The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-08-02

tay, august 4. lCe Credm VIII De served.
Everybody invited.
Messrs. Borders and Brawley represent
ing the Star Chest Co., are still in this
vicinity and will be for some time. They
report successful business.
On account of the Model Steam laun-
dry being now located so close to the
business portion of the town, the propri-
etor has discontinued his branch office
at John Wallis store.
Mrs. Chauncey Abbott an old and
highly respected resident of Almena, died
last Saturday night-a sad honeymoon
for her son Solomon, who was married in
the morning of the same day
Mrs. G. r. Ocobock has added to her es-
tablishment five and ten cent bazaar
and has fine display of such goods, very
neat and attractive, including among the
rest a stock of cigars. Notice her dis
play window
Lawyer Titus wears badly sprained
wrist in sling, the result of difference
of opinion between himself and his COW.
which he was attempting to lead. He
feels thankful that the COW escaped with
out serious injury.
The Paw Paw Evaporating works will
soon be open for the fall trade. This in
stitution and the canning factory will,
doubtless, furnish fair home market
for all grades of apples below firsts, and
they are always in demand.
A man and his wife, with a canvas
covered rig, passed through this place
Monday afternoon, en- route for Detroit,
having driven all the way from Califor-
MIA. Both themselves and their team
presented rather a jaded appearance.
They started on their trip in May last.
Mrs. John Haworth took her little girl
to Chicago to have her eyes treated. She
was informed that nothing could be
done to save the sight of one eye, but
that the other could be helped. She was
advised, however, to wait until October,
when the weather would be cooler, be-
fore having an operation performed.
The newly established Sunday school
in the Lee district is in very flourish
ing condition. The regular hour of meet
ing is three o'clock p. m. Last Sunday,
Rev. E. II. Harvey delivered an interest
ing address preceding the session of the
school. On Sunday, August 13, Rev.
Fred Linsell, pastor of the Church of
Christ, will speak to the people at the
regular Sunday school hour.
Mr.. William j. Selick and Miss Caro-
| line Corey, both of this village, were
married last Thursday afternoon. Mr..
! Sellick has long been one of Paw Paws
! leading business men and Miss Corey
! has been one of his trusted employees.
The marriage ceremony took place at
the residence of Mr.. Joseph Davey and
was solemnized by Rev II. W. Harvey
The newly married pair left at once for
an extended wedding trip in the East,
expecting to be absent for several weeks.
: In common with large circle of friends
the NoRTHERNER extends its congratula-
tions.
AT meeting of the board of education
held last Monday morning the job of
plumbing the school house and putting
in water on every floor and for lawn
sprnkling was let to j. d. Holmes. The
job of painting the outside wood work
was let to G. w. Reynolds. The total
cost of these improvements and repairs
will be S452.50, S295 for painting and
S15750 for plumbing. Repairs for the
furnaces have been ordered and will be
placed in position as soon as received
The matter of selling the old town hall
and the lots on which it stands was
considered by the board and it was
decided to recommend to the next
school meeting that the board be author
lied to dispose of the same.
Mrs. }. M. Longwell recently received
letter from her son Fred, who is in the
Klondike gold diggings. The letter was
written June %, and was a little over a
month on its journey. Fred writes that
they-the Kalamazoo party-are enjoy
ing the best of health and, although they
have, as yet, made no great strike, they
are very hopeful. Fred is cook and,
Judging from his description, their bill
of fare may be very wholesome and sub
stantial, yet 1T would not be very salts
factory to the critical patrons of a first
for instance. Fred sent his mother a
draft for 500 and it cost 500 to get it.
Will, his brother, at the First National
says: mo more money to be sent that
way"
Van Buren, is dry county-Allegan is
wet. South Haven resorters get thirsty
and cannot succeed in shaking their thirst
in satisfactory way at drug store. 1t
is but step, so to speak, to the Allegan
county line. Capt. Napier conceived the
idea of erecting "road house" in Casco
as near South Haven as practicable, with
elegant bar attachments, where all the
modern fancy drinks would be constant
ly on tap. There might not be millions
in it,, but no doubt it would prove ex
j. tremely profitable for the proprietor oi
D the "road house" il not for his patrons
3 But the good people of Casco don't ap
Y prove of the enterprise. Five times, it i
stated, has the captain presented his
! bonds to the township board and five
!. times has he been turned down. 1t i
}. likely that the matter will find its wa,