The true northerner., 1899-02-01
Local Department.

Gen. and Mrs II. A. Granger are both
i'll, confined to their beds.
f. Il. Longwell has a new adv. in this
paper, for a big bargain sale.
Wm. Strowbridge went to Ann Arbor
yesterday, for a surgical operation.
III. G.. Waters & Co. are renting and
setting up coal stoves at Sl.50 for the
balance of the season.
William Hill of Almena was buried
yesterday He died somewhere South.
Elder Bates preached the sermon.
Miss Bertha Wise, who came home to
spend the holidays, has returned to Chi
cago to resume her studies in music.
At the meeting of the Masonic grand
lodge in Port Huron, r. w. Broughton
of this place was chosen senior grand
deacon.
Married Saturday, January "a, DIR. A.
w. Hendrick of Muskegan, formerly of
this place, to Miss Minnie CARRIER of
Greenville.
f.. Smith & Co. will move into their re-
modelled store on Monday next, and will
have one of the finest business houses in
this part of the state.
The chicken pie supper announced for
January 20 and postponed, will be given
at the Baptist church on Friday evening
of this week; supper ID cents.
Married, at his Office in Paw Paw, by
Justice Rowland, January 20, 1899, Mr..
William Dean of Lawrence and Mrs.
Almyra McCarty of Gobleviile.
A little son of John Marshall has been
very i'll, but is now better. DIR. Cornish
of Lawton was here one day in consul
tation with the attending physician.
j. ID. Holmes has purchased % of the
famous Jewel steel ranges, and proposes
to give his customers a big benefit in
price on these standard goods. See his ad
The ladies' aid society of the Disciple
church will give a day social at G.. p
Rawsons next Tuesday. Teams will be
at O. w. Rowland's at $50. All are in
vited.
Showerman Bros. will offer for sale all
$1,000 overcoats for $1,000, all $1,000 for
S6.67, all $500 for S4.00, which is just Il
off from former rock bottom prices, for
cash only.
The Daily Herald is a new and newsy
publication at Lima, o. Fred G. Snow
formerly of this place. is general man
ager and treasurer of the company
issuing the paper.
l.. III. Harrison left Monday evening
for Chicago, and from there expects tC
go to New Mexico, where he has fine
position as superintendent of some mines
for the Santa Fe railroad.
A letter from Reilly Bates, Fort Myel
hospital Va, written last Thursday, says
the orders are to discharge all the sol
diers there, and at the rate they are do
ing it his turn will come within a week
A new time table went into effect OF
the S. III. & E., Sunday. Trains nov
leave Paw Paw going east at $40 anc
1850 a. m, 30, 4:40, 600, 7:45 and 9:0t
pm; going west at 7:05 a. m. and 2:l5 p. m
| w. j. Sellick is receiving very fine
line of new carpets. Purchasers of such
goods know they always get good as
sortment to select from and full valu,
for their money in Sellick's carpet de
partment
Roy Hinckley left Chicago, Sunday, tt
join his regiment in Alabama. He ex
poets to be discharged very soon.
letter from Jesse Thomas, of the same
regiment, says his discharge is in sigh
and he expects to be home in a shor
time.
Evangelistic meetings continue at the
M. f.. church each evening this week
Rev. William Millar assisting the pastor
Quarterly meeting next Sunday. Rev
II. w. Van Schoick, ID. d., will preacl
Saturday evening and Sunday morning
Sth page.
Attorney Traphagen of Covert was at
tending the circuit court Monday. HI
has lately formed partnership with A
III. Chandler of Hartford, and will sool
move from Covert to that place. Th
Northerner wishes the new firm profit
able practice.
The annual firemen's dance will occu
Thursday evening, February 2, at tn
opera uOuSt, duu a SOOu Jinc 10 duSiCi
pated. The firemen's annual is alway
enjoyable. The boys will decorate tn
hall Thursday, and would appreciat
some help from the ladies.
In the case of the people VS.. Joseph Fl
Allen, mentioned in last weeks North
erner, in which Mrs. Allen alleged tina
her husband had committed an assault
and battery on her person, the wife aske
to withdraw the complaint and was pei
mitted to do so on payment of costs.
l.. A. Wilson of Lawton, a student j
the law department of the Universit,
stood first in a contest for the honor c
representing the University in an orator
ical contest with the Pennsylvania un
versity, March 4, and will be one of
team of three from the Michigan schoo
At the council meeting Monday ever
ing, it was voted to continue the a
t night incandescent light service for al
j other month. Plumber Bosnian wa