The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-15
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Snow, daughter.
George Weston, who has been Ill for
some time, is little better.
Died, Monday morning at S:3o, at his
late home, 323 Fremont street, Chicago
Col. John S. Wilson, brother of Mrs.
Emmie M. Darling of this place; burial
at Graceand, Chicago.
Mrs. f.. p. Mills died at her home in
Antwerp township Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock. The funeral will be at the
home this friday afternoon at O'Clock.
Mrs. c. II. Young is lying helplessly
in at her home in Grand Rapids. She
was resident Of Paw Paw for many
years. where she has many friends who
will regret 20 hear of her serious illness.
Mr.. TAYLOR, who lives between Paw
Paw and Lawrence on the Cox place, Is
seriously i'll. Mr. and Mrs Taylor are
strangers here, having come here in
October from Kansas City for Mr.. Tay-
lor's health
At the council meeting Monday even
Ting. the president aud clerk were in
structed to issue new orders refunding
$500 of village orders held by the Saw
= ings bank. Claims were allowed amount
ing to S554.57.
If you should hear any appalling
noises some of these evenings, you may
attribute them to the advance guard of
the South Carolina Miustrels, who have
already reached town and are preparing
the way for the great X. of =. benefit
performance.
At the annual meeting of the Paw Paw
Savings bank the forepart of the week,
all the old officers were reelected. j. b..
Slovenian was given the title of assist
ant cashier. A four per cent. dividend
was declared and $500 carried to surplus,
making the surplus fund $500,
George Bruuer is engaged in the man
ufacture of cement blocks. He carries
on the industry during the cold weather
in the cellar under his house, employing
two men and turning out 5000 blocks
per month OF course he labors under
disadvantages, but in the spring he pro-
poses to enlarge his facilities and mix
and mould his blocks by machinery.
He has already furnished III. T. Waters
with blocks for building a cement barn,
aud says that Mr. Waters will also build
a house of the same material. Mr..
Bruner claims that at his prices a cement
building can be built cheaper than one
of wood. The True Northerner wishes
him success.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
70 Mutual Fire Insurance TO- of Van Blu
rem county showed an excellent condi-
ton OF affairs, and one which should be
highly satisfactory TO the members.
During the past year, 3JS new members
were added aud 30 withdrew, leaving
the membership of the company Decem-
Der 81, 2.427 l he amount Of risks ad-
ded during the year was S474,jG5, the
amount withdrawn being Sl06,63l, leav-
ing the amount of insurance in force
S3,203GGS an increase Of 1857 ,93l COR
The wear The cash on hand is 81 1910,
and no assessment was made during
1903 d. G. Hodge and I. Monroe were
re elected as directors The secretary's
salary was Increased 5000 and the meet
ing ,oted in favor Of renewing he char
ter ou It's expiration ia March, 1903.
le rue Northeruer is about to pub
ish handy compilation of the laws of
the state of Michigan, together with
legal and business forms, which is ap-
proved by the attorney general aud com
piled by Hon Charles W. McGill of
Lansing. This valuable book will be
absolutely free to subscribers to this
paper, and additional copies will be pub
hshed for circulation among those
not True Northerner readers. To
help defray the large expense of
publication there will he some adver.
Using in the book, and we believe it will
be valuable medium. La order that
our town may show up as well as posi-
BILE. it is important that as many bust
ness houses be represented as possible.
The True Northerner is publishing this
book on its own responsibility, aud no
one else has any interest therein. Mr..
NJ. w. Griswold, who is soliciting ad-
vertlsing for the book, is in our employ
and receives his pay fron as the same as
any other employe of this Office. When
he calls on you, use him courteously,
and give him contract if you can con
sisteutly do so. The advertising will
not be confined to Paw Paw, but we
hope TO see the town SO largely repre-
scented as to show its Importance.
At the annual meeting of the Paw
Paw Fruitgrowers' union held on Mon
day last the following officers were elect
ed NJ. II. Pugsley, PRESIDENT; O. w.
Rowland, secretary; J. w. Free, treas.
urer; Chas Lake aud Fred Woodman,
trustees; VIM. Wishart, auditor The
secretary, in his annual report, which
was accepted and adopted, made the fol-
lowing recommendations: 81 would urge
that an effort be made to enlist other
growers ir the union. Organization is
salvation-for the fruitgrower, and with
out it he is wholly at the mercy of the
middleman, and his mercy extends only
TO his own pocketbook. | would also
strenuously urge upon the members of
the union a more careful selection,
handling and packing of their fruit.
The brand of the black diamond-the
brand of the union-on package of