The true northerner., 1900-12-14
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Local Department..

Read Chappells new holiday adv
Read the new adv of the Home bakery.
r.. j. Miller is i'll and confined to the
house.
Watch for the date of the flremen's
dance.
County news on an inside page again
this week.
ID. III. Patterson is i'll and confined to
the house.
Advertised letters: Jas. Mathews, Mr..
Roy Hoffman.
r. A. Shoesmith has a new Christmas
adv. this week.
John r. Barrows of Lawrence was in
town Wednesday.
County Clerk elect Wakeman is now
resident of Paw Paw
Mrs. j. f. Chandler spent several days
this week in Kalamazoo.
Misses Mabel and Myrtle O'Dell were
at Hartford over Sunday
E. b. Longwell has a page adv. this
week, of Christmas goods.
Some of the young ladies' of the town
are organizing basketball team.
Born to Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert Graham,
December s. twins-a boy and girl
The Every Friday club will meet with
Mrs. w. G. Y. Ferguson this afternoon.
w. r. Selliclz advertises a Christmas
sale. Bargains are offered in goods that
are highly desirable.
! Broughton, as usual, is after holiday
! trade with a good line of seasonable mer-
chandise. Read his adv.
Cornell and his male quartet, at the
opera house, Saturday night, December
I 10; prices %, and ID cents.
| Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Jennings returned
Saturday from visit of 10 days to
friends in Niles and Cassopolis.
f. f. Parks expects to move into his
new house next week. 1t is one of the
finest residences in the county.
Chas. Holt gave a photographic en-
tertainment in the west Oshtemo Bap-
tist church, Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. p. Grimes entertained
a few friends at their home, Saturday
evening, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs f. A.
Wildey.
Berna McDole, who has been working
in III. G. Waters & Co.'S shop for the past
five weeks, returned to his home at De-
catur, Wednesday morning.
Married, at the NJ. r. parsonage, De
! .np,Ia, N,,D Dn,v IL 4
W. Mitchell and Miss Blanche NJ. Me
Cormick, both of Paw Paw.
There will be a special communication
of Paw Paw lodge No. %, f. & A. NJ
Tuesday evening, December 18th Work
in second degree. A full attendance is
desired
H. G. Waters & Co. have the contract
for roofing the 5. III. d f.. h. r. Co.'S
round house now i'm course of construc-
tion in this place. A tar and gravel roof
will be used.
The 36th annual reunion of the 18th
Michigan volunteers will be held at the
G.. A. K. hall, Kalamazoo, January II and
Is. AS usual, a number of Paw Paw vet.
erans will attend.
A large party of young people were
welcomed at the home of Miss Gail lien
Tuesday evening, on her birthday
Games were played and an enjoyable
evening wasspent
l.. f. Trescott has put a new return
tiue boiler into the Model laundry, max
ing that establishment much better
equipped than ever for promptly turning
out first class work.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Woodman, Messrs
Jason Woodman and j. G.. Gould of this
place, Geo l.. Rich of Waverly and Mrs
G.. E. Robinson of Lawrence attended
the state grange at Lansing this week.
Mrs n. r. Mitchell and daughter
Clara came from Chicago last Friday to
visit her sister, Mrs. Ida Snow, and tc
assist her in caring for Miss Lamont
who has been sick for nearly eight weeks
but is some better at this writing.
The whole Great Whale Clothing
Success" has caught the holiday spirit
and you are welcome to inspect an array
of useful and beautiful gifts, such as i:
ScluOIl lOuI SOOO w Stts ItdN
the Christmas bulletin on the last page
II. l.. Nc Neil has put in an acetylin,
gas machine for lighting his office, anC
G.. E. Chappell has a similar plant in hi:
store. Both are beautifully lighted
The advantage is that light can be hac
on dark days, while those depending OF
electric lights have to take their illumi
nation by the clock.
The "Spinsters' Convention" will b'
given by the old maids of Van Burer
county, at Longwell's opera house, Tues
day evening, December IS; the mos
laughable entertainment of the season
1t is to be given under the auspices o
the ladies Of the First Baptist church o
Paw Paw: admission 10 cents.
, Frank j. Young has purchased
laundry at Otsego and has taken posses
sion. The people Of that town are fortu
nate. Mr.. Young is fine young man
and an addition to any community. OF
sego people will find him pleasan
gentleman with whom to do business
;. and an excellent workman at his trade