The true northerner., 1899-05-31
Local Department.
Miss Marie Cooper is home from Kal
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Frederic Kimball went to Chicago,
Friday, to remain few days.
III. C.. Waters & Co. received a car of
berry crate material from Tennessee last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brown of Gin
cinnatiwere guests at |. B. Conners
over Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Kelehor and daughter from
Bartlett, Texas, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Zelon Cleveland.
Rev. Fred Linsell from Hiram, O., will
speak in the Disciple church next Sun
day morning and evening.
Forty Brott arrived home Friday
evening from the East, where he has
been engaged in the show business.
There will be services at st. Marks
next Sunday morning at 1870 and at 4
p. m. Rev. Mr.. Lucas will officiate.
Married, May p, at the M. E. parson-
age, by Rev. r. O. Mather, Nelson r.
Foster and Miss Ada Taylor, both of
Bloomingdale. &.
A late number of the Wetmore, Kas.,
Enterprise shows that j. w Luce is en-
gagged in what promises to be a success
full effort to secure natural gas in that
city.
There will be preaching at the O'Dell
hall, Tuesday, June 6, at and 7:30
p. M, by Rev. G.. T.. Stevens of Grand
Rapids, elder in the Christian Catholic
church.
The memorial decorations superin-
tended by |. w. Hubert, and largely the
work of his own hands, were very tasty.
The Baptist church was also finely dec
Grated for the Sunday morning services.
For the benefit of school library,
box social will be given at the Lee school
house, Friday evening, June 2, by the
teacher and pupils. A short program
will be given, including music, recita
tions, etc.
The Seventh Day Adventists hold
regular services every Saturday in the
O'Dell hall. Sabbath school at TO-
preaching at IL o'clock; also, preaching
at 1870 Sunday evenings; prayer meet
ings Wednesday evenings at 7:30.
The w. G. T. U. will meet in the par
lors of the Christian church, Thursday,
June /. Any member finding items in
papers concerning the w. G.. L. U. state
convention in Detroit will please bring
them to the meeting, as that is the sub
ject for the day.
ID. III. Patterson Of the S. H. q f. was
in the East last week, and purchased
three passenger coaches for the road
This addition to the car equipment, with
the five locomotives now on the road, fix
the company in frst-class shape so far
as rolling slock is concerned.
The Paw Paw valley spiritual associa-
ton will hold grove meeting at Lake
Cora Sunday, June IL. The talented
lecturer and test medium, Mrs. Marion
Carpenter of Detroit, will be present.
Good music will be in attendance. Ser
vices at II a. m. and 2 p. m. The usual
gate fee will be collected. Special trains
will be run on the S. III. & f. and G. IL
w. NJ, and also an excursion by the
steamer Williams from Chicago
The union memorial service held at
the Baptist church last Sunday morning
was attended by the members of the
grand army in body as well as by as
many citizens as could get into the
church. The audience would have been
larger if the church had been bigger
Rev. Ross Matthews was speaker and
was assisted in the opening exercises by
Revs. II. w. Harvey and E. o. Mather
A mixed quartette consisting of Mrs.
Paige, Miss Cooley and the Messrs. Cum
ings furnished the music and all joined
at the conclusion, in singing America.
The state board of health compiled
and issued a pamphlet of about 140
pages, elegantly illustrated, setting forth
the beauties of Michigan as summer
resort state. Recently the board sent
copy to each of the leading newspapers
throughout the southern states. The
board has been and is now receiving
newspaper notices in great numbers and
in very flattering terms. Most of the
notices state that the pamphlet can be
ODIdlueu ny ScuuluS SlA CcuIS W pay
postage. Numbers of applications are
coming, and the pamphlet is being sent
to them as fast as the requests are re-
received.
The Van Buren, county w. G.. L. U.
held convention at Bangor, May Is and
10. Resolutions were adopted asking
that physicians use greater care in pre-
scribing medicines containing alcohol;
protesting against the seating of Polyga-
mist Roberts as congressman from Utah;
approving the medal contests; express
ing the belief that women could accom-
plish more good if they had the right of
franchise; calling on the president to
see that the anti-canteen law is not set
aside by the decision of Attorney Gen
eral Griggs; expressing approval of the
work of the grand jury in this county;
thanking Mother Browne of Paw Paw
for her excellent paper and Mrs. Allie V.
Hewson for her efficient work as county
president The following officers were
elected. President, Mrs. A. Il. Hoskiss,
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