The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-22

Post q. A. X. visited their comrades of G..
j. Hudson Post at Mattawan last Monday
evening.
Messrs. VanAuken 81 Young have en-
gagged the services of w. X. Shrine as a
salesman of agricultural implements, buggies
wagons, etc.
Farmers are improving the pleasant spring
weather, preparing for summer crops and, as
a natural consequence, business in town is
not very brisk.
Decatur will hold special election next
Friday for the purpose of electing a trustee
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
John l.. Harrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Heckert are at Ypsilan-
ii where, we suppose, Ben is once more
bathing in mineral water. He will spend
one day at the G.. A. r. encampment at Jack
son.
Register of Deeds Wilson has been at his
home in South Haven for the past two
months on account of the illness of his wife
who is very low Atlast accounts she was no
better.
Hilton a. Chandler is the name of new
law firm in this village. The members of
the firm are Judge o. N. Hilton and Mr.. j.
E. Chandler young attorney from Kala-
maZoo.
We understand that Rev. Mr.. Boynton
will not remain in charge of the Free Baptist
Church another year, and that Rev. Anna
Barton will assume the pastorate OF that
society.
Twenty-seven feet into the bowels of the
earth failed to strike water for the new
creamery, and so a connection was made
with we'll that was already dug just out
side the building.
The Michigan Central Railroad Company
offers a reward of $500 for the detection of
the villain who placed an obstruction on the
track of the road near Galesburgh, on the
night OF April 14th.
Letters remaining uncalled for at the post
offie for the week ending April 18th: E. w.
Cemercell, Elias Cemercel, George Casada,
Marion Hilton, A. Klinman, ID. Rice, j. ID.
Sherwood Manley Waters.
AS Mr.. Amos Stevens was driving across
the north bridge over the Paw Paw river a
few days since, his horse broke through and
injured itself seriously. Perhaps the town
ship will have to pay damages.
Miss Eta Hopping, who has been travel
ing in the east with musical convention
troupe since last summer, is once more at
home. She favored the audience with
solo at Mr.. Hutchin's concert.
The date of the meeting of the State Press
Association at Coldwater has been changed
to June 1st and I'd instead of June Sth and
9th. Ample preparations are being made
for pleasant and profitable meeting.
Historical day at the Nj. L. Church next
Sunday. Rev. II. Day, one of the old pio
neers of the Michigan ministry, will relate
some of his amusing experiences while trav
cling in an early day through both the upper
and lower peninsulas.
That eight loads of brick that we saw COM
ing into town was not for the creamery but
for the Catholic rectory. Our Catholic
friends are pushing ahead with the building,
which will be fine addition to their church
property in this village.
We inadvertently omitted to mention that
Lew Showerman had gone west. He is at
Bozeman, Montana. Whoever employs him
will find him to be capable young man,
we'll educated and fine penman. We hope
he may strike it rich in his new location.
We acknowledge the receipt from Mining
Commissioner, Prof. c.. ID. Lawton, of ad-
vance sheets of that portion of his annual
report relating to the Tamarack mine,
newly developed mine that bids fair
to rank among the very best of the great
copper mines of the state
The following among other comrades are
in attendance at the State Encampment, G..
A. II. at Jackson: j. G. McLain, j. +. Bull
lard, X. w. Noyes and j. G.. Todd of Paw
Paw, A. Chapman and S. Smith of Bangor,
Spalding and White of Hartford, G. l..
Eaton of Mattawan, and Jas. Burlington of
Porter.
Mr.. Maylon Saxton, after a brief i'll
ness, died on Wednesday, the nth inst. at
the residence of II. G.. Saxton, near Lake
Cora. Funeral exercises were held on Sun
day afternoon last at the First Baptist
Church. The deceased was fifty-fve years
of age and was visiting relatives in this vi
cinity. He was cousin of Mr.. II. q. Saxton
and Mrs. Il. L. Quick.
As we were passing Mrs. Odelis shop
few days since, she called us in to see the be-
wildering display of flowers, trimmings. hats,
pu1fs, friZZes, waves, etc. etc, that she and
Mrs. Marshall have recently purchased, We
concluded that if there were any homely
ladies in Paw Paw, which, of course, there
are not, they would only have to call at Mrs.
Odell's to become as handsome as anybody's
women.
Died, in this village, on Saturday the 18th.
inst, after a lingering illness of several
months, Mr.. Nathan Morse. His funeral
was held on Monday last. Mr.. Morse was
an old soldier having been member of Co.
"B." 9th battery, 1st Mich. Light Artillery.
He was in INDECENT circumstances and was
buried at the expense of the state, X. w.
Noyes, ESQ, having charge of the burial.
Mr.. Morse was man well advanced in years
and leaves widow to mourn his loss.
The 18th of June next marks the 50th an
niversary of the admission of Michigan into
the Union. 1t is proposed to celebrate the
event at Lansing with appropriate ceremo-
nies. Among the themes to be presented, is
an address on the minerals of the state, COW
ering period from its earliest history down
to the present. Ou1 friend, C. ID. Iawto
has been selected by the committee to pre-
pare the address on this subject. Probably
better or more iudicious selection could
not have been made, as Mr.. Lawton is thor
oughly conversant with the subject upon
which he is 10 speak. The addresses, essays,
etc. will be collected and published in a
volume subsequently. The following persons