The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-07
WHOLE NUMBER 1907

The case of Dodge VS.. Dodge, being
an action To set aside deed of real
estate, has occupied the attention of the
circuit court since Tuesday morning
and is still on. Heckert Il Chandler for
complainant and Osborn & Mills for de-
fendant
Died, Sunday, Oct 4th, after an ILL
ness of only 26 hours, Bessie, youngest
child of Mr.. and Mrs. James Griffis, of
Wayne, Cass county, aged IL years, 10
monts and one day. Funeral from the
home Tuesday; burial at Wayne chapel
cemetery.
Guy Harrison wishes us to say that as
soon as the new machinery arrives,
which is now on the way, he will be en-
abled to give the village better lights,
and thereby demonstrate his statement
that Mr.. Britton is thorough, practi-
cal electrician.
Rev. o. &. Jones, the new pastor of
the Nj. +. church, addressed the regular
monthly union temperance meeting at
the Presbyterian church last SUNDAY
evening. The reverend gentleman is IA
ready, fluent speaker and leaves very
favorable impression with his auditors.
Some of our correspondents are i'm
the habit of sandwiching between their
local items advertisements of business
enterprises of their own or others. No
matter about their merits, the place for
such things is the advertising columns,
and rates will be made known on APP
plication.
Tomorrow (Thursday) at Grand
Rapids occurs the great trotting contest
between the stations Nelson and Aller-
ton for $4,000. The G.. Il w. nj. will
run an excursion traid, leaving Hart
ford shortly after a. m. One fare for
the round "trip.
Street Commissioner Whitbeck, with
force of workmen, is putting down
more new sidewalks and repairing old
ones. If we had influence with the com
mittee on streets we would point out a
locality sadly in need of cross walks,
but as it is little outside the "Official
limits" it will probably have to wait.
Miss Gertrude Snow will be in town
the early part of next week, and is de-
sirous of meeting all who wish to ar
range for music lessons. She will call
upon any who may leave their names
at this office. Those who remember
Miss Shows successful labOrs during
her former stay in our place will glad
ly welcome her return.
Postmaster McKellar, at the request
of the postmaster general, is making an
inspection of the several postOffices in
this county, devoting as much time
thereto as he can spare from his duties
at home. A like request has been made
of the postmaster at the county seat of
every county in the United States-the
work to be done without pay.
W. X. Shrine reports a delightful trip
and visit west. Visiting his son Elmer
at Denver, whom he found doing finely,
he met several former Paw Paw people,
John Knowles, Isaac Barnum, o. N
Hilton and others-all doing well. His
daughter Lura Mrs. f. l.. Bates) is very
pleasantly situated at Bloomington, S.
d., herself, husband and boy baby all
well and prospering.
Miss Dunning ha ing resigned her
position as instructor of music i'm the
Paw Paw schools, Mrs. Ida Hudson was
elected to fill the vacancy by unan-
imous vote of the board. The patrons
of the school are most fortunate in Sc
curing Mrs. Hudson, as she is an ac-
complished and highly educated musi-
clan and has, i'm an eminent degree, the
happy faculty of imparting her knowl-
edge to her pupils. Mrs. Hudson will
organize neT CltSS dJ OUCe. Iupl.S We
sirOus of entering this class should apply
at once.
Oliver Ketchum, living on the Terri
torial road six miles east of this place,
was almost instantly killed shortly after
noon last Friday. He had loaded team
with beans which he was going to haul
to Mattawan, and had driven to the
barnyard gate where he stopped and
asked his hired man to bring the horse
blankets from the stable-he meanwhile
standing on the ground by the side of
the wagon. On his returning with the
blankets the hired man found that the
team had started up in such manner as
to catch Mr.. Ketchum between the gate
post and wagon, crushing him SO badly
that he expired almost instantly. De-
ceased was siXty-tive years old and a
highly esteemed citizen.
The pleasant home of f. A. Wildey
put on new brilliancy on Wednesday
evening, Sept. 30, when large and
happy company filled the parlors to
witness the browning of marriage vows
between Harry y. Sheldon and Clara
A. Salt. The marriage was sOlemniZed
by Mrs. Anna Barton, and the closing
prayer offered by Milton Pugsley. The
bride was beautiful in her cream white
wedding robes, and Harry looked un-
usually handsome. Lulu Ball made a
graceful bridesmaid, and Ed. Thayer
evidently had been "best man" before,
while Grace Woodman played the we'd
ding march with becoming sweetness
and dignity. The supper was such =
one as to honor the loving hands that
prepared it, while the multiplied and
beautiful gifts gave evidence of the
genuineness of affection with which
both bride and groom were regarded.
The old adage that turn about is
fair play" was illustrated on our streets
the other day. Two ladies from Almena
township happened to be in town on
shopping tour. They had crossed and
re-crossed each others path several
times, until finally No. 1, in passing
from one store to another, picked up
purse of money While she stood hest
tatinp what to do No 2 came hurryinp