The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-25
Local Department.

The Coterie will meet with Mrs A. G..
Jones Wednesday, May 30th.
George Powers is now in charge of
the Clifton House barber shop.
DR.. Whalen has put a new fire and
burglar proof safe into his office.
Ocobock Bros of this place are about
to open a meat market at Lawton.
Memorial services at Disciple church
Sunday, instead of the M. +. church.
Dansby is having a lot of new boats
built for the use of visitors at Lake
Park.
DR.. w. f. Hoyt of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
is located here for the practice of med
icine.
The w. G. Z. u. will meet at the
Baptist church Saturday, May 26, at
2:30 p. m.
The BIB club will meet this evening
and Tuesday evening with Mrs. X. W.
Broughton.
j. Gunsaul of Covert was in town
Monday on business connected with
the probate court.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Rawson and little
Paw Paw Monday.
Mrs. +. l.. Bates of Pentwater is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. X.
Shrine, in this place.
The Beckwith Memorial orchestra of
Dowagiac will furnish music for COM
mencement exercises.
Will Mosier has sold his lot on the
Of oil nd Do
to John Odell for $500.
Rev. W. j. Hathaway delivers the
baccalaureate sermon before the gradu-
ating class at Plainwell.
Attention is directed to change in
the adv. of Medium Junior, to be found
on fourth page of this paper.
Nobby neckwear, nobby shirts, and
nobby straw hats, in endless variety, at
Selick's. See their new adv.
Mr.. S. A. Smith, living two miles
south of town, has been seriously i'll for
the past week, but is convalescing.
No. red wheat sold in this market
last Saturday at 40 cents-the lowest
price ever paid for wheat in Paw Paw.
The Farmers Union club will meet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smith on Wednesday evening, June 6.
Hon. Henry F. Thomas has our thanks
for copy of his speech on the contest
ed election case of O'Neil VS.. JOY of
Missouri
On Friday evening" June 1st, Floral
entertainment will be given at Paw
Paw Grange Hall, to which all members
are invited.
Special convocation of Paw Paw
Chapter No. "a, X. A. NJ, on Monday
evening, May 20. Work" A full at
tendance is desired.
The twenty-fourth annual meeting of
the Van Buren, County Pioneers asso-
citation will be held at South Haven on
Wednesday, June 9th.
John Parker, noted horsemen of
Kalamazoo, was in town last Saturday
and consented to act as one of the
judges at the matinee.
A splendid time and large attend
ance is reported at the Old Peoples
picnic in Almena yesterday. A full lie
port will be given next week.
Miss Jennie Doyle of Pontiac has
been here for the past week visiting at
home. Herself and her father go to ST.
Joseph to-day for short stay.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve ice cream and cake in the parlor
of their church next Tuesday evening.
Everybody is cordially invited.
The Spiritualist meeting announced
to be held at Hamilton Grange Hall on
Sunday next, has been, on account of
sickness, indefinitely postponed.
Married, at Kalamazoo on the 2Oth
inst. by Rev. l.. ID. Boynton of Hills
dale, Rev. j. II. Darling of Gobleville
and Miss Lovilla +. Palmer of Kala.
maZoo.
1t seems that Att'y-Genl Ellis was a
little previous in his "opinion" that
township officer could not act as census
enumerator Mr.. Rowland will make
the count.
When it comes right down to putting
the finishing" touch on bugs and such
varmints, j. H. Waters IL Co. will tell
you how to do it and will furnish the
ingredients. See their new adv.
An excursion will be given to st.
Joseph Sunday, May 27, via Il. IL s. III.
r. r. and steamer City of Kalamazoo.
Train leaves Paw Paw at 7:15 a. m.
Fare for the round trip, only fifty cents.
The Orpheus Club drew fairly good
house last night, Notwithstanding the
counter attraction of a circus, and
more delighted audience never left that
opera house. They are finished artists,
one and all.
VIM. Harrett will next Monday COM
mence running passenger wagon be-
tween this place and Kalamazoo, max
ing daily trips He will leave here at
$3.50 a. m, give six hours in Kalamazoo
and arrive here at $50 p. m. Fare for
the round trip, S1.O0.
Gent Manager England of the I. q
S. III. Il. r., took party of thirty in
vited guests from this place over his
road Friday in his private car, enter
tanning them to supper at the Hotel
Columbia at South Haven. Those par
ticipating report an enjoyable trip.
Dr. w. b. Hathaway, formerly of this
place, died at his home in Bloomingdale
last Friday morning, aged about 76
years. Deceased has practiced medi-