The true northerner., 1899-05-17

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Detroit.
The staff of life is Witwers bread, re-
ceived fresh every morning at Will
Strowbridge's Home bakery.
Geo. McCon is getting material on the
ground to build new house on the lot
west of his mothers house, on st. Joseph
street.
The Harrison electric light plant at
Allegan has been sold on foreclosure.
Fl. M. Olney of Hartford was the pur-
chaser.
Rev. Chas. Y. Abrahamson of Smyrna,
Turkey, will speak at the M. E. church,
Sunday morning and evening. All are
welcome.
The next regular meeting of the L. o.
L. M. will be held Monday evening, May
%, at Z o'clock. Every member is re-
quested to be present.
The Northerner job department (al-
ready much the best equipped of any in
the county, has just received some fine
new type of late faces.
G. E. Lewis of the Lawton Leader has
purchased the Three Rivers Tribune.
We understand he will conduct both
papers, for the present, at least.
Mrs. II. w. McCabe returned Thurs
day from Jackson, where she had been
caring for her daughter, Mrs. j. |.
Breck, who was seriously i'll, but is now
convalescent.
Fred Bilsborrow will not go into the
drug business at South Haven. After
purchasing his stock, he found man
who wanted the business worse than he
did and so sold out.
Elder E. b. Cross of Hammond, Ind,
who spoke in the Disciple church last
Sunday morning and evening, was greet
ed by good congregations and gave two
excellent discourses.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Sherrod arrived
home Friday night from California,
where they have been for the past two
months. Mr.. Sherrod says fruit in south
ern California is suffering severely from
dry weather.
The May term calendar of the circuit
court for the county of Cass contains
eight cases: Two criminal, three issues
of fact and three chancery cases. No
wonder that division of the second cir
cult was desired!
1t is suggested that, now we have a
broad gauge railroad, good circus
could come to Paw Paw with profit. 1t
has been ages since good entertainment
of this character has visited Paw Paw,
and doubtless a crowd would attend.
At meeting held at the Church of
Christ last Wednesday evening the fol
lowing officers of the local G.. r. union
were elected: Louie Rose, president;
Grace Grout, vice ce-president; Dora Colby,
secretary; Rhetta Chapman, treasurer.
There will be a reunion of the Sd Mich
igan cavalry at Owosso on the 14th day
of June next. Railroad fare one and one
third for the round trip, on the certif-
cate plan. There are good many mem
bers of this regiment living in Van Bu-
rem county.
The 14th annual reunion of the sur
vivors of Co. G, Sd Mich. Cav, will be
held at South Haven, Mich, on Friday
and Saturday, June $40, 1899. These
annual reunions will soon be over and it
is hoped the "boys" and their families
will make an extra effort to attend.
A new wire specially for through bus
iness has been strung by the central tele-
phone people from Benton Harbor
through Dowagiac, Lawton and Paw Paw
to Kalamazoo. Local business had in
creased to such an extent as to cause
annoying delays which will now be
obviated.
A. L. Halls new Wilkes stallion, Home
ward, has a nomination in the $4,000
Lexington trotting stake for foals of 1899.
The colt ought to keep good company
too, for aside from his sire's great indi-
viduality, speed and breeding, his dam
is by Red Wilkes, I'd dam by Messenger
Durock, Sd dam by Harry Clay 40, 4th
dam by Am. Star.
Married, May 10, by Rev. Anna Bar
ton, at the residence of A. G. Martin,
Mr.. Fred Hinckley and Miss Leona
Hampton, both of Paw Paw. The groom
is a popular young business man, and
the bride has won the respect of all dur
ing her residence here. They will go to
housekeeping at once, in part of Mrs.
Rose Smiths house.
The late Ex-Governor Oglesby of Illi-
nois was once asked what he got by his
overland trip to California in 1S49 in
search of gold mo gold," he replied,
"but enough experience to make me what
/ am" The late E. Smith engaged in
business in 1S47. BY his energy and
long experience he built up great busi-
ness, widely known as "The Great Whale
Clothing Success" the largest business
of its kind in lower Michigan.
The council held a special meeting
Friday forenoon, for the purpose of TAX
ing some action concerning the delay of
the contractors in completing the water
works. A resolution was adopted and
telegraphed to the contractors, demand
ing immediate action on their part The
fire and water committee was authorized
to purchase from the lowest local bidder
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