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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-06-09
Probate Order,

state OF Michigan, county of Van Buren.-ss.
AZ session OF the probate court for said county
held at the probate office in the village of Paw Paw
on the Sd day of June in the year one thousand
nine hundred and five.
Present, Hon. David Anderson, judge of probate.
In the matter of the estate of James f. Kid
der, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly verified of
Jane D. kldder, widow of said deceased, praying
that certain instrument in writing now on file
with the court aud purporting TO be the last will
ana testament of said deceased, may be proved al
lowed and admitted TO probate as such, and that
execution thereof may he granted 10 Elias Hutch.
ms, the executor named in said will.
Thereupon II is ordered, that Monday, the 18th
DAY OF July A. d. 1905, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said petition
and that the heirs at law of said deceased and ali
other persons interested in said estate are required
TO appear at session of said court to be holden at
the probate ofhce, in the village of Paw Paw, and
snow cause, II any there be- why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted
Ana IL Is further ordered, that said petitioner give
hoce 10 the persons interested in said estate the
tendency of said petition and the hearing thereof
by causing copy of this order TO be published in
Inc rue Northerner, newspaper printed and cir
culatlng IN said county of Van Buren, for three
cessiVe weeks at least previous to said day of hear
ing.
DAVID ANDERSON,
In1,t aofD ol,ota
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Ii Leaves Four Dead, and Great
Trouble for Nearly All the
Railways.
wASHoUTS ON ALL THE LINES
Deluge of Rain Is Devastating-Sor
of Frank Snow Badly Hurt
State News Items.

Grand Rapids. Mich. June THE
flood situation in western Michigan as
& result of the torrential rains of TWEEN
ty-four hours shows no Improvement
in the watershed Of Grand river. and
railway traffic east, west and north
from this city is at a standstill. The
fall of $50 inches Of rain Monday
night at Lansing, $50 inches in this
city and vicinity and 3 inches in the
west and north part of the state has
swollen all streams. and a flood squat
in extent to that of 1904 is feared
Grand river is 1.2 feet above the dan
ger line. and Director Schneider, Of
the weather bureau. states that there
will be a further rise of 3 feet Grand
river has risen W. feet at lonia, and
is still rising.
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Saginaw Cars Are Running.

Saginaw, Mich, June 6.-Manned by
nOnunion crews the street railway
company sent out number of cars
with an officer on both front and rear
platforms. There has been no resump-
ton at this writing of the attacks
on the non union men, and the throw
ing of eggs and other missiles at the
cars No talk Of arbitration is heard
and both the company and the men
now declare that the fight will he TO a
finish. President Mahon. of the Anal.
gamated Association of Street Railway
Employees. is here to take personal
charge of the strike
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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 probaeoice in the village of Paw Paw,
on the 18th day OF May, in the year one thousand
nine hundred and five.
Present, Hon. David Anderson, Judge Of Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate of d. b. Moby,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
of Hannah +. Adams sister-in-law and legatee of
said deceased, praying that certain instrument in
writing, file with the court and purportng
to be the last will aud testament OF said deceased
may be proved, allowed and admitted to probate as
such, aud that execution thereof may be granted TO
j. l.. Mcknight, the executor named in said will.
Thereupon 1t il ordered that Monday, the 10Th
day of June A. d. 1905 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon,
be assigned for the hearing OF said petit
ton, and that the heirs-at-law Of said deceased,
aud all other persons interested in said estate
required to appear at session of said court,
TO be holden at the probate office, in the village Of
Paw Paw and show cause, If any there be, why
the prayer of the petitioner should be granted
And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said
estate, of the tendency of said petition, and
the hearing thereof, by causing copy
of this order to be published in The True Norther
ner. a newspaper printed and circulating in said
county of Van Buren,, for three successive weeks
at least previous said day of hearing.
DAVID ANDERSON,
Judge Probate.
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a good neighborhood right in the
woods. The next settlement was two
miles away with trees marked to show
the way through That spring Chaun-
cev Palmer and Mr.. Bowen were elect
ed school directors and Mr.. Bowen
was also elected Justice of the peace.
He married a couple and took venison
for pay.
In the early part Of the summer the
youngsters thought they would nave
a little sport with a couple Just mar
ried-they lived across the road from
us-by giving them a little music
AS they were going through the house
the last time d gun was fired into the
crowd, and the charge struck JIM
Clark. entering one of his lungs. He
lay six weeks between life and death,
but he still lives to tell the tale.
We lived there about four years
During that time there were built a
store blacksmith shop, grocery and
school house. Miss Salina Downing
taught the first school in the new
school house.
~
huckleberry marsh which was good
shelter for the bears. They were very
plentiful and the wonder is no one
was seriously hurt.
In 1881 Mr.. Bowen bought farm a
little east of Paw Paw and commenced
TO build a house. He shingled and
sided it and put floor in one room
and bed room. He laid boards on the
sleepers to store our goods and go
through the other part of the house.
We moved there in January. The
next summer he finished building.
The house stood on a corner with a
road each side. You could not see
ither roa Oh acco unit of the brush
and small timber. In 1883 MIR. Bowen
built a barn and made some other inn
provements. During those seven
years we had cleared and plowed the
land $50 acres and put out fruit which
was in bearing.
When we had been married 20years
we had moved 20 times. We had
many trials and privations, but many
blessings as well. Chauncey came to
brighten our declining years. Mr..
Bowen was spared 70 us until the year
1892. George has since died in Mime
sofa, where he was very nicely situat-
ed. Mertice lives, widow, with her
children on the old Harwick farm.
am now nearly SO years old.
Mrs. H. +. Bowen.
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"Once. when I had occasion to with
draw S25 from my bank" remarked
the conscientious man, something
happened which almost tempted me to
think that honesty may at times be
not so very commendable. BY a cur.
ious mistake. considering the small
amount of money, the cashier handed
out six five-dollar gold pieces. With
out thinking what it meant TO HIM |
showed one of the coins back saying:
You have given me too much The
look that man gave me / have never
forgotten. although even at this day |
cannot describe it. But | can assure
you il was not grateful glance"
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NETWORK. Auguft y.

The floop Miffillippi, Capt. Good
rich, with the Connecticut Military
Adventures, arrived here from the
Miffifippi, but Taft from Penfacola,
the 10th init. The country they went
to explore they like well, having laid
out 25 townfhips at the Natchez.
Within this fortnight three thoufand
five hundred paffengers have arrived
at Philadelphia from Ireland.
The form of government of the new
Province on the Ohio is received at
Philadelphia; and the whole bufness
relative TO it will be finifhed by the
July Packet.
Ertract Of q Letter from Pe,yacola, datcd
Juiy l., ms.
''By the veffel that carries this to
you goes the Committee fent out by
the Military Adventures, for explor-
ing the lands on the Miffiffippi. Thefe
gentlemen (who have been very indie
fatigable in the execution of their
commit1ion, return perfectly satisfied
with the foil, climate, and great nat
ural advantages of this country; and
indeed it would be no easy talk to find
a rational objection to either. The
settlement of that part of the country
contiguous to the Natchez, goes on
with incredible rapidly; executive of
about four hundred families that
within the last five weeks have come
down the Ohio from Virginia and the
Carolinas, no less than four veffels
have arrived from North-Carolina on
~, filled with inhabitants. Parton
Sweezy, with his little party from
Newt erfey, are fafely arrived, and
began their fett1ement on the lands
reserved for them.
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Order for Hearing Claims.

state of Michigan, County of Van Buren-ss.
Notice Is hereby given that by an order of the
Probate Court for the county of Van Buren,, made
the LIST day of June, A. ID. 1908, six month
from that date allowed for creditors to present
their claims against the estate of Benjamin f.
Wnot, late of said county, deceased, and that all
creditors of said deceased are required TO present
thelrclaims 10 said Probate Court, at the probate
office, in the village of Paw Paw, for examinst
and allowance, before the 18th day of
December next, and that such claims will be
heard before said Court Monday, the 18th day
of September, and Monday, the 18th day of
December next, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of
each of those days.
Dated, June LIST, A. ID. 1905.
DAVID ANDERSON, Judge of Probate.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The great Difficulty and experience
of Speedily obtaining proper affort-
ment of Printing Materials, an made
uuate Number of Subscribers to de-
fray the Charge Of printing a weekly
Newspaper. added 20 feveral unfor-
tunate Events which have happened
TO me. have been the Reafous why
the MARYLAND JOURNAL. and BAL
T1MORE ADVERTISER, 70 long expected,
hath not before made its appearance.
This. flatter myfelf. will be confid-
cred an ample apology, in the minds
of the Candid, for the long Delay in
publishing it.-Many Gentlemen, how
ever, encouraging me 90 hope for a
corlfiderable Addition TO my Lift of
Subscribers, / now venture TO fend
the first Number abroad; and while
solicit the further Encouragement of
the Public, l humbly befpeak a can
did Reception for this Beginning,
which l am fenfible, mutt appear uu-
der many Disadvantages, as | have
not yet been able 70 establish a fpecial
Poft from this Place TO Philadelphia,
for the Purpose of bringing down, in
due Season, the latest Papers.
While thefe several Matters are at
tended TO, the Arrival and Departure
Of Ships, the Course of Exchange,
and Prices Current of Goods, &C.,
fha11 not be neglected.
Having entered upon a very arduous
and expensive Undertaking, l mutt
now earneftly entreat the immediate
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Presents TO Bible Society.

A number Of curious presents have
come TO the Bible society in London
Gifts of embroidery 70 the value Of
over $3.50 have ben received from
native Christian women in Manchuria
From the New Hebrides, the Aneity-
umese sent more than $50. These peo-
pie manufacture arrowroot annually
TO pay for the Bibles they need.
About SIS was contributed in kind
by the aborigines Of Mapoon, North
Queensland, who collected oysters for
the purpose, as they have no money
of their own. Even the Dyaks of Bor-
REQ sent a collection in to London.
though in former days their fathers
collected human heads much as Amer
lean boys collect postage stamps.
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Affiftance of every Subfcriber, in adj
vancing the Entrance Money agree
able TO Contract; without which the
Life of this Paper will be but of very
fhort Duration. ALL who with well to
the Inftitution. l am perfuaded, will
cheerfully comply with my Requeft,
without Delay-and l hope they will
difpenfe with a perfonal Application,
which were it practicable, would be
very painful, and send the Money 70
the Printing Office, from whence Re
ceipts for whatever they may be dis
pofed TO advance for the Encourage
of the Work. shall be returned to
them.
l cannot conclude without return
ing my mott grateful Acknowledge
ment TO all those who have kindly
affifted me in taking IN subscriptions
TO this Paper, and otherwife promot-
ing my Interest in this Province; and
particularly TO those public-fpirited
Gentlemen who exerted themselves in
a remarkable Manner for the Eftab-
iifhment of this Paper and the Print
ing-Businefs in the Town Of Balti-
more.
l am the Public's
Devoted humble Servant,
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Temporary Relief From Business.

Rev DR.. Savage's New Year sugges.
ton to men who are absorbed in their
business or profession is worth noting.
He advises such men to cultivate a
new interest. 1t is his observation that
the great trouble with most men is
that they get into ruts. They are mar
row in their interests. There are only
a few things they care for, and if you
take those things away they do not
know what to do with themselves If
you will begin this new year to train
yourselves to become interested in
some new thing something outside Of
your business, by and by, when you
get ready to retire. you will be able
TO do so cheerfully.-Bo Herald.
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David Woodman ID was born in
Wheelock, VT, March, 1918, and
moved TO Paw Paw, September, 1885,
coming all the way with OK teams, the
journey taking % days. He after.
wards located on the farm west OF
Paw Paw, where his son, Senator
Jason Woodman, resides. Mr.. Wood
man was a man of great natural abil-
ity and was a prominent figure IN
public affairs for many years, holding
a I'd lieutenant's commission given
him by Gov. Woodbridge in lS+O. In
the agricultural field he was well
known, and for many years a proinl-
nent exhibitor at state and national
fairs. In politics Mr.. Woodman was
a democrat and was at one time can
didate for governor on the greehodCN
ticket AS a private citizen ne was
recognized as honorable III all ms
dealings, gaining the respect OF all
with whom he came in contact. Mr..
Woodman died in Paw Paw IN l9o+'
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Administrators Sale.

In the matter of the estate of Frederick Surdam,
deceased.
Motto is hereby given, that by virtue of license
granted to me by the probate court for the county
of Van Buren,, state of Michigan, 1 will sell at pub
lie vendue, TO the highest bidder at the north front
door of the court house. in the village of Paw Paw,
county of Van Buren,, Michigan, on the seventeenth
day of June ninetee hundred and five, at IL o'clock
in the all the right, title and interest of the
said Frederick Surdam, deceased in and 70 the fol-
lowing described real estate to wit
The south one-haf of the northwest one-quarter
of section three ~, the southwest one-quarter Of
the northeast nequarter of section three 90, and
the north twenty l20 acres of the northwest one
quarter of the south west quarter of section
three a. all in town three 49, SOUTH range thirteen
t13 west, Antwerp township, Van Buren, county,
Michigan.
VIM. H. HALSTEAD
Administrator of said deceased.
Dated April oath 1905.
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Was born in Saratoga county, n. Y, in
1918, living there until 10 years of age
when his people moved to western New
York, where he lived until IL years OF
age. His oldest sister coming West, he
accompanied her family as far as Detroit,
where he left them and started for the
West friendless and alone, walking most
of the way from Detroit to Paw Paw,
where he found employment. After
working by the month for several years
at any labor that paid, he saved enough
to locate a tract of land in Geneva town
ship. Holding this a short time, he sold
it and purchased the farm now owned by
his youngest son, w. G. Wildey For
years Mr.. Wildey threshed grain, and in
this way and by the purchase aud ship
ment of live stock became known through
out the county. In middle life he car
ried to successful issue many building
and construction contracts, the crown
ing work of his life being the building of
the Paw Paw high school. After this
he left active business, living
on his farm until his death in 1904
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Horseman Hurt; Horse Killed.

Detroit, June G.-In n collision be-
tween Il Wabash and Il Grand Trunk
freight train near Chatham. Ont. Clear
the Arena, a racing mare valued ut So
600 was killed and Foxy Kane. val
ued at $1,000. was severely injured.
Both horses were owned by +. J. Kit
tleman, Of this city. J. J. Slocum,
of Detroit, foreman of the Ki,tleman
stable. who was in the ear with the
horses, was seriously injured.
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seen in the Observation-Disclosures
takes up the faid Negro, and fecures
him in goal, 70 that the owner may
get him again, fhall have FIVE
POUNDS reward, or if brought home
TEN POUNDS reward, and reason
able charges paid by
RICHARD BENNETT HALL.
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BaliiUlorc. 1u0Un -. ~.

DIIItHtCI y -IWyWTL II, I'D,
Many people in this Town and Fell's
Point having hitherto neglected TO
pay their public Dues this year, my
deputy has my orders to execute every
person that has not paid, without diff
tinction, as l am to leave the office in
November, and all accounts mutt be
settled with j. h. holiday.
Sheriff Of Baltimore County.
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Crazy wonan's Terrible Attempt.

Standish. Mich. June G.-NIrS. Geo.
Schmidt. living south OF here, attempt.
ed to kill her five children, but was
frustrated by Schmidt. She became so
wildly crazy that she had to he taken
to Bay City and placed in a padded
bly, recover
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just What We All Want to Know.

when he dragged her out and laid
her on the bank. Miss Friedman rolled
her eyes and kept repeating in con
fused way: oh, why did | do it?
What will people think of me? What
shall | do| Then Bell and | and the
woman put her in Bells wagon and we
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Auditor Has Fractured Rib.

Lansing. Mich. June g. - Auditor
General Bradley is confined TO his room
at the Hotel Downey. nursing a frac-
tured rib. He was thrown from a
horse at Eaton Rapids.
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By the kindness Of l. J. Cummings
we are able to publish the following
extracts from No. of the Maryland
Journal issued at Baltimore, Mary
land, by W. Goddard, August 20, 1873,
three years before the declaration of
independence:
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state of Michigan, County of Van Buren,, IS.
L. john w. Free, cashier of the above named
bank, do solemny swear that the above statement ia
true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOHN w. FREE, Cashier.
subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd
day of June, 1908.
My commission expires March 27, 1909.
j. b. SLOVENIAN, Notary Public
CORRECT ATTEsT:--
W. X. SELLIcK,
LISCoLN II. TITUS, Directors
f.. A. WILDEY,
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Tells of the Race with Death.

Il was driving past the Solamons'.
when suddenly | saw Miss Friedman
60 tearing across her back yard to-
ward Portage creek. / could see from
her face that she was not in her right
mind, and | whipped up my horse and
man came running up and asked TO be
allowed to drive to the creek to catch
the girl before she should throw her
self in. She climbed onto the seat and
away we went. Then | saw Roy Bell
in his wagon, start after Miss Fried
man. He got to her, just after she had
disappeared under the water.
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Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the
Children's Home in New York, cure Feverishness,
Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders move and reg
ulate the Bowels and Destroy WoIms. Over 80,
O0) testimonials. Ihey ncrcy tail. At all drug
gist1 25c. Samples FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmstead Leroy, New York.
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Who came to Van Buren, county at the
age of seven years, presents To our read
ers different type OF pioneers than the
others whose names We record in our
pages. Quite young when leaving his
birthplace, he had no standard by which
to Judge the country, and consequently
was in frame of mind to be content
with whatever might befall him. His
boyhood, spent among scenes that would
tend to cause one to take a sober view of
life, did not affect his optimistic charac-
ter. Cheerful in all his intercourse with
those he met, the feelings of regret that
were caused by his death have not les
sened with time. He was public spirited
without any selfish motives, as his long
service in the Grange testifes. There he
was always found ready to work for its
benefit, and that, too, without expecta-
ton of personal reward His friends can
truly say that the world is better for his
having lived.
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THOMAS RRERETON

Commission and Insurance Broker
GRATEFULLY acknowledges the
" favors of his friends, and hopes
for a continuance of their correspond
ence.-He has now for sale a Pocket
of good HOPS, 1O-inch new
CABLE, and wants 20 buy NEGRO
GIRL, about Il years old.
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Was one of the oldest grad yates of the
Paw Paw high school, graduating from
there several years before the erection of
the present fine building. He was the
son of Edwin Barnum and Sarah Ann
Lyle, and was born IN May, 1912. His
father was one of the first settlers in
Paw Paw, and in lS49 was licensed to
preach the gospel. He labored earnestly
in this work and with an acknowledged
power for good. His purity of heart,
genial ways, liberality and great kind
ness of heart made him many friends. 1t
was always source of sorrow to him
that his sons health would not permit
him to take the position in life his talents
and education entitled him to. Isaac
Barnum was in Colorado until his death,
which occurred within the past year.
His recent visits to Paw Paw during
Home Coming week are remembered by
many of US with pleasure.
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Fatal work of the Tornado.

Reports received from Tuscola and
Sanilac counties. where tornado
worked great damage Monday night,
show that four were killed by the
storm. These were Beatrice Smith,
daughter Of John Smith. of Urban a
child of William Philpott. foreman,
near Snabbona, and two children. aged
II and 13 years. respectively, of Jo-
seph Stenfeld OF Novesta. Several
of the score or more persons injured
are still in a critical condition. Up
20 this writing twenty-three houses,
thirty barns and two schools have been
reported destroyed.
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Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot Ease.

a powder for the feet II cures Swollen, Sore, Hot
Gallons, Aching, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bun
ions AT all Druggists, and shoe stores, Csc. Ash
to-day
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Prince Georges County, near Queen Ann,
ms.
DAN away from the Subfcriber fome
N time in December, 1772, Negro
PRINCE, a tall film fellow; has sew
eral hacks in his forehead; he was
taken up at Sufquehanna Lower Fer
ry, but made his efcape and is often