The true northerner., 1900-06-27

David Dillon is home from school.

f. b. Longwell advertises cut prices
all this week.
DR.. w. j. johnson is out again, after a
serious illness.
Mrs. Simeon Buys suffered fractured
limb few days since.
Mrs. w. V. Sage of Mt. Pleasant was a
guest at David Dillon's part of last week.
Under Sheriff Britton of Bangor has
been here for some days assis ting in the
sheriff's office.
A new gas machine and Gaping ma
chine are being installed at the canning
factory this week.
TJ. Cavanaugh expects to leave Mon
day for Kansas City, to attend the ma
tional democratic convention.
DR.. G.. Frank Young arrived home
Friday from Ann Arbor, and at once
took charge of DR.. Hoyt's practice.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tisdale of Ham
ilton visited their uncle, j. Hurd, and
took in our gala day last Saturday.
Prof. Sutherland, president of Battle
hall, Saturday at IL a. m. and 2 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Harrison and
son Doane will leave Sunday night for
Utica, n. Y, where Mr.. Harrison goes on
business.
VIM. Thayer showed the Northerner
little limb from a peach tree on which
were fifteen peaches, all of which could
be covered with one hand.
A family reunion occurred at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Packer on Monday
evening last, the occasion being the re-
turn, after an absence of five years, of
their eldest son, Prof. .. II. Packer and
wife of San Francisco, Cal.
Mr.. o. w. Rowland has practically
completed the village census. If there
are any persons living in the corporation
who have any reason to think they have
not been counted they should see Mr..
Rowland at once. 1t is very desirable
that not single individual should be
missed.
James Matthews of Kalamazoo, form
erly of this place, is now engaged in the
business of manufacturing ice cream.
He was here Friday with a quantity of
his goods, and supplied number of our
local dealers. The True Northerner
sampled his cream and can vouch for its
excellence. He expects to pay especial
attention to filling orders from Paw Paw.
The funeral of Lee Caldwell, says the
Reed City Clarion, was the largest ever
held in that city and was under masonic
direction. Mr.. Caldwell was a son-in- law
of Mrs. Ii. L. Solomon of this place. He
formerly lived at Decatur and was well
known in that part of the county. He
died very suddenly, from bowel trouble.
Frank Lull, a Kalamazoo colored man,
came here about 10 days ago and secured
work as porter in Dibble IL Taylor
barber shop. Sunday, he hired rig
from John Burns stable and drove with
John Graine to the colored church north
of Decatur. There Lull abandoned
Graine and drove away the horse and
carriage. He did not return to Paw Paw.
Officers were put on his track. The
turnout was found where he had left it,
at Nelson Beal's: but Lull is yet on the
absent list. Lull is said to be in Dowa-
giac. No complaint has been made
against him.
Sunday afternoon, thief broke into
. the house of Amos G. Benedict, just in
the edge of Lawrence township, near
Lake Cora, and stole five or six dollars
in money, a silverine watch and watch
chain and some articles of clothing.
He was seen and chase was instituted
He dropped the clothing but escaped
with the other property, the pursuers
not getting near enough to secure an
accurate description. Later, Mrs. G. w
Popendick's house, two miles from Ben
edict's was entered and $50 in money and
a pair of spectacles stolen, besides some
malicious damage done to the furniture
in the house. Sheriff Thomas offers 80
reward for the thief.
The council held lively session Mon
day evening. 1t was voted to issue g, ,20(
bonds to pay a part of the floating debt
of the village, which is upwards of S5,C0t
on open orders. Claims were allowed
amounting to S3S232. The clerk was in
structed to present no claims for consid-
GRAFTON unless filed with him before noon
on the day of the meeting. 1t will be
remembered that contract for cement
walks was let some time since to G. G.
Hagerman. None have yet been built
Trustee Buskirk, in spite of the contract
with Hagerman and without the know.
ledge of the street commissioner or the
council, took the matter in his owl
hands and had cement walk built in
front of his residence which was one oi
the walks covered by the Hagerman con
tract. Mr. Hagerman filed bill for pay
ment for the work at contract price, which
was of course disallowed. 1t remains tc
be seen what will be the fate of Mr.. Bus
kinks bill should he ever file one, as he
certainly has no contract with the village
or any authority for doing the work
The matter of water supplyis the one oi
most absorbing interest in the council
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