The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16
We call attention to the advertisement
of Mrs. +. Post i'm this issue.


afternoon at 2:30. Acknowledgements
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+. w. Bidwell, of Grand River, Wy
oming, was among our visitors last
Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Blaisdell, of Arlington, is
in town, assisting in nursing her sister,
Mrs X. G. Nash.
Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. Grifiis, of Cass
county, visited friends and the stock
fair here last week.
Mrs. +. w. Bartram returned Fri
day from a two weeks visit with her
parents at Ovid, Mich.
Postmaster McKellar went to Chicago
yesterday morning and will remain
there most of the week.
H. G.. Drown and family returned
Monday from a five weeks visit with
friends at Ithaca, Mich.
If our people would follow the ex-
ample of Henry Shaefer, the sidewalk
problem would be solved
Mr.. s. Webster threshed 140 bushels
of beans in one hour with a Bidwell
eanthresher, last Thursday.
Several fights i'm town last week. it
is astonishing what an incentive To pu-
gilistic effort little whisky proves to
be.
Mrs. Harry Dopp spent week in
Chicago with friends and taking in the
exposition, returning home last Thurs
day.
Rev. +. H. Harvey and n. NJ. Pugs-
ley were in attendance at the Presby-
terian synod, held at Kalamazoo last
week.
The Paw Paw horse and stock fair
was blooming success, thanks to its
efficient management and propitious
weather.
The teachers and pupils of the Law
ton public school have purchased a
Detroit Tribune flag for their school
building.
w. j. Sampson, prominent demo-
cratic politician of Marcellus, was in
town in attendance upon the circuit
court last week.
The ladies of the w G.. T. u. will
meet at Mrs. Odell's Friday at 2:30 p.
IN. A full attendance is desired. I'm
portant business.
Emmanuel Reames dug 112 bushels of
potatoes in ten hours, Monday. This
feat was performed on the farm of Her
rick Sutton, in Almena.
Every horse in the county will thank
Joe Sage for opening 10-cent hitch-in
barn. Don't let them stand out in the
cold and rain any more.
Our merchants report a good trade
during the fair, and are unanimous in
the opinion that these annual exhibit
tions should be encouraged.
Mr.. Asa G.. Glidden has recently been
called upon to mourn the loss of two
horses We sincerely hope that with
this his misfortunes will cease.
Bartram & Millington are bound to
close out their stock of wall paper, re-
gardless of cost or former prices. See
their adv. and give them a call.
The following letters are uncalled for
at the Paw Paw postofiice: Nettie
Brooks, ID. +. Cleveland, Mrs. Gauger,
b. H. Lamphere, Mrs. A. Retallick.
Two very interesting letters, written
by Capt. Ed. Stewart, who is travelling
in the northwest accompanied by his
wife, appeared in last weeks Sentinel.
Hon. Fabius Miles died at his home
in Hartford Saturday morning last Mr..
Miles was one of the oldest and best
known residents of Van Buren county
Uncle Hiram Mather, who, if he lives
until Friday next, will be ninety years
old, is in failing health, and fears are
entertained that he cannot much longer
survive.
The Antwerp Mutual Protection asso-
citation will hold its regular annual
meeting at the Richmond school house
on Monday evening, Oct. 2Sth, at seven
o'clock.
Avery's "star" dry goods house is
fairly choked with new goods for the
fall trade. Prospective purchasers will
do well to visit this popular house and
get prices.
Editor Williams of the CoUer NeWS
made us friendly call last Friday. He
looks as though the business of publish
ing a newspaper was not weighing very
heavily upon him.
Edward Bacon, prominent member
of the Niles bar, had charge of Mr. Van
DlNhltS lllltltSlN III Nll1 hOANh Ilboph-
Van Sickle eiectment suit tried in the
circuit court last week.
r. w Broughton has added much to
the beauty of his home by grading the
grass plat outside the shade trees and
putting i'm substantial curb, in front
of his lots, on both streets.
Mrs. Waite whose home is in Ne
braska, and who came here as a witness
i'm the Gibson-N anSickle ejectment
suit, is very seriously i'll at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. j. ID. Monroe.
The Kalamazoo county Pomona
grange will hold meeting at Eureka
Grange hall tomorrow. Patrons from
Van Buren county are invited to be
present and take part in the meeting.
The pulpits of the various churches
i'm this village are, without exception,
ably filled, and, while the attendance is
usually quite fair, it seems to us that
the churches ought to be taxed to their
utmost capacity accommodating those
who desire TO listen on occasions OF reg
ular services.
Sheriff McFarlin sold at public auc.
ton, Monday, the personal effects OF
Mr.. Pomeroy, late head of the Western
World aggregation, to satisfy a claim
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