The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-07-13

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take the children.
Fortunately for our people, a Cancelled
date for the great Mastodon minstrels
enabled them TO give one night to Paw
Paw-Saturday, July 14th-and the ca
pacity of LongwelPs opera house will
be tested as never before. Secure seats
at once at Longwell Bros.
Mr.. Leonard Crandall has moved
back upon his farm, that he may the
better look after matters there which
he has been compelled to neglect dur
ing the long illness of his wife, recently
deceased. He has the sympathy of the
entire community in his loneliness.
At meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the First National Bank, held on
Wednesday, the usual per cent semi
annual divided was declared, and a
handsome sum carried to the surplus
| This speaks volumes for the manage
ment of this solid old financial concern.
l.. w. Whitbeck, at the special re-
quest of the bridge company and the
township board, went out to Glidden-
burg Tuesday and placed the new iron
bridge in position. The structure is a
fine one and reflects credit upon the
judgment of the township officers in
awarding the contract.
A game of ball will be played on the
Paw Paw grounds tomorrow afternoon
between the Paw Paw second nine and
the Decatur "Hustlers." Both teams
have been playing great ball thus far
this season, and red hot game may be
expected Play will be called at 2:30.
Admission 10 cents; ladies free.
Whitney's show, in addition to an i'm
mense company of acrobats, gymnasts,
and specially performers, has mar
velous troupe of educated ponies, dogs,
and goats, which afford barrels of fun
for the little folks and genuine amuse
ment for all. Adults 20 cents; children,
| afternoon 10 cents, evening 10 cents.
Judge Buck held a short session of
court yesterday morning. The business
transacted was the disposal of the case
against Stanley, noted elsewhere, and
the arraignment of Fay Cushman, who
pleaded not guilty to the charge of vio-
lation of the local option law. Court
stands adjourned to Aug. 23, at a. IN.
DR.. +. b. Dunning celebrated his
64th birthday Wednesday, and scores OF
his friends took occasion to send him
congratulatory notes and other proofs
of their friendship and esteem. 1t is
safe to say that Paw Paw possesses no
citizen who holds a firmer grasp on the
affections of its people than does DIR.
Dunning.
Eagle Lake is getting to be favorite
resort for pleasure seekers, crowds
tlocking there daily to enjoy the boat
ing, fishing, bathing, and the cool shade
of the delightful grove on the bank of
the lake. Three new cottages are going
up there at this time, the manager, Mr..
A. ID. Ferguson, giving a ten years
lease of the ground.
A friend writing us from So Haven
on the evening of July 4th, led us into
an error regarding the sailing of the
globe trotter schooner Wren. Our COR
respondent was informed (as he sup
posed credibly) that she was not nearly |
ready to sail, and gave it as an item of
news. We hasten to apologize to our
neighbors ''in the corner" for any re-
Elections which the item referred to
might convey.
1t required ten innings Wednesday 20 |
decide the contest between the Bloom
ingdale and Paw Paw ball teams-the |
score standing Is each at the end of the
ninth. In the tenth Paw Paw played |
ball, scoring three runs to one for their |
opponents. Our boys feel considerably |
elated over this result, as they claim to
have been pitted against the Dest play
ers of South Haven, Allegan, Otsego
and Bloomingdale.
Frank Stanley, heretofore convicted |
of violation of the local option law, was
Yesterday morning sentenced by Judge |
Buck to pay fine of 800 and $50 costs
or, in default thereof, to be confined in
the county jail for ninety days. AS he
has no means of paying the fine, he
must of necessity submit to the alterna-
tive. Frank is an industrious, hard
working fellow and his family needs
and will sorely miss his daily earnings
their only means of support.
The monthly crop report, issued on
the 10th, indicates that, owing to the |
decreased acreage, the total wheat crop
for the state this year will be 15 per |
cent less than last The yield per acre
for the state is estimated at 1858 bush
els, the average for the past seventeen |
years being 1858 per acre. Harvesting |
in the central and southern counties
will be nearly accomplished the present
week. The area of corn planted equals
that of average years. The condition
is 100 in the state. The outlook for oats
is promising. The area planted TO pota-
toes is increased in the state 8 per cent, |
and the condition is 80. Clover mead
ows and pastures are in bad condition.
Apples promise n and peaches go per
cent of an average crop.
A petition, signed by the parents or
guardian of nearly every child in the |
first primary department of our public |
school, was presented to the school
board day or two since, urging the |
retention of Miss Lois Wilson in that |
department as teacher. Miss Wilson |
has had charge of that grade for six |
years aud has endeared herself to the |
children by her constant solicitude for
their welfare and the thousand and one
acts of Kindness towards them that a |
kind and loving heart would naturally |
prompt. As we understand the case, |
Miss Wilson's salary has remained at
the same figure as fixed when she first |
took the room and she naturally feels |