The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-12-14

county expect 10 nave Dy to-day tn
requisite number of signers to thei
petitions TO insure the ordering of
J special election.
A black bear was killed one day las
week in the swamp near Grand juno
tion. He must have been driven from
his course by some of the recent gales
lost his bearings and couldn't find the
way home.
The pace was not quite fast enough
Saturday night for the young people
who patronize the skating rink, so they
threw off the skates at half past nine
and 'tripped the light fantastic" until
midnight.
In "business brevity" last week the
types made us say that Harry Shower
man offers his "entire stock for 90 per
cent. discount until Jan. 10th" 1t
should have read "his entire stock of
ready made clothing."
Charley Butler has certainly "no
| fleas on him" now, for that charge of
insect powder which he fired into him
self from bug-gun at LOngwell's the
other day must have eXterminated the
last mothers son of them
At a meeting of the Northern Van
Buren, Teachers association, held on the
10th inst at Coolies, officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows: T..
N. Worth, pres't; III. Huff, vice-pres't;
Hattie Van Kirk, secretary.
Irving Adams, the Decatur saloonist
recently convicted on the second
offemse of selling whisky and whose
case goes to the supreme court on
| I'm sOba ah hai i,,.Q
and was released from custody.
If we remember correctly, our school
board was authorized at the annual
school meeting in September to pro-
vide fire escape for the school house.
If there has been any move made in
that direction we are not informed
of it.
10. Becraft has purchased the inter-
est of his partner, Chas. Il. Amsden, in
the Dowagiac Republican, and is now
sole owner. Mr. Becraft has warm
corner in the hearts of the people of
Dowagiac, who will see to it that his
"coal bunkers are kept full"
A note from Rev &. p. Linderman,
dated Ortonville, December 18th, says:
"a grand work is in progress here, thus
far chiefly among young ladies and gen.
tlemen, but it looks as though all classes
would yield to Christ. Ihave full charge
of all the meetings and stand the labor
we'll"
Preparations are going foreward in
the several churches for the observance
of Christmas. Announcements and
particulars will be given next week. In
the mean time our little friends will do
well to have some large stockings on
hand for the reception of Santa Claus
favors.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will have social and chicken pie
supper in their church parlors on Fri
day evening All are cordially invited
The annual meeting of the Aid society
will be held after the supper All
members are earnestly desired to be
present.
Frank L. Osborne, graduate from
this office and for the past two years a
reporter on the Shoe and Leather Ga
zette of St. Louis, Mo-, has been pro-
NOTED to associate editor of that publi-
cation. His host of friends in this
place will be glad to learn of his adj
vancement
We hardly thought it necessary, at
this time, to remind our correspond
ents that favors reaching us on We'd
nesday are too late for that week, but
once in while they forget our day of
issue aud thus we lose the items they
have gathered. Last week Mattawan
was tardy by twenty-four hours.
Frank fuckers fine company and
magnificent orchestra were greeted by
good house last Wednesday evening
The play-"Davy Crockett"-was well
received, and the orchestra came in for
n good share of the complimentary re-
marks and applause Tucker is fa-
vorite here, and can always count on a
crowded house.
Dowagiac rejoices over the fact that
site has been purchased in that city
| on which will be erected a factory for
the manufacture of locomotive search
| lights, switches, ball-bearing wheels
| for street railway cars and othher rail
road supplies. The concern will en-
ploy $50 men and work will begin on
the building Jan. 1.
About one o'clock yesterday morning
| II. w. McCabe heard some one pound
| ing around the rear of his residence.
Getting up to investigate, he found Bill
Murdock, tramp, loafer, bum, etc, stag
gering and slipping around, evidently
hunting for a dry place to sleep in.
McCabe thought the jail a reasonably
dry" place, and marched Mr.. Bill down
there.
Here we are at the 18th of December,
and the man with the "goose bone, "
"the muskrat house." and the many
other things that tell us of "a hard
winter" don't show up. Possibly, in
view of the price of wood going up,
and a Democratic administration COM
ing in, he has not the heart to harrow
up the feelings of the people any
/ further.
| A gentleman named Bristol, living
between Three Rivers and Centreville,
lost valuable horse while passing
through here Friday on his way to Alle-
gan. In crossing bridge north of this
village one of his horses stepped into a
hole, breaking its leg in two places.
The animal was killed and another
hired from farmer to complete the
journey.
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