The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-03-20
Local Department.
Look out for the clothes line, Kay.


wallie Neff of Muskegon, is visiting his
relatives and friends in town.
New al. again for Jay Cummings. He is
bound to keep business booming.
Garvin & Johnson have been doing some
elegant work at their shop lately.
Miss Ella Rice of Detroit, is visiting her
cousin, Miss Bertha Longwell.
Fred Stevens has gone to the far West
with view of opening up business there.
Chas. Mosier-Sulivan-is spending
few days in town with his family and
friends.
Judge Hilton's barn, purchased of Frank
Stearns, has travelled to the Judges place.
1t was rather a slow goer, but sure one.
The little folks enjoyed nice party at the
residence of j. +. Showerman, last Friday
evening. II was a surprise on Fred and
Lottie.
We are prepared to print election tick cts
on short notice and ON reasonable terms.
Send in your orders. We promise absolute
| correctness.
That fellow who gave Van the slip the
other day was first class runner. Van is
too portly to be very feet and he didn't care
much any how.
Elder IL. w. Harvey is visiting his parents
at Richland in Kalamazoo county. His pull
pit will be filled next Sunday by Rev. w ood-
mansee of Hartford.
County Treasurer McLain has suffered from
severe attack of lung difficulty during the
past week, but has so far recovered AZ 10 be
able to be at his Office again.
Paw Paw Lodge l. O. o. F. will have work
in the degree OF Friendship at its next meet
ing on Friday evening. A general invita-.
| ton is extended TO all the brethren to be
present.
| Since Frank Parks promotion to posi-
ton in the First National Bank, Miss Clara
Sheldon has been employed as assistant III
| the post Office. We now have two good
looking lady clerks in that institution.
We invite particular attention to the new
adj of Mr.. and Mrs J. II. Prater, in another
column of this paper. A very slight exam
ination will convince any one that their
goods are not only first class but reasonable
in price.
The Y. M. G. a. meets every Wednesday
evening at their rooms over DIR. Maynards
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only. Every Sunday afternoon meeting is
held at the same place at which both ladies
and gentlemen are invited to be present
The recent fire at Alegan, an account of
which appears on the inside of this paper,
destroyed about half a million dollars worth
of property, nearly the entire business por-
ton of that beautiful town. It was a much
worse fire, compared to the size of the place,
than the Chicago fire.
Just three years ago we commenced the
management Of The Times. At that time its
circulation was less than 800 copies. To-
day it is SO quires, or S64 copies. That tells
the whole story.-D0Udgidc Times. The
Times is a hrst-class paper, and we are
pleased at Bro. Moons success
Samuel Holmes of Mattawan-not our
Sam-made complaint before Justice Row
land, on Monday last, that Levi Davis and
Calvin Barnes had attacked him with iron
knuckles and knife. One of MIR. Holmes
hands was badly cut. A warrant was issued
for the arrest of the offenders.
There are two cases of diphtheria among
the prisoners in Jail, Counterman and Gard
ner. The only wonder is that some epi-
demic has not manifested itself there before
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for new Jail. It may be sort of providen-
tial that they have doctor among them
constantly.
| In our humble Judgment, n temperance
| billiard saloon-so called-where boys of all
ages are admitted and allowed to participate
| in the games there played, is worse curse
TO a community than a full fedged saloon
where liquors are openly sold. Our people
- 4ha.,
wilfully shut their eyes.
The Young Mems Republican club met
last Tuesday evening and adopted a consli-
tuition and bylaws. All republicans between
the ages of 1S and 35 are eligible to MEM
bership in the club. They will meet again
next Monday evening, at which time officers
of the club will be elected. A general invi-
tation extended to all young republicans.
We have just purchased fifteen fonts OF
new type, besides large quantity of other
material, from the well known type foundry
of Marder, Luse d Co. of Chicago, for use
in the job department ot the TRUE NORTH
Elmer. We are determined TO have every
thing that is needed for doing the best work
in the printing line. Give us a call. We
guarantee satisfaction.
The publishers of the AlIegan papers dis
play commendable enterprise. Although
every one of them was burned out, and the
entire business portion of that beautiful
village is heap of ruins, all three of the
papers there published, reached us on time,
"a usual somewhat diminished in size, it is
true, but still full of pluck, vim and energy.
The Gobleville Herald makes some state
inents in its last issue, which are very de-
| rogatory to the character and manhood of
MIR. Il. Cash, Supt. of the County farm.
From our acquaintance with Mr.. Cash, we
fell very confident that the statement con-
tanned in the Herald cannot be true, and
that Mr.. Cash never could have been guilty
of the acts alleged against him, by the party,
who gave the Herdid information.
The "school exhibit on Friday and Satur-
day last at q. A. II. hall was very fine and
attracted the attention of large number of
the patrons of the school, all of whom APP
peared TO be highly pleased with il. It has
awakened still deeper interest in educa-
tional matters, and has served TO confirm
the opinion already existing, that Prof. Rus
sell and his able CORPS of lady assistants, are