The true northerner., 1900-07-27
Local Department.
J. d. Holmes was in Detroit, wednes

w. II. Conway of Decatur was in town
Wednesday.
Marquis Eaton was here from Lansing
over Sunday.
Dave Chase has gone to Marion, Ind,
for treatment.
M. V. Meredith of Saginaw was in
town over Sunday.
f. ID. Sage of Gobleville was in town
Tuesday on business.
Regular meeting M. w. A., Monday
evening, at Grange hall.
Frank Bass has gone on three weeks
trip in Indiana and Ohio.
Frank Chamberlain of Kendall was in
the village on business, Saturday.
The appearance of the Longwell block
is being improved by coat of paint
Mrs. Dwight Harrison will go to some
northern summer resort in few days.
Mrs. G.. r. Ocobock was in Kalamazoo
the fore part of the week on business.
Mesdames Gardner and Sanger will go
to South Bend to engage in business.
Mrs. Zada Prince of Pueblo, Colo, is
the guest of her brother, Phineas Cole
The Progressive Farmers club will
hold their picnic at Eagle lake, August 2.
The union service next Sunday even
ing will be held in the Disciple church.
The repairs to j. d. Holmes store give
him fine, commodious place of business.
j. f. Chandler is home from his vaca-
ton, having enjoyed pleasant time and
great fishing.
Contractors McCon & Curtiss have
/ the Wishert house on the Black river
road completed.
Paw Paw tent, X. O. L. NJ, will run
an excursion to st. Joe and Benton Har-
Dor next month.
Holy communion at st. Marks Epis-
copal church, Sunday at 10:30 a M, Rev.
w. p Law officiating.
The big midsummer sale is in full blast
all this week and all next week at f. b.
Longwell's. See adv.
Paw Paw grange meets Friday evening
of this week at 7:30 o'clock, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Packer.
Rev. l. w. Smith of Kendallville, Ind,
will speak at the Free Will Baptist
church again next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kymer of Grand Rapids
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Young
and other Paw Paw friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. McGurrin of Kala-
mazoo were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. b. F..
Heckert, Sunday and Monday.
H. L. Mcneil has let the contract for
building 35-foot addition to his store,
occupied by r. A Shoesmith.
VIM. Blashfeld of Hartford was in
town Wednesday, in the interest of the
Hartford X. .. L. NJ. excursion.
f. Neff has made extensive repairs on
his store building, and is completing the
job with a coat of paint outside.
B. O'Dell and family go to Grand Ledge
to-day to attend a spiritualist meeting
| They will be absent about four weeks.
Mrs. q. p. Linderman and children
have returned from Barry county, where
they have been visiting the last II days.
Advertised letters: Miss Elizabeth
Moore, Mrs. Maggie Croford, DR.. o. b.
Moss, Mr.. a. l.. Dale, Hans Hanson, Esq.
A L. Free presented Z. j. Cavanaugh's
name to the state convention, and his
speech is said to have been an eloquent
one.
Mrs. E. Salisbury accompanied her
daughter, Mrs. Frey, to Chicago yester-
day and will remain for a two weeks
visit.
Il. A. Shoesmith advertises a great re-
pair sale, to reduce stock for alteration
of the store. See the prices he quotes in
another column.
One of the new wells at the water
works is practically completed. 1t is
about so feet deep, with the point in the
finest sort of gravel.
w. II. Longwell, r. p. Grimes, A.
Hathaway, Frank Cole, L. NJ. Shower
man and A. McDougall are attending
the races at Plainwell.
You can't turn around now IN E. Smith
q Co.'S store without humping into some
good things gone to the bad in price; all
right every other way.
II. c. Waters 81 Co. have the contract
for the heating plant in f. f. Parks new
residence. A Peninsular combination
hot water and hot air furnace will be
used.
Excursion tickets for the benefit of
the M. f.. and First Baptist Sunday
schools will be sold on the S. II.
& E. r. r. Tuesday, August ii, at one
fare for round trip.
The Bilsborrow residence, east of the
school house, has been sold by Mrs. Ed.
Thayer to L. b. jackson, the man who
bought G. G. Hagerman's farm. The
price was $4,000. The sale was made
through F.. T.. Downing
The ladies of the Free Baptist church
will have lawn social at the home of j.
II. Waters this evening. Ice cream and
cake will be served. The Paw Paw band
will furnish music. Everybody is in
vited and Jolly time is promised.
Fred Dibble has sold his interest in