The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-19

the Iofepart OF tnls week.
Mr.. L. G. Engle and family have returned
from California. Eden did not like that
GLORIOUS climate of Californy."
At the grange next Friday evening, Jason
Woodman will read an original paper and
Mrs Alice Gould a selected one.
August 10th, Mr.. Chris Lock of Grand Haven,
to Miss Frances Sykes of Paw Paw.
Brodhead Post G. A. Il. left town on
Tuesday preceded by the Young Alerts Band,
en- route for the Kalamazoo reunion.
Miss Frank Richmond of Rochester, n. Y.
formerly a resident of this township, is
making visit to her old friends here.
Subject at the Church of Christ next
Lords Day morning, "False Views in Exege-
Sis" evening, rs Christianity a Failure?"
Bilsborrow 81 Richards seem to be doing
good coal trade. We noticed their bins were
being filled and several car loads were stand
ing on the track.
At the Clifton House the other day, we
met Devere Warner, Wib's little boy. He is
good looking little chap. Must take after
his mother, eh, Wib?
Those campers-out at Lake Park who
were scared out of their commodious quarters
by one clap of thunder did not manifest a
wonderful degree of bravery.
The Free Baptist Sunday school picnicked
at Pugsley's Lake on Friday last. A general
good time was had, although the festivities
were somewhat marred by a slight rain.
Mr. A. Z. Jennings will speak at the
Court House next Monday evening, in the
interest of the prohibition party. 1t is ex
pected that prohibition club will be organ
| lied.
Elder Roe preached at the Christian
Church last Sunday morning and evening
His many warm friends in this village were
pleased to meet him again and listen to his
instructive addresses.
Township committees are invited to send
in their caucus notices. Let there be no un-
necessary delay. Caucuses should be well
advertised so that people may know when
and where to attend.
Harley Sheldon was picked up drunk last
Saturday evening and lodged in Jail. Mon
day he was arraigned before Esq. Warner
and fined one dollar and costs or ten days in
| Jail. He took the Jail.
We understand that the Gobleville base
ball club will not play any more. The Hart
fords also informed the Paw Paws that they
had quit the business. What's the matter
boys? Can't you stand grief?
The following is list of advertised letters
at the Paw Paw postoffice for the week end
ing August 18th: Ella Carpenter, Alice Cas-
tleman, Charles Evans, Spencer Griffith,
CLANCY Karnes, Mrs. A. A. Stevens.
Chairman Noyes of the republican county
committees has appointed the following
named gentlemen as an executive committee;
j. Ii. Johnson of South Haven, j. S. Cross of
Bangor, Del Lamberson of Gobleville, g. w.
Iawton of Lawton and Charles Duncombe
of Keller.
If those Benton Harbor parties who are so
vigorously opposing the extension of the
narrow gauge TO South Haven lived at the
latter place they would sing different song.
The two villages are rivals and that which
builds up the one is no benefit to the other,
to say the least.
Michael Gates Jr. of East Decatur has
four acres of as fine celery as anyone would
wish to see. The celery industry bids fair
to become prominent in some parts of our
county. Mr.. Gates also has an acre of
onions that are hard to beat Indeed they
| NuhhOI pOooAOis bS bCOhAoi'
Bill Bryant lifted an iron shaft weighing
1000 pounds, placed it on his shoulder and
well, he didn't say how far he carried it.
The lifting was done when he was in Phila-
delphia. He must have lifted it for he says he
did, and anybody that knows Bill Bryant
can vouch for his entire truthfulness.
Wm Markillie the boss farmer of Almena
recently harvested eighty-fve acres of wheat
ninety acres of oats and has sixty acres of
fine corn. In addition to his grain raising
he is something of stock grower having
sold, few days since, thirty-four head of
fat, two year old steers to Kalamazoo parties.
James Sams-Dingbat-h his usual
amount of ripsaw juice down last Friday
evening and was giving the boys few les
sons in the manual of arms, and while he
was thus engaged some ba-ad man stole his
bottle. Jim is great lad and takes pride in
telling how often he has been an inmate of
the cross-bar hotel and who sent him there.
The annual announcement of the pro-
gramme for the Paw Paw public schools,
published in our columns last week, came to
hand at 80 late an hour that we had no space
to call attention to it at that time, but do so
now. Parties outside of the district desiring
to patronize it may rest assured that the
character and reputation of the school will
be fully maintained and even improved, if
possible.
The following named gentleman are the
officers of the newly organized temple of the
patriarchal circle at this place: q. n Hilton,
Counsel Bert Cole, Venerable Oracle; G. S.
Maynard, Oracle; l.. G. Hurd; Vice Oracle: G. L.
Stevens, Marshall j. G.. Todd, Oh. Capt.
Harley Squiers, Sen. Capt; A. w. Shower
man, Jun. Capt; II. ID. Longwell, II. S.;
c. L. Breck, +. s.; p. MacKellar r.; A. l..
Moulton, Chap; Il. B. Fisher, 1st Aid.
The death of Harman Johnson, which was
announced in our last issue, was very sudden
and unexpected. He was slightly indisposed
on Tuesday afternoon, but thought il moth
ing serious. He grew rapidly worse, was
taken with commissions, became unconscious,
and died on the next Thursday morning.
His family were left in destitute circumstan-
ces. The oddfellows of this village have
sent fifty dollars to assist his family and
pay expenses of his burial.
The following was handed us by Mr.
Scoville as being the list of boarders Just
now at the Peninsular: j. Ladd and wife of
nat~ a..I .zfU