The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-06

The time, weather, style and prices
are all right at Sellick's. If you don't
believe it read his adv.
A delegation of Paw Paw Masons
went To Lawrence last evening, where
some Of them took the council degree,
The ladies' aid society of the Presby-
terrain church will hold its annual meet
ing for election of officers on Thursday
Dec. 10, at $50, at the church parlors.
Fidelity Rebekah Lodge, /. D. o. f.,
at its last meeting elected the following
officers Ida l.. Titus, n. e.; Cynthia
Bassett, V. e.; Matte Waters, S.; AL
zina Mcneil, +. S.; Rose Butler, Il.
f. w Green, formerly of Paw Paw,
met with serious accident few days
ago. He was carrying five gallon can
of oil down some icy steps, when he
slipped and fell, breaking the muscles
and tendons of the right hip loose from
the bone. He is unable to move or
even raise his head, and suffers greatly
if moved at all.
Judge and Mrs. b. +. Heckert and
Mr. and Mrs. G.. Il. Avery entertained
a company of about go guests on We'd
nesday evening, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Avery. An elegant dinner was
served at six o'clock, after which pedro
occupied the time until late hour.
The occasion was thoroughly enjoyed
by all who were present, and was one
of the pleasantest social events of the
season. On Thursday afternoon, Mes
DANES Heckert and Avery pleasantly
entertained company of lady friends.
Refreshments were served.
The inventory of the estate of Charles
Mears, deceased, says the Whitehall
Forum, has been filed in the probate
court by the appraisers, SIG, 04l "a rep
resenting the ancillary inventory. Mr..
Mears was the owner of q large estate
IN Chicago, valued at nearly So, 600, 900.
HotchtiSS History Of laundering IN the
Northwest says: Charles Mears of Paw
Paw built the first sawmill at Whitehall
IN 1893. 1t was run by water and cut
only shingles and clapboard. He also
built at Paw Paw the Ranger. small
schooner, carrying 5000 to &c, 900 feet
of lumber With one assistant, Mr..
Mears would saw out cargo; then the
two milmen would shut down the mill,
turn sailors and 90 to Chicago or Mil |
waukee To market the product. A gate
saw Tor making lumber was soon added
70 the plant, which was located on
Thompson creek Later, Mr. Mears
built another water mill at Duck Lake,
four miles from Whitehall. In all he |
built fifteen sawmills and opened and
improved six harborS on the west shore !
of Lake Michigan One of his early
mills was at Pentwater-then Middle
sex At an early day, Giles b. Slocum
of Trenton Mich, was "A partner in his
Whitehall mill, and together they pur-
chased tract of land aud plated
Mears village, now Whitehall.
Interest in the Frank Clancy affair
is revived by the contest over the pos
session of bis child, Margaret. The
case came before the supreme court at
Lansing The child was in custody of
Mrs. Arnold Simon, of Kalamazoo, in
whose keeping she was placed by Coun
ty Agent Merrill. On the opposite side
of the room were Mrs. Frank Clancy,
The chid's mother, and VIM. Clancy,
Jr, the uncle, who was recently APP
pointed guardian by the Washtenaw
probate court. Sheridan K. Master APP
peared for the SinOns, and argued that
the Washtenaw court had no jurisdic-
ton, and that the mother was an unfit
person to have custody of the child. He
said Mrs. Clancy was a procuress, and
that the best interests Of the child de-
manded that il he left with its foster
parents. ). w. Oxenford disputed both
assertions, denying the charges against
the mother, insisting that the Washte-
nav court had ample jurisdiction, and
claiming that for failure to tile the bond
required of persons adopting children,
the Sinons could have no claim to the
child. The court left the child with
Mrs. Sinons, and the matter was refer
red to Circuit Court Commissioner
Cropsey of Kalamazoo to take testimony
as To the character of Mrs. Clancy and
report the same to the court. Monday
night at the meeting of the Kalamazoo
humane society, the society's agent,
j. II. Harper, made special
report on the case. The little
girls father was murdered and a good
home secured for her. The mother,
through guardian, seeks her. The
humane society sent the following tele-
gram To Chief Justice John w. Nc
Grath, of the supreme court, at Lansing:
"In special meeting assembled Decem-
Der 9, the Kalamazoo humane society
discussed the Clancy case which comes
before your august body tomorrow,
and respectfully urge unanimously that
you leave the child in the possession of
the Sinons Mrs. Clancy is unfit to
have the custody of the child. Having
full knowledge of the case, the cause of
humanity will best be subserved should
your honorable court grant our petition.
Signed, Meyer Desenberg, j. Harold
Harper, committee; Fred Hotop, presi-
dent; Samuel Folz, secretary" Justice
Long scored the humane society for its
endeavor to influence the court.