The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26
WHOLE NUMBER 23l4.

Mrs. L. b. Sheldon is having her house
repainted.
The Home bakery has new adv. in
this paper.
The Women's Exchange is now reopen
ed for business.
E. b. Longwell advertises monster bar
gains for Saturday.
Waters Il Co. have some intererting
advertising this week.
l. j. Cummings advertises a continua-
ton of his clearance sale.
The First Baptist Sunday school has
picnic at Lake Park to-day.
c. w Young went to Grand Rapids
last night, on state fair business
A number of fishermen have recently
taken good sized pickerel from Pugsley's
lake.
Mrs. j. III. Desmond is enjoying visit
from sister and three children from
Chicago.
Lewis Hoag of Lacota and Geo. Chap
man of Lawrence have purchased Snow
furnaces.
Mrs. Dell Eastman and daughter of
Chicago have been visiting relatives here
for few days.
A trick bicycle rider gave some exhi-
bitions on the street yesterday afternoon
and evening, taking up collections in the
crowd.
Prosecutor Chandler will leave to-
morrow for Long lake, near Cheboygan,
to spend vacation, the guest of f. S.
Roos of Kalamazoo.
A civil matter, Salisbury VS.. DeVorce,
occupied Justice Mason's court yester-
day A jury trial was had Salisbury
got judgment for "a.
The village tax roll is at Showerman
Bros store, where you can get receipt
for your taxes. All taxes are now due
and should be paid promptly.
Growing corn has not looked so well in
years in this locality as at the present
time. A good, big crop is in prospect,
which will in a measure compensate for
the extraordinary shortage in the wheat
yield.
The South Haven & Eastern will run
an excursion to South Haven, Sunday,
July 80, leaving Lawton at $50 a. M,
Paw Paw $40, Lake Cora 1852, Lawrence
900, Hartford 9:16, Toquin 9:34, Covert
9:42; round trip % cents.
The excursion to South Haven on Sum-
day last was well patronized and all re-
port delightful trip. With the mer-
curry at 100 in the shade, it is a relief to
visit the beach and be famed by the
cool breezes from Lake Michigan.
Some Paw Paw people would like to
see an occasional special train from Lake
Cora to this village, in order that the re-
sorters could come into town easily.
Such arrangement would doubtless ac-
comodate them and benefit our mer-
chants.
Cottages at Lake Park are all occu-
pied these days, John Ihling has good
crowd at Lake Cora, and campers are on
the south side of the lake all the time.
Three Mile lake, as always, has its out
ing parties. The Paw Paw resorts are
all appreciated this year.
John A. Drown died at his home in
this village, Wednesday, July 10, aged
"A years. He was an old and respected
resident. He leaves widow and son,
Henry Drown. A brief service was held
at the residence, Thursday, conducted
by Rev. Anna Barton, after which the
remains were taken to Rose, n. Y, for
burial
At meeting of the Lawton Masonic
lodge, July %, it was voted to hold the
annual picnic of the blue lodge and Or
der of the Eastern Star at st. Joseph,
July 27, and the Masonic fraternity will
have special cars for their accommoda-
ton on to-morrow's excursion. All
Masons, members of the Eastern Star
and their families are invited, from all
along the line. A basket picnic dinner
will be had in the park.
The all rail, through train excursion
announced for tomorrow Thursday to
st. Joseph and Benton Harbor merits a
liberal patronage. For one day, at least,
the dream of direct railway line between
Paw Paw and the twin cities is to be
realized. BY special arrangement with
the G. & w. NJ. Ry. coaches will be run
through, going and returning, and no
transfer of passengers will be necessary.
In every detail this excursion is Just
what the people have long desired.
The county Sunday school rally, to be
held at South Haven, Wednesday, Aug
ust 2, promises to be a successful affair,
in which all Sunday schools of the
county are expected to unite. A special
train on the S. II Il f.. leaves Lawton at
500 a. m, Paw Paw $40, Lake Cora
S:25, Lawrence S:35, Hartford $50, fare
80 cents for round trip; Toquin 9:15,
Covert 9:35, fare % cents Returning,
train will leave South Haven at 600 p.
m. On arrival at South Haven, wagons
will be in waiting to carry baskets to
the grove for picnic dinner, and the
schools will form in parade, led by the