The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-04-01
WHOLE NUMBER 2141.

profitable evenings entertainment. The
last lecture of the course will be Geo.
w Bain's "Among the Masses" at the
opera house. April 9. An intellectual
treat is anticipated.
IL is simply wonderful to see the mag
nitcent display of spring and season
able goods at the Cummings dry goods
store. On every hand you hear it
spoken of. The character of this stock
has always been of the highest order,
hence the phenomenal growth of the
business, till to-day it compares favor
ably with the best. Note Cummings
Easter advertisement in this issue.
We can't call her Miss Nora Dunlap
any more; she improved her time dur
ing the leap year vacation and is now
Mrs. Scott Buell.. She is back at
Avery's just the same, with large
stock of seasonable millinery goods,
which she brings fresh from the city
market. The store is crowded with
new goods in all departments, and the
busy time unpacking and arranging
them prevents change OF ad. this
week.
AT meeting of the Paw Paw Valley
Spiritual Association held at Paw Paw,
March 2S, the following officers were
elected: b. O'Dell, president; Mrs.
Nellie r Raleigh, secretary; Mrs. Celia
Nelson, treasurer; Mrs. M. l.. O'Dell,
j. ID. Sherman, W. IL. Nelson, trustees
Resolutions on the death of Albert G..
Headley were passed and after the busi-
ness was concluded there was a picnic
supper and social and all present seem
ed To crjoy themselves. q. II. Brooks
gave two very able lectures on Sunday,
the Goth, and organized a lyceum with
Mrs. j. ID. Sherman, first directors Mrs.
Nj. A. Shrine, second director: Mrs. NJ
l.. O'Dell, secretary; Mrs. Nellie p
Raleigh, treasurer; b. O'Dell, musical
director
A Grand Rapids dispatch, under date
of March 20, says: "The blind tiger
keepers of dry Van Buren county suit
fered in the United States court to-day.
They have several species of the beast,
some in kegs and some in bottles, some
laired in barns and others in woodsheds,
and Decatur was the centre of the
menagerie. The revenue officers made
"A raid and captured about dozen Of
tenders for selling liquor without pay
ing the government tax. The defenses
were unique and picturesque, but in
effective, and to-day sentences were
pronounced on five of those convicted.
Fred Brown and Jesse Maybury got 80
days in jail and 800 fine each; Walter
Bass and Anson M Carpenter, 40 days
and 800, and Charles w. Williams, 50
days and 800 fine"
Paw Paw people will learn with sat
isfaction that from this day the head
quarters of the S. IL. q +. will be in
Paw Paw, and that the transfer of the
offices is now in progress. Supt.
Meredith and Mr.. K. F. Eilert will
have charge of the general Offices,
which for the present will be located in
the upper story of the depot building.
Conductor Lloyd Williams is already
back in Paw Paw, and it is probable at
least one engine will be kept here with
which to make the morning run, as
soon as a suitable engine house is erect
ed. The present management of the
road seems well disposed towards Paw
Paw, and Supt. Meredith is anxious to
have his tracks extended and to secure
suitable terminal facilities in the Gen.
ter of town. The rink has been men,
toned as "a suitable place Indeed, it
is reasonably certain that, with little
assistance and encouragement from our
people, either this building will be Sc
cured or else new one erected on the
old depot grounds. The management
also proposes to give us Lawton freight
rates on all through shipments, thus
placing us substantially on the main
line so far as freight rates are concern
ed. The advantage of stepping almost
from one train onto another at Lawton,
and being left on Main street here,
without delay, trouble or extra ex-
pense, will go long way to make
amends for many of the drawbacks now
existing. 1t is the misfortune of Paw
Paw to be four miles off the main line,
and all that we can now do is to make
ourselves as accessible rs possible.
Nothing tending in this direction should
be overlooked.
Last week Wednesday evening about
half past eight, bold robbery was COM
mitted about four miles east of this
place. N l.. Surdam, an old man of
80 years, and his son Frank were the
victims and they are poorer by little
over $400 than they were week ago.
Two masked men knocked at the door
of their ome, where the two men live
alone, and were admitted. They leveled
revolvers at the heads of the .Surdams
and proceeded to bind them. The
younger man was bound and gagged
and carried out of doors and tied to a
tree. The old man was bound and laid
on the floor The robbers then made a
systematic search of the premises and
secured about S430 in cash, which was
secreted in an old trunk, leaving cer-
tificate of deposit on the First National
Bank for 81 $50, which they knew they
could not use. The younger man was
brought back into the house and tied
to the leg of a stove having hot fire
in IT, so that he dared not move. He
was considerably bruised up in the af-
fair. After the robbers had gone, the
old man, who had not been so carefully
bound as his son, succeeded in freeing
himself and cut the bonds from Frank.
They went to Jas. Bales for help, and
the party made an unsuccessful attempt
to track the thieves. Officers were
notified In the morning, but have abso-
luuely no clue on which to work, as the
Surdams are unable to give any de-
scription of the men. Some two years
ago. they claimed TO have been robbed
of 81, 100 in similar manner, but did
not notify the officers until three months
after the occurrence. 1t is reasonably
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