The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-06-20


VIM. Butler, as administrator, is still
carrying on the business of the late
f. G.. Butler and is having fine trade
Read his new lad" and then try his
uncolored, pan-fired Japan tea.
The following letters remained un-
called for in the Paw Paw postoliice for
the week ending June 18th: Maggie
BOughtOn, Eddie Namon, Robert Ran
son, l.. Agnes Rutherford, j. u. Welsh.
The evening services at the Christian
church were taken up last Sunday
evening, in order to give the congrega-
ton an opportunity to attend the child
ren's day exercises at the Methodist
church.
Miss Nina Goodrich of Mattawan,
has been spending few days at DR.
Dunning's. The desire of her many
friends To hear her sweet voice resulted
i'm series of informal receptions, which
proved very enjoyable.
Our masonic friends have decided to
erect their new block on the Baker lot
with siXty-siX feet front on Main street.
The NoRTHERNER expects to secure
new and commOdious quarters on the
lower floor of the block.
Johnny Searls was down at Three
Mile Lake last-well, it was very early
in the week and, while travelling around
minus his usual foot wear, he stepped
on nail and now he walks rs though
he had been foundered.
Our democratic friends ratified at the
opera house last Friday evening. BY
the help of the band, they succeeded i'm
filling the hall about two-thirds full.
The affair was not what would be con
sidered grand success.
Col. Todd has gone to Nebraska on
prospecting tour The NoRTHERNER
wishes he might strike something that
would keep him in Paw Paw after the
expiration of his term as sheriff. He is
too good a citizen to lose
Bartram & Millington will contribute
twenty-five dollars worth of fire works
for the display at Lake Park on the
Fourth of July, the Glendale band will
furnish the music, Judge Hilton will
crate and Lynn Free will do the read
ing.
The prohibtionists will hold state
convention ut Detroit on the 26th inst,
and congressional convention at Kal-
amaZoo on the 10th of July. Van
Buren, is entitled To send sixteen dele
gates to the former and fourteen to the
latter.
The tenth session of the Porter, Ant
werp and Almena Sunday school insti-
tute will be held at the NJ. p church in
Porter, on Sunday, June cath, 1888. A
very interesting and instructive pro-
gramme has been prepared for the
occasion.
The ladies of the 7th division of the
Presbyterian society will hold social
at the residence of Seward Hawkins
this-W dnesday-evening Refresh
ments will be served at the close of the
programme. A cordial invitation to
everybody.
A certain young man over in Waverly
received a severe but well deserved
cowhiding the other day at the hands
of an irate father-nOt his own father
by any means. According TO the infor-
nation we have received, the job was
done up Brown, so TO speak.
Allen has erected quite a handsome
building on his lot adjoining Hulbert's
store The lower room will be occupied
by Ed. Nash as grocery store. The
upper room, we understand, has been
engaged by Messrs. Killifer a. Eaton,
insurance men and real estate dealers.
Mr.. Geo w. Matthews of Sioux Falls,
Oak, our former postmaster, has been
spending a week in town. He reports
prosperous times i'm his locality and
says that the people of Dakota-thanks
to the democratic party-don't expect
to vote at the next presidential election.
Mr.. A. T. Hall has ordered 500 sets of
blocks for the Baker hay binder, with
which TO equip his agents, who will
start west next week Mr. Baker is
selling territory rapidly He is daily
i'm receipt of letters from all parts of
the country, making inquiries regarding
his patent.
Willard Cobb of Decatur, is the pat
entee of a riding attachment for plows.
The invention is very simple and is
designed to be used on any ordinary
wooden beam plow. He exhibited his
model at the NORTHERNER office last
Monday. 1t seems to be a practical as
well as an economical invention.
John Mahard of Lawton, takes just
degree of pride in the fact that he has
seven stalwart republicans in his family
besides himself and wife-two sons and
four sons-in-law. John, the old veteran,
says he has never had an opportunity
to pick political quarrel with any one
of the boys.
The Detroit Tribune, ON Sunday last,
issued thirty-siX page paper. 1t was
printed on its new press and Is claimed
To be the largest single paper ever
published in Michigan. The Tribune,
under its present management, has
become the leading paper of the state
and has taken high rank among the
great newspapers of the country
The children's day exercises at the
NJ. f. Church last Sunday were credit
to the painstaking and persevering
members of the Methodist Sunday
school. Their efforts, both morning
and evening, are highly commended 10y
all who saw and heard them. The Snow
brothers rendered excellent service in
| the way of music, for which both the
! Sunday school and the church are pro
foundly thankful.
We are indebted to our friend, n. Is
Crane of East Portland Oregon, fol
late copies of Oregon papers containing
! full details of the great republican vie