The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03
Lawtou.


needed improvement
AL McElheney is building neat veranda
on the front of his store.
Burlington IL Chapple have adorned their
meat market with new sign.
L. Waldorf has given Frank Morrill, the
position of clerk in the freight Office.
DR.. Thomas of DePere, Wis, has been i'll
town few DAYS. He will return soon.
The Baptist social at Harry Smiths. not
withstanding the bad weather. melted 800.
Blue ribbon is again taking boom in this
place. and weekly temperance meetings will
be held.
Peter was little too full Thursday even
ing, and our Marshal fired him into the
''little square box" to cool of.
please give the doxology'' is one way OF
cutting short a five minutes temperance
speech. To be continued next week.
The M. G. Il. II. Co. have notified Kinney,
Adams & Co. TO move their large warehouse
which stands on the railroad grounds.
Esq. Pitcher expects to close his ranch in
few days, and will start, about May LIST, for
Appleton, Wis.,. where he intends to spend
the summer.
A,,,
Arbor, during vacation. They will return to
that place and Mr. Dunn will finish the
course in pharmacy.
People wanting houses to rent find them
rather scarce, and yet they are being demol-
ished, and every one seems TO approve of it,
and we don't blame them.
A red bot time is expected at town meet
| ing. A union caucus is called for Wednes-
day, at Esq. Morrill's Office. The call is
signed by three democrats.
n. b. Mckinney moves to Decatur this
week, where he takes the position of station
agent. We don't like to see you leave Pole,
Elmer Williams has returned from the
east. If he does not conclude to remain
here, he will soon go to Burlington, Wis. 70
engage in the butter and egg business.
DR.. Eipp from Benton Harbor. has taken
up his abode here. by the way, girls we
understand he is still treading life's thorny
pathway alone, and he is very good look
| ing.
Lawton is beginning to put on city airs.
| II is reported that Burr Robbins will start
his great railroad show from this place.
Probably he will not notice such small towns
as Decatur, Paw Paw and Mattawan.
a. h. Merritt returned from New York
last week, where he has been during the
winter His mother will come and keep
house for him. Misses Carrie and Bert
Merritt of Lawrence, have been spending a
few days here.
| We understand that Jim Kelley has turn
ed up missing. From appearances it would
seem that the course of true love between
himself and his new made bride. has not
run very smooth ever since the evening of
their wedding day.
| Courier correspondent, if there is anyone
else against whom you hold grudge you are
welcome to fight it out over our shoulders.
free of charge. Your item of last week re-
minds us that people who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones
An old gentleman named Steele died here
last Thursday, aged "a years. His funeral
was held at the house Saturday afternoon,
his remains being inferred in the cemetery
east of the village. Mr.. Steele was the
father of Mrs. Jerome Stone of this place,
and had lived here during the past year.
Mrs. John Ihling had the pleasure. last
Thursday afternoon, of entertaining large
circle of friends who left her an elegant and
costly jewelry case as a token of their esteem
A general good time was had by the older