The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-11
Local Department.

Governor Luce has appointed Friday
April Goth, as Arbor Day
Geo. w. Longwell spent the greater
portion of last week in Detroit.
Seward Hawkins has built fine new
sidewalk i'm front of his residence.
John Thomas is in town, on his way
from Grand Rapids to ST. Paul, MINI.
Fred Snow, who has been at Lima,
Ohio, for several years, has returned to
Paw Paw.
Miss Clara Anderson has been home
from Ohio on brief visit to friends
and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM Fowler are rejoic-
ing over the advent of new boy, born
last Thursday.
Our item of last week referring TO
Mr.. Hoskins was intended for Myron
Hoskins, not Milo.
Elder Bell will: visit his mother in
Rhode Island. He expects to be absent
two or three weeks, more or less.
Found, key ring and keys. The
owner can recover them by calling at
this Office and paying for this notice.
Charley Cole has returned from Hills
dale, where he has been at work for l..
A. Blackman in the Office of the Demo
crdt.
Rev. j. w. Bancroft of Hastings, will
officiate in st. Marks Episcopal church
next Sunday, April 10Th, at the usual
hours
The Paw Paw Herald has added a
new feature to its list of attractions. 1t
now runs two ancient political platforms
instead of but one.
The Y. l.. NJ. b. will hold an ice
cream social at Miss Mamie Rowland's
on Friday evening of this week. All
are cordially invited.
The Presbyterians and Disciples will
hold joint service next Sunday even
ing at the Presbyterian church. Elder
Pallister will deliver the address.
Dave Blake has gone to Dakota.
Pretty cold up there in the winter time,
Dave, for people of your race; you
would like il better in South America
The NoRTHERNER was honored, on
Friday last, with calls from Bro. Phillips
of the Reflector, and Bro. &y johnson
of the Republican. Call again, brethren.
Broughton has something new to say
to his patrons this week His great and
constantly increasing trade fully proves
the value of liberal plan of newspaper
advertising.
A meeting of the newspaper men of
this county has been called at this viii
lage on Monday, the 10th inst, for the
purpose of organizing county press
association.
We noticed our friend, f. S. Harvey
of Bangor on our streets last Saturday,
driving his elegant trotting stallion,
Alcoran, very fine looking, standard
bred animal.
We heard gentleman kicking terri
bly, at Postmaster Mackellar because
there wasn't letter in the office for
him. Why don't he start little post
office of his own.
Old mares taken on subscription at
the Courier Office since the editor of
that sheet became a granger. They
can't be turned out to pay church sub
scription though.
/. b. Conner has broken ground for
his new house The job of enclosing
the same has already been let. When
completed, Mr.. G.. will have one of the
finest dwellings in town.
Farmers and horse breeders will be
interested in looking over the new ad-
vertisement of Thos. Welch's famous
stallion, Bay Wilkes, which appears in
another column of this paper.
Henry Shefer, Paw Paws popular
photographer, has new card in this
paper. He has every facility for taking
fine pictures and his work needs no
I.commendation; it speaks for itself.
Mr.. +. Bilsborrow has an lad" in
this paper, calling attention to his well
known Percheron stallion Murat, a
horse that has long been favorite with
the breeders of this section of country.
Thos. Welch, the great Wilkes horse
man, delivered free lecture on horses
at the Dyckman house one evening last
week, much to the edification of the
boys. jim Leech acted as property
man.
The common council has reappointed
Seth Allen janitor and lamp-lighter for
the village, very judicious appoint
ment. Mr.. Allen has proved himself
TO be very efficient man for the posi-
ton.
Now is the proper time to clean up
leaves and other rubbish, cleanse out
houses, etc. A little attention TO these
matters may prevent disease and death
either in your own or your neighbor's
family.
John Hurley, formerly of this place,
who lived near Bangor, was buried last
Saturday i'm the Catholic cemetery near
St Mary's church, Father O'Rorke
officiating.