The true northerner., 1896-07-22


a few days, looking after his business
interests.
Mayor Otto Ihling and family of Kali
amazoo drove through town yesterday,
en- route TO Lake Cora.
Rev. and Mrs. g. P. Linderman re-
joice over an eight pound girl, born
Saturday morning, July IS.
The frame is up for Z. S. Briggs new
residence, which will be one of the
pleasantest houses In town.
Mrs Beddo has moved to Paw Paw
Lake for the summer. Frank Gambling
and wife will occupy her house.
Geo. Palmer of Lincoln, Neb, son of
Chauncey Palmer of Almena, is renew
ing old acquaintances in this vicinity.
Mrs S. A. Smith gave five O'Clock
last Friday in honor of her nieces,
Misses Ella and Helen Smith of Mo.
hawk, n. Y.
Snow Bros. have in their adv. this
week "a testimonial from Elmer w Hall
of Lawton, concerning the merits of the
Snow furnace.
The women's mission society of the
Free Baptist church will meet with
Mrs. Barton on Saturday of this week,
from to 4 p. m.
Hall & Folsom, landscape photogra.
piers" is the inscription on neat lit
tie wagon that will go out through the
country from Paw Paws popular gal
lery.
Shippers of early peaches are realiz-
ing practically nothing from the crop.
The returns are but little more than
enough to cover actual cost of handling
the fruit.
Mr.. Allie Myers of Hartford, who is
convalescing from typhoid fever. is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs L. A. Driscol. He
has been employed as an engineer in
Joliet, Ills.
Leo Warner went to Grand Rapids
on the excursion last Sunday and re-
mained visiting relatives at that city
and at Middleville. He expects to stay
some time.
James Stephenson of Chicago spent
Sunday with Mrs. Stephenson and her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Kirkwood,
at Three Mile Lake. Mrs. Stephenson
will remain here for some time yet.
Rev e. P. Linderman left at this
office basket of his early six weeks
potatoes, the finest we have seen. They
are new variety and the elder will
have quite large quantity of them.
Mrs. Nelson and family will soon
move into the Tirrell house, recently
purchased by her and now occupied by
Charles Wildey and family, who will
move into the house Mrs. Nelson will
vacate.
The other day, five cars of lumber
were backed onto the siding at Free &
Hagerman's lumber yard The post at
the eud of the siding was broken and
one car ran off the end of the track and
was badly demoralized.
Local politics are getting hot and
candidates for county nominations are
thicker than flies around q molasses
barrel. 1t is needless to add that the
aspirants so far as heard from are all
republicans in this county.
There Will be a lively matinee on the
Paw Paw track, Saturday afternoon.
Blue Jeans and Frank Grimes mare
will make up one race, and Warmers
mare will try speed with Henry Turrells
new flyer. Each race will be best three
in five, half mile heats.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of Mrs. Ida Hudson to Prof.
VIM. Cobb, at the home of Mr.. and
tomorrow. They will leave at once
for Chicago, and will be "at home" at
Marion, Ohio, August 10.
At business meeting last Thursday
evening, the Disciple endeavor society
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: President, Nj. o. Row
land; vice pres, Mrs. May Long; Sec
retary, Guy DE Haven; treasurer, Retta
Chapman; organist, Bernice Quick.
A wrong figure in the local co lumn
of last weeks NORTHERNER made some
confusion concerning the date of the
Paw Paw republican caucus, which
will be held Saturday afternoon next,
July 25, in accordance with the call as
published elsewhere in this paper.
Mrs. Ira Cross of Chicago, who is in
very poor health, came here for med
ical treatment. She was taken sudden
ly worse at the home of Frank Cutter,
last week, and Mr. Cross and two sons,
Charles and Ellery, were hastily sum-
moned from Chicago. Mrs. Cross is
now better, but the family is still here.
The S. III. & E. will make a rate of
one fare for the round trip from all
stations east of and including Hartford
to the republican county convention at
South Haven, July 80. Delegates and
parties expecting to attend the conven-
ton will leave on regular morning
train and return on regular evening
train.
The Paw Paw ball team went to
Otsego yesterday and was defeated by
a score of 8 to A. This is remarkably
creditable showing for the Paw Paw
team, as Otsego is considered the
strongest club in southwestern Mich
igan and has won game after game
from the best amateur and from some
professional teams.
The following is list of the newly
installed officers of Paw Paw Encamp
ment, No. 80, I.O.O.F.: II. l.. Mcneil,
C.P.; b. O'Dell, II. p; j. b. Rickard,
S. w; Seth Allen, j. w; o. w. Row
land, S.; A. F. Mcneil, T.; David Chap
man, o. S.; |. w Hubert, |. S.; G. w.
Weston, g.; j. +. Bullard, 1st w; S.
IL. Blackman, 4th w.