The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-10-07
Whole Number 1856.


e. ladies' aid society will be held Satur-
day afternoon at the church parlors at
2:3O.
Mr.. and Mrs H. B. Hoagland will
spend the winter at the home of son in
Battle Creek. They expect to go next
week.
Miss Beulah Noyes, who has been Wis.
iting her cousin, Mrs. Jay Harrington,
will return to her home in Chicago, Sat
urday.
Don't forget the meeting at the opera
house tomorrow Saturday evening, to
be addressed by Hon. William Alden
Smith
The theme at the M. E. church SUM-
day morning will be, "The Sunday
School, in the evening, "The Greater
Gifts
The local G. E. union will hold meet
ing at the Christian church next Sun
day evening at the usual hour. All are
! invited.
s The Knights of Pythias and their lad
les enjoyed very pleasant social party
the first of the seasonal their hall
| last evening.
/ A. w. Cummings, secretary of the Pros
pect Hill Cemetery association, is receiv-
ing the assessments of lot owners; office
in the fire proof building.
! Mrs. .Catharine Graham, while about
! te~board a train at indianapolis, Monday
to return home, had the misfortune TO
fall and fracture her right wrist.
Advertised letters: Miss L. Binyon.
care Mrs. Palms, VIM. Covey, Laura
/ Danberman, Mr.. Edward Hilby, Mr..
Jess James, Leo Leroux, Mr.. w. A. Sell
/ lect.
The sale of reserved seats for the Cot
erie lecture course will begin Saturday,
October l5 at Longwell Bros store.
The first lecture will be the evening of
/ October %.
The officers of the Van Buren, County
/ Sunday School association met at Paw
Paw Tuesday, and completed arrange
ments for the county convention to be
held at Lawton, October 27-28.
w. n. Ferris, democratic candidate for
governor, will address a meeting at the
!
ception will be given him at the First :
National hall after the speech.
Great Deputy Commander r. Rose
Rasey will be with the Lady Maccabees
Monday evening, October 10, to give
/ them instruction in the new ritualistic
work. A large attendance is desired.
George II. Terry and Maggie Cowell,
charged with adultery. were arraigned
/ before Justice Rowland, waived exami-
nation aud, in default Of $1,000 bail,
were committed to await trial in the cir
cult court.
Bills printed at the True Northerner
office announce for Benjamin Fry an
auction sale of horses, cattle, hay, straw,
grain and farm property, at the Jesse
Wilson farm, 80 miles north and east
of Paw Paw, Monday, October 10, at
o'clock p. IN; II. w. McCabe, auctioneer.
II. E. Speyer, general manager of the
| Indestructible Post company together
with O. Otterson, master mechanic, and
James Asher, superintendent of the Chi
cago Heights factory, are here now set
ting the machinery for the Paw Paw
factory and with no unexpected delays
the Paw Paw plant will be in full opera
! tion October 10, 1904.
! The treasurer. manager of the Fairy
Princess dramatic company, which was
billed for this place Monday evening, de-
parted with the funds of the box office
at Hartford, Saturday night. The troupe
as a whole had enough money with
/ L Il ~ Do TO ich III
they came, Monday, in search of "angels"
The nearest approach to the species
were couple of sympathetic gentlemen
who assisted the stranded ones in sell
ing tickets for a benefit performance
Monday evening, at which enough was
netted to assist the party to Lawton.
What is the matter with fruit prices
in this locality?'' is question heard fire.
quently. The following letter from
wholesale fruit house in the West, one
of many similar ones received by w. G.
Wildey, will shed some light on the sit
uation: 1--WE have your wire of the 18th,
and it is impossible for us to use the
Michigan grapes at the price you men,
ton. We can buy grapes in New York,
pay the difference in freight and deliver
I
them here for less money than the Mich
igan grapes, for the reason that they can
be bought cheaper in the first place, aud
the icing charge will only figure one-half
as much
The October term of the circuit court
will convere next Monday. There are II
criminal cases on the calendar, against
the following parties; Louis Unrath,
statutory rape; John Jones, sodomy;
John Rooney, violation local option law;
Clyde Stanley, larceny; Herbert Simp-
son, assault and battery; Charles ALI
son, feIonious assault; Benz. f. Bayles,
assault with intent to murder; William
j.. Remus, violation local option law
second offense y cases); j. S. Aliber,
maintaining game of chance; Allie Les
lie, statutory rape; L. A. Leighton, vio-
lation liquor law; Julius Winkel, assault
with intent to murder; Glare Edgell,
violation local option law. There are %
issues of fact-jury, and issues of fact
non-iurv: 40 first class and is fourth