for the purpose of conveying
passengers farm produce, garden truck,
milk, merchandise and other light
freight to and from all stations, sidings
and crossings along the line. The prin-
cipal office of the company is established
at South Haven its capital stock is stat
ed to be Sl50,000, divided into 1900
shares of 500 each. The present stock
holders and directors are as follows:
Charles w. Vail, John j. Stevens and
Jules Thuemling all of Chicago, 62
shares each Sias b. Donner of Benton
Harbor 81 shares and Fred Thuemling
of Chicago two shares. A few days since,
the chief engineer of the Three rs"
line was looking over the ground with
the surveyor of the electric line. which
makes people along the line hope, and
almost believe, that the electric part of
the project is a blind, and that the big
Ieta - tf, frhf 20
way for fruit belt line along the lake
shore to Holland-which would be an ex-
ceedingly valuable outlet for the terri
tory along the line.
Tuesday morning, Ed. Hayes conclud-
eel the three weeks treatment at the
New York Sanitarium and Gold Cure of
this place. Mr. Hayes is 81 years DID,
and has used liquor from childhood, and
excessively for 40 years or more. In
conversation with The True Northerner,
he says the appetite is now entirely gone,
and that the thought of liquor is nausc-
ating. He looks like a new man, being
brighter mentally and younger in
appearance than for years. He has
gained in weight, has a good appetite
and is in excellent health, free from the
extreme nervousness that has affected
him for years. He praises the treat
ment and the conduct of the gentlemen
in charge, who have made the three
weeks pleasant to him. The cure seems
to be perfect one in every respect, and
adds another to the growing list of sue
cessful treatments given since the sani-
tarium located in Paw Paw. Every pa
A.. II L.
and every citizen who has seen the good
work done, is willing to commend the
treatment unequivocally to any who are
so unfortunate as TO be slaves to the
liquor habit. The proprietors claim to
have the only guaranteed cure in the
state, and the results already achieved
seem to amply justify such a guarantee.
During the past year there were 295
marriage licenses issued in this county.
This is decrease of 43 as compared
with 1899, which showed the largest
number ever issued in any one year. On
the chancery side of the circuit court
115 new causes were begun, ar increase
of SO over the previous year. OF these,
90 were divorce cases, 10 more than were
commenced in 1899 A year ago there
were 40 pending bills for divorce; there
are now 63. During the previous year
80 DEGREES of divorce were granted
and none denied in 1900 there were
i6 divorces granted and four bills were
dismissed. The average rate seems to
be about one divorce to every six and
e-half marriages. The causes for
which divorces we're allowed during the
past year were as follows: Husband
: convicted and sent to Jackson, /; habit
ual drunkenness and non-support, l. cru
city and habitual drunkenness, /: cruelty
; and non-support, 3; adultery, 3; de-
sertion and non-support, 4; non-support,
Z; desertion, IL: cruelty, 15. In IL of the
{ cases in which DEGREES were granted the
] husbands were the complainants. On
/, the law side of the calendar 76 cases
1 were started during the year, Just one
$ more than i'm 1900. % of the cases we're
criminal nrocacutionc aoveu loss than