The true northerner., 1897-07-14


They say they can defend the body
from heat with raiment of the style of
to-day.
The Y. s. p. c. +. of the Disciple
church will hold social at the home of
Mrs. j. Hurd next Tuesday evening.
All members are especially requested
TO be present.
Wheat in this vicinity is nearly all III
the shock, but very little if any of it has
been drawn in. 1t will have to remain
out some days before it will get dry
enough to stack.
The Van Buren county people in at.
July 60, were Mr.. and Mrs. W. V.
Sage, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Shaw and
Mr.. j. A. O'Leary.
Prof. j. A. OLeary is spending some
time at Ann Arbor so that he may find
himself in the best of condition to begin
his work as superintendent of the Paw
Paw public schools.
Mrs. +. l.. Warner, president of the
Coterie, desires to call attention to the
fact that there will be meeting of that
association Wednesday afternoon, July
81. Important business.
Herman j. Olds, one of the old resi-
dents of this township, died Monday
night at the residence of Walter Wilson.
Funeral services will be held there this
Wednesday afternoon.
The board Of education held a meet
ing Monday morning. The vacancy in
the corps of teachers was not filled and
nothing was done but the transaction
of little routine business.
The union gospel service at the
Presbyterian church, last Sunday even
ing, was fairly well attended. Next
Sunday evening there will be union
service at the Disciple church.
j. H. Hammond of Decatur will oc-
cupy the pulpit at the Disciple church
next Sunday morning. Mr.. Hammond
has not preached here in several
months. Come out and hear him.
r. e.. Nash was in town Monday pre-
pairing proofs of loss in connection with
the recent destruction of his household
goods by fire. He returned to Cass
county where he has been stopping.
The busiest place in town is the berry
box and crate factory at Waters q Cos.
They import them in the "knock down"
and keep the boys busy putting them
together Berry packages are in
great demand.
The Geneva farm house of County
Treasurer Mitchell was destroyed by
fire last week Tuesday night. The
house was occupied by tenant, Mr.
Empson and family The household
goods were nearly all saved. No in
surance.
A couple of young men from Evans
ton, Ind, touring awheel, passed
through here last Friday morning in
tending to make Grand Rapids their
next stop. The distance was not great
for wheeman, but the heat was
oppressive.
Special excursion, Nj. G.. r. r., to
Chicago, July II. $500 round trip, good
until July IS. Can return on regular
trains or on special leaving Chicago at
7:30 p. m. July 1S. Train will leave
Lawton Saturday morning at about
$50 See flyers for exact time.
On Monday last, James Waber, a
Pine Grove young man, was arraigued
before Justice Rowland, charged with
having assaulted Brit p. OdelI another
young man of the same township. He
pleaded not guilty and gave bail for
his appearance for trial, Thursday,
July %.
There will be ball game at the ball
park tomorrow afternoon between the
Paw Paw and the SchOolcraft teams.
Doubtless it will be one of the best
games of the season. When the Paw
Paws went to Schoolcraft recently they
won the game by the narrow margin
of four to three.
There will be a meeting of the Paw
Paw Spiritual association at the resi-.
dence of b. ODell, next Tuesday even
ing, July 20 for the purpose of electing
delegates to the state association, which
meets at Lansing, Aug. TO- All men,
bess are requested to be present and
enjoy social time.
Among the immediate effect acts
passed by the last state legislature was
one abolishing the Office of township
drain commissioner. Some of those Of
ficers did not know they were legislated
out of existence and that accounts for
the sudden disappearance of some of
the drain notices that were in last
weeks Northerner.
A very welcome rain followed by
cooler weather put an end to the eX-
treme drouth and heat last Saturday
night. For five days out of eight the
mercury had climbed up to 100 degrees
and over. Another welcome rain Mon
day night and Tuesday has thoroughly
saturated the ground.
The Free Baptist Sunday school of
this place will run an excursion to
Macatawa Park and Ottawa Beach next
Saturday, the train leaving Paw Paw at
705 a. M, returning about p. IN. The
Paw Paw band will accompany the ex-
cursion. Everybody invited to go. Fare
for the round trip of 100 miles, 80 cents,
| fare to South Haven and return 25 cents.