The true northerner., 1900-03-15
For sale.
Local Department.

| FRANK y. 1OunS mas returned from ms
visit in Buffalo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus Engle have
returned from California.
Waters & Co. give a little talk about
spring hardware this week.
Mr. and Mrs. j. l. Breck OF Jackson
are guests at III. w. McCabe's.
Hon. Dallas Boudeman of Kalamazoo
was in town one day last week.
Mrs. Eaton and son Marquis are here
to attend the funeral of Miss Harris.
Frank L. Van Ness of Chicago was in
town last Wednesday and Thursday.
John Koons from Indiana has been
the guest of his brother, G.. W. Koons.
Judge A. J. Mills of Kalamazoo was in
town on business, Wednesday of last
week.
The ladies of the Coterie are requested
to meet at the rooms at 80 p. M, We'd
nesday.
Mr.. c. w. Graham has received an in
crease of pension from six dollars to ten
dollars per month.
Eighty eight new names were registered
for the village election. The registra-
tion is now about 450.
Mrs. j. f. Phillips went to Notre Dame
yesterday with her son Wayne, who will
enter the school there.
Prof and Mrs. G.. w. Cate have rent
ed house in Kalamazoo and expect to
move to that city soon.
w. j. Sellick advertises "ready-to-
wear" garments for women. See the at
tractive lines he offers.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Doig of Chicago, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs A. G..
Martin, have returned to their city home.
BY mistake last Friday was announced
as the date of the royal ,arch chapter
meeting. Next Friday, March 16, is the
correct date.
The Almena L. o. Il. NJ. will give a
necktie social next Friday evening, March
Is, at the residence of Mr.. Geo. Brooks
Picnic supper. All invited.
Showerman Bros. have just received
large invoice of Selz, Schwab & Co. and
w. l.. Douglas shoes, which are the best
shoes money can buy, made by the best
workmen money can hire.
Rev. Frank Beach of Allegan county
will occupy the Disciple pulpit next
Sunday. Rev. Linsell is assisting him in
revival meeting at Trowbridge church.
Mrs. Linsell is there also.
j. E. Phillips will go to Grand Encamp-
ment, Wyo., with view to locating there
If he finds the situation favorable. Mrs.
Phillips will visit her parents in Kala-
mazoo during his absence.
Mr.. Galbreath, whose daughter was
buried at Decatur last Sunday, is
member of the fraternity of Oddfellows,
and several members of that order from
this place were IN attendance at the
funeral.
Married, Sunday, March IL, at l p. M,
George w. Wilson of Paw Paw and En-.
ma Huff of Lawrence. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. G. A. Salyer, at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Huff.
You will be pleasantly surprised when
you see how E. Smith & Co. have
mangled prices for their greatest month
of March sale. They announce the
largest clothing and furnishing goods
stock in this part of the United States.
At the meeting of the Coterie last
Wednesday, the following officers were
elected for next year: President, Mrs.
Rose ID. Miller; 1st vice president, Mrs.
Cora NJ. Sowle; ID vice president, Mrs.
Isidore Broughton; secretary, Mrs. Matte
Curtiss; treasurer, Mrs. Kate b. Chand-
ler.
The following subjects will be pre-
sented at the grange for discussion on
Friday evening of this week: Hon. r. A.
Wildey will talk on "The Signs of the
Times" and Mrs. Packer will furnish
paper on Small Economies" The
program will be interspersed with music
and other exercises.
The w. G. T. u. oratorical contest for
silver medal will be held at the M. f..
church this "wednesday evening, March
IA, at eight o'clock. Good music, with
the selections of the contestants, will
furnish pleasing program. Admission,
10 cents. Let all attend and enjoy the
program and thus assist the union in its
work.
At the annual meeting of the Paw Paw
Canning company the following gentle
men we're elected as board of directors:
G. w. Young, NJ. o. Rowland, f. p.
Crimes, ]. G.. Gould and M. III. Pugsley.
Following are the officers: G. w. Young,
president; M. III. Pugsley, vice president;
NJ. o. Rowland, secretary; f. f. Parks,
treasurer.
A drama, david Copperfield," adapted
from Dickens popular novel, will be
presented at the opera house in Paw
Paw, March 27, by the Free Baptist G.
H.. society. The young people have Sc
cured Miss Bell of Detroit as instructor
and stage director. The cast is well
chosen and all bids fair for fine enter
tainment. Miss Bells work is thorough
and she comes highly recommended.