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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26

''lT will be interesting to note the diff
caucuses at which delegates TO the judi.
cial convention will be elected and the
primaries at which candidates for city
offices will be nominated. If the vote
at the latter is remarkably in excess OF
the vote at the caucuses it will be an in
dorsement of the direct voting move
ment which must be recognized. 1t will
prove that with the responsibility OF
making nominations placed directly upon
them the people will meet it."-Detroit
Free Press.
The talk of the Free Press is the rank
est sophistry. 1t would be peculiar, in
deed, if the people did not attend pri-
maries more generally for the nomina-
ton of city officers than caucuses for
the selection of delegates to q judicial
convention. Important as judicial Off
GERS are, it is fact that the people as a
rule pay much less attention to the nom
nations for such places than for CON-
paratively Insignificant local offices. II
the city officers were nominated by the
caucus and convention system and the
delegates to the judicial convention by
primaries, and the primaries we're then
more largely attended than the caucuseS
the comparison would have some signi.
fcance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
The Tribune in the Saddle.

The True Northerner feels highly fiat
tered in being made the subject of lead
ing editorial in the great and influential
Detroit Tribune, even though we are
made the object of the Tribune s satire
some might even call it derision. How
ever, the Tribune has so often proven
traitor to the cause of republicanism
and good government in the past, that
we are disposed to think the Tribune
may again be wrong, as it has usually
been before when some new question Of
policy has been before the people for
discussion.
Under the caption, "Here's New De-
Tense of the Machine" the Tribune takes
us to task for the assertion that the kind
of primary law demanded by the demo-
cratic state platform and contended for
by the Detroit press, opens up oppor-
tunity for fraud, boodling, and corrup-
ton, and says: "The organization has
here an advocate of the delegate system
that stops at nothing. The machine
itself is dumb in the face of this scath-
ing rebuke of boodling and corruption.
No one supposes for moment
that the machine tricksters are opposed
to primary reform on the ground that it
will give greater opportunity for fraud"
in recent years, it has become the Gus
tom for self-styled "reformers' to howl
long and loud against what they are
pleased to call the machine" and the
Tribune has worked itself into frenzy
looking at that word and contemplating
all the horrible meaning that is wrapped
up in the term, according to the reform
er's" dictionary, like the frenzy of rag
ing bull chasing across a field after a
bright red petticoat. We are somewhat
at loss to know just what machine"
is, but in general way we suppose the
Tribune means the republican party or
ganization in michigan. II that is the
meaning. we do not believe any good
could be accomplished by a so-called
reform" that would weaken or do away
with the working organization of politi-
cal parties. The Tribune itself has
very we'll organized machine" in its Of
fee, a managing editor and business
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
Mark Twain's Presence of Mind.

Once when he was pilot on the
Mississippi Mark Twain sat with a
crowd of men around wood stove in
q village store. Presence Of mind was
being discussed. and nearly everybody
had a story about presence of mind to
relate Twain said:
Boys, through my presence of mind
| once saved an old mans life 1t hap
pened this way. | was reading in my
room late at night when | heard fire
bells. | strolled cut to see where the
fire was, and soon l came to a brick
house that was burning hard.
"An old man leaned half way out
of the fourth story window, and the
red flames lit up his long white hair
and beard. Help! Help he hollered.
Help! Helpp And he waved his arms
around his head making wild gestures.
Everybody in the crowd below
seemed paralyzed. No ladder was
long enough to reach the old man. The
flremen said If he stayed up there he
would be burned to- death and if he
jumped he would be crushed fiat.
But /, with my presence of mind,
came to his rescue. | rushed forward
and yelled for rope. The rope was
brought to me. | threw the old man
the end. He caught it. | told him to
tie II around his waist. He did so. and
I pulled him down."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
Order for Hearing Final Account.

State of Michigan, County of Van Buren-ss
Probate court for said county.
At session of the Probate Court for said county,
held at the probate office, I'm the village of Paw Paw,
on Thursday, the 25th day of August in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred aud four.
Present, Hon. james IL. Johnson, Judge OF
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Hiram X. Wells,
deceased.
Caroline =. Wells, executrix of said estate,
comes into court and represents that she Is now
prepared TO render her final account such execu-
trix and files the same, and also files petition 10
declare void the legacy to Lucius Chapman in the
last will and testament of said deceased.
Thereupon il Is ordered that Monday, the 10th day
of September next at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for examining and allowing such account,
and the hearing said petition, and that the lega
tees and heirs-at-law of said deceased, and all
other persons interested I'm said estate required
TO appear at a session of said Court then TO be
holden at the Probate Office IN the village Of Paw
Paw i'm said county, and show cause, If any there
be- why the said account should not be allowed
and the prayer in said petition granted.
And il Is further ordered, that said Caroline s..
Wells executrix, give notice to the persons inter.
ested i'm said estate, of the tendency of said &C
count and said hearing and the hearing there
of, by causing copy of this order TO be pub
lished in The True Northerner, newspaper printed
and circulating In said county, three successive
weeks at least previous 10 said day of hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON,
Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26

law was superior to the constitution, and
would seriously suggest course in con
stitutional law to the Tribune: Anyway,
we are not at all inclined to 60 to the
democrats of Texas for our political
principles.
II every voter would participate in a
primary election even though never at
tending caucus, If city newspapers and
city politicians could not practically
dominate direct state nominations, II the
element of second choice were not to be
practically eliminated, if minority NOM
nations would not become the rule, II
party organization would not be destroy
ed by the system, If democrats would
not vote in republican primaries and
force bad nominations on the ma
jority party, If corrupt conventions
and purchasable delegates were the us
ual thing instead of the exception of a
lifetime, II any good end was to be ac-
complished by the complete overthrow
of the convention system, we would be
willing to join the Tribune in demanding
a compulsory primary law.
But in spite of the Tribune's arraign-
ment OF our position, we feel constrained
to repeat that 1--WE believe in the right OF
the majority to rule in each community,
and are IN thorough accord with the re-
publican platform on the primary ques-
ton"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26

LEGISLATIVE.
Representative Nathan f. Simpson.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26

CONGRESSIONAL.
Member Of Congress oath district)-
Edward l.. Hamilton.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
DIN Family Annual Excursion

To Cleveland Ohio, and Buffalo, N. Y,
will be run over the Lake Shore & Mich
igan Southern railway Tuesday, Septem.
Der 81 Special train will leave Grand
Rapids at $50 a. M, Kalamazoo 1875 a
M, running through without change
Fare to Cleveland and return 675: Buf.
falo 5000. Tickets good for 30 days.
Particulars from ticket agents, or write
w. s. Brown, L. p. A., Hillsdale, Mich
or Il. W. Times, 9. p. A, Grand Rapids
Mich. 10
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
The "Spitz" Dou.

The Spitz dog got it's name from its
sharp pointed nose. "Spitz" means
sharp point" In German, and the
Spitz was a favorite German breed
before he became known in England
and America. The Spite is known also
as Dalmatian dog, because his native
home Is in Dalmatia.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
Bryan's View of Nomination.

81 have nothing to take back, |
have nothing to withdraw of the
things that | have said against the
methods pursued to advance his
candidacy. 1t was plain and de
liberate attempt to deceive the
party The New York platform
was vague and purposely so, be
cause the advocates Of Judge Park
er were trying to secure votes from
among the people who would have
opposed his views had they known
them. The nomination was
secured, therefore, by crooked and
indefensible methods"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
EEdi r0rioI o07nen /.
Democratic Insincerity,

1--WE are more fortunate than
our opponents, who now appeal
for confidence on the ground, which
some express and some seek to
have confdentially understood,
that if triumphant they may be
trusted to PROVE FALSE to
every principle which in the last
eight years they have LAID
DOWN AS VITAL, and to leave
undisturbed those very acts of the
administration because of which
they ask that the administration
itself be driven from power
President Roosevelt's speech of
acceptance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26
Republican State Judicial Convention.

To The republican electors of the state of Michigan
The state convention OF the republicans of Michi-
gan is hereby called TO meet in the city OF Saginaw
Wednesday, September 7, 1904 at eleven O'Clock in
the forenoon for the purpose of nominating three
candidates for the Office of justice of the supreme
court, and for the transaction of such other bust
mess as T ,ay properly come before the convent on
Van Buren, county is entitled to IL delegates.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26

Makes homely women beautiful, good
looking women handsome. Greatest beau
tifier in the world. Such is Rocky Noun
tain Tea. 30 cents. Never fails. Tice IL
Decker. IN
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26

Edward /. HamIIt0n
COUNTY.
Judge of Probate-David Anderson.
Sherif-John IL. Britton.
County Clerk-William {. Mosier.
County Treasurer-Daniel NJ. Allen.
Register of Deeds-Milton l.. Decker.
Prosecuting Attorney-Russell M. Chase.
Drain Commissoner-Herber L. McElheny.
County Surveyor-Warren II. Goss.
Circuit Court Commissioners-Oran w Rowland
Fred c. Coggshall
eoroneTs-John X. Giffen,
Francis X. Cady.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-26

STATE TICKET.
Governor-Fred NJ. Warner.
Lieutenant Governor-Alexander Maitland.
Attorney General-Charles A. Blair.
Auditor General-James b. Bradley.
State Treasurer-Frank p. Glazier.
Secretary of State Geo. A. Prescott.
Commissioner Of State Land Othce-Wm II. Rose.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Patrick II. Kelley.
Member of State Board of Education
Luther l.. Wright.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10

Denver, Col. June 8.--Acting Gov
ernor Warren A. Haggott has declared
martial law in Teller county.
Enough troops will be dispatched to
Cripple Greek to maintain order The
governor said that two companies of
militia were already under aims in the
Cripple : Greek district, having been
called out by the local peace officials.
His latest advices we're that no further
disturbances had occurred in the camp
He did not know, he said, that the au-
thorities had arranged to deport all
union miners. Adjutant General Bell
and six other officers of the national
guard left have Denver for Cripple
Greek. General Bell said he was 60
ing up merely to ''size up the situa-
tion." 1t is probable that the martial
law proclamation will be posted on his
arrival at Cripple Greek.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10

Colorado Springs, Col, June S.-A
special train consisting of an engine
and two coaches bearing SO union
miners, deported from Cripple Creek
by the citizens alliance passed through
the city. 1t was going at the rate of
80 miles an hour and did not stop here.
The first Car was empty and the Sec
ond car had all the blinds drawn and
armd guards were on the platforms.
The police and sheriff s Office here were
determined not to let the deported men
stop here, and arrangements were made
with the Rio Grande road to carry
them past this city. 1t is premsumed
they are headed for Denver. About
300 people were at the depot to see the
train pass through, but there was no
demonstration.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10

Victor, Col June 7.-Rioting broke
out in this city while mass meeting
was being held to discuss the murder
of nonunion miners by means of an in
fernal machine at Independence. For
ty shots were fred into a crowd in the
street.
One man was killed and six persons,
at least, injured. Dead:
r. McGee Of Victor shot through the
heart
The injured: William Hoskins of
Goldfield, shot through the body, may
die.
j. D. Davis, skull fractured by blow
from revolver; seriously injured.
Peter Fleming, shot.
Fred Sturdevess, engineer at Inde-
pendence mine. An unknown woman.
Secretary Clarence G Hamlin of the
Minewoners' association, concluding a
short address, said: ~ want to hear
what the boys in the mines have got to
say about this trouble
William Hoskin, a union miner from
Goldfield, threw up his hands and
shouted: "Let me talk" At this time
the crowd began to hiss Hoskins and
cry: "Put him CUT
A free for all fight followed and
shooting began. Most Of the shots
were directed skywsrd. Hospkins fell
with bullet in his body, and the
crowd scattered in every direction. {
Secretary Hamlin. who had been
standing on a wagon, kept on talking,
unmindful of the hailstorm Of bullets
that whizzed about his head.
After the first excitement had some
what cleared away the injured and the
dying were gathered up.
r MCGEE of Victor, who was in.
stanlty killed, had been standing on an
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10

Denver, June IA reign of terror,
brought on by diabolical dynamiting
plot, followed by rioting and an as
sault upon the militia, exists in the
Cripple Greek mining district. Armed
men throng the streets and conflicts
are of hourly occurrence. Militiamen
are marching hither and thither MAX
ing arrests by the wholesale. A num-
Der of union miners have been placed
in themilitary bullpen, and others are
being gathered in at frequent intervals.
City and county officials have been
compelled to resign their offices because
of their reputed unioa sympathy.
AS near as can be estimated, 20 are
dead and score or more injured as a
result of the events leading up to the
events above described
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10

Florence, Italy, June 8.-Mrs. Samuel
M. Clemens, the wife of MarkTwain, F"
the American humorist and lecturer
died of syncope here. Half an hour
before her death she had conversed
cheerfully with her husband.
Mrs. Clemens died painlessly. Mr..
Clemens kneels continually by the
coffin. He speaks to no one. The re-
mains will be esnt to the United States
for interment. Mrs. Clemens was mar.
ried in 1870. Her maiden name was
Olivia Langdon. She was bern in FL
mira, N. Y.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10

Leavenworth, WASH, June Sire
has destroyed five buildings, including
the Cascade hotel. burned down num-
Der of mercantile ablishments and
caused total property loss of ST. 900.
The buildings burned were the ware
house Of the Leavenworth Mercantile
company, City Drug company's store,
Smith & Tholin's saloon, 1.-THE Cascade
hotel and the Smith & Tholin's barn.
The fire started about 1880 a. m. in
the rear of the warehouse and had
gained much Roadway before discov-
cred.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10

04AppAO OI0oA OOl. Cuuo O. Ouu0T
the regime of hundreds Of deputy
sheriffs and about $50 militiamen, re-
ceiving their orders from Edward Bell,
a wealthy mine owner, who succeeded
Sheriff Robertson when he resigned:un-
der threats Of lynching, this gold min
ing district passed a comparatively
peaceful day Tuesday.
Throughout the day deputies and
soldiers searched the hills for union
miners and the sum total of the day s
arrests was 10. This swelled the mill
tary prison to considerably over 200
and tonight "a of them were placed "a
borad train and deported from the
district. A guard of deputies rode
out of the Idistrict with them. They
were all active unionists and served as
leadesr in the strike now pending.
Three additional city officials have
been forced to resigned their offices,
namely Chief of Police William Ora
ham, Night Marshal Fred Hardy and
Justice of the Peace Charles Harring-
ton. Their reputed sympathy for I'M
ionism led to this action. In each case
a committee of the citizens alliance
waited upon them and compelled them
to act Immediately under pain OF vio-
lence.
Sixteen deputies armed with sawed
off shot guns visited the union store
and made thorough search for wea-
pons. They were rewarded by finding
rifle and shotgun concealed behind
large icebox. Subsequently they went
to union headquarters and overturned
everything in an effort to find the I'M
ion records. Their efforts were una
vailing. All of the injul ed in the ac-
cident at Independence and the rioting
in Victor are reported to be doing we'll.
No definite clue, it is understood, has
been obtained through the bloodhounds
which were started on the trail of the
persons who placed the internal ma
chine under the station at Indepen-
dence. While the tension is tightly
drawn, and the whole district has Ia
ken sides in the bitter feeling existing
between the mineowners' association
and the unionists it is thought that
clash will be avoided for the reason
that most if not all of the union lead
ers are in durance. The streets of this
city are being constantly patroled by
deputies and soldiers.
Two Thousand people congregated
this afternoon at Second and BENEFIT
avenues, Citizens Alliance headquar-
tiers, for the mass meetings to be ad-
dressed by the mineowners and business
men, and armed squadrons are search
ing for several men. Lynching is
freely talked Of, and almost every man
is walking arsnal.
The union stores are in charge of
deputy sheriffs. Wholesale arrests of
union miners are to be made as fast as
they are found. Mounted armed men
have been sent on quick macrh to
the extreme northern and southern ends
of the district Ito guard all avenues of
escape of union miners marked to be
arretsed.
All mines except the Portland which
employ union men are still closed and
will be until after the inquest and fun
erals of the victims of the dynamite
outrage.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10

'Weisel, Idaho, June 1.-THE Idaho
democratic convention has adjourned
after incorporating the so called anti
Mormon resolution in its platform, in
structing its delegates to vote for w.
R. Hearst for the presidential nominal
ton and endorsing Senator Fred Du-
boise for his work for the state and
George Turner of Spokane sfor vice
president.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10
A Seethjng CaIdron.

The warehouse, containing 10000
barrels of whisky, was instantly a
seething caldron, and it was known
that no one inside the big structure
could live moment. The warehouse
in crushing the small structure nearby
set that on hre, and the whisky from
the bursting barrels flooded every
thing in that section. Large streams
ran toward the river, and in short
time there was a foot of whisky in the
was burning furiously, and the cries
of the 1920 steers, chained fast, We're
pitiable to hear. Their distress lasted
but few moments, however, for they
were soon killed, either roasted or suf-
located by the fumes.
The two fermenting houses were
speedily destroyed. The flames therat-
ened the mill and elevator just across
the track, where the costly machinery
is installed. However, the firemen
made winning fight here, and at >,
o'clock the fire seemed under control.
Elmer Hogan was at work in the
warehouse when the collapse came.
He was washed out through break in
the building by the big stream of whis-
ky and carried toward the river,
distance of nearly rs feet, before be-
ing lodged against a fence, from
which he managed to escape before
the fire overlook him. He was so
badly injured that he can not recover.
Knoll and Seyerman, who had
charge of the men employed in this
department, had just left.the building
when the explosion and collapse came.
Knoll was crushed to the earth and al
most instantly the place where he had
fallen was enveloped in flames.
1t is believed that the government
men have all escaped. The gaugers, Is
of whom worked at the warehouse, had
completed their work and gone about 2
o'clock in the afternoon. There were
three government storekeepers in the
building, but it is reported all of them
got out safe.
Warehouse B, where the explosion
that did the most damage occurred,
was an II story frame structure COW
cred with corrugated iron. 1t was
more than 100 by 200 feet in dimen-
sions.
Warehouse A was a three story
brick building 100 by 200 feet. 1t con-
tanned about $4,000 gallons of spirits.
Later.
II
Instead of nine dead, as at first re-
ported, it is now known that IA men
lost their lives in the fire and explosion
at the Corning distillerY.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10
DlNEEN Is NOMINATED.

Illinois Republican Candidate for Gov.
ernor.
By making a combination with c. s.
Deneen, L. Y. Sherman, Rowland ].
Hamlin and John H. Pierce, Governor
Yates broke the deadlock which has
existed since May 10 in the republican
state convention, and brought about
the nomination of Deneen for COVER.
nor. The nomination was made on
the 10th ballot.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-10

life is full Of trials" said the mel
ancholy citizen.
"Yes," answered Mr.. Grafton Brag
"and the worst of it is that whole
lot Of the trials are resulting in con.
victions. "-Washington Star.