The true northerner., 1900-03-21


week.
Broughton advertises spring sale of
wall paper
John Beattie died yesterday at Hart
ford, from measles. he formerly lived
in this township.
+. NJ Snow has been confined to the
house by sickness for the past 10 days,
but is now improving.
j. w. Free has purchased the interest
of G. G.. Hagerman in the mill and lum-
ber business of Free Il Hagerman.
Married, Saturday evening, March II,
by Justice Rowland, Charles Sweet of
), Lawrence and Lizzie Kingsnorth of Mat
tawan.
The Women's Mission society of the
Free Baptist church will meet with Mrs.
Matte Brewer next Saturday at.2.p. M;
topic, "Home mission work"
Judge j. II. Johnson will go to Battle
Greek TO day, for week or ten days
treatment at the sanitarium. There will
be no session of the probate court next
Monday.
At the silver caucus in Antwerp Mon
day, A. S. Mitchell was renominated
for supervisor. Geo. Benton is the can
didate for treasurer, Will Allard for high
way commissioner.
On complaint of Miss Nellie Irons,
Mrs. Grace Butler was arraigned before
Justice Mason, charged with assault and
battery. She pleaded guilty and paid
a fine of Sl.00 and costs.
On Tuesday of last week, Mr.. Peter
Gremps suffered a severe stroke of par
alysis, and, while yet alive, is in a criti-
cal condition. On account of his age,
the chances are against his recovery.
The storm of last Friday and Saturday
was remarkably severe for the time of
year, the mercury going to three below
zero Friday night. Since that time we
have been having all kinds of weather
typical March.
The ladies of the Christian church
will hold day social at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Smith, Tuesday, March
27. Teams will leave o. w. Rowland's
at $50. A picnic dinner will be served
at noon. All are invited
Mrs Della Curtis of this place and An
thony Jerrue of Cadillac went to Paw
Paw, Thursday morning, for the purposeof
being married in the Catholic church at
that place. Under the church rules the
ceremony could not be performed during
lent so the happy bride and groom re-
turned here to wait. The marriage will
sake place at some future date.-South
Haven Sentinel.
The republican congressional commit
tee for the fourth district held a meeting
at Kalamazoo last evening, all the mem
bers being present 1t was decided
to hold two district conventions, one
for choosing delegates to the national
convention and one for nominating
a candidate for congress and choosing
a congressional committee. The date
for the first convention was fixed on
April 26, and South Haven selected as
the place. Victor M. Gore of Benton
Harbor will be temporary chairman. The
nominating convention will be called
later.
Sunday, March %, at the First Baptist
church: Subject at the 1870 a. m. ser
vice. THE Fruitless Life;" text, Mark
lib: Bible school at II M; b. Y. =. u.
service at p. m, and preaching at p.
10. The evening service will be the Sec
ond sermon of the series to young men.
The subject, as the Young Man Absalom
Safer" Sam. 1892, may sound like an
old story. The best way to judge of this
is to first hear it. A very general re-
sponse To the invitation of last week
greeted the pastor The invitation is
extended to every one of the young peo-
pie of Paw Paw. There will be special
music
In the new suits commenced in the
circuit court within the past week is a
chancery action for an accounting
brought by Chas. w. Baker of Waverly
against VIM. NJ. Branch and jerome 6.
Warner. The controversy is over the
transfer of the patent for the Baker hay
binder from Baker to Branch, which was
made several years ago on written
agreement, Mr.. Warner signed the agree
ment as surety for Branch. Mr.. Baker,
the patentee and former owner of the
patent, now alleges that the terms of
agreement have not been met and that
he has not received his share of the
moneys realized from the sale Of territory.
He alleges that Branch should have re-
ceived $4,000 in excess of expenses, and
asks for an accounting, for the payment
to him of the moneys found to be his
due, and for the transfer of the patent
back to him, by decree of the court.