The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-06
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Jothngs.
Fred Hewson is quite sick.

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A. II. Dodge has been quite sick.
John Engel is improving from his
gunshot wound.
Work has commenced at the river
digging for the new sewer system.
n. Thomas went to Waukesha, Wis
this morning to visit his son Emmett.
A partition is being taken out in the
postoffice to make room for the additional
work of the mail routes
Messrs. w j. Barnard, H. l.. Mcneil,
w. j. Thomas and ). b. Showerman
united with the Elks at Kalamazoo last
night.
The county correspondence, marriage
licenses, real estate transfers and lots of
local and neighborhood news will be
found on the inside pages this week.
On account of diphtheria in the
Armstrong district, the teacher, Miss
Bessie Streator, has closed the school for
two weeks and gone to her home in
Martin.
Mrs. w. r. Helms left Saturday morn
ing for Benton Harbor to assist in car
ing for her daughter, Mrs. King, and
children who are in quarantine there on
account of diphtheria.
The stone laying on the new court
house, aside from the dome, is now
practically completed and preparations
are being made for the cornice and roof
A few days more of good weather will
see the building enclosed. 1t is massive,
imposing and substantial structure
and will be as handsome and convenient
a court house as can be found in the
state.
A large number of Paw Paw knights
and ladies of the Maccabees went to
Lawton last evening, the occasion of the
visit of Great Commanders n. 5. Boyn-
ton and Frances Burns of the grand tent
and hive. Other lodges of the county
were also we'll represented. A fine time
was had socially. and the event was
certainly for the good of the order"
Before Justice Rowland on Thursday
this week, on complaint of James w
Linterman, his wife Lottie and Ii. ID
Wygent of Mcdonald were arraigned on
a charge of adultery. After talking over
the matter, the complainant furnished
Wygent with money to pay costs, taking
security on an old horse; the case was
dismissed and the trio departed, not
exactly arm 10 arm, but holding
friendly converse together, like brothers
and sister, or bosom friends.
w. II. Patterson of Grand Rapids came
here from Watervliet yesterday morning
in the interest of an electric railway
from Allegan to Benton Harbor via Gobe
vile, Paw Paw, Lawrence, Hartford
Watervliet and Coloma. At meetings o
the township board and village council
last evening, franchise was given fol
this township aud village. Franchises
have also been granted in Watervlie
and Hartford. An extra line is be to bull
around Paw Paw Lake running from
Coloma to Watervliet. Work on tn,
railway has been commenced in Crane
Rapids and Kalamazoo. The line will b'
an extension of the one from Kalama
zoo to Allegan and Grand Rapids. Mr.
Patterson declares positively that thu
road will be built next year. The fran
chise, which will be published in Tn
True Northerner next week, gives tn
road the right to use the highway known
as the Allegan road, then Kalamazoo ant
Main streets in the village and the Law
renee road to the township line. Tn
franchise will be forfeited by its owl
terms unless work is commenced b.
September l, 1902, and cars are running
by September /, 1903