The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-28
PAW PAW VAN BUREN, COUNTY, MICHIGAN, MARCH 28 1883.

He died on the 18th and was buried on
the 10th. Mr.. Markley was an old and
highly respected citizen
There will be special Easter day
service at the Christian church next
Sunday morning In the evening, schol-
ars connected with the Sunday school
will give concert. Everybody cor
daily invited To attend these services.
If you are not already registered, you
must see to it next Saturday between
the hours of nine II. IN. and five p. IN. on
lose your vote. You can't be registered
on Monday, unless sickness or absence
prevents your registration on Saturday.
j. NJ. ServOsS was in town last week.
He visited Paw Paw lodge, |. o. O. f.,
into which he was initiated twenty-One
years ago. Eleven years after his initi-
alton, he was grand master Of the state.
The brethren were all very much
pleased to take him by the hand.
Whenever you want Il good, square
meal of victuals in Lawton, ut any hour
of the day, YOU can be accommodated
at Mrs. Campbell's restaurant We
know, for we have tried it after being
refused supper at the Robinson House
because ''the tables were cleared"
The Presbyterian and Disciple con
gregatiOns united in holding meeting
at the church of the latter last Sunday
evening. Elder Harvey delivered the
discourse, after which the ordinance of
baptism was administered by Mr.. Pal
lister. The music by the united choirs
was excellent.
Mrs. Thomas Edgar, a most estimable
lady living short distance northwest
Of this village, died last Thursday, aged
about siXty-iive years. She had been a
resident of this vicinity for some thirty
five years past. Funeral exercises were
held on Sunday and her remains laid ut
rest in the Wildey cemetery.
A new industry has been opened in
our village. Beau Hackley is furnish
ing the "kids" with Il preparation to
force the growth of mustaches. The
price is only fifty cents per bottle. If
any of the youngsters go home disguis-
eel with long, flowing mustaches SO that
their mammas don't know them, it will
all be Beau's doing.
Department Commander Gardner has
made the following appointments of
staff officers: Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral, Col. George NJ. Devlin of Jack
son; Assistant Quartermaster General,
Albert Dunham of Jackson; Judge Ad-
vocate General, Captain b. +. Graves
If Adrian; Committee on soldiers home,
Col. o. A. James of Hillsdale, Gen. j.
III. Kidd of Ionia and DR.. Luke Bedell
of Flint.
Beware of the travelling mountebank.
He will offer what appears To be an eX-
cellent opportunity To get something
for nothing, but you are far more likely
To get nothing for something. 1t is the
fellow who runs the game that always
comes out ahead in the end. just ask
some of those who invested So largely
i'm those celebrated Indian remedies
that is, if you dare take the risk. "They
could tale unfold"
Democratic caucus on Saturday last.
The following candidates were nomin-
ated: Supervisor &. &. Searls, clerk
VIM. III. Mason, treasurer Chas. L.
Stevens, justice of the peace l.. b.
! Sheldon, highway commissioner w. ii.
! Wilson, drain commissioner Albert
Grout, school Inspector Milton Pugsley,
cOnstables Lewis Howard, X. +. Quick,
b. A. Cummings and j. L. Clapp Jr. II.
A. Cole, c. r. Ocobock aud W. III. Will
son were appointed township COM
mittee.
In reply To letter received by her
asking certain questions, Miss Lizzie
Healey desires To say that the money
she lost was ten dollar bill, that she
lost it on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 2Sth,
between one and two o'clock; that
nearly i'm front of the Dyckman House
barn she took her handkerchief out of
her pocket and thinks she dropped the
bill ut that time; that she missed the
money when she got to the postOtiice
and Immediately went back in search
Of it, but failed to find it,
We are informed that the Longwell
brothers, Geo. and Mat, have become
owners of One-half of the Paw Paw flour
ing mill and that they intend to remodel
the property and convert it into Il first
class, modern roller mill. If they dc
so, the property will once more become
as valuable and profitable rs in days OF
yore. 1t is shame that Paw Paw has
allowed almost every village in the
county To acquire superior milling facil
tiles while she, once noted for taking
the lead III that regard, has been stead
lily retrograding. We hope either the
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speedily give our town good roller
mill.
A certain church i'm this county
was made defendant in lawsuit in
justice court not long since and judg
ment recovered against it. Conceivinl
itself aggrieved, the church appealed
the case To the circuit and retained tn,
services of an eminent but rather irrev
erent, member of the Van Buren, county
bar. "How do you want To fight tn,
case" said he to the deacon who con
suited him, "as the church fights or a:
the world fights? If as the churcl
fights, you have very weak ease, bu
as the world fights we can give then
the d." ooh, do the very best yOt
can," replied the good deacon, 'go II
to win"
Notwithstanding the fact that last
Saturday was n cold, disagreeable day
large number of people availed them
selves of the opportunity offered by the
narrow gauge to witness the launching
of the new steamer at South Haven
The launch took place ut the precis'
minute advertised and was grand sue
cess The only accident that occurred
was the loss of n silk dicer, the propert.
of the Kalamazoo Telegraph man. IT.