The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-09-13
WHOLE NUMBER 2425.
Walla Neff of Chicago is visiting rela-
tives i'm Paw Paw.


tives in Paw Paw.
Editor Griswold of the West Alexan-
dria, o.. Echo, and his wife have been
guests at the home Of her father, Robert
Dunnington, for few days.
Mrs Mary A. jackson and three grand
children left Tuesday for Detroit, to
make their home with Mrs Jackson's
daughter, Mrs. G. II. Granger.
Peter Hickman, one of the contractors
on the new court house, who has been
i'll at his home in Kalamazoo some time,
returned to Paw Paw, Wednesday even
ing.
At the First Baptist church Sunday
morning, Rev. Robt Gordon will preach
to parents; subject, "Home religion"
The evening subject will be, what is
sin?"
Mrs. Carrie Secord fell over a cart
tongue at the canning factory few days
since, injuring her knee quite severely.
She was confined to the house several
days, but is now out again.
The Paw Paw school board met Mon
day night and organized by the. election
of the following officers: President, w.
G. Y. Ferguson; secretary, +. b. Long
well; treasurer, T.. +. Parks.
Decatur and Paw Paw will play game
of ball at Athletic park at o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. Decatur will have a
rattling imported battery, and the game
will doubtless be an exciting one.
Mrs. Ann Smith died at her home in
this village at $50 this morning. She
was the oldest person in Paw Paw, and
had she lived would have reached her
95th year some time next November.
Solomon Abbott announces, by bills
printed at The True Northerner office,
an auction sale of horses, COWS and farm
property, at his farm northeast of
Almena center, Wednesday, September
Is.
Mr.. H. c. Hipp, who with his daughter
Maude has been visiting his brother, Mr..
.. B. Hipp, and other relatives, left to-
day for his home in Nashville, Tenn. His
daughter left for Paw Paw on visit
Benton Harbor Palladium.
Bills printed at The True Northerner
Office announce for A. q. Nicholson an
auction sale at the Peter Brummel farm
on the Glendale road, Thursday, Sept
ember 49, of horses cattle and farm
property; II. w McCabe, auctioneer.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Taylor's little daugh-
ter Janice has been dangerously i'll of
inflammation of the bowels. Tuesday
night, it was feared she would not survive
the night, and her condition is still crit
ical. The little one has become the
favorte of a large number here and her
recovery is hoped for.
Edward Smith, who was arrested some
time last August for breaking into cigar
stand in South Haven, and lodged in the
county Jail, escaped Sunday night by
cutting through bar and bending it.
There are now nine persons imprisoned
in the Jail. Sheriff Thomas offers a re-
ward of so for his recapture.
Grapes are bringing satisfactory
price this season. Ten cents per basket
is the lowest that has been paid, and
most of the time the fruit has been
worth II to 13 cents. Peaches have
fuctuated greatly, varying from II to
20 cents for one-sixth baskets. Several
carloads of fruit are shipped from Paw
Paw every day.
The oeath of Edward Cornish of Por-
ter township occurred at the home
of his parents Tuesday evening at
eight o'clock. Mr.. Cornish had been
a cripple for the past IA years, his
back being broken by an apple tree fall
ing upon him. He had been gradually
failing for years. The funeral will be
held at the late home at two o'clock this
afternoon; burial in Chamberlain ceme-
terry.
Postmaster Warner recently made ap-
plication for the sending of mails from
this place at $3.50 p. IN. west and $50 p.
m. east, over the Central. Sheldon Allen
of Grand Rapids, chief railway mail
clerk was here Tuesday and ordered the
service, which commenced Wednesday.
This is a valuable addition to Paw Paws
mail service, especially for local cores
pondence and for letters east of Detroit
or west of Chicago. From II to "a hours
is gained in time of delivery on mails of
these classes.