The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-21

the past week visiting her sister, Mrs.
Cleland.
Reserved seat tickets will be put on
sale at Longwell Bros store, Saturday,
July 22, for the Thoroughbred Tramp at
80 cents. You will miss it il you don't
go for your ticket early.
Vicksburg will soon have a bank whose
financial standing will be beyond criti
cism il the plans OF Fred G.. Lee and j.
O. Becratt Of Dowagiac do not miscarry.
These gentlemen, together with local
stockholders, will start bank at Vicks,
burg within short time.
Mrs. Ellsworth Butler of Boise City
Idaho is visiting her sister.Iu.law, Mrs
James Bulard. Many of our readers will
remember Ellsworth when he worked at
his trade with the Fred Bilsborrow Hard
ware Co, and will be pleased to know
that he is prospering in Boise City.
The Modern Woodmen of Van Buren,
county will hold a picnic and rally at
Hartford, Thursday, August 10. Ex-
| tensive arrangements are being made for
the occasion and it is expected to be
one of the most notable gatherings in
the history of Van Buren, county camps.
O. P. Morton of Texas township was
in the village "Wednesday on business.
Mr.. Morton's farm was badly cut up by
the new line of the NJ. c. railroad, the
grade necessitating a deep cut IL front
of his buildings and destroying the
symmetry of the fields, thus causing much
extra labor in caring for his crops.
The First National bank Of Paw Paw
purchased the bonds issued by school
district No. /, Paw Paw, for the installa-
tion of a heating plant. These bonds
we're for $4,000 and are made payable
February l, 1907, 1908 and 1909 in sums
OF 81 900 each. In view Of the extensive
repairs to the walks and grounds, the
board deemed it advisable to defer the
first payment until February l, 1907.
Montcalm county has two miles of road
in construction under the department
supervision, st. Clair two, Oceana one
and a quarter, beside the three and a
half from Lansing to the agricultural
college, to be aided by the national gov
ernment, which is expected to be at least
partially completed this season; and there
will no doubt be other illustrations oi
the value of this new departure in the
policy of the state, before the season
closes.
Work on the sewer is being rapidly
pushed by contractors Pugsley Il Allen
and the 5,400 feet of new sewer viii
make the drainage system of the village
over two miles in length. This improve
ment, together with the water ard elec
tric lighting systems, will put Paw Paw
in the front rank of desirable country
villages for up-to. date homes, and shoulc
if properly advertised add largely to oul
summer population as well as to the
permanent residents who are looking fol
homes in the country where the conven
fences of city life can be had.
The United States received from Nor
way and Sweden from the year lS9'
to 1903, a total immigration of 297 l6
persons. These immigrants are a desir
able class and their coming should b.
encouraged They are unlike man.
other races that come to our country
inasmuch as they almost invariably ente
into enterprises that produce something
from the soil, forest or mines. 1t woult
pay some of our large land holders t.
try to divert these people to Michigan
and especially northern Michigan, wher
the climate more nearly resembles tha
of their native land.
The Crystal Springs camp meeting
will be held August 3.l3. In addition
to the efficient pastors of sthe district ol
whom so largely depends the success o
the camp meeting, the following abl
specialists have been engaged: Bisho
w. +. Mallalieu, Rev. c. f. Vaudeville
, d. D., Rev. w. A. Quayle, D. D, Rev
, 0. w. Willetts, D. d Rev. Nj. II. Ap
/, pleby, d. ID. The Epworth league ser
vices will again be in charge of Mrs
Louie p Scidmore of Three Rivers. Tn
children's meetings will be conducted b.
Mrs. II. L. Potter of Dowaglac. Tn
: music of the camp meeting will b
under competent leadership. Pentecos
tai hymns No. 3 will be the book usec
Mrs. Anderson of Colon, organist. Dis
trict conference will convene August
at p. M, Bishop Mallalieu presiding
, From the statement of the condition
, of the highways of Paw Paw TOWNSHIP
prepared for the u. S. government b.
Commissioner Ferguson we publis
these extracts: Miles of public highway
50; miles of public highway graveled, &c
miles of public highway not graveled, AZ
|, stone roads, none; road levy for a.
! purposes, $4,000; highway labor ta'
$500; average wages paid, sl50; numbe
y of men in township outside village sub
ject to poll tax, 300; number of yards o
> gravel in 1904, 5000 yards; of this amour
> 800 yards were used to repair grave
: roads leaving $500 yards to build nev
4 road; average annual amount expende
during the last ten years cash, 81 ,SO(
, highway labor assessed. $500; making
h total of $4,000 and 36 miles of gravele
: roads in fairly good condition to sho,
i for it. This is good showing but tn
C result can be made far better by tn
4 purchase of a stone crusher. Commi:
! S;opar Earouson auuUest the purchaSe n