The true northerner., 1897-11-03
JAS. Jordan of Minneapolis was call
ing on old Paw Paw friends, Saturday.

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| son.
Now draw long breath. There
won't be another election here for four
months.
| w. X. Selick is able to attend To
business again after "A severe illness of
several days.
Mrs. j l.. Salisbury is yet confined to
the house, from the effects of fall "A
couple of weeks since.
The Paw Paw Sunday schools are
preparing to put the recent township
canvass to practical use
The annual Y p. S. G.. f. convention
of the the third district will be held in
Niles, November 26 and 81.
The Up.to-Date Farmers club will
meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs David
Lytle, Wednesday, November 10.
There is nothing new, so far as we
! are able to ascertain, in the railroad
situation and no new work is being done
The Paw Paw Canning Co. shipped a
carload of canned goods yesterday and
expects to send out another carload to-
day.
his knee while playing foot ball one
house.
Mrs. Thos. Solomon left Monday for
Sycamore, Ills. In short time, she
expects to go to California to spend the
winter.
Percy Northrop has again secured
his old position, firing on the North
western, and started last week to take
the job.
G.. +. Gilman arrived home Sunday
night from the East, where he has been
for some time past, selling horses and
baled hay.
The Almena NJ f. society will hold
a ten cent social at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Walter j. Tracy, Friday even
ing of this week.
We are requested to again call at
tention to the county Sunday school
convention, to be held in Lawrence,
November IL and 12.
The Coterie is very fortunate in Sc
curing Wallace Bruce, as he seldom
visits small towns. He will give the
same lecture at Ann Arbor on this trip
west.
On Monday last, Brorghton in
augurated great sale, offering big
bargains in every department. A few
of the attractions are described in his
adv. this week
Van Buren, County Pomona grange
will hold its next regular session at
Lawrence grange hall, Saturday, No
vember 6. Meeting will be called to
order at 1870 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs j f. Bullard have been
spending few days with friends in
Hamilton and Bangor. They expect to
go next week to Muncie, Ind, to re-
main several weeks.
Miss May Southwell, who recently
endured an operation in Kalamazoo
hospital, has returned here and is now
at the home of Mrs. Esther Harrison
She is making rapid recovery.
The examination of Matthew Murphy
of Lawton, charged with local option
violation, was concluded before Justice
Warner on Wednesday, and he was
held for trial at the November term of
the circuit court.
The union temperance meeting at the
Nj. f. Church, Sunday evening, was adj
dressed by Prosecuting Attorney Fish
of Allegan and Prof o. A. Wright of
Detroit. Both the gentlemen are good
speakers.
+. E. Thomas has left the sheriff's Of
flee, and will study optical work with
DR.. Maxwell. He will spend portion
of his time in the jewelry store of Ii. 5.
Sheldon. w. j. Thomas becomes the
office deputy of the sheriff.
We are indebted to Elisha Tyler for
a copy of recent New Haven, Conn,
paper, giving full account of the
recent reunion in that city of the
numerous Tyler family. G. w. Tyler
also has great interest in the effort
being made to complete the family rec
ords of all the Tylers.
The Anti.Saloon Daughters of Paw
Paw cordially invite all workers in the
cause of local option to come TO Paw
Paw on Saturday, Nov. 6, for day of
rejoicing over this splendid victory.
Come and bring your baskets. The
ladies of Paw Paw will furnish hot cof-
fee to ali guests. The Nj. +. church
will be headquarters. There will be
reduced rates on the local railroad; for
rates see bills.
A gentleman was in town recently,
talking up project for building new
telephone line from South Haven,
through intervening points'to Paw Paw
and Kalamazoo, giving telephone con-
nections with Grand Rapids and other
important Michigan towns. The new
line would be competitor of the Bell
people, whose service here it rotten"
and at exorbitant prices, and the COM
petitor would be welcome.
Looking into the well on Halloween,
as tradition has it, you'll see the face of
your future husband Looking into +.
Smith a. Co.'S on Halloween, you'll see
the throng of people looking for lower
prices; goods cheaper than ever. You
need not be surprised that the sign
reads, 1--WE make no representations
that the facts do not sustain" See
their new advertisement on eighth
page of this paper.
A "Klondike social" will be given at
the parlors of the First Baptist church
on Friday evening of this week, Nov.
5. Claims will be sold for ten cents
each; also shovels and picks will be
furnished each one in order that they
| be enabled to unearth their hidden