The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-03-02


Mrs. Chas. Blanchard, near Hipp's
mill in Almena, died last Monday morn
ing She had been in poor health for
long time.
Rev. j. j. Weage, formerly pastor of
the Free Baptist church at East Arling-
ton, died Feb. IL, at the residence of his
son in California.
The editor of the Northerner acknowl-
edges the receipt of an invitation, through
the courtesy of Miss Jane Broughton, to
attend the undergraduates Entertainment
at ST. Mary's academy, Notre Dame, in
honor of Washingtou's Birthday.
The concert at the Baptist church last
Wednesday evening. program fer which
was published in the Northerner last
week, was very successfully carried out
The work of all ON the program was ex-
cellent-
The council held meeting Monday
evening. The financial statement was
presented and approved. Trustees Tyner
and Hurd were appointed as members of
the board of registration, Trustees
Showerman, Rickard and Shrine as cleo
ton commissioners.
Lyman G.. Howe of Fredonia, ~ Y,
will lecture for the Paw Paw Valley
Spiritual association, at Longwells opera
house, the four Sundays of March, 1898,
at 2 and o'clock p. m. Mr.. Howe is one
of the best lecturers on the philosophy
of spiritualism. All are invited to at
tend.
A good sized and aTpreciative audience
greeted Mrs. Woodman, Monday even
ing, and certainly there could have been
no feelings of regret or disappointment
among her audience. Her subject,
Patriots and Patriotism" was treated
in broad minded, mastery way
Friday evening, company of young
people called on Miss Zoe Munger, un-
invited and unannounced, bringing oys-
ters and other refreshments with them.
The fact that Miss Zoe was entertaining
her-well. the kind of company young
ladies usually didn't interfere
at all with the festivities.
A man who is economically inclined
always weighs subject carefully, and
invariably he decides that the best at a
reasonable price is economical, while
shoddy is dear at any price f. Smith
& Co. are showing their strongest line of
suits for spring first in style, first in
quality, first in the hearts of our citizens
At the opera house tonight, the Cap
tain Dalton Athletic Co. will give another
show. Captain Dalton will meet Ormsby
of Kalamazoo who is well known here
as hard man to handle. Mr.. Tihald
the wrestler, meets all comers. 1t is
said Lawton unknown will try him to-
night, and Capt. Dalton says he will
give S15 if Tibald doesn't put him on
his back in ID minutes.
In its issue of Friday hast, the South
Haven Messenger remarks: Lent be
gan this week with Ash Wednesday
In forty days, Easter" According to
the calendar to-day is Ash Wednesday
and is the beginning of Lent. SIN forty
days, Easter" which falls, this year, on
the 10th day of April. If the Messenger
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must needs 60 hungry an extra week.
The program for the concert at the
Free Will Baptist church next Monday
evening, will be so varied that all will be
interested. There are quartettes for
ladies, gentlemen, and mixed voices
duets, vocal solos by some of our best
soloists, violin solos and some fine recita-
tions. The selections are from Men
delssohn, Kjerulf, Sir John Goss, Dud
ley Buck and others Admission, ten
cents.
On the oath day of August last, war
rant was issued by Justice Rowland, on
complaint of the public prosecutor, for
the arrest of Herman Ludwig of South
Haven, on charge of violation of the
local option law. The officers were un-
able, at the time, to serve the warrant
for the reason that they did not find
Ludwig. 1t was not until February "a
just six months afterward, that he was
arraigned before the magistrate, when
he waived examination and gave bail in
the sum of $500 for his appearance he
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April next.
The examination of George Hempen
stall, the South Haven young chap who
confidenced the Saints" at the old peo
ples home in that village, was had be
fore Magistrate Rowland on Thursday
last and resulted in his being held foi
trial. In default of $1,000 bonds for his
appearance at the next term of the cir
cult court, he was committed to jail tc
await trial for obtaining money under
false pretenses. The officers say he is an
old offender and that he was but recent
ly discharged from Ionia, where he was
serving two years sentence for forgery
under the name of James @. Hempen
stall.
At the NJ Il. church last Sunday even
ing, very appropriate and well-planned
memorial service was held under the
direction of the w. G.. T. u, in honor o
Miss Frances f. Willard. Mrs. Hewsor
presided. The church was crowded tC
its full capacity. A quartette composed
of Mesdames Paige and Hall, Messrs
Rooms and Cooper, rendered Miss Viii
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