The true northerner., 1900-10-26
WHOLE NUMBER 2379.
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attended and was good address.
The democrats have the bills out for
mass meeting in this place Thursday,
November l. Hon. Thomas E. Bark
worth of Jackson will be one of the
speakers.
There will be a vesper service at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday even
ing. DR.. Caryl b. Storrs of Lawton will
speak upon "The Origin of Sacred Music"
Appropriate selections will be rendered
by the choir.
Hon. II. IL. Hamilton, representative in
congress, will address a republican meet
ing at the rink, Saturday evening of this
week. A big turnout is expected. The
Paw Paw band and Mattawan glee club
will furnish the music.
Mesdames Buskirk, Grimes and j. G.
Warner appeared before the council
Monday evening to present the matter
of curfew ordinance. After listening
to the ladies' the matter was referred to
a special committee composed of Trus-
tees Miller. Ocobock and Longwell.
Word was received here Wednesday of
the sudden death of Mrs. Lucy G. Cum
ings at the home of her son, Rev. r. w.
Cummings at Barre, Vermont. The re-
mains will be brought here for burial;
/ funeral from the home of her son, I. jay
Cummings, Sunday afternoon at 2:3O.
The Coterie did a nice bit of charity
at its last meeting. A poor woman, left
by her husband with several children to
care for, was about to lose a sewing ma
chine she had purchased on contract
and half paid for. The ladies raised
about Sl3 in few minutes and saved
the machine.
For real comfort there is nothing quite
so nice as "Great Whale Clothing Sue
cess" tailored, oxford mixed, all wool
overcoat, moulded to your form; twill
follow all your personal curves, being
easy to wear as an old shoe You will
know perfect contentment when you
have bought one of the famous coats.
1t was expected that Judge Coolidge
would be here last Monday to hold a
session of the circuit court, but he did
not put IN an appearance. The clerk,
as required by statute, declared an
adjournment, and fixed the time at this
(F'riday) afternoon at one o'clock. 1t is
not known whether or not the Judge will
be here at that time.
"The New York Sanitarium and Gold
Cure" for alcohol, morphine and tobacco
habits, is new enterprise in Paw Paw.
ID. f. Hibbard, son of DIR. Hibbard of the
Marion, Ind, sanitarium, is manager aud
w. a. LemauX comes with him as sec
retary and treasurer. They have leased
quarters in the Union hotel building.
and are ready for business. See their
adv. in this paper.
At the special school meeting Wednes-
day evening, the board of education
recommended the purchase for a play
ground of three acres from the Gremps
estate for S400, and three acres adjoining
from w. G. Bliss for 1890. The recon-
mendation was adopted by vote of 30
TO 8. The land is .on west Main street,
just east of the river, and will make a
fine athletic park.
At the council meeting Monday even
ing, it was voted not to move the corpor-
alton house to the waterworks. 1t be-
ing understood that a purchaser was
ready to pay 500 cash for the house and
three fourths OF lot, the president and
clerk were authorized to negotiate sale
at that price. The fire and water COM
mittee was authorized to secure plans
for a new house to be built at the water
works, Trustee Rowland alone voting
against the proposition. The usual batch
of claims were allowed.
A very pleasant event took place at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. William j. Porter
of this village, Tuesday afternoon at three
o'clock, the occasion being the marriage
of their son George r. to Miss Nina /.
Healy. A number of the relatives and
friends were present to witness the cere-
mony. Rev. r.. .. Mather, pastor of the
M. b. church, of which they are members,
officiated. After they had received the
congratulations of those present, the
company were invited to sit down to
bountiful wedding supper. The bride
was very prettily attired in tan colored
henrietta, trimmed with white silk and
passementerie. Mr. and Mrs. Porter took
the 6:26 train at Lawton to be absent for
a few days and will be at home in Paw
Paw to their many friends after Novem-
ber 10.
A True Northerner representative had
the pleasure of visiting Armour 4 Co.'S.
new plant last Saturday, and was shown
what the company is doing, through the
courtesy of Messrs. Wilson and Dodd of
the company's Chicago Offices, who were
here getting the new business started.
The plant is a fine one-much better
and more expensive than was promised
to the people here. The large, light,
clean storage room is pleasure to look
into, and the Office is neat and conven-
lent. A five horse gas engine furnishes
power for the bean cleaner. In the up
per story are Is large bins for beans or
grain, each of 10000 pounds capacity.
A large elevator runs from the first to
the third floor. Some further improve
ments and additions to the plant are
contemplated. The company has already