The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-22

Tuesday.
j. S. Buck has been appointed deputy
county treasurer
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ellsworth of
Decatur spent Sunday in Paw Paw.
G.. S. Swank of Dowagiac came to
Paw Paw, Monday for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs e. Il. Rowland spent
several days with Paw Paw friends, going
to Hartford, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Young of Decatur
were guests at IL. w. McCabe's the fore
part of the week, returning home Thurs
day.
Sellick's millinery department will be
opened with spring millinery, with
Chicago trimmer, Miss Krause, in charge
about March 28.
Mrs S. c. McEntee has gone to Mt.
Pleasant to visit her nephew, Fred Tirrell.
After few weeks, she will go to kala-
mazoo to make her home there.
The True Northerner Office, the music
store, the Paw Paw Savings bank, the
residences of II. j. Reed and Peter Mac
kellar have just put in Kibbie phones.
In the case of the people VS.. Viola
Brakeman, recently filed in the circuit
court, the respondent is charged with
having stolen, in the day time, five pounds
of pork, of the value of 90 cents, from
the dwelling house of Geo. S. Allen of
Columbia.
Some people are under the impression
that only taxpayers can vote on the town
ship bonding question next Wednesday.
1t is mistake. All resident electors are
entitled to vote on the question, and also
on the county bonding question the fol
lowing Monday.
The bill permitting the consolidation
of election precincts in townships passed
both houses of the legislature and was
signed Wednesday by the governor, tax
ing immediate effect. Hereafter there
will be but one election precinct in this
township, as the township board will at
once take the steps necessary to con-
solidate the precincts. The special cleo
ton Wednesday will be held in the
council room, and the town meeting April
l at the town hall.
Mrs. Mary S. Tracy, well known as a
former teacher in our public schools and
later of the South Haven schools, died at
Bloomingdale last Sunday The funeral
was held at the Baptist church of Bloom
ingdae, Wednesday at 1870; interment
in the Base Line cemetery Mrs. Tracy's
health failed last summer and she was
compelled to give up her work as a teacher
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going to California in September. The
change did not benefit her and she re-
turned in January to her fathers home
in Boomingdale, where she remained
until her death.
Mrs. Anna Sage, wife of Prof. w. V.
Sage of Mt. Pleasant and daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Dillon of this place,
died yesterday morning at her home in
Mt. Pleasant. The remains will be
brought here for burial and the funeral
will be held at st. Mary's church. Satur-
: day morning at 1890 Mrs. Sage was a
graduate of the Paw Paw high school
and was universally esteemed in this
community. She was an unusually
bright woman, and will be sincerely
mourned by a host of friends, who
sympathize with the relatives in their
sorrow.
Rev. j. w. Taylor of Benton Harbor
will preach in the Christian church next
Sunday morning and evening, and will
preach each evening next week, and
possibly for longer time. At Sunday
evenings service, the following selections
will be rendered by the Mattawan double
male quartette: Sweet Sabbath eve.
h. Parks, Give me thy hand eichdrdt,
Night ofrest-J n. Parks. This quartette
sang at the rink last fall and was well
received. The music they give is of a
high order. 1t is expected there will be
some special music at each evening
service next week.
The M. f.. church and congregation
met at the parsonage Tuesday evening,
by invitation of the pastor and wife,
where very pleasant evening was spent.
short program was given and light re-
freshments were served, after which the
pastor presented w. j. Bale, the Sunday
school superintendent, a set of dining
chairs. Mr. and Mrs. Mather were then
!; presented by WI Bale, in behalf of the
church and some of the business men of
the village, with two large rocking chairs.
They were also presented with stand
of birds eye maple, the gift of Messrs.
Shoesmith 81 Kill efer, and a picture by
Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge, entitled "Clinging
to the cross"
Judge Carr has filed his opinions and
findings in the cases of James Showers
vs. William b III. Newell and Thomas J.
Cavanaugh VS.. John Robinson eft al. The
first case was an action of ejectment for
the recovery of certain premises on sec
ton 30 of Antwerp. The court orders
judgment to be entered in favor of the
defendant, with costs to be taxed. J
the second case, Mr.. Cavanaugh sued to
recover the value of legal services rem
; dered for defendants. The court orders
judgment to be entered in favor of the
plaintiff in the sum of SOL, with costs to