The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22

are moving along smoothly; frequent
arrivals OF new goods; good trade, and
everybody good natured.
Hon. John Il. Lynch, of Mississippi,
one of the ablest colOred men living,
will speak at Benton Harbor's Enamel
patton day celebration, on Thursday,
July 30.
John Wood, known here in connec-
ton with several thefts, was arrested
at Kalamazoo last Friday on suspicion
of having burglarized "Dutch Arnold's"
saloon.
Department headquarters q A. Il. at
this place will be closed from Thursday
evening, July 30th, to Monday, August
10th, on account of the National En-
campment.
The r. & S. H. r. r. has made one
fare for the round trip on account of the
reunion of Co. G., 3d Cavalry, to be held
at South Haven on Thursday and Fri
day of this week.
The heaviest crop of raspberries ever
grown in this section is now being har-
vested. There is a good local demand
and prices rule fair-S1 90 per crate for
black and 81 80 for red
The gentlemen belonging TO the East
and West Farmers club are requested
to meet Saturday 2 p. m. at Judge
Heckerts Office to transact business of
Importance to the club
Charles Veley, of Pine Grove town
ship, will sell large quantity of farm
property at auction on Saturday, Aug
|. Sale begins at 10 q. m. and Milo
Hoskins will WELD the gavel.
Broughton, while not doubling the
veracity of "the father of his country" ="
says he has no use for n hatchet. And
he says other things that will interest
buyers of dry goods. Read his adv.
John Gillespie has way of putting
up ice-cream in neat little twenty and
forty cent packages that are exceedingly
convenient for small families, and we
know by experience that the cream is
first-class.
Hank McCabe came home last week
from the northern part of the state,
where he has been selling western
horses at auction for Bangs Warner
He leaves again to-day on the same
business.
Mr.. +. Tyler returned last week from
six months visit in Fairfax county,
Va. He says quite number of Michi-
gan men who were in that country ''on
horseback" in the '60s now own and
manage farms there.
eve know of nothing too good For
him." is what the South Haven Sentinel
says of Sam. p. Wilson in the course of
"a report of birthday anniversary party
given in his honor by his wife on the
10Th inst. And so say we all.
David Webb, for thirty years resi-
dent of this township, leaving here in
1876, died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Il. S. Turner, in Rockford, H., on
the 7th inst, aged 80 years. Deceased
was the father of Mrs. Henry Hinckley.
Messrs. Trescott & Remington were
here the latter part of last week, looked
over their evaporator little and pro-
ceeded on South, where they have
others They will open up business
here probably about the first of Septem-
Der.
William Porter, who settled in Trow-
bridge, Allegan county, in 1886, died at
his home in that township on the 18th
inst, aged upward of so years. De-
ceased was well known to many of our
older residents and was man of ster-
ling worth.
Judge Buck, on Thursday last, ap-
pointed +. Il. Annable prosecuting at
torney for this county to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the death of o. A. Goss.
The appointment is a judicious one and
will give general satisfaction to the
npODle of the cOuntV
The Electric Light Co. is building a
dyke two and-a-half feet high and forty
rods long in order to keep the water
from backing up and crossing the road
running east from the village. When
this dyke is completed the water can be
raised in the company'S pond Is inches
higher than at present.
Reports to the state board of health
show rheumatism, neuralgia, diarrhpa
and consumption, in the order named,
us causing the most sickness in Michi-
gan during the week ending July 11th.
Diptheria was reported at 81 places,
scarlet fever at 30, typhoid fever at Is,
and measles at 27 places.
The fastest mile ever trotted in Mich
igan was made by the stallion Nelson
at Saginaw last Friday afternoon, 2:11a
being the mark. The horse was in bad
condition and trotted only as an eXhi-
bition, as many hundreds of people had
gone TO the grounds expressly to see
"The King" annihilate distance.
The annual campmeeting at Crystal
Springs will be held August III. With
improved accommodations (their new
auditorium holding about 1000 persons)
and preaching talent seldom equaled
it is expected that this will be one of
the most interesting and enjoyable
campmeetings ever held in the North
west.
The legislature recently adjourned
used more stationery than any of its
predecessors, the amount aggregating
81, 690.00-about $20.3S per member.
This don't cut any very great figure,
only the Democratic newspapers set up
a doleful howl because the legislature
of 1889 expended $2,619 for the same
purpose. Reform" is in the air.
In the Portland OreOO1lin1l of the 10Th