The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

oysters will, as usual, be complete.
Mrs. A. w. Stevens has just recovered
from an attack of pneumonia, and now
Mr.. S. is critically i'll with the same
malady.
Mrs. Bugbee, mother of II. A. Cole,
has been seriously i'll with pneumonia
at his residence for the past week, but
is now improving.
The Dowagiac Standard is trying the
experiment of daily during the holi-
days. 1t is bright, newsy little sheet
and deserves success.
Look over Broughton's list of Xmas
offerings before buying. He bought a
large stock on declining market and
they will be sold cheap.
President Cleveland has sent to the
senate the appointment of Thos. M
O'Hara of Benton Harbor as Consul at
San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua.
Mrs. j. G. Horning celebrated her
tiftieth birthday Tuesday by having a
family reunion, which is reported To
have been very enjoyable affair.
The six months old baby of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Showerman died Wednesday
forenoon. Funeral from the residence
of DR.. Maynard at 2 p. m. to-day.
Jas. f Bullard will have for The hol-
iday trade pineapples, bananas, Cali
fornia pears, oranges, and splendid
assortment of nuts and pure candies.
Jesse Brott arrived at his home here
Monday morning, having been dis
charged from the hospital as convalas-
cent. BY careful treatment of himself,
he may be able to return to his duties
on the road within three or four weeks
The venerable Rev. Fr Miller, G.. s.
c., of the University of Notre Dame,
will be here for the Christmas services
at ST. Mary's. He will hear confessions
Monday afternoon from to $50 and
from 8 to 9:30p m, and Tuesday morn
ing from to 1890.
1t may interest some of our readers
to know that the Michigan Central will
make a rate of one and One-third fare
for the round trip to all points on it's
lines on account of the holidays. Tick
cts will be on sale Dec. "a, pa and 81
and Jan. |, limited to return Jan 2.
Our local physicians are kept busy
day and night There is scarcely a
family in town but what some member
of it is sick. Pneumonia and other
lung and throat troubles seem to pre-
vail, and children, the middle-aged and
aged all are subjects TO kindred attacks.
Rural druggists, and dealers in that
class of goods should remember that
DR.. Hamilton has magnificent line
of goods from which they can "stock
up" for their trade at prices as low as
nj tn nit "
dealers. See his new adv. In this paper
There will he an old-fashioned Christ
mas tree at the Methodist church on
Monday evening A short program of
appropriate exercises will be given by
the children. All are cordially invited
to come and enjoy the services and
bring their children and put their pres
ents on the tree.
Thomas +. Crane, an old and esteemed
resident died of pneumonia at the home
of his daughter Mrs. j. B. Smith, in
this village Monday forenoon, at the
advanced age of SO years. Funeral
from the house Wednesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Mccarthy of Law
ton. Burial at Prospect.
You will have to stand on your head
to read the extremely low prices at
which Goodale has marked down his
elegant furniture stock, but the recoil
from astonishment, when you come to
look it over, will place you on your
feet again. See his adv and visit his
store before buying furniture.
The Quakers over in Penn township
are having war among themselves be-
cause those of their members belonging
to the Christian Endeavor are deter
mined to buy an organ for use in their
society meetings and in the Sunday
schOol-the "straight-outs" threatening
to leave the church when the organ
comes in.
The famous homestead cases in the
| Upper Peninsula, editorial mention of
which was made in these columns some
weeks ago, and which have been in liti.
CATION for "A long time, have Just been
finally decided by the Supreme Court
of the United States in favor of the
homesteaders - the ruling of Hoke
Smith being reversed
! The Pottawatomie Indians living in
VanBuren, Berrien and Allegan coun.
ties expect shortly to receive from the
government 1888, 900 due them on lands
and Chief Simon Pokagon has filed an
application in the Berrien probate court
for the guardianship of about forty mi
nors of the tribe. The money will be
equally divided among 260 persons.
Tomorrow evening (22nd) the ladies
of the Christian church of Almena will
have Poverty" social at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Barrett, two miles
east of Almena corners. The most
poverty-stricken costume will be given
a prize, and all finely dressed people
will be fined cents. All are cordially
invited to attend. Mush and milk re.
freshments.
Now then, if your income is more
than So, 500 per annum you must pre-
pare to meet the requirements of the
income tax, and make a return under
oath to the collector of internal revenue
of your district of the income received
from every source, on or before the first
Monday of March in every year, begin
ing with 1895. That is, your income fol
the present year must be accounted foI
on the first Monday in March next.
The official canvass of the state ha:
been completed and shows Gov. Rich's