The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-05-20

of Paw Paw Enc. l. o. o. f. on Wednesday
evening May 26th, as there will be important
business to transact.
Prof. Russell is away this week visiting
the Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Muskegon
schools, and the meeting of the city superin-
tendents at Lansing.
Mr.. Joseph Benson, an old army comrade
of ours, made us pleasant visit last Sunday.
He is taking subscriptions for a valuable
work on natural history.
A new flight of stairs has been erected on
the east side of the Sherman block, leading
to the barber shop and dental rooms in the
second story of the building.
The hepostoffice at Waverly has been official
ly discontinued for the reason that there is
no candidate for the Office. The mail for
that place will be delivered at Paw Paw.
Reported that Miss Kate Ocobock had the
best papers of any applicant for third grade
certificate at the Paw Paw examination.
Kate exactly fills the bill, fills it full, too.
We acknowledge the receipt of the first
numbers of the Herald, a new daily establish
ed at Kalamazoo. It is o clean, elegant and
newsy sheet. MAY it live long and pros
per-"
missionary concert will be held at the
First Baptist Church next Sunday evening.
An interesting programme, consisting of
music, recitations and facts concerning mis-
sion work.
Mr.. II. J. Brown of South Haven, is in our
village canvassing for Rldpaths History of
the World. We have examined the work
and unhesitatingly pronounce it a very valu-
able book.
Letters remaining uncalled for at the post
Office for the week ending May 18th: Benz
Byrd, Eli Cotton, John Gillespie, J. Harring-
ton, Miss May Henderson, b. Richetson, o.
l.. Smith, l.. Segar.
The graduating class are having weeks
vacation TO give them time to prepare their
essays and orations. There are but three in
the class, Lille Jennings, Elmer Clark and
Marion .. Rowland
Our underground dispatches report a
wedding to take place this - Thursday -
evening. The high contracting parties are
said to be one of our professional gentlemen
and one of Paw Paws fair widows.
Messrs. Harrington i Sturgis of Leslie's
concert troupe spent Sunday in town. They
will open the summer campaign in Northern
Michigan. Miss Eta Hopping will join
them in that locality in day or two.
We call particular attention to the new
advertisement of the Grange Store. Mr.
Gilman intends to make speciality of the
trade in boots and shoes and is closing out
his stock of dry goods etc., at astonishingly
low prices
Next Tuesday, May 25th, is designated as
the opening day of the season at the PENN
sular House at Lake Cora. We trust that
Mr.. Scovill the gentlemanly proprietor
may meet with patronage that will insure
prosperity.
We can but commend the honorable man
ner in which the Michigan Hedge Company
deals with its patrons. Our judgment is
based on observation, statements of other
parties and the straightforward method in
which it has transacted its business with us
The ID annual spring meeting of the Van
Buren, County Agricultural Society opens
next Tuesday. and will continue three days
good time is anticipated. The managers
have spared no pains to make the meeting q
success, which it will undoubtedly be if the
weather shall be propitious.
Mr.. George w. Noyes, wife and baby, Mrs
Nj. p. Allen and her daughter Minnie con
stituted the Paw Paw party that left for
Ddh. Oh NeuHeSudy VI Wtth
George will work for Mr.. j. ID. Allen at the
taxidermist business. The two will make a
great team at that trade as they are both
experts.
The members of the common council OF
Bloomingdale will have to be "present OF
accounted for" at all meetings of the board
as they have passed an ordinance to put
themselves in prison in case of absence, with
the additional penalty of hard labor attached
They have got themselves on pinhook this
time, sure.
The job of building the new engine house
and firemen's hall has been let to Messrs
Ocobock and Davey for the sum of S1,765.
They take the building above the foundation
which is to be prepared for them by the vii
lage board. Work will be begun at once
Their reputation as builders inssres a first
class structure.
John Henry, the party who was charged
with having made an assault on Ed. Long
WELL having been discharged on payment of
costs, was arrested on charge of being
drunk and disorderly, arraigned before Esq.
Mason, where he plead guilty to the charge
and was fined twenty dollars and costs which
he paid and went on his way rejoicing.
Our old friend, j. d. McCarter of Waverly,
had lively tussle with his horse on Monday
last, just in front of Holmes & Spicer's. The
colt tried to break away, but the old gentle
man hung to his bits with tenacity that
would have been creditable in q much
younger man. The carriage was turned
bottom side up, but no serious damage was
done.
The improvements of the Criterion Spring
Company are in progress. With proper man
agement and judicious advertising, we see
no reason why the business should not only
prove profitable for those who are engaged
in the work, but also result in valuable
addition to the business of our town. The
NoRTHERNER is making 10000 circulars for
the company.
The following named boys in blue were
made happy last week through Galligans
pension agency: George Stafford of Kala-
mazoo, Solomon Forbes of Cooper, Il. Nj.
Davis of Kendall, G. l. Case of Bloomingdale
Laomi M. Foote of Mancelona, John Garrett
of Bangor III. M. George of st. Joseph,
Simeon Buyce of Paw Paw, VIM. Parkinson
of Dowagiac.
The new creamery is expected to manu-
facture its first batch of butter this week or
| the first of next The machinery is all in