The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-11-16

years merchant in Detroit, is dead
He was born on Long Island in 1907.
There will be stereopticon lecture
upon life in Japan at the First Baptist
church next Sunday evening. Every.
body cordially invited. Come and en-.
JOY rich treat
The Christian Endeavor society OF
the Presbyterian church will give an
oyster supper this "Wednesday evening
at the church parlors. Supper served
from $50 to at 10 cents each.
Postmaster Remington of Bangor was
among our callers last Friday. He
says his collar and necktie will be left
off on the 4th of March, anticipating II
visit from Adlai and his little AK.
There will be union meeting of the
young peoples societies of the various
churches Of this place at the Disciple
church at 5:30 p. m. next Sunday. All
young people are cordially invited.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
will give their annual chicken pie
supper in the church parlors on Friday
evening of this week. Supper at 3
o'clock prompt. Tickets, 20 cents.
Mrs. M b. Wilson. in descending a
pair of stairs Monday, made misStep
and was precipitated to the bottom
sustaining injuries which contine her to
her bed and which are feared to be
serious.
The Beethoven male quartet.of Kala-
mazoO college will give one of their
delightful concerts at the First Baptist
church in this village on Wednesday
evening, Nov. 90 Full particulars will
be given in our next issue.
The calendar for the November term
of court consists of criminal cases, z
issues of fact, l Importance, chancery
cases of the first class and of the
fourth class-a total of 20 cases, which
is the lightest for many terms.
Rumors are afloat TO the effect that
we are soon to have another electric
light plant in operation, to be operated
by steam power, but we can trace these
rumors to no reliable source and give
them for what they are worth.
Those who watch for "signs" say
muskrats are building their houses very
high and with thick walls, and reason
from this that much rain will fall dur
ing the fore part of the winter, followed
by exceeding cold weather. Rats!
VIM. p Bennett, Cass county's Judge
of probate, is elected for the seventh
consecutive term. The people of Cass
believe the longer GOOD man serves
i'm such an Office the more valuable he
is to the public. And we believe SO, too.
Judge Buck held short session of
court Monday, at which George WaCker-
man pleaded guilty to burglarizing
Desenburgs store at Lawton some time
since He was sentenced to three years
ut Jackson. Court adjourned to Friday
of this week.
Instead of the regular Sunday even
ing services, the people of the First
Baptist church will be treated to
stereoptican views of Missionary life in
foreign fields and explanatory talks on
the same, commencing next Sunday
evening. All are cordially invited.
The Scott Club at South Haven has
completed arrangements for their
Lecture Course and offer five entertain
ments for $l.50. The Bangor ladies
have not been able To secure enough
subscribers, and are consequently
obliged to give up their contemplated
course.
in the state included in the semiannual
apportionmento of primary school money
is 663, 755 and draw 1857, ,554 20. Van
Buren county has S,94S children bene-
fitted by the apportionment, drawing
an aggregate of $7,5l6.32. The rate
per capita is S4 cents.
We desire to thank those of our
friends who SO promptly responded to
our request for early election returns
from their respective townships. Every
town in the county with the single ex-
ception of South Haven had its full vote
in at this Office within a few hours of
the closing of the polls.
Last Friday night between II and 12
o'clock M. 5. Carney's drug store at
Decatur was broken open. Entrance
was effected through cellar window,
and about half barrel of whiskey
carried away. Several barrels of cider
were also stolen from other places in the
neighborhood the same night. No clue
to the thieves.
The engine hauling the 10:4O a. m.
train from South Haven yesterday be-
came disabled when within few rods
of the station at this place, and large
crowd of passengers, expecting to con-
meet with the east bound train on the
Central were disappointed. Some of
them returned to town to try it again
later, while others waited for the firing
up of another engine which would catch
the express for them.
The citizens of Kalamazoo called a
meeting and appointed committees to
solicit funds and supplies for distribu-
ton among the poor on THANKSGIVING
Day, and other committees to hunt up
and report the names and addresses of
those in need and worthy of succor.
Here is an object lesson for those of our
people who have an abundance of this
worlds goods. Will they look about
them and see where they can extend
helping hand "in His Name"S
Two days after the election, the
Courier of this place said that although
majority of the Democratic state
tickets defeated part has been saved,
and upon joint ballot the Democrats
have a majority in the legislature" and
that "this will insure Demo-