The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Local Department.

Welcome, pioneers.
George Pepper of Chicago spent Sun
day here.
Frank Van Dyke was here from Niles
yesterday.
E. B. Longwell has added bicycle re-
pair shop to his business.
Mr.. and Mrs E. B. Longwell went to
Jackson last week, remaining over Sun
day.
Leonard E. Merchant of the st. Joseph
Office, Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Baker and children of De-
catur were guests at M. O. Rowland's,
Saturday and Sunday.
Henry Sherwood of Breedsville has
been appointed to 81 400 job as a special
employe in the postoffice department
A new cement walk has been built in
front of the Searls block Another walk
layer is at work in the court house yard.
l.. III. Titus is in Eaton county this
week, making some speeches in the local
option campaign that is in progress
there.
The number of private users of the
waterworks is greater than was expected.
The plumbers are kept busy all the time
making connections with the mains.
Miss Beulah Hultz of Chicago is Wis
days. She returns to Chicago, Friday,
accompanied by Mrs. Frank Cutter.
South Haven will celebrate July a.
An excellent program is being prepared.
There will be balloon ascension, and a
fine display of fireworks in the evening.
E. f. Parks and b. F. Heckert went to
Detroit, Monday, there joining the dele
CATION from Saladin temple, Mystic
Shrine, and going to Buffalo by steamer.
Their wives accompanied them.
Miss Sabra Stanton goes this week to
Hiram, o., to spend the summer. Mrs.
Stanton will visit in Marquette. The
family will move to Bangor before
the commencement of the school year.
The meeting of the Paw Paw Valley
Spiritual association, held at Lake Cora,
Sunday, was a very interesting and sue
cessful one. 1t is estimated that up
wards of l 800 people were on the grounds.
On Friday last Miss Amelia Dillon
closed successful term of school in the
Lee district, where she has been en-
ployed as teacher for two years. Her
many friends in that vicinity unite in
wishing her success.
The children's day exercises at the
Disciple church last Sunday evening,
passed off nicely. A unique feature of
the entertainment was the reading by
Miss Rhetta Chapman of a creditable
production of her own.
Judson Albert Wilson died in Pontiac,
Ills, May 26, from rheumatism of the
stomach. He was AZ years of age. Mr..
Wilson was formerly resident of Paw
Paw, having worked at the painters
trade here for several years.
F.. L. Van Ness of Chicago was here
over Sunday. He has been in Washing
ton for some time, painting portrait OF
Commander Hawley of the navy. He
was highly honored by an invitation to
hang the portrait in the reception room
of the secretary of the navy, for exhibi.
ton.
The little warm spell now on hand is
simply one of the caprices of June. AS
summer resort and trading point, Paw
Paw continues to be the happiest and
pleasantest place in all lower Michigan
E. Smith Il Co.'S June sale continues tc
be the resort for clothing and furnish
ing buyers.
The following supervisors of the cen
sus are announced for Michigan: Isl
district, Flavius l.. Brook, Detroit; I'd
Festus r. Metcalf, Adrian; Sd, Charles
III. Gurney, Hillsdale; 4th, Benjamin G
Wing, Orangeville, Barry Co.; 5th, Ethe
M. Allen, Ionia; 9Th, Elbert V. Chilson
Lansing; 7th, DIR. George III. Brown, Por
Huron; 8th, Otto L. Sprague, Owosso
9th, James X. Flood, Hart; 10th, G. r
Jackson, East Tawas; 11th, Charles r
Rarden, Greenville; 18th, Robert J
Bates, Ironwood.