The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-08-19

Clyde Bassett is enjoying a visit this
week with his cousin, Morton Bassett
OF Chicago.
New Oliver typewriters will be put
into the offices OF Nj. U Richardson and
the 5. II. d r.
A neat catalogue advertising the Paw
Paw public schools has just been issued
from the NoRTHERNER job department.
Three college students from Beloit,
Wis, have been spending several days
of their vacation in this place and vi
cinity.
JEFF. Chaffee went to Vicksburg Mon
day with load of peaches and grapes,
but found an overstocked market and
low prices.
Mr.. Trescott, of Trescott d Reming.
ton, arrived here few days ago. The
evaporating works will be started up
next week
On Monday next, Broughton will in
augurate another big cash discount
sale. The particulars of it will be found
in his adv. in this paper.
By grace of Justice Clover at Hart.
ford, Henry Clark is serving thirty
days sentence in the county Jail for
stealing laprobe of A. w. Eastman.
A populist convention for Van Buren
County will be held at Lawrence on
wednesday, Sept. Cd, at 10 a. m. for
the purpose of placing IN nomination
candidates for county offices.
Miss Rena Addie Richards, formerly
of this place, was married on Thursday,
Az atT Tho ,.la-Nixr 4
David Osborn of Elgin, Ills, in which
city they will make their home.
The council held it's regular monthly
meeting Monday evening. The usual
batch of bills was allowed. An ordi-
nance was passed providing for the
appointment of fire warden.
A report has been brought IN to us that
on Saturday preparations had been made
for the reception Of new farm hand at
the home of Rob. McWilliams. Instead,
a 13-pouad girl put in an appearance
the fourth girl in the McWilliams house
hold.
Arthur Cole of Decatur was arrested
on the 18th inst, charged with having
stolen horse from John G. Fuller at
Hartford. Being arraigned before JUS
tice Tuttle of Hartford, Cole waived
examination and was committed to jail
to await trial.
A deed was placed on record few
days ago conveying "the center part of
the n of the n w /, section four, town
one (1D south of range thirteen west. B"
If the purchaser can locate and define
the boundaries of his premises he can
do what no court could do for him.
A ball game is advertised to take
place on the Paw Paw grounds on Fri
day afternoon of this week, between
the Paw Paw and Berrien Center teams.
The latter players are making tour of
this part of the state and are putting up
good game. An interesting contest is
possible.
Milton Rouse, Frank Wesaw and
James Wesaw are In jail awaiting trial
on a charge of having stolen a laprobe,
pair of horse blankets and a mackin-
tosh from A. w. Eastman of Hartford
The trial will be on the 21st inst, be-
fore Justice Clover of Hartford. The
two Wesaws are Indians.
Sellick has something to say in his
space this week concerning the Chal-
lCuRC OdiC III hl5 ouOC uCPdl
Wonderful values are offered The
prices are quoted in the adv, so that
you can tell by reference to it exactly
what you can do in the matter of money
saving in footwear by trading at Sell
lick's during this sale.
The following delegates were chosen
at the democratic caucus Saturday to
attend the county convention at Law
renee: j. NJ Longwell, A. l.. Free, H
A. Cole, M. V. Meredith, &. T. Sher.
rod, W. H. Mason, q. w. Lee, b. p
Bryar, w. w. Crandall, H. l.. Mcneil,
f. Woodman, Nj. H. Pugsley, Fred b
Ocobock, Harry Wilson.
There has been a partial under.
standing that the fall term of the Paw
Paw public schools would open on Mon.
day, Aug. 81, after consultation, the
board of education have deemed il
not best to do so, and the first Monday
in September will, as usual, be the first
day of the term. Pupils and teachers
can make their calculations accordingly
Mrs. Eta Watson of Porter is under
S400 bonds to appear before Justice
Mccarthy at Lawton next Tuesday, fol-
examination on charge of having as
saulted Mrs. G. ID. Hooper of Lawton
with intent to do her great bodily
harm. 1t is reported that Mrs Hooper
has been in dangerous condition as a
result of such assault, but that she is
recovering.
Cummings first Wonder Sale was such
marked success that he now adver.
tises a Second Wonder Sale for a
Week" You couldn't miss his big adv.
in this paper if you tried-and you
won't try, because to read it carefully
means a saving of money to you. Cum
ings never undertakes anything unless
he makes it success, and his popular
Wonder Sales are no exception to the
rule.
w. W. Kinney handed us two peaches
of the Champion variety that beat any.
thing in the way of peaches we have
seen this year. The larger one weighed
u ounces.-Bangor Breeze. That was a
fair sized peach, but Clum. Engle left
a specimen of the same variety at this
office measuring ten inches in circum.
ference one way and eleven inches the