The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-08-19


in the county Jail for embezzling $4,000
from the Reinger Lumber Co. of Kan
sas City, was taken back Tuesday, the
requisition papers having just arrived.
The Hartford boys will cross bats with
Paw Paw next Tuesday afternoon at
three o'clock. Hartford has recently
signed "A Kalamazoo battery and are
playing rood ball. On Thursday Paw
Paw will play a return game at Hartford.
Here is the actual record that "Dr.
Jelyl and Mr.. Hyde" has established
and which will be materially increased
| during the present theatrical season:
| 567 performances in New York, 26S I'm
Boston, 100 in Chicago, and 100 in Phil
adeiphia. This is record no other play
of modern times can boast
VIM. Rickerson informs us that he will
be on the market again this year (aot-
withstanding reports to the contrary for
all the well packed, good grapes and
peaches he can get, but grapes must be
in full sized eight pound baskets aud
peaches in open Stat baskets will bring a
premium over tight baskets.
The wind did considerable damage in
the vicinity of the Lee school house last
Saturday afternoon. Something like 40
tine shade trees were blown down, and
some orchards suffered seriously. The
hail also did a great deal Of damage,
Well Lees plum orchard being badly
damaged, and some vineyards were also
| hurt.
The Sunday school of the Christian
church will have it's annual picnic at
Lakewood (Pugsley's lake. next Nednes-
day, August "a. All members of the
church and congregation, as well as of
the Sunday school, and parents of
children who are in the school are in
vted. Teams will be at the church at 8
o'clock.
a. the church of Christ Sunday morn
ing, the subject will be The Church
Its Ultimate Triumph" This will be
the closing sermon of the series on the
church The pastor, Rev. G. NJ. Keene,
will deliver a series of Sunday evening
sermons beginning September and con-
tinuing to the close of the year, on The
Life of Christ" This series promises to
be Of unusual interest.
From pa acres of ground set to Lu-
cretia dewberries, Rowland IL Shaefer
harvested 53l5 worth OF fruit, practically
all sold in the Chicago market The
above figures are the net returns after
payment of freight and commissions.
Out Of this must De taken the expense
of packages and harvesting which was
$40, leaving a balance of $40 or 500 per
acre. Allowing $50 for cultivation, gives
Just 500 per acre net profit over and
above all expenses: a pretty profitable
crop.
Within 30 days f. r. Downing has
made sales of property in the vicinity of
Paw Paw aggregating over $4,000, which
shows a condition that should be very
satisfactory to property owners. He also
has on hand several more deals that will
soon be closed. The sale Of 4. c. Mar
tin fine SO acre vineyard To Il. +. Boom.
er of Chicago was completed last week;
consideration, 5l3 800 We congratulate
MIR. Boomer on securing a fine property,
and will gladly welcome him as one Of
our citizens
II l.. Mcneil has become Interested in
the Conkey Veterinary college at Grand
Rapids, and will have the business mar
agcment of the school He left yester-
day to assume bis new duties and eX-
/ poets to move his family to Grand Rap
ids about September l. He leaves his
abstract business here in charge of K. d.
I 4 l.. 4 y
to have Mr. Mcneil leave Paw Paw, as
/ he is one of our most progressive young
! business men, but we wish him success
in his new undertaking.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Warner of WAY
erly were pleasantly surprised at their
/ home, Thursday evening. August 4, by a
| party of relatives and friends who came
/ to help them celebrate the 18th anniver-
| sary of their marriage. The company
was entertained by the singing of "Sil-
yer Threads among the Cold by Mil.
dred, Iris and Matte Warner; also by an
! appropriate poem composed and read by
! Mrs. Iell Gliddeu. Following this ID.
| Davis gave some fine selections from his
graphophone, after which ice cream and
/ OdNt Nd9 SCI Nt'l, MduN CHOICE pieces OF
silver were presented in token of esteem
| for the bride and groom
The Paw Paw base ball team, assisted
by the board Of managers, defeated a 10
pound turkey at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. +. Stanley Briggs last Sunday
Covers were laid for il, and the game
lasted one hour and half with three
innings and only one error. 1t is said
that the boys showed their ability to
sing and play that kind Of ball at the
same time. The dining room was dec
Grated with nasturtiums, bats, balls,
masks and horns and other emblems of
the game. The place cards were done in
water color representing the diamond
and field each players nickname at his
position. Present were Fat and the
Jollier, Sugar, Red Doddie, Bony, Britt.
Sleepy, Cabbage and Nubbins, besides
the three directors, Chief "Tell.'em.
what Cavanaugh, Chief "Go-down-in-
his-ieans" Wakeman, Chief Young
man afraid-t arve-his-turkey" Briggs.
After a toast to the health of the host
aud hostess and half hour smoke. the