The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-29

John Clapp is mere from Slurgis.


John Hunt has returned to Chicago
Miss Mcguire is visiting Paw Paw
friends
Leveret Gaut was home from Kalama.
zoo, Sunday
Judge j NJ Davis of Kalamazoo was
in town Monday.
G + Harrison of Allegan has been
spending IA few days here.
School children are enjoying their
holiday vacation this week.
Lew Showerman went to Chicago,
Friday, returning Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly of Bloom
ingdale are guests of Mrs. Esther Har
riSOn.
Neil Chappell is slowly improving 1t
is now expected he will, go to the sani-
tarium soon.
Keeler and Prospect Lake cores.
pondence reached us Wednesday morn.
ing-tOo late for use.
The Bell telephone linemen are in
this village, putting up the copper wire
for the new metallic line.
A full attendance of the members of
the Rebekah lodge is desired at the
special meeting for practice this even
ing
j. ID Holmes has sold seven new Port
land cutters within the pas, week. He
makes "a specially of goods of this class
Read his adv.
Geo. Weston has left the employ of
+. b. Longwell, where he has been
since the first opening of the store, l3
months since.
George Heath of Bangor, few days
ago, waived examination before Justice
Ruthruff, on IA charge of violation of
the local option law.
The union temperance meeting will
be held next Sunday evening at the Pres
byterian church. Rev +. D. Mather
will deliver the address.
+ b. Longwell had big holiday
trade, and now he advertises, in this
paper, bargains that will keep things
booming at the busy cash store.
The Maxam & Sights company COM
menced a weeks engagement at the
ope:a house Monday evening, aud is
giving satisfactory performances.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davey and chill
dren from Lowell, Mich, are spending
the holidays at the home of their
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Davey.
The Baptist Sunday school has had
a very prosperous year, the enrolment
being l40 and the average attendance
SO The total collections have been
S7l 63.
Lively brushes on the snow can be
seen almost any afternoon The per-
feet sleighing is an irresistible tempta.
tion to the average man when behind a
flyer"
Fidelity Rebekah lodge, |. D. o. F.,
will install officers next Wednesday
evening. The subordinate lodge will
do likewise on the succeeding Friday
evening.
municatiOns From the people," on the
aspect of religious affairs, that arrived
too late for use this week. They will
be published next week.
A letter from G.. w. Myers of Hills.
dale states that his son Harry is now
rapidly recovering. Three weeks ago,
the young man weighed but n pounds,
and now he has reached no.
Mrs Mary Snodgrass, teacher in
the Paw Paw school, was married on
Christmas day, To Burt w Tracy of
Almena. The marriage was solemnized
at Bloomingdale, by Rev. b. o. Rock
well.
Christmas exercises in Paw Paw
churches were well attended, and the
programs and decorations were in each
instance creditable to- the Sunday
schools and satisfactory to the audi
ences.
Monday afternoon, while at his desk
in his office, Register of Deeds T. M
Harvey suffered a partial stroke of
paralysis and was taken home. He is
yet confined to the house, but is re-
covering.
1t is reported that A. w. Tanner,
formerly of Paw Paw, who went 10
Montana in the early sixties, has
recently struck rich deposit of gar.
nets, sapphires, and other precious
stones there.
There will be regular meeting of
Paw Paw grange this week Friday even
ing, December, 81. At that time the
annual election of officers will take
place A full attendance of all the
members is desired.
j. II. Bryar came home to spend
Christmas, remaining until Monday
when he started on his return west.
His wife accompanied him as far as
Chicago, but returns to remain with
Michigan friends for several months.
+. X Bassett came home from Jack
son for Christmas, remaining until
Monday. He is assisting in getting the
new plant started for the manufacture
of the Challenge churns. The time of
his stay in the prison city is uncertain.
Union services will be held during the
week of prayer, as follows: Mon
day evening at the First Baptist
church, Rev. Anna Barton, leader
Tuesday evening at the NJ. +. church,
Rev. Ross Matthews. leader; Wednes.
day evening at the Free Baptist church
Rev. +. o. Mather, leader; Thursday
evening at the Disciple church.
The workmen who have been building
telephone lines through this place have
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