The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-17

Michael Gates, an early settler and
many years a resident of Paw Paw, is
critically i'll at the home of his son, five
miles southwest of town.
The Paw Paw second nine and the
Waverly first nine will compete for the
supremacy on the Paw Paw grounds
at 2:3O this friday afternoon. Gents
10 cents; ladies free.
Snow Bros. are placing one of their
furnaces in Hartford and one in Allie
gan. They also shipped two to Mar.
cellus a few days ago. See their adv.
for testimonial from Buchanan.
G. r. Avery is making deep cuts in
prices for the purpose of reducing stock
of lighter fabrics He needs all his shelf
room for early fall goods, and summer
lines must move on, regardless of cost.
The Paw Paw Base Ball association
will give dance at Longwells opera
house next Tuesday evening for the
benefit of the club. Every friend of the
boys should attend, or at least pay for
ticket.
Mr.. VIM. West, living on the Josh
Bangs place, fell from the top of the
granary to the floor in his barn, Tues.
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forearm. DR.. Maynard reduced the
fracture, and the patient is doing well.
The Ladies' Aid society of,the Alme-
ma Christian church will hold a cake
and coffee social on Tuesday evening,
August 21, in the building being fitted
up for church just north of Almena
Center. The quilt belonging to the So
ciety will be drawn at this social.
III. G.. Drown will continue to run a
bus to trains, Notwithstanding the sale
of the Williams hack which he had
been using. Three conyeyances for the
| transportation of passengers between
town and the depot ought to make light
work for the horses and hard work for
those who have to feed them.
On Thursday, August 30th, commence
ing at 10 a. m, f. Burns will sell at
auction, at the Abel Burns farm, one
and a half miles east of Almena Center,
horses, colts, cows, hogs, wagons, car
riages, cutters, bob sleighs, and large
quantity of farming implements H.
w. McCabe wields the baton.
Mr.. Charles Hoskins came very near
losing an arm at the Paw Paw mills
Monday He was standing near the
elevator shaft, the front of which is
open for some six or seven feet from
the floor, and carelessly rested his arm
against the rapidly ascending cups and
it was quickly drawn up to its entire
length inside the shaft, getting a fear
full squeeze. He says there is no need
so far rs he is concerned, of sign of
warning to "Keep Away From This
Elevator"
The Yellows commissioners are Gre
ating CONSERVATION among the peach
growers along the lake shore by mark
ing. in some instances, one.half of an
entire orchard for immediate destruc-
ton. At the first glance this seems to
be hard lines on owners, but when the
rapid spread of this fatal disease is
considered, it will be seen that it is
better to pluck out half than endan-
ger the whole of an orchard.
We neglected last week TO acknowl-
edge the receipt of the souvenir edition
of the AuguStinidn, issued in honor of
the Silver Jubilee of st. Augustine's
church, Kalamazoo. The number gives
a history of the Catholic church of Kal-
amaZoo and is profuse in finely exc.
cuted illustrations, among which are
many faces familiar to our people. The
engraving was done by the Kalamazoo
Engraving Co. and the Typography and
press work by the Kalamazoo Publish
ing Co, IA credit to both concerns.
Mr.. &. G Engle yesterday planted
six cans of German carp in the several
ponds in and adjacent to this village.
These fry are from the GlenwOod
hatchery. and to Mr.. Engle is due the
thanks of our local disciples of Walton
! for the rare sport he has made possible
! for them to enjoy in the future. A few
carp have heretofore been taken in our
local waters, and their origin has been
n mystery, but hereafter, when a II or
15-pounder is landed, it will be proper
to announce that another columbus
has discovered America.
The Notre Dame excursionists from
this place, or at least those of them who
attempted to reach home from LawtOn
by the narrow gauge, had rather an un-
pleasant experience. When about one
mile out of Lawton the engine broke
down and the train was at a stand-still
Nothing was left for the wearied pas
sengers but to foot it," and they came
struggling in-twenty-t men, women
and children-at from 12 O'clock to in
the morning. 1t is said that sulphur
coated adjectives eleven feet long can
be picked up by the basketful along the
line of this nocturnal pilgrimage.
Mrs. Sarah A Mead was ioyfully sur
prised by the arrival at her home on
Tuesday of her son, Silas Throop, from
Nebraska, whom she had not seen for
seventeen years. He came to the door
and asked his mother for something TO
eat and the privilege of stopping over
night, as he was very hungry and tired.
The good woman proceeded at once to
the preparation of lunch for the sup
posed stranger while he took a seat in
the parlor. Meanwhile Frank Throop
came to the house and went into the
parlor to see what his mothers tramp
looked like, and was not long in discov-
ering in him his long-absent brother.
A reasonably fair crowd attended the
matinee here last Saturday, and all
were amply repaid for the time and
money spent, for the sport was excel
lent. The 235 event did not fill, but
there were four candidates for the hon
ors of the free-for-all, and seven for the
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