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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-03-13
PROCEEDINGS or TAE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VAN BUREN, COUNTY. MICHIGAN.
July, October and January Sessions,
1908.
VAN BUREN, COUNTY. MICHIGAN.
JANUARY SESSION, 1908.


motion was made by Supervisor Spencer seconded by
Supervisor Benedict bills pertaining the Paw Paw
Drain presented by Drain Commissioners McEheny
the general claims committee and that the
made special order business for Friday
at o'clock.
A motion made by Supervisor Hale and seconded
by Supervisor Pearman, that the motion of Supervisor
Spencer relation the Paw Paw River Drain be laid
until after the reading of said bills Carried
After said bills by drain commissioner,
Supervisor wabe seconded Supervisor Cleveland offered
an original motion of Supervisor Spencer,
naming morning. at nine O'Clock, the time for
special order of Paw Paw River Drain business Carried
bill from Kalamazoo citys health officer for the
of Lola Bigow Lawrence amounting to 0l64 read
chairman of the claims committee and
discussion motion made by Supervisor Benedict
Supervisor Burger that said bill be returned
the health officer of Kalamazoo. Carried
of Kbbie Telephone Co. for the telephone
rental telephone house of the under sheriff which
said rejected the board in the October 1907
sion board by Supervisor Burger chairman
committee with attached explanation and
motion of Supervisor Cleveland seconded by Supervisor
Pearman, allowed claimed, at the sum of SIS co.
The of the claims committee presented bill of
the county for claimed to be
result of his settlement with board
cuson of the investigating committee said claim being in
the lO577 one thousand hundred five and II
100 dollars.
A motion was by Supervisor Burger, seconded by
Supervisor Pearman, the claim of John H. Brtton be
paid
An amendment o this motion by Supervisor
seconded by Supervisor Gault that the
amount % be paid to John H. Bron, which,
yea nay carried The result of the yea and
nay being follows:
Supervisors voting -Shaefer, Cleveland Burger,
Virgins Hale, Squer F. E. Warner Waldron Gault Pear
man. Spencer, McAlpine, Danneffel, j. c. Warner-14.
Supervisors voting nay-Kennedy, Gaynor, Conway,
Benedict, Waber, Westgate, Wheeler.
of Supervisor McAlpne, seconded by Super
Gault, the original motion amended by vote,
laid the table.
claim of Malcolm MCGregor presented by the chair
man claims committee, which, motion of Super
visor McAlpne, seconded by Supervisor Waber laid
on the table.
made by Supervisor Benedict seconded by
Supervisor Wheeler adjourn
tomorrow morning. Carried.
THURSDAY JANUARY 9th, 1908.
Board convened pursuant to adjournment Called to
order by chairman.
Roll called; quorum present
Minutes yesterdays proceedings read and approved.
The committee justices and constables' claims and
accounts following report, which, motion
of Supervisor Spencer Supervisor Shaeer
accepted and adopted.
state of Michigan.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
Your justices and constables claims and
accounts respectfully submit the following their report
recommending of the several amounts
below authorized to draw orders for the
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Respectfully submitted,
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Committee.

&c: KENNEDY,
w. q. SPRINGER,
JOHN GAULr, Committee.
F. A BURGER,
Supervisor Pearman moved that the of the petit
granted that called prayed
for in and by said petitions.
The yeas and being demanded such motion, the
declared lost by the following
Yeas-Supervisors Pearman and Wheeler.
Nays-Supervisors Kennedy Shaefer, Cleveland Burger,
Virgins, Gaynor, Hale, Squer f. E. Warner, Conway Nc
Alpine, Dannefel, Benedict J. Warner Waber Wadron,
Westgate Gault and Spencer-l9
On motion of Supervisor Warner seconded by Super
visor McAlpine, the claim of Exsherf John H. Bron
taken from the table and motion of Supervisor Spencer
seconded by Supervisor Squer consideration
made the special order for
offered following resolution:
that the board the petitions praying
for local option election regular in FORM
election prayed for by 1925 qualified
committee.
On motion of Supervisor Burger by Supervisor
Gault the board that Super
visor Pearman be laid the table indefinitely.
Probate Judge Anderson made a request exchange
of type-writers for use in his office, follows
To the Board of Supervisors
respectfully request that be allowed exchange
Oliver typewriter in the probate office for No.
wood on the same terms granted to the county clerk.
DAVID ANDERSON
Probate Judge.
Supervisor Spencer, seconded by Supervisor Conway
moved that the communication from probate Judge be
received and referred the committee
in charge the last board
which motion prevailed
The committee sherifs deputy sherif's claims
and accounts submitted their report, follows
The Board of Supervisors for the county Buren,
of Michgan:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
Your committee sherifs and deputy claims
and submit the following their report recon-
mending amounts and that the
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The with the county clerk submitted
following report, which, motion accepted and
adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Your committee audit clerks accounts have
examined the books files of that office and find them
be aud reasurers receipts to with the
The county treasury by that
office since Oct 1st 1907 follows: October $3.50 25;
November, S2625; December, Sos 25 Total S+7075 We
the adoption of the report
Resi- tfu w unit ed.
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On motion of Supervisor Spencer seconded by Super
Warner the foregoing report accepted and
adopted.
The committee also submitted a report OF fees
turned into the county treasury which, motion
copied nd placed file, as follows:
of fees collected and to
by sheris and deputy sherfs from 1s 1907 to
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26
IN A NEW LIGHT.

Discomfort or satisfaction with an
object often depends entirely on the
way In which IL is regarded. A diff
ference In the point OF view changes
the whole aspect. This truth Is well
illustrated BY a pleasing little incident
OF Robert Dale, Owens childhood. told
By himself In Threading Ny Way"
Near the isolated country seat where
I spent my boyhood there was foot
bridge but little more than a mile
away. For the FIRST ten yesrs OF my
life | was forbidden to cross Il, and
until then / never walked on the turn
pike road
one day father told William and me
that he would take us TO walk over the
bridge and TO the other side OF the
river. This was bllssful news
He conducted us by a winding coun-
try road up the opposite bank OF the
stream. suddenly the view called out
my youthful admiration Across the
river appeared a large house. standing
In beautiful grounds. not very distinct
ly seen through the trees Spacious
gardens were surrounded By walls.
there was a large greenhouse. and be-
yond stretched a meadow.
-Oh,- l exclaimed. what beautiful
house. papa, Don't wish l could
live there: What time we could
have,"
Ny father smiled.
I'VE are going to live there. my son"
he said.
Truly. papas'
Yes"
..oh. I am 50 glad, There must be
plenty OF nuts there"
.You have never seen the house be-
rorey- asked father.
-of course not. We have never been
here before"
True. Take good look at the
grounds. What 10 you think Of themg
I did SO, and announced they were
much larger and finer than ours.
MY child" said father, you are do
ing what much wiser and older people
have done before. You are looking from
a distance at beautiful place with en-
v,ous eyes. II is very pretty place
II IA Boxneld. your own home. where
you have lived all your life-'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

Those spirits on the hunt for .sen
sations" In Constantinople will wish
TO take In the dervishes The whirl.
ing clan have a convenient convent on
the Grand Rue. where their circumnav.
lgations may be witnessed at : &c
o'clock on Friday evening for the sd.
mission OF 10 cents This weird per.
Torrance personines the solar system
and Ia exactly ordered In all it's phases
After preliminary circuits OF the rims
in single de to the discordant accom-
panimcnt OF flute and tambourine the
ROBBED and turbaned derrishes com
nsence their turning. With arms out
stretched. the right palm upward ts
beseech blessings. the left depressed
TO signify mercy bestowed, the head :,
bent upon the right shoulder. The rap
ID revolving upon the right heel IL ef
fected by employing the left toes a,
motive power. As the cIrcling accel
crates, the long white skirts dllate un
IN they stand out stlff after the man
ner OF the attenuated garment OF ths
premiere danseuse. Very little spac.
Is allotted to each priest. and Il seem,
strange that there are no collisions
The dance ceases In sn hour or o,
with the men exhausted.--Travel Mag
azine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

A popular New England preache.
ssys that II his sermon ever stretches
b.syond the twenty minutes TO which
be mems always to limit 1t the words
OF his little daughter ring in his ears,
and he reflects that some OF his con
sregstion are doubtless feeling as she
did on a memorable occasion The oc'
CASTOR was the little girls sixth birth.
day. which CHANGED 10 come on
Thanksgiving day. she went to church
with her mother and sat quietly
through the service. The sermon was
unusually good. the minister could MOI
help thinking. He had plenty TO say
and he said II fiuently.
How did you like my sermony' he
asked his young critic as they walked
home together. her small hand in his
big one.
-You preached awful long. father. =
said the little girl, but beared IL be
cause / love you. and knew I'D have
a nice dinner when got home and for
get what I'd been through"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

comsnufer Who Has MA % sh-r-
Heck Holmes Tries Z e5ucffon.

Com ~ ufer Who Has ~ "a % sh+r-
Iccse HOLMES Tries re1ucfion-
Don't look up now " said Heniiocx
Homes TO his fcllow Ccnnuter. she
horse doctor. according 10 the Ner
Yolx Sun. but when you DO loox ~
take particular notice Of the man 81
ting directly across the car from az
who seems 10 be half asleep"
The veterinarian raised his eyes a,
ter brief interval and regarded With
a searching look the person INDICTED.
"what do you dedueeT' asked Hem
Ioel: Homes.
WELL said the horse doctor. y
see no evidence Of heayes; his minc
seems TO be all right. ! should say
that he has neither ringbone nor spay-
in. But / should want to see his gait
before saying that It has no springhait-
Those things are matters Of obser-
walton and not Of deduction" said NJ.
Homes, a trife nettled. NOW endeay-
or 10 follow me.
That man." Mr.. Homes went on, is
employed In an Office: his liver IL
slightly out OF order ami ne wears spec
tacles when at work"
Wonderful exclaimed the yeteri
marian How do you make It out!'
at is as plain as your nose on my
face" said Hemlock Homes If you
will observe him closely you will see
that the eyelasbes on the upper lid OF
his left eye slant toward the left"
$50 they do. said the ID. V. s.
-well, that tells the whole story. 50
far as my deductions have progressed,
said Mr.. Homes The eyelasbes OF
the upper lid OF his left eye slant to
ward the left because the spectacle lens
over that eye when be is at WORK
presses them over In that direction
The reason why the lens presses
them over is that his right ear stands
out further from his head than his left
ear, making the spectacle bow on that
ode a loose at and making his specta.
cIes sit slantwise The reason why bis
right ear wings out further than his
left Is because he sleeps on his left side
He sleeps on that side because bis
liver won't LET him rest comfortably on
the other
.wonderfuI-wOnderfuIt" exclaimed
the horse doctor.
The train halted at station. and al
Hemlock Homes and the veterinarian
arose to alight the man opposite looked
up and said:
Hello. Doci Everything all right
Yes. thanks Just been TO town TO gel
fitted with some eyeglasses Never
wore them before. Must be getting old
! guess So long"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

are less potent than Ideals
Grasp the irksone duty tight, 1t
There Is a tree somewhere for every
Zaccheus
The neIghborhood OF need is the
Christians parish.
A good pastor Is an incarnation OF
the Good Shepherd.
Grasp the irksome duty tight. II shall
turn TO sweet delight
Many a geologist has yet stumbled
and fallen over a stone
Courtesy may conceal selfishness. but
Christ alone can curs H.
Weaken your lusts by starving them
before you wrestIe with them
The preacher who starves his head
cannot feed his peoples hearts
The true church Is the hospital
where the Great Physician walks
The man who calls himself q mod
rate drinker" deceives nobody but him
self.
IL the heart-strings are rightly
moved. the purse strings will surely be
loosened.
-Inasmuch as ye did II not viii ring
in the ears Of some or the lost through
al eternity.
Sunday is not to teach us to give God
e-seventh. but to remind Us that all
time Is His.
We can bear one another's burdens
without being busybodies in each 9th
ers business
II we were more anxious TO get
Christ to church We would have to
worry less about the crowd.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26
A LEGITIMATE APPLICATION.

Mis- xstabrook's system o. phlloso-
ply 10 90 satisfying 10 her that abe
likes 10 scunalnt others with IL Sci
dom. h0wercr. does abs nud - rrsay
snd syupathstic an aoc~ptance OF her
point Of slcw as abe encountered the
other day IN an adh~rrnt % we'll
ksown psripsfrtie school OF philoso-
phsra she was tskinx her regular
feur-mlls D. day exercise along q coun-
try rosd. when she met a tramp 10
vbam. earlier In the day. she had
given . quarter The benvrolent lady
called after him:
Just moment. there. my man. n
ron picsse,-
The tramp paused doubtfsiliy.
Il merely wished to state that In
granting your request Just now ! am
wholly free from the common delnsion
that any real harm could result %
ron. even rnpposlnK that you are act
ually in want and unable. By your own
conscious effort. to cxtricate yourself
from apparent deprivation Of good.
knowing. az do know. that m Also
lutte justice. insgrlng the individuals
welfare. relgns throughout the cosmoN
The tramp stared. round-cycd. open.
mouihcd.
~Nor do cherish any obsolete notion
Of myself NJ q Lady Bountlful.' Ny
actual motive IN giving the quarter
should properly Be clas-ed a. selfish
Not having AZ yet quite fully overcome
a foollzhiy sympathetic temperament.
I should undoubtedly ! bad not
given the moncy-havs been annoyed
for some time sfterwsrd by mental pic
lures Of you "a suffering for food In
z<ssrt. did what did simply to make
mys~sf slightiy more comfortable
-rsat 10 all. I merely wished 10
<xysasn my motive" added Miss E~fs.
brock for the trsmp fingered. sszins
vita rilsteninr eyes az the ccuntensDcs
Of iss bcnefscfress. where the lInes
vita merciiers accuracy. reelected her
hsbitusi painstskinzne@l
~r~s. ma am. an ketch on all right
-aow.- he said. eagerly, In bis eye
no such absent expression ss Miss psn'
brook IL becoming accustomed 70 see
An the eyes OF relatives and friends q
whom she conscienttously expounds her
philosophy. can I'm interested In them
inside workin's O your mind But say
ma'am. you'd sure oughter think
iltue mite more about them feesin''
q, rourn. / bet you'd feel downright
comftable all through, fer oncet in JET
lie. Of you'd jest make this Quartet
q dollar"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

sir william Treloar told me once OF
the nervousness he felt on the very
frst occasion when he acted as chair
man. He was on tenterhooks lest he
should do anything malapropos aud
consulted bis wife as to bow he should
act. II do not know what are chair
mans duties, but II were invited to
take the chair I think should sit In
IT, was Lady Treloar's reply, and this
advice the knight OF Ludgate nm rig
,div followed.-London T. I. Q.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26
rHorocRAPHrSo MARS.
some Details ef the Maksn9 of the
Ande. photographs.


The Andes photographs OF Mars were
made with large planetary camera
which carries with II an simplifying
lens. says 4. G. Siipher in the Century.
The camera was fastened TO the lower
end OF the large telescope Of eighteen
inch lens and each Of the many little
images shown on the plates was taken
separately. The telescope was adj
,usted 40 that the planet was In the
center OF the camera field then the plate
holder was placed In the carrier OF the
planetary Gamers and set In position for
the art image. the slide then being drawn
from the plate holder. A bulb In the
right hand opened the shutter Of the
camera. allowing the light from the
plap<t 10 fall on the sensitive plate.
Than a bulb In the lett hand shifted
the plate a quarter Of an Inch for the
.nccsedlng image and 30 on through
the entire series OF images taken on one
Mate. Sometimes the plate was ar
ranged to shift from right to left anc
rometimer In a vertical direction.
rnaKmuch rs the photographs were
made nj night, virtually no light except
that from Mars reached the plate, and
the latter was not incapacltated by one
exposure from receiving other sensitive
impressions. About half an hour was
consumed in taking the sixty Images
on some Of the plates and eight or ten
plates were exposed In one nights
work. In all about 10000 negative
images were taken.
Az the best seeing" occurs In
~aa shes" the successive images on the
same negative may differ somewhat In
wealth OF finer detail; to the skilled
eye all show the larger canals with re-
markable clearness, though the more
delicate details are lost In rcproduc'
tiou. or the 10000 separate images
of the planet none is destitute Of canals
ana IN some cases MS many Ms twenty
ave or thirty canals have been counted
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26
MISPLACED MONUMENTS.

Hslpies. Figures, soiied ssd Grimy,
An stone and Bronse-
The ordinary run OF statues. unless
they are royal, have only one real pleas
ant and satisfactory day in their ex-
istenee, and that IL the day they are
unveiled II stone. on that day they
are spotlessly clean II bronze. they
are nice and shiny. After that they
are never clean or shiny again II has
10 be the statue OF a very exalted per
sonage for the SCOT TO be scraped of
and TO have It's face washed once n
year. The average hero has to be sat
lsfied with being unveiled. After that
no one takes any further interest in
him But IL Is most instructive to OBJ
serve the unholy skill with which the
SCOT and other accidents of the air VIII
lodge on the top OF venerable bald
head and on the surface OF what should
be an Immaculate frock coat or well
fitting unifirm. A Roman toga that
has met with accidents is not half so
ridiculous as a bronze frock coat and
immaculate bronze trousers that have
been the scene OF disaster. Standing
in front OF the statue OF a great states
man. a man notably tidy In his day
and great worry to his valet l
studied the undignified results OF a
family OF sparrows that had set up
housekeeping under his elbow and
thought how indignant he would be
could he catch glimpse OF this IN
seemly domestic arrangement--Afrs
John Lane. in Fortnightly Review.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

And inasmuch the ignorant viii copy the mere ha-
vanced and the lowIy the highly placed. the examps
BY who lead the social and intellectual
world
The OF the sixth yet afar in the fntufs'
and OF that the keynote VIII be unity not ndvidualsm;
brotherhood combat; service not oppression spirit
not intellect And the birthniark OF the spirit Is tns
longing 10 pour itself in sacrifice never asking wna
Il take. but only what II can give The fnnaHmenA
unity OF mankind ia the central truth the coming
race and the which nrst and practices tns
great conception win lead the future humanity faiins
into line behind H. Those who see II. who tesch X
may fail for the moment but In their failure 70 the ssa
OF Inevitable success.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

persons OF the Chinese race lawfully en-
titled admission With the courtesy ana considera
other foreigners AZ IL impossible that per
sons who endure requirements and forfnaiites
peculiar 10 themselves should fan 70 take exense ana
70 resent humiliation the manner In when py ia"
they are distinguished from natives other countries
Laws 70 framed esR only be regarded as Involving
discrimination account Of and u s needless 10
pont out that determinations account Of race color
previous condition religion are slike opposed 70 ths
pruespes Of the republic and spirit OF ia insti
tntionG
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

Surgeons KNIFE Cures
After suffering excrucistinE pains In his
head for twenty-five years. Louis Wolf
son Of Cincinnati has secured relief By
having the surgeons cut out two Derives
The pain Yves above the eyes and at the
temples and REQUIRED four or Eve times
a week. He had consulted the leading
specialists, tried medicines. various forms
Of massage and electrical treatment in
vain. The two offending nerves. one on
each side, were between one and two
inches long and about as thick as a pin
They are termed sensory nerves-thaf II,
nerves which give the sense OF feeling and
not control Of the movements Of mus
cles. The headaches have not returned
since the operation. Local surgeons say
this is the first case Of the kind on record
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

your practical interest when present 10 you the soemn
aisxrnceful fact Of the railway death roll
During the eight years fron 1897 10 1904 inclusive
there vas steady In the number OF casualties
1he nDnber Of killed during ihat pef'cu was
..f community as large Salt Lake City had been
~ip~d sut by sudden and terrible eatsstrepbe-whlle
as IA we're inluras II every man. woman and child
A. Bursio had been MANNED or otherwise hurt
~ aaltes continue Increase az the same rate for
,.e, .,eealnx years from 1906 70 1914 there viii BE
1889 Killed and i.&si.os3 injured
TAst la Al this there are upward Of 10000 PEG
ale iu the unted under sentence q dsath TO De
sxscuisd the railway before shs close - 's-
,.~sr .a.,h~, are doomed 10 MANNED or otherwise
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

why can't we have good dramas
nowadsysT'
-None are written"
Nonsense. Its the managers fault
I don't believe Shakespeare could get
one Of his manuscripts read in these
times"
Neither do l.. Did YOU ever zee
spec,men OF his handwriting7'- .Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26
DIsooUHrEsY TO THE CHINESE.


Az the laws are framed II would
appear that the purpose was rigidly
10 exclude persons OF the Chinese
race Ia general. and to admit only
such persons OF the race as fall with
In certain expressly stated sxemp-
tlons-ss n. In other words. sxelu-
sion was the rule and admission the
exception. l regard this feature OF
the present laws as unnecessary and
fraught with Irritating consequences
In the administrator OF laws 10
$1,000 nafuffhsfn rAlng the care
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

.yo' said In yo' sermon. Brother
pickey, dat Jonah wuz eat up by de
whale7v
II sbo' did"
@wen, den. how comes he live ter
tell itr'
That seemed to stagger the old man
hit ne gathered himself together end
replied:
aDat's easy. You see, Jonah wus &c
fust fisherman. an he had ter MAKE
record l'--Aitanta Constitution.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

French tact Is proverbial. A rather
tiresomc narQuise came up yswnlns
to the Prince de Ligne OF the court OF
Louis XVI.
'srbat was exactly what was going
30 say to you" observed the prince.
suavely.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-26

From the window she saw him com
fng up the steps
.He comes" she exclaimed joyfully.
There was bit OF ice on the top
step tfor II was an early day in Junel
He struck II. Then he struck each OF
the other steps In succession.
~Heavens =" she cried. 'EIe has
foozled his approach london Trlb-
une