The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-02-22

Ambition in the true sense inspircs 10
to nobler deeds. Right prices to al and
the largest spring purchase of suits are
the ambition Of Il. Smith Il Go.
! The ladies' aid and christian endeavor
societies of the Disciple church will
serve chicken pie at the church this
friday evening; supper from five to
seven; 10 cents.
On account OF the serious illness of
his father, Don Hubbard was called to
Marion, Ind, Monday. He returned
Wednesday evening" leaving his father
so much improved that he will visit Paw
Paw next week.
There are none so blind as those who
will not see. K. Smith q Co. again APP
peal to that spark which fickers in every
mind reason" for the closing of the
overcoat sale at e. Smith & Co.'s; now
is the time to act
The fire department was hastily called
out Tuesday noon, when the chimney in
DIR. Ferguson's residence burned out
Except that the house was filed with
smoke, no damage was done, and the
services of the fire department were not
required.
Will North, on Saturday last, was ex-
hibiting magnificent specimen of the
"bird of freedom" that he shot near L. r.
Shepard's place in this township. 1t
was bald eagle weighing 10A pounds
and measuring six feet and seven inches
from tip to tip.
The Presbyterian christian endeavor
society had the church packed last Mon
day evening to hear the Polyphone con-
cert, given by Charles Holt. In spite of
the fact that Mr.. Holt has played at
many social gatherings and public
places, people are yet anxious to hear
with what clearness some pieces of music
which have been played in New York
and Paris, are translated on his phone.
The company which is planning to es-
tablish network of suburban electric
roads in southwestern Michigan, and
which has already purchased right-of-
way and let construction contracts on
the line running from Kalamazoo
through Paw Paw, Hartford, Watervliet,
Coloma, etc., to Benton Harbor, has ap-
piled to the city council at Dowagiac for
franchise granting the use of the |
streets.-Detroit Free Press.
j. E. Chandler was chairman, M. O. |
Rowland secretary, j. r. Billiard and w. |
l.. Miller tellers of the republican town.
ship caucus Saturday afternoon. The
following delegates were chosen to at
tend the county convention: Geo. Tuttle,
M. o. Rowland, III. c. Waters, Nathan |
Thomas, Lester Brewer. j. e. Packer, j.
f. Billiard, Fred Woodman, W. A. Bar
rett, Ed. Thayer, l.. H. Titus, w. j. War
ner, w. A. Prater, Robert Smith, L. j.
Cummings, j. L. Van Ness, O. w. Row.
land.
Jos. IL. Sherman and George Pierce
have entered copartnership under the
name of the Paw Paw Music com
pany. They have rented the Longwell
first door east of the First Ma
tional bank, and will open their store for
business about March l, with full line
Of pianos, organs and musical merchan-
disc. Both these young men are enter
prising and should build up a good
business. They will make a specially of
tuning and repairing. Mr.. Pierce worked
tor IL years in the Kimball piano factory.
He is brother of Frank Ii. Pierce, one
of the best known musicians in Chicago,
who is organist in the Central church. of
which DIR. Gunsaulus is pastor OF course
'he new firm starts right with a new
ldy. in this issue of The True Northerner.