The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-04-24
Local Department.

John Hodges, of Sturgis, spent Sun
day in town.
Teachers examination ut Coolies on
Friday of this week.
Prof VanNranken hassreturned from
visit to friends in southern Indiana.
Gilbert Mitchell, of Geneva, was a
visitor at the NoRTHERNER Office last
Thursday.
f. A. Blackman, editor of the Hills
dale Democrat, was i'm town the latter
part of last week.
The regular annual picnic of the Cass
county Pioneer society will be held ut
CaSsopolis June 10Th.
James F. Bullard has been appointed
assistant Inspector of the department
of Michigan, G.. A. X.
The wife of Gen b. ID. Pritchard, the
captor of JEFF. Davis, died at her home
in Allegan last Friday.
Special convocation of Paw Paw chap
ter No 81 X. A. NJ, Monday evening,
April 29th. "EXatation."
Lew. Arnold and wife, of Marcellus,
were i'm town Tuesday, witnesses in the
Eugene Colburn, of Schoolcraft, was
in town over Sunday, visiting his mother
and Mr. and Mrs. Irving Long.
Rev. and Mrs Hathaway are attend
ing the Niles district conference of the
Nj. +. church, now in session at Law
renee.
j. b. Fanckboner, of Chicago, was
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neral of his grandfather, Mr.. Samuel
Hayden.
Heckert & Chambers new law office,
in the Masonic block first door west of
the NoRTHERNER, is about ready for
occupancy.
Gil. X. Osmun, secretary of State has
placed the \ NORTHERNER underrenewed
obligations for a copy of the Michigan
Manual for 1899
The Ladies' Aid society of the Nj. f.
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
A. L. Anderson this "wednesday after
noon at ? o'clock.
Miss Jennie Whitmer came up from
her Gliddenburg school and remained
over Sunday, the guest of Rev. w. j.
and Mrs Hathaway.
We learn that Mr.. 5. III. Blackman
was taken sick at Pasadena, Cal, on
the eve of his intended departure for
home, and is still unable to travel.
Carrie +. Stevens, of Pine Grove, has
commenced suit by capias against Mi
chael j. Gillease, of the same place, for
private damages sustained by assault
and battery.
At meeting of the township, board
one day last week, VIM. NJ Thayer was
appointed highway commissioner in
place of Edgar Adriance, who was elect
ed but failed to qualify
The Bangor Adrance and Reflector is
soon to be enlarged by one column on
each page. We note with pleasure
these evidences of prosperity on the
part of our contemporaries.
Col. and Mrs Anderson, of Berla-
mont, spent Sunday with A. Il. and
family. The colonel returned home
Monday morning, but Mrs. Anderson
will remain during the week.
Mr.. Peter Brummel received a dis
patch last Thursday evening, announc-
ing the death of his mother at Naper-
vile, Ill. She was SO years of age. Mr..
b. left for that place Friday night
Now that your yards are all cleaned
up, and as the leaves are not yet out, it
| is n good time To have photos of your
residences made, and Henry Shaefer is
doing some beautiful work in that line.
Mrs Kirkland has but recently re-
turned from Chicago, where she has
purchased a full spring stock of the
/ latest things in millinery for Mrs.
Odell's store. The ladies are invited
/ 10 call and examine.
Longwell Bros are making an especial
drive at prices in wall paper, curtains,
window-fiXtures, shades, paints, and all
that class of goods which are in demand
for the house-cleaning and decorating
season See their adj
The Easter services at the NJ. f..
church, both morning and evening,
were especially interesting and impress
sive The house was filled to its utmost
capacity in the evening, when delight.
full programme was rendered
Messrs Bartram q Millington are
doing, probably, as large a business in
proprietary medicines as any drug firm
in western Michigan In addition to
these they carry an immense stock OF
drugs, groceries, paints, oils, wall-pa-
per, etc.
VIII Dorgan, i'm conversation with
the NoRTHERNER, said that his arrest
for assault and battery on the person OF
Miss Connell was unjust and uncalled
for, inasmuch Us no assault was made,
which he will be able TO prove on the
day of trial.