The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-27

Eva Shrine is home from Pentwater
and will remain here the rest of the
winter.
Carl Corey entertained company of
ladies at duplicate whist Thursday
evening.
The Bay View Club will meet with
Mrs. Dwight Harrison this friday
evening.
The Coterie will meet with Mrs Van
Fossen, Thursday, Jan. 2. Roll call,
New Years thoughts.
David Dillon, Frank Young and Mer-
rit Conner are home from Ann Arbor
for the holiday vacation.
Miss Nina Goss goes to Grand Rapids
tomorrow and will spend the balance
of the winter in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. l.. Tuttle will en-
tertain the Prospect Valley Farmers
Club on New Years day.
Mrs. c. h. Ocobock and Mrs. f.
Newell are holiday guests of Chan.
Ocobock and wife, in Chicago.
The annual church meeting of the
Disciples will be held at the church
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Mrs. j. +. Bullard is visiting friends
in Niles. Mr. Bullard will go there
Saturday, to remain few days.
Some bad blood between Lawton and
Paw Paw was spilled at Lawton Christ
mas evening. No funerals-yet.
Representatives of all the Paw Paw
christian endeavor societies are attend
ing the county convention at Bangor.
Mrs. A. G. Seward, with her child
and her brother, is visiting friends in
Lansing, leaving Clark to keep bach
elor's hall
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Miller will enter
tain the Saturday Night Whist Club
this week. The ladies of the club will
play against the gentlemen.
Rev A. l.. Kennan is here from Chi
cago TO spend the holidays He will
occupy the Free Baptist pulpit next
Sunday morning and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Martin entertain
ed on Christmas day. About 40 guests
were present, from Detroit, Chicago,
Jackson, Grand Rapids, Coldwater,
Marcellus and Lawton.
In the Kalamazoo poultry show, +.
=. Grimes won first premium on Barr ed
Plymouth Rock cockerel, scoring 81
points, and first on White Plymouth
Rock hen, scoring 81 points.
The Disciple christian endeavor So
ciety has elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: Pres, NJ. o.
Rowland; vice-pres., Mrs. Geo. nj
Weston; sec'y, Kittie Laba die; treas,
May Southwell.
Bert Lawton and "A companion from
Lawrence came to town Christmas
with too much firewater in their pos
session. They became boisterous at the
Dyckman house, and Landlord Long
we'll sent for an officer, who took them
to Jail
Christmas exercises at the churches
passed off pleasantly, the usual number
of young and old people being made
happy by Christmas gifts. The absence
of expensive presents was noticeable
as would be expected these glorious
democratic times.
At the close of the fourth session o
the Saturday Whist Club the added
score elected the following officers
Pres, Mrs. Will Miller; vice-pres., Mrs
Ed. Wildey; sec. Bangs Warner
referee committee, w. l.. Miller, Mrs
b. f. Warner, DR.. Maxwell.
The families of j. III. Waters, A. +
Mcneil, Horace Hubbard and VIM
Halstead dropped into the home of Mr.
and Mrs f. II. Lindsey, Christmas
day, without an invitation. As they
carried well filled baskets with them
they were welcome.
"Billy" Murdock's appetite for bulge
got the best of him last Saturday, Jus
tice Shrine gave him 50 OF five days
Billy took the days. Some chronic
druuks may be surprised some day to bt
sent to Iona on the third conviction o.
being disorderly persons, as they may
be under the law.
Judge Heckert and bis partner, j f
Chandler, each received, from frienc
in the northern part of the county, g
fat Christmas turkey. A few days be
fore, the Judge received fine box oi
fruit from a California friend. He be
gins to think he can pull through the
winter if his friends keep up their gait
Shakespeare says, "Who seeks and
will not take when once It's offered
shall never find it more" But +. Smith
& Co. continue to offer "H. 5. & M y
clothing, and though you did not take
1t last year the chance is here for you
this season. You can always get the
best value for your money at the "Long
Brick"
j ID. Holmes has sold his interest in
the hardware to Fred Bilsborrow. Jud
will go on the road for wholesale
hardware firm. He is now moving his
family to Gobleville, where they will
remain for the present. The firm is
now Bilsborrow Bros. No definite plan
has been arranged as to the future man
agement of the business.
Last Monday, Geo. Osmer, who works
for Free IL Hagerman, had his little
boy on a heavy truck at the mill yard
The boy fell off and the wheel passed
partially over his head, cutting the
flesh from one side of the head down tc
the skull, back from the temple. II
was a narrow escape from fracturinl
the skull. The boy will recover.
In answer Tuesday, To whats the
latest?" we were informed that A. +
Robinson's store building on Main street
was being transformed into living