The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-16

Co. &C" 4th Cav, are enjoying their
camp fire last evening.
The Junior class entertained the sen.
iors and teachers last evening, at the
home of Miss Mabel Andrews.
The ball game at 3 this afternoon,
between Paw Paw and the Kalamazoo
league team, should be great game.
Every lover of the game should see it.
Mrs. Emma Reams, formerly of AL.
mena, died at her home in Hastings,
May 81, after an illness of three weeks
She leaves husband and three child
| ren.
Remember the lecture of Chas. II.
| Fraser at the Methodist church Satur-
day evening. June 10. A pleasant and
profitable evening is assured those who
attend.
DIR. A. e. Socum of Kalamazoo will
deliver the baccalaureate address to the
graduating class of the Paw Paw high
! school, next Sunday evening at the
Christian church.
r.. b. Longwells ten days sale was
decided success. He occupies half
page of the Northerner this week adver-
tising popular prices for standard goods.
1t will pay you to read 1t.
All those interested, ladies as well
as gentlemen, in the formation of a
wheel club for the riders of Paw Paw
and vicinity will please meet at the
abstract office next Monday evening.
+. A. Foster has change of adv. in
this paper. Mrs. Foster is now doing
the baking, and the 'home baked"
goods are popular. The renovating the
store has received makes it a pleasant
place TO trade or get lunch.
Never since the first yard of suiting
was created from the primitive spin
ming wheel was clothing sold so cheap;
never before did such eXquisitely made
clothes stoop to such diminutive prices
as are made this season by +. Smith Il
Co.
On Monday, June IA, the $. II. Il L.
began running a fruit train which will
make regular daily trips except Satur-
days. The train leaves Lawton at 4 80
p. m, and Paw Paw at 4:50, arriving at
South Haven at 5 p. m, and Chicago at
4:30 q. m.
On account of press of other mat
ters we are forced to delay the publ
cation of our list of bicyclists until next
week. If you ride and have not already
registered, do so at once, that our list
of Paw Paw bicycles and riders may be
complete.
Messrs. Patterson, Ogden and Thresh
er OF Benton Harbor and Chicago, rep
resenting the purchasers of the narrow
gauge road, were in town Saturday.
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ments in the road, but are silent as to
what will be done.
The following persons have purchas-
ed new wheels in the last few days at
Paw Paws leading cycle store: Foster
Poorman, Lawton, Waverley; George
Showers, Lawton, Homer; o. I. Calbet-
ger, Volinia, Gladiator; Miss Harriet
Travis, Waverly, Crescent.
Last Sunday was children's day in
deed in Paw Paw churches. In the
morning, the Methodists and Free Bap.
lists had their exercises. Both houses
were well filled and the programs were
excellent. In the evening, the Presby-
terians held their children's service,
which was fine. The house was crowd
ed.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Baptist church will meet at the parson-
age, Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock. All ladies having mite boxes
will please bring or send them, as they
are to be opened at this meeting. All
ladies and girls of the congregation are
cordially invited to be present. Gentle
men are invited to tea between half
past five and six.
The high school commencement exer-
cises will be held at the rink, next week
Wednesday evening. An admission
fee of 10 cents will be charged. The
grammar school exercises will be held
at the opera house Thursday evening,
the alumni reception at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. K. w. Broughton and
the banquet at the opera house on
Friday evening, all of next week. Mrs.
Cora ID. Martin of Lansing will be
toastmistress at the banquet.
The president and manager of the
Ozark Mountain Chautauqua assembly,
Rev. Il. G. Walton, says of Charles IL
Fraser: The lectures of G.. II. Fraser
given before the Ozark Mountain as.
sembly were eminently successful. Sci
dom, if ever, have our people enjoyed
such treat from the lecture platform.
= | he leCIuTeS were SOuuu 10 JHe COTe.
Mr.. Fraser is a consummate word paint.
er. His eloquent periods and matchless
oratory held the audience spell-bound
The Ingham County News, published
at Mason, June 3, had the following
"Rev. j. Clizbe has been rendered the
chair of 'Theism and the Bible in Alma
college. 1t is place which he is splen.
didly qualified to fill and we expect To
t hear of his acceptance. Both he and
the college are to be congratulated. '
Mr., Clizbe was formerly pastor of the
Presbyterian church in this village. He
, has accepted the chair and, after spend
ing the summer at Bay View, will
move to Alma.
Paw Paw will celebrate Independence
Day this year. The sports of the day
will be a change from the stereotyped
2 observances, but will furnish to the
Y people place to go and enjoy them
selves. AS the Fourth of July comes OF
4 Sunday this year, Saturday, July 3, will
!. be celebrated. At 10 a. m, ball game
will be played at the Ideal ball park
between Paw Paw and the Otsegc
Giants. At two in the afternoon
;. there will be matinee at the fail
!, grounds, with q 2:40 trot or pace, {
free-for-all and farmers race, entrie