The true northerner., 1898-08-10

auspices Ol tue y. II. Society.
Married, August 3, 1898, by Justice
Rowland, at his Office in this village, Mr..
Floyd w. Osborn and Miss Myrta L.
Richmond, both of Hamilton.
The Chicago Record of last Saturday
says an order has been given to Frank
l.. Van Ness to paint life size portrait
of Chief Swenie of the Chicago fire de
partment.
The annual Hutchins family picnic
was held at Lake Park last week Thurs
day. 70 took dinner. w. III. Blackford of
Detroit and number from Kalamazoo
were present.
Miss Marie Cooper, after spending
a week in Battle Creek and Albion, has
gone to jamestown, n. Y, and will visit
other places in that locality, remaining
there several months.
The "old timers" were defeated by the
regular team at base ball recently, but
don't believe the regulars can do it again,
and so have arranged game for Thurs
day afternoon of this week.
Rev. and Mrs. f. O. Mather are at the
Crystal Springs campmeeting. Chauncey
Tubbs filled the M. E. pulpit Sunday
morning, and preached discourse that
is spoken of by his hearers as an excel
lent one.
On complaint of Phineas A. Cole,
Ernest Cutler was arrested on a warrant
issued by Justice Rowland, charged with
carrying concealed weapons. Cutler
pleaded not guilty and trial was set for
Saturday, the 18th inst.
A letter from John CRANE states that
he is going with some other soldiers from
Tampa to Santiago to take horses and
mules for the use of the army, and that
he expects to come back to Tampa when
the cargo has been delivered.
Miss Ruby B. Neville. who has been
the popular principal of the Paw Paw
high school for the past three
years, has secured for next year fine
position as teacher in a college at Mem
phis, Tenn. Miss Hungerford goes to
Shelby, Mich, next year.
Cummings is still pleasing the trade by
his matchless sales in all departments of
his dry goods store. Several fetch
ing articles are mentioned in his new
adv. this week. AS everybody watches
Cummings space in this paper, it seems
needless to say "read this one"
The Prospect Valley Farmers club
will join the Free Baptist excursion to
South Haven about August %. All the
neighborhood is invited to go with the
club for its annual picnic. Arrange
ments may be made for a boat ride to
st. Joseph and Benton Harbor
The way to bring peace is to push for
ward the war as if peace was not thought
of. Let the fellow that is down cry
enough" Rather than hold onto an
overplus of boys and juvenile suits, +.
Smith & Co. cry an August bargain sale
See their bulletin on eighth page.
Last Thursday, before Justice Mason
Ed Coon of Decatur, charged with hav-
ing violated the local option law by fur
nishing Frank Stilp and Leo Palenode
with pint of alcohol, waived examina-
tion and gave bail to appear for trial al
the September term of the circuit court
The meeting of the grange last Friday y
evening was an unusually pleasant ses-
sion, with a good attendance. A briei
program, literary and musical, was car
ried out. Partial arrangements were
made for an autumn festival and farm
ers institute. The next meeting will be
held in the grange hall, Friday evening
The board of education has issued the
annual announcement of the Paw Paw
schools. The fall term commences
September 3. Nonresdents intending
to enter a high school this year would
do we'll to procure the announcement
and communicate with Superintendent
OLeary concerning the next years work
in our school.
Henry Hinckley received letter thi:
morning from his son Roy, who Is with
Skaters army at Santiago. 1t was
written July 27. 1t says all the Paw Paw
bows in the army were well at the time
and well fed and cared for. He spoke
particularly of Jesse Thomas and him
self. This is good news indeed, and ha:
been anxiously awaited.
Before Justice Rowland, on Thursday
last, Frank Nowlin, charged with viola
ton of the local option law, waived ex
animation and, in default of bail, was
committed to Jail to await trial at the
September term of the circuit court. The
people claim that he kept place for th'
illegal sale of Intoxicating liquor in The
Dyckman House in this village.
At meeting of the council Monda!
evening, the time for collection of village
taxes was extended to September 10
The waterworks committee and thu
president were instructed to Investigate
the utility of gasoline engines for water
works power. 1t was ordered that al
claims against the village must be tile'
= with the clerk before noon of the day o
the council meeting. Claims were allowe'
amounting to s130.39.
The Courier says it has rush of bus
! mess and no cash-all of which speak
:, exceedingly well for the sagacity of tn
management of that institution. We ar
j: Glad our neighbor is rushed at this du
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