The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21
WHOLE NUMBER 1896.

l. i'm the employ of the M. G.. X. K Co.
a. telegraph operator and has been
working for some time at West Branch,
which is the main office on the Macki-
nav division.
The right of way for the new railroad
Il secured across nearly every piece of
land between this place and South Hav-
en-. Last Friday and Saturday the To-
cal committee was engaged i'm closing
up matters with property owners here
IN the village and Immediately east eff
here. The committee meet with very
little difficulty.
Mr.. &. W. Robinson, general mana
ger of the International Fair and Ex-
position, of Detroit, has our thanks for
favors extended. This great exposition
will be held Sept. IL To %. and will un-
doubtedly he the greatest show ever
made in the northwest We learn that
many from this vicinity intend going,
and that all railroads leading into De
triot will give very low rates.
Hon. A :. Dyckman, of South Haven,
was in town day or two last week and
went on farther east over the line of
our that is to be- new railroad Any
thing that Mr.. ID. lets 90 by him un-
observed would hardly pay for the Allie
gan gazette man To investigate, not
withstanding his propensity for chasing
visionary schemes till they disappear
in thin air Reed, how goes it?
Waters q Cooley have succeeded i'm
getting lease of the whole Of the build
ing of which they now occupy part,
and will remove the partition walls and
throw the entire front part into one
Sales-room which they will fill with
stoves and general hardware, large
stock of which is already ordered Lew.
Roberts will probably occupy the build
ing next west of the Masonic block for
a barber shop.
Next Saturday afternoon and Sunday
occurs the last quarterly meeting of the
Nj. +. church for the current confer
ence year. At 2:30 p. m. Saturday Pre-
siding Elder Coggshall will preach, after
which will he held the quarterly confer
ence. Love feast at 9:30 Sunday morn
ing, followed by preaching and com
munion. All are cordially invited at
these services.
Special attention is called to the adj
vertisement of Bartram q Millington,
elsewhere in this paper. They propose
to close out their grocery and crockery
lines and hereafter handle only drugs,
paints and the articles of their own
manufacture. To bring this about. they
will close out their present stock in the
lines mentioned at greatly reduced
prices. This matter is worthy the at
tention of all
The party who reported to the De-
troit Free Press that Decatur was
worsted in a game of ball by 'jay
nine at Paw Paw, the other day, must
have been looking at il in an alcoholic"
light. 1t is true that Paw Paw did beat
them, 9 To >, and can do il in any spot
or place, excepting Decatur, and there
no club can win game except to O.
For three successive seasons cham
piOns of Southwestern Michigan o,
bOSh,
We understand that Mr. A. c. Glid-
den has been appointed by the State
board of agriculture "A delegate to at
tend the meeting of the American So
ciety for the Promotion of Agricultural
Science" which meets in Toronto the
27th inst DR. Kedzie, of the Michigan
agricultural college, is president of the
society. Mr. Glidden leaves on Friday
to the agricultural college of Canada,
situated ut Guelph.
The Kalamazoo Telegraph of the 14th
inst. speaks of the late Mrs Frank
Rawson in the following terms Mrs.
RawSon had been an attendant at the
Brook farm, where her husband was
overseer, and she was recognized as
most faithful, kind and humane lady.
She was peculiarly fitted for her work,
being of genial disposition and mild
hammered, yet of strong, forcible char
acter Nothing but words of praise for
her have been uttered by the asylum
authorities, and her husband has the
deepest sympathy of all in his loss"
The delegates to the state convention
of the Christian church which convenes
here one week from tomorrow, will be
entertained for dinner and supper in
the basement of the First Baptist
church, the same having been gener-
ously placed at their disposal by the
trustees. Members of the Christian
church and their friends are respect
fully invited To bring in the substan
tials of life-pOtatoeS, apples, cabbage,
beans, corn, etc, early on Thursday
morning, the Goth inst, and leave them
at the place of entertainment.
DR. c. l.. Rose, of Decatur, has been
appointed a member of the board of
pension examiners which is to hold its
sessions at Hartford No more fitting
appointment could have been made in
this congressional district DR. Rose is
eminently well qualified for the duties
of this responsible position and, though
democrat in politics, his candidacy
has been warmly urged by prominent
members of the G.. A. r. in this place
and other parts of the district The
soldier element within the jurisdiction
of this board is to be congratulated on
the high order of merit of its members
That portion of the village lying west
of the river has long been known as
Canada" Well, the inhabitants of
Canada seem to have been stricken with
an epidemic which might properly be
called "cleaning-up fever" and il ex-
tends from the bridge to the west limits
of the village. James A. Leech has
newly painted his house and Mr. Quinn,
Mr.. Scott and Mr. Smith are following
suit. With the efficient aid of Rev.
Goodman, Mrs. DeGraff's lawn is the
pride of the neighborhood. Everybody
over there seem to be cOntented and