The true northerner., 1896-05-06
COUNTY MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY MAY 1896

Nj. p. Allen is repainting the front OF
his store building on Main street.
Rev. r. W. Corbett went TO Hartford
yesterday, TO attend the M. 4. district
conference.
The Scotch Medicine Co. opened for
the seasons business, at Kalamazoo,
last evening.
Edison Woodman left some very fine
asparagus at the NoRTHERNER office
last Saturday.
James Hutchins is overhauling and
remodeling the residence occupied by
Postmaster Killefer.
The examination of Noble, the alleg-
ed Surdam robber, will be held to.mor-
row, before Justice Shrine.
Montana Kim" has returned from
his soiurn in Alabama, where he has
been for the past few months.
Frank Pugsley and Alvin Norwood
made century run on their wheels last
Sunday, taking in eleven towns.
The Sunday excursion to Grand Rap
ids was poorly patronized all along the
line and was not a paying venture for
the road.
In Snow Bros adv this week will be
found the opinion of b. X. Durkee con-
cerning the Snow furnace. He is using
one in his house.
b. f. Heckert, f. A. Wildey, Jason
Woodman and M. o. Rowland were the
Paw Paw representatives at the Niles
convention last week.
Messrs b. F. Heckert, f. A. Wildey,
Jason Woodman and Nj. D. Rowland
will attend the republican state conven-
ton at Detroit tomorrow.
Advertised letters: Mrs May Sessions
Warne, Rev. ID. G. Christner, Mr.. j. M.
Slee, w. Moon, Miss M. l.. Stebens,
Fred Brown, Henry Moon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Forbes of Plain
we'll visited DR.. and Mrs G.. E. Thomp-
son a few days last week. Mrs Forbes
is sister of Mr. Thompson.
Ocobock Bros have new adv. of the
Model Market in this paper, and also a
notice calling attention TO the fact that
they fill all ice orders daily.
Mrs. DR.. Stake is slightly improved
in health and will be taken To Kalama-
zoo TO remain during the stay of the
The members of the junior class will
sell ice cream and cake in the building
recently vacated by +. l.. Goodale, next
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Phillips Bros orchestra of ten pieces
will give a concert at Almena Nj. f..
church, Friday evening, May s. Ad-
mission, ID cents; children, 10 cents.
A base ball meeting will be held at
the office of L j. Cavanaugh this We'd
nesday) evening at 700. All interested
in base ball are requested to attend.
How many bicyclists know how far
they ride? Few have any idea, and all
will be interested in what Waters IL Co.
have TO say about the matter this week.
The Paw Paw alumni will hold a
business meeting at the NORTHERNER
office Saturday afternoon, May 8, at
O'Clock, to make plans for the annual
reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Solomon left
Tuesday for their home in Sycamore,
| Ills. They will return after a short
time, To make some repairs on the
Miller place.
The NoRTHERNER job department is
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commencement cards, and has facilities
for printing them that are unequaled in
Van Buren, County.
A card from Hon. S. II. Blackman
says he will start homeward from Pas
adena, Cali, this week. He will stop a
few days at Girard, Kansas, and will
arrive home next week.
w. Ii. Markillie of Waverly has been
fixing up his home in new shape, re-
carpeting, papering and painting it
throughout. j. A. Leech spent several
days there in the work of decorating.
A. L. Lakey, the Kalamazoo paint
manufacturer, has new adv. in this
paper. The NoRTHERNER speaks from
experience when it recommends Lakey's
paints as first-class in every particular
Died, at the home of her daughter in
Corning, Cali, Mrs. Caroline Munger,
at the age of 90 years. Mrs. Munger
was a resident of Paw Paw for many
years but moved TO California fifteen
years ago.
HI. A. Reppard will be in Paw Paw
next Tuesday, to purchase carload
of horses for the Boston market. He
will pay good prices for high knee
actors and fast roadsters, sound and
well broken
The Van Buren, County Grange will
hold its next meeting with Waverly
Grange, May 81. A day and evening
session will be held and all parties are
invited to be present and bring their
lunch baskets.
Frank Stanley is in jail charged with
statutory burglary-entering the barr
of A. DeHaven in the south part of the
village and stealing harness. His ex
animation will take place this morning
before Justice Warner.
The S. III. & E. has arranged "dum
N.Y." which is to run between Paw Paw
and Lawton to meet all trains on the
Central that stop at Lawton. An effort
is being made to get the evening fast
trains to stop regularly.
II. Bird Jr of Douglas, Allegan Co.
is here in the interest of the Harrison
telephone company, which desires to put
in local exchange. The South Haver
: exchange has 100 phones, and only 81
are needed to start in Paw Paw.
Bronson Howard's famous play, "ThC
Henrietta" which was written especial