The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
WHOLE NUMBER 24O5.

a. McDougall has line new pacing
horse.
III. M. Olney of Hartford was in town
yesterday.
Hal. Cornwell of Lawrence was in Paw
Paw, Tuesday.
Attorney Wicksall is here from South
Haven on business.
Joe Buck left Wednesday for Lansing,
where he has position.
l.. S. Monroe of South Haven was in
the village Monday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Eagan of Hart
ford were in Paw Paw, Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed. Finley of Hartford was visit
ed relatives in the village Tuesday.
Benz. Barhea and family will move
from the village onto farm in Kalama-
zoo county,
Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Anderson of Decatur
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs III. A. Cole,
Wednesday.
Mrs. Thompson, who has charge of
millinery store in Kalamazoo, spent Sun
day with her family here.
Our people have been pleased with the
Ideal entertainers in the past and will
welcome their coming again May 4.
Remember the date and see the show.
David F. Cunningham of Antwerp,
Ohio has purchased the so acre fruit
farm 81 miles southeast of Paw Paw of
Eta Sortore and will at once take
possession.
There will be warm sugar social at
the Maccabee hall this evening given by
the ladies of the Free Baptist church.
Sugar will be served from to 8. Every
one is invited.
Married, Wednesday, April a. Mr..
Amos j. Bierce of Paw Paw and Miss
Ada b. Coffey of Stanbury, Mo. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bierce are now at London Mills,
Ills, and will arrive here Saturday.
A great deal of grading and fixing up
of lawns and premises, and painting and
repairing of buildings is going on in town
this spring. Every property owner has
implicit faith in the future of Paw Paw.
w. r. Sellick is making a great push
for trade in ladies' ready -to-wear suits,
skirts, silk waists, etc. The line of stylish
ly made garments he is showing for small
money is the admiration of all the la.
dies.
DIR. S. S. Edwards of Battle Creek will
speak at the Maccabee hall Saturday,
April 27, at IL a. m. There will also be
preaching at the same place Sunday
evening, April %. A cordial invitation
to all.
The meeting of the Progressive Farm
ers' club at w. III. Pugsley's has been ad-
iourned from Thursday, May 2 to Thurs
day, May 8, on account of the county
grange meeting to be held in Paw Paw
the former date
Pay as much as you can for your
clothes-thats good sense always. Get
the best you can for what you pay-that's
good sense, too. The best is at r.
Smiths & Cos for the smallest cost
that's good buying.
Mrs. l.. A. Gaut, who has been stopping
at the home of Mrs. Taylor, has under
gone a successful surgical operation per-
formed by DR.. j. G. Maxwell, assisted by
Drs. Hoyt of this place and Maxwell of
Decatur. She will soon return to her
home in Gliddenburg.
The Paw Paw Music Co. has made the
purchase of handsome Cecilian which
arrived Saturday The instrument is an
improvement upon the pianola. Anyone
owning piano can, without musical
education, perform with any desired
amount of expression, such music as
he wishes. The best way to learn of the
possibilities of the -9eeiian would be to
call at themusic store and see ft>in opera
tom
The first ball game of the season was
4 played in the village Saturday between
Paw Paw and Lawton high schools, Paw
Paw winning by score of % to l. Sanger
pitched remarkably fine game. Follow
ing is the make up of the teams Paw
Paw-Sowle, %; Bassett If: G.. Warner,
rf; Mason CT; l.. Warner, 1b; Folsom, 3b;
Killefer, ss Davis, C; Sanger, p. Law
ton White, C. and 3b; Riggs, and 2b;
Finch, rf; Halstead, IS; Stoken, CT;
Tench Do and 3b; McLinn, and If;
\ Hawkins, 1b Kellogg, p. and IT,
>The Detroit Evening News says: "At
Kalamazoo in the divorce case of Mrs. j.
Henry Myers against heS41usband, which
has caused something of a sensation by
the manner in which Myers has con-
Quoted his own case, Myers said that il
his wife would withdraw the case he
would love her in the same old way, and
that they would 60 away and begin life
over again. Mrs. Myers is not likely to
accept the proposal, as she has introduce
ed certified copies of the Vermont court
records which show Myers past Jail and
prison record in that state" Myers is
known in Paw Paw.
Charles V. Burdick was born in Madi-
son county, New York, January %, 1926,
and was married to Lucy b. Frost,
March % 1S49, and died in this village
April "a, 1901, aged 76 years, two
months and 26 days. Mr. Burdick had
been resident of Paw Paw for more
than "a years and was greatly respected
by all who knew him. He leaves
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