The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-02-03
Isaac McCon. who has been very seri,

Waters X Co. have stove adv this
week. Their line of ranges is win.
ner"
The circuit court jury was dismissed
yesterday. there being no more jury
eases To be tried this term.
The new food commissioner has re-
moved John /. Breck from the position
of Inspector, 10 make room for new
man.
T. G.. Tyner's one.fourth off sale on
ovcrcoats has been great success, and
he will continue the sale until he has
closed them all out.
The First Baptist people had a sleigh
ride To the home of Erastus Cash, yes
terday, arriving there for dinner. The
Young people were at the same place
in the evening.
The little folks of the Free Baptist
junior endeavor society enjoyed a
sleigh.ride TO j. b. Bakers, Monday
evening. Ice cream and other refresh
nents were served for them.
r. w Broughton was elected grand
marshal, at the meeting of the Masonic
grand lodge in Saginaw last week
Mr. Broughton is to be congratulated,
as is also the grand lodge in its wise
selection.
The young ladies' social society of
the First Baptist church will give n val
eptine social at the home of VIM.
Kilefer, February ~, All are invited
TO attend. Ice cream and cake will
be served.
Neighbors and friends of Mrs Kim
ball were unlimited guests at her home
Saturday, to celebrate her Gath birth.
day. The surprise was complete. A
fine dinner was served and an enjoyable
time was had
The Paw Paw republican caucus, to
choose delegates to the county conven-
ton, will be held at the court house,
Saturday afternoon, February 13, at
2 o'clock The call is published else
where in this paper.
The Presbyterian young peoples So
ciety occupied the hour of the regular
evening service last Sunday, in cele-
! bratiOn of Christian Endeavor Day, and
presented very interesting program.
The church was finely decorated.
w. j. Sellick makes his advertising
pay, because he never misrepresents
his goods, and the bargains he offers
are genuine. This week he calls spec
ial attention To shoes, and his 'clear-
ing up sale" announcement should also
| be read
The following named attorneys from
abroad have been attending court al
times during the past week: Judge A.
j. Mills, Gen. VIM. Shakespeare and ID
o. French of Kalamazoo, w. G. Bessey
IaIn I "a
Lawton aud A. HI Tuttle of Hartford
The council held its regular meeting
Monday evening. Peter Gremps offered
quit claim deed of right of fiowage ot
lands at the electric light pond. The
deed was accepted Claims were al.
lowed aggregating s465 II, of which
amount $3.50 goes TO Mr.. Gremps for the
above mentioned deed.
Supt. w. M. Edwards of the Kalama.
ZOO asylum invited a number of Judges
of probate To be his guests yesterday, to
familiarize themselves with the institu.
ton where unfortunates are sent for
treatment by these judges DEGREES
Judge johnson of this county was
among those who availed themselves OF
the opportunity.
AlteT the utdIll Iuc
Breck, who was an agent of X G. Dun
d Co, that company brought suit
against James Clancy of Escanaba,
formerly of this place, whose name APP
pears as surety on the bond given by
M Breck to- the company. Clancy
claimed never to have signed the bond
and the suit was decided in his favor.
A man cares not for cold weather
when he has one of +. Smith & Cos
big, comfortable overcoats or ulsters,
warmly lined and thoroughly water
proof, the kind made for their custom.
ers by III 5. IL NJ, every one of whose
overcoats and ulsters is warranted, and
the silk or satin sleeve Innings are guar.
anteed for two seasons. All must move
to make room for the whale spring
stock.
On Sunday morning, February q
Prof. 5. ID. Williams, first field secre'
tary of the Michigan nti.Saloon league
viii speak in the Free Baptist church
Dwight II. Robinson, field secretary
will speak in the Methodist church. In
the evening, a union mass meeting
will be held in the Methodist church
Prof. Williams and Mr.. Robinson
speaking. After the addresses, a local
league will be formed auxiliary to the
state league. Everybody is invited tC
be present.
Senator Merriman is out in opposi
tion TO the proposed amendment t6
the laws governing railroads, as fol
lows ut would be rank injustice tC
make all Michigan railroads a flat 2
cent passenger rate. At present the
law provides that such rate shall bC
given where the passenger earnings ex
ceed So, 900 per mile. 1t might be wei
To reduce this to $4,000 mile, and tC
make the Michigan Central and the
Lake Shore give 2-cent rate. They
possibly can afford it. But to force ;
2-cent rate on all roads, irrespective o
their strength, would work an injustice.
James Cassidy of Lawton was trieC
before Justice Rowland for larceny
He was charged with having stolen
wagon from Wells w. Mosier of thi
township. The circumstances, as ties
titled to by MOsier and his daughter
were as follows: In August 1895, Cas-
sadly hired the wagon for a few day
and never returned 1t. Cassidy al
mitted getting the wagon and that h.
had disposed of il, but swOrc that h