The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-09-20

M. p. Allen arrived at home last Fri.
day after visit of several weeks in the
state of New York at the place of his
birth and boyhood.
Elder Brooks will occupy the pulpit
at the Christian church next Sunday.
His theme will be "Christ, Son of Man,
Son of David, Son of God"
b. w. Hipp brought to this Office
mammoth watermelon weighing BOT
pounds. He planted his melons June
10 and wonders If anybody has any bet
ter.
There will be ball game at this
place on Saturday. Sept. 2l, between
the Lawrence and Paw Paw clubs. A
fine game is anticipated. Gentlemen
10 cents, ladies cents.
A. G. Martin and wife now occupy
their fine new residence on Kalamazoo
street. A. G.. says that he never before
enjoyed the satisfaction of stretching
out his feet under his own table.
The NORTHERNER is just finishing a
400 page record for the supreme court
1t has kept the boys busy for some time
until nearly midnight as it had to be
done inside of two weeks.
Miss Mabel ODell returned Friday
night from the city, where she has been
looking up the latest millinery styles.
A big new stock has followed her and
is now ready for inspection.
The annual meeting of the board of
supervisors this year will be on the 14th
day of October, the latest possible date
Last year it was on the 9Th day of Octo-
har tho aarliaat nnaeihla date
DIR. IL. G. Maynard of Hartford was a
welcome caller at the NORTHERNER
office last Monday. The DIR. will go to
New York soon to take postgraduate
course in medicine. He will be gone
several months.
j. H. Waters & Co. sold three wheels
the past week, as follows: K. +. Allen,
Waverly; Harry Earle, a Plymouth;
Chas Finch, KenwoOd. These sales
make in all 40 wheels sold so far this
season by Waters e. Co.
Jason Woodman showed the NORTH
ERNER some ears of corn plucked from
field of sowed corn that were already
beginning TO ripen, although, on the
had appeared. He says he is believer
in late planting.
At the 21st convention of the u. S. K
M. s. Nj. B. A, an insurance organiza
ton for railway postal clerks, held re
Gently in Chicago, John b. Dillon was
elected one of the seven directors. AS
this is national affair, no little honor
is conferred on one of our former Paw
Paw boys.
Rev. w. r. Stinchcombe is attending
the annual M. +. conference and will
be absent until Tuesday next. He will
probably be returned to the Paw Paw
church, as he has been here but one
year-long enough, however, to win q
great number of friends who will be
pleased to have him remain in thi:
place.
Mr. Hammond has recovered hi;
stolen wheel. 1t was returned to him
last Tuesday morning by young Ken
nan, the man who hired it just previou u,
to its disappearance. Elder KennaI
says the wheel was recovered as a re
suit of the advertisement in the NORTH
ERNER and that further than that they
are pledged to secrecy.
The Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph i!
the only paper reaching this city the
day of publication containing full Asso
ciated Press news aud giving the event!
of the day the same day they happen
The Telegraph is the only evening
paper in southwestern Michigan tina
is affiliated with any of the great news
gathering agencies of the country.
Some of our exchanges speak of tn,
new law requiring registers of deeds u
use a seal and to attach the same to the
Certificate of registration on the back o
each conveyance recorded, as being al
easy means of detecting forged instru
ments. We fail to see how it helps IL
that direction. 1t certainly will preven
forged certificates of registration, bu
further than that it will have no effec
whatever.
The narrow gauge train from Soutl
Haven "went dead"-by no means al
unusual occurrence-last Monday even
ing, between this place and Lawrence
and kept the passengers waiting al
night long and then, in the morning
they were compelled to hire team anS
came driving into town about eigh
o'clock. o. What railroad! Th'
community would better return to the
ancient stage coach.
Commenting on the statement OF thu
Lawton Leader that the evidences of ;
LOB" put up on the Lawtons at thu
recent ball game at Decatur between
the Paw Paws and the Lawtons, wer'
plainly visible. the Independent says th'
only job it could see was the job tn,
Lawtons had undertaken to beat tn,
Paw Paws, and that was a job they coul'
not accomplish. The Independent hit
the nail squarely on the head.
The court ordered the plea of Tyler
the young man who is charged witt
placing an obstruction on the railroa'
track near Mattawan, changed from
guilty to not guilty because, from med
ical evidence, it was made 10 appea
that it was a matter of doubt as t
whether the accused was or was no
possessed of sufficient degree of. in
telligence to be responsible for his &C
tions. The court deemed that justic
demanded that a jury should pass o
. the case.
The probate court was engaged las
> Monday in hearing on petition :
appoint a guardian for VIM. Markilli
of Almena, better known as Uncl
Billy. who. il is claimed, has becom