The true northerner., 1898-11-09
The Y. p. S. G. T.. of

III. l.. Mcneil has let the contract for
building his new residence in the north
part of town, to Free and Hagerman
The work is to be completed April 1.
The bid of the First National Bank OF
this place, 1925 with accrued interest
for Lawton's electric light bonds, was
accepted by the common council of that
village.
Quarterly meeting will be held at the
M. E. church, next Saturday and Sun
day. Rev. r. w. Van Schoick, ID. D.
will preach Saturday evening and Sun
day morning; lovefeast at $50 a. IN. Sun
day; communion service after the sermon
The Patrons great western excursion
train will leave Paw Paw grange, the
evening of December /, as mentioned in
the last issue of thu, Northerner. The
arrangements are nearlyscomplete, and
particulars will be mentioned .ater. 1t
will be fine trip, and so reasonable that
all can afford to enjoy it.
On the program and in some of the
reports of the Sunday school convention,
the name of Miss Hattie Cooley of
Bloomingdale is mentioned as one of the
essayists. Miss Cooley is and for a
considerable time past has been a Paw
Paw lady, and is the president of the
Disciple endeavor society of this place.
Hobson knows how to make a raise.
He has asked the government for a mil
lion dollars to help him do the raising.
f. Smith & Co., know how to make a
raise. They have advertised cut price
sale to unload their great stock of cloth
ing, and will ask the people to help them
do it. See adv. eighth page of thispaper.
l. B. Conner has sold his implement
and vehicle business to Z. j. Harrington,
who will use the rink building. Mr..
Conner remains in the produce trade.
Mr. Harrington is one of the best young
men in Paw Paw township, and the
Northerner is pleased to welcome him as
an addition to the business men of the
village.
In its issue of September 9, Just two
months ago, the Courier patted itself on
the back, smiled and remarked: "But
then, it matters little who the republi-
cans nominate, or where they come from,
defeat this fall is bound to overtake the
entire batch" Not this time, Courier
dear, not this time; smother time in the
distant future perhaps,
Court convenes next Monday, with 30
cases on the calendar. There are seven
criminal, three for violation of local op-
ton law lone of them the Engle case,
that has already been tried twice in the
circuit court and been once to the
supreme court, and another, the Abel
case, which has also been to the supreme
COURT, two for burglary and one for
bastardy; seven issues of fact; nine first
class chancery; seven fourth class chan
Gerry.
Last Friday evening, several friends
from the NJ. r. church called upon Mrs.
Hattie Solomon to spend an hour with
her in her beautiful home. 1t was de-
signed to be surprise, but the surprise
turned on the callers In the midst of
the conversation the pastor was called
aside and handed paper, which proved
to be a mortgage held against the par
sonage property. 1t was not presented,
however, for payment, but had been dis
charged that afternoon, and was gift
from Mrs. Solomon to the society of one
hundred dollars. A vote of thanks was
returned to the donor for this kindly in
terest, and at seasonable time the sur
prised and delighted company dispersed
TO their homes.
Judge James johnson of the probate
court of Van Buren County, who resides
in Paw Paw, is also in the pickle bust
ness in South Haven. understand that
he has bought $500 bushels of ofcucumber
pickles this season and that they are all
sold in Pittsburg. This amount will fill
fifty or sixty cars. | am told that Judge
johnson was considered the handsomest
young man in South Haven, where he
formerly resided. His wife is register of
probate and / am told that she is called
Judge Johnson" and that people oc-
casionally ask her where her father is
referring to the Judge. May prosperity
attend Judge Johnson's proba ting and
pickling.-Telegraph The foregoing
item is substantially correct, except that
the Judge has $4,000 bushels of pickles
instead of $500, and they will make a
train load of sixty five cars. The Judge is
also an extensive grower of peaches and
small fruits, as well as an all round good
fellow
DR.. j. B. Crane, an uncle of E. A
Crane and brother of the late Loyal
Crane, and a resident for many years OF
Paw Paw, died suddenly October 1S at
Waynesboro, Virginia, of apoplexy. He
was known in Van Buren, county as
Barnum Crane by all of the old residents
He taught school at the union schoo
house in Paw Paw Just previous to the
war, and he preached for the Disciple
church here. His father was Squire
James Crane, who formerly lived where
Wilson Lee now lives. He was one o
the very early settlers in this vicinity
having come here sometime in the 3Os
He owned the farm and built the hous'
known as the jennings house, about tw'
miles west of town. For several years