The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-13
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Judge Johnson has been quite sick
this week.
Advertised letters: Miss Anna Bowan,
William Huff Henry Kenter
w. c. Wildey is getting the stone and
lumber on the ground for his new house
l.. B. Coy has bought the Mchntee
farm east of town. Joe Buckhout and
wife will move onto it.
The council held a meeting Monday
evening, but transacted no business ex-
cept to allow some bills.
Mrs. W. G. Bliss claim for pension has
been allowed. 1t was prosecuted through
the agency of O. w. Rowland.
Mrs. j. Wilson returned last Friday
from Ann Arbor. She has so far re-
covered as to be able to be about the
house.
The christian endeavor society of the
Presbyterian church presented Mrs.
Henry Holt with beautiful lot of carna-
tions few days ago.
Mr.. Valleau is building house on the
lot he recently bought on north Brown
street. He will move into the house
when it is completed.
A. Z. Whitney and family of Hartford
moved their household goods to Paw
Paw, Saturday. Mr.. Whitney is en-
ployed on the new court house.
South Haven papers Justly complain
of the fathomless mud on streets of that
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"Goodrodes" than all the rest of the
county combined.
General Allen G.. Fuller, the prominent
Illinois politician and millionaire who
died at Rockford, Ills, last Friday at the
age of 10 years, was an uncle of T.. f..
Fuller of this place.
Miss Joe Thomson of Azusa, Cali,
died at her home in that place December
4, aged 53 years She has two sisters
and many friends to mourn her death.
Her home was formerly in Van Buren
county, two miles west of this place.
A 90 yard foot race Wednesday after
noon between Charley Leech and "Yank
Showers for wager of 50, resulted in a
victory for Yankee. Either of the sprint
ers weigh 200 and-then some. Showers
says he can beat any man in the county
weighing over 200 pounds.
Following are the newly elected
officers of Maple Grove lodge, knights
of Pythias: G.. f. Ocobock, G. Go. w.
Rowland, V, c.; S. A. Pepper, p; G. A.
| Sherrod, NJ. of w; w. l.. Thompson, NJ
at A.: NJ. O. Rowland, X. of r. & S.; f
p. Grimes, Nj. of E.; E. d. Shrine, Nj. of F
At the 10th birthday dinner of M.
Allen on the 7th inst, there were 1C
persons present whose combined ages
amounted to 6l9 years-and there were
among them three young people whose
combined ages were but 50, so that the
other seven averaged the age of the host
-76 years.
In fire at Three Oaks, Tuesday morn.
ing, by which several buildings were de
stroyed, Mrs. +. b. Cross, wife of the
pastor of the Christian church of this
place, lost her entire millinery stock, and
some of their household goods were alsc
burned Their loss is about 5000, with
1926 insurance.
The Oddfellows have elected the fol
lowing officers: Subordinate lodge-R
A. Shoesmith, n. g.; Geo. Kessler, V. G..
f. r. Bassett, r. S.; w. II. Mason, +. S.
j. f. Bullard, L. Rebekah lodge-O. w
Rowland, n. g.; Jessie Egelus, V. c..
Cynthia Bassett, r. S.; Mary A. Rowland
+. S.; Clara Whitbeck, Il.
The Kalamazoo Telegraph of las
Saturday contained an extended "write
up" of Paw Paws board of trade. Among
other things it said: "The organization
has been the means of starting the towr
on period of growth and substantial
improvement, the like of which it never
experienced before, and which its citizens
hope and expect is but the beginning o
al era of permanent prosperity.
At a regular meeting of Paw Paw
lodge No. 81, A. o. u. W., held Decembe
10, the following officers were elected TO
the ensuing year: p. M. W., 1. A. Whit
man; M. W., G.. w. Koons, foreman, Q
w. Rowland; overseer, VIM. Butler; re
corder, w. II. Mason; receiver, G.. +
Chappell; financier, S. f. Munger; guide
f. T.. Stevens; l. W., +. G. Thomas; o. w
VIM. Long; representative, W. III. Mason
alternate, s. f. Munger; medical exam
finer, DIR. Loren Curtiss.