The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-07-06

Elmer Wildey has purchased about
10000 lbs. of wool at this place and
about $4,000 lbs. at Lawrence. The
clip is about all marketed.
A special corporation election will be
held on Monday next, July 11th, to
elect trustee to fill vacancy caused by
the resignation of l.. G. Hurd.
There will be Union caucus at the
council rooms at 7:30 this evening for
the purpose of nominating candidate
for trustee in the place of l.. G. Hurd,
resigned.
The Paw Paw male quartet-Messrs.
Butler, Reynolds, Gilman and Cum
ings-will sing at the Grand Army
Campfire at Longwell's opera house
tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Andrew Clark and Mrs. Cath
crime Jorgensen were united in marri-
age on Thursday evening of last week
by Rev. Edward Warren, pastor of the
Presbyterian church.
+. l.. Osborne terminated his visit
home on Monday and was accompanied
as far as Chicago by his little sister
Bessie, who will make short visit with
friends in the Worlds Fair city.
Farmers are having hard time Of it
trying to secure their clover hay crop.
The weather has been so catchy" that
but little is cut at time, and that little
is secured in rather poor condition.
Dr. j. ID. Hamilton and Guy F. Harri-
son last Thursday rode their wheels
from this village to Kalamazoo, dis
tance of eighteen miles, in one hour
and fifty minutes. Pretty fair cycling.
Mrs. w. j. Hathaway, accompanied
by the children, drove over from Vicks.
burgh last Wednesday and visited with
friends here until Saturday. Miss Jen-
ME Whitmer accompanied them home.
The Bloomingdale Leader now meas
ures its type by the rod, and the
Decatur Republican will have to come
off its leading paper of the county"
perch or else use a rubber tape line in
measuring its plates.
Roe Parker and Frank Butts, two of
the Covert robbers, were before Justice
Mason last Thursday for examination.
The testimony on part OF the People
was taken and the examination ad-
journed to Friday next.
mis-. ". Il. Eaton
the reunion of her (Joiner) family .at
Mattawan, at which were present all
the surviving children-two brothers
and five sisters. Next year the reunion
will be at the home of j. G.. Joiner at
Quincy.
Gilbert Sweet of Decatur was before
Justice Mason last Wednesday charged
with violating the local option law.
ID Il
entered into bonds of $500 for his APP
pearance at the September term of the
circuit court.
Mr.. James S. Fassett of Keeler, in
renewing his subscription to this journal
for the 21st year, says he thinks he
ought to have government Office or
chrome. He also has some pleasant
words for the paper which our modesty
compels us to omit.
Grand Army men and others will not
forget the Campfire to be lighted at
Longwell's opera house tomorrow even
ing. Department Commander Dean and
staff will arrive here at 3 p. IN. A good
time is confidently looked for and all
are invited to enjoy it.
Last week, in noting the visit of H.
G.. Freese of Sioux Falls to this place,
we spoke of his being the guest of
Chas. Nj. Rohde, "his former partner"
The item would have been correct but
for the word former" The gentlemen
are still business partners.
There will be morning and evening
services in the Free Baptist church as
usual on Sunday next. Covenant meet
ing will be held on Saturday at two p.
M, after which the children will be
drilled for the exercises of Childrens
Day, which will soon take place.
1t looks strange to see in a summary
of trotting race the word dis" after
the name of ''Wilkes," but we note two
at the recent Dowagiac meeting-John
Wilkes in the 2:3S class, and Midget
Wilkes in the 3-minute class; also one
Prince Wilkes-in the 2:35 class at Kal-
amazoo last Friday.
Geo. f. Breck has charge of the Git
erary bureau" i'm the interest of certain
candidates, and is flooding the county
with letters telling the people what, in
his opinion, they should do in the selec-
ton of candidates for office. Breck as
a political leader ought to prove a
bowling success-a mascot!
We commend to the careful perusal
of our readers an article found else
where in this paper, headed "Question
of Roads," which we reproduce from
the Niles Republican. The matter of
improving the highways of the country
is of vital Importance and should re-
ceive the most careful consideration of
our lawmakers.
The township board has given a con-
tract to the Wheaton Bridge CO., Chi
cago, for two iron bridges to be thrown
across the race at Kalamazoo street
and the river at North street. This
will make our equipment of bridges
complete, with five iron structures in
side. the corporation. Work on the two
bridges named will be commenced at
once and crowded to an early compile
ton.
The Fourth of July this year was no
exception to the general rule, and in
formation comes from all points of the
compass of fingers and hands being
blown off by mammoth crackers, and
the usual number of fatal accidents in
cident to the screaming of the eagle. In