The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-15
WHOLE NUMBER 2256.

Under the annual adjustment OF post
masters salaries Paw Paw is increased
from sl,4OO to $500; Decatur, from
81 800, to 81 400; Bangor, from $1,000 to
81 300.
Because of the heavy rains, the chill
dren's day exercises which were To have
occurred at the Free Baptist church last
Sunday, were postponed till next Sun
day morning. Everybody invited.
The Van Buren, quarterly meeting of
Free Baptists will meet with the West
Oshtemo church, Friday evening of this
week, continuing over Sunday; opening
sermon by Rev. ID. l.. Schultz of Arling-
ton.
On account OF the list of bicyclists not
being complete, it will not be published
until next week. Let all local wheelmen
and wheelwomen register their names
and wheels at the Northerner office at
once.
Joint reunion on Friday and Satur-
day, June 17-l8, at Lake Cora, of Co.
&C, Sd Mich. Cav. and Co. SC" 4th Mich.
Cav. The veterans of those organiza-
tions will gladly welcome any of their
friends who choose to call on them on
that occasion.
Joseph o. Cook, whose name appears
in the list of Divorces, is the same indi-
vidual who figures among the marriage
licensees as j. Orsimus Cook He has
simply parted his name in the middle
and taken new wife in the place of the
old, that is all. His decree of divorce
was filed last Saturday and his marriage
license was granted Monday.
Speaking of a certain South Haven
gentleman, the Messenger says: Though
claiming to he of the cloth he has not
been above earning an honest livelihood"
That would seem to be a pretty strong
intlmation that it Is a singular circum-
stance for South Haven gentleman of
the "cloth" to obtain an honest living.
1t is not so with Paw Paw clergymen.
1t was Hobson's choice to risk his life
in the fiery mouth of Santiago, that his
commander might strike the final and
crushing blow in the war with Spain,
and his country was the gamer by his
daring. For years +. Smith & Co. through
choice have braved the storms of com
petition with a policy that has made
them great, and the community has reap
ed the profit. The sale advertised on the
eighth page will furnish another demon
stration of the efficacy of their methods.
Civil Engineer Geo. S. Pierson of Kal-
amazOo was in town one day last week,
looking over the village with a view to
making waterworks and sewer plans.
Several available sites were inspected,
the mineral springs property being one
of those viewed with favor The ease of
procuring water supply will be an ul-
innate factor in the selection of a site
1t is probable several test wells will be
put down in different parts of town, the
first being near the mineral springs. A
> little experimenting will make the choice
of site and the perfection of plans pos
sible.
An amusing incident happened in the
Office of the county clerk a few days
since. A gentleman, well advanced
in years, applied for a marriage license.
He brought with him and laid on the
clerks desk description of his proposed
bride The clerk began reading from
this when he was interrupted by the
prospective bridegroom with the state
ment that he was not reading correctly
The clerk insisted that he was and an
investigation showed that the applicant
had had two women on his string and
that he had brought description of the
wrong one. The tangle was straighten-
ed out by the lady herself, the right one,
who was in town, and the couple depart
ed rejoicing.
, DR.. j. j. Solomon formerly of Almena
, who is visiting the family of his son
in that township, was caller at the
Northerner Office few days ago. The
doctor will be well remembered by the
older residents of this place as perfect
picture of physical manhood and activity,
. the largest and most muscular man in
the county, weighing near 325 pounds.
Some years since he met with fall
! which injured one of his hips and kept
him in bed for two years. He is badly
! crippled, just able to get around by the
use of acane, and weighs only 265 pounds,
but he is as genial as ever and pleased to
meet old friends. The doctor wore the
gray, having been surgeon in the con
federate army.
ER0M THE SEAW