The true northerner., 1900-12-28
WHOLE NUMBER 1888.

Miss Bertha Tudor, for few days.
Miss Emma Woodman from Traverse
City is spending the Christmas vacation
with her parents.
Mrs. Belcher OF Lansing, former res
ident OF this place. is visiting, with her
son, at the home OF w. G.. Bliss.
Mr.. S. e. Beeman of Chelsea, Mich,
has been engaged as assistant principal
in place of Miss j. Olivia McLaren, who
resigned
Since The True Northerner changed
its publication day from Wednesday to
Friday, various papers in the county are
just week late in their county seat
news. Funny, isn't itY
Marshall Barker, sentenced from this
county by Judge Mills to Jackson for
life, for the Keith murder, has been
pardoned by Governor Pingree. His
brother William, his accomplice in the
crime, was pardoned some weeks ago.
School closed last Friday for the hoh-
day vacation, with some Christmas ex-
cises in the lower rooms, which we're
creditable alike to the children and
teachers. Santa Claus visited the
school and helped in making merry
time.
At the Kalamazoo poultry show this
week, +. p. Grimes of this place won the
following prizes on barred plymouth
rocks: 1st cock bird, 9315 I'd and Sd pull
let, "a, "a; 1st breeding pen, the best five
birds in class of about 100, with 10 ex-
hibitors.
The Bangor Advance last week had
two interesting bits of news that were
first published in The True Northerner.
One was credited to the South Haven
Tribune and one to Eek" Better read
The True Northerner carefully, Bro. Rus
sell, and get the news nearer to first
hands,
All the candidates for appointment as
school commissioner are husting these
days. From the number of votes of
chairmen of township boards of school
inspectors claimed to be pledged to each,
it is evident the number of townships in
the county must be about double what
the county atlas shows.
Paw Paw Encampment, l. o. O. F., has
chosen the following officers: Chief
patriarch, David Chapman; senior war
den, l. w. Hulbert junior warden, o. w.
Rowland; high priest, w. n McKen-
drick scribe, b. O'Dell; financial scribe,
w. II. Mason; treasurer A. f. Mcneil;
representative to grand encampment, j.
+. Bullard; alternate, .. w. Rowland.
Union watch night services will be
held in the First Baptist church, in
which all the churches are invited to
have a part. Rev. White will preach,
aud then Bible readings, and then ad-
dresses on topics appropriate to the
occasion will be given by the pastors.
The last service of the year and of the
century should be we'll attended De-
cember 81, 1900.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". II. Shrine entertained
large gathering of relatives to Christ
mas dinner. Among those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Eldred of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, w. +. Warner and family of Grand
Rapids, Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Fish and
family of Milwaukee, Wis, Mrs Eunice
Eldred of Rochester, n. Y, the Warner
families, Miss Lucy Bangs and DIR. w.
f. Hoyt of Paw Paw.
At the last regular review the X. O.
Il. Nj. elected tn following officers:
Com, A. Il. Stcv IN; lieut.. CON-, G.. w.
Reynolds; r X. r. NJ. Buck; f. K, G..
r.. Avery; ch Il. Salisbury; M. of A.,
A. j. Bierce; pntS, L Curtiss; serg., A.
Clement: 1st Nj of G., Ora Butler; End
NJ of G., Chas. Eye: sent, VIM Sgnor;
picket, Elmer Gates Phe installation
will take place January ,
Special services begin Sunday, Decem-
30, at the First Baptist church, with
Evangelist f.. w. White assisting pastor
Allen. All christians in the town and
community are invited to attend and
assist in these meetings. Rev. White
has just closed meeting at Kittington,
Pennsylvania, where large number of
people have been converted and the
days and goes from this place to Chicago
to assist some of the city pastors in
special meetings there.
The remains of Frank Van Dyke, who
died at the home of his son in Niles,
were brought here for burial Christmas
day. The funeral service was held at
the First Baptist church, conducted by
Rev. w. +. Allen. The burial was at
Prospect Hill Mr.. Van Dyke was born
February IL, 1921, and was at the time
of his death nearly 80 years old. He
came to Paw Paw just after the close of
the war in 1865, he having been a soldier,
and was a well-known character here
during all the following years. He lived
in Paw Paw until four or five years ago,
when he went to reside with his son in
Niles.
Tuesday forenoon, fire alarm was
given. The blaze was in II. A. Shoe
smiths furniture and undertaking estab-
lishment, on the second floor. The fire
evidently caught from the chimney,
against which some mattresses had been
piled. The fire was extinguished, but
not until quite an amount of damage
had been done by fire and water. Mr..
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