The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-12-15

in Coloma.
Chas. Gunsaul was in South Haven,
Tuesday. on business.
1t is reported there will be another
livery barn in Covert soon.
Howard Bates has sold his house and
lot To Mr.. Townsend of Packard.
Deputy Sheriff Chappell of Paw Paw
was in town on official business Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Sims is building a house on his
place in the Vaughan addition to the
village.
William Pitts and family of Marcellus
are visiting his sister, Mrs. O. M.
Vaughan.
Wells Downing has returned from
Chicago where he had expected to spend
the winter.
Geo. Middleton, who has been in Do
wagiac the past four months, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Emogene Bostwick quietly enter
tanned the Happy Nine at her home
Tuesday evening,
Mrs. A. b. Smith is in Coloma with
her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Fields, whose in
FAINT daughter is very sick
Chas Teachout, who has been very
sick of pneumonia, is out and around
again, and looking after his business.
One of our citizens, who has been
drinking too much hard cider lately, has
been seeing "suakes" the past few days.
A. c. Quick, president of the Palisades
Park Co., left Saturday for Elgin on
business. Work at the park will con-
tinue during his absence.
L. G. Carpenter, A. Gould, Clarence
Morrson, Frank Eisenlohr and Frank
and Harvey Meecham left Monday for
northern Michigan to buy land,
Mr.. and Mrs Boutwell, have gone to
Chicago with their little daughter Ruby,
who will have an operation performed
on her ankle, which has been troubling
her so much of late.
George Purdy is circulating the petit
ton for the reconsideration of the local
option question, and is getting about the
usual amount of signers who claim they
want saloons in Covert.
1t is reported that Kenney IL Trip
have bought the timber on several hun
dred acres on the lake shore, south
among the bluffs. The timber was
owned by the Monroes.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Chase were in
South Haven, Tuesday, attending the
annual meeting and dinner of the G.. \.
r. Mrs b. b. Spelman was in the bank
during her fathers absence.
The second number of the lecture
course was given Wednesday evening at
the Congregational church, when S.
Platt Jones. elocutionist and imperson-
ator entertained good audience.
The G. f. will give an auction social
at the parsonage this evening. The Co
vert orchestra and other musical talent
will entertain for an hour, after which
an auction, with Earl Walters as auc
tioneer, will be held. An admission of
5 cents will be charged at the door.
The ladies' missionary society of the
Congregational church gave dinner at
their regular meeting at the parsonage
Tuesday, besides their regular program.
About 70 people availed themselves of
the opportunity to get square meal
and enjoy a social two hours. The occa
sion was great success.
DIR. .. NJ Vaughan left Wednesday for
Lansing to attend the annual meeting
of the state board of commissioners of
the Door. before whom he delivered a
paper on the subject of Contract Medi-
cal Practice" The doctor returned via
Grand Rapids where he attended a
meeting of Shriners, Thursday evening.
i have Just received shipment of the
famous "Marshalls Best" Minnesota
spring wheat -four. 1t is 70 cents %
pound sack or s. 40 per barrel. Each p
pound sack contains coupon, eight of
which entitle you to % cents in trade at
my store. This brings your flour down
to only S515 per BARREL which is less
than you can get it for elsewhere.
F. +. NORTON.
Some of our people have been heard
to remark lately that Coloma does five
times the business that Covert does, "be-
cause" they said, "Coloma has three sa-
looms and Covert none." That is good
sample argument of the saloon favoring
element Before the recent fire in Colo
ma there were three grocery and two
dry goods stores there, while Covert has
seven grocery and three dry goods
stores, and all doing we'll