The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-03-23
Local Department.

See Broughton's advs.
See Smith & Co.'S big adv, Sth page.
Will Ball talks wall paper sense on the
4th page.
Regular review of the X. o. Il. M. to-
morrow evening.
Keeler correspondence reached us too
late for use last week.
Waters & Co. are ION the fence" See
their adv. for particulars
Klondike in Paw Paw-April and 2
full particulars next week
Sellick gives the first news from the
court of inquiry in his adv.
Sam. Walker advertises to be here 10
days with hand made harness.
Miss Maggie Bryar has resigned her
position in the Hartford school.
f. B. Longwell advertises Saturday
and Monday specials again this week.
Mrs. r. w. Broughton returned Satur-
day from weeks visit in Battle Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas E. Butler have
moved into Mrs. Sheldons tenant house.
The w. G. Il. u. will meet with Mrs.
A. L. Foote, March "a All are invited.
p. MacKellar has gone into the real
estate business and has an adv. in this
paper.
The ladies of st. Marks church will
meet with Mrs. Fitch, Friday March %,
at 3 p. IN.
j. D. Holmes is pushing the carriage
business, and is having gratifying trade
in this line
A teachers and patrons rally will be
held at Mattawan, March 26, commenc-
ing at 10 m.
The Paw-Paw peoples union silver
caucus will be held Saturday at p. m.
at the court house.
Neil Chappell has returned home from
the Battle Creek sanitarium, very much
improved in health.
Mrs. Gardner and Mrs Sanger will go
to Chicago the latter part of this week,
to purchase new goods.
Advertised letters: Geo. w. Austin,
Mrs. Lorine E. Kuddima, Mr.. T. M.
Blackweth, Mr.. Roy Hamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Crane of Kalama-
zoo came Saturday to visit relatives here.
Mr.. Crane returned Monday.
Leverett Cant was home from Kala-
mazoo over Sunday. He is employed at
the wheel works in that city.
The Free Baptist Woman's Missionary
society will meet with Mrs. Calista Hog
mire, Saturday afternoon, from 2 till 4.
Jason Woodman, who is serving as a
juror in the United States court at
Grand Rapids, was home over Sunday.
Bert Fales had the misfortune to break
one of his legs, near the ankle, in a
friendly scuffle, last Wednesday evening.
On Monday last, Ocobock Bros. dis
solved partnership, Fred buying the in
terest of his brother Lynn in the Model
market.
Owing to some misunderstanding as to
date, we are requested to announce that
the teachers examination will be held
March 81 and April l.
A call will be found elsewhere in this
paper, for the republican caucus for Paw
Paw township, to be held at the court
house, Monday at 2 p. m.
The board of registration will be in
session Saturday. Those who are not
already registered, will have to attend to
it in order to vote at the special election.
B. F. Warner sold six head of horses
at fair prices, at his sale Saturday. He
shipped carload of horses north, Mon
day.
A party of young people helped Miss
Bessie Baker celebrate her 18th birthday
last evening, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. b. Baker. A very happy time was en-
joyed.
Miss Mabel O'Dell is home again, and
Mrs. O'Dell is also back from Chicago,
where she purchased new goods. Her
popular millinery store will be opened
this week.
Mrs. Emma Earle, well known here,
died at Muncie, Ind, Thursday, March
II, from cancer Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Bull
lard, who have been at Muncie all winter
assisting in her care, will return home
soon.
The many patrons of the Cummings dry
goods store will be pleased by his special
announcement of a new millinery depart
ment that has just been added to his
already complete line of merchandise.
The special opening on Saturday next
will be a sight worth seeing.
The increase of the price of postofiice
call boxes from 10 cents per quarter to 20
cents is causing good deal of kicking
among the patrons of the Office. OF
course those who have lock boxes, the
cost of which is reduced from 80 cents
per quarter to 80 cents, are not number