The true northerner., 1898-10-19
Guy Lamberson is in Chicago.

leader.
Mrs. Esther Harrison's house is being
wired for electric lights.
WI Sellick advertises "autumn beau
ties" this week. See them.
+. E. Thomas and wife were here from
Gobleville, Sunday and Monday.
M. j. Krans of South Haven, charged
with having violated the local option law,
and being unable to procure bail, is
languishing in Lamberson's hotel, await
ing trial at the November term of court.
A number of standard works compris-
ing about seventy-five volumes will be
added to the school library the coming
week. A complete catalogue or finding
list for the use of the patrons will be
printed shortly.
Wednesday evening, October 26, the
ladies of the Presbyterian church will
give chicken pie social at the church
parlors. Supper from 5 to 9p. m. At
s o'clock in the church, by request, Rev.
III. w. Harvey will repeat the lecture
he gave last winter, entitled "Looking
Backward" The lecture will be free to
all.
Last Friday evening, company of
friends and neighbors of Mrs. Thomas
Solomon went unlimited to her new home
in the south part of town, and cordial
"housewarming" was enjoyed. The hos
tess was none the less hospitable because
the guests came unannounced and on their
own invitation. The evening was most
pleasantly spent. Refreshments, which
came with the guests, were served.
George Meachum and Robert Crossen,
alleged chicken thieves, have been held
for trial at the next term of the circuit
court. The chicken coop which they are
charged with raiding was, as the lawyers
say, "within the curtilage," so they will
have to answer to charge of burglary.
1t would be humiliating to have to go to
Jackson for chicken stealing, but George
knows all about that institution, having
heretofore "done time" there.
The water pipe is being strung along
the street, preparatory to laying the main
| for our new water system. Mr.. Pearl,
brother of the contractor, is here and
will superintend the construction of the
system. Mr.. Mills is also here, to take
charge of the erection of the power house.
Work of laying the foundation for the
building and digging trenches for the
pipe begins to-day, and will be pushed
as rapidly as possible. No outside help
is here except Messrs. Pearl and Mills
and two expert caulkers. Some brick
layers will probably be brought in tc
work on the building. 1t is desired tc
employ local laboring men for everything
except such work as requires expert know
ledge, and all Paw Paw workers whS
desire it will be given employment. None
of the machinery boilers, water tower ol
hydrants have yet arrived.
The wolf that escaped from a show
wagon at Hartford along last summer
was shot and killed recently near Malta
wan by Mr.. Kingsworth of that place
The gaunt and ferocious animal had de
stroyed about $500 worth of sheep, Mr.
X. received the $40 bounty.-County FIX
With few trihing exceptions, the fore
l.
the wolf killed lot of sheep; the wolf i
dead: the bounty has been paid. Th
wolf did not escape from show wagol
near Hartford along last summer; tn
wolf was killed in Antwerp, but not b.
Mr. Kingsworth; Mr.. Kingsworth doe
not live in Mattawan: there is no Nh
Kingsworth the animal was not gaun
and ferocious, he had too much muttol
for that. The bounty was paid to Ro
Mosier. who shot the wolf after he-th
wolf-had been caught in trap, Sl5 G
it being paid by county order, the re
mainder by the township of Antwerp.
Seven members of the Illinois nava
militia have been made the subject of
painting by f. l.. Van Ness, which wi
be exhibited in one of the sho'
windows of Marshall Field " CC
during the jubilee week. The sal
ors are grouped between decks and ar
listening to a sailors yarn as related b
Burt Mason a Chicago boy. An inter
ested member of the group, who stand
to the left of the lantern, is Boatswain
Mate Harden, who will have comman
of the Wasp on its cruise to Chicago froi
Norfolk. The lighted lantern is in tn
t center for a pipe-lighter, for sailors o
e duty are not allowed matches. c.
+ Henderson, Edward Mason, w. n. Nj
Num-, F. w. Warren and j. Hall con
y plete the group. All are Chicago boy
Z, When the picture was finished Arts
e Van Ness wished to secure a suitab
frame. He thought the weather-beate
A fence boards would be the thing to mai
! the frame, so he hired a horse and wage
: and bought several new fence board
and drove out in the direction of L
: Grange to make the trade with some
= commodating farmer. Several far
!, houses were visited, but the farmers to
: the artist that he was green goods ma
. and refused to exchange the old boar'
le for new ones. At lonely point In Il
le road he found boards quite to his fanc
d so he pulled off couple and nailed Il
al new ones in place and returned to b
studio. The picture was framed and
st each corner a sailors knot was placed