The true northerner., 1896-10-21

w Ill. uRSlel SIoou shc liip w hhh
Arbor nicely. The operation has not
vet been performed, but probably will
be done within a few days
The NJ. +. society made an excellent
financial record during the last confer
ence year, paying al obligations in full
and having q few dollars left in the
treasury.
"The pith and point" of Sellick's adv.
this week can be caught at glance.
Especial attention is seasOnably called |
To cloaks, underwear, shoes and new
dress goods.
r. G.. Tyner has new adv. this week |
that will especially interest clothing
buyers. The great closing out sale is
attracting buyers from all the surround
ing country.
The fourth district convention of the
w. G. T. U. will be held in the Chris
tian church, Decatur, commencing
Wednesday, Oct %, at 1:3O and closing
Friday, Oct. 30.
Miss Eva Colburn returned from Ann
Arbor last Saturday, where she has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Cora
Goodrich, who is at the university hos
pital for treatment Eva left her sister
improving.
The announcement that IL has been
necessary TO cancel the date of Col. j.
H. Brigham at Lawrence will be a
severe disappointment There is no
man to whom the farmers of old Van
Buren, would prefer to listen.
A democratic Sound money brand)
meeting will be held at the opera house
in this village Thursday evening Of this
week. Hon. Harvey n. Shepard of
Boston, ex-attorney general of Massa-
chusetts, will address the people.
On Friday evening of this week, the
young ladies of the First Baptist church
will give an entertainment at the
church, after which they will serve cof.
fee and cake in the parlors below. All
are invited Admission ten cents.
The members of the NJ +. church
gave Mrs. Josie Snow a surprise on
Wednesday evening last. Nearly a
hundred were present and a very fine
supper was served. Mrs. Snow was
the recipient of fine bible and hym-
nal.
After cor siderable investigation, Hon.
b. f. Heckert has finally purchased a
piano for Bessie. 1t is made by the
Waterloo Piano and Organ Co., Water
loo, n. Y, and is Malcome Love.
The instrument was purchased from h.
+. Jennings.
The temperance cantata, "The man
that spoiled the music, I" was given at the
Disciple church last Sunday evening, to
a congregation that crowded the church.
The program was an entertaining and
instructive one, and liberal collection
was realized.
Following are the newly elected Off
GERS of the Epworth league: President,
Neva Sexton; presidents, A. r.
Douglass, Lula Rickard, Ruby Neville,
Zella Harvey, Ida Earle; treasurer,
Lettie Douglass; chairman committee
on music, Floy Snow.
A number of local republicans went
to Lawrence last week TO attend the
meeting there, although the club decid
ed not to attend in body. The meet
ing was held in the park and Hon. l.
g. Palmer of Big Rapids made an ex
excellent address to fair audience.
. VIM. H. Mason is in attendance a
the annual meeting of the grand lodge
|. o. o F., at Lansing, as represen
tative of Paw Paw lodge. Mrs. Masor
went with him as a representative o
Paw Paw Rebekah lodge to the Rebe
kah assembly, which is also in session a
, the same place.
The Mckinley ladies have organized
their club with 200 members and the fol
lowing officers: Mrs. +. H. Harvey
president; Mrs b. +. Heckert, vice
pres; Mrs. r. w. Broughton, sec'y; tn,
| IL II aS
: entirely separate organization from th'
club of Mckinley girls, who number 20
Frank Dutton of Antwerp township
charged with having stolen a quantit.
D of silver plated ware from the dwellin,
house of Hannah Barnes of Porter
waived examination before Justic
Mason last Friday and, in default o
: bail, was committed to Jail to awai
trial at the November term of the cir
J. cult court.
At Lawton last Friday, gentleman
after seeing and hearing Mr.. Bryan
r deliberately took Bryan button iron
: his coat, dropped it on the ground an,
ground it into the earth with his heel
!. He then got yellow ribbon and tie,
= it in his button hole. This incident
: one of the straws that shows how tn
wind blows.
II The only two parties arrested here o
the day of the republican mass meet
ing were Alden Cole and Ira Cole {
v Decatur. Each of them was arraigne
! before Justice Rowland. Alden pleac
ed guilty to drunkenness and was al
# sessed 1920. Ira pleaded guilty [
# assault and battery and was asked b
the court to put up S17.S0. They bot
. paid their assessments.
g Decatur will have Demorest gol
medal contest on the last evening {
the w. G.. L. u. district convention
:, Oct. 30th; admission, 10 cents. A goo
s. program is on hand. A male quartet
of Decatur will supply the music. Coz
II testants for this gold medal are PR
Of grained from Albion, Schoolcraft, )
Joseph, Little Prairie Ronde, Paw Paw
# Volinia aud Decatur. Every one il
II vited.
Commissioner OLeary is sending OF
is notices of an "inspiration institute"
~ be held in Paw Paw, Nov. >, 6 and
beginning with a lecture on the evenir
of the 9Th. Col. Parker of Cook Couu
m Normal, DIR. Dewey of Chicago unive