The true northerner., 1899-01-18

Mortgages recorded in the Office of the
register of deeds during the past week
sl2,279; discharged during the same
period sl7,707.
There will be meeting at grange hall,
Friday evening at half past o'clock, to
arrange for entertaining visitors to the
farmers institute.
Last Saturday, Mrs. M. j. Coy received
news of the death, by pneumonia, of her
sister, Mrs. K. G. Manning, at her home
in Natchez, Miss.
/ Advertised letters: Miss Nola Pea
cock, w. j. Beal, Earl Klinges, Miss Lii
liam Simmons, S. Winterbern, Saul Wyn-
man, Thomas Brown.
Married, at the NJ f.. parsonage, Jan
uary 10, by Rev. f. o. Mather, Owen
Chamberlain of Kendall and Miss Phoebe
Clendennen of Cooper.
The M. E. society of Almena will hold
an all day social and donation at the
home of Rev. j. III. Emmons, Thursday
of this week. All are invited.
The Y. p S. G. f. of the Presbyterian
church will serve chicken pie in the
parlors next Wednesday evening, Jan
parry %, from to 8; supper, ID cents
The Y. p. S. c. f. of the Disciple church
will give library social at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Mather, Friday even
ing of this week, from to 10. All are
invited.
The boilers and pumps are set at the
waterworks but some pipe for connect
ing the pumps has not yet arrived. The
foundation is ready for the water tower
as soon as it arrives.
About forty or fifty of Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Colburn's friends assembled at their
home last Friday evening, the occasion
being a surprise on Bert. The evening
was spent very pleasantly.
Remember, the Northerner's extraor-
dinary subscription offers terminate
February /. All who wish to avail
themselves of the terms now offered
must do so before that date.
Sheriff Thomas has appointed the fol-
lowing named deputies: II. II. Van
Camp, Decatur: John Austin, Keeler;
f. Cone, Bloomingdale; l.. O. Graham,
Gobleville; Daniel Spicer, Paw Paw.
The Disciple G. f. society will have a
special Endeavor Day program the first
Sunday in February and has invited the
other young peoples societies of the vii
lage to unite with them in this service.
The officers of Brodhead post, G.. A.
r. were installed last Monday evening.
The post voted not to avail itself of the
permission granted by the board of
supervisors to use the court house as a
place of meeting.
Nobody in the world is rich enough to
afford wet feet. Here is what they cost:
Colds, pneumonia, consumption--and
often life itself. Dry feet are always
found in a pair of SELF shoes, sold by
Showerman Bros.
Someone sends the Northerner an
anonymous communication about two
young women being seen on the street,
under the influence of liquor Our in
formant should know that no reputable
newspaper publishes anonymous letters.
Died, at her home in Fenton, January
9, Mrs. Cepha HAITI Fletcher, aged 30
years. She lived in Paw Paw number
of years and will be remembered by many
readers of this paper. She leaves a hus-
band and two grandchildren, sons of
Dustin Thorpe of this place.
An item in the Ouray (Colo) Herald
says that Rev. j. III. Renney has been
called to one of the leading churches in
the city of Omaha, Mr.. Rennie was
formerly pastor of the Paw Paw Presby-
terian church and has many friends here
who will rejoice at his prosperity.
In the appointment of the house com
mittees at Lansing, Representative Phil
lips of this county was made chairman
of the committee on military affairs, and
a member of the committees on public
health, revision and amendment of stat
utes, and upper peninsula asylum for
insane.
The farmers institute to be held in
this place on Wednesday and Thursday
of next week, the program for which
was published in our last issue, bids fair
I to be very successful. The officers OF
the association are exerting themselves
to this end, and receive encouragement
from all parts Of the county.
Mr.. John Kelley of Bloomingdale is
seriously i'll at the home of Mrs. Albert
Harrison in this place, and his recovery
is doubtful. He is suffering from the
effect of a recent fall. His son Frank
from Cadillac and another son from
Minneapolis were here with him fol
several days, both starting home Mon
day.
r. Smith & Co. moved their stock or
: Monday into the store in the Longwel
block formerly occupied by l. Jay Cum
; ings. The remodeling of the interior o
! the "long brick" was commenced a
| once. While the present quarters arr
somewhat SMALL the firm is taking care
3 of it's trade with Its usual dispatch. Se'
Q their new adv. on Sth page.
A friend of ours who handles Uncl'
Sans mail says: ain regard to you
:, paper don't remember but once in