The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-03-23
The Coterie will meet with Mrs. H.
ID. Longwell, Wednesday, March 2Sth,
Musicale.

Musicale.
Let's make no mongrel ticket to-
morrow. There are Republicans enough
to fill the bill.
We lean that Mrs. A. G. Jones is con-
valescent and herself and husband will
probably be home next week.
Charlevoix county is moving in the
matter of submitting the local option
question to vote of its people.
Justice Mason Wednesday held j ID.
Hamilton in $500 to the circuit court
for alleged violation of the local option
law.
Almon HutchiDs will preach at the
M. K. church Sunday morning at the
regular hour. No evening services
Sunday school as usual.
Little Ed" Hayes pleaded guilty in
Justice OdelPs court Wednesday TO
being a disorderly person and was
sentenced to Jail for thirty days.
Major Duncan, the most popular
postmaster Niles has ever had, has
stepped down and out TO give place to
JAS. M Babcock, the Cleveland appoin-
tee.
The friends of Mr.. A. T. Hall are dis
cussng the advisability of procuring for
that gentleman suit of diving armor,
now that the fishing season is approach
ing and boats so liable to capsize.
The Prospect Hill Cemetery associa.
ton find it necessary to make an assess
ment on lot owners for funds To keep
the grounds in order The notice will
be found elsewhere in this paper.
Fishermen will take almost as much
comfort in looking at the display of
tackle" in Holmes d BilsborrOw's win
dow as they would in sitting on the
bank of creek waiting for bite"
The Ladies' Aid society of Covey Hill
church will hold an Easter social at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Clark in
Almena on Monday evening, March 26.
A quilt will be sold. Everybody invited.
Miss Nora Dunlap, in charge of the
millinery department at Avery's, has
returned from the city with an elegant
line of spring styles, and invites an in
spection of the same. See Avery's adv.
Mark Litchard has sold his house and
lots in the southeastern part of the
village to Thomas Barks of Marcellus,
ard moving into the northern part of
town.
A Constantine man is tanning the
hides of Galloway steers for lap robes.
They are said to be finer and hand
scmer than the best quality of buffalo
robes, and the best of them can be sold
for $40.
Mr.. John Hall of Grand Crossing, H.,
Mrs. l.. Hopkins of Kalamazoo, Miss
frankie Mosher and Will Jones of Jack
son, and Mrs. A. Webster of Gobleville,
attended the funeral of Mrs. Lawrence
Martin last Saturday.
1t is announced that DR.. f. B. Dun
ming is daily growing weaker, and his
friends have but faint hopes of his
recovery. His son, j. G.. Dunning of
Bay City, is with him, as is also his sis
ter, Mrs. Libbie Lyon, of Rochester,
n. Y.
We learn that petitions are being
circulated for signatures, praying the
village council to close the pool rooms.
After these are closed, what about the
craps and poker games that will be
opened in cellars and garrets all over
town?
John CAN'T, the veteran typographical
tourist and itinerant publisher, dropped
in at the NoRTHERNER Office Tuesday,
slightly ahead of schedule time. He
collected the customary dues from the
office employees, posted up his books
and left for the south.
MIR. A. III. Lakey of Kalamazoo was
in town Wednesday for the purpose of
establishing All agency for the cele
brated A. l.. Lakey Company mixed
paints, and selected Messrs. j. III.
Waters & Co. to handle them. See
their adv. on 4th page of this paper.
Geo. M. Harrison, manager for +.
Smith IL Co, has returned from Chica-
go with one of the most complete stocks
of spring clothing ever opened in Paw
Paw. In the hurry and rush of opening
and marking no time can be spared to
write advs. Look out for. one next
week
Lorenzo McDougle will sell at auction
tomorrow afternoon, commencing at
o'clock, at Dansbys Farmers sheds,
five or six fresh milch cows, fine
Jersey heifer, brood SOW and pigs, a
good work team, harness, wagon,
buggies, a lot of farm tools and house
hold furniture. III. w. McCabe, toast
master.
The next examination for state Ger
tticates for teachers will be held sim
utaneously in Lansing, Petosky and
Marquette from July % to July 26 in
elusive. Those intending TO enter
should make their applications at least
ten days before the first day of examina-
ton. All communications should he
addressed to the secretary of the board,
Lansing, Mich.
Dropping in at Sellick's store the
other day, our attention was challenged
on all sides by the pretty assortment of
spring goods shown. We were informed
that prices on dry goods are consider
ably lower this spring than for a year
or two past, and as this firm has the
reputation of being the lowest in prices,
quality considered, we have every
reason to believe this a desirable place
to trade.
On Friday last at their home in
Antwerp township occurred the golden
yeddin0 of Mr. and Mrs Chas EUlue