The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-05-12
WHOLE NUMBER 2i99.

Il. ID. conner, trustee, advertlSes To
sell at auction what remains of the
Cutter * Butler stock of farm imple-
ments. etc. These goods are all new
and desirable. The sale will take place
SATURDAY.. May %. commencing at 10 a.
m; Ii w. McCabe, auctioneer.
When somebody loses an eye or sus-
tains some other injury, people will
realize the danger in the promiscuous
use of the toy rifles with which so many
of the village boys are making war on
the birds-and some of these boys for
get that they are liable TO prosecution
for shooting song birds, as some of
them do.
q. w. Longwell and the First Nat
iOnal bank will do business under the
name of the Paw Paw Milling Co. MIR.
Longwell will be manager of the busi-
ness. The mill has been thoroughly
cleaned up. Some repairs will be at
once made to the fume and building,
and the property will be kept in first
class shape.
Sellick advertises some low prices
this week. Bargains are so plenty at
his store that he filled his space with
them before reaching his millinery de-
partment, which is replete with goods
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prices are right. The ladies have long
since learned that prices are always
right in this department at Sellick's.
Mr.. Montross of Galien, owner Of
minnie Warren" has informed Ed
Fuller that he considers him entitled to
great credit for the care he has given
the mare and her colts, and as mark
of his appreciation, has given Fuller
the mare. Minnie Warren is finely
bred and is one of the best brood mares
in this section. While well along in
years, she is yet valuable.
l.. b. Coy says there are peach blos-
SONS in this locality He has two
peach trees in his yard that are full of
blossoms-and the prospect is that
these two trees will bear large por-
ton of our local peach crop. Judge
johnson, while at South Haven last
week, went through his orchard and
other ones, and reports the prospect of
ID good crop on the lake shore.
A. Il. Stevenson and w. S. Durkee
have been elected delegates from the
Paw Paw fire department To the State
Firemen'S association, of which Chief
Stevenson is president The meeting
will be held in Detroit next week, and
the Paw Paw delegates will 60 on Tues
day. Mr.. Stevenson will respond 10
the address of welcome by Mayor May
bury.
The executive committee of the
pioneers association met at Goblevile
last Saturday, TO make arrangements
for the annual meeting of the associa-
ton. Good interest was manifested,
and a profitable meeting is in pros
pect. The date will be either June
or 9, and the place GObleville. An
effort is being made to secure the
presence of Governor Pingree to make
an address.
The 18th annual reunion of the sur
viyiHg members of Co. &C" Sd Mich.
Cav, will be held at Bangor on Friday
and Saturday, June 1l-12, 1897. 1t is
hoped there may be large attendance
of the old soldiers and their families.
These annual reunions can last but
few years more at best they should he
! well patronized while they last. The
Juniors" of Co. &C" will probably meet
at the same time and place.
The council held a regular meeting
Monday night. The assessor present
ed the village assessment roll, which
was accepted and referred 70 the
finance committee, who will determine
the amount to be raised for the several
village funds. Claims were allowed
to the amount of 1922 10, of which $50
was for defraying the expenses of dele
gates from the Paw Paw fire depart
ment to the state association.
The men who live in a town year
after year, doing business, paying sal
aries to employees, rentals to owners of
property and taxes on their stocks of
merchandise, are entitled TO their home
patronage and support. That town is
the best town whose residents spend
their money with their home merchants
The Northerner is protectionist, not
a free trader, and believes in applying
the principle to the village as well as to
the nation.
Solomon p. Dean, one of the oldest
residents of this county, died at his
home in this village on Sunday even
ing, May 9, at $50, of rheumatism and
Bright's disease, after an illness of
nearly two years. Deceased has been
an intense sufferer for % years. He
was born in Camillus, Onondaga coun-
W, n Y, March 10, 1920, and was n
years old He had been resident of
this county for AZ years The funeral
will be held at the house at Ii o'clock
this morning, conducted by Rev. Ross
Matthews. The burial will be in the
Wildey cemetery.
At well-attended meeting held at
: parlors of the Presbyterian church last
Thursday evening, local Sunday
! school teachers union was organized.
.. w. Rowland was chosen president
and Miss Ruby Neville, secretary. NJ.
, s. Waller and j. w. Free, together
with the secretary and president, were
; designated as an executive committee
The next meeting of the union will be
in the upper parlor of the Disciple
church, tomorrow Thursday evening.
at $50 o'clock. All Sunday school
teachers and officers, as well as others
interested in the matter, are expected
to be present.
At meeting of the three G. +.
societies of the village, held Monday
evening in the parlors of the Disciple
church, the Paw Paw Christian En-
deavor union was organized with the
following officers: President Nj. 5.
, Waller; vice president, Harry Spicer;
3 secretary, Kittie Labadie; treasurer,
] Gertrude Lyle. The union will hold
raonlar nneetinos the first SUNDAY even