The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-04-21

"A fund To send To India The tickets
are inscribed as follows: Coed for one
loaf for the starving children of India
Deal thy bread TO the hungry lisa.
So: T."
| Remember the entertainment by
HOyt l.. Conary. at the opera house,
| April 22, for the benefit of the wOmen's
guIld of the ST. Marks church. Around
the Stove" Is highly commended as a
pleasant entertainment, and those who
attend will aid worthy cause, and af-
ford themselves pleasure at the same
time.
Concersing Miss Alice McClung, the
child musician, the Kalamazoo News
saws: Her wonderful musical ability
is astonishing. The music writing
seemed almost impossible, but was
nevertheless wonderful" The Holland
City News says; Her Interpretation is
artistic and a revelation TO many ad-
vanced musicians.
An appeal will be made from the diff
! ferent pulpits next Sunday morning to
aid in filling the corn. ships furnished
| by our government to feed the famine
stricken people of India. 400, 900 bush
els of corn are wanted from America.
| that each person will at least furnish
bushel of corn or its equivalent.
The Epworth league has secured lit
tie Alice McClung, the wonderful child
composer and pianist, who, assisted by
the best local talent, will give an enter
talnment at the NJ + church, on Wed.
nesday evening, April 20. Tickets on
sale at the millinery store of Gardner
d Van Fleet, also by the leaguers The
price of admission is for adults, 10 cts;
children under l5 years, 10 cts
A township Sunday school conven-
tiOn will be held at the Disciple church,
Saturday afternoon and evening, May
l. An interesting program is in pre-
paratiOn for the OCCASION and will be
published next week Every Sunday
school officer and teacher, pupils and
others interested in the work ought TO
attend the convention and help make
it successful and profitable meeting
A sufficient amount of stock has been
subscribed for the cannery To warrant
perfectlng a preliminary organization,
and meeting of subscribers will be
held for that purpose at O'Clock this
evening, at the office of +. p. Grimes.
Thirty eight names appear on the sub
scriptiOn list, and some more are con-
sidering taking stock. All who desire
To aid in securing this desirable indus
try for Paw Paw should make their sub
scriptions at once.
Miss Eva Parks of Dowagiac, winner
of the district Oratorical contest, who
protested SO vigorously at being assign
ed To first place on the program here,
had To accept first place in the state
contest at Olivet last week. We are
sorry she did not win either first or
second prize, rs we would have been
pleased To see our district hOnOred
Mr. Clyde McGee of Pontiac won first
prize and Miss Francis |. Farr of Grand
Haven won second prize in the state
contest.
The Dowagiac Times, with very poor
taste, says concerning the recent ora
torical contest in this place that 1.-The
program had been arranged in man
ner that was any thing but fair and
satisfactory" The only protest in the
matter came from the Dowagiac contes
tant, who had been assigned first place
on the program, and we confess we are
unable To see why it could be any more
"unfair" for DOwagiac To have this place
| than for any one else. In view OF the
| fact that the program was rearraDged
by lot and that Miss Park drew the
place she coveted, it seems as though
she and her friends should be the last
to complain.
The present legislature of Michigan
has passed law and given it. imme
diate effect, permitting the spearing
| through the ice, during the months OF
December, January, February and
March, in each year, of all kinds of ii sh
except trout. land locked salmon and
black bass. This Law does not apply to
lakes protected by local statutes. The
Van Buren, county lakes thus protected
are Crooked lake and Round lake in
Keeler. Eagle lake in BloonIingdale and
Cheshire, Pugsleys lake and Four
Mile lake in Paw Paw Previous to
the passage of the above mentioned
law, all spearing in inland waters of the
state was unlawful.
Henry Wilson was born in Gustavus.
Trumbull county, Ohio, August IL.
1921, and died at Paw Paw, Michigan,
April 1S, 1897. He was the son of James
a id Lydia (Trask) Wilson, natives oi
Hartford, Conn. He was married
October "a, lS43, to Eliza q Olds of
Erie county, Pa, who died September
IS, 1884 They were the parents oi
seven children He was again married
February 27, 1888, to Cornelia A Pat.
terson, who was sister of his first
wife and who cared for him faithfully
until her death, January l6, 1896. The
funeral was held a: the residence west
of town, Tuesday afternoon at 2;30; in
terment in the Wildey cemetery.
The Masonic reception and ball last
evening were of high social order
The reception in the hall from till
attracted Paw Paw society in force
and large number of guests were
present from the surrounding towns
A literary and musical program Of the
, highest class was given, in which the
Beckwith orchestra of DOwagiac, bettel
T than ever, assisted. Dainty light re-
, {. eshments were served. Promptly al
9 o'clock, the guests, or so many q
them as cared To dance, repaired to th'
opera house, where one of the fines
balls ever given in Paw Paw was en-
ioyed. Upwards of so couples tool
part in the grand march. The Masons
assisted by their ladies, proved them
: selves ideal hosts, aud made all guest
feel at home. Many of the visitors a
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