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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-31
Probate Order for Hearing Final Account.


State of Michigan County of Van Buren-ss.
Probate Court for said county.
At a session of the probate court for the County
Of Van Buren,, holden at the probate Office, in the
sillage of Paw Paw Tuesday, the 7th day OF
January, in the year one thousand nine hundred
and two.
Present, Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge OF
Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Henry Donaldson,
deceased.
Charles Halbert executor of said estate, comes in
to court and represents that he is now prepared to
render his final account such executor and files
the same
Thereupon IL is ordered, that Monday the 3rd
lay of February next at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
be assigned for examining and allowing such ac-
count, and that the heirs at law of said deceased,
aud all other persons interested in said estate are
required 10 appear at session of said court then
TO be holden at the probate office in the village OF
Paw Paw in said county, and show cause, if any
here why the said account should not be allowed.
And 1t is further order d. that said executor
give notice to the persons int rested In said estate
Of the tendency of said account and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be
published in the True Northerner, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said county, three sue
cessive weeks at least previous to said day of
hearing.
JAMES ii. JOHNSON,
42t4o45l Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-31
LEGAL NOTICES.
bankruptcy Notice.

In the district court of the United States for the
western district of Michigan, southern division, In
Bar kruptcy.
To the creditors of Almon Is. Lee, OF Bangor, In
the county of Van Buren,, and district aforesaid,
Bankrupt.
nary A. ID. 1902, the said Almon b. Lee was duly
ajudicated bankrupt, and that the frst meeting OF
his creditors will be held ut the office OF the Judge
of Probate In the village Of Paw Paw, In Van buren,
county in said district the 18th day Of Febru-
airy, A. ID. 1901, at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon, a.
which time the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims, appoint trustee, examine the bank
rupt sno transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
HENRY @. BRIGGS,
2l45tl Referee in Bankruptcy.
Kalamazoo, Mich, January %, 1902.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-31

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Seventy Thousand Private Cars.

Mir. ]. W. Midgley has prepared an ex~ tensive report on private cars and rail- way revenues. In 1891 there were W,0o0 cars belonging to others than railroad corporations, involving the annual ex-| penditure by the railroads for mileage of about s10,000,0O0. The private car lines have grown to such an extent that they are now an extensive drain on railway revenues. but at the same time no single ''~e can afford to refuse to haul private cars.
 MT. Midgiey concludes: Thus, after withstanding for thirty years the united influence of the trunk lines and their con- nections. on the plea that they could not afford to accept the same rate per ton per mile that governs east of the Mis- sissippi River. Western railways have fallen before the repeated onslaughts of the packers-the latter having two-edsed sword in the control of vast tonnage, and the ownership of thousands of pri- vate cars, What stronger indictment. from the railway standpoint. could be urged against the packers than that their determination to rule or ruin has brought Western roads to the extremity described?
 "In addition to the current .tariffs-the contemplation of which must be humiii- ating. and should comand the attention or those wno are reSponsiDie TOT the prop erties-is the incubus of private cars owned by shippers. who. not content with naming the rates they will allow for the transportation of their freight, also extortI for the vehicles they own, mileage 90 ex- cessive that their consideration should impel those who have the ability-and a comparative few possess tito eradicate. in manner quite feasible, an evil which from a small beginning. has grown until
 It has become the most grievous burden that afflicts American railways"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-04
Dr. Robert J. Redden of Sulli&ent Be-
 comes Grand Master.

The crowd kept up all day yesterday and late into the night.
 There were large number of reports from committees received and after dis ciission acted upon.
 Election of Officers.
 The first thing at the afternoon session wasthe election of officers for the ensuing year the officers for the past year being promoted all along the line, the Grand Master retiring in accordance with the law. All the officers were elected by unanimous vote, except the Junior Grand Warden, for which ballot was taken, re- sulting in an overwhelming majority for Colonel H. s. D. Mallory. The follow ing is the list of those elected
 Robert J. Redden, Grand Master; Henry H. Matthews. Deputy Grand Master; Benjamin M. Jacobs. Senior Grand War den; II. s. D. Mallory. Junior Grand Warden William H. Dingley, Grand IT easurer; George A. Beauchamp, Grand Secretary.
 The Grand Master announced the ap- pointment of the following officers:
 William c. Bledsoe, Grand Chaplain: David Williams McIver, Grand Marshall; E. J. Garrison, Senior Grand Deacon: !. Fl. Edwards, Junior Grand Deacon; Earle Pettus. Senior Grand Steward: E. c. Rfckesby. Junior Grand Steward; Charles A. Allen, Grand Tyler.
 The Work.
 The Committee on Work made reports of the work in the Fellow Craft degree in the morning and the Masters degree in the afternoon, both Of which were received and concurred in. The Chairman, Angus M. Scott delivered the lectures in an entertaining and pleas ing manner and impressed the brethren with the beauty and solemnity of the work.
 Finances.
 The Finance Committee made a report showing the Grand Lodge to be in excel lent financial condition; s3,oS4.23 was re- ceived during the past year for all sources and a balance now on hand of s5.6G5. 20 The Secretary and Treasurer were given authority to use their discretion in re- funding some of the bonds outstanding.
 Resolutions.
 Action was taken to have the subordi- nate lodges declared in contempt who failed to vote on the matter of widow and orphans home. citing them to show cause why they should not be so declared. Action is also to be taken to require all lodges to vote on all matters submitted by Grand Lodge on severe penalty for failure to do SO. without good and sufficient ex- cuse.
 A resolution was adopted providing for
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the appointment of a committee to confer with the subordinate lodges and devise a plan for raising a fund for the erection of a suitable monument to the late James NJ Brundidge. The committee was given full power to act as soon as d sufficient fund is raised for the purpose
 Night Session. | The closing session at night was more | largely attended than usual and it was a most interesting and instructive meeting. | The reports of the variouSSE omnttees were made and acted upon. That of the Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence was of especial interest. It is the Law Go T- mittee of the Lodge. and it's report d. ways provokes more or less discussion. particularly among the lawyers of the Lodge. The changes in the existing laws are attended with thought and the dis cussions are alT;a-S entertaining. Last night was no exception and much time was consumed in the consideration of the report but it was finally acted upon and adopted as it came from the Committed, the rule
 Working Tools.
 A lot of Masonic working tools were pl esented the Grand Lodge by Mir. J. IT. Edwards. as representative Of Vivian Tc6qe No. 472 These emhlems were sent W Nl6Tn l4D0gt lp De piCSFillSu A' VT et.'A lodge through their representative by Wtl,iam Rogers 2 member of Mother I.~6Co, Np. G L3Gge universally known and reverAd by MasOns. The tools were made from wood taken from the old lodge loom of the Mother Lodge, which vas first erected in the year 1904 rebuilt in lG9G to be replaced by more elaborate structure. the old building having been condemned as unsafe.
 The tools were received by the Grand Master in appropriate terms and exam ined with much interest by tho brethren./
 Grand Representatives.
 The Grand Representatives from other Grand Lodges present were presented and addressed bv the Grand Master in cordial and eloquent words. The Grand Master announced the ap- | polntm ent of the following standing com mittees:
 Foreign Correspondence-W. Y. Tip comb, Anniston.
 Masonic Jurisprudence-Georg P. Har- rison. Opelka; James F. Cobb Tuskegee; R E. Steiner Montgomery; Dan A Greene Birmingham; J. M. Carmichael, Ozark./
 On Finance-Lew Lazarus, Birming- iam; Percy B. Dixon. Mobile; Robert S. resgue, Montgomery.
 The same Committee on Work was re-
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THE NEW OFFICERS. .
They are All Bright and Upright
 Masons.

|
 l pr. Robert James Redden of Sulligent. Lamar County. is one of the most in fuential and highly esteemed citizens of his section He was born near Russell vile in Franklin County, June 18th 1s4S, and went to where he now lives when a | small boy, where he has built up large practice ana is beloved and honored by | all. He received only a common school education, but as a boy was possessed of indomitable energy and spirit which has characterized the man and he went right ahead forging to the front in his profession. He graduated in medicine at Washington University, Bal timore in 1872 and has been actively en- gagged in the practice of medicine ever since. He became a Mason in short while after reaching his majority and has been actively engaged in Masonic work ever since, in the subordinate lodge and a.so in the Grand Lodge. He was appointed on the Committee on WorK or the Grand Lodge by Grand Master H. Clay Tompkins. and served continuously on the committee for twenty years. part of the time as it's chairman. He was promoted the South, having been eleSted Junior Grand Wraden in 1896, Senior Grand Warden In 1898, Deputy Grand Master in 1900 and now goes to the head of the Lodge. pr. Redden is genial, companionable gentleman and his ac- uuaintances are his friends. He will make a most zealous and useful Grand Master.
 Henry H. Matthews.
 Right Norshipful Deputy Grand Master Henry H. Matthews was born at the Arsenal Academy in Columbia. s. c. October g. 1854, and is son Of Capt Joseph Matthews, who at that time was the Superintendent of that branch or the South Carolina Military Academy, known as the Arsenal" having risen from the position of a private in the United States army to the office of Su-
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appointed.
 A resolution was adopted returning thanks to the retiring Grand Master, Dr R. M Cunningham, for the able and i'm. partia; manner in which he had presided over the deliberations of the Grand Lodge and a committee of three raised to be appointed by the Grand Master to select and present him a suitable testimonial.
 The officers elected were presented by the Grand Marshal, D. w. Mclver and installed by the retiring Grand Master.
 The Grand Lodge was then closed in ample form.
 Mir. Isaac c. Hall of Coosa Lodge No. PAP was present at this session of the Grand Lodge. it being the forty-ninth Grand Lodge communication that he has attended. He is a zealous and upright Nason and is still hale and hearty. The wish was expressed by the brethren that he might be spared to attend many other sessions of the Grand Lodge.
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perintendent, with the rank of Captain, l of this institution of learning. His fla | ther was native of Liverpool. England, | a gentleman of refinement, police in-
 stincts and a highly educated person. | greatly esteemed by the Board of Visit
 ors of the Academy and the people of / the State of his adoption. His mother l Mrs. Margaret Jane Matthews, nee Camp | bell the second wife of Captain Mat
 thews, was native of Ireland devoted
 to her family and friends. q charta ble
 and estmablp lady. and devoted mem | Der of the Episcopal (Trinity) Church at Columbia. At the age of II years MT.
 Matthews was left an orphan. his father dying after a successful administration of
 fourteen years over the affairs of the Academy, his mother following in 1865,
 His school days were spent in the city of his nativity at the Columbia Male Academy Coming to Alabama in 1870 he obtained employment at the court house in this city. was appointed Clerk Of the City Court of Montgomery by Hon. Thom- M. Arringtrn, Judge of the court in 1SS9 reappointed by Judges John q. Win ter ard A. n. Sayre. which position he still hClts in the court now presided over by Judge Sayre, and Associate Judge William H. Thomas.
 He is devoted to Freemasonry, and the positions of honor which have been con ferred upon him from time to time by the | fraternity show that he has been an act i've member in that cause; was initiated | in Andrew Jackson Lodge, No. 173 A. F | and A. NJ, located here. in less than one | month after he became of age. is Past Master of this lodge, Past High Priest of | the Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Past Tllustrlous Master of Montgomery Coun- cil, No. ,. Royal and Select Masters. Past Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Ala bama, member of Zsmora Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Birmingham. Ala: a Scottish Rite Mason of the thlrtieth de- gree: Secretary of Alabama Lodge of Perfection, No. 1; at present the Tn- spactor General of the Grand Command cry of Alabama, and was reelected Se- nlor Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Masons last December while critically III at his home in this city.
 Benj. M. Jacobs.
 The Senior Grand Warden. Benjamin NJ Jacobs, goes Up on his merits. He has made an acceptable and capable guardian n the South and is put in the West by his brethren in recognition of faithful ser ice and duty we'll performed. He. is latve af Quincy, III. but come to Bir- ningham over twenty-five years ago and
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the State Convention. The vote by which he has been promoted to one of the Iead- ing officss in the Grand Lodgs is abun- dant proof of his popularity and high standing in that body.
 Grand Secretary c. A. Beauchamp and Grand Treasurer w. H. Dingiey are cap- able and faithful officers and their unanimous election is ths best proof c1 the appreciation of. the brethren.
 The pictures of many of the grand o1- cers of the different bodies are present~ ed this morning and their faces show tho manner of men that are in the posiacns of honor and trust in the Masonic cfgan- izations in Alabama.
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Grand Lodge, has filled the position of both Senior and Junior Grand Deacon and now goes up from the position of Junior Grand Warden.
 H. s. D. Mallory.
 The new Junior Grand Warden, Col. H. s. D. Mallory of Selma, has been the chairman of the Committe on Sus- pensions, Expulsions and Grievances and is the only new officer in those elected by the Grand Lodge. He is native of Talladega County. though he went to Sel- ma in 1s59 and has lived there ever since. He is leading lawyer in his city and in the State, is a citizen of distinction and high character. and will grace the po- sition to which he has been chosen Col onel Mallory is a leader in his profss- sion. in politics, having been for years and is now member of the State Demo- cratic Executive Committee. and Is a leader in the Baptist Church. having sew eral times been chosen the President of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-04
Aided by Lincoln.

Detroit Free Press.
 When Joseph Jefferson. the famous American actor. was boy, he used to tramp from town to town in the United States as a member of his fathers trav- cling company. They once struck the town of Springfield, Ill.,, at a time when great religious revival was in full swing In the hope of preventing any playing-acting at such period the Town Council demanded a heavy fee for per- mission. This was a serious matter for the strollers, who had to earn their daily bread, and local lawyer took up theif case out of good will. So persuasively did he plead that the fee was not insisted on, and the performance took place. The lawyer, whose wit and humor served tho players so well. afterward became Pres ident of his native country, and is known to fame as Abraham Lincoln.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-04
Deal In Ice Plant; Montgomery Factories May B
 Consolidated.
Scheme Embraces Construction ( Big Plant and New System of Delivery-Virginia Man
 Buys Peoples Plant.

On good authority the statement is made th efforts are making to consolidate the plants of Montgomery. -
 Information was given out yesterday th there will be erected in Montgomery oy Mar
 l. 1903, a loo-ton ice plant with 20oo-u cold storage plant In connection herewith ' an expense of s I25, 900.
 If Is understood that Captain T. H. MOO and other equally well known business m are behind the movement. An election or
 dcers and directors of the proposed compan
 it Is said will take place within the next
 days A charter will be applied Tor ana u construction of the plant will begin
 The proposed plant will be erected on tne p;oneer Ice Company property in North MOI gomerv and will be of considerable size. IT SSTnnooiars declare that 1t is their purpose kaye all the facilities for handling any orde yvbtch may come to hand-sometning, tney sa l which has not been done heretotore Tn Men With little exception the capital of the oornoration will be controlled by Montgo1
 sSisns If will be backed by some or the eitS a"st substantial business men. Those whose names are given as belng eo racte5 with the enterprise are I. II. Moore. T Dayidson, J. R. Kelly, W. F. VandiVt Pobert Woolfolk. NJ. P, LeGrand, " Moore E. McAdams A $. WooltoiN. N- p
 Hsnderson W. J. Payne of Richmond. vs
 toTacc Stringfellow and Captain T. E. Weih
 of Pensacola, Fla. ,.,,-,, , e. had experience in the ice hasinsS&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-04
THE MASONIC GRAND LODGE OF ALABAMA
 CHOOSES ITS OFFICERS AND ADJOURNS

now has built up a large business and is prominent In business, prominent in social circles and prominent in the church. He has been Worshipful Master
 of King Solomon Lodge, No. 400. Bir- minghan. one of the largest and most
 flourishing lodges in the State, and en- joys the confidence and respect of his brethren to the highest degree. He has served on the Finance Committee of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-04
Report of Finance Committee Showed Order to bt in an Excellent Condition Some Subordinate Lodges Cited to Show Cause Why They Failed to
 Vote on Orphans Home Natter

day night when the Grand Lodge was opened almost to overfiowing, all the seats being taken and standing room oe- ing at premium, it being estimated thai there were over a thousand Masons pre- sent. There were 250 votes cast on the only ballot taken and each vote repre-
 scented three delegates, inclusive of the Grand officers and besides the visitors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-04

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. / '. and A. M. of Alabama concluded its . eighty-second annual grand communica- tion at about midnight last night.
 This annual communication of the Grand Lodge was more largely at- tanded than any in its history, The large hall was filled on Tues
Catoctin clarion., 1902-11-06
He Knows Us!

We are IN receipt of half column "read'
cr," advertising new book; nasmuch as
this book will haye something Of interest to
say about some Maryland people Of other
days, the publisher requires that the country
press shall aid him in his personally laudable
effort to sell goodly number thereof.
As it is the bounden duty of said country
newspaper to puff every production that en-
anates from the massive brain of the city cd
itor, compiler and publisher, 1t would OF
course be an act of charity to offer the couh-
tryman pay, Cash or the book itself, that
would be resen ted as an affront by Rus'icus,
this wise and astute publisher generously
refrains from permitting even the conceit OF
a ghost of a tilmy or indirect intimaton that
some possible remuneration, of indefinite
character, or value, might come to us in :he
vague and remotely distant sweet by and cy.
1t IS incxpressibly gratifying thus to find
IN occasional big hearted fellow who has
learned fully to appreciate the magnan'mi'y
and independence Of the country newspaper;
there ale so many who underrate MS; who
take us to be mercennry, expecting to DC paid
for what we do, that il is as refreshing as
high ball in Hadcs to meet up with philan'
thropic soul capable of netting us at our real
intellectual and moral avoirdupoise.
AS reward for the consideration that ne
has shown for our feelings" VIC shall be
pleased also to give him space for big dis
play adv, in which be may set forth the mer-
its of his recently devised and patented COM
bined ad trap and fool-catcher
Catoctin clarion., 1902-11-06
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Catoctin clarion., 1902-11-06
There was a wild scram be among tn

There was a wild scramble among the
newspaper correspondents a few days
ago for information IN regard to the at.
titude of the United States of Columbia
towards the construction of the Pana-
ma canal and as result some very SEN
sational stories were sent out of Wash
lngton. Subsequent events have shown
that many of these were unwarranted.
The State department is now assured
that Minister Concha has erredinJ Judg
ment of the position OF his government
and, on the representations of U. s.
Minister Hart, at Bogota, it is not i'm
probable that this government will
complete the purchase of the Panama
Canal Co.'S property without waiting
for the formal ratification Of the treaty
IN process of negotiation. Advices
from authoritative sources in Bogota
are now reaching the DEPARTING Mt,
which warrant the statement that com
plete concord will not be difficult OF
attainment.
WoshinqtOn Correspondence
Catoctin clarion., 1902-11-06

Prof. Thomas H. Means, who has just
returned to Washington after making
an extensive examination Of the irri ga.
tion methods in Egypt, said today "the
Egyptian Government was confronted
with conditions strong similar to those
existing here, and has accomplished
wonders in redeemlng alkali lands. In
the course of the irrigation work an old
canal was found which was constructed
by one of the Pharoahs and which is
mentioned in Herodotus. This canal is
being restored and will serve to irrigate
all that valley between the Nile and
the Red Sea, which was assigned to the
Israelites before their exodus from E.
gypt.
W0shi2oton Correspondence.
Catoctin clarion., 1902-11-06

Hagerstown's public library shows
growth during the first year, which
when considered along with the extra
ordinary use made of its books, proves
the real value OF such an institution.
Having started with 6.3G5 volumes
and at the end of the year this number
had been increased by 3,405, 456 hav-
ing been donated.
During the year the circulation Of
books from the library reached 7l,O6O,
an average of eight readings for each
book. Twenty. three branches have been
established, to which fifty to sixty new
books are sent everv ninety days.