The true northerner., 1899-12-13
WHOLE NUMBER 1884.


and helped initiate Mr.. Guy DeHayen
into the mysteries of the order. After the
"work" was completed fine banquet
was served by the ladies, tables being
spread in the reception room. This was
followed by an open session in the lodge
room, where music, rectations and i'm
promptu addresses were in order. A new
day was well under way before the ses-
sion was finally concluded.
The Van Buren quarterly meeting of
Free Will Baptists will hold its Decem-
Der session with the Paw Paw church,
commencing at 700 p M, Friday and
continuing over Sunday. The opening
sermon will be by Rev. n. Il. Musser of
Goblevllle. Saturday morning will be
devoted to business. At HOO a. m. an
address to the young people; at 200 p.
M, business of young peoples union and
short programme, followed by the con-
secration meeting; at 700 p. n.; servicein
charge of the womens missionary society;
preaching Sunday morning, followed by
short Sunday school session; also at
700 p. m.
Matthew Dillon's barn in Waverly
township was destroyed by fire Thursday
morning About one o'clock, Mr.. Dillon
went out to the barn to look after a sick
COW. Just after entering the barn he
tripped and fell, dropping his lantern in
some hay, and the interior of the barn
! was soon in flames. He succeeded in
saving several horses and other stock in
the barn, but a large amount of hay,
grain and farm tools were burned. Mr..
Dillon built new barn last summer
about fifty feet from the one that burn
ed, and had not the wind been. favorable,
that would have burned also. The barn
and contents were insured in the Far
mers' Mutual for $500.
A largely attended meeting of tele-
phone subscribers both to the Central
and the Kibbie lines, was held at the
court house Monday evening to canvass
the situation and consider what, if any
thing, can be done to adjust matters be-
tween the two companies, which at the
present time are in an unsatisfactory con-
dition. Messrs. Tripp and Spencer, rep
resenting the Kibbie line, were present
at the meeting After a somewhat pro-
, longed discussion, Messrs. III. l.. Mcneil,
f. F. Parks, DR.. Hoyt and David Ander-
son were appointed tointerview the users
of phones in town and the managers of
the Central company, to make a report
at a future meeting to be called by the
committee.
Parties from the eastern part of the
state, experienced men, want to establish
a basket factory in Paw Paw They have
been here and looked over the ground
and are satisfied this place is the best
I, location that can be found They have
some capital, but not SO much as is
needed to put the enterprise on its feet
5 and they want to organize a stock COM
|pany, selling portion of the stock to
5 local people. 1t is probable some defin-
tie proposition will be made by them
SOON The Northerner has no doubt that
/ if theS4aean business, they can get some
! assistance'4fere.. Pay Paw is the best
unoccupied point in Michigan for the
location of factory for fruit>-Sasc1kages' s1
+ and such factory is one of the verA best
!, institutions that Paw Paw could secure.
AT the examination of William Lga
3 yer, on a charge of perjury, before Jus
+ tice Rowland, December /, Warren c..
4 Culver was material witness. His tes-
timony was not taken that day and the
v case was adjourned until the 7th. He
. was ordered by the court to be in attend
: ance that day. but some of his wise (Y)
friends advised him not to attend and he
did not, thus causing the examination to
u further adjourned. Prosecutor Chandler
= applied for an attachment commonly
I called bench warranty which was issued
. and Mr. Culver was brought to town by
Officer Chappell. After the court had
e instructed him in reference to the penalty
vi he was liable toincur, hewas permitted to
e depart under promise TO obey the COM
Il mand of a subpoena served on him to ap-
- pear next Friday.
e eThe Northerner is in receipt of let
r TOR SNtten by Frank Long and Dan
e Robh ofSC. "a" 45ti U. S. V. Infantry,
4 under date SNSoveh hber Is, on the high
sea on board tin <tfansport. The letter
! was mailed at HonSNlu, November %.
r They said: "This is foN the oenent OF
+. the True Northerner We SN Just about
s half way between San FranNSco and
g Honolulu. Tho boat is rolling hafN
+ there is quite heavy sea on. AL
boys from Paw Paw are on this ha
q English boat chartered by the
! ment. The boys have all had a.
{ of seasickness, but are getting be-
! will take us % or 30 days from
o to Manila. The grub" that WI
' ting is contract feed and mo-
best. We hope this letter wi
$ old friends as well as ever, an
; us good luck. We hope to see
: Northerner in tn future"