The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-29

Mrs. James Pritchard and daughter
OF Tyrone, Penn, are visiting in this
place, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo
Shuts
BY an overwhelming majority Blu.
chanan voted last week to bond itself
for $4,000 to build water works and
dam the st. Joe river.
On Wednesday of last week Charles
Wolsey, of Almena, paid one dollar and
costs in Justice MasOn's court for as
sault on battery and Geo. w. Styles.
The mason work on the abutments
for the Main street bridge is completed,
and the superstructure is expected to
be in position by the last of the present
week.
A consignment of western horses to
b. +. Warner, of this place, has finally
arrived, a week or ten days behind
schedule time. He sells at So. Haven
to-day.
John Ray pleaded guilty in Justice
Mason'S court last Wednesday TO a
charge of assault and battery on Gene
Salisbury. He paid $40 for the little
diversion.
A boy baby furnishes most of the
music now at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. G. Nash. The keynote was sounded
last Saturday morning. Orchestra and
audience we'll
Department Commander Eaton has
complimented the old Loomis Battery
association by appointing Capt. Geo. L.
Nash, of Marcellus, an aidede-camp on
his personal staff.
Ii. w. McCabe has been appointed
by Department Commander Eaton as
mounted colorbearer for the Depart
ment of Michigan in the grand parade
at Detroit next Tuesday.
John Bryar writes home from White
Pigeon, where he is visiting with his
wife's people, that he is improving
slowly and able TO walk about little
without the aid of crutches.
A letter from Mrs b. +. Heckert tells
of glorious good time among the
northern resorts. She has just been
taking in the "Soo," and spent last
Sunday at Mackinac Island.
Sheep in Livingston county are dying
in large numbers from strange dis
ease which turns out to be produced by
worm known as the strongylus con-
tortus. The parasite infests the fourth
stomach of the young sheep.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Whitney, of
Mt. Pleasant, father and mother of the
late Mrs. f. G.. Tuckey, were in this
place to attend the funeral of their
daughter, occurring yesterday.
David Burk, of Ceresco, has purchas-
ed of G. l.. Eaton the property on the
west side of the river known as the
Harwick place. Mr.. b. will put the
place in repair and occupy it soon.
Last week there were sent from G..
A. X. headquarters in this place an av-
erage of nearly one thousand pieces of
mail matter daily. And yet it is doubt
ful that Petes happiness is complete.
The Republicans made clean sweep
of the offices at the first municipal
election of the new city of Benton
Harbor, held on Tuesday of last week
Hon. F. A. Hobbs was elected mayor
Emma Adsit, stand up If you are a
daughter of Il. w. Adsit you can get
fifteen hundred elegant dollars by call
ing on George III. Belden, of Grand
Rapids, who has that sum beloning to
you and which he is desirous of surren-
deling.
Elmer Wildey, A. f. Hayes, L. X.
Woodman, f. r. Morgan and l.. r. Os-
born, all of this place, crossed the lake
last Wednesday night from So. Haven
to Chicago on the Williams. All of the
party except Hayes and Osborn have
returned.
Some unhung tiend last Friday scat
tered a large quantity of Paris green
over pasture in the township of Beth
ell, Branch county, and fifteen head of
fat cattle were poisoned and died in
consequence. There is no clue to the
perpetrator of the crime.
Asst Adj't Gen'l Noyes and Asst @.
Nj. Genl Spicer will go to Detroit Fri
day and establish headquarters for the
Department of Michigan at the Hotel
Cadillac. Headquarters for registration
and general information, same depart
ment, will be established at the Biddle
House.
As the season advances and green
apples, garden "truck" and melons are
freely partaken of, little twinges of pain
under the spot marked by the lower
vest button admonish us to go p. d. q.
to the wolverine" pharmacy and get
bottle OF that celebrated cholera med
icine. See advertisement.
We are panied to announce the death
of Mrs. Ed G.. Tuckcy, which occurred
at their home south of the village on
Sunday morning last. Funeral yester.
day afternoon from the house. Deceas
ed was not quite twenty-five years OF
age and leaves with her husband one
child little less than two years old.
The East and West Farmers club will
picnic at Ed. Wildey's landing, Three
Mile lake, on Thursday, August 9th
If we are to Judge from the bill of fare
and the program, the dinner will be a
stupendous affair and the post pranoial
exercises of character to test the volu
bility of the ladies and the endurance
of the gentlemen.
In addition to other accomplishments
Rev. w. j. Hathaway is an artist of no
mean ability, as is evidenced by several
pieces of work on the windows of the
church and the front door at the par
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