The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-20

County Clerk Squier reports slump
in the matrimonial market-not a IL
cense having been issued during the
past week.
A new girl baby brightens the home
yesterday morning. Mother and babe
doing finely.
Wise q Tuckey are going to construct
a new flume at their Touring mills
Twenty thousand feet of lumber and
timber will be required To build it.
Harry Longwell has been seriously ill
for the past week, with complication
of disorders, but at this writing he is
much better and his speedy recovery is
probable.
BroughtoD has very readable arti-
Gle on the shoe trade in this paper. 1t
will be found on the fourth page under
the heading Spring Attractions" and
should be read carefully.
General and Mrs G.. l.. Eaton of Lam
sing are spending a few days at their
home in this place. Marquis joined
them Wednesday, it being what is
known at the University as the Easter
vacation.
The trial of Ex-Secretay of State John
w. Jochim, charged with fraud in can
vassing election returns, closed last
Saturday night with disagreement of
the jury, it standing six for conviction
and six for acquittal.
The Coterie Wednesday elected
officers for the ensuing year, as follows:
Miss Clara Anderson, pres't; Mrs. l. Nj.
Burk, vice. pres't; Mrs. Il. w. Brough-
ton, 2d vice.pres't; Miss Belle Gremps,
sec'y; Mrs. G.. w. Y. Ferguson, treas'r.
A lady friend residing in a neighbor-
ing town, in renewing her subscription,
takes occasion to remark: IL enclose
one dollar for the NoRTHERNER and
Inter Ocean for the coming year. |
think that fine offer; even war widows
can afford to read at that rate"
The Odd Fellows lodges of Van Buren,
county will celebrate the 10Th anniver-
sary of the order 10y grand rally at this
place on Thursday of next week. A
feature of the occasion will be big pro-
cession, in which all members of the
order will march in full regalia.
Thomas W. Keene. Americas great
tragedian, will appear in Richard Ill.
at the Beckwith Memorial theater,
Dowagiac, next Tuesday evening
Prices for this great attraction will be
81 90, 20 and 90 cents. Paw Paw people
wishing seats can secure them by mail
or telephone
We wish to call special attention of
our farmer friends, and in fact all others
who own and drive horses, to the adj
vertisement of Mr.. +. Neff, to be found
on the fourth page of this paper. He is
carrying heavy stock of goods, and
offers special inducements to purchas-
ers for the purpose of reducing it. Give
him a call.
Prof. Mark b. Beal, general manager
of the international Young Peoples
Lecture Bureau, will give drama tic
reading 1t Longwell's opera house this
friday evening. He ranks high among
the finest dramatic readers in this
country and lovers of the histrionic art
will welcome his appearance here by a
full house.
Mendou has new paper, The Leader,
published by Messrs. Gaines d Bene-
dict, the initial number being issued on
the 18th inst. Politically the paper will
be independent, representing the peo-
irrespective of party. Such sheet has
long been wanted there and we believe
it will succeed.
a number of the friends of Mrs. Alice
Pritchard made her an unannounced
visit Wednesday afternoon for the pur
pose Of saying good bye" before she
left for Lansing and Charlotte, where
she expects to spend two or three
months. An elegant lunch and de-
lightful visit was enjoyed. Mrs. Pritch
ard left yesterday.
Bert and Fred Snow of Lima, Ohio,
were called here by the death of their
father, Montraville Snow. Fred is en-
gagged in the job printing business, and
Monday afternoon he received tele-
gram from his foreman that his printing
establishment was destroyed by fire.
We learn that he was fairly well pro-
tected by insurance.
Probably no more complete stock of
spring wraps was ever exhibited in Paw
Paw than that now on sale at Sellick's,
comprising as it does all grades, all
shades, and the very latest styles. And
after you have bought your wrap, just
step up into the carpet room and feast
your eyes on 1.-The beauties from the
loom" there displayed.
Governor Rich, by proclamation dated
April 18th, designates Friday, April 9th,
as Arbor day. In addition to the usual
observance of the day by planting trees,
shrubs and flowers, the governor recon-
mends that the exercises in our schools
upon that day be of such character as
will impress its beneficent object upon
the minds of the pupils"
for some reason Almena was not
on the jury drawn for the
April term of the circuit court, |
in consequence of which the entire
panel was illegal and no jury cases could
be tried save only those where both
parties were ready and willing to pro-
ceed. This will make the September |
calendar unusually heavy.
Mrs. Emerson Magoon, an old and
highly esteemed resident of this town
ship, died at her home on Saturday last
after protracted illness with dropsy. |
aunt Sylvia" as she was familiarly
known, was an active, working member |