The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-18

day, on official business.
T. c. Tynor, Commander elect of
Wadsworth post No. 40, of Law
renee, was in town yesterday.
Pensions have been granted to IA
number of Veterans i'm various parts
OF the county, during the past week.
The question of holding public in
stallation of officers will be discussed
at Brodhead post, next Monday night.
Old Santa can easily replenish his
pack at BroughtOn's, aS the mammoth
stock comprises wonderful variety OF
holiday goods.
Brodhead post has under cOnsidera-
tion a proposition 10 change its quar-
ters. A considerable majority of the
members favor the project.
A literary social will be held i'm the
parlors of the First Baptist church, on
Friday evening of this week. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Calvin Wilcox will sell lot of Mon
tana horses, at the Paw Paw stock
yards, next Saturday. Read his notice
of this sale in another column.
c. c. Phillips and Henry Spaulding,
Phillips reports work rs progressing
very favorably on the County Option
movement.
The Masonic fraternity of Kalama-
ZOO will soon occupy one of the finest
temples in the West. 1t will comprise
the entire fourth story of the elegant
Chase building.
Rev. f. II. Harvey, on Sunday morn
ing last, made very interesting refer
ences to the American Evangelical Ali
ance, which recently assembled in Ire
mont Temple, Boston.
Mrs. Barr, mother of Mrs b. +.
Heckert, is very low, having recently
suffered from severe stroke of
paralysis, and Mrs Heckert is in con
stant attendance upon her.
Sheriff McFarlin, got left at South
Haven, Saturday, and at Hartford,
Monday. A prisoner, whom he had
arrested, left him at the former, and
the train left him at the latter place.
Mr.. A. r. Wildey says that his Cal
ifornia trip was an exceedingly enjoy
able one. We infer, however, from his
conversation, that he saw nothing to
tempt him TO leave Michigan 'for
keeps
Judge Heckert has appointed the
following gentlemen rs members of the
Soldiers Relief Commission, for Van
Buren, county; A. b. Chase, of Bangor;
j. s Hicks, of Almena; and |. p.
Bates, of Arlington.
Mr.. Fred Engle, of Petoskey, arrived
here Saturday evening, on his way to
Southern California, whittier he goes
i'm quest of health He visited with
relatives here until today, when he pro-
ceedcd on his journey.
Mr.. Calvin Wilcox has just returned
from an extended trip through Dakota
and Montana. He expresses himself
as greatly pleased with that section of
our country, and predicts a marvellous
future for the Dakotas.
DR.. c. NJ. Odell was 70 years old on
the Sth inst The genial Doctor was
one of the projectors of the TRUE
NORTHERNER, contributing thirty
dollars to start it, and has taken and
read the paper ever since.
Letters remain uncallcd for at the
Paw Paw poStoflice addressed To the
following Philander Bartlett, High
Benedict, Mrs. Wm. Chambers, Mrs.
Catherine Dayton, Mrs. Sarah Gage,
Mr.. A. Hayward Mrs. Almira Kane
As far rs heard from, the number of
English Sparrows brought in for re-
demption under the act of 1899, which
provides for the payment of a bounty
of three cents head is 2S4, 100, and
the amount paid for them Is SS, 523.
The twenty-fourth annual meeting of
the State Bee Keepers Association will
be held at Lansing, Dec Goth and 21th.
Some stinging remarks will be made
about one or two railroads which have
refused to give half-fare rate to dele
gates.
That cold wave from the north pole,
one thousand miles wide and of un-
known thickness, has failed to materi-
alize at Paw Paw. Its negligence in
putting i'm an appearance has, so far as
heard from, occasioned no regrets,
however.
The death of Robert Browning, the
poet, will, in all pobablity, give IA new
stimulus to the study of his works by
the various Browning clubs in this
country. These organizations are very
popular. Is there not room for one in
Paw Paw?
Mr. Gray will be in Paw Paw the last
of this week TO deliver copies of the
Worlds Atlas sold by him, and, if any
who did not have an opportunity TO eN
anime the work, and would like to dc
so, leave their names at this Office, he
will call upon them.
We regret the fact that the item oi
last week. which stated that our towns
man, c. A. Sherrod, had been admitted
TO the bar, was mistake. We expect
q however i'm the not distant future t.
chronicle his admission, and our con
gratuations viii hold good for that
, occasion.
Puritan services, commemorative oi
the landing of the Pilgrims, will he
held at the Presbyterian church, next
SUNDAY night. Papers will be read 10y
A. c. Glidden and f. A. Wildey. Reel
tations by Lynn Free and Irving Cope
land. Appropriate music will be rem
dered by the choir.
Capt. X. w. Noyes was recently in
, vited to address grand army meeting
at Lansing, and took for his subject
tC;,-;1 Sarvica and the Soldier AZ