The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-24


DR.. Cornish of Lawton remains
critically III of typhoid fever.
Dowagiac pays s25.567.30 Of general
taxes and about $4,000 of city taxes this
year.
The Dunkley company will double the
capacity of its South Haven canning
factory.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota will re-
spond to the toast abraham Lincoln"
at the Lincoln club banquet in Kalama-
zoo. February ~.
The Michigan Central depot at Berla-
mont was broken into last week Tues
day and robbed OF $50 or $50 while the
agent was at dinner.
The Williams Bros. Co. Of Detroit
has leased the canning factory at Goble-
vile and will put up in connection
large pickle factory.-Gobleville News.
! Rev. III. Chas. Dunsmore, formerly
Congregational pastor at Bangor, has
graduated" into the newspaper business
as editor of the Carbon County (Wyo.)
Mining Review.
The First State bank has placed in its
vault new safe weighing nearly four
tons, with time lock. 1t was necessary
to take out the door frame Of the vault
to admit it.-South Haven Messenger.
The Lawrence Canning and Packing
company has elected the following gen
temen as a board of directors: j. l..
WEIGH, H. l.. Cornwell, j. b. Marshall,
f.. S. Rockafcllow, l.. f.. Shepard, II.
Bunnell, w. p. Bope, A. ABRAMS, S. NJ.
Hess.
The Dunkley Co. has purchased from
the NJ G.. r. r. the river front between
the bridge and the Dock and Transfer
Co.'S docks and it is said will in the
spring construct dock there and fruit
and freight warehouse.-South Haven
Messenger.
Frank Johnson, a Pipestone farmer
sold to f. W. Pugsley this week four
hogs which weighed nearly LOO pounds
and brought the neat sum of S1l2.44
They were probably the heaviest bunch
Of hogs, for their number, marketed here
in years.-Dowagiac Republican.
At a recent meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the canning factory it was decided
to operate the plant in 1902 more vigor
ously than ever. To this end contracts
for growing sweet corn will be let in the
near future and the product of 100 acres
will be handed.-Dowagia Re publican
The Godfrey canning factory will be
moved early in the spring down on the
fats, touching on one side Oak street
and situated between Ninth and Ten th
streets. The factory as it stands across
the canal will be torn to pieces and as
much as is possible will be used in the
new structure, which will be of greater
apacity.-Benton Harbor Banner Regis
ter.
The Dowagiac board of public works
has been investigating the matter oil
water meters as measure of economy
They have found that Battle Creek,
where meters are used, with 1000 taps
paid but $4,000 for fuel, while Dowagiac
with 600 taps paid $1,000 In the
summer months, the average daily use oil
water per family in Dowagiac is BOO
gallons in Battle Creek 60 gallons.
w. II. Patterson, vice-president of the
Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo & South
Haven Traction Co. informed the News
that he would go east next week to at
tend a meeting of the capitalists com.
prising his company and that next week
or the week following they would begin
shipping construction material into Ale
gan for the road. Mr.. Patterson says
his company will build the dam, nc
matter whether Mr.. Frisbie attempts to
shut them out or not. Mr. Patterson
saws a double track will be built from
Grand Rapids to Chicago and a
single track from Allegan to Kalama.
ZOO and proposes to change the name OF
the road to Grand Rapids and Chicago
ailway.-Allegan News.