The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26
Local Department.

Chicago.
William Spaulding of Hartford is visit
ing at Ralph Jennings.
Mr. and Mrs. F.. p. Grimes attended
the Plainwell races last week.
Mrs. F. p. Grimes and children left
Tuesday for an outing at Petoskey.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Webb of the Lee
district are the parents of new girl.
Mesdames Solomon and Harrison have
gone to Petoskey to remain for some
days.
A party of ten Chicago people arrived
last Wednesday for an outing at Lake
Park.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Nj. Brown of Breeds
vile visited their son, Wells c. Brown,
this week
The painting and penciling of the long
brick store have made it a very hand
some business place.
Misses Zenia and Martha Mason have
been at South Haven, visiting their
uncle there from Chicago.
Commissioner Brown entetained Supt.
w. w. Chalmers of the Toledo, Ohio,
schools, Saturday of last week
The union service Sunday evening will
be held in the Baptist church, sermon
by Rev. VIM. Millar of Galesburg.
Mrs. S. f. Munger and Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Cate left Monday for Missouri,
for the benefit of Mrs. Munger's health.
Many people are planning to go on the
Free Baptist excursion to Benton Har-
Dor, tomorrow. 80 cents pays for the
round trip.
The Paw Paw band will give dance
at the opera house Thursday evening.
The boys are trying to raise money for
new uniforms.
There will be services at the Lee
schoolhouse next Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock. Rev. E. II. Harvey will
deliver the address.
Mrs. NJ. L. O'Dell has purchased Mrs.
Gardners line of Brainard IL Armstrong
wash silks and has added new colors and
also line of stamped patterns.
Rev. r. w. Grace of Detroit has been
appointed assistant pastor of the Catho-
lie church. He came to the village last
week and will reside with FIR. Wall
Farmers complained little about the
corn rolling, on account of the dry, hot
weather. They haven't done so since
the drenching rain of Monday night
Last Saturday, before Justice Row
land, Jesse Stafford, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty and
was given s12 or ten days. He paid.
Miss Leta Packer has accepted a po-
sition as teacher in the 2nd primary of
the Watervliet school, taking in addi-
ton the class in German in the high
school,
VIM. Bryant is building new cottage
for Fred Mosier and p NJ. Young of De-
catur, on the south side of Four Mile
lake. Fred and his wife will occupy it
next week.
The Paw Paw band will give an open
air concert each Saturday evening. The
band is excellently organized, furnishes
good music, and the people will find it
worth while to hear the concerts.
The ladies of the st. Mary's church in
vite you to their sociable, Thursday. A
picnic supper will be served from to
o'clock, and ice cream during the after
noon and evening. An enjoyable time is
promised.
The Paw Paw Fruit Evaporating
works are now being thoroughly over
hauled and put in shape, and will be
ready in a short time to start in, with
prospects for the largest volume of busi
ness since the starting of the plant.
The examination of George Collins,
charged with obstructing the sheriff in
the discharge of official duty at South
Haven on the 4th of July, was begun
yesterday before Justice Rowland and
was continued until tomorrow afternoon.
The examination of George W. Hicks,
charged with setting fire to the dwelling
occupied by M. j. Litchard, was begun
before Justice Rowland last Friday.
After taking the testimony of several
witnesses, further proceedings were ad-
journed until tomorrow.
Landlord John Ihling is entertaining
quite a good many resorters at the Pen
insular these days. He has closed con-
tract with the Congress club of Cincin-
natl to take ten days outing at Lake
Cora, commencing August 19. There
will be 125 or more in the party.
Over in Germany the horseless carriage
is called xameterdroschken.
1t would be simply tempting fate to let
thing with that name run more than
six miles an hour. Here in Paw Paw
there is an institution called "the great
whale clothing success" Their tempt
ing fate is sale run at great speed, men
toned as astonishing by patrons.
At the council meeting Monday even
ing, little business was transacted ex-
cept the usual routine. A petition was
presented, signed by a number of citizens
asking for the filling of Kalamazoo street
between the two bridges and the con
struction of sidewalk along this part
of the street Referred to the street
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