The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-03-09
Mrs. &. r. Ocobock is visiting friends
at Benton Harbor.


DO not fail to hear Burdette tonight
on 1.-The Rise and Fall of the Mustache." !"
We are glad to announce that Mrs.
Daniel Coy, yesterday reported dead,
is convalescing.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will hold cake social March 18th.
Particulars next week.
We learn that the Harrison Electric
Co. of Allegan had the misfortune to
lose a valuable piece of machinery the
other night. Burned out-short circuit.
The Ladies' Aid society of Almena
will give box social on Tuesday even
ing, March 18th, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Austin. All are
cordially invited.
A new daily paper will make its APP
pearance at Kalamazoo on Thursday
next. 1t will be called The NeOS and
Calvin q. Townsend, late chief clerk in
the land office at Washington, is to be
managing editor
Phillips Bros. full orchestra of Kala-
mazoo will furnish music for the dancing
party next Wednesday evening. They
are in better shape than ever before.
Admission, 15cts.
For the sake of economizing, why
wouldn't il be good scheme To have
the village marshal read the meters,
make out the bills and collect pay for
electric lights useds
Our numerous subscribers in South
cast Decatur and along on 1.-The edge of
the Prairie" will welcome our new
''Valley" correspondent, whose first
letter appears this week.
Egbert Wilson, aged 70 years, died
Wednesday night of consumption at
the residence of his son-n-law, George
Kessler. The remains were taken to
Union City for interment.
The gentlemen of the Presbyterian
church will serve supper in the church
parlors on Wednesday evening of next
week from $50 to 7:30 o'clock, to be
followed by musical and literary pro-
gram. All for 15 cents. Don't miss it.
Judging from the number of new sub
scribers we are receiving daily, as well
as the old ones who are renewing to
take the benefit of the reduced price,
the 81 year plan is immensely popular
with the masses. Send. in the names
The Bangor Breeze says the pension
clippers have taken slice from A. Il.
pension, reducing it from
four to eight dollars per month" There
are whole droves of the old boys who
would gladly stand that sort of clipping.
Insurance Commissioner Giddings
has shut out the Columbian Fire In
surance Co. of Louisville, KY, from do
ing business i'm this state, the capital of
the concern having fallen $43, 900 below
the limit allowed by the laws of this
state.
w. G. White, living on the Territorial
road three miles east of town, will have
an auction sale of horses, cattle, hogs,
sheep, wagons, buggies, harness, farm
etc, on Tuesday next,
at 10 a. m. Ii. w. McCabe,
auctioneer.
1t don't look like hard times over in
Allegan county where, it is said, every
vacant store building in even the
smallest country villages are eagerly
sought for by enterprising druggists
who see, or think they see, millions in
that branch of trade.
Aaron Babbitt of Gliddenburg writes
us that he has been requested to meet
on the third Saturday in March, at 80
p. m, for the purpose of discussing the
OF organizing Camp of
Sons of Veterans at this place.
Died, at Walnut Nook farm, the home
of Oliver b. Smith, one mile southwest
of town, on Sunday morning, Feb. %,
Sallenda Crane, of spinal disease and
acute bronchitis, aged 80 years and 10
days Funeral at the Lee school house
and burial in the Cuddeback cemetery.
ID. w. Hurlbert and family left We'd
they expect to make their future home |
We are 10th to lose SD excellent fami |
Iy, and hope they will have pleasant
among their new neigh |
bors Mr.. III. has situation there as
stationary engineer.
On account of Mr.. Burdett's lecture
this friday evening, the Charity
to be given at the Dis
ciple church has been postponed until
Tuesday evening next at 7:30 p. m.
Those wishing to make donations may
deliver such at the church Tuesday
afternoon and evening.
Mrs VIM Branch, who had been a
long and patient sufferer from that
dread disease, cancer, died at her home
in this village on Sunday last aged
forty years. She leaves a husband and |
three children. Funeral from the
Baptist church Tuesday afternoon, Mrs.
Anna Barton officiating.
The time draws near for the election
of township officers, and we trust the
of Van Buren, county are
wide awake as to the importance of
staunch, unflinching, firstc class
men as supervisors. Perfect township
and intelligent work from
now on until election day is all that is
required to keep Van Buren, where she
belongs-at the head of the Republican
procession.
The Michigan Supreme Court has de-
cided that Saturday afternoon is a legal
holiday, and that the act of the legisla-
ture making it legal half-holiday is
valid. The banks have the privilege of
keeping open Saturday afternoon if the
majority of the directors so decide. But