The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-29

the factory did not assume alarming pro-
portions. The foreman was laid off at
night, and the next morning four day
hands quit, but the factory did not shut
down at all.
The annual county field day was held
at South Haven, Saturday South Haven
won the honors with a total of 81 points,
Gobleville 80, Lawrence s, Paw Paw 5
and Kendall g. The ball game between
South Haven and Lawrence was won by
Lawrence; score.1l-te-4e.
For some reason not explained to the
public, the Pere Marquette failed to put
its new timetable into effect last Sunday.
and trains are yet running on the old
schedule The Paw Paw agent has
received no advice as to when the change
will go into effect, if at ALL
Will Wilkins an old time Paw Paw
boy, came from Dakota to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Wilson. It seemed so home
like to him here that he purchased,
through Downing & Olmstead r.
Resen's 81 acre farm, adjoining A. G..
Martins, for $500, and will remain
here.
At a regular meeting of the village
council Monday evening the ordinance
relative to allowing bicycle riding on
the sidewalks of the village was laid on
the table on motion of Trustee Ocobock.
Claims were allowed amounting to
SS44,92, after which the meeting was ad-
iourned.
James Boyd and his father-in law have
purchased the Herrick farm and will
make their home there. Mr.. Boyd has
been employed as a civil engineer on
municipal work in Chicago and will
follow his profession here. He has
bought the instruments of the late L.
G. Colburn.
Rose Burns, formerly of Paw Paw,
committed suicide at Kalamazoo, Tues
day night, by taking carbolic acid. She
did it because of jealousy of her lover,
Chas. Bosnian, also former resident of
Paw Paw, plumber whom she saw in
the company of another woman. She
was but % years old.
A Niles dispatch says: Fired Stevens
has arrived here. Stevens is former
Nieste and son of the late Thomas l..
Stevens, who was for years president of
the defunct First National bank of this
city. Fred Stevens was at one time
cashier of the defunct First National
bank He went to Plaukington, where
he was cashier of the Pankington. One
day about three years ago he turned up
missing and the banks deposits of about
$4,000 were also found to have dsap-
peared. For two years he remained
fugitive from justice, living under an
assumed name in Kalamazoo. A yeai
ago Stevens surrendered himself and
was tried in the Davidson county Is. d.
circuit and found guilty of receiving de-
posts when he knew his bank was in
| solvent. The case was carried tc the
supreme court, which court Stevens says,
has remanded the case back to the cir
cult court for retrial." Stevens was
formerly teller of the First National
! bank of Paw Paw.
An Albion paper says: "a meeting of
the Battle Creek Grape Juice Co. was
held in Battle Creek last week. at which
John Donovan, politically known as
Donovan of Bay, stockholder in the
company, is reported as having said, l
have been through the factory at Law
ton from top to bottom and find every
thing all right and | am satisfied that
we have the finest product ever placed
on the market, aud / know it will be
winner Symons Bros. of Saginaw.
one of the largest wholesale groceries in
Michigan, also stated that they had hand
led several kinds of grape Juice, but this
is the finest and best seller they had ever
! handled. These statements are a fine
compliment to +. s. Doud and +. f.
Morrill, of the Malto- Grapo Co., who
had charge of the erection and equip
ment of the factory of the above com.
pany, as well as putting up $4,000 gallons
of juice. Homer G.. Blair and George
Mitchell are both selling large quantities
of grape Juice. The demand for this
temperance drink is constantly increas-
ing throughout the country.
One day recently Deputy Sheriff A.
w. Cooper made trip to Paw Paw on
official business aud while there had
occasion to meet several people and make
their acquaintance. Among these was
Sheriff John Britton, who Mr.. Cooper
says is one of the finest fellows he ever
met, and who has the reputation of be-
ing one of the best sheriffs in Michigan.
1t was Mr.. BritIon who captured the
trio of tough safe blowers and took them
out of a swamp few miles from Paw
Paw few months ago. The nerve he
displayed in capturing these hardened
criminals who were doing lot of shoot
ing to Kill, placed him in the front rank
as an officer and should make him sheriff
of Van Buren, county again il he should
see fit to ask for that office. Mr.. Britton's
accomplishment on the occasion named,
was the most important round up Of
burglars that has been credited to any
Michigan sheriff in many years. Mr..
Cooper says that Van Buren's guardian
J of the peace aided him in his official