The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-09-13
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Frank Stapleton of Decatur was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. j. Reed left Tuesday for Blue
Island to attend the wedding of her
son.
Claude Lemaux of Ridgeville, Ind, is
visiting at the home of his uncle, w. A.
LemauX.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Chadwick of De-
catur have been the guests of Mrs. Fitch
part of the week.
w. j. Thomas is moving part of the
old Mason mill onto his lot south of the
depot for a warehouse
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Stowell were
here from Kalamazoo, Sunday, to attend
the funeral of G. L. Davenport.
Married, in Paw Paw, Wednesday,
September II, by Rev. J. Hurd, Mr.. Ed
ward Fritz and Miss Lima Tenant, both
of Bloomingdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Killefer have
rented Il. b. Jackson's house next east
of the school house and will move into
it within few days.
The yelows commissioners have Just
completed their work in the orchards of
this township. They found l,936 diseased
trees, of which about 60 were in the vii
lage Fellows has been very prevalent
this year, and an unusually large num-
Der of diseased trees was found. The
commissioners have been very thorough
in their inspection and prompt action
on the part of owners of the orchards
will do much to stamp out the disease.
The Michigan West Shore Traction
company filed its articles of association
with the county clerk yesterday 1t is
set forth in the articles that the company
is organized for the construction of an
electric railroad from Grand Rapids to
New Buffalo, with its principal offices at
South Haven. The permitted capital is
100000, divided into 10000 shares of
800 each. The incorporators, all Chi
cago parties, take 240 shares-4O shares
each. Following are their names Charles
V. Weston, George Weston, Thos. ID.
Miles, J. G. Cox, Mary \. Schmutz, ard
George A. Yuille The first link in the
proposed road will, it is rumored, be
from South Haven to Paw Paw Lake.
At meeting of the common council
Monday evening, it was voted to charge
a price of seven cents a square foot for
the cement walks built this year. The
request of w. j. Thomas for sidewalk
on Oak street was laid on the table. and
his request for a driveway on Main street
was referred to the committee on streets.
The president was authorized TO extend
the time for the collection of the taxes of
1901 to October 10. The president and
clerk were authorized to enter into a
contract with Geo. Hickman u Sons Co.
for building the new sewer. The time
for the collection of taxes on the special
assessment roll for sewer purposes was
fixed for November, 1901. Claims were
allowed amounting to 554l.47.
George Davenport, whose death from
cancer was briefly mentioned in The
True Northerner last week, was 80 years
of age. He had lived in this place only
a few years, but had won the esteem of
all with whom he became acquainted
He had been in poor health for some
time, and his death was not unexpected
The funeral was held at the Christian
church, of which he recently became a
member, Sunday afternoon at o'clock
conducted by Rev. Olivia j. G. Woodman,
assisted by Rev. Gordon. The First
Baptist quartette sang. The Maccabees
of which society he was a member
attended nearly hundred strong, Paw
Paw, Hartford and Lawrence tents being
represented. A delegation of the Paw
Paw lodge of Oddfellows also attended
the funeral, he having been a member OF
that order The burial was in Prospect
Hill cemetery.
The annual meeting of owners of lots in
Prospect Hill cemetery was held Mon.
day evening, in the parlor of the Paw Paw
Savings bank, to elect officers for the ensu-
ing year and to transact other business
The old officers were reelected: Geo
NJ Harrison, PRESIDENT l.. H. Titus, vice
president; l. w. Van Fossen, clerk; j. w
Free treasurer. The office of superin.
tendent was not filed, it being deemed
advisable to make the selection and
appointment later on. 1t being necessary
for maintaining the property of the
corporation, to care for and keep its lots
in proper condition, an assessment of two
per cent upon the stockholders of the
corporation was voted. The clerk was
ordered to prepare the assessment roll
for the treasurer's use, aud statements
to be sent to lot owners; also to call atten-
ton in such statements to the law govern.
ing assessments and forfeitures in
cemetery companies. The meeting at
journed for one week-to Monday, Seq
TENDER IS, att p. m, the same plac e
William Long was reelected sexton.