The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-08-24
Additional Local.


Mrs J. n. Desmond and children have
returned from Port Huron.
Miss Mary Park of Detroit has been
the guest of Paw Paw friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Welcher of Jackson
are visiting Paw Paw relatives.
Rufus TilIou, an old resident of Law
renee; died Sunday, aged 80 years.
Frank Pugsley and Alva Norwood are
roofing ON the cannery at Lawrence to
day.
Mrs. Chester o. Clark of Omaha,
Nebraska. and Miss Bucl1hout of Kala-
mazoo are visiting relatives and friends
in Paw Paw.
In the ball game Friday of last week,
the democrats defeated the republicans
in holly contested game of 10 innings;
score to D.
Walter S. Brown of Cincinnati, who
with his wife is visiting at n. f.. Dillie's,
has been seriously i'll with asthma for
for the past few days.
John Shears barn in Waverly was
struck by lightning and burned Satur
day, with all contents, including two
horses; loss 81, 200; insured.
The schedule for the Paw Paw Lake
excursion tomorrow is published else
where in this paper This is fine op-
portunity to visit popular resort.
The Bloomingdale band attended the
convention at Lawton, Wednesday. They
stopped in Paw Paw and gave fine band
concert on the street in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Brooks attended the
funeral of Mrs. j. II. Reese at Bangor
Monday Mrs Reese was well known in
Paw Paw and had many friends here.
Mesdames J. III. Anderson and b. o.
Kellyand Miss Louise Anderson of Hart
ford aud Mrs. j. II. Kelly of Lawrenca
were guests of Paw Paw friends, We'd
nesday.
On account of Grand Army encamp-
ment. tickets will be sold during next
week from Paw Paw via S. II. ~ f.. Il. Il.
and boat for Chicago at $50 for the
round trip. A large number of Paw Paw
veterans will attend the encampment.
Melvin Howard, colored, who was sent
up from this county for D years by
Judge Mills for cutting Special Police
man Russell Mentor and who served IA
years of that time, then being released on
parole, shot Deputy Sheriff Horace Por
ter at Stevens Point, Wis, last week.
The fact that Dolly had on a loud
bathing suit probably saved her life. y
"HowY" she tainted in the water and
~ g a oft
to her" Not so with the boys SUIT sale
at r. Smith & Cos, they are not loud
but genteel then as to the noise it Gre
ates-- well, everybody remarks as TO the
fit and price of the celebrated garments.
The new wells at the waterworks were
connected last evening y very crafty
ing increase IN the water supply was the
result, making it possible to run the
pumps at a considerably increased speed.
While the supply is not yet as large as
is desirable, the practicability of taking
water from driven wells is proven and
the present supply will nicely meet all
present demands.
w. n. Hogan, the Jackson balloonist,
well known here. where be has made
several asceusions, narrowly escaped
death at Niles, Thursday In starting
for an ascension, ropes caught in wires
and he cut the ropes; he was then car
ried against high building and severely
bruised, aud to cap it al fell into the
ST. Joseph river and would have drowned
had ne not been rescued.
The most severe wind and thunder
storm of the season struck this locality
Monday afternoon and evening, accom-
panied by torrents of rain. Much damage
is reported 10 some neighborhoods. Two
barns near BloomIngdale were struck
and burned. The Peninsular hotel al
Lake Cora was slightly damaged 10y
lightning few bricks were knocked
from a chimney and some shingles tori
from the roof of Frank Pugsley's new
house in this village
The barber shops of VIM. Roberts anC
L. y. Greenman of Lawrence were en-
tered and some razors and clippers stoler
Friday night. The next day, Thoma
Murphy and John Lang were arrested b,
the police in Kalamazoo when they tried
and were turned over to Sheriff Thomas
Before Justice Mason, Tuesday, the!
waived exa mination and were bounC
over to the circuit court for trial. Ii
default of 500 bail each. they are in jail
1.-THE most serious and peculiar cake
walk accident which ever befel a cake
walker, guess, happened to a younl
octoroon woman of our company, saiC
Mr. Hugh Harrison, of Harrison Bros
New and Ancient South Minstrel com
pany which appears here under canva
next Tuesday. I'VE give cash priz
to a couple winning the most walks, a
the end of every week, SO as to max,
them compete in earnest. We let tn
audience decide the winner by applaus
OF the hands Our canvas theatre wa
packed the night refer TO, and the per
formers all did their best. When tn
cake walking contest was reached, tn
audience and walkers alike were enthus