The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-03-10
WHOLE NUMBER 219O.


William Thayer died Monday at 8
O'Clock, at his home north of this viii
lage. he had been in poor health for
long time. and general breaking down
commenced few days prior To his
death He was 72 years old The
funeral will be held at the house at 2
o'clock Thursday; burial at Prospect
Hill. Mr. rhayer was good man and
an esteemed citizen.
There was very large attendance
at the e.. A. X. social Monday evening.
After an interesting literary and
musical program. a fine repast was
served. The hall and tables were
beautifully decorated with the national
cOlors and the entire affair was very
entertaining and creditable To those
who managed it, as well as to those
who participated in the program.
The "Up.to- date" company of Dowag-
lac will give an entertainment here ST.
Patrick's Day, under the auspices of St.
Marys church. The members of the
company are prominent young people
of Dowagiac and they are unsurpassed
in the humorous and musical lines.
They will tell you all about the imam
who left the town with Coxey's army"
anu Il db DoIIitJ, tnc pofititidu WuO
has achieved fame by enforcing snch
laws as keep off the grass" etc
Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Sage of Decatur.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Z. Dillon and
David Dillon of Kalamazoo, MIR. and
Mrs. John b. Dillon of st Louis, Mo-,
Mrs. George l.. Davenport of Hartford.
Mr.. and Mrs Trey of Paw Paw dined
with Mr.. and Mrs. David Dillon, Sun
day. Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Dillon
were spending few days with their
parents before leaving for San Fran
cisco, where Mr.. Dillon will represent
the 11th division of the railway mail
service at the annual convention of its
benefit organization.
A hundred and twenty-five teachers
attended the coudty association meet
ing at Lawrence, last Friday and Satur-
day. The lecture Friday evening, by
DIR. Arnold Tompkins of Illinois uni
versity, on Literature as a Factor in
Education" was one of the most inter
esting and instructive addresses ever
delivered before the association. The
papers of Saturday were excellent and
the discussions lively. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows:
President, Supt. + n Wakeman; vice
pres, Mrs. M. V. Snodgrass; sec'y,
Sadie Cross; treas, w. ID. Loveland
Mrs. Fannie Sebring Smolk, widow
of the late John Smolk, died Friday,
March ), at her home in this village
She was born ia Troy, n Y, Dec. s,
1913. and was married To John Smolk
at Schoolcraft, July II, 1887 and was
among the oldest residents of this
vicinity Her children were Hannah,
s.. I ~
Smolk, both of whom are dead, Mrs.
Mary Talcott, Mrs. o. n Hilton and
Abram Smolk The funeral WAS held
at the house, Monday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Rev. f. w Corbett The
burial was at Prospect Hill
We are informed that some people
have drawn the inference, from the
electric light article in last weeks
Northerner, that we intended To charge
some dishonesty to the president and
recorder of that year. We did not
then and do not now charge any dis
honesty. AS we stated, the 5000 error
was an error in footing that careful
board should have caused to be rectified
before its acceptance, and was doubtless
an error in making the typewriter
copy. The report. SD far as is indicated
by itself, accounts for all the money re-
ceived. We believe the vouchers and
bills of electric light construction
should be turned over to the village
clerk as public records, open to the in
spection of any taxpayer who is unsat-
istied with an undated and unsigned
report.
Noel M Waite was born in Grand
vile. Washington county, n. Y, May
81, 1916, and died of heart failure at
his home in Almena, March 3, 1897,
aged 80 years and months. He came
to Michigan in 1897, residing in Calhoun
and Hillsdale counties until 1916, when
he moved to Van Buren county. He
endured all the hardships of pioneer
life in this county. His pathway
throughout life has not been all sun
shine, for death has entered his home at
different times and deprived him of
two wives and four children. He was
one of the II children of his fathers
family Only one brother and four
sisters survive him. He leaves, beside
many other relatives and friends, three
children, Mrs Cynthia Leavens of De-
troit, Joel S. Waite of Almena, and
John +. Waite of South Dakota.
Funeral services were held at the West
Oshtemo church, attended by Rev. 1. z.
Bates.