The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-05

Rev W. J. Hathaway occupied the
pulpit of the Nj. +. church at Lawton
last Sunday, exchanging with Rev. Day,
who came here and conducted the
quarterly services.
Chas V. Nash, brother of Ed Nash.
has received pension of slipper month.
and arrearages amounting To 81 400
We understand he has purchased farm
i'm Allegan county.
Conner IL Osborn, the popular, deal
ers i'm agricultural implements. make a
special announcement, of vital import
ance To farmers, i'm to-day's paper, See
their advertisement.
Sellick & Son are out i'm new mani
festo this week, and our lady friends
will promptly avail themselves of the
benefits of this unexampled cut i'm the
prices of seasonable goods
The Y l.. Nj. B. will meet with Miss
Lulu Ball on Saturday of this week at
2:30 p. m. All the members are request
ed 10 be present, as important business
matters are To be considered.
At the request of many authors who
desire more time in which to complete
their manuscripts, the time of the De-
troit Free Press prize story competition
has been extended to July lst.
X w Noyes, of Lansing was in town
Memorial day, but, probably owing to
the snow storm, didn't show up till after
the conclusion of the ceremonies. He
remained at home until Monday.
A fine young bay horse, attached to
A. at.,.iao xyaS fnnnA in tho binkuov
in front of the VIM. Bilsborrow place
yesterday morning The property was
taken care of and awaits its owner.
The ladies of one of the eastern divis-
ions of the Presbyterian church hold a
social at the home of Mrs Dan Morri-
son Wed. evening, June 12th. Meet at
Fred Bilsborrow's store at $3.50 p. m.
As promised last week, c. r. Avery
issues "A proclamation to his friends and
customers to-day. His stock is COM
plete, his goods the best that can he
had, and his prices as low as the lowest
We are sorry to learn that the water
melon crop threatens To be light. This
is bad. 1t cripples quite an important
industry and will keep Col. Dan Spicer
and WeS. Hall from attending reunions
o. III. II. Sheldon, agent for the noted
Buckeye binder and mower, calls the
attention of farmers to his wares in an
other column. The excellent reputa-
ton of his specialties is what he relies
upon to sell them.
Miss Martha F. Cook, daughter of
our old friend John Cook, of Decatur
township, was married on the 23d ult
q, T.. IS
The NORTHERNER extends to the happy
couple its best wishes.
The Both day of May, A ID. 1889, will
90 on record as the worst of its race
Registering thermometers showed that
the mercury dropped to 30 during the
night before, and at no time during the
"a hours did it rise above 40.
Longwell Bros have adopted a novel
method of decorating front window of
their store. They have a Bantam hen
and her brood of chickens ENGAGED
there, the plumage of the chicks being
colored with various Diamond dyes.
The festive potato bug is getting his
work in early this year. Already many
potato fields in this vicinity are filled
with these lively and voracious pests,
who greedily devour the young plants
rs soon rs they show themselves above
the ground.
John Searls came back from Grand
Rapids last Friday and will remain Il
week or so. His father and himself are
going to build house for themselves at
Grand Rapids, move their families there,
and then follow their trade in that
thriving city.
We are indebted To Mrs NJ V Hun
gerford for files of late papers from
central Wisconsin. From these we learn
that Michigan is not alone in suffering
from late frosts, but the whole north
west appears to have had similar un-
welcome visits.
In response to an invitation extended
by the citizens and ex-soldiers of Deca-
tur, Rev. Pallister delivered at that
place last Sunday the same address with
which he delighted our people on the
occasion of the Memorial Sabbath SER
vices of the 26th ult.
We are indebted to Joe Sherman for
copy of a 40-page pamphlet descriptive
of Spokane Falls, Washington territory,
and its tributary country, its manufac-
turing lnuuSlTleS, ItsOuICtS Anu pIOS-
poets. Judging from this, Spokane is a
good place to grow up with"
Burgess, Wilson & Whitmore's big
Ten-Cent Show" will open up in this
place Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of this week, pitching their tent just be-
low the engine house on Main street.
This, as we understand it, is to be a
variety show, and the projectors assure
the people of rare treat for small
sum of money.
We are frequently asked how the new
railroad enterprise is getting along.
We are informed by gentlemen who are
conversant with all that pertains to the
movement that everything is moving
along smoothly in our favor, and that
soon the people will know its exact
status. The survey is completed and
the profiles of the work are now being
prepared.
The Lottie May burlesque company,
which gave an entertainment here last
Wednesday night, stranded at South
Haven day or so later, and the in
dividual members of the wreck are get
ting back to Chicago as best they can.
IL manager proposes To use legs IN
stead of talent, he must expect slim
houses, even though the bald headed
,ropfY.xv fill tho front GQafS