The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21

seriously ill.
Miss Marie Cooper returned Monday
from a short visit in Kalamazoo.
Jesse Brott is home from Minnesota,
where he has position railroadng.
There will be services in st. Mary's
church Christmas at $50 and 1880. %. M.
The members of the Catholic church
have purchased thousand pound bell.
John W. Gillespie of Chicago was the
guest of r. d. Gillespie and family last
week.
E. b. Longwell's great Christmas sale
continues. See his big bargain adv. in
this paper.
Norman Rice goes to Detroit to day to
spend the winter with his daughter, Mrs.
Mary Sanders.
An interesting California letter from
Jay Reynolds will be found on another
page of this paper.
The little Whitcomb boy has recov
cred from the injury received by sleigh
running over him.
The Northerner wishes all its readers
and friends-and enemies if it has any
a merry Christmas.
Circuit Court Commissioner O. w.
Rowland was at Gobleville yesterday,
taking testimony.
While in Chicago last week, Geo. l..
Bruner had the misfortune to have his
pocket picked of several hundred dol
lars.
Hon. and Mrs. j. j. Woodman, Mr..
and Mrs. Herrick Sutton and Mr.. Jason
Woodman attended the state grange at
Lansing last week.
w. j. Sellck advertises some useful
holiday gifts this week, and also some
special Christmas price cutting that is
bound to please economical buy yers.
Christmas falling on Sunday, Monday
will be legal holiday. Paw Paw banks
will be closed, and the postoffice will be
open only at the usual holiday hours.
w. L. Miller has traded the Abrams
farm to A. u Craven of Galesburg for
Chicago property. Mr.. Craven will live
on the farm. E. E. Downing made the
deal
Charity" often consists of generous
impulse to give away something we have
no further use for. So with f.. Smith
q Co. Their present stock must go. See
their adv. on eighth page
A dispatch from Washington says that
the Lawton postoffice will be raised to
the dignity of presidential office on the
first of January, with a salary of $1,000
per annum attached thereto.
Nos. 6, and of the January docket
of the supreme court are from Van Buren
county, viz: Henry Whelpley VS.. Clarissa
S. Stoughton, Cora Cooley VS.. Hiram A.
Kinney and George Lowry VS.. Alvin Ben
nett ct al
The Presbyterians will celebrate on
/ Christmas eve with a free supper. to
be followed by a sleighride, providing
there is sleighing. On Sunday evening,
concert will be given by the Sunday
school, to which all are invited.
The Baptist Sunday school will have a
Christmas tree next Saturday evening.
A short concert will be given by the
children before the presents are distrib-
uted. All those desiring to participate
in the good time will be welcomed.
William f. Hunt died December 10, at
the home of his nephew, George Pugsley.
He was So years old, and was for many
years respected resident of this village.
The funeral was held December IL, and
the interment was at Prospect Hill Gem
etery.
At council meeting Monday evening
Geo. Kessler was retained as electrician
for another year at salary of $50 per
month Commencing January l, for one
month, incandescent lights will be run
all night as an experiment, in conformity
with recent petition to the council
S94. .43 in claims were allowed
The Disciple Sunday school will cele-
brate Christmas this year. At 5 o'clock
Saturday, a free supper will be given for
the members of the school, in the church
parlors. At o'clock, short program
will be given in the body of the church
and presents will be distributed from
Christmas arches. The public is invited
to the o'clock exercises.
The lovers of the old fashioned debat-
ing school will be able to crafty their
taste this week Friday evening at the
Grange hall. The debate begins at s
o'clock, and the grange has made it an
open meeting after that hour. The
question is, "Would the annexation OF
Cuba be beneficial to the u. S.Y" Mul
ford Buskirk and w. r. Shrine are the
leaders. Farmers especially, and friends
of the order are invited.
"Bystander," in the Kalamazoo News
says: "All that fellow has to do to run
a newspaper, according to one authority
is to be able to write poem, discuss the
tariff, umpire a base ball game, report a
wedding, saw wood, beat lawyer, de
scribe fire so that the readers will sheo
their wraps, make dollar do the wori
of ten, shine at church social, abuse
the liquor habit, test whiskey, subscribe
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