The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-03-10
II. M. Olney of Hartford was in town

Supervisor A. Danneffel of Keelel
was in town Saturday
Editor Lewis of the Lawton Leader
was III town yesterday.
NJ r. Hoover and wife of Hartford
dined at the Dyckman yesterday.
A. II. Chandler of Hartford was in
town yesterday, on legal business.
The marriage of Mr.. John Lyle and
Mrs. Emma Marshall occurs this morn
ing
Geo. Oliver and mother of Dakota
have been visiting old friends in this
locality.
There is one bright spot inthe village
election returns. South Haven elected
the entire republican ticket.
The funeral of Mrs. Jacob Doughty
was held at the house on Wednesday
of last week. She was highly respect.
ed woman.
Mrs. Marshall has sold her interest in
the millinery business to her sister,
Mrs. Van Fleet, who, in partnership
with Mrs. Gardner, will conduct the
business.
Three insane people were sent tn the
Kalamazoo asylum by the judge of pro-
bate during the past week. Van Buren
will soon need an asylum of her own,
at that rate.
+. III. Lindsey has had his house
wired for electric light. The street line
has been built to the houses of Peter
Gremps, G.. E. Mather and n. l.. Nc
Neil, which will soon be wired.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Baptist church will meet with Mrs
Quick, Saturday afternoon at half past
two. All ladies of the congregation
are cordially invited to be present.
Local pensioners will be pleased to
know that new pension agent has
been appointed at Detroit, and that
their March checks will soon be forth
coming y. A. James of Hillsdale is
the lucky man.
Bills printed at the Northerner office
announce sale of some good horses,
cattle and farm property, at the Worth
ington farm. l ! miles south and mile
west of Texas postoffice, March 16; H.
w. McCabe, auctioneer.
The revival meetings continue all
this week at the NJ f. church. There
have already been some 10 or IL con-
versions and good interest is manifest
ed. Rev. w. j. Douglas is assisting in
the meetings this week.
Chas S. Hampton of Petoskey
delivered his illustrated silver lecture
at the opera house Saturday evening,
to fair crowd Mr. Hampton is a fine
speaker and handles skillfully all the
current financial sophistries.
The Northerner has received late
copy of the De Funiak Springs. Fla,
Herald, with compliments of Chas. III
Hakes; also a business card conveying
the intelligence that he is one of the
proprietors of barber shop in that
place.
Married, at the M. F. parsonage,
Corbett, Mr.. l.. Wayne Manville of
Bloomingdale, Mich. also, MIR. Ed
ward FULLER and Elsie Stombaugh, both
of Decatur.
Did you ever stop TO consider why
there are so many limitations of III. S. &
NJ. clothing, II S & NJ. methods, H. S.
Il M. everything? You never knew
anyone to counterfeit poor article, did
you? + Smith d Co sell the original
aud genuine IL. 5. & M. goods.
IL l.. McNiel has purchased the Van
Buren county abstracts and will take
possession Thursday morning The price
price,paid is understood to be 81 900. The
public will find Mr. Mcneil capable
and honorable man and a pleasant
gentleman with whom to do business.
Mrs. James Hennessey died Thurs.
day evening, March 4, of paralysis
She was S5 years old and was one OF the
oldest residents of this village. The
funeral was held at the Catholic church,
Monday at $50, conducted by Rev. FIR.
Wall. The intermest was at Prospect
Hill.
Frank Miller and Clinton Cribbs of
Benton llarbor have wagered each a
house and lot wo.th about 81 900, to
settle dispute as to whether the Ben.
ton Harbor d. Eastern road will be
built to Sister Lakes within 80 days.
Deeds have been filed to clinch the
wager
The funeral of Ira Flanders, who had
been resident of this locality for many
years, was held at the Lee school house
last Friday; burial in the Lee cemetery
Mr.. Flanders left wife and adopted
son, Geo w. Flanders of Marcellus,
both ot whom were prevented by sick
ness from attending the funeral.
A fairly good crowd attended the
Cleveland Bay sale last week. The en-
tire 80 horses were sold. Peter Walker
bidding in 10, John w. Free @ and + A
Crane 9. The other IL were sold tO
outsiders, some ut very low prices. The
best price was paid for L'Ami. the
French Coach stallion, sold To Henry
Turrell for S270.
Perhaps never in Paw Paws business
history has any new enterprise beer
more successful than + b. Longwell's
"ScOtch Tone" drug and grocery store
The whole secret of his success is in
telligent advertising, low prices anc
hustling There could he no better
proof of the value of printers inl
properly applied. 1t is safe to say thai
nine out of ten of the Northerner,
readers will turn direct from this para
graph to read his advertisement
As harbinger of spring, the robin
which has been with us some little time
rs not in il with Paw Paw mustaches
The annual craze for their sacrifice i