The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-04-28
WHOLE NUMBER 2i97.

2 The Coterie will meet at the home OF
I Mrs. Broughton. Wednesday, April 28.
Miss Lottie Showerman. leader; roll
call-quotations pertaining TO flowers.
t Paw Paw is getting to be great bi-
cycle distributing point. Parties from
all over the county come here to select
. their wheels, as they find here large
assortment of the leading makes, vary
ing in price from the cheapest To the
best, To select from.
A. Chase Thompson, the creamery
man, was here the fore part of the
week, to remove his machinery from
the creamery building. II will be taken
To the East TO put into a new factory
there. The Northerner is sorry to
chronicle the failure of the creamery
here, and we believe the dairymen have
acted against their own best interests
in not supplying sufficient cream to
keep the institution in operation.
Cook Clark died on Friday last, April
3d. at the home of II. S. Sheldon ia this
village, aged 81 years. He had been
confined to the house about four weeks,
his illness commencing with a severe
cold that attacked his naturally weak
lungs, developing into quick con-
sumption. His body was taken to Law
renee, where the funeral was held Sun
day. He was an excellent young man,
who had made many friends during his
residence in this place.
At a meeting of the board of education
held last Thursday morning, Prof. j. A.
IOLeary, county commissioner OF schools,
was unanimously chosen as superintend-
ent of the Paw Paw schools for the en-
suing year. There were twenty-seven
applicants, which shows that the school
is well known and its superintendency
considered to be desirable situation.
Prof Wilson had notified the board
that he was not an applicant and would
terminate his connection with the
school at the close of the present school
year.
At the council meeting Monday
evening, the bond of Emmett |. North
rop as marshal, with +. s. Briggs as
surety, was presented and approved.
The druggist bonds of Longwell Bros,
G. w. Tyler q Co, +. Il. Longwell aud
j. ID. Hamilton were presented and
approved. 1t was voted to allow G. V.
Burdick 81 90 per week towards street
sprinkling. Permission was granted TO
set hitching posts in front of the town
hall, for the convenience of the Presby-
!
to the amount OF 1854 80.
: Miss Alice McClung. the eight year
old musical wonder of Michigan. who
will give an entertainment at the M. F.
church this evening, possesses the rare
gift of absolute pitch" aud will give
exhibitions of her powers by naming
single tones and the tones of intricate
chords that are sounded upon the piano,
when ont of sight, and also by writing
upon the blackboard unfamiliar four
part music that is being played. She
will render selections from her own
compositions that have received the en-
dorsement of the best musical critics.
There was some misunderstanding
concerning the corn contributions for
the starving people of India, that were
, to be taken in the churches last Sunday
II is desired to have a carload or more
of the grain contributed to be sent To
India. The railroads furnish free
, transportion to the sea coast, and the
government carries the corn across the
sea. While our farmers cribs are
bursting with corn for which a profit
able market cannot be found. thousands
are starving in India. Few indeed
there are among us who could not at
ford to contribute from one to five
bushels of corn for such purpose
The matter will be brought up in the
union service at the Disciple church
next Sunday evening. Seldom is bet
: ter opportunity offered for an exhibi.
ton of christian charity.
The silent reaper has once more visit
; ed our midst, and removed another old
land mark. Silas Allen Smith was born
+; in Logan, Hooking county, in the state
of Ohio, June 4, 1882, and died at his
, home in Prospect Valley, on the morn
ing of April 90, 1897. He came to Paw
Paw, Mich .Fin October, 1852, and since
that time has been resident here. Ia
March, 1868, he enlisted in Co. "E, 9th
Michigan Cavalry, and served until the
close of the war. May %, 1864, while
home on furlough, he was married to
Miss Martha f. Rawson, and two days
later he returned to his regiment in
time to participate in Sherman's famous
'march to the sea-" Two sons were
, born of this union, Dana p, who re-
sides at Battle Greek, and Robert W.,
who remains at home. AT the age of 25,
} he united with the Methodist church
at Logan, Ohio, but years of poor
health, and almost total deafness have
rendered il impossible for him to enjoy
church or social. He was Mason and
a member of Brodhead post, e. A. X.
The funeral was held at the residence,
Monday afternoon at o'clock, under
Masonic direction.
The 18th anniversary of American
oddfellowship was celebrated at Deca-
tur last Monday, the occasion being
the 4th annual meeting of the Van Blu.
: rem County Association of Oddfellows.
An interesting program was presented
, both in the afternoon and evening. At
the afternoon meeting Hon. A b. Cop
: ley of Decatur gave an address of well
: come; response by o. w. Rowland of
( Paw Paw. Past Grand Master l.. N.
. Burke of Kalamazoo followed with an
interesting and instructive address on
"Odd Fellowship" The principal fea-
ture of the evening was an address by
Mrs. Fannie II. Turner of Grand Rap
, ids, past president Of the Rebekah as
sembly. The exercises were enlivened
: with good music, both vocal and instru-
mental rendered by the Decatur Corno
band and other Decatur musicians At
the business meeting, 1t was decided to
hold the next anniversary meeting at
Lawton and the following named off