The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-16
Local Department.

on Friday.
Mrs. Lewis Roberts is visiting friends
in Milwaukee.
The indications point to total fail
ure of the apple crop.
n. b. Mckinney. of Lawton, was in
town on business Monday.
The State Republican convention will
meet in Detroit Aug. 27-2S.
Hon. j. j. Woodman was in Detroit
couple of days last week.
Mrs. Emma Earl, of Quincy, is visit
ing her uncle, D. +. Bullard.
c. w. Young has sold thirty binders
and thirty-five mowers this season.
Mr.. and Mrs, Percy Lindsey, of Fort
Wayne, lnd,, are visiting friends in this
place.
Lawyer A. p. Thomas, of So. Haven,
visited Paw Paw Monday on profession
al business.
Mrs. c. V. Burdick is enjoying visit
with her sister, Mrs. Howell, from Liy-
ingston county,
Mrs. NJ. Y. and Nellie Richardson
have been visiting friends in Battle
Greek a few days.
j. l. Breck's mother and her grand
daughter, Flossie Bulson, were guests
at his home over Sunday.
Ed. Tuckey has returned from his va
cation visit, but Mrs. Tuckey will not
be home for several days yet.
Members of st Marks choir are re-
quested to meet at the church on Sat
urday afternoon for rehearsal.
A. Hathaway went to Albion Monday
on business connected with his large
lumber interests in that place.
c. +. Allen accompanied his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Pierce, to Chicago last week,
via South Haven and the lake.
There will be services at ST. Marks
church next Sunday morning and even
ing, Rev. DR.. Van Antwerp officiating.
Much difficulty has been experienced
by farmers in this vicinity in securing
sufficient help for haying and harvest
ing.
Harry Showerman was in Grand
Rapids three days last week attending
the races and visiting friends and rela
tives.
Geo. F. Jennings left last Thursday
for Dakota, where he will spend few
months with his brother and other rel.
atives.
Rev H. w. Harvey and wife were in
Paw Paw last week. The Elder came
over to see how matters were progress
ing on his farm.
Rev. j. Goodman, of this place, has
received call from the First Baptist
church of St. Clair, Mich. 1t is pre-
sumed he will accept.
w. +. Stedman, of Gobeville, now in
the employ of the Church Plastico Co.,
of Grand Rapids, made a pleasant call
at this office last Friday.
Bert Cole is the happy father of a
girl baby born last Monday. Weight
of the little maiden, unknown, but Bert
weighs about a ton now.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the Paw Paw postoffice: Mrs.
Lucy A. Coleman, G.. &. Cross, Miss
Maud Lee, Willie Reese.
Mrs. Richard Setchfield and her little
daughter Bessie will leave for Southern
California in a few days for visit of
several months duration.
C.R. Avery has commenced the erec-
tion of his summer cottage at Lake
Park. 1t will be very convenient
and commodious building.
Hon. Geo. Baker and family, of Ev-
anston, H., arrived in the village last
Saturday Mrs. b. and the children
will spend some time here.
Capt. G.. +. Foote, of Kalamazoo, has
a word for the veterans this week. He
claims 1.-The woods are full' of shysters
and quacks who ought to be avoided.
Big remnant sale of dress goods, one
yard to and yard lengths in a piece.
Here is chance to fit the little ones
out for a small sum at w. j. Sellick IL
Sons.
John /. Breck has purchased the Oar
ling farm, consisting of 203 acres, just
south of town, and will stock ii with
French Coach horses and Shropshire
sheep.
Joel Monroe bought three cars of lum-
Der at Covert, last week, with which
recently purchased lot in that thriv
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The farmers on the "clay belt" in
Waverly are making their timothy hay
this week-the finest crop grown there
in years. Most of them will bale and
ship their crop.
At Pontiac, June 10Th, "Walter
Drake" by Joe Gavin" won first
money in the 235 class, taking the 2d,
4th, and 5th, heats in 2.30i, 2.32i and
2 .32i respectively.
"Chan" Ocobock, a member of the
class recently graduated from our High
School, will leave for Colorado in a few
days, where, il he finds things to his
liking, he will locate.
Geo. +. Collett, of Hartford, was a
welcome caller at this Office last Fri
day. Mr.. Collett has acted as agent
for the G. & w. NJ. X. X. at Hartford
21 years-a veteran, indeed.
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