The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-04-07
Local Department.

Look out for "The Danger Signal"
Deputy Sheriff Britton of Bangor was
in town Thursday.
Pingree'S candidate for mayor was
defeated in Detroit.
Mrs. Bell of Indiana is visiting her
brother, Jason Foote.
&C. Searls of Grand Rapids was here
on business last week.
Rev. and Mrs. f. II. Harvey are home
from their southern trip.
Don't overlook +. b. Longwell's bar
gains in this weeks paper.
Mrs. G.. f. Criffield of Decatur visit
ed friends here "A part of last week.
Advertised letters: MIR. Frank Har.
wick, II. s. Rice, Mr.. Frank Owen.
Ed Fuller's fine Nighthawk mare,
in foal to the Young Wilkes, is dead.
Peter Walker of Kalamazoo was in
town one day last week on business.
Nettie Carr entertained her cousin,
Grace Nj. Geer of Decatur, last week.
Waters e. Co. advertise pumps and
Lakey's paints in their adv. this week
Sheriff Lamberson has sold a span of
mules to w. ID. Cook of South Haven.
Prof. w. V. Sage and wife of Decatur
were guests at David Dllon's last Thurs
day.
Marquis Eaton came home Saturday
evening and returned to Lansing, Mon
day.
Mrs. G.. A. Geer visited her sister,
Mrs. Jacob Carr, Thursday and Friday
of last week.
Carter Harrison Jr. was elected may
or in Chicago, Tuesday, receiving more
votes than all other candidates.
Mrs. Chas. Stevens, who spent the
winter in Chicago with her children,
has returned home for the summer.
Broughton advcrtises lot of new
stuff this week, what he says about
shirt waists being especially interesting.
The village people have subscribed
81 500 for cannery stock and, if the
farmers do likewise, the factory will be
built.
Mrs. M S. Waller, Miss Nina Waters
and Harry Spicer attended the state
Y. p. S. G. f. convention at jackson
last week.
As usual, the popocrats held their
jubilee early over carrying Van Buren,
county-and as usual they couldn't hold
it any other time.
Sellick q Co. opened lot of new
spring dress goods last Saturday that
are the admiration of all the ladies
who have seen them.
A Coterie social will be held at the
new club room this-W Wednesday-even.
ing from 2 to O'clock. Doughnuts
and coffee will be served. The public
are invited.
The ladies of the Nj. l.. church will
serve warm sugar supper at the home
of Mrs. Tom Harvey, Friday, April Q
Supper from seven to eight; il is tC
raise money for the organist. Come
and have a good time.
We believe the only republican can
didate ever elected to office in Var
Buren county by smaller majority thar
that given Mr. Brown was eight year:
ago, when l.. IL Titus was elected cir
cult court commissioner by 55. Tha
was the year the republican candidate
| for prosecutor was defeated.
The b. r. Higgins Co. will give enter
tainments at the opera house, commenc
ing this "wednesday evening and con
tinuing each evening this week. The,
have an elegant magniscOpe and graph
ophone and come well recommended
They give variations in the program
each evening. Admission, 10 and 2
cents.
The Disciple ladies again wish to cal
attention to their supper and concer
to be given in the church next Tu"sda.
evening. Supper will be served in tn
parlors from till s, when the program
will be given. % cents pays for tn
supper and concert. Some of the bes
local talent will take part. The specia
purpose of this entertainment is to rails
money to help pay for the repairs jus
completed on the church, making
ole of the most convenient houses Q
worship in the village. Our citizen
should accord the ladies liberal patron