The true northerner., 1901-01-18
WHOLE NUMBER 1891.
Waters & Co. advertise stoves that will

i Waters & Co. advertise stoves that will
bake.
w. j. Barnard was in Kalamazoo.
Wednesday, on business.
E. Woodman sold six Shetland ponies
last week to II. G.. Hart.
Mrs. E. S. Briggs and daughter Carrie
visited Decatur friends over Sunday.
Judge j. III. johnson went to Pittsburg
on business, the fore part of the week.
Mrs. A. Chimery of Ludington was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Ellis, Tues
day.
W. r. Sellick advertises a great one
half off sale of cloaks. See the prices
quoted.
The statement of the Grange Mutual
Fire Insurance company is published in
this paper.
Geo. Walker had the misfortune to cut
large cash in his foot while chopping
wood last week for w. j. Thomas.
Judge A. j. Mills of Kalamazoo has
been reappointed by Governor Bliss as a
member of the Kalamazoo asylum board.
j. M. Clapp and daughter of Ithaca
n. " visited his brother, Willis Clapp
of this place, the fore part of this week.
All left Wednesday for a visit in Three
Rivers, where they will join in a family
reunion.
Last evening, the Maccabees smelled
smoke in their hall and started an in
vestigation, thinking there was fire in
the block. 1t was found in L. j. Cava-
naugh's Office, where a chair cushion
was afire, probably from dropped
match. What might have been dis
astrous blaze was averted.
Following is the list of officers of Paw
Paw Grange: Worthy master, }. E.
Packer; overseer, Geo. w. Martin; lee
turer, Mrs. j. j. Woodman; steward, F..
A. Showerman; assistant steward, w. r.
Shrine; chaplain, Mrs. j. e. Packer; treas
urer, j. j. Woodman; secretary, Henry
E. Shaefer; gate-keeper, Jason Wood
man; pomona, Mrs. f. A. Showerman;
fora, Mrs. Sadie Cummings; ceres, Mrs.
w. r. Shrine. Mrs. Henry Shaefer was
appointed organist for the ensuing year.
From census bulletin No. II, we learn
that there were in Van Buren, county,
June l, 1900, the following numbers of
various kinds of domestic animals in
barns and enclosures not on farms:
calves under one year, 80: steers between
one and two, II; steers between two and
three, 2; heifers between one ard two, l3;
COWS over two, 423; colts under one, IL;
colts between one and two, 8; horses over
two, PSI; mules, 8; asses, is; sheep, %;
swine, 202; goats, 4; total of all domestic
animals not on farms, 2O33.
The death of Frank Lake has cast a
gloom over the entire community of
Gliddenburg, for all loved the merry
hearted ambitious boy who had grown
up among them. The blow falls with
crushing weight upon the family, and
the mother is Frustrated by it. The
funeral was held at the home of his par
ents, Tuesday at II m., and friends came
from far and near. The funeral services
were conducted by Mrs. Anna Barton,
and the music was in charge of Bruce
Cummings, and was especially appro-
pirate.
Judge Carr has filed his opinion in the
Bangor church case entitled the 7th Day
Church of God vs. the Day Church of
God and School District No. of Ban
gor and Arlington. This was a contest
between two factions OF what was origi
nally one organization, over the owner
ship of their house of worship, the old
/ Il q h. If
school district, from which the complain
ant bad been disseized by the defendant
church. The court finds the complain
ant entitled to the possession of the
house and holds that the deed made by
the school district to the Church of God
should be Cancelled and held for naught,
and decree to that effect will be ac-
cordingly entered.
At the regular council meeting last
Monday evening, S75 was voted to the
First National bank as interest one
year on the 81 800 bond issued for the
1 purchase of a new dynamo a year ago.
The bank yet holds the bond, which the
village did not have funds to pay at ma
turity. The marshal reported a number
of electric light users who were several
months deliquent in payment. He was
/ instructed to notify them that unless
bills were paid in 10 days, suit would be
commenced for collection. Electrician
Kessler and Assistant Whelpley were re-
tanned for another year at the same
salary. The clerk was instructed to ac-
cept no more water applications while
the ground is frozen without order of
the council. Claims were allowed amount
ing to s34664