The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-16
PAW PAW. VAN BUREN, COUNTY, MICHIGAN, MAY ,t6 1888

Gillespie, the milkman, is bound to
keep up with the times. He now serves
his customers with their supply of lac
teal fluid in sealed glass cans; he also
uses "A patent milking apparatus, SO
constructed as to insure absolute clean
! illness.
The Y. l.. Nj. h. will give leap year
social at Miss Minnie Shefers on Fri
day evening of this week. Brown
supper" from six To nine p. m. All are
! invited Ample provisions will be
made for gentlemen attending without
lady escorts.
Supervisor Wildey, just at the present
time, is the most inquisitive man in the
township. He is around with his tin
satchel prying into every mans business
and taking notes. A good many people
wish he would not be quite SO much
interested in their affairs.
The following named teachers have
made up the slight deficiencies in their
examination and have been granted
certificates: Angie Bennett, VIM Bes-
sey, Victor Cleveland, Mabel l.. Hill,
Ethel OBrien, Edith Poole, Susie Van
Hise, Ida f. Yeckley.
Mrs. Minerva Godfrey of this village,
died last Saturday morning at the ad-
vanced age Of seventy-fOur years, from
the effects of stroke of paralysis
received a short time since. Funeral
services were held on Sunday last, Rev
Edw. Bell officiating.
The Detroit Erening Journal asks
that the children of the state send
! 10 haf AZ . 81
diers' graves, and suggests that the
members of the press association act as
messengers TO convey such floral con
tributions to their destination.
Should the weather be pleasant, base
ball cranks will have an opportunity to
witness a fine game tomorrow after
noon at Lawton, between the two crack
clubs of the county, the Lawtons and
the Decaturs. The Dowagiacs will also
play at Lawton on the oath instant.
We notice by the Brainerd Dakota)
Dispatch that Bert Hyames, formerly of
this county and well known to many of
our readers, was married on the first
instant TO Miss Emma Wadham, at
Spokane Falls, MINI. Mr.. Hyames is
engaged as an engineer on the n.
p. X. X.
All our citizens should unite with the
grand army boys in the observance of
of Memorial Day, Wednesday, May
30th. A union memorial service will be
held on Sunday, the 27th, at the Disciple
church, In which the pastors of the
different churches are requested and
expected to participate.
Reports of the constant violation of
! the fish laws continue to reach us with
distressing regularity, and they are all
accompanied with the query, "Where
is the fish wardeng" Echo answers,
where's" A few prosecutions and
convictions would have a wholesome
and salutary effect on the law violators.
Rev Mr. Bell says: with a pro-
foundly grateful heart, desire to orender
my thanks to all the kind friends who
manifested their love and sympathy TO
me and mine during the sad ordeal
through which | was called to pass last
week in the loss of my dear wife. May
heavens blessings ever rest upon them. y
Mrs Sarah b. Simmons, mother of
Mrs |. w. Van FoSsen, aged eighty-five
years, died last Friday of typhoid pneu-
monia, after brief illness of less than
a week. Funeral services were held on
Monday last. In common with many
other friends, the NoRTHERNER extends
its sincere sympathy TO the bereaved
relatives.
June 9TH has been selected as the
! date and South Haven as the place for
the next annual meeting of the Van
Buren county pioneers. Governor Luce
is expected TO be present and address
the people on that occasion. Some of
our exchanges say Wednesday, June
9TH; which is wrong, the day of the
week or the day of the month";
DR.. f. w. Bartram started yesterday
for Yorkshire, England, as a represent.
ative of the Cleveland Bay Horse Com.
pany. He expects to return with new
importation of Cleveland Bays and
draft horses. The company is doing q
good business and one that can but
result in decided improvement of the
horses owned in Van Buren, county.
We think the managers of the Mchi
gan State Press Association made 9
great mistake when they appointed
their annual meeting on Memorial Day
Many Michigan editors are grand army
men and do not like to be away from
| nOlnt OH bHdJ udy. We art Out VI llcll
and, much as we should like TO attenC
the association, we cannot do so OF
account of memorial exercises.
The union temperance meeting at tn,
Disciple church last Sunday evening
drew forth a large audience. The exer
cises were of very interesting char
acter. Mrs. Barton's address on tn,
Marriage Chain" was unique anC
bristled with words of kindly advice t,
the young, and especially to young
men. 1t was listened to with marked
attention and can but be productive o
good results.
The Paw Paw creamery has resumed
operations 1t is to be hoped-by tn,
stockholders at least-that the seasol
may prove more profitable than th'
two previous seasons that the institu
ton has been in operation, each o
which resulted in pecuniary loss t.
the company. 1t is an institution tina
ought to meet with a liberal patronage
a patronage that could but prove profit
able both to the farmers and the mem
bers of the association.
Remember Elder Pallister's lecture