The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-07-20

association of undertakers. He will be
home Saturday An undertaken from
Kalamazoo is here to attend to work in
that department during his absence.
There was a lively celebration here on
receipt of the news from Santiago,
Thursday last. The Northerner set the
ball rolling with liberal salute of dyna-
mite crackers, and soon crackers were
going all along the street, bunting was
displayed by nearly every business place
in town, anvils were being fired and every
bell and whistle in the village joined in
the joyful noise.
For some time, the fume over the tail
race at Free and Hagerman's mill has
been in bad shape where it crosses the
highway. Township Highway Commits
sioner Lee decided to make a permanent
job of its repair, and will put in a steel
arch to cover the stream. The steel is
now here and will be put in at once. At
the same time, steel tube arrived for a
Waverly culvert.
The summer school for teachers
opened auspiciously Monday, under di-
rection of Prof. ID. H. Briggs of the
Howell schools. He is assisted by Miss
Marsh of the Detroit schools and Com
missioner Brown. Eighty teachers are
now enrolled, and some more are ex-
pected. Up-to-date teachers cannot af-
ford to miss an opportunity of this kind.
Married, in this village, Saturday
evening, July Is, Mr.. Willie w. Tyler of
Geneva and Miss f. Mae Southwell of
Paw Paw, Rev. j. p. Davis performed
the ceremony. Miss Southwell has made
her home in this village for several years
past, and is most estimable young
lady. She has many friends here who
unite with the Northerner in wishing
her and her husband happiness and
prosperity.
The supreme court handed down a
large batch of opinions Monday, but no
Van Buren, county cases were among
them. AS the court has now taken a
recess until September 20 without de
Gliding the railroad mandamus matter, it
is evident that the effort to nullify the
wishes of the people will fail, if the rail
road company only performs its part, as
there is now nothing to prevent the de
livery of the bonds.
a mass convention of the prohibition
party of Van Buren, county is called to
meet at the Y NJ. G. A. room in the vii
lage of Lawrence on the 9th day of July,
at 2 o'clock p. M, for the purpose of
electing delegates to the state conven-
tion at Lansing, August %, placing in
nomination a county ticket, electing a
county committee, and transacting such
other business as may properly arise.
All who have formerly acted with this
organization and all other friends of
prohibition without regard to past party
affiliations are invited.
At the council meeting last Thursday
evening, the result of the special election
was canvassed. 1t was decided to issue
the waterworks bonds in denominations
of 500, 80 bonds in all, two payable each
year, with the option of paying any or
all bonds after five years. The bonds
will be dated August l, 1898, and will
bear five per cent interest. Indications
are that bids for the bonds will be
numerous, between the present time and
the time for their issuance The North
erner would be pleased to see the entire
issue 90 into the hands of the local cap
italists.
Last Sunday, large gang Of workmen
were put to work at Lawton, putting in
wide gauge side tracks for the S. II. IL
f., connecting with the Michigan Cen
tral track, etc. This work was com
pleted Monday, and sidings are now be-
ing put in here and at other points on
the line The Northerner is positively
assured that the new steel for the main
track is now on the way, and its arrival
is daily expected, when it will be laid
with a rush. A standard gauge engine,
one coach and two box cars for the road
are now at Lawton. We hope to see the
standard line running by August l.
Later-Just as we are going to press, we
are informed that IL carloads of steel
have arrived at Lawton and that the
work of laying it will be commenced at
once and pushed to an early completion.
A Niles man who was in Paw Paw the
other day said that Niles must take off
her hat to Paw Paw in one particular.
Paw Paw has for or 6 miles out in all
directions roads equal to the streets of
Niles, while as soon as one gets out of
that city he is in the sand. He might
have said the same thing of Lawton with
equal pertinency and truth. And he
might have added that taxpayers are
not kicking about it either. And, by the
way, one of our citizens had occasion to
make several buggy trips throughout the
county, and it was invariably with a
sense of luxury that he struck the roads
in the vicinity of Paw Paw and Lawton.
No better argument for good roads could
be imagined than such a trip.-Lawton
Leader