The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-09-09
WHOLE NUMBER 1903

Every business place In Bangor Will
close promptly at 8 p. m. hereafter and
until further notice. 1t occurs TO us
that this is wise move and could be
profitably initiated by our own busi-
ness men. What say you, gentlemen,
to giving your employees one more hour
to spend with their families?
We are told that Mr. ID. Woodman's
grain exhibit 1T the Detroit exposition
attracted much attention and was the
subject of comment, especially from
visitors from other states. There was,
perhaps, no single exhibit there which
would give a stranger To our state so
comprehensive an idea of the diversity
of our agricultural products as this, and
we believe Mr.. w. should be encour-
aged to get his collection in as perfect
condition as possible for the Worlds
Fair of 1898. He goes next week to the
Grand Rapids fair.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Paw Paw fire department., held last
Thursday evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: A.
L. Stevenson, chief engineer; Walter 5.
! Durkee, lst asst VIM. Butler, 2d asst;
Bert Bryar, sec'y; A. +. Mcneil, treas'r.
Enginc-W. w Fowler, foreman; Ira
Brott 1st asst; William Pike, 2d asst.
Hose-Wm. Halstead foreman; j. b.
Richard 1st asst; w. A. Young, 2d
ASA Hook and Ladder ii. j. Hub
bard, foreman; George Hennesey, 1st
asst; Bert Fales, I'd asst.
The annual "Joiner family" reunion
was held at the residence of Mrs. G.. l..
Eaton yesterday There were present
her four sisters, Mrs. n S. Benson, of
Cleveland; Mrs. ID. Sill, of Blooming
dales Mrs Lottie RS,kard and Miss
Hattie Joiner of Oshtemo; her brother
NJ. o. Joiner and wife, of Mattawan;
two neices, Mrs Hattie Colman, of
Chicago, and Miss Bertha Sill, of Bloom
ingdale. Another brotherJ j. G.. Joiner,
of Quincy, was unable to attend. The
day was passed most pleasantly. The
next reunion will be at M. 0. Joiner's,
Mattawan.
Mr.. c. w. Boyle, the inventor and
patentee of Boye's Feed Regulator for
roller Touring mills, has built here and
placed in the mill of Wise q Tuckey
one of his regulators, which Mr.. Tuckey
informs us is decided success and an
Improvement on any in use. Mr.. Boyle
would like to engage in their manufac-
ture here, but needs aid from our citi-
Zens in the shape of stock for that pur-
hands as workmen and statesmen. The
power is here and is suited to his pur-
pose, but what is wanted is capital TO
start the business. Those who have in
vestigated the appliance are loud in
praise of its simplicity and effective
ness, and believe their manufacture
would meet with ready sale.
Our public schools opened Monday
xxritl In n roll l,,n Of nd
resident pupils. The total number of
children of school age in the district is
337 a slight falling off from last years
census. Sup't Wilson is very much
pleased with the condition in which he
finds things here, and says that Paw
Paw has right to be proud of her
school and school building - the finest
of any town of its size in the state as
he believes; that its equipment is all
that can be asked for, and he sees no
obstacle in the way of its continued
success. He is especially DESTROYS that
parents and guardians of children and
all other patrons of the school should
visit it rs often as possible and acquaint.
themselves with its workings
The meeting of the Farmers Associa-
ton at Mr.. A. Ii. Smiths on Wednesday
last had an especially pleasant feature
in that the table decorations were so
elaborate. They were composed en-
tirely of fruit, disposed in various fan
tastic forms and in great variety and
profusion A description could give
but vague idea of the reality; only
kodak could reproduce it, and that, un-
fortunately, was not attainable. Plums,
peaches, grapes and pears, in many va
retes and varied colors, ware arranged
in groups, masses and pyramids. The
walls of the dining room also were
hung i'm festoons of fruit. 1t was fruit
meeting, even to the sentiments select
ed for response to the rOll-call of mem
bers, nearly all of whom were present.
The annual reunion of the Van Buren,
County Battalion, held last week at
this place, was an unqualified success.
The attendance was fully as good as
could have been expected, considering
that it came right on the heels of the
national encampment; the "boys" were
in excellent spirits; the addresses were
good; the music was splendid, and the
veterans went home with renewed evil
dences of the hospitality of the citizens
of Paw Paw. AT the close of the pro-
gram Wednesday, a business meeting
was called and the following officers
elected for the ensuing year: Geo. II.
Prentice of Lawton, Col; G.. w. Myers
Of Paw Paw, Lieut.. Col; III. II. Van
Camp of Decatur, Major; o. Letson of
Covert, Surgeon; G.. p. Linderman of
Paw Paw, Chaplain. Col. Prentice will
appoint the quartermaster and adjutant
hereafter. The next reunion will be
held at Lawton.
Those who read the locals from South
Haven in last weeks NoRTHERNER saw
the announcement that Ralph Beau
mont, of Washington, ID. c., would adj
dress a meeting of the Farmers Ali
ance of Van Buren, county at Lake Cora
on the 5th inst. About 75 people were
present and listened to very agreeable
speaker upon the principles advocated
by the Alliance. He announced him
self as an Cold line greenbacker." advo-