The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-05-05

The Up.to.Date Farmers club will
at Hickory Corner" May l2, 81.
The Decatur and Paw Paw higl
school mines played game of ball OF
Saturday last, at Decatur, resulting il
a score of l2 To z in favor of Decatur.
The trout stories told by Paw Paw
fishermen are so improbable that the
Northerner does not dare to repeat
them; but the boys did get some nice
strings.
The Baptist Ladies' Missionary circle
will meet with Mrs. George Harrison
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All
the ladies of the church are cordially
invited.
Ed. Fuller sent Elmer Downing to
Marshal, Monday, with a colt to place
in Tink Hills hands for training. The
youngsters dam is Minnie Warren;
sire Young Wilkes.
The mothers meeting will be held
at Mrs. Squier's, Saturday, May 8, at
half past two. Quotations, sayings of
children, or something about them.
All are cordially invited.
Rev. f. r. Black of Buchanan deliv-
cred an excellent discourse at the Dis
ciple church last Sunday morning. He
drove to Decatur in the afternoon,
speaking there in the evening
Style, service, satisfaction are the
three trumphs of the h. S. IL Nj. spring
and summer clothing worn by fashion
leaders. f. Smith Il Co. sell these
goods exclusively in Paw Paw
The Coterie will meet at the club
room this wednesday, afternoon; Miss
Verne Van Fossen, leader. A little
comedetta will be presented Roll
call, quotations from Charles Dickens
Dr. Mcdonald, Michigan's best known
specialist, whose wonderful cures have
startled every city he has visited, will
be in Paw Paw, at the Dyckman House,
from Monday, May II, until Monday,
May "a; consultation free.
A. G.. Glidden has a number of half
pound packages of sugar beet seeds,
from the department of agriculture,
that he desires to distribute among
farmers who will plant them. Drop
him postal card about it.
The Central States Fruit Grower is a
sprightly and interesting horticultural
monthly, published at ST. Joseph, Mich
The subscription price is so cents per
year. Advance paying subscribers to
the Northerner can secure this paper
and the Fruit Grower for 81 10 per year.
w. j: Sellick has received large
stock of wash goods, which he was
enabled to buy at his own figure of a
jobber, on account Of the backward
spring, and his customers will get the
benefit. See the special announcement
in this paper for next Saturday after
noon.
Aside from peaches, the prospect is
promising for fine crop of fruit. Re-
ports from the lake shore indicate n
fair crop of peaches in that section, but
in this part of the fruit belt" there are
absolutely no peaches at all; entire
orchards will not put forth a single
blossom.
During the services at the Disciple
church, Sunday evening, an electric
light fuse burned out, leaving the
rooms in total darkness for few min
utes. Mr.. l.. II. Harrison was in the
congregation and won the thanks of
those present by offering his services
and replacing the fuse.
At the alumni business meeting, Sat-
urday afternoon, it was decided to hold
banquet this year as usual Chair
men of committees were appointed as
follows: Arrangements, Miss Belle
Gremps; literary, M. o. Rowland;
music, r. +. Jennings; reception, Il. w
Broughton. The chairmen were en-
powered to appoint their own assist.
ants.
The Methodist church was well filled
at the McClung entertainment, and il
was awfully funny to see some woman
craning her neck to catch glimpse OF
the little musician around some other
woman's hat, while her own headgear
most effectually shut off the view OF
those behind her. A few of the ladies
were considerate enough to remove
their hats.
| Sunday evening, while Mr.. and Mrs
A. Il. Foote were at church, some sneak
thief or thieves broke into their house
and stole Mr.. Foote'S best vest and
trousers and some smaller articles, in
value, all told, of about fifteen dollars
Entrance was obtained by breaking
open the back door of the house. Sus
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tramps that were in town, but the Off
GERS of the law were unable to find any
thing against them. The burglary j:
quite as likely to have been home
enterprise, executed by home talent.
l.. +. Trescott's "Model" steam laun
dry is doing nicely, and now has all the
local work, the various agencies fol
outside laundries having all gone
out of business The work done
in our home laundry is of a very salts
factory character, and is being improv
ed daily. The machinery used is of the
Troy pattern, and the work is done by
the celebrated Troy electric process
Agencies in outside towns are now be
ing established, and people of oul
neighboring villages are assured the
very best of work from the Paw Paw
laundry.
Maple Grove lodge No. 29S is tn,
name of the new Knights of Pythiai
lodge that was instituted in this village
last Thursday evening. The granC
) lodge officers present to take charge o
the work were Grand Chancellor +. /
Woodcock of Niles, Grand Keeper o
Records and Seal Miles s. Curtis o
Battle Greek Deputy Grand Chancello
Hall of Hudson. About $50 visiting
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