The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-01-11

The regular January session of the
board of supervisors is now on.
AT this writing the prospects are ia
vorable for run" of sleighing
Mitchell Hogmire and wife of Ban.
gor were in Paw Paw Wednesday.
Tickets for the fiat concert ON sale
at LOngwell Bros drug store-25 cts.
The First Baptist church will be
lighted by electricity Sunday evening.
The w. G. II. u. will meet with Mrs.
j. Hurd on Thursday, January nth.
at 2:30 p. m.
The Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph has
our thanks for very neat almanac for
the current year.
Mesdames. Freeman and Clark have
returned from two weeks visit with
South Haven friends.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Parks,
Wednesday night, a 9-pound boy baby.
All we'll and everybody happy
John Bullard of Saginaw, brother
of our townsman Jas. r. Bullard, died
on the 7th inst. The remains will be
brought here to-day for burial.
Mr.. +. p. Grimes is at Jackson with
his famous Black Minorcas attending
the annual meeting of the Peninsular
Poultry and Pet Stock association.
"The Wolverine" seems to be head
quarters, not only for the sale of pure
drugs and medicines, but of perfumes,
brushes, fancy soaps and other toilet
articles.
Representative Wildey has secured
the appointment as committee messen-
ger in the House of Earl, son of n. III.
Bangs of this place. Earl left for the
capital yesterday.
Michael Whalen died at his home
in BlOomingdale township on Monday.
The remains were brought here for in
terment Wednesday Funeral from st.
Mary's church, conducted by Rev. FIR.
Mulcahy.
A pair of gold-framed eyeglasses with
gold chain attached were lost between
Cummings store and Geo. w. LOngwells
residence. Finder will be literally re-
warded by leaving them at Longwell
Brothers drug store.
A joint resolution was introduced in
the Michigan senate Wednesday apprO-
priating $40, 900 for placing a statute of
the states great war governor, the
late Austin Blair, in the Representa-
tive's gallery at the national capitol.
Following is list of the newly elect
ed officers of the First Baptist Sunday
school: VIM. Killefer, sup't; Mrs w. h.
Renwick, asst sup't; Miss Pearl Hag-
CART, sec'y; Miss Edna Folsom, treas'r;
VIM. II. Mason, librarian; Miss Matte
Cooley, organist.
Mrs. Hannah Gilman, widow of the
late Joseph Gilman, died on the 3rd
inst. at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
b. A. Cummings, one mile north of this
village. Deceased had been helpless
invalid for long time. The remains
were taken to Grand Rapids for in
terment.
The dwelling house of Wesley War
ner, together with its entire contents,
situated short distance north of White
Oak, was destroyed by fire Monday af-
ternOon during the absence of the fam
lily The loss is estimated at about 81,
600, with no insurance.
1t is probable that another trial of
strength at the polls will soon be had
between the local optiOnists and the
anti.ditto, as petitions are now circu-
lating all over the county for signatures
praying the board of supervisors to re-
submit the question To vote of the
people.
The Van Buren County Farmers In
stitute will hold its ninth annual ses.
sion at Decatur on Wednesday and
Thursday of next week The program
is an interesting one and profitable
meeting is anticipated. All are cor
daily invited to attend and take part
in the proceedings.
Mrs. Geo. f. Breck has received
"a, 900 from the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Co, that sum being the
amount of policies held in that company
by her late husband. Another policy
in favor of the daughter will be paid in
IA few days, some delay having been
caused by the necessity of the appoint
ment OF guardian.
As an impetus To- business and sort
of counter-rritant To the lull which al
ways follows the holiday season, w. X
Selick Il Co. have put their grindstOne
i'm commission and ground all the profit
margin off their heretofore low prices
so that nothing is left "but the rim, as
the printers devil said when he pied
"a form of type. See their new adv. IN
this paper.
We are in receipt of letter from
our old friend j. e.. McLain of Bloom
ington, s. d., covering renewal of his
subscription TO the NoRTHERNER. He
says that up to the date of his letter
(Jan ~ the mercury had not fallen tt
zero this winter, aud stock that hao
picked its living on the prairie was
looking well-man of the cattle being
fit for beef.
At the annual meeting of the share
holders of The First National Bank hello
on the Sth inst, the old directors were
reelected, viz: W. X. Hawkins, A. b
Copley, IL. NJ. Olney, David Woodman
IL. M. Pugsley, X. w. Broughton ant
+. +. Parks. The board of director.
then organized by electing III Nj Olney
president; w. X. Hawkins, vice presi
dent; +. +. Parks, cashier.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Paw Paw Savings Bank, held on Friday
last, the old officers were reelected.
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