The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-30
WHOLE NUMBER t845.

Friday, August lst All the friends are
invited. Teams will leave the church
at nine o'clock a. m.
There will be no preaching at the NJ.
r. church for the two next ensuing
Sabbaths, owing 10 the absence of the
pastor. Prayer meetings and Sabbath
School ut the usual hours.
j. w. Free and family are now located
in their new home on Elm street. Some
very fine improvements have already
been made on this desirable property
and others are in contemplation.
The attention OF our readers is direct
eel To the call for Teachers Institute,
for Van Buren, county, to- be held at
Hartford beginning August 18TH. which
will be found in another column
Fred Bilsborrow attended the Detroit
races last week, which, Judging from
his description and the published re-
ports, must have been among the most
interesting ever held in this state.
Services will be held at the Presbyte-
rian church next Sunday morning and
evening Rev. A. ID. GIigsby of Hast
ings, will occupy the pulpit. Subject
for morning: Summer and its lessons"
At meeting of the school board held
yesterday, Miss Mary Bryar was elected
Assistant in the High School and Miss
Cora Hinckley was elected to fill the
vacancy caused by Miss Bryar's promo
ton
The Spiritualists of Southwestern
Michigan will hold ten-day Camp
Meeting at South Haven, beginning
August Sth Able speakers have been
engaged and very interesting time is
expected.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the Paw Paw postofiice: Perry
&. Hayward; Mrs. Stella Nj. Hyde; Mrs
Angie Lurkins; Miss Bertha Reed; Mrs
e.. p. Smith; Wat Smith, Miss Nellie
Webb and Ollie 5. West
Among the attractions at Crystal
Springs Camp Meeting, August 5th to
18th, will be Chaplain McCabe, Presi-
dent John, of Depauw University, Rev.
Earl Cranston, of Cincinnati, Rev. j +.
Berry, Editor of the Epworth Herald.
Comrades;-You who attend the
reunion at Kalamazoo commencing to-
day, call upon Comrade Foote and
place your claims in his hands if you in
tend making application for pension.
He will have his headquarters in camp.
The Camp Ground at Crystal Springs
has been enlarged and improved and an
auditorium built at cost of some "a
600, $50 by 100 feet in size. The crowd
can be protected from the sun and rain
August 9Th To 18th. An abundant supply
of pure water.
VIM. Culver was arrested yesterday
by Under Sheriff McCaoe, at the in
stance of County Treasurer Butler,
on the charge of killing song birds. He
was committed to the county Jail, his
trial being fixed for Saturday next be-
fore Justice Mason.
The Michigan Central will run a
special train to Kalamazoo next Friday
morning leaving Niles at 7:30 a. M.
and returning from Kalamazoo at $50
p. m. This will give the boys chance
to get home in good season after the
close of the reunion.
DR.. Ferguson had the misfortune,
while rusticating at Lake Park last
week, to lose "A valuable ring which
fell from his finger into the lake The
finder, whether fish, mermaid or man,
will confer "A great favor on the genial
Doctor by leaving it at his office.
The National Encampment Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, which is
to be held at Boston, August IL to 16,
will no doubt be one of the most success
full in the history of the organization.
In the Grand Parade it is expected that
there will be over $4,000 veterans.
Comrades Spicer, Monroe, Chaplin
and Eaton left for Kalamazoo last
night, their duties in connection with
the reunion requiring them To be on
hand this morning Most of the mem
bers of Brodhead post go to-day, few.
however, finding it impossible to get
away until tomorrow.
A large crowd of little folks-and
some big ones toO-belOnging to the NJ.
+. Sunday School went out to Lake
Park for picnic and general good
time last Saturday and they had it.
The day was pleasant and everything
connected with the occasion was
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
f. z. Mills and wife returned last
Wednesday, from weeks visit in So.
Haven and Chicago, going and return
ing via the lake. This was their first
trip to Chicago and their first ride on
the lake. Both were greatly pleased
with Chicago and regard 1t, as it GER
tainly is, most wonderful city.
Miss Elsie Tuttle who has been en-
ployed i'm the pension Office at Detroit,
has decided to abandon the situation
and return home. She likes the work,
but the fact that she could only get
home once year, the long hours, and
some other matters of kindred ma
ture led her to resign the position.
A large reservoir, 60x20x15 feet and
holding 2000 barrels OF water, will soon
be constructed in the rear of the Epis-
copal church by the common council
As to the method of filling it there is a
difference of opinion, some favoring a
windmill, and others preferring the
purchase of the old Landphere water
power and piping between it and the
various cisterns. The former method
will probably prevail.
We are in receipt of the following i'm
vitation TO attend the reunion of the
gallant boys of Co. ID, Goth Ill. :. 5.
Comrade:-You are respectfully invit-
ed, in connection with your wife and
family, to attend the seventh annual
reunion of Co. ID, Goth H. Western
Sharp Shooters, at Paw Paw Lake,
IL