The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-09-11

Miss Bessie futile, of Kalamazoo, is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. q. +. Parker is enlarging her
kitchen and dining room.
Dwight A. Bruen, of Kalamazoo, gets
the West Point cadetship.
Miss Martie Clayton, of Minneapolis,
is visiting friends in this place.
Alex. Sloan's barn, near Decatur was
burned Sunday night, at loss of $4,000.
Bob Cavillee, of Marcellus, was in
town Tuesday in search of-democrats.
Natural gas has been discovered on
farm owned by W. w. Steele near
Ionia
The attention of our Lawton readers
is called to the card of +. ellis, pho
tographer.
1t is now asserted that free use OF
kerosene, externally and internally, is
sure cure for the bite of rattlesnake.
Frank Van Ness, of Chicago, came
over last week to try and get rid of an
attack of bilious fever. He succeeded.
A Dowagiac lad, from the 9th to the
9th of August, bagged 473 English
sparrows, for which he received Sl4.l9
as bounty.
William Simmons has purchased a
house and lot here and will shortly re-
move his family from South Haven To
this place.
Married, at Paw Paw, Sept. 9TH, by
D. w. Rowland, ESQ, Robert G.. Yer
non, of Hartford, and Matte VanHorn,
of Lawrence.
The firemen's hose race at Three Riv-
ers, Friday, was interrupted by Mr..
Austins house catching fire, entailing
an 81, 800 loss.
Mrs. Henry Silver, of SCHOOLGIRL
gave BIRTH on Monday of last week, to
three plump, healthy children-two
boys and girl
A. ID. Stuyvesant, living on the Valley
road, will have a sale of horses, cattle
and other farm property on Wednes-
day, Sept. 25th.
Rev. III. f. Cochrane, of Blooming
dale, is expected to preach at the First
Baptist church in this place next Sun
day, both morning and evening.
DR.. o. b. Hayden left Tuesday for
Chicago, where he will engage in the
practice of his profession. His Office
will be at No. $40 Sixty-fifth street
The September term of the Cass
county circuit court yields only five
divorce cases and one for separate
maintenance. Cass is a good agricul-
tural county, but is wofully behind in
fine arts.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the Paw Paw postoffice: Mr.. n.
Allen, Alex. Brown, Nettie Brooks, Mr..
L. Butts, Mr.. j. Fox, Mr.. r. NJ. Green,
Mr. s. Harrett Miss Ella G. Moon, Mr..
T. w. Phillips
w. H. Dansby has sold his yearling
cold Ned ID. to Mr.. Il. b. Hanna, of
New Hampton, Iowa, for $1,000. And
yet we hear men argue against breed
ing to thoroughbred horses because of
the expense of service.
Street Commissioner Billiard has
completed the construction of the race
which passes under Main street con-
Meeting MasOn's mill with the pond,
and very substantial and satisfactory
job he has made of it,
We received a call from Misses Sam
ShOub and Eb Ewers, north of Colomo
Wednesday, which they were in search
of peaches and which we wish they
found plenty for which they were after,
for this is head quarters for peaches
COUert NeWS
For the first time i'm fifteen years,
Mr. and Mrs Benz. Holt had their en-
tire family together at one time, and
they all took dinner together on Sun
day last 1t was very pleasant gath
ering and especially an enjoyable one
TO the mother.
Sheriff Nc Farln arrested on Mon
day John Brooks, of Waverly, who was
charged with assault and battery on
the person of Edwin l.. Cleveland.
Respondent was taken before Justice
Rowland where, on his plea of guilty,
he was fined 81 90 and costs, making
"a 80 in all
Sportsmen should bear in mind that
the new game law passed by the legs-
lature of 1889 absolutely prohibits the
killing of quail pinnanted grouse or
prairie chickens in this state at any
time until 1894, under penalty of $50
fine, or Imprisonment for 80 days, for
each offense.
A Waverly man woke up in the night
recently, and seeing his wife's foot stick
ing up above the foot-board. thought
it was burglar and blazd away The
female member of that firm goes on
crutches now. Waverly ladies with
clubs will call at the office of the Dowa-
giac Times for particulars.
OF course no ex-soldier need be re-
minded that the Van Buren, county bat
talon holds its 18th annual reunion at
Hartford commencing tomorrow. The
citizens of that place have made prep
arations to entertain large crowd
Hon. j. G.. Burrows, Senator Palmer
and other prominent gentlemen are to
be present
A shrewd photographers, with little
Kodak camera and flash light, took in
spiritual seance at Grand Rapids re-
Gently, and the medium was caught in
the naturalization act, clad only i'm a
robe of mosquito netting. She kicked
vigorously on the start, but finally "ac-
knowledged the corn" that she had been
swindling her audiences for years.
The figure 80" IN our dates is with us
and has come to stay. No man or
woman now living will ever date docu.
ment without using a g. IL now stands
on the extreme right-lSS9. Next year