The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-01-05
The leading fire insurance companies
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Local Department.

Col. j. g. Todd of Bangor was in
town yesterday.
Work is now in progress fitting up
the new X of p. hall
Charlie Butler drew the pig at the
show Saturday evening.
Will Seabury arrived home from
Tallahassee, Fla, Friday.
The Northerner wishes you "a happy
and prosperous New Year.
The supervisors expect to conclude
their January session day.
Mrs. f. A. Foster, who has been very
low, is reported little better.
l.. L. Moore of Covert was caller at
the Northerner Office yesterday.
b. p. Bryar is in Marshall this week
as stenOgrapher in the circuit court.
III. g. Waters Il Co shed light on a
dark subject in their adv. this week.
Advertised letters: Miss Hattie
Power, p. j. Welch, M. Dan Church.
Regular meeting of Paw Paw Chap.
ter No. "a, Il. A. M, Friday evening,
Jan. 2.
Deputy Sheriffs Van Camp of Decatur
and Britton of Bangor were in town
yesterday.
The Senior Whist club will meet with
DR.. and Mrs j G.. Maxwell, Saturday
evening of this week.
Miss Genevieve Houser, a teacher IN
the Dowagiac schools, was a guest at
| b. O'Dell's last week.
The regular meeting of the l.. o. T.
Nj. will be held at Maccabee hall, Tues
day afternoon, January H.
The Up.to-Date Farmers club will
meet with Mr.. and Mrs c. +. Ocobock
at Pleasant Hill, January 12.
Married, December 20, by Mrs Bar
ton, Mr. Frank Ashley and Miss Dora
! Sprague, both of Arlington.
A son of John Minnick, north of
town, fell on the ice, breaking his arm.
DIR. Hoyt reduced the fracture.
Miss Aileen Butler of Kalamazoo
spent her vacation with Genevieve
Dillon, returning home Monday
Mr.. A. j Elgas and Miss Myra Worth
of Hartford were married by Mrs.
Barton, in Paw Paw, December 30.
Mr.. David Woodman is again under
the doctors care from the effects of his
recent fall, and is in a serious condition
Judge b. F. Heckert and A. Lynn
Free are in Lansing this week, arguing
the Markillie case in the supreme court.
For the winding up of busy season,
Avery offers some great bargains
Read his adv. for partial list of them.
The annual meeting of the mission
circle of the Baptist church will be held
at the parsonage, Saturday at half past
two.
Broughton advertises a closing out
sale of clOaks, and offers any cloak i'm
the store at exactly half price, until all
are gone.
Miss Sabra Stanton returned Satur-
day from Lansing, where she has been
the guest of Mrs. G.. l.. Eaton for the
past SIX weeks.
In his adv. this week, +. b. Longwell
offers a valuable and useful present to
his customers. You cannot afford to
neglect the opportunity.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will have a picnic dinner at Mr.. Jor.
dams, Thursday, January 13; meet at
the parsonage at 10 a. m.
The mothers meeting will be held al
the home of Mrs. j. Ed. Phillips, Fri
day, January 2. Let all young mothers
bear it in mind and be present.
The firm of Gardner & Van Fleet has
dissolved. Mrs. Gardner will continue
the business. Mrs. Van Fleet expects
to open a new stock, individually.
There will be meeting of all ladies
whose names are enrolled as Anti-Saloon
Daughters of Michigan, in the Grange
hall, Friday, January z, at 3 O'Clock.
There will be a picnic dinner at the
Presbyterian church parlors, Thursday,
January 6. The annual business meet
ing of the society will be held ct p. m.
At the council meeting Monday even.
ing, claims were allowed to the amount
of S125.08. The street committee was
given further time OF the John Lyle
claim.
The ladies of the Disciple church will
meet at the church, Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, to arrange for the New
England supper. All are urged to be
present.
L. G.. Tyner will make special induce
ments in the clothing business for the
next go days, to make room for the new
spring goods that will arrive about
March /.
The animal meeting of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will be held
at the court house, Tuesday. January
IL, at 1870 a. m. Two directors will
be elected.
The ladies' aid society of the NJ T.
church of Almena will give musical
and literary entertainment at the
church Friday evening, January z;
admission cts.
The seventh annual firemen's ball for
the benefit of the Paw Paw fire depart
ment, will be gwen at Longwell's opera
house, Friday evening, January 81.
Buck d Geer's orchestra; bill 81 90.
Sellick advertises special sale, for
the last three days of this week, of
housekeeping linens, and quotes some
very attractive prices. A cloak sale is
also advertised. Read his adv. for par
ticulars.