The true northerner., 1898-08-03

III. II. Squier OF Decatur is spending a
few days in town. He is district agent
for the Union Central Life Insurance
Co.
Mrs. ii. w. McCabe and younger chill
dren are visiting in Jackson, leaving
Henry and Eva to enjoy themselves at
home.
The NJ. Il. Sunday school will hold it's
annual picnic at Lake Park, Friday,
August ;. Teams will leave the church
at $50.
Jud. Holmes sold his driving horse the
other day to a Chicago man. Jud. has
now bought young horse that is very
fine animal.
The losing county ticket 1--WE don't
know whether to call it democrat or sill
yer this year. will be nominated at South
Haven, August Is.
A good many men buy their hats of f..
Smith & Co. A good many more would
be richer for doing so. See their half
off sale adv. on the eighth page.
Paw Paw grange will meet Friday
evening of this week at the home of. j.
Woodman. 1t is desired that all the
members be there promptly at 1880 p. m.
At meeting of the board of educa-
ton held Monday evening, Harry Snow
was elected to the position of assistant
in the high school. This completes the
corps of teachers for the coming school
year.
Judge Heckert, G.. A. Sherrod and II.
NJ. Olney have gone to California, via the
Canadian Pacific. Mrs. Heckert received
a letter from the Judge, written while on
the way, saying that they were having a
pleasant time.
Hurrah for Shafter and his boys in
blue; and for Dewey, Sampson and
Schley: hurrah for the August bargains
at f. Smith & Co.'S on summer hats. See
their one-half off sale adv. on the eighth
page of this paper.
A heavy rain last night was of inn
mense value to this locality. Corn was
beginning to be seriously affected by the
drouth, and the drying up of the pas
lures had necesstated the importation
of creamery butter to this market
The S. H. & f. company has purchased
the elevator at the Harrison mill and is
having it moved by Geo. Bruner to the
railroad grounds. This is a large eleva
tor and with adequate power, will give
excellent facilities for handling grain.
The annual Maccabee picnic for Van
Buren, county is held at Hartford to day
The S. II. & f. is carrying passengers from
all stations at % cents for the round
trip. Trains will leave Paw Paw at 7 :05
a. IN. and 800 p. M, and specials leave
Hartford both ways at 1890 p. M.
Bills printed at the Northerner office
announce that George Raymond will
have an auction sale Thursday, August
4, commencing at 10 o'clock a. m., at the
Peter Brummel farm in Waverly. Some
horses, cattle, farm property and house
hold goods will be sold. II. w McCabe
is the auctioneer.
The following officers were installed
by Paw Paw encampment, No. 30, |. o
o. F., at its last meeting: |. w. Hubert,
G.. p: A. +. Mcneil, S. W.: b. ODell
H. p; o. w. Rowland, S.; d. Chapman
T.; J. f. Bullard, j. W.: S. H. Blackman
G.. O. w. Rowland is the representa-
tive-elect to the next session of the
grand encampment.
Our stalwart, robust, able bodied, in
fluential contemporary is threatened
with collapse if it doesn't give a rest to
its mighty intellect. We would advise &
months vacation at Mackinac or a trip
to some seaside resort. The Courier
should beware, or it will annihilate the
Northerner and then burst with the full
ness of its own Importance.
The township board has granted t.
the South Haven q Eastern company
an extension of time until September II
for the completion of the work of widen
ing the gauge and erecting buildings
This is practically giving additional time
equal to the time the bonds were tied W
by Judge Bucks restraining order pend
ing hearing on Tom Dodge's petition fol
temporary Injunction.
A list of forty names from this county
in company sc" of the 35th infantry
commanded by capt. Nate Simpson o
Hartford, shows none from the corner
Sentinel. And it shows but one from
Hartford besides Capt. Nate himself
By the way, Mr.. Sentinel, in what or
ganization are the South Haven soldier,
serving their country We have no
seen list of them in the columns of tn,
Sentinel.
A county exchange says that to re
quire revenue stamps on certificates o
births and deaths, "is an outrage" a
person is born whether he likes it o.
not and without chance of choice h,
dies" True, but when he is born he il
too young to appreciate the Outrage
perpetrated on him, and when he dies
he goes where revenue stamps do no
trouble him; so it hardly seems worth
while to worry about the outrage.
The Courier takes us to task for insist
ting that the railroad company be helC
as closely as possible to its contract will
the township. We are fully as anxious
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