The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-09-03
WHOLE NUMBER 1850.

walks In the downtown portion of the
village, and the work is excellently
well done, too.
Geo. Hale, of Covert, is now i'm the
employ of the L. a. s. III. X. r., at the
depot in this place and he has moved
his family into the Snow house corner
Kalamazoo and Elm streets.
James Bennett is temporarily occu-
pying the building on west Main street
recently vacated by John Sherman,
with his restaurant and lunch counters.
lie expects 10 rent portion of the new
Allen building as soon as il is completed.
Rev. Channcey Hart, of Gobleville,
will address the temperance meeting at
the First Baptist church next Sunday
evening. Rev. Mr.. Hart is pleasant
speaker, and intensely interested in the
cause of temperance. Come and hear
him.
Pension claims are coming in so rap
idly that Joel d.: Monroe is devoting
his time almost exclusively to their
consideration. The boys throughout
Van Buren, and the adjoining counties
evidently appreciate his efforts in their
behalf
Mr.. Will Gustin, Broughton's old
reliable clerk, left Monday for Marcel
lus, to engage in business there with
&. W. Kroll. Mr. G.. is an able and ex-
perienced handler of dry goods and he
has the best wishes of his Paw Paw
friends.
! Miss Lena Snow returned Saturday
! from her two months stay at Lakeside,
| Ohio, and reports most delightful va
cation Her Sunday School class had
assembled at her parents residence,
and gave her pleasing reception on
her arrival
The members of Brodhead post are
making preparations To visit their COM
rades of Hudson post, Mattawan, on
Monday evening Sept. 18th. They
propose to take their baskets well filed
with refreshments and have good old
fashioned time.
Seneca Anderson, of Memphis, Tenn,
made his brother, a. t, visit last
week. Mr.. Anderson was for many
years a resident of this county, but is
now located in Memphis and promi-
nently identified with some of its large
business interests.
The attention of visitors at the Horse
and Stock Fair this week is called TO
the large and well selected stocks of
goods which our merchants are display
ing. The prices will compare favora-
| bly, with any for the same class of
goods in Southwestern Michigan
NJ p Allen is getting the material
upon the ground and will soon begin
the erection of a substantial two story
building on his lot west of Nash's
bakery. Report says David Horton will
occupy the upper story with his
photograph gallery and for housekeep-
ing purposes.
VIII Barton returned from Utah on
Saturday evening with full determin-
alton To spend the remainder of his
life i'm Michigan He is not the first
one to learn that "Ail is not gold that
glitters" and "there is no place like
home" especially if that home has
wife and baby in it.
We hardly deem it necessary to call
attention to the half-page advertise
ment of Prentice IL Goodale-you can't
miss it. These gentlemen come to us
warmly recommended by the people
and press of Kalamazoo, their former
home, and we bespeak for them a cor
dial welcome by our citizens.
Rev. II. A. Pallister and family left
for Aurora, Neb., their future home,
yesterday morning. These people take
with them the best wishes of the entire
community in which they have for sew
eral years been so favorabiy known and
we doubt not they will soon have a
warm place in the hearts of their newly
made friends.
Messrs Freese Il Rohde, from Chica-
90, will open general stock of goods,
consisting of dry goods. cloaks, shawls,
clothing, gents furnishing goods, boots,
shoes and rubbers, few doors east of
the Dyckman House, on Saturday, the
20th inst They advertise to cut prices
to the quick. and ask prospective buy
ers to "wait for The Leaders"
The High School room last Monday
night presented the appearance of "A
mass meeting in the height of a heated
political contest Every body was there
and standing room was at a premium
| The report of the Director was read. ..
! w. Rowland and DR.. Maynard were
! then elected to succeed themselves on
the school board, each receiving sub
stantially unanimous vote. The total
expenditures for school purposes during
the year Just closed were five thousand
one hundred and three dollars and
thirty cents. Total receipts including
amount on hand one year ago, six
thousand four hundred and ninety-seven
dollars and fifty-two cents. There now
remains i'm the hands of the board
thirteen hundred and ninety-four dollars
and twenty-five cents. 1t was voted to
raise thirty-fve hundred dollars by tax.
Union temperance services were held
at the Disciple church on Sunday even
ing-Mrs. Anna Barton in charge. The
attendance was large, nearly every seat
being filed. James Erkenbeck deliv
cred an oration on the Triumphant
Young Man; Irwin Taft read an essay
on the Irrepressible Conflict, and Miss
Lena Erkenbeck recited piece very
appropriate to the occasion. Mrs. Bar
ton made brief but eloquent appeal
in behalf of temperance after which the
committees were called upon for re-
ports. Mr.. Nelson gave some interest
ing statistics relative to the medicine
trade of the drug stores. Mrs. Taft
said that 800 signatures had been
secured to the paper which is being
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