The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-08

All the Bangor merchants have agreed
To close their business places promptly
at 8 p. IN. And that is late enough
Give the clerks chance.
Mrs. Rodolphus Rogers, recently re
turned from Chicago, reports her sis
ter, Mrs. 'Becca Ferguson, as the happy
mother of an S-pound girl.
The Democratic Senatorial conven.
ton for this district, held at Blooming,
dale last Thursday, put i'm nomination
John J. Littlejohn, of Allegan.
Several of our citizens were present
at largely attended and enthusiastic
meeting, addressed by Hon. j. &. Bur
rows, at Decatur last evening.
Frank Grimes is making elaborate re-
pairs on the Van Auken place, on La
Grave street He will occupy it as "A
residence in about three weeks.
Miss Rose Mckinney, of Lawton.
came over Saturday evening and re-
manned until Monday morning, guest
of her cousin, Mrs. Phebe Nash.
l.. X. WoOdman is preparing to manu-
facture chairs, and will use portion of
the building of the Snow furnace works
and receive power from their engine. Q
Tomorrow Thursday and Friday
Will be great days at the DOwagiac
fair. There will be excellent races each
day besides the many other attractions.
Beans have brought in this market,
this season, as high As $50 per bu.,
but that is in advance of the present
market, which ranges from 81 80 to
81 75.
pra, a.. IL.
Saturday was a brilliant success and a
large number visited their elegant
double store To look over their fine
stock.
A large number of people in this vi.
cinity are making preparations to at
tend the Neutrality-suspicious. mass meet
ing at Dowagiac next Monday after
noon.
w. K. Shrine is meeting with excel
lent success in raising money by sub
scription to gravel the road through the
swamp north of town, on the Allegan
road.
The ladies of the w. G.. Il. L. will
have pleasant booth on the Dowagiac
fair grounds and serve first-class
lunch TO all who may favor them with
a call.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Covey
Hill will give a pumpkin-pie social at
the home of Mrs. p. L. Streator, Friday
evening, Oct. 10th. All are cordially
invited
The Supreme Court has sustained the
election law in all its main features,
but gives the Secretary of State discre-
ton in regard to the printing of the
tickets.
Rev. j. Clizbe, of Amherst, Mass,
preached a very interesting sermon at
the Presbyterian church last Sunday.
he will occupy the same pulpit next
Sunday
A Republican mass meeting, to be
addressed by Hon. j. G.. Burrows and
Hon. Nj. >. Brewer, will be held at
South Haven on Thursday afternoon,
Oct. 10th.
j. p. Preece bas accepted position
in Chicago cloak house, and goes
there this week to commence work.
Mrs. Preece will join him there in the
near future.
There will be preaching services at
the Disciple church next Sunday morn
ing at the usual hour Elder II. G..
Waters, of Cleveland, o., will occupy
the pulpit.
James w. Reid, chairman of Prohi-
bitiOn central committee, and Hon. A.
5. Partridge will speak at Paw Paw on
Monday, Oct 13, upon the issues of the
day. The public are cordial invited.
A very jolly company of ladies gath
cred last Saturday evening at the pleas
ant home of Mrs. p. McKellar, to meet
her cousin, Mrs. Dunn, of Ionia who
has been spending the past week here.
Mrs Helen B. Webster, one of the
teachers in the Bangor public schools,
has resigned to accept an appointment
in the Pension Bureau at Washington,
having passed successful examination.
The Lawton Leader has been shown
potatoes, raised by farmer in its vi
cinity, which weigh nearly pound
each. Many of the variety sold in this
market weigh a full pound. There,
now.
A number of the young friends of Miss
Bessie Osborne assisted her in celebrat-
ing her twelfth birthday with a very
Jolly party last Thursday evening
Several appropriate mementoes were
left by the guests.
Longwells Opera House should be
crowded next Wednesday night. The
romantic military drama in five acts,
Veterans of 81 or Kesah and the
Scout" will be presented for the first
time in this village
The South Haven Messenger should
correct the Republican ticket standing
in its columns. The nominee for Sena-
tor for this district is Jan, not "John"
w. Garvelnk. We have noticed the
same error elsewhere.
Rev. w. j. Hathaway occupied his
own pulpit last Sunday, after an alb
sence of three weeks. After conference
adjourned he went TO his old home, at
Fairbault, Mimi, which he had not Wis
tied in seven years, and enjoyed very
pleasant vacation.
Bank Commissioner Sherwood SAYS
the new State banks are taking the lead
in Michigan. There are now 1O3 State
banks and 10 National banks i'm the
state. The State banks have over four
million dollars more of deposits than
the National banks now.
The first meeting of the literay socie-
| ty organized i'm connection with the
high school, was held Tuesday evening,
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