The true northerner., 1899-05-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1904.

David Anderson was at Decatur on
business yesterday, and is in South
Haven to-day.
+. b. Longwell advertises giant clear
ing sale, TO commence next Saturday and
continue two weeks.
Regular communication of Paw Paw
lodge No. 25, r. and A. NJ, Tuesday
evening, May %. A full attendance is
requested.
DR.. Loren w. Curtis is visiting Paw
Paw friends. He has been in Chicago
for some time, taking a course at Rush
medical college.
A load of ladies drove over from Mar
cellus, Saturday, taking dinner with Paw
Paw friends. Mrs. G.. w. Flanders was
one of the number.
Mrs. Lucy j. Williams of Schoolcraft
will speak at the O'Dell hall, for the
Paw Paw Valley Spiritual association,
Sunday, May 21, at IL a. m. and 7:3O
p. m. The morning service will be
memorial service for those who have
passed away since the organization of
the society.
At meeting of the board of educa-
ton held Tuesday evening, Miss Mary
Morrison was reelected as teacher in
the second primary and Miss j. Olivia
McLaren of Muskegon was elected as
assistant in the high school. All posi-
tions are now filed for the next school
year, except that of the janitor, whose
term expires July l.
At the Alumni business meeting Mon
day evening, it was decided to hold a
reception at the home of j. W. Free and
banquet, yet to be arranged for. The
various committees were appointed and
are now at work as follows: Arrange
ments, Harry Snow, Jane Broughton, b.
p. Bryar; literary, M. o. Rowland, Mrs.
M. ID. Buskirk, Mrs. Lena Pritchard,
Agnes Wiley; music, Clara S. Anderson,
Anna Wise, Matte Cooley; reception,
A. l.. Free.
Contractor Pearl returned here Mon
day and went to work getting the water
works ready to turn over to the village.
Tuesday morning, the mains were sub
iected to a test of 160 pounds water pres
sure-10 pounds above the contract test,
and stood it without break. Mr.. Pearl
received news of the death of his sister
and returned to Benton Harbor, Tues
day afternoon. He will be back imme-
diately after the funeral. Meanwhile,
his foreman is here and few taps are
being made under his direction. The
village has not yet accepted or assumed
control of the plant, but will probably
do so soon after Mr.. Pearls return.
The.council held long session Mon
day evening. Following is the most inn
portant of the business transacted:
Crosswalks were ordered built on the
east side of Kalamazoo street at Elm and
Pine streets; sidewalks on Pine street in
front of l.. G.. Hurd's and on Elm street
in front of w. III. LeSuer's. 1t was voted
to buy cement of Free & Hagerman at
$40 per bbl. The street commissioner
was instructed to keep the stone cutters
clean on Main and Kalamazoo streets,
instead of relying upon the business men
to have the work done adjoining their
own premises, as heretofore. The COM
mittee reported that the corporation
wind mill had been sold at auction for
S12.75. Four inch extensions to the
water mains were ordered as follows:
On the west side of Gremps street from
Main to st. Joseph, thence on the north
side of st. Joseph to Kalamazoo; on the
east side of Niles street from st. Joseph
to Water, thence on the north side of
Water to LaGrave, thence on the east
side of LaGrave to Main; on the north
side of Territorial road from Dyckman
to Madison street, on the west side of
Brown street from Elm to Cedar, thence
on the south side of Cedar to Niles
street: hydrants to be placed at Gremps
and st. Joseph streets, at Water and
LaGrave Territorial and Madison, Brown
and Cedar These extensions are nee
essary to Accommodate applicants for
water service, and the council deemed it
wise to extend fire protection at the same
time. The cost will be upwards of
$1,000, and money will have to be bor-
rowed to do the work. The fire and
water committee were authorized to pur-
chase pipe, special castings, hydrants
and other material necessary for the ex-
tensions, and also curb boxes and ma
terial necessary for connecting private
users with the mains. The special COM
mittee on printing reported that, in the
opinion of the village attorney, the reso-
luton that had been introduced by
Trustee Miller was contrary to the or
dinance controlling public printing.
This places the council in the ludicrous
position of being unable to control the
actions of one of it's own committees
The printing committee is bigger than
the whole council. However, a resolu-
ton was adopted directing the publica-
ton of ordinances and the annual state
ment in both papers, although, under
the opinion of the attorney, the com
mittee cannot be bound by the resolu-
tion unless it chooses to comply there
with. The job printing is left to be
grabbed by the democratic chairman of
the printing committee, just as it has
been in years past. Daniel Spicer was