The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1893-01-04

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Lost, last Sunday between this village
and the residence of Lawrence Martin
a long, knitted scarf Finder will be
liberaIly rewarded by leaving same al
this office.
The Stella B. Kirchner comedy com
pany at the opera house last Friday
evening was the -thinest, latest thing
that ever struck this town in the shape
OF theater troupe.
Marquis Eaton has been appointed to
an important clerkship under his friend
Stanley w. Turner, auditor general,
and left Monday for Lansing to enter
upon his new duties.
The colored peoples dance at the op-
era house last Thursday evening was a
very enjoyable affair, well attended,
and the quality of the music furnished
by Phillips Bros. was excellent.
County Clerk H. +. Squier is taking
hold of his Office in earnest, familiariz-
ing himself as fast as possible with its
details, and having a courteous word
and genial smile for all visitors.
Sol. Middleton. the well known and
popular proprietor of the Elkerton
House at Dowagiac, was found dead in
bed at the Western Hotel, Kalamazoo,
last Friday morning of heart failure.
Mrs. John Ihling of Lake Cora is
suffering from dislocated knee joint,
having received the injury while board
ing central train ut Kalamazoo one
day last week for her return home from
a Christmas visit.
&C Searles of Grand Rapids has been
calling upon his old time friends here
for the past few days. He informed us
that Chas. Fitch regards the style of
tall hat worn now much superior to
that of four years ago.
H. S. Pritchard died very suddenly on
Friday last at his home in this village of
heart failure, aged II years and five
months. Funeral from the M. +. church
Sunday forenoon, Rev. A. C.. Jones
officiating; burial at Prospect Hill.
A Farmers Institute will be held at
Longwells opera house in this village,
commencing Monday evening, Jan.
10Th, and continuing to and including
Thursday evening. The program will
be found on the 9Th page of this paper.
Mr.. Geo. Van Ness, a brother of John
Van Ness of this place, died at his
home in Petoskey Sunday night from
paralytic stroke. Deceased was form
erly resident of this township and
will be remembered by our older citi-
Zens.
Summer Bathrick, a prosperous
farmer living near Novi, Oakland
county, was murdered by his 20-years-
old son Gay on Thursday evening last.
The murdered man was 60 years old
and cousin of f. G. Bathrick of this
place.
Mrs. H. r. Bates and children of
Bloomington, s. d., are at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Sir
rine, in this place. We learn that Mr.
Bates has sold his property in Dakota
and thinks of going into business at
Pentwater, Mich.
Several of the old bloods of this village
are just getting overa protracted drunk.
There must be something wrong with
the Paw Paw water, for certainly moth
ing stronger could(D be procured in a
prohibition county. Our peace officers,
where are they at?
We call special attention to the pro-
spectus of that sterling newspaper, the
the Chicago Inter Ocean, i'm another
place i'm this issue. That journal stands
second to none on this continent and
we will furnish its weekly with the
TRUE NoRTHERNER for 81 20.
Frank Gambling Saturday evening
received telegram from Mason, Mich,
that his brother Arthur, hotel clerk
in that city had committed suicide in
his room at the hotel by shooting No
motive for the deed is known. Deceased
was % years old and unmarried.
About twenty women are employed
by |. b. Conner in his beanery, and on
Christmas he sent each one nice fat
chicken from his poultry yard. So many
less 1chicks to greet him with Here
comes the fellow we've been laying fort"
as he goes to feed them in the morning
The Junction City Sentinel of Kansas,
a copy of which was sent to Mrs Riley
Bangs of this village, contains the
notice of the sudden death of w. A.
Winans at his home in that city, Dec.
10. Mr.. Winans was distant relative
of ex- governor Winans and nephew of
the late Riley Bangs.
Yes, M. o., we have lots to learn
about journalism, but then we are will
ing to learn. Every days experience
teaches us how little we really know
about anything, and all there is
about the situation to encourage us is
that we are told that there are yet hopes
Of man who does not know it all.
The Gardner boys thought to turn an
honest penny on New Years day and
mix in a little fun, so they went skunk
hunting down along the Narrow Gauge.
The day wasn't all that could have been
hoped in the way of yield, as they
only secured nine of the fragrant little
creatures-one handsome silver grey
fellow.
Before leaving Lansing for home last
Friday morning, Supt. K. A. Wilson,
of the State Board of
took the oath of Office be-
fore Clerk Hopkins. of the supreme
court, being unable to remain until
Saturday afternoon, at which time all
the rest of the new state officers were
sworn in.
Alfonso Dunning, three miles north
west of this village, was found dead in