The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-15
Local Department.
Hazel Wall is i'll with scarlatina.


+. +. Thomas is able to be out again
Chan. Deming of Mattawan was in
town Sunday.
LaRue Mosier is quite ill and con fin
ed TO the house.
Mr. and Mrs o. b. Frost of Allegan
are guests of G. " Burdick's.
A Christmas party will be given on
Thursday evening, December 30
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the NJ.
K. parsonage, Thursday, Dec. 10, at 230
o'clock.
Chas Tuttle, who has been in Dakota
for some months, is visiting Paw Paw
friends.
Waters & Co advertise cutlery, sill
verware, skates and sleds for the Christ
mas trade.
Baptism was administered to two
candidates at the Baptist church, Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Bates and children of Pentwater
are visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
w. Il. Shrine.
Supervisor David Squier of Decatur
and III. K. Squier were In town on busi-
ness yesterday.
j. S. Tuckey is home from Indiana,
where he has been at work in mill for
some months past.
Mrs. Harvey +. Elwood of Chicago
has been the guest of Mrs. j. Nj. Long
well for few days
Miss Jane Broughton will he home
from Notre Dame next week Wednes-
day, for the holidays.
Regular meeting of the International
Congress, Tuesday evening, December
81; election of officers.
Rosco, the miracle wonder, at the
opera house, December Is and l6; ad-
mission Is and 25 cents.
"Yuletide" over dull times by adver-
tising the whole year instead of just at
Christmas time.-Stolen.
Eugene Colburn has rented M. p.
Aliens building and will open a con-
fectionery and cigar store.
Advertised letters: Mrs. Eliza Ran
dell, Miss Cecil Raymond, Fred Wink.
Ter, Ernest Smith, Dorwin Holiday.
Mrs A. G. Glidden has gone to Cedar
Springs to visit her parents for two
weeks, leaving A. G. to run the culin-
ary and other departments.
f. b. Longwell has big adv. this
week, but by no meaps all of his holi
day goods are enumerated in it. See
his large bills for additional articles.
Daniel Mordeu, a Canadian, stole
and acknowledged his guilt before ESQ
Mason Ha Sarvinr On do vc II, 10 II
The NJ Z. aid society of Almena will
give literary and musical entertain
ment at the Almena Nj. f. church, Fri
day evening, Dec. II. Admission five
cen Is.
At the meeting of the Disciples in dis
trict convention at Benton HarbOr last
| week, it was voted to hold the next
meeting-the annual one-in Paw Paw
| in June.
Don't fail to read the inside pages of
| this paper. You will find there large
portion of our correspondence ard
county news, besides Washington letter.
state and general news.
Broughton's store is full of Christmas
goods and presents an unusually hand
some appearance. His adv. this week
gives only partial list of what he
offers to holiday buyers.
There will be an adjourned meeting
of the L. o. L. M, Thursday afternoon
at o'clock, December IS. Every mem.
ber is requested to be present, as prac-
tice for installation is necessary.
f b. Longwell, the druggist, has de-
cided to keep no more alcohol or
liquors of any kind, for sale for any
purpose, and has sign posted con-
spicuously in his store to that effect.
A new grange has been organized at
Glendale, with f. j Dayton as master.
The organization starts out with good
membership and should succeed in the
fine farming community in which it is
| located.
The lecture by Rev. Ii. W. Harvey,
Monday evening, was attended by a
fine audience, considering the weather.
The lecture was very fine, and was
much enjoyed. The next one of the
series will be by Rev. DIR. G +. Hunt.
ing, December %.
Following are the officers of Paw Paw
lodge No. 81, A. y. u. w, for the en-
suing year T. w. M, 1. A. Whitman;
NJ. W, G.. w. Rooms; foreman, G. w.
Dayton; overseer, j. &. Garvin; record
er, w. IL. Mason; fnancier, S. +. Mum
ger; receiver, j w Free; guide, o. w.
Rowland; l. W., g. +. Butler; o. W.,
Oliver Hoger; trustee /. A. Whitman;
medical examiner, j e.. Maxwell; Rep.
G. L., w. III. Mason; alternate, S. +.
Munger.