The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-01-31

Mr. and Mrs. Len. Crandall visited
Decatur friends two or three days this
week.
Attorney Smith of Decatur was en-.
gagged in the circuit court a part of this
week.
Elder j III. Hammond of Decatur has
been here this week, assisting i'm the
union meetings.
The Senior Whist Club will be enter.
tanned Saturday evening by DR.. Max
well, at Mrs. Parker's.
Covenant meeting will be held at the
Free Baptist church, on Saturday of
this week at 2:30 p. m.
The Disciple Y P.S.C.E. gave a pleas
ant social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emory Ball, Tuesday evening.
T. G. Tyner has just received large
invoice of ladies' shoes, running in
width all the way from "a" to "E F."
Drs. Hoyt and Maxwell were at Kali
amazoo, Tuesday, attending meeting
of the Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine.
Editor johnson of the Hartford Day
Spring was in town three or four days
this week, in attendance on court as a
witness.
The ladies will give leap year dane.
ing party at Longwell's opera house on
the evening of February ID. Buck &
Geer's orchestra.
Married, at the M. f. Parsonage,
Wednesday evening, January 20, 1896,
by Rev. +. w. Corbett, Nathaniel
Howes of Arlington and Miss Celena
Carpenter of Bangor.
Miss Gertrude Buck, daughter of
ed TO the honorable position of assis-
the University of Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Mitchell are en-
tertaining a sister of Mr.. Mitchell's,
Mrs o. NJ Kittinger of Lockport, n Y,
and niece and nephew of his, Mrs
Nancy Stowell of Petoskey and Ormsby
Mitchell of Kalamazoo.
The Cass County board of supervisors
voted to pay their sheriff 5000 year
for the services of extra help required
to look after the stonepile gang, and his
own work in purchasing material and
selling the broken stone.
Prof. j. w. Roberts, who is now trav-
cling in the interests of the American
Book Co., arrived in town Saturday
evening and remained until Monday
afternoon, transacting some business
and calling on his old friends here.
His home is in Chicago.
Chas. IL. Butler has traded his farm
in Antwerp to s. s. Parr of Grand Rap
ids, for dwelling house and an interest
in cold storage and agricultural imple-
ment business in that city. Mr.. Butler
will remove there with his family and
go actively into the business he has ac-
quired. Mr.. Barr will move onto the
farm.
and wife, Mrs. Cora ID. Martin will
join the editorial excursion to Mexico,
which leaves Chicago Feb. 15 and, stop
ping in New Orleans for the Mardi GraS,
as also at several points in Texas, ar
rives in the City of the MonteZumas"
on Feb. 23 The route then takes in
Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Aguas Cali
entes and other points, returning to
Chicago March z.
1t is a great country where working
men can afford to wear exactly the
same style and make of clothing as is
worn by many of the wealthiest men in
the land. But it is true of America,
where capital and labor meet for once
on an equal footing in their preference
for H. S. & M" suits. This make of
clothing is sold by +. Smith & Co. They
are showing the finest spring line ever
opened in this market.
Paw Paw occupied an important por-
ton of the space in the Kalamazoo
daiies of Saturday last. In the morning,
the NeUS had a neat little write-up of
the town and its industries. In the af-
ternoon, the Telegraph came out with a
much more extensive write-up. That's
right, gentlemen; when you run out of
"stuff " at home, you will always find
something in Paw Paw business inter-
ests that will make profitable reading
for your subscribers.
Theodore Lowery of Decatur, who
was convicted of running liquor shop
in an ice house in that village, sought
to prove that John Ray was the guilty
party. Ray has skipped the country,
and so was not placed in any danger
by such pretense, but it took the july
only a few minutes to decide that
Lowery was guilty enough to take his
medicine. The proofs showed that he
had made many sales, one witness plac-
ing it at more than hundred.
Deputy Sheriff Johnson of Berrien
County, accompanied by the son of the
landlord of the Hotel Benton, came
here Tuesday armed with warrant for
Kelly, the portrait agent, charging him
with obtaining money by false pretenses.
Kelly was not here, and they followed
him to Kalamazoo Here he was found,
and promised to settle by the payment
of $50 and costs within 10 days, giving
up his horse and harness as security.
The property is now here in possession
of j. G.. Sage. 1t is alleged that Kelly
obtained money from employees of the
Hotel Benton by false representations
The missionary social at f. N Doug
las fully met the expectations of those
who planned it. Over forty men and
women, old and young, filed the pleas
ant rooms and gathered round the ta-
bles which held the usual abundant
supply of good things. Afterwards
came the program, proceeded by gen.
erous collection. Solos were sung-re-