The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-30
WHOLE NUMBER 1906.
!. b. Chase, of Bangor, was in town


yesterday.
Capt Geo. H. Prentice. of Lawton,
called upon us yesterday.
Sheriff McFarln left for the "happy
hunting grounds" of the u. Il. last
Monday.
c. +. Allen has taken the agency for
the sale of u very fine ink-erasing pen
ell. Ask him about it.
VIII Smiths Bell Ringers and Comic
Opera Company will appear at Long
wells Opera House Nov. 7th.
Mrs. Anna Barton is enjoying visit
from Dakota sister whom she had not
seen for about dozen years.
Miss Maude Hawkins starts for Cali
fornia on Tuesday next The best
wishes of the NoRTHERNER attend her.
Lowell Buffers little boy, of Malta
wan, was kicked i'm the forehead by a
horse, last Monday, and seriously in
jured.
Postmaster McKellar SAYS that the
mail received last Monday morning
was the largest of any since he has been
i'm the office.
tain styles of Cabinet pictures at 81 per
doz. Go see him and find out all about
this remarkable offer.
The latest letters received from the
L. p. hunting party bring the informa-
tion that Samuel Buskirk has shot one,
and Mulford Buskirk two deer
w. j. Sellick Il Son have new ad
in this paper, to which we especially
invite your attention. They offer some
very desirable bargains in underwear
Don't fail to carefully read Brough-
tons advertisement. His store is
crowded with new goods, and he is of
fering them at prices which will com
pei YOU to buy if you enter his Busy
Big STORE.
G.. +. Gilman left for Chicago last
Monday, taking with him six of the
Cleveland Bay company's fine horses
which he will place on exhibition at
the American Horse Show which open
ed in that city yesterday.
Van Buren, county Pomona Grange,
No. 13 p. of II. will hold its annual
meeting in Lawrence Grange Hail.
Thursday, Nov. 9TH, 1899, commencing
at 10 O'clock Il. m. Reports of subordin-
ate Oranges and county Grange officers,
and election and installation of officers,
also election ofdelegate to State Grange,
and payment of dues, will be special
orders of business. Picnic dinner in
the hall.
Teachers desiring to be examined for
state certificates, as provided by Sec
ton ID, of the Public Acts of 1889, are
informed that an examination will be
held at Lansing, in the Capital building,
commencing at O'Clock, p. m, Monday,
December Both, and continuing for five
days. Persons desiring to take this ex
animation can ascertain full particulars
by addressing any member of the State
Board of Education.
The impression prevails that import
ant changes are soon to be made in the
management of the T. Il 5. II. r. r.
Rumor says that ii is to be converted
into a standard gauge road as feeder
to the M G.. Such a change would
certainly be of great advantage to the
section through which it runs, and
largely enhance the business of the
road rs additional enterprises would be
sure to follow its greatly increased
shipping facilities.
A Mr.. Wilson, agent for Bragg's
nursery, of Kalamazoo, met with quite
severe accident last Saturday evening
While at the depot waiting for his faith
er he accidentally stepped upon some
boards that lay over an old cistern. The
boards being rotten gave way and
he fell in, breaking his limb. He was
taken to Mr.. Filley's and DR.. Dunning
summoned, who Immediately set it.
Sunday morning he was taken to his
fathers, near White Oak That man
trap should be attended to.
Comrade Harvey, who last week at
tended the reunion of his old regiment,
the famous 7th Cavalry, at Lansing,
reports a royal good time. While he
is altogether too modest to tell us, we
have it from good authority that his
speech to the old veterans reused their
enthusiasm To high pitch. The boys
of the 7th, could do themselves no
greater honor, and their comrades
throughout the state no better service,
than To go i'm and aid i'm securing the
appointment of cOmrade Harvey as
Michigan Pension Agent.
The meagre audiences drawn to-
gether by the Duncan Clark Combina-
ton last week, show conclusively that
our people do not greatly delight in the
vulgar wit and tawdry finery of the
ordinary Variety Show. This praise
worthy fact was still further emphasized
by the over flowing house which greeted
the rendition of the "Chimes of
Normandy" by the Wilson Comic Opera
Company, which collection of artists
Immediately followed the Clark Com
bination and, by their first nights per-
formance of the Mascot" proved
them selves far superior to the average
travelling troupe, as also, that Paw
Pawites are ready to patronize a good
entertainment.
The following notice Of Will Smiths
Bell Ringers is taken from the Kdtdmd-
zoo Gazette. Beginning Tuesday even
ing "A cleverly constructed entertain
ment in the way of music, pantomime,
comedy and the like will be given
This is an exceedingly interesting mix
ture, bubbling over like a gin fizz. 1t
is clean performance; enacted with
much precision, and il is given by u
company of well chosen people. The
Grand was fortunate in getting them
for a two night blowout and big bus
mess will be the result. These bell
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