The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-05-12

John Peterson has engaged to work
the farm of c. NJ. Anthony the coming
year.
Advertised letters a. Burcaw, Rev.
j. A. Green, Albert Hudson, Claude
Loehr Elias S. haywood, Esq. II. V.
Wilson, Hordin Winslow, Nellie NJ. Crit
feth.
Rev |. Z. bates began his third year
as pastor of the Covey Hill church last
Sunday. The elder has reason to feel
proud of his work in this church, as his
congregations have given him a good at
tendance during this period.
The American Contractor has com
piled table showing the building act
ivities in the principal cities New York
heads the list with an aggregate of 523,-
000O00, Chicago comes next with ST..
29S,0O0 and Philadelphia follows with
S3340 740 Detroit reaches the million
mark, a substantial increase for the city
of the straits.
The True Northerner is in receipt of
communication from Frank n. Wake
man in which he writes that he is much
pleased with his business venture and
that the future prospects are very good.
He experiences the same difficulty in
securing a desirable residence that one
is compelled to undergo in our village,
as desirable houses with modern conven-
fences are scarce in Hillsdale as we'll as
here.
The True Northerner notices with
pleasure the name of former Paw Paw
boy, Marquis Eaton, as one of the COM
mittee from the Hamilton club of Chica-
90 to welcome President Roosevelt to the
city. This club is the leading republi-
can organization in Chicago, and Mr..
Eaton's selection is a compliment of
which his friends may feel proud. Mar
quis, as he is known to US, is forging rap
idly to the front in his chosen profession,
and bids fair to become one of the prom
inent politicians of Chicago.
The Chicago Record Herald is author
ity for the statement that Col. Frank j.
Hecker and Charles l.. Freezer of Detroit
have purchased a controlling interest in
the Detroit Free Press. Col. Hecker, it
will be remembered a short time since
resigned from the Panama commission.
Otto Carmichael, Washington CORES
pondent and former Michigan man,
becomes the publisher and William f..
Quimby, for 40 years owner of the paper,
is retained as editor in chief,
Allegan dispatches report that Ex-Sen
ator j. W. Humphrey is dying at his
home in Wayland The senator was in
the Pere Marquette wreck near Paris
over year ago and has been confined
to his house since Mr.. Humphrey rep
resented this senatorial district during
the sessions of 1SG9-l90l, and gained no
toriety because of his opposition to Gov.
Pingree's pet measures. Since the expi-
ration of his term as senator, he has
been actively engaged in temperance
work, holding important positions in the
anti-saloon league, and speaking in the
cause throughout the state.
j. III. Darling of Almena township
paid The True Northerner visit few
days since and took a hand 10 reading
proof. The elder is one of the few re-
manning ministers of the early days, and
like his brethren of the cloth Of that
period, became possessed Of varied ac-
complishmeuts. Preaching Sunday and
driving many miles to reach the pulpit
was recreation to the sturdy men of his
stamp and during the week they labored
with their hands at whatever would
bring honest recompense, for the salary
in the early days was paid in nearly ev-
erything but the coin of the realm. We
hope to be able to have the elder at some
future date give to our readers some pio-
neer sketches from the viewpoint of a
circuit rider.