The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-15

baptism 10 three parties last Sunday'eNenlng.
Two brothers of +. T.. Mills, one from
Howell, Mich, and one from Topeka, Kas.,
have been making him visit.
III Bush of Goblevile has sold his four
year-old Young Wilkes. They say" he
got thousand dollars for him.
For the purpose of reducing his stock to
make room for more, Jay advertises still
further attractive cut in prices
Church Discipline" will be subject at the
Church of Christ next Lords day morning.
In the evening, "Life's Purpose, Plan and
Prize"
The following is a list of letters remaining
uncalled for at our postofiice for the week
ending July 11th: b. f. Goodrich; Chas.
Johnson.
Mrs. Sarah A. Balch mother of Mrs.
Judge Mills, has sold her farm south of town
to Mrs. Emeline Marshall. 1t will be oocu-
pied by Mrs. Marshall's son.
The general health of the community in
this section of the moral vineyard is good
and doctors and undertakers are not piling
up fabulous amounts of filthy lucre.
The NoRTHERNER is doing the largest sim
gle job, probably, that was ever done in the
county-l00,000 eight page circulars-for
the Criterion Spring Company.
The board of trustees of the village Of
Lawrence has, in compliance with the order
of the supreme court, approved of the bond
of Zimri Warner, liquor dealer. The pros
pect is that there will yet be lively time
over the matter.
Frank Millington made flying visit to
friends here on Thursday last. He left on
Friday morning for Kirwin, Kas., where he
has secured a situation i'll a drug house.
His family remains at Lansing for the pres
ent. Success TO you, Frank.
The recent extremely hot weather made
fat men-like John Hodges the photogra-
pher, and Charley Galligan the pension man,
for instance-fairly lol. Even the lean
chaps-hke John Paige and Ed Snow-pant-
ed somewhat and almost started healthy
! perspiration.
Quite a number of our citizens spend o
good deal of their time at Pugsleys Lake.
| There are several fine summer houses there
! and others will be erected soon. It's prox-
unity to town and the pleasant drive on the
graveed road make it very attractive
| resort for the people of our town.
There is considerable talk concerning the
erection Of a sanitariuTn in this village. We
understand that the Criterion Spring Com
pany has several different propositions
under consideration looking to that end.
Such an institution would be of great bene-
/ fit to our town and we hope to see the
scheme successfully consummated.
A game of ball was played last Friday
afternoon on the fair ground between a
couple of mines commanded respectively by
Capt. b. f. Warner and Capt. G. L. Covert
The game was called at the close of the 9th
innings on account of the rain. The score
was twelve to six in favor of Capt. Bangs and
his sluggers. Jimmie Chandler umpire.
There is new law firm in town-Heckert
and Breck. Ben is the senior and John l.
the junior partner. They should be sue
cessful as Ben is an old and prosperous prac
titioner, and John, though young in the
business, has laid good foundation, being q
graduate of the Agricultural College and also
a graduate of the law department of the
Michigan University.
All the old soldiers who were members of
| Company &C. Sd regiment OF Michigan cav
airy, should remember the reunion of the
company to be held on the south side of
|
July 22d and 23d. 1t is expected there will
be large attendance of old soldiers and
their families. Come out boys. and be pre-
pared to have good time. Co. "G" of the
10Th Inft, will reune at the same time and
place.
The following ladies and gentlemen are
the newly installed officers of Fidelity Lodge
No. 20, ID. of r., 1. .. .. +. of this village
David Chapman, N. g.; Eliza Chapman, V. G
May Phillips. S.; Mate Rickerson. p. S.
Alzina Mcneil, T.; L. NJ. Snow, W.; VIM
Rickerson, Con-; A. +. Mcneil, l. e.; Ed
Phillips, o. g.: Cynthia Tirrell, X. S. N. G..
Sadie Lindsey, l.. S. N. g.; Lucy Burdick
X. S. V. e.; Jane Crane, l.. S. V. g.; j. l.
Tirrell, Chap.
Frank Thomas has come home from the far
west. He will return in about three weeks
taking his family with him. He is located
at Dodge City, in the employ of our former
townsman, j. j. Carroll, who is engaged in
the grocery and provision trade, and is doing
good business. Frank says that notwith-
standing Kansas is prohibition state, there
are fourteen saloons in the city, running
openly and without disguise, and that sim.
liar state of affairs prevails throughout the
western part of the state.
Col. Hawkins has been fixing up his place
so as to have things comfortable and conven-
lent Among other things he has put large
plate glass into his windows. The other day
desiring to throw some wood ont of his kitch-
en-, and thinking the window was up, he LEI
drive and smashed sash and glass into smith
Greens. "By George" said he, "the glass was
so clear thought there was nothing there
The trouble must have been with his glas ses
not those he drinks out of-the Col. is tenn
perate-but those he wears on his nose.
The secretary of the Creamery Company
Mr.. q. S. Wood, reports the business of the
company as somewhat on the increase
Farmers do not take hold of the matter as
readily as they ought. The company is pay
ing more for cream than dairy butter is
worth after it is manufactured, but some
prefer to let their wives do the work required
to make the butter, rather than sell the
cream. Perhaps they think the women will
have too easy time if their toll is lessened
A strike among those farmers wives would be
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