The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
Local Department.
Regular review of the X. o. Il. M. next


G. C. Searles came yesterday from
Grand Rapids, on business.
Miss Bertha Stowe of Hartford is the
guest of Miss Bernice Quick.
Advertised letters; William Maque, p.
S. Pierce, Madam Hoisington.
c. @. Thayer has moved his barber
shop into l. b. Conner's building.
H.C. Waters 4 Co. advertise in ,op-
position to the Klondike this week.
The Bachelor club will meet with Miss
Gremps. Monday evening, February 2S;
big Four"
w. j. Sellick advertises "a big invoice
of new spring merchandise, to be on
sale to morrow.
The council held short session Mon
day evening, but transacted no business
except to allow some claims.
Messrs. Lyle & Warner have an auc
ton sale of horses advertised for Cadil-
lac on Saturday of this week
Mr.. O. Hubbell of Indianapolis is here
to attend the stockholders meeting of
the Paw Paw Canning Co. to-day.
Mrs. Lou Driscoll spent last week in
Lawton with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Robinson, returning home Sunday even
ing.
The w. +. M. society of the M. f..
church will serve dinner at the parson-
age, Tuesday, March l. An invitation is
extended to all.
Frederick V. Jones and Gertrude Drul-
linger of Hartford were married at the
NJ E. parsonage, February 16 Rev. f. o.
Mather officiating.
Messrs. B. F. Warner, w. G. Wildey,
w. F. Hoyt and E. ID. Shrine went to
Grand Rapids yesterday, to attend a
whist tournament.
At the church of Christ last Sunday
evening, Pastor Davis gave a very inter
esting discourse on the life and work of
the late Frances Il. Willard.
Rue Mosier will give his musical for
the benefit of the Coterie, March 9. 1t
will be the best of the season. The pro
gramme will appear next week.
An "Our Girls Club" was organized
at the home of Mabel Showerman, Feb
ruary II. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Beryl Gilman, February
%.
The band concert Saturday evening
drew a much larger crowd than could
have been expected on so inclement a
night. The entertainment was credit
able one.
The ladies of the M. f. church will
serve dinner at the home of Mrs. Pack
er Friday, February %. Teams will leave
the parsonage at 10 o'clock. Everybody
is invited to come.
Mrs. Ruth Gleason Smith died at her
home in South Bend, Sunday morning at
$50. The funeral will be held at her
former home five miles west of Paw Paw
to-day at 1:30 p. m.
A. j. Roundy has received letter an
nouncing that his son Frank, who has
been in California for some years, has
gone from there to Alaska, to seek his
fortune in the gold fields.
Mrs. J. j. Woodman will lecture on
patriots and Patriotism" at the Gid
denburg school house, Saturday evening,
February 26. The Hutchins trio will
sing; admission ten cents.
The North and South Farmers club
will meet at the Cloverdale stock farm,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hudson, Thurs
day, March 3. AS this is the election of
officers, full attendance is desired.
1t is reported that the Bachelor" girls
are practicing the noble sport of archery.
On st. Valentines evening, hearts were
the target and they do say some were
very successful in their aim; full par
ticulars later.
Union memorial services in honor of
Miss Frances f. Willard will be held in
the M. r. church, Sunday evening, Feb
ruary 81. Every member of Paw Paw
w. G. L. U. is especially requested to be
present and to come early.
The Free Baptist Missionary society
will have a picnic social at Mrs. Laura
Webb's, Saturday of this week. Those
who would like to go. and have no other
way, Will be provided Tor II they VIII
come to Wilson Lees, where teams will
be in waiting at $50 a. IN.
Broughton begins his first annual sale
of muslin underwear to-day. A look at
the snowy heaps of beautifully made gar
ments will make YOU want them. A glance
at the price will make you decide that
you really must buy some. You pay only
for tlM muslin used. The making and
trimming are free.
The storm Saturday evening prevent
ed large number from attending Mrs.
j. j. Woodman's lecture on Images, at
the Christian church. Those who were
there, however, had no reason to regret
that they had braved the storm. Mrs
Woodman handled the subject in man
ner that was entertaining and profitable
to her audience. We predict that Mrs