The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-01-14

refused 10 appropriate x2OO Tor surVe,
looking To the improvement of the kal
amazoo river.
Miss Blanche Hayden, living neal
Decatur, died Sunday night from The
effects of an over dose of chloral, takeT
to induce sleep.
Bert Mosier, one of our high schoo
seniors, was recently appointed To &
lucrative position in Lexington, KY
He started for that city Monday
The Electric Light Co s work is pro
crossing satisfactorily, and the secreta
ry informs us that the lines will be uI
and ready for business about Feb. /.
We learn that Jack Morton has the
assurance of an appointment on the
Capitol police at Lansing, and that he
will remove his family to that city soon
"The Wolverine" drug and grocery
house, under the management of that
prince of good fellows, Dr. Hamilton,
is rapidly acquiring an enviable repu.
tation
Lincoln Delano and G. G.. Carney, OF
Covert, are doing 30 days time each al
the county bastile for indulging in a
plain, everyday, drunk and disorderly
festival.
Mrs G.. +. Galligan left on the early
Monday morning train for her home in
Eldorado, Kansas. She was accompa.
MED by Mrs. Fannie and Miss Jennie
Russell.
John Dudgeon, one of the best known
grain merchants in the state. died al
his home in Kalamazoo on Wednesday
afternoon of last week after long i'll
ness of stomach difficulty.
w. +. Stedman, our former Goble.
vile correspondent, has returned from
Boston, where he has been spending
some weeks. We shall hope to have
some items from him again.
Ocobock a. Hayes bought for their
market a few days ago couple of nice
porkers; one of which, fattened by III.
b. Wilson, dressed $50 lbs; the other,
fed by Mr.. Herrick, south of town,
dressed 450 lbs.
+. l.. Warner returned last Friday
from a brief visit to Herkimer county,
New Yoak. lie says snow lays at a
depth of three feet on the ground there,
and that they had plenty of it ever
since Thanksgiving.
Rev. Hathaway, of the M. +. church,
met with such encouragement in his
meetings during the week of prayer
that he decided to continue them for a
time, and services are now held at that
church every evening.
Hugh Harrison, who has been oper-
ating in the east in the employ of the
Sperry Electric Co. of Chicago, has been
ordered home by his company to super
intend the wiring" of the Tribune and
other large commercial buildings in
Chicago.
Fred Bilsborrow wants to use every
inch of the floor space of his large store
for other goods early in the spring, and
offers his elegant line of heating stoves
at reduction in price which will en-
sure their rapid sale. Now is your op.
portunity.
Comrade Norm G. Cooper is about to
enlarge his G.. A. X. paper, The coffee
Cooler, published at Sturgis. this state,
and il ought to be in the home of every
ex-soldier. Send 80 cents for a years
subscription and you will never regret
the expenditure.
At the annual meeting of the w. G.
L. u. the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Hunt; Vice Presidents,
Mrs. Hurd, Mrs. Wise, Mrs Barton,
Mrs. Hathaway and Mrs. Netf. Sec'y.
Mrs. Taft. Cor. Sec'y, Mrs. Hunt.
Treas'r, Mrs. Hurd
Reports to the state board of health
show bronchitis, rheumatism, influenza,
neuralgia, in the order named, as caus-
ing the most sickness in Michigan dur
ing the week ending Jan. 3. Diphthe-
ria was reported at % places; scarlet
fever at 30; typhoid fever at IA; measles
at 16 places.
The annual meeting of the South
Haven Pathological Society occurs to-
day. They round out the years labor
with feast of fat things and flow of
soul. Mr.. A. G.. Glidden, editor of the
Grange Visitor, is in attendance by in
vitation to talk on general farming
The following officers were elected
for the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
of Van Buren, County at its annual
meeting yesterday. President, e. w.
Young; President, w. w Bass;
Sec,y and Treasurer, f. l.. Warner;
Directors-to fill vacancies-E. p. Mills
and G.. b. Charles.
A feeling seems to prevail among the
supervisors against the policy of rent
ing any of the offices in the county
buildings for any purpose of private
nature whatever. Should this feeling
develop into action it would cause the
removal of the abstract office after
July 1st, TO which time we understand
Mr. Richardson has lease. Why
would it not be good scheme for the
county to own this business?
Last weeks NoRTHERNER said Bishop
would address the ladies of
the "Coterie" at Mrs Broughton's. 1t
was the Rev Mr.. Clizbe, and not Bishop
Gillespie, who delivered the address.
Mr.. Clizbe spoke of Rome as he saw it
himself, having been there twice. His
of the subject was very en-
...nr ca.''nsr--SgSe members of the Coterie
erialnlnR. , ;nSN5ted for the imforma-
ion about Rome "A w,tleman VT @ ' s''"
y the reverend gen "'
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