The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-16


fine showing at the last Teachers exam
ination which reports twelve OF its
students as recipients of certificates.
We think Supt. OLeary is to be con-
graduated.
The annual meeting of the state
grange opened on Dec. 8, with about
200 in attendance, and the reports
showed "a slight increase during the
past year i'm the membership of the or
der which numbers over 10000
The Mich. State Teachers Associa-
ton will celebrate its fiftieth anniver-
sary at Grand Rapids on Dec. $3.50
Both railways and hotels offer special
rates, and the pedagogues are antici-
pating an unusually good time.
Mrs. DR.. Odell has put in finer stock
OF holiday goods than usual and makes
speciality of plushes and fancy rib.
proves an irresistible temptation TO her
customers. She also sells needles for
tufting work and gives instructions in
their use.
The last issue of the Courier puts the
very pertinent query, "Why don't some
one put railing on the west side of the
Main street bridge?," and many others
are asking the same question and Won
dering if it is because human life and
safety are of less value than the few
dollars it would cost
Allegan is trying to console herself
for an epedemic of grip by referring to
the fact that she is only following in
the wake of Australia, France, Germa-
ny, and California, all of which places
are having a return of that disease
We think for once we'd just as soon
not be ''in the swim"
A piece of kindling containing a
shingle nail was broken over his knee
by III. W. McCabe, and Henry has been
limping around with a cane in conse-
quence. He claims il was not done to
get an excuse for using that new gold
headed stick, but at any rate such an
article is handy to have in the family.
Frank Stevens, the timber merchant
who lives one mile north of the fair
ground, made arrangements to employ
a young chap from abroad who was to
work for his board as long as he chose
to stay. On Dec. 2, at one O'clock p. m.
he made his appearance, when 10! it was
a IA 10. girl and Frank is greatly disap-
pointed.
When opening our exchanges this
week, we thought we'd unearthed an
auction bill, but found it only the front
page of the ALLegdn journal sold out to
a clothing house. We think holiday
advertisements interesting reading to
the public and all right in their place
but draw the line on the conversion of
paper into full sheet poster.
Last week we mentioned the acci-
dent to @. b. POmeroy's new building
now in process of construction at
South Haven, and now we are glad to
relate the sequel, which is the raising
of $500 by the generous citizens of the
Haven, who thus show their apprecia-
tion of Mr.. Pomeroy's honest business
methods and their sympathy with him
in time of trouble.
On one of his hunting this
fall, A T. Hall had little experience
that has resulted rather seriously. Mr..
Hall was i'm the act of climbing a fence
when the top rail broke, precipitating
him To the ground in such manner as
to strike his side against stub. A
week or so ago pain in the side re-
called the episode, and A. I. has been
under the doctors care for some time.
Hon. c. l.. Eaton who has been in
Detroit since Dec. 3D., as witness for
Randall, i'm the Randall News libel
suit, returned last Monday. An uneX-
pected turn in affairs prolonged the
case week, SO that Mr.. Eaton was not
called in until Saturday last. As the
damage is put at $100,000 the case eX.
cites great interest. 1t will not go be-
fore the jury for at least IA week more
The corner building just west of the
post Office has been transformed by the
nimble fingers of the Baptist ladies in
to an attractive Bazaar where all sorts
can be obtained at prices to suit al
throughout Friday and Saturday and q
chicken'pie supper will be served or
Saturday evening from o'clock unit
the goodies are gone.
On Wednesday of last week new:
was received from Chicago of the seri
Gus illness of Mrs. Willard Huyck, fol
lowed on Friday morning bya telegram
that she was in spasms Her father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hop
ping, left that afternoon for the city
scarcely hoping to lind her living, bu
a letter received yesterday reported he
as still alive, though very low, and ;
card this morning brings the goot
news that she is decidedly better.
There will be neither morning ser
vice nor Sunday school in the Free Bap
tist church on Sunday next. The even
ing service will be as usual. Topic fo
the A. G.. +. meeting is, Gross bearing
The reason for the above announcement
is that the pastor and member of he
people are expected to be in attend
ance at the Van Buren, Free Baptis
quarterly meeting which convenes a
Arlington, beginning on Friday even
ing of this week and continuing owe
Sunday An interesting part of tn
quarterly meeting program is the dedi
cation of the new church in Arlington
An amusing little episode occurred il
Canada" last Sunday evening. A
and E-were enjoying a visit with thei
best girls and AS horse, not liking to b
tied to telegraph pole, united himsel
and left for parts unknown. As sool