The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-16
Local Department.

/ leafeu 1Iult is IlaleTldlly HlJuItu.
Work is progressing on the new brick
block as rapidly as could be expected.
The masons are making active prep
arations for the erection of their new
hall.
Emery Ball is now railroad man.
He has secured IA job on the narrow
gauge.
Mrs Edward Bell of Providence, r
l., is keeping house for her son, Rev
Mr.. Bell.
Did you dof your winter undercloth.
ingg If you did, you made "A grand
mistake.
Elder Pallister preached in the Chris
tian church at Decatur last Sunday
afternoon.
! Miss Ella Pike now occupies the
rooms over the NoRTHERNER office as
"A dressmaker's shop.
The club that gets away with the
Decaturs this season has got To do some
lively ball playing
The editor returns thanks to Master
Theo Hungerford for an elegant bou-
quet of spring flowers.
1t is rumored that serious difficulties
exist in one of the leading families of
our village. Too bad
Judge Severens of the u. s. court,
was in town last Saturday, looking
after business matters.
Conner e. Osborne call the attention
of farmers TO some of the specialties of
their trade, in this paper.
Miss Lutte Myers of Gobleville, has
been the guest of her cousin, Miss Ber-
tina Myers, for few days.
Judge Mills of Kalamazoo, was in
town yesterday looking after his busi-
ness interests in this locality.
Horseback riding is becoming quite a
popular recreation with the young peo-
pie of both sexes in this place.
A meeting of the Paw Paw Alumni
Association will be held at the school
house next Friday at $3.50 p. m.
We hear no more complaints of dry
weather. The recent copious rains
have thoroughly saturated the earth.
The Van Buren, county publishers
association will hold another meeting
on the 18th of June next at Hartford.
Among the old soldiers recently
granted pensions, we notice the name
of our friend, w. Ii. Clay of Lawrence.
Paw Paw oddfellows enjoyed the
pleasure of visit from Bro. Ed. Stew
art of South Haven, at their last meet
ing.
John Spackeen thinks he has the best
colt. He calls it Cleveland sorrel.
1t isn't named after the president, how.
ever.
The usual services will be held at the
First Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing and evening, when the pastor will
preach.
w. II. Pomeroy has landed in town
with his herd of ponies. There is no
gainsaying the fact that Mr. Pomeroy
is rustler.
Mrs ID. ID. Noble, under the skilful
treatment of DR.. G. s. Maynard, is re-
covering from an attack of typhoid
pneumonia.
We can't imagine why Matt cut al
the limbs off those elegant elms, unless
he is going to gardening and wanted a
lot of pea brush
Now is a good time to subscribe fol
the NORTHERNER. We are pleased tC
say that a good many people seem tc
realize the fact.
During the absence of DR.. Bartram
the Wolverine team will consist OF
Frank Millington, Will Mosier and
Harry Longwell.
Mr. j. b. Hopkins has been quite i'll
suffering from ingiunal hernia. DR.
Maynard fitted him with one of hi:
excellent trusses.
The dog poisoner is getting in hi
dastardly work at Dowagiac. Large
numbers of canine pets have been mer
cilessly slaughtered.
Strawberries have made their appear
ance in our market; price, twenty cent
per quart. Too rich for the blood of ;
poor newspaper man.
Prof. (O Johns exhibition was ;
"horrible pup show" His dogs ant
ponies were about as well trained q:
Pomeroy's wild bronchos.
The following letters remained un
called for in the Paw Paw postoflice fo
the week ending May 14th: Ira Bemiss
h. johnson, Frank Masters.
If you see Milan Richardson goin,
around with his chops all muffled up
that's because he is just recovering from
severe attack of neuralgia.
Quarterly meeting at the M. +. churcl
next Saturday and Sunday. Service
: as usual on such occasions. Rev. e.. &
Elliott is expected to officiate.
The Detroit EUening NeUs has agair
outgrown its clothes and has donned ;
larger suit If it keeps on growing, i
, will yet become "blanket sheet"
Paw Paw doesn't seem as yet to fee
particularly unhappy over the fact tha
. She has no saloons, although some o
the old topers have kind OF discour
aged look.
There will be a social in the parlor
of the First Baptist church on Tuesda.
evening, May 22d, at which suppe
will be served from half past five unit
seven. All are invited.
w. III. Wilson wishes to inform tn
,, people of Paw Paw and vicinity that h
.. has at Burrows stock yards in thi
, place, large quantity of hay, corn
oats bran and mill feed that he will sci