The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-07-13

The sixth division of the Ladies' Aid
society OF the M. +. church will sell ice
cream in the court house yard on Sat
urday evening of this week.
Mrs. Amanda Bartram will leave in
a few days for Chicago to visit IA sister,
thence To Ovid for an extended visit
with other relatives and friends.
We are pleased to learn that Mrs
Geo. l.. Tuttle, who endured a surgical
operation some three or four weeks
since, is rapidly regaining her health.
BY the breaking of rope to her
hammock, Mrs. Alice Nj. Colburn was
last Saturday precipitated to the ground
and quite seriously injured internally.
The Michigan State Millers' associa-
ton will meet at Detroit, July 10. A
tri.state association, To include the
millels of Ohio and Indiana, is talked of
The Kalamazoo Telegraph makes a
very neat appearance in its new dress.
1t gives us pleasure to note evidences
of prosperity on the part of our neigh
! bOrs.
We are indebted to Professors w. II.
Cheever of Lansing and +. Ii. Hinckly
now in session here, for courteses
extended.
Miss Lille Rosewarne, principal of
our public schools the past year, was
married at her home on Little Prairie
Ronde last Thursday to Professor G. E.
Goddard of Saginaw.
On account of the unsatisfactory con-
dition of his health, Capt. +. Smith
will omit his usual visit to the seashore,
where himself and wife have spent
every summer for upwards of thirty
years.
Decatur Downing's horse, spoken of
last week in our report of the races on
the 4th of July as "Hessing Jr.," should
have been called prince Allen" He
was sired by Hessing Jr., hence the
mistake.
The old bridge across the race at Kal-
amazoo street is up, preparatory to put
ting in place the new iron bridge. A
temporary structure just below the line
of the street affords means of crossing
the race.
Among the names prominently men
toned for the office of Lieu't-Governor
on the Republican ticket, we notice
that of DR.. Geo. Howell of Tecumseh,
who has many ardent supporters in his
section of the state.
The earmarks on the article in the
Bloomingdale Leader regarding repre-
sentative candidates give the author
away. It's a milk and water affair."
Bangor AdUance. Right you are, Bro.
Russell; right you are.
Drof l. NVIso, o,J ,,;Fo 1oft Loot
week for Ridgeway, where they will
make short visit, when Mrs. W. will
proceed to Mt. Pleasant for visit with
her people, while the professor goes to
Charlotte to conduct an Institute.
G.. G.. Shearer, until recently foreman
of the Niles Republican office, young
man of more than average ability as a
writer and a first-class printer withal,
has associated himself with G.. A. White
in the management of the Marcellus
NelCS.
A special train on the T. & S. H. Il.
K. will leave Lawton at 9 o'clock and
Paw Paw at 9:25 tomorrow morning,
on account of the Republican conven-
ton at Lawrence. Returning, will leave
Lawrence on the adjournment of the
convention.
The morning service next Sunday at
the Free Baptist church will be devoted
to the children for their long-deferred
Children's Day. Those expecting to
take part in the exercises are requested
to meet at the church at p. m. Satur-
day to practice for the occasion.
Grant Stevens, son-in-law of Thos.
Welch, while in Chicago on Monday
evening of last week, had his left thumb
shot off with 44-caliber revolver and
the left side of his face blown full of
powder, the weapon being in the hands
of another man. So says the ST. Joseph
Herdld
Sui. Cooks Peoples Allidnce gravely
informs its readers that the Repubi-
cans have nominated Benz Harrison of
Illinois for president, and Whiteaw
Reid Of New York for vice president;
and also predicts that they will be rel
egated to the demnition bow-wows in
November.
Bob Buchanan, another OF the Covert
robbers, was last week lodged in jail
and his examination is set for to-day at
10 a. m, at which time also the exam
ination of Roe Parker and Frank Butts
will be concluded. Wesley Smith, the
one of the quartet still at large, is sup
posed to be'in Canada.
Mrs. Eflie johnson will leave Friday
for Jackson, after short visit i'm which
city she will join her aunt at Coldwater
for trip to either Chicago OF New
York city. She will be absent about
six weeks, at the expiration of which
time she will be glad to again meet her
old friapHS and puStomprS
Geo f. Breck-he of the Literary
bureau"-is EVENLY engaged in thank
less task, as those gentlemen whose
candidacy he assumes to have taken
under his sheltering wing are reported
as saying that he has not been authoriz-
ed to do so. They may well exclaim,
as did one of old, 'Deliver me from my
friendsl"
The Prohibitionists of Van Buren
county will meet in mass convention at
Paw Paw on Wednesday, July 27th, at
10 a. m, for the purpose of nominating
n county ticket and selecting delegates