The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-09-30

announcer operry machine, which Will bs
J in position in few days.
Advertised letters: Conkie, Bush &
Co, N l.. Bouton, l.. G.. Shelling, Ii. j
Peck, M. Il. Lewis, Mrs. Ida MAY Hig
gins, Mrs. Howard Kantner, Mrs. N
Bradlee, Miss Lille Smith.
The Coterie will meet with Mrs. r
W. Broughton at $50 this "Wednesday,
afternoon. All the members are re.
quested to be present, as important
business is to be transacted
Henry Abbott, the murderer of George
Bryant, of Dowaglac, was sentenced To
eighteen years imprisonment at Jack
son, on his plea of guilty in the Cass
county circuit court last Wednesday.
Mrs. o. N Hilton and Mrs. Mary
Talcott returned last Thursday from a
weeks visit in Chicago, and on Satur-
day the former left for Detroit, whence
she goes direct to her home in Denver.
Mr.. f. A. Blackman, editor of the
Hillsdale Democrat, will manage new
Democratic paper at Coldwater, the
Sun, for stock company. Mr.. Black
mans son Hiram will manage the Hills
dale plant.
Some characteristic buildings in st.
Paul and Minneapolis are described by
Montgomery Schuyler in the 3rd chap
ter of his "Glimpses of Western Archi-
lecture" which appears in Harpers
Magazine for October.
The heavy trade in cloaks and jackets
has induced "The Leaders" to extend
their ten per cent discount sale for two
weeks longer, and if you are in need of
| 10 L.
over their sample line.
Z. Il. Streator, as administrators, will
sell at auction, on Saturday, October 3,
commencing at 10 a. M, at the resi-
dence of the late James Ketchum, in
Almena, a large quantity of live stock
and other personal property.
We are indebted to Game and Fish
Warden &. 5. Hampton, of Petoskey,
for copy of the new compilation of the
fish and game laws of the state which
go into effect Oct. /. Some portions of
these will receive attention hereafter.
An accidental substitution of names
in last weeks issue made il appear that
Frank McGurrin was in attendance up
on court here, while the fact is that he
has not been nearer than Salt Lake
City, and it is Chas. McGurrin, of Kali
amaZoO, who was referred to.
Elmer Darling and his sister, Mrs. j.
p. Bache, of Salt Lake City, arrived at
this place last Thursday on a visit to
their mother, Mrs. +. Darling Mrs
Bache's little boy, who accompanied
her, was taken sick with measles the
day following their arrival here.
A lamp filled with low test oil ex-
ploded in the house of VIM. Brainard,
at Pontiac, last Thursday evening, and
the house was burned to the ground
with its contents, including 800 in
cash. Tally one more for the Demo
cratic lawbutchers of Michigan.
The Detroit Tribune, under its new
management, is the peer of any metro
politan journal in the land. Ably ed
tied on the line of sound republicanism,
its news service the best, it is destined
to be the Moses of the Republican party
in Michigan and lead it out of the Dem
ocratic woods.
Miss Maria Hopkins, of South Haven,
sister of j. b. Hopkins of this village,
died at Chicago last Friday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins went to South
Haven Saturday afternoon where the
remains of their relative " ere to be
brought and taken thence to Blooming
dale for burial.
Now that the hot weather has ripened
the western corn and put millions of
dollars into the pockets of American
farmers, Paw Paw humanity, that has
painted and perspired in the heat of the
past two weeks, welcomed with sigh
of relief the cool wave which arrived
here Monday evening.
Rev. w. j. Hathaway and family took
their final departure last Thursday for
Vicksburg, their new field of labor
During their three years stay with us
Mr.. and Mrs. Hathaway made many
warm friends, not alone among those
of their own church, to whom they be-
came especially endeared, but among
all with whom they came in contact.
"Dan McGinty's Troubles" a scream
ing comedy cyclone, under the manage
ment of the world-renowned Mahara
brothers, is billed for Longwells opera
house Tuesday evening, Oct. 9th. The
company comprises 16 people, every one
star i'm their several specialties. Ad
mission to the body of the house, 80 cts.
(No extra charge for reserved seats.)
Gallery, 80 cents.
Ed. Welch has scolded considerably
about there being SO many bicyclers on
the highways; that they frighten horses
and are a nuisance generally. The
'cyclers now get back at Ed. by charg-
ing him with causing couple of teams
to run away by reason of taking fright
at a pair of oxen he was gee-hawing
along the road Thus honors are easy
and the wheelmen secure the odd trick.
Quite number of our citizens will
go to Grand Rapids October 9Th to wit
ness the trotting contest between the
stations Nelson and Allerton, which
comes off on the West Michigan track
on that date. The match is for $40, 900.
The loser will get $500 for expenses.
Nelson's record is 2:10, made on cir
cular track, while Allerton has mark
of 2:094, won on a kite-shaped course.
This battle of speed between the two
fastest stations in the world will draw
an immense crowd.
Frank Rawson, superintendent of the