The true northerner., 1900-09-21
WHOLE NUMBER 1874.

| Wluu ldSI ounudl, y. w. MORLEY was un-
able to exhibit his water bicycle at Lake
Park. He will give an exhibition, Sat
urday and Sunday, September 20 and 30,
at the Lamphere pond, providing the
weather will permit. 1t will pay you to
see this machine operate.
There is said to be man in Connecti-
| cut who, when he attends church, occu-
pies the pew farthest from the pulpit to
save the interest on his money while the
collectors are passing the plate for con-
tributions. Showerman Bros save you
! the interest and part of the principal il
you buy your clothing, boots and shoes
of them. They are receiving new goods
every day.
Tuesday, Deputy Sheriff Chappell
took Bobby" Oakes, under arrest for
being drunk and disorderly, third offense,
to Decatur for examination before JUS
tice Moulton. On account of the illness
of the prosecutor, the examination was
adjourned TO Friday. While arrange
ments were being made for bail, Bobby"
skipped and has not been seen since by
the officers. 1t is uncertain whether he
will be present at the time appointed for
examination.
| Harry DePew and Miss Ethel Lee of
Chicago were married in Paw Paw, Fri
day, Sept. 7, by Justice Rowland.-South
Haven Messenger. The Messenger is
away off. The couple mentioned were
not married by Justice Rowland They
never asked Justice Rowland to marry
them and he would not have married
them if they had asked him. Justice
Rowland is not in the marrying business.
Justice Rowland is functus ofiicio. There
is no Justice Rowland.
The following teachers from the Law
renee schools visited the Paw Paw schools
Monday: Mr.. Whitney, superintendent;
Miss Feather, assistant superintend-
ent Miss Bidwell, grammar depart
ment; Miss Campbell, intermediate
department; Miss Alice Rowland, pri-
mary department. New steam heating
apparatus is being put into the Law
renee school building and, as no fire
could be had in the building, school was
dismissed Monday on account of the
cold.
A meeting was held at the court house
Tuesday evening" to take the initial steps
for the organization of a republican cam
paign club. David Anderson was chair
man of the meeting, NJ. o. Rowland sec
retary. G. w. Reynolds, III. G. Waters
and j. f.. Chandler were appointed a
committee to draft constitution and by
laws for the club, to report at meeting
to be held in the court room Tuesday
evening, September %, at 7:30, when
every republican voter should try to be
present.
Miss Daisy Orr is teacher of the school
in the Wildey district and boards at G.. L.
Sherrods. Last Friday morning, not
feeling well, she took what she supposed
was a dose of quinine. Soon after she
was taken violently i'll and it was found
she had taken corrosive sublmate by
mistake. Fortunately, she had taken
very large amount of the poison and it
acted as violent emetic. DIR. Thomp-
son was hastily summoned, and the
young lady's life was saved. She is yet
confined to the house, but will recover.
1t was a narrow escape.
Last Saturday evening about 70 friends
and neighbors assembled at the home of
Charles Bennett in Gliddenburg. AS the
young man is about to leave for Ann
Arbor the friends took this occasion to
come in unlimited and bid him God
speed. Before supper was announced,
Rev. Anna Barton read an original poem
written for the occasion, which was
beautiful, and which, in behalf of the
company, showed the high esteem felt
for Mr. Bennett. The tables were pret-
tily decorated with cypress vine and
bouquets of choice flowers, and were liter
ally loaded with good thin gs to eat. The
occasion was so enjoyable that it was
Sunday morning before the crowd dis
persed
Following are the appointments of
M. Il. ministers in this county, and also
the location of some former Van Buren,
county pastors: Paw Paw, H. o. Mather;
Mattawan, G. +. Brown; Lswton, Edwin
Tench; Lawrence, S. f. Mcclure; Bloom
ingdale, j. j. Yost; Decatur, l.. III. Man
ming; Bangor, G.. ID. Tubbs; South Haven,
NJ. l.. Fox; Lacota, w. u. Cole; Goble-
vile, H. H. Miller. w. j. Hathaway goes
W SldIts W. w. W IcSics
w. Corbett to Central Lake, S. G. Strick-
land to Bellevue, II. l.. Potter to Dowag-
lac, G. w. Gosling to Girard. The Paw
Paw church and the people of the COM
munity generally are pleased at Mr..
Mather's return. Rev. X. w. Van Schoick
remains presiding elder of the Niles dis
trict.
James Nelson has been cutting moss
from his marsh near Mud lake and is
shipping it away in car lots to nursery
men for use in packing trees and vines
for shipment. He has sold and is ship
ping 13 carloads of the stuff. This is
new industry in this section. Speaking
of loading cars reminds us that the s. II.
& f. yards look very busy these days.
Besides the moss shippers, several car
loads Of grapes are being loaded daily.
B. f. Warner is loading hay for ship
ment to the eastern market. A large