The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-09-02


Notice Chappell's neat, new "ad' of jewelry,
watches, clocks, school books, etc.
G. w. Young visited Jackson last Monday
on business connected with the state fair.
Miss Mamie Rowland will fill out pension
vouchers at Judge Hiltons Office on Saturday.
Union temperance meeting at the First
Baptist Church, Sunday evening Sept. 9Th.
Address by Elder w. j. Russell.
There will be a meeting of the w. G. L. U.
on Friday, September 3D., at half past two
o'clock p M, at the reading room.
School begins next Monday. Let every
pupil strive to be in attendance the first day,
and every day thereafter, for that matter.
The Cleveland Bay Horse Company is
supposed to be tossing on the broad bosom
of the briny deep, en- route from Europe to
America.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Leech had the
misfortune to lose their babe last Saturday.
1t was carried to Chelsea their former home,
for burial.
How is it Bert, about that word Of yours?
1t used to be worth more than few cigars
when you was a member Of the Paw Paw
republican club.
Cole was little too previous. He was
rushing around last Saturday afternoon. try
ing to find the republican caucus. Try il
again, Cole, next Saturday.
The Paw Paws and Kalamazoos played a
game of ball on the grounds of the latter
club last Tuesday. The score stood 13 to G
in favor of the Kalamazoos.
Last Tuesday, while the train was coming
from Lawton to Paw Paw, one of the con-
Meeting rods of the engine dropped down
disabling one cylinder The train ran in al
right with the other one.
A new platform has been laid in front OF
the engine house and the building is ready
for occupancy. The next meeting of the
fire company-Thursday evening, September
2d-will probably be held in the new hall
The latest advices concerning railroad
matters are very encouraging. The pros
pect is exceedingly good for speedy exten
sion of the road from Hartford to South
Haven. May it come soon, the sooner tn,
better.
We understand that new business hal
| been started IN town by the firm of Spice
& Mosier-Dan and Charley-who will man
ufacture soft soap and tanning mills. Tn,
paid up capital of the firm is said to be jus
dollar and half.
John Pelton Jr. is buying wheat in thi
market. He is in the employ of Kalamazoo,
parties. With two such buyers as Val
Auken and Pelton, farmers need have II,
fear that they will not get prices that are a
the very top of the market.
The farmers picnic at Four Mile LAX
came off on Tuesday last. We we're unabl
to attend and cur forms close too so n to n
able us to give report, but we doubt not
those who did attend had fine time, al
though the weather was little too cool 70
comfort
Republicans of this township should re
member the caucus at the Town Hall o
Saturday next. There should be full rep
resentation of the party and any republican
that stays away has no right to kick at wha
may be done nor at the ticket that shall b
subsequently nominated.
The annual school meeting will be held il
the high school room on Monday evening
next. Let all our citizens be present an
show their appreciation of and interes
in the excellent school that has bee
built up in our village. Ladies ought t
attend as well as gentlemen. 1t is one c
the places where they can exercise the "rigt
of suffrage if they choose to do SO.
The republican congressional conventio
for the fourth district will be held at tn
village of st. Joseph, Berrien County, o
Wednesday, the Sth day of September inst
at 80 p. II. Delegates and all others wisl
ing to attend the convention can leave Kali
mazoo on the X. & S. II. Il. X. at 7:20 a. m
and arrive at st. Joseph by special train o
the G. IL w. M. R'y at about ten o'clock a. n
Reduced rates will be given on the X. d
H., and probably by other roads.
The following candidates were nominate
at the prohibition convention held at Law
renee last Tuesday: Sheriff, j. j. Moulthro
of South Haven Clerk, Jason Woodman c
Paw Paw: Treasurer, A. N. Chamberlain {
Decatur; Register, +. w. Hurlburt of Sout
Haven; Coroners, John Kelly of Blooming
dale, and G.. w. Stiles of Antwerp; Repr
sentative, first district, John w. Free of Pa
Paw, second district, A. Haven of Blooming
! dale. No candidates were placed in nomini
ton for the Offices of prosecuting attorne
or circuit court commissioners.
Mr.. ]. G. Gould of Antwerp, the bee maj
harvested abuot 5000 pounds of extracte
honey. This reminds us that we read, NJ
long since, in some agricultural paper, thi
honey comb was one of the things that WI
always sure to be genuine, that could not
manufactured by any process except IL
natural one. MIR. Gould says that such
} not the case, and that all bee-men make the
own honey comb with q machine made f.
that purpose. He says it is Improbable
allow bees to spend their time in maxim
comb. There is one good thing about II
matter though, and that is that the com
must be made out of genuine material for
largely adulterated the bees will reject it an
make new comb of their own.