The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-16
Local Department.

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us last Saturday.
Maxwell next week Wednesday and Thurs
day. New plays.
Little Ray Chappel who broke his arm
last week, is getting along nicely.
Prof. G. II. Sage of Three Rivers, made
Paw Paw flying visit last week.
Mrs. Samuel Ellis of Decatur, has been
visiting friends here for few days.
Born, in Aberdeen, Dak., Sept. 18th, 1884,
grand daughter No. l to Mrs. Elisha Durkee.
Ira Brott and family are stopping in town
for time. Ira is engineer on the G. Il N.
w. II. Il.
That patent buckwheat flour of Wise d.
Smiths makes good hapjacks. We have
sampled it.
Mrs. A. +. Bulson nee Breck of Broad
head, Wis, is visiting her parents and friends
in this vicinity.
A. G.. Higgins will make Gloversville, n.
Y, his home in the future. He left for that
place on Monday last
young barber recently put in an appear
ance at the residence of @. p. Long, and
Claude is happy. Weight pounds.
Married, at Lawton on the sth inst, Mr..
John Il. Grover to Miss Mary B. Moon, both
of Paw Paw, Rev. H. West officiating.
Mrs. j. j. Carroll and Miss Jennie Bennett
left on Monday for South Bend, Ind, where
they viii remain for few days visiting their
friends.
The Dowagiac hotels are severely criticised
by those who attended the fair, many de-
claring the entertainment the poorest they
ever had.
Horsemen who attend the mass meeting
at Decatur on Thursday, will meet at the
court house at 8 o'clock sharp. They will
be escorted by the Paw Paw silver cornet
band.
On Friday last, .. w. Rowland and his
daughter Mamie, together with his father,
navigated the raging Paw Paw from this
village to Lawrence. There was consider
able hard work, but lots of fun.
The total receipts at our late county fair
were $1007. Expenses $720. The premium
list amounts to $607 of which the balance
on hand will not pay 80 per cent, and pre-
miums will have to be scaled down accord
ingly.
On Tuesday evening of last week young
lad of this place stole S35 from the money
drawer at Sellick's store. In Difference to
the feelings of his mother and her many
friends, we withhold the name of the Of
fender.
Jacob High, Esq, was in town the other
day rejoicing greatly over the fact that his
Norman stallion, Vandal, with his colts, took
the sweepstakes premium at Dowagiac, over
all competitors. 1t made Jake feel pretty
well.
George Matthews of Sioux Falls, Dakota,
arrived last Friday and returned with Mrs.
Matthews this week. Geo. reports business
very flourishing, and says Sioux Falls is now
a full-fedged city, even to sporting electric
lights, and water-works.
The union fair held at Dowagiac last week
was grand success, the display in all de-
partments being good, especially in floral
hall. Van Buren, county succeeded in get
ting away with a large percentage of the
premiums awarded to stock exhibits.
The other day we heard man remark
"One of the most delightful things in this
world is to be obliged to listen to young
miss pound the piano and screech at the top
of her voice, under the impression that she
can play and sing" Well, well, there is no
accounting for tastes!
j. f. Bullard has again returned from Da-
kota, having sold all his personal property,
reserving his farm alone. Jin says he is
tired of keeping bachelors hall, and does
not think he shall go back another year, the
date of his next journey being rather indefin-
ite, but when he does 60, shall take his fam
lily with him.
The case of the People vs. Truman Baker
and Adeline Westervelt, before Justice Row
land on Wednesday of last week, was not.
pr0s'd. Mr.. Baker was Immediately rear
rested on a charge of rape, preferred against
him by Flora Westervelt, his step-daughter.
The examination was set for the 18th inst.
at i o'clock p. M, and in default of $1,000
bail the respondent was committed to Jail to
await such examination.