The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-02-23

Paw Paw is not alone in receiving visits
from thieves; some have been at work in
Lawton. The residence of Mrs. Jennie
Mcneil was entered one evening last
week, the visitor making his way to the
lady's sleeping room, arousing her and
demanding her money and jewels. Mrs.
Mcneil drew a revolver from under her
pillow, upon sight of which the ld-be'
beat hasty retreat.
The Crisis was presented at the opera
house Monday and Tuesday evenings
full houses witnessing each performance.
The play was we'll staged, and each char
acter represented was portrayed 10
most pleasing manner, evidencing the
thorough and careful training received
under the direction of Mr.. Griffin. The
ladies of the Episcopal church netted a
considerable sum of money from the pre-
sentation.
Gobleville now has a business mems
association and proposes to make some
moves for the advancement of the village.
They are on the right track, as they pro-
pose to offer inducements which will ap-
peal to those who control industrial enter
prises. 10 improving a village, something
for nothing cannot be secured. There
are too many wide awake burgs willing
to pay for what they get. "Dig down
and divy," and results will follow.
A. d. Benway, manager of the Mich
igan fruit exchange of. Lawton, was a
caller Wednesday. and in his report of
peach shipments from that vicinity says
that shippers from Paw Paw, Lawton
and Mattawan last fall received a net
profit of 81 OIL for number ones, and 64c
for number twos. Number one fifth bas-
kets brought net price of 2l cents, and
twos brought Is cents. Mr.. Benway
thinks Dowagiac will be a large fruit
shipping point the coming season, and
may come here and take hand in the
ork-Dowaglac Republican.
Ash Wednesday, which marks the
beginning of Lent, will fall this year on
February 28.. The Lenten season will
continue 40 days, exclusive of Sundays,
or until Easter, the date of which this
year will be April 10. The moonphases
control the Lenten season, which is
movable season observed by the Catholic,
Episcopal and some branches of the
Lutheran and Evangelical churches
During the present year there will be
five eclipses. three of the sun and two of
the moon. One of these will b, visible
in this part of the country February %
The ten days grace allowed for filing
of annual reports of corporations under
the new law of last winter, expired re-
Gently, and quite a large proportion
of the four thousand corporations af.
fected are still delinquent. The effect
OF this is to suspend their corporate pow
ers until the proper reports shall be filed
and they are so notified by letters from
the secretary of state. Under the old
law they had all of January and Febru.
airy for filing, but there was always an
noying delinquency, and the new act set
the time when the reports are due at
February l, with ten days grace, and at
tached the penalty named so that a COM
.pany now so delinquent cannot make a
contract enforceable at law, nor perform
any act for which corporate powers are
essential.
A few of our people profess to feel
badly because of the building of the
electric railway to Kalamazoo, fearing
that it will kill the town A little sober
thought will readily convince these per-
sons that unless they so will, no improve
ment of this nature can work i'll to the
village as a trading center. Our mer-
chants have less expense in every way
than have the merchants in the city, and
can sell goods on as close, or a closer
margin than the city dealers possibly can.
OF course, if our merchants are willing to
sit idly by and see the city merchants
secure their custom, they have no one to
blame but themselves. People will go
where they are wanted, and il you do
not tell them that you want their custom,
go after them as aggressively and as
convincingly as do the city merchants
you have no right to expect to reap an
equal benefit. Don't be so inconsistent
as to "sob" about the possible result OF
improvement that is as much your oppor-
tunity as it is the other fellows when
you have made no attempt TO grasp it.
Be a man, not a NOPE.