The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-15
Elvin Rowland, Of Charlotte, made
a brief visit To friends i'm town last week


Chas. T. Stevens was home Monday
on business, returning To Battle Greek
same evening. Charley is looking well
and says his health is improving.
Dan. Spicer has purchased the old
John Mckinney farm of 1850 acres, on
the Valley road south of Lawton, and
Harry Dopp goes over To fix it up.
A memorial sermon will be preached
by Rev. III. A. Pallister, at the Disciple
church, on Sunday, May Goth. Brod-
head Post G.. A. r. will attend in "A
body.
Lawton, Hartford and Gobleyille have
new pOstmasters, and the Adcdnce- Re
fector' predicts new one for Bangor
within month. It's getting hot, isn't
it, Pete.
Miss Nellie Qua has returned from
her visit at Gaylord. Her grandmother,
Mrs. Samuel Qua, and Miss Daisey
Carpenter, young lady friend, accom-
panied her home.
Contracts are let and work will com
mence at once on the Dowagiac water
works Exclusive of wells and connec-
tions, the expense is S34, 33j. A Detroit
firm has the contract.
Miles Lucas, perceiving the necessity
of brain food for the NoRTHERNER pen
ell driver, sent around basket of fine
specimens of the finny tribe the other
day. Thanks, Miles.
Next Tuesday evening Mrs Wesley
Young will entertain the Christian
church social. The Y. l.. M. b. will
furnish literary programme. Every
body respectfully invited.
A well-merited drubbing was admin
istered by one brotherin-law to another
in Waverly township one day last week,
but as the particulars will be given by
correspondents, we will let them tell the
story.
Hayes went over to Chicago last week
TO collect rent on the shot tower. They
wouldn't pay, and Fenner says it is to
be taken down. Bert Cole will explain
the why's and wherefores of this pro-
ceeding.
The "old folks" of Almena will picnic
at the home of A. 5. Downing on Thurs
day, May 23d. An invitation is extend
ed to residents of adjoining towns, and
the fact of their being young folks"
will exclude none.
Geo. w. Taft, son of Rev. l.. b. Taft,
pastor of the First Baptist church of
this place, has but recently graduated
from the Rochester, N Y, theological
seminary, and is already under appoint
ment as missionary to Japan.
The Loranger Theatre Company, now
playing an engagement at LongwelPs
opera house, is one of the finest troupes
which has visited Paw Paw in long
time This "wednesday evening their
last appearance. Don't fail to attend.
Frank VanDyke has brought his wife
home from the insane asylum, but it is
questionable in the minds of the neigh
bors of the unfortunate woman whether
it is safe for her to be at liberty, as her
mind is in very unsettled condition.
Mrs. Alma Jordan, aged SO years,
died at the residence of her sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bowdish, on Friday last. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev.
Harvey at the house Saturday afternoon,
and the remains were buried at Pros
pect Hill.
Solomon b. Hagar, widely known
and highly respected farmer, for many
years supervisor of his township and
local politician of prominence, died at
his home in Hamilton, this county, last
Saturday, of typhoid pneumonia, aged
64 years.
Paw Paw has another livery stable,
making the third i'm town. w III. Dansby
is proprietor of the enterprise, and we
learn that his outfit is enterely new.
We hope there will be plenty of bust
ness for all of them, for they are all
good fellows.
Last Saturday morning r. Irving Lat
inner was sentenced to the state prison
for life for the murder of his mother
His nerve stood by him to the last, and
he smiled and bowed to the sheriff rs
the prison doors swung to, shutting him
in forever from the world.
The north pier at the entrance TO the
South Haven harbor is to be extended
sixty feet, and work has already com
menced. 1t is claimed that this eXten-
sion will preclude the possibility of
bar forming from the action of north
and northwest winds, which does to a
certain extent now.
Longwell Bros are just receiving a
new lot of wall paper, having made IA
NlNdh SNtOP va bht iiiihthoO sbOSh my
put i'm early this spring They are carry
ing forward nine different jobs of paint
ing, which goes to show that they are
well equipped in this line, as well.
Their line of window shades is simply
elegant.
The Decatur Republican came ont last
Wednesday, (the first issue of the Messrs
Rowland,) materially altered and inn
proved in makeup and general appear
ance. When the new management once
get settled into harness, we have no
doubt they will furnish a paper which
will be a credit TO themselves and ac-
ceptable TO its patrons.
Porter A. Dean, prominent, well-to-
do farmer of this township, died at his
home on Friday morning last, aged
about go years, from consumption. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev.
III. A. Pallister on Sunday, and the
burial was at the Wildey cemetery.
Quite number of the G.. A. Il. attend
ed, deceased being a member of that
organization.
A new time table went into effect on
the Il. Il s. III. railroad on Monday last.
Trains leave Paw Paw as follows: For
Lawton-610 a. m, 1915, 2:40 and 9:10
p. m. For South Haven, $50 a. m. For
II Q.d0 m m Trains ON fha