The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-03-09


Now comet h the house hunter.
Miss Lois Daratt has been visiting at
Bangor.
Saul Frank has been picking up his
spring stock of goods.
Seven members were added to the
Baptist church last week.
Some twenty or twenty-five converts
are reported at the NJ. E. revival
Mr.. N. w. Lewis intends to visit his
daughter this week. at Three Rivers.
Monday was pension day and all the
Vets were on hand to get their dues.
Mr.. Martin of the NoRTHERNER was
in town last week, but did not call upon
We reporter.
The bluebirds and robins put in an
appearance on Monday, probably to get
their pensions.
They do say that Elder Holley in
most respects breaches very good Adj
ventist sermons.
We hardly credit the statement that
our sidewalks, built the past summer,
have cost US So per rod.
Until May 1st, 1894, 81 pays years
subscription to the TRUE NORTHERNER.
Shall we add your name to the list?
Elder Van Wickle of Banfield was
visiting in town over Sunday and
preached at the M. +. church Satu rday
evening.
Elder Hart is at Fennvile this week
holding revival meetings, although as
near as we can learn there is not much
to revive.
Mr. p. Peck, who opened shoemaker
shop in Charley Johnson's grocery, was
discouraged the first week and has re-
turned to his old stand opposite the
hotel.
Two men in Pine Grove wish to be
the next sheriff of Van Buren, county,
and one of them is accused of playing
possum, te playing dead when he
wasn't.
Allie Stanton went to Chicago, or
some other seaport, last week with
load of potatoes. His people were quite
alarmed at his not arriving home on
schedule time.
"Aunt Jane" will move back to town
If she can get house. She tried farm
ing at Muskrat Lake, but she likes town
life the best. Her son Oscar will re-
turn to York state.
Harvey Slonaker is quite Splinter,
besides being an A No. school teacher
He has in the last ten months travelled
sixteen hundred miles, from his home
to his school and back.
Last week we gave Theodore Davis
the credit of knowing good thing
when he sees it and now we take it all
Aoa 81 al. l.
bargained for here he rented farm
The Chris. Feeley farm is said to have
been divided and sold, Mike Dorgan
getting 80 acres on the south; the rest
being divided between Ed Feeley
Frank Austin, Jake Houseknect and
Mr.. ellison.
Burnham & Root recently sold to G.. c.
CrowfQot of Grand Rapids MAUD" bay
mare foa.ed 1890, by Bay Wilkes, for
$3.50, and to G. IL. Kinney of Coldwater
Mich, "Star," black gelding, foaled
1890, by Don Wilkes, for 1925.
Mrs. Hyatt met with very serious
accident last week by falling on the ice
at her door and fracturing her wrist
DIR. Huff reduced the fracture and she
is doing very well but, no doubt on
account of age, it will knit slowly.
1t is said that Ora Browns pension
has been cut down from S12 to SO per
month. He has been rejected several
times under the old law but under the
new law was given an increase of 81,
but was getting so fat under the extra
"a that he had to be reduced.
A more itemized statement from the
village board would please the people
and give us little idea of the cost of
material for improvements and the
amount paid per day for labor, and who
were the recipients Of the corporation
fmoney. Where many wish for work,
Fan endeavor should be made to divide
the labor and do justice to all.
Corporation politics are on the jump.
On Friday union (s) caucus was held