The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-07-06

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wounded at Santiago, being shot in the
left arm.
j. ID. Holmes advertises carriages this
week. His trade in this line has been
very large, and universally satisfactory
to his customers.
VIM. Bryant claims TO be the cham
pion fisherman and says he can prove it
by his catches. Thirty-five pounds at
Lake Cora one morning is one of his
arguments.
The annual picnic of the Up-to- Date
farmers clnb will be held at Three Mile
lake, Wednesday, July l3. Members will
please meet at the residence of Frank
Nelson at o'clock a. IN.
Deputy Sheriff w. j. Thomas was in
Indiana several days last week in pur-
suit of thief and horse he had stolen
from South Haven. The horse was re-
covered, but the thief escaped.
A letter from S. A. Cady, dated Witch
| ita, Kansas, June %, reads as follows,
and is call for sympathy; Last Satur-
day baby boy was born to US, and last
night, at seven o'clock, my dear wife
died"
A young man was killed in one of the
bicycle races at South Haven, Monday,
by running into telephone pole. The
same man had an accident in an earlier
race, colliding with Bert Cole of this
place.
DR.. Hamilton arrived home Saturday
night from his trip with the Maxam
Comedy Co., and does not expect to go
out with the show again this season.
Chas. Chappell has gone to join the com
pany and attend to the finances.
The report from the laboratory of the
University of Michigan to the prosecu-
ting attorney of this county, that no
traces of poison were found in the
stomach of Charles Butler, sent there
for analysis, is positive, satisfactory
proof that death came from natural
| causes.
Paw Paw was deserted village the
Fourth. Our people took in the Chicago
excursion, the celebrations at South Ha-
ven, Lawrence and Decatur, while
numerous parties went to the various
lakes to spend the day. Nearly every
business place in town was closed.
Don't ask me if | am hot enough
Wait until you see me half hour from
now, then you may ask me with an easy
conscience if it is hot enough for me,
The fact is, I'm tri1e overheated in my
haste to reach +. Smith & Co.'S for a
crash suit; don't detain me. mo | won't
have one now; wait till get the suit"
See their latter the glorious fourth" sale
adv
The First National Bank on June %
declared its 5Sth semi-annual dividend,
payable July IL. While for the past year
its dividends have not been quite as large
as formerly, the directors congratulate
themselves on not having had to skip"
one during the severe panic through
which we have been passing. The as
sets of this substantial institution are
now 10000.
Lake Park is taking on its custo mary
summer life. Among those who are now
enjoying outings there are the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Chandler, r. B..
Longwell and family, G. q. Thayer and
G.. F.. Merrill and families, and Mrs. Will
Payne and family from Chicago, who
arrived here Friday. Geo. NJ. Harrison
and family will go to the lake the latter
part of this week
The business people are kept busy now
a-days studying the war revenue meas
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revenue stamp or not. The most general
use is the two cent stamp on each bank
check or draft the one cent stamp on
kilograms, one cent on freight and eX-
press receipts, the stamp tax on con-
tracts, deeds, leases mortgages, insur-
ance policies etc. The druggists are also
using many stamps on proprietary arti-
cles.
All the Paw Paw societies were repre-
sented at the Van Buren county christian
endeavor convention at South Haven
last week. Interesting and profitable
sessions are reported. Following are the
officers elected for the ensuing year:
President, Nj. o. Rowland, Paw Paw;
vice pres. Ernest Barker, Covert; sec'y,
Miss Bessie Siggins, Grand Junction:
treasurer, Frank Bishop Bangor. The
next convention will be held at Paw Paw
in December.
Capt. Simpsons company for the 35th
Michigan volunteers, recruited from
Van Buren, and Cass counties went to
camp at Island Lake, July 4. The morn
ing train over the S. III. Il. f. carried a
number from this county, including
Capt. Simpson. Those who went from
this place we're Bernie Buck, Merritt
Martin Lewis Chapton, Rely Bates, Ed.
Snow, Fred Brockway, Ernest Cutler and
Andrew Jenkins. A large number OF
citizens were at the train to see them Oft.
Buck will be 4th duty sergeant.
The common council has passed an
ordinance relative to sidewalks, making
two thirds of the cost payable by gen
eral assessment and one-third by owners
of adjacent property, instead of the en-
tire cost being betrayed by general tax
as heretofore. The Northerner is of the