The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-10-19

The annual meeting of the Paw Paw
Masonic association will be held at the
lodge room on Wednesday evening,
Oct. 22d, at o'clock sharp. All mem
bers should be present.
Miss Laura Stinchcomb is prepared
to give instruction in music, both vocal
and instrumental. Special attention
given to children and beginners. Best
of references. Call at M. +. parsonage.
Mr.. Tuckey at the Paw Paw mills has
thrown out the old purifiers and put in
those OF the latest improved make, en-
abling him to make grade of flour un-
surpassed by the product of any mill in
the state.
Hon. j. j. WoOdman has a Challenge
churn that could not be bought at any
price if he could not get another. The
company which manufactured il is now
located in Paw Paw. See their adv. on
eighth page of this issue.
At the Democratic senatorial conven-
tion for this district, held at Allegan on
the 10th inst, Oscar s. MCGOWAN of
Lawrence, the Populist candidate, was
endorsed. Well, there is no use of two
men wasting time on that candidacy.
The COterie will meet at the home of
Mrs. j. e.. Warner Wednesday, Oct. "a.
Topic: "Prominent Women of our Time
and Country" Each lady is requested
to bring the name and some facts of in
terest concerning some American wo-
man of prominence.
One of Alex Robinson's horses was
meandering around the Central tracks
at LawtOn the other day, when the fast
train happened along, struck the ami
NAL squarely on the hip and landed it
in ditch fifty feet distant and reduced
Mr.. RS livery stock.
Mr.. e. f. Grout of Three Rivers was
caller at this office Monday. He had
been in constant attendance at the bed
side of his brother Albert, night and
day, for week previous to the latters
death. He was accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. French, of Niles.
DR.. Weaver, Democratic candidate
for congress from this district is billed
for three speeches in this cOunty-Ban-
gor next Monday evening. South Haven
Tuesday evening, and Dectur Wednes-
day evening-and will explain to the
remaining few of the unterrified just
how it all happened
One of the many lovely cIoaks com
prising Sellicks great stock is shown in
their adv. on first page. Remember,
this is only one of scores, to say nothing
of cloaks and jackets. They are also
showing an elegant line of the famous
Lowell carpets, marked at tastonishingly
low prices.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Nixon of Bel
laire have been making a tour through
Michigan on their bicycles. Mr.. N,
while calling upon friends here, made
the remark that the roads leading from
Paw Paw were nicer than those of any
other place he had visited Mr.. Nixon
was formerly of Waverly.
Broughton, before moving into the
White House, closed out almost all of
his leftover last years clOaks. His
new stock arrived after he moved, so
that it is strictly cup to date" His
business in cloaks and fur capes for the
last ten days has been immense. His
sales all through the store answer the
question "Will the people follow the
Busy Store across the street," with "a
big yes.
The twenty-frst annual convention
of the Union association of superintend-
ents of the poor of the state of Michigan
will be held at Charlevoix October "a
and 25. The purpose of the convention
is by addresses, the reading Of papers
and discussions, to obtain and diffuse
information in relation to to the man
agement of public and private institu-
tions, and the care of the poor in
general.
The work of graveling the highway
between this place and Lawton is COM
plete as far as Dilley's corners-the
portion assigned to Paw Paw to COM
plete. This work has all been paid for
by the voluntary subscriptions of our
business men. Antwerp township is TO
gravel from Dilley's to the Durkee cor
ners, and the Lawton people from that
point to Central tracks. This improve
ment will materially benefit both viii
lagos.
The Farmers Union was entertained
in royal style at the home OF MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Taylor. Their motto was
Welcome" The program, which was
well carried out, was wholly confined
to the ladies in discussing the ways of
canning, picking, soft soap-making,
etc. A paper on Cooking Husbands"
read by Mrs. James Nelson, produced
much merriment. Adjourned to meet
with Mr.. and Mrs. Van Dorm on the
first Wednesday in December
The examination of o. w. Ludlow
and Mrs. Ira Hurd before Justice Stock
dale in Allegan, charged with the MUIR
der of the latters husband, is completed
so far as the taking of testimony is con-
cerned, and the case stands adjourned
to this morning. While there has been
no direct evidence brought out impli-
eating either of the respondents in the
shooting, yet it is thought the justice
will hold them to the circuit court, pre-
ferring to let jury pass upon the rele-
vancy of the proofs to the crime.
This community was shocked last
Friday to learn of the death of Albert
Grout, which occurred at his home west
of town that morning. 1t was known
that Mr.. Grout was i'll with pneumonia,
but it was generally understood that his
case was well in hand and fatal ter
mination was not dreamed of. Deceased
was G3 wears old one of our best citi-