The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-02-28
Local Department.
Read Broughton's new adv.
Il. b. Longwell advertises March S

Il. b. Longwell advertises March sale
prices.
WI. Sellick offers some rare cloak
bargains for late buyers
Marcus Litchard's pension has been
increased from Sl4 to SIT.
w. III. Mason attended the grand lodge
of A. o. u. w. at Detroit last week
Witwers bread is again being received
fresh every morning at the Home bakery.
The finance committee of the council
are settling with the village treasurer.
to-day.
Remember the republican village eau.
Gus at the court house next Monday
evening.
The village silver caucus will be held
at the council room, Monday evening,
March 3.
II. A. Chaplin has Just been allowed
pension with back pay amounting to
over 5000.
Mrs. l.. w. Osborn and Miss Ada Ran
dali of st. Louis have been visiting Paw
Paw friends.
The Disciple Y. p. S. c. E. will hold a
box social this evening at the home of
M. o. Rowland.
A. f. Hayes has returned from Cali
fornia and has resumed his position as
foreman Of the Northerner Office.
DR.. Will Erkenbeck and Miss Edger-
son of Battle Creek were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Chan. Ocobock, Jr., last Thurs
day.
The ladies of the w. F. M. society of
the M. E. church will hold their next
meeting at the parsonage, March 8. Sup
per will be served.
Married, by Rev. w. F. Allen. at the
parsonage, Saturday, February "a, Har-
vey f. Hill of Schoolcraft and Miss Zoa
| Phillips of Almena.
The sale of Mrs. Solomon's place to
Mrs. Gillespie was not completed. The
latter now expects to move into rented
house in the spring.
The w. G.. Il. u. will hold a meeting
at the home of Mrs. Sarah Mason, Thurs
day, March l, at 2:30 o'clock. A'large
attendance Is desired.
The Eastern Star will serve tea from
to in the Masonic hall, Friday even
ing of this week. A very nice tea for ID
cents; everybody is invited
The veteran worker and inspirational
speaker, Lyman G.. Howe of Fredonia N.
Y, will lecture in the O'Dell hall, Sun
day, March 4, at ii a. m. and 1880 p. IN.
All are invited.
j. S. Buck and wife were in Lawton
yesterday. We understand that Mr..
Buck contemplates building upon his
property in this village this summer
Lawton Leader.
There will be a silver medal contest,
March ii, under the auspices of the w.
G. II. U. Good music, together with the
selections by the contestants, Will furnish
a fine literary treat; admission 10 cents.
April l, VIM. Long will move back to
Prospect Hill and resume his old posi-
tion as sexton of the cemetery. He was
faithful man in the place for many
years, and will be acceptable to the
public.
Judge r. r. Pealer of Three Rivers
was in town on legal business last Fri
day He made a pleasant call at the
Northerner office. The judge is decidedly
in favor of the nomination of Bliss for
governor.
The South Haven Eastern Star chap
ter have extended an invitation to the
Paw Paw chapter to visit them March
| 7. The train will leave Paw Paw at $50.
All members are invited; one fare for
the round trip.
People wishing a stylish up-to-date
spring suit can get at Showerman Bros.
a suit made to their measure at an ad
vance of 10 per cent on the price of
a ready-made suit; 600 samples of the
very latest patterns to select from.
Lew Showerman, Paw Paw liveryman
and dealer in horses, was in the city last
Friday to deliver to the Circuit Court
Reporter Sherman a valuable roadster
which that gentleman recently purchased
of the bean eaters.-Dowagiac Republi
can.
A letter from Oakland, Cali, written
home by Mr.. f. l.. Warner, states that
himself and wife arrived there safely and
are enjoying themselves very much visit
ing with the family of his son Junia, and
in sightseeing. They were just about
starting to visit San Francisco when he