The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-09-09

SOunly Olerk Squler visited his old
home at Breedsville, Monday aud
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs f. A. Crane of Kalama.
ZOO were guests of Paw Paw friend s
over Sunday
A number of new crosswalks have
been built and some repairs made to
gravel roads within the past week.
Forty foreign pupils are now enrolled
in the high school. Only thirty-eight
were enrolled during all of last year.
Geo. S. Baker of Evanston has been
spending few days here. He returns
home to-day, taking his family with him.
Geo. Mutchler of Bangor, county
drain commissioner, was in town Mon
day and Tuesday, on official business.
Marquis Eaton has returned to his
duties in the auditor generals office,
Lansing, after weeks vacation at
home.
Farmers will be pretty nearly done
corn harvest by the close of the week
The crop is better than it has been for
many years.
Married, by Rev. Anna Barton, in
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Lawrence and Miss Jessie Whipple of
Paw Paw.
Next Sunday will be the last of the
conference year at the NJ. 4. church.
Conference meets next week Wednes-
day at Lansing.
Advertised letters: w. G.. Carter,
Rev. j. II. Hebdon, Mr.. Perry Gibbs,
Mrs. Charlie Floate, Miss Jessie Wood,
Mrs. E. A. Mitchell.
Married, by Rev. Anna Barton, at
her home in Paw Paw, September s,
Mr.. Sherman Hazard and Miss Flora
Walker, both of Lawrence.
Mrs. Norman Rice is slowly conva.
lescing from the injuries which she re-
ceived in falling from her buggy at Lake
Park on Saturday, August 80.
Broughton publishes some "store
news" this week that is of especial in
terest. You can't fail TO see the we'll
dressed little gentlemen in his adv
Judge Heckert, j. f. Chandler and
the Paw Paw Glee Club went to Grand
Junction yesterday, to attend republi-
can mass meeting and pole raising.
Rev. Whitney, who preached in the
First Baptist church two Sundays re-
Gently, has been rendered call to the
pastorate here. He has not yet ac-
cepted.
The voting of $3.50 for library pur-
poses by the school meeting Monday
evening, insures further Improvement
of the finest school library in the
county
Miss Mable O'Dell is in Chicago pur.
chasing a new stock of seasonable mill
linery, and is trimming in the whole
sale houses in order to get posted on
the fall styles.
A company of eleven Gobleville
ladies surprised Mrs. c. A. Lamberson
last Thursday afternoon, by coming in
on her Unexpectedly, bringing refresh
ments with them.
The fact that Vermont gave the larg-
est republican majority in the history
of the state delighted local republicans,
who believe the result there is but a
forerunner of November.
Cummings publishes in his advertising
space this week q letter from the Mich
igan Corset Co. that sheds some light
on the financial question and on the
dry goods business as we'll
A few Paw Paw republicans attended
the meeting at Lawton, Saturday even
ing. They report good speech and
good enthusiasm. Judge Heckert was
called out for brief address.
Frank Tucker has engaged with the
Scotch Medicine Co. and will travel in
their interest, with company of come
dians. They opened the season here
last evening and opens weeks stand
at Bangor tonight.
Mrs. Emma Platt Guyton of Grand
Rapids will lecture to ladies only, at
the Disciple church, at 2:30 this after
noon and this evening. Subjects:
"The Awakened Woman" and "Our
Girls" Admission free.
A patent for eighty acres of land in
South Haven, issued by the United
States to the late BENZ. A. Murdock up
wards OF fifty-seven years ago, was re-
Gently placed on record. The land is
part of MIR. Murdock's estate.
T. j. Cavanaugh was a prominent
candidate for the "demo. pop" congress
sional nomination at St. Joseph last
week. In our humble Judgment, the
COuNtuIlOu Illdue Ddu lulSIdht III pas
sing him by for "Rome" Jarvis.
L. G. Tyner is doing a large clothing
business by faithfully carrying out his
promise with his customers by selling
them their clothing at actual cost. 1t
is fact that every dollars worth of
clothing will be sold at actual cost un-
til the last garment is sold.
Sellick realizes that this is the ledge
of the new season." and advertises ac-
cordingly, by Offering lot of early fall
capes at sacrifice sale. He also offers
a special on handkerchiefs and for Sat
urday an elegant cotton bargain. He's
all right for fall millinery, too.
A. T. Stevenson, president of the
State Firemen's Asso citation, has sent
letter of sympathy to the Benton Harbor
and st. Joseph fire departments, on
account of the awful disaster of Saturday
night, full particulars of which are pub
lished elsewhere in this paper.
A union temperance meeting was held
at the First Baptist church last Sunday
evening. The exercises consisted of
platform meeting, the subject being
'The Christian Citizen" The discus
sion was participated in by Revs. Cor
bett, Harvey, Waller and Cross.