The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-25
VAN COUNTY NOVEMBER 25 1891.


Mason, the home of her mother, for
burial.
Miss Jennie Satterlee, who has so
long been a member of +. K. Annable's
family, accompanied them as far as
Colorado Springs, where she expects
employment in dress-making estab-
lishment.
There will be union Thanksgiving
services at the M. +. church tomorrow
morning at half past ten. Rev. Clizbe
will deliver the address, and Rev. A. e..
Jones will conduct a praise service in
the evening.
The proprietor of the NORTHERNER
has lately been making arrangements
for putting $1,000 worth of new material
and machinery into his already well
equipped office, and is now in Chicago
closing up the deal.
l.. II. Titus has been appointed Prose
cutting Atty. in place of f. X. Annable,
resigned. Mr.. Annable is hard man
to follow, as he has had almost phe-
nomenal success, but we trust Mr.. Titus
will be equal to the occasion.
Department Commander Eaton, ac-
companied by Asst Adjutant General
Noyes and Asst Quartermaster General
Spicer, attended the entertainment Civ
en- in his honor at Otsego, on Nov. 10,
and reports right royal reception.
Rev. DR.. Bruske, President of Alma
college and successor to Dir. Hunting,
will preach at the Presbyterian chLrch
next Sunday, unless something uneX-
pected should occur to prevent, and II
collection for the college will be taken.
The ladies of the 9TH and Sth division
will give chicken pie supper in the
Presbyterian parlOrs on Wednesday,
Dec. g Supper will be served from )
To O'clock, and us the annual business
meeting will be held afterward, a
goodly turnout is hoped for.
About one o'clock last Saturday the
warning notes of the iire-bell rang out,
and people rushed to doors and win
dows, but the excitement soon subsidized
when it was learned that it was nothing
more alarming than chimney burning
out in the Van Fossen block.
BY the substitution of "this" for
"neXt" in our last issue, the party at
Longwell's opera-house was advertised
as if for Nov. 20, when it really occurs
Nov. 81. Come all ye of 'the light
fantastic toe" and trip to the harmo-
NOUS strains of Buck and Geer's
orchestra.
The Decatur grange announces an
anniversary program on Saturday,
Dec 5. The morning session will be-
gin at ten o'clock, and the afternoon at
one. The program will include an ad
dress of welcome, history of national
and subordinate oranges, recitations,
and music.
Drs. Whalen and Dunning held an
autopsy over the remains of John L.
Clapp, on Thursday morning, DIR. Clapp
of MendOn, brother OF the deceased,
also being present. The examination
revealed an extremely cancerOuS con-
dition of the system, while the liver and
spleen were completely broken down.
The recent cold wave has been at
tended by fires i'm various cities, the
most disastrous occurring in st. Louis
and ST. Paul, a million dollars going up
in smoke in each city, and many men
being thrown out of employment. This
shows the Importance of having flues
and chimneys well cleaned before
winter sets in.
The 1st Division of Paw Paw grange,
with Mrs. Harry Sheldon as captain,
will entertain the Patrons of Husbandry
on Friday evening of this week; and on
the evening of Dec. 4, the 25th anniver-
sary of the national organization of this
order will be celebrated at grange hall
by literary entertainment and ban
quet. All Patrons are invited.
The Battle Creek Daily Journal in
forms us that Frank w. Dunning, who
has for some time been book keeper
for the National Bank at that place, has
resigned his position to accept the
management of the Office of the Duplex
Printing Press CO. The journal adds
some complimentary words concerning
Mr.. Dunning's business ability, and con-
graduates the company upon securing
so competent gentleman for the SUI
pervision of their business.
We have examined the prospectus of
the Biographical Record of Kalamazoo,
Allegan, and Van Burcn CO., Mich,
now being compiled in this vicinity,
and are satisfied that the firm whose
writer's are gathering information, will
do all that they promise. We have also
met Messrs. Hobart and Hollisbaugh,
the biographical writers for this Sec
ton, and take pleasure in saying to our
readers that they are gentlemen, and
we bespeak a favorable reception and
liberal patronage for them by our
people.
Many people do not seem to realize
that when they select a reserved seat
in the body of the house. and then
change their mind and occupy one i'm
the gallery, they are virtually pre-empt-
ing t,0O seats. but this is exactly the
case, as the ushers have no authority
to fill any reserved chairs that may be
un-occupied. If you draw an unlucky
number and cannot get satisfactory
seats, it would be much better not to
have your tickets marked at all, thus
leaving you free to take chairs In aisle
or gallery, as you prefer.
The large number of late comers at
the opera house last Friday evening,
greatly inconvenienced Mr.. Powers,
rendering it necessary for him to cease
his opening remarks and begin over
again, procedure which was necessari-
ly very embarrassing. However, he
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