The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-08-13

many rare specimens from distant
waters.
Chas. Perrigo received a letter from
DIR. Bartram yesterday, dated Bromp-
ton, Yorkshire, England, Aug. /. The
party were all well, were enjoying the
visit, and would sail for home about
September 3.
Miss Josie b. Rice, who has been vis-
itIng friends here, has been unexpect-
edly. called back TO her home in st.
Louis, Mo, in consequence of the rush
of business in the Protestant hospital,
Of which she has charge.
A weekly newspaper, printed in the
| Holland langugage, is TO be established
in Kalamazoo, the initial number TO
appear about the middle of September.
1t will be Republican in politics, edited
by Rev. j. w. Poot and p. Smits.
Bangor, Lawrence and South Haven
are enjoying(?) the luxuries of "original
package" saloons, and, judging from
the tone of the local papers, are none
too well suited with the situation. BY
the way, has Michigan supreme court?
Francis Colman, prominent druggist
and well-known citizen of Kalamazoo,
died at his home in that city on Thurs
day afternoon of last week, aged about
- years. His death follows closely on
| that of his wife, which occurred in June
OF the current year.
j. ID. Monroe has very neat office
fitted up, over Dansby's store, for the
transaction of his rapidly increasing
pension business. Mr.. John j. Paige
constructed the furniture, which bears
evidence of much skill and neatness in
design and workmanship.
Superintendent Ihling, of the +. & S.
II. Il. r., gives the Paw Paw fire de-
partment an excursion over his road to
South Haven tomorrow. This consid-
crate courtesy on the part of Mr.. |. will
be appreciated by our fire laddies, and
they undoubtedly will have a jolly
good time.
The trustees of the Detroit Museum
of Art desire To announce that there
will be an exhibition of oil and water
color paintings by Michigan artists in
October next Artists desiring to ex-
hibit their work, can obtain full partic-
ulars by addressing Secretary, Museum
of Art, Detroit
A tramp entered the house of Chas
Eglus, who lives on Geo. w. Longwell's
farm on the Lawton road, last Sunday,
during the absence of Mr.. +. and his
family, and accumulated what valuables
he found lying around, which included
a small amount of cash and a quantity
of provisions.
The Young Peoples Free Baptist AS
sociation of Van Buren, District will
hold its sixth convention at the F. b.
church, West Oshtemo, Friday and
Saturday, August 18th and 10th. En-
tertainment will be provided for all
who attend. Everybody interested in
the work invited
A party, consisting of Mrs. Richard
Setchfield and little daughter Bessie,
Mrs. Kirkland, Mrs. Dean and Mrs.
Post, left this place for Redlands, Cal,
Monday morning. Mrs. Setchfield and
Mrs Kirkland expect to be absent a
year at least, while the balance of the
party will probably return during the
present season.
The examination of Mrs Harietta
Phelps, of Three Rivers, charged with
attempting to poison her spouse, was
finished on Thursday last by Mrs
Phelps being bound over to the circuit
court in $500 bail, which she furnished.
Public opinion as to her guilt is about
evenly divided. with perhaps slight
leaning in her favor.
At the Marcellus elevators they have
the Smith patent machinery for purify
ing and shutting grain and they also
do certain class of grinding Their
graham flour and "granulated" corn
meal has attained wide celebrity, the
Battle Greek sanitarium purchasing all
their graham, of which they consume
large quantities, of this concern.
A Camp meeting under the supervis-
ion of the Michigan state revival band
of the NJ +. church will be held at Cas-
novia, Mich, Aug. 1S To 25, inclusive.
Casnovia is located % miles northwest
of Grand Rapids and surrounded by
fine farming country. Over 30 minis
ters will be in attendance. For full
particulars address, G. w. Jones, Cas-
novia Mich.
In The HorSenldn of July 3lst, among
notices of Colts that will Bear Watch
ing" we notice the following descrip-
ton of w. III. Dansby's colt: Ned ID.
10,Sl3, sired by Ben Wilkes 7240, dam
Kate A., by Night Hawk; foaled May
4, 1893; coal black, with star. This colt
has remarkably fine action, will be
16 hands and over when matured, well
broke and will be sold cheap for cash"
This colt is very speedy and bargain
for somebody.
The neighborhood south of town held
their regular annual picnic at Lake
Park last Friday, which was highly en-
joyed by all present Quite number
of visitors from abroad participates
among them the NoRTHERNER noticed
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass, of Hilsdale;
Mrs G.. +. LaGrave, of Chicago; Mrs.
Prof. Dunbar and three children, of
Bloomfield, n. j.; Dana p. Smith, of
st. Joseph; Fred Smith, of Springfield,
n. Y; Frank Rawson, Miss Osgood,
Mrs. G.. w. Tuttle and daughters Bessie
and Flora, of Kalamazoo.
That competition is the life of busi-
ness" was clearly demonstrated at Mar
cellus last week. An "outside" buyer
of wheat showed up on the streets of
that village and announced that he was
going to buy what wheat was offered
for sale. As he had no means of elevat-
ing or place of storage, he chartered a
car and opened up business. The Ele-
vator Co. was paying "all there was in
it" for wheat, but they concluded To
have little fun with the new man and
paid Detroit prices most of the week