The true northerner., 1900-12-21

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legal business part of this week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy l.. Tuttle
December Is, nine pound girl.
w. M. Strowbridge, proprietor of the
Home bakery, has a new adv. in this
paper.
ID. III. Patterson went to Battle Creek,
Monday, for treatment at the sani-
tarium.
Messrs. Wilson and Mcintyre of Ar
mour q Co, Chicago, were in town
Sunday.
The W. /. r. G. will meet tomorrow
| Saturday at three o'clock p. m.; cleo
tion of officers.
A large amount of interesting county
news will be found on the inside of the
paper this week
III. w. Carpenter will speak at the
Free Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Invitations are out for a Christmas
party, December 27. Simons orchestra
will furnish music.
Rev. w. p. Law will conduct services
at the Episcopal church, next Sunday
morning and evening.
Mr.and Mrs. Wells q. Brown are pack
ing up their household goods, prepara-
tory to moving to Lansing.
John L. Graham sold his big gray team
last week to b. f. Warner of Paw Paw
for S3OO,-Decatur Republican.
S. H. Blackman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Columbus Engle left Wednesday for
California to spend the winter.
b. W. Hipp has just closed up his con-
tract with Armour q Co., and has
shipped them six carloads, 10000 gallons
of cider.
Holiday trade is lively at Sellick's.
Read the attractive list of seasonable
goods advertised this week, and note the
low prices.
Hon. and Mrs. E. A. WiIdey will go to
Lansing next week to reside during his
term in Office. They have already shipped
their household goods.
Maple Grove lodge, K of p, will hold
no meeting next Monday evening The
week following, the annual election of
officers will take place.
Paw Paw Grange will hold a meeting
Friday evening, with a special literary
program suitable to the close of the year
and the close of the century.
Mckinley and prosperity are here for
another four years; help the good work
by buying correct overcoats at special
sale prices from h. Smith & Co.
Showerman Bros are kept busy taking
measures for merchant tailor suits.
They give you tailor made suit, guar
anteed to fit, at the price of ready
made suit.
= W. A. Lemaux of the New York SAM
tarium has rented Mrs. Jane Crane s
house on south Niles street. His family
arrived here yesterday and are moving
into the house.
Thirteen to fifteen cords of swamp
wood and Snow Bros return flue fur
mace are what A. r. Mcneil uses to keep
his house warm and comfortable all win
ter. Read what he says about it in Snow
Bros adv.
For the S. II. & f.. line from Covert to
Paw Paw lake, the survey is completed
and arrangements have so far progressed
that the construction of the line is prac-
tically assured. The company has not
abandoned its project of an extension
south from Lawton at some future date.
The last years taxes of the S. II. q r..
were 81 1872. The state board puts a val
uation of S255,000 on the line, which
would mean, in event of the proposed
taxation law being enacted, an annual
tax OF "a 900. An increase of over $500
per year would be heavy burden for
the road to bear.
The second meeting in January will
be rare treat for the Coterie. In the
afternoon there will be an address by
Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane of Kalama-
ZOO, and in the evening another by Irma
T. Jones of Ann Arbor. Besides their
own room, the ladies will use the
Knights of Pythas hall and reception
parlor on that occasion.
Miss Ola Bidwell assisted by her
brother Clifford on the violin. Miss
Bessie Hutchinson, accompanist, and
r.. f.. Jennings, was met last evening
by a smaller house than the merit of
the entertainment deserved. Miss Bid
wells baritone voice is remarkable, and
is'the feature of her program. Her elocu-
tion makes pleasing variety.
G. w. Reynolds has just completed
the decoration of the Masonic hall. 1t is
a handsome job. The new lighting ar
raugement-a cluster OF II incandescent
lights under reflector in the center OF
the room, and a circle of lights all around
the ceiling-makes brilliant illumina.
ton. Paw Paw Masons have the finest
secret society hall in the county.
Evangelist f.. w. White, late chaplain
in the Spanish American war, will bt
!, here December 30, to assist Pastor Aller
OF the First Baptist church in specia
meetings. Mr.. White is an able man
+ having been pastor of the First Baptis
church of Jackson, and the Tabernacl
e Baptist church of Milwaukee. He vii
oo from this place TO Chicago to assis