The true northerner., 1897-08-04

WOodman's landing, -Four Mile lake.
Teams will leave the church at $50 a..
m.
The fine rain of Sunday morning
broke a three weeks drOuth i'm this
vicinity, and practically made sure a
good corn crop. Potatoes were also
greatly benefited.
Married, by Justice Rowland, Thurs
day, July %, 1897, at the office of the
county clerk, Mr. William II Hoyt of
South Haven and Miss Hattie Rice of
Bravo, Allegan county.
July, proverbially quiet month, has
been one of the busiest of the year at
Sellick's. Persistent advertising and
close prices do the business. Read his
adv. for fresh bargains.
Lake Park will be well supplied with
picnics this week. The Up-to.Date
Farmers club will be there to-day, the
North and South club tomorrow and
the Nj. +. Sunday school Friday.
Prof. w. V. Sage of Decatur is con-
ducting three weeks state teachers
institute at Lake City, Missaukee coun-
ty. Mrs. Sage is spending the time
with her parents in this village.
August IL will be county Maccabee
day. The Bees 90 to South Haven this
year, and that village has made great
preparation for the reception of its
guests. A great time is anticipated.
The excursion of all farmers clubs to
South Haven, announced in last weeks
Northerner for August II, has been
postponed until August 1S, on account
of the Maccabee excursion on the for
mer date.
The sermon at the Baptist church
next Sunday evening will be designed
for young people, Only those under
forty years of age are invited, but all
will be welcome. The theme will be,
Little Foxes"
About 1000 cases of black raspberries
were dried at the Paw Paw evaporator
this season, making approximately TO-
600 pounds of dried fruit. In addition
to this, several small evaporators around
the county did lively business.
Nancy l.. Rose, mother of Thomas
ard John Rose, died Sunday at her
home near the Clapp school house aged
10 years. Funeral services were held
at the house at a. m. Tuesday. The
remains were taken to Kalamazoo for
burial
The council held meeting Monday
evening But little business was trans
acted The electric light committee
was authorized to have survey made
of line in dispute between the village
and A. 7. Hall. Claims were allowed
amounting to S490.4S.
Fred and Wells Mosier, who are
camping with their families at Lake
Cora, caught bass the other day
weighing over 81 pounds. They sold it
to Chicago parties who were at the
Peninsular, to be sent to the city as a
sample of Michigan fishing.
The Second meeting of the Paw Paw
Christian Endeavor union will be held
at the Free Baptist church, August 8,
commencing at p. m. Special music
is being prepared. A collection will be
taken for the benefit of the union. All
are invited TO attend.
The Grand Rapids Democrat is author
ity for the statement that Dr. Albert
Robinson's dog "Mc(iinty" had two
teeth broken off in a dog fight, and that
the doctor put two gold crowns into the
CANNES mouth. DR.. Robinson was
formerly Paw Paw dentist.
At Lake Park this week, new occu-
pants of cottages will be found as fol-
lows: Mr. and Mrs. Jay Reynolds,
Burk cottage; Will Cooper and family,
Sage cottage; Mr.. and Mrs L. j. Cava-
naugh and Mrs. Ella Harrison and
family, Chaplin cottage Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Pike, the Shrine cottage at the
south end of the lake.
The NJ. +. Sunday school will have a
picnic next Friday at Lake Park.
Teams will be at the church at nine
o'clock in the morning to take all who
have no conveyance of their own. Every
family of the church and congregation
is invited to come and bring we'll filled
baskets, which will be taken in charge
by com mittee of ladies, who will
spread tables for the entire school.
The petitions for local option elec-
ton are all copied, and copies will be
posted in the various townships at once.
The petitions will be filed with the
county clerk as soon as the necessary
time subsequent to posting shall have
elapsed. The number of names neces-
sary to submission is 2,l77. There are
1883 names on the petitions. The
number of petitioners makes the call
ing of an election almost certainty.
1t was happy thought that prompt
ed Bert Douglass to invite his faithful
berry pickers to picnic at Three Mile
lake last Friday Accordingly about
fifty jolly merry makers, with their
baskets we'll filled, made their way to
"The Point" and proceeded to enjoy
days outing. BY the courtesy of the
Misses Labadie, the pickers spread their
dinner under the trees near their cot
tage and gave unrestrained expression
to their feelings and fully demonstrated
their capacity TO demolish roast chick
en-, baked beans, salads, biscuits cakes
pies, ice cream, etc. The balance of
the day was spent in various merry
sports.
The Bangor common council has re-.
pealed the silly ordinance requiring
bicycle riders to ring their bells at every
street crossing. The Northerner is al
most afraid to mention this fact, how
ever, for fear of wounding the feelings
of the Advance, which says the North
erner called the Bangor city fathers
fools but it didn't. II called the ordi.
nance fool ordinance" Perhaps we
should have called it wise ordinance.
The Advance apologies for it as fol-