The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-08-17


manufactured by the Detroit Safe Company.
1t is splendid piece of store furniture.
Sheldon has the foundation laid for his
new residence on the corner of Paw Paw and
Niles streets. 1t will make a great improve
Dlent in the appearance of that part of our
! town.
Dave. Dillon the janitor of the school
! building, understands his business. We
doubt if there is another school yard in Mich
| igan as neatly kept as ours, all owing to Dawes
care and skill.
Alvin Chapman of Arlington, and 4. NJ.
Brown and Fred. Sherwood of Columbia,
started on Wednesday of last week for Cali
fornia to attend the triennial conclave of
Knights Templar.
We received an advertisement for the Paw
! Paw union school, too late for publication
this week. 1t will appear in our next issue.
The board will leave nothing undone to make
our school a success.
Geo. w. Longwell brought to our Office
some russet apples which were almost as
fresh as when they were picked last fall.
| George said they were SO hard he could not
use them and so he gave them away.
A large crowd OF people attended the Free
Methodist Camp meeting in Lawrence on
Sunday last. Special trains were run on the
narrow guage from the termini, stopping at
all intermediate stations.
The paper mill at Three Rivers burned on
the morning of the 7th inst The fire ignited
from broken lamp. Mr.. French, the owner,
estimates his loss at not less than $4,000.
The mill had just been repaired at great ex-
pense.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Al
mena Telegraph Co.. was held at the Office of E.
II. Annable ESQ. ON Wednesday last, at which
steps were taken to have the line put in good
working order and to maintain it in such
condition.
Z. J. Perry, of Rockford, Ill's wife and
child are stopping at the Dyckman. Mr..
Perry represents the Covenant Mutual Bene-
fit Association, an Odd Fellows Mutual insu-
rance society. Quite a number of the breth-
rem have taken policies with him.
Some of our citizens got excited at the
prolonged whstling of one of the railroad
engines last Sunday evening" 1t was caused
| by the whistle valve becoming uncoupled.
Supt. Ihling heard it at Lawton and sent over
q messenger TO ascertain the cause. L
Al. Mcneil is rushing his new house.
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and covered, and all the carpenter work, ex-
cept that which IS TO be done after plastering,
completed, and his brick will soon be laid
1t will be one of the best houses in town. !
Bangor has young ladies' which are as use
ful as ornamental. Miss Verne Overton has
moved and raked twenty acres of hay, and
Miss Wood has raked twenty acres. Good
girls and, doubtless, they will make good
wives and mothers one of these days.
S2,1OO is said TO be the sum that the Cass
County Mutual has got to pay Jacob Marian.
of Volinia for the loss. by fire. of his barn and
contents. The fire fiend is no respecter of
insurance companies, and Is just as apt TO
burn for Mutual as for stock companies.
If any one wants to see an industrious,
good looking lot of girls he should visit Cole
& Stones shirt factory. Sewing at the rate
Of 800 stitches per minute is tolerably live
ly work. Half dozen more ladies could
find steady and remuneratiye employment
there.
Co. c., of the 4th Mich. Cav. will hold their
annual reunion at -Four Mile Lake on Mon
day, Aug. 31st and Tuesday, Sept 1st. A
full attendance of the members of the com
pany is desired, and it is expected that each
one will bring with him, either his own wife
or the wife of somebody else.
We are in receipt of the initial number of
The Veteran published semi-monthly at Lam
sing Mich. Subscription price S1.00 per
year. 1t is bright and readable and, as its
title indicates, is devoted to the interests of
soldiers. 1t is published by a soldier and
will no doubt be appreciated and patronized
by the old veterans of our state.
Three new recruits were mustered into the
service at the meeting of Brodhead Post, G..
A. II. last Monday evening" and six applica-
tons received The post now numbers 100
members. There will be special meeting
of the Post next Monday evening for the
purposes of muster and to make arrange
ments to attend the grand reunion at st. Joe
Many Of our people were pleased to have
the opportunity of again grasping the hand
of Elder Brooks on Tuesday last, although he
| had to caution his friends not to be too hearty
in their greeting, as he was suffering some
| what with rheumatism. He thinks of coming
here about Sept. 1st and delivering course
of lectures. He has host of warm friends
in this vicinity who will be glad to hear him.
The bridge across the north branch of the
Paw Paw river is down and teams cannot
/ CrOSS dU point. III WtS DN iuc
high water some weeks ago, and while gang
of men under charge of Pete. Brummel were
repairing il, the structure fell into the river,
precipitating dozen or more workmen into
the raging flood beneath. No lives lost, and
no one seriously injured. 1,
The annual school meeting will be held on
Monday evening" September Sd. The men,
bers of the board whose terms of Office expire
are Moderator Rowland and Trustees Free
and YanFossen. Let every one who is inter
ested in the prosperity and welfare of our
school be present at the meeting. Tax pay
ers and parents, both male and female, are
allowed 10 vote, There is no distinction of
sex in the matter of voting.
The can of beans prepared by auctioneer
II. A. Rogers and left at Longwelfs Double
Arcade for guesses on the number of beans
in the can, was opened Aug 4th and found to
contain 2,302 beans. Six different persons
guessed within two beans of the correct
number. J. B. Dillon's guess was 2304, while
/. b. Conner, Lynn Free, G. Davis, Newell
johnson, and j. 4. Midgley each guessed
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