The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-28

Benton Harbor are spending the holi-
day vacation at their home in this
place.
Mrs. II. r. Odell is enjoying a visit
with her cousin, Mrs. Ellen Stengel. of
Big Rapids, whom she had not seen be-
fore in fifty years.
Advertised letters: Mrs. r. w. Col.
burn, Martin Clary, Miss Lottie Cutler,
j. +. Pennington, Mrs. T.. l.. Bishop,
Elmer +. Powers.
Sheriff-elect Lamberson is moving his
family To this place preparatory to en-
tering upon his official duties on the
first day of January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rawson, at the
Asylum Brook farm, are the proud and
happy parents of a fine 11-pound boy
baby, born Dec. Gath. All well.
Duane Duncombe of Kalamazoo was
in town over Monday night, and Tues
day morning proceeded on to Keeler to
spend Christmas with his parents
We are indebted to Mr.. w. +. Wake
man, general secretary of the American
Protective Tariff League, for an official
copy Of the Wilson-Gorman tariff law.
Mr. w. G. Edgerly is exhibiting at
the shop of |. II. johnson an automatic
gate which appears to be as near per-
lection as anything of the kind we have
seen.
Ex-Governor Luce says :hat his hogs
have gained 14t lbs. for every bushel of
wheat fed them. At the present price
of pork, that makes very fair wheat
market.
Mr.. +. l.. Bates, editor of the Pent-
water NeoOS, accompanied by his wife
and children, are guests at the home of
Mrs. BIS parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. II.
Shrine.
We learn that Frank Drummond,
formerly in the printing business in
this place, died recently in Kansas City.
Deceased was brother of Mrs Jay
Cummings.
Our old friend Hi Potts of Grand
Haven, representing the Detroit EUen-
ing NelOS, was in town Wednesday
looking up the George +. Breck affairs
for his paper.
Alvin Bailey, Robert Barnes and
John Sisson, all of South Haven, have
recently been prosecuted under the
local option law and given bail to the
circuit court.
We are glad to know that Mr.. Fred
Lich of Lawton, who has been confined
to his bed with typhoid fever for over
two months, has SO far recovered as to
be able to appear on the streets again.
>Judson Bailey, proprietor of the
crack Hotel Columbus at South Haven,
charged with violating the local option
law, Second offense), will be examined
in Justice Rowand's court next Mon
day.
T. F. Lyons, well known to most of
our people as an evangelist, and who
Miss May Tirrell of this place, is edit
ing the ArizOna POpulist, at Phoenix,
Arizona.
Mrs. +. T. Grimes entertained to
Christmas dinner Mrs Ives, Mrs. Eaton,
Mr. and Mrs. Hill and Mrs Travis and
children, all of Plainwell; Miss Hattie
Ives of Chicago and Miss Bessie Hop
kins of Ann Arbor.
l.. A. Dawson has sold his barber
shop to "a man named G. II. Hicks from
Battle Creek, and purchased Bud
Evans interest in the Dyckman House
shop. Dawson and Thayer will make
II good combination.
j II. Waters d Co have on sale at
their hardware store the famous Ma
iestic" steel range, claimed to be the
ing stove made in the United States.
See their adv. in this paper.
Mrs. w. X. Stinchcomb has been visit
ing for the past week with her daughter,
Mrs. Jennie Briggs, in Schoolcraft On
Christmas day Rev. Stinchcomb and
Miss Laura drove over there to partici-
pate in IA family reunion.
The gentlemen of Almena will serve
an oyster supper on Friday evening,
Jan. 4th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs
l.. o. Waite. Proceeds for repairs on
the church. Everybody is invited to
come and have good time.
Judge Heckert Wednesday morning
appointed Mr.. Geo. w. Longwell ad
Geo. +. Breck, the special administra-
tors previously appointed, Mrs. Breck
and F. w. Sellick, having resigned.
The Christmas trees at the Methodist,
Baptist, Presbyterian and Disciple
churches were well patroniZed, and the
brief programs rendered were of Il
character To make the little people, for
whom they were especially prepared,
go wild with delight.
Mrs Roxania Eager one of the old
pioneers of Almena and highly re-
spected lady, died on the 18th inst. at
the age of rs years months and days.
Funeral from the NJ. +. church in
Almena on the Goth, conducted 10y Rev.
j. Ii. Emmons of Mattawan.
George Hennessy, aged 40 years, died
at his home in this village Wednesday
night of typhoid Pneumonia. The
funeral will occur tomorrow forenoon
under the auspices of the fire depart
ment, of which organization deceased
was one of the Oldest and most active
members. He leaves a wife and five
children.
Eight years ago Simpson IL. Bailey