The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-27
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newly painted.
The circuit court stands adjourned
until May 9th, at o o'clock a. m.
Il. j. Cavanaugh was at Lansing this
week on business before the supreme
court.
The Odd Fellows had lovely day and
good attendance for their celebration
yesterday.
Services will be held at ST. Marks
Episcopal church Sunday, April Goth.
All are welcome.
The Goth annual meeting of the Mich
igan State Medical society will be held
in Lansing May and A.
"Chin cough" is the latest fad in the
line of epidemics, and, strange to say,
is confined entirely to the gentler sex.
Snow Brothers have received orders
for furnaces from Daniel Van Auken of
Hartford and the u b church of Casco.
Sellick q Co. have something new in
way of a large button on ladies' shoes
that will be very popular, as is already
the case with their new Congress"
See their adv.
Members of Paw Paw Lodge No. %,
+. IL A. M, will meet at their hall Sun
day, April 30, at IL a. m. to attend the
burial at Prospect Hill of the la te L. l..
Halstead.
That treasure box at Broughton's is
great drawing card, and some one of
his customers will get the key which
will unlock it one of these days and
walk off with fifty elegant silver dollars.
Veterans of the late war will be de-
lighted to secure Harper's Pictorial
History of the Civil War on such easy
terms as we are now Offering them. See
announcement civil War Again" else
where in this paper.
Poisoned meat was scattered about
town quite freely again last Thursday
night and number of dogs are gathered
to their fathers in consequence. Dick
Bradley, j. j. Paige, and Charley
Emery, each mourn the loss of favo:ite.
Miss Berta Boyer and Edwin Hofoer
were married at Otsego Monday, and
the bride of few hours committed
suicide by taking strychnine Monday
night. She had purchased the drug
about week previously, claiming she
wanted it for mice.
Correspondence last week from South
Haven and Kendall reached us Friday
noon, while that from Lawton came
strolling in Saturday. There were
several important items in each of
these letters and we are sorry our
readers could not have had the benefit
of them.
Inasmuch as Fourth of July celebra-
ton is contemplated at this place, the
Il Il.
to limit the ''iubilee" of May 10Th TO the
four races provided for. Purses amount
ing TO Sl60 will be hung up, a brass
band in attendance, and good time
generally.
Commencement exercises this year
will be held at Longwell's opera house.
The lessees of the rink charge thirty
dollars for the use of that building, but
the school board does not feel justified
in paying that sum and we think the
taxpayers will applaud their decision
to the echo.
"Its Whale" That is the only term
that can appropriately be applied TO
the mammoth stock of spring clothing
just put on sale at +. Smith q Co.'S.
Full particulars of the purchase of this
great stock, and the mOney-saving
scheme connected with it are given in
their new adv. .'on the fifth page of this
paper.
Elder j. IL. Hammond will occupy
the Disciple pulpit next Sunday morn
ing and evening. His theme for Sunday
morning will be: Goods Providence as
manifested in History" In the evening
he will preach an illustrated sermon
especially interesting and instructive
to the young. All invited, especially
the young people.
In renewing her subscription to the
NoRTHERNER lady friend at Michigan
City, Ind, writes: 81 cannot get along
without the paper, and it serves a
double purpose, for as soon as | read it
L forward it to my daughter in South
Dakota. Ii goes to her as it comes To
me, weekly reminder from home"
The state military board held session
in Detroit one day last week TO take
final action in the matter of fixing the
place for holding the state encampment
this year, and decided upon Island Lake.
The people of Lansing are terribly in
dignant over this decision of the Board
and claim that they have not been
honestly dealt with in the matter.
State teachers institute Will be
held at South Haven, commencing
July 9th and continuing three weeks.
Conductor, e.. III. Gurney, of Hillsdale
College; Instructors, Sup't A. ID. Prem
tlce, of South Haven and Sup't +. A.
Aseltine of Gobleville For particulars
and any information desired, write to
Commissioner j. A. O'Leary, Paw Paw.
James Banks, colored, of Arlington,
who was serving 80 days sentence in
Jail for stealing corn, and who was al
lowed by the sheriff TO do odd jobs on
the outside occasionally, Wednesday
morning took French leave and is still
at large. IL is understood that another
warrant was ont for him which would
have been served on the expiration of
the present sentence, and his getting
wind of this probably induced him to
flight.
Ed. Smith and Geo. F. Lawrence of
Kalamazoo drove over to Paw Paw Tues
day, bringing with them a pretty stiff
jag and the materials necessary to hold
it.. They thought it proper caper TO