The true northerner., 1898-11-16

Since election, Roman |. Jarvis ha.
suspended publication of the Daily Times
at Benton Harbor.
Mrs. o. w. Rowland received news this
morning of the death of her aunt, Mrs
f. Hazard of Lawrence.
Bills advertising an auction sale to be
held in this county list, among other
things, "Daisey" cultivator "a. Jack
cultivator, ''jostlelating" knee bobs and
200 "bushels" of corn stalks. Next!
On account of the bad weather, work
has been delayed in getting the building
and foundation ready for the new engine
that is to be put in at the electric light
plant. The engine has been shipped,
but has not yet arrived.
Gunners are said to have an aversion
to reading notices posted on farms, but
A. L. Hall has one which will please the
most fastidious. 1t reads: "Shoot all
you like, and when the bell rings come
to dinner"
The Central Telephone company prom
ises to put in new phones for the Paw
Paw exchange in the near future. This
should be done, as the patrons are enti-
tied to a more satisfactory service than
they now receive.
During the three weeks ending Nov.
IA, there were recorded in the office of
the register of deeds of this county
mortgages to the amount of SOS, $50, and
during the same time mortgages in the
sum of S34, ,433 were discharged.
Business this fall, when the weather
man gives us a fair day, is excellent in
Paw Paw This village is gaining ground
every day as a trading center, and has
the reputation of being the best place in
Southwestern Michigan in which to buy
goods.
The council held meeting Monday
evening. The claim of Rosenbaum &
Speyer for the return of Sl5 license paid
by them during the street fair, was dis
allowed. Claims were allowed to the
amount of 50, 1922, of which S6,7O0 was
on account of waterworks contract.
The women who are doing labelling at
the canning factory are an industrious
lot. 1t is reported that they appeared
for work one morning before the factory
door was open, and that they proceeded
in by way of the transom. We are not
informed whether they had step ladder
or not.
In its election report last week the,
Northerner had an error of % in the vote
for j. II. Everest in South Haven 1t is
peculiar fact that most of the papers in
the county made exactly the same mis-
take. While they were published later
in the week than was the Northerner, of
course they were too enterprising to de-
pend on this paper for their returns.
The largest flower in the world, it is
said, is the bolo, which grows on the
island of Mindano, one of the Philippine
group. 1t has five petals, measuring
nearly yard in width, and single flower
has been known to weigh twenty
pounds. Itgrows on the highest pinnacle
of the land, about 1000 feet above the
level of the sea. One OF the largest
clothing houses in Michigan is the great
whale clothing success. Their sales have
been known to nearly reach 900 in
single day.
Mrs. Bertha Dunbar, wife of Geo.
Dunbar. died November S, of consump-
ton. She had been sufferer for some
time, but was not considered i'm a critical
condition until the day of her death.
She died at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Raymond, where she had gone to
be cared for until she was able to go to
her sisters in Hilton, n. y. The funeral
was held at the house Thursday afternoon,
Rev. c.. u. Dinderman officiating. The
remains were inferred i'm the Austin
cemetery
The Paw Paw steam evaporator has
this year handled about 10000 bushels
of apples-the largest run in the history
of the evaporator except that of two
years ago The institution has given
steady employment to a large number of
hands, and has paid out great deal of
money in wages and for fruit. 1t is one
of the most valuable of Paw Paws busi-
ness enterprises, and Capt. A. j. Rem
ington, the proprietor, is a genial, honor
able business man. The Northerner
wishes him many prosperous seasons in
his business here.
Orlando d. Hadsell died November 3,
at his home in Chicago, aged GA years.
He was formerly well known resident
of Van Buren, county, having edited the
Hartford Day Spring and newspaper
in this village. He left a considerable
estate, variously estimated from $1,000
by Mrs. Fisher, his housekeeper, to $780,
600 by relatives, who will contest the
curious will that has been offered for
probate in the Cook county probate
court The Inter Ocean says, "the docu-
ment is the most eccentric ever filed
in the probate court of Cook county.
Its wording is absurd ana nonsensical.
1t is written on two sheets of foolscap
paper and is replete with erasures, inser-
tions, and misspelled words. The will is
dated Dec. 81, 1897, and is witnessed Dec.
20, 1897. How the document could be
witnessed eleven days beforeit was drawn
ia one of the problems confronting the