The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-01-20
Local Department.

bob" Chapman of Benton Harbor is
in town.
Harry Showerman spent Sunday in
Grand Rapids.
There will be a leap-year ball at the
opera house this evening.
Bert Greene, one of our typos, is hav-
ing tussle with la grippe.
Mrs. f. r. Morgan and little Gail are
visiting friends at Allegan.
John 1 Breck left Monday on a busi-
ness trip to Cleveland, Ohio.
Frank Clancy of st. Joseph, has been
in town few days on business.
Lew Showerman is behind the coun-
ter> at the "Wolverine" drug house.
Mrs. John |. Breck leaves to-day for
weeks visit with friends in jackson.
Dell McCollum, of Athens. Pa, has
been visiting at Dan. w. Hulbert's for
several days past.
Mrs. Jane Parker died at Lake Cora
last Sunday, aged SO years. Funeral at
LawtOn yesterday.
The Electric Light Co. give notice
that it is unsafe to hitch teams to the
electric light poles.
In consequence of the illness of the
pastor there were no services at the M
K. church on Sunday.
We learn that Frank Osborn of ST.
Louis, Mo, is expected to arrive at this
place to-day on visit
Local thermometers yesterday morn
ing registed degree Fab. below zero
the coolest of the season thus far.
Rev Geo. L. Hunt of Harbor Springs
will preach at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and evening.
The "Wolverine" man has been too
busy the past week to write up any of
his many specialties he offers to the
public.
Ice has made TO a thickness of seven
or eight inches on the lakes near this
village, and cutting has begun in 4
small way.
Ed. Darling of Detroit spent part
last week in this place, being called
here by the death of his grandmother,
Mrs. Haywood.
Hon. VIM. f. Hill, a Republican, was
elected Monday as Mayor of Kalama-
700 TO fill the unexpired term of the
late Mayor Bush.
+. G. Butler & Co. on Monday re-
ceived IA fine fire and burglar proof safe
from the Mosler Safe and Lock Co. of
Hamilton, Ohio.
w. S. Kirby of Galesburgh recently
sold the trotting stallion Harry Noble
2:7t To the Valley Stock Farm Co. for
$1,000 spot cash.
If it is interesting during scientific
lecture To hear the chewing of pop corn
on three sides of one, it must be doubly
so to the speaker.
Levi Hawkins accompanied his sister,
Mrs. j M. Longwell, home from Kan
sas City last week. He will return to
the west in few days.
Mrs Cynthia Haywood, mother of the
late +. Darling, died at her home in
this village, from the effects of the pre-
vailing epidemic, on the 18th inst.
Advertised letters: VIM. Curtis, Jas.
Hunt, Garnet Decker, Samuel George,
Nathan Gelper, Mrs. Anna Briggs, Mrs.
Sarah Brown, Mrs. Caroline Gross.
Married, on the 18th inst. at the resi-
dence of Chas Mather in Paw Paw, by
Elder T. Brooks, Oscar X. Maxwell of
Jackson and Miss Nettie Payne of Paw
Paw.
Again we are cheereed by the assur-
ance that everything is now in readi-
ness to light the streets of our village
and that the current will be turned ON
this week.
Cards of invitation are out for the
wedding tomorrow Crhursday) morn
ing of Miss Edna OcObock of this place
and Mr. Chas. A. Yant, of Silver City,
New Mexico.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Free Baptist church will meet at
Mrs. Darling's at 80 p. IN. Saturday.
Every lady i'm the church is earnestly
requested to attend.
Rev. w j. Hathaway of Vicksburg
was i'm this place on business day or
two last week and was warmly greeted
by those of his old parishioners FORUM
ate enough to meet him.
Judge Buck held a short term of
court last Friday, at which proofs were
taken in Warren VS.. Cross and decree
granted in the divorce case of Mary A.
Vickery VS.. Eli Vickery.
j. G. and Frank Dunning were called
home last week by the serious illness of
their mother As she is improving,
Frank has returned to Battle Creek.
j, G. remains for few days.
A pocketbook containing sum of
money was left on the counter at the
Wolverine pharmacy one day last
week. The owner should call there,
describe his property and get it.
The Van Buren, County Association
of Breeders of Improved Live Stock
had an interesting and instructive
meeting at Longwell's opera house yes