The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-08

A youth of l6 summers applied to the
county clerk few days ago, for a mar
riage license. He was kindly informed
that such documents were "for men
only"
Mrs. j. ID. Allen and two daughters
Irene and Ila of Mandan, N. d., arrived
last Friday on their way home from the
Pan-Amercan and are visiting at the
home of NJ. r. Allen.
Miss jeanette Fowler, who recently
underwent an operation for appendicitis
in Ann Arbor, is still in a critical condi-
ton After six weeks of illness, she has
! not yet been able to leave her room in
the hospital. Her mother, Mrs. w. w.
Fowler, is with her.
On account of the sudden change in
the weather the forepart of the week. it
was decided by the merchants to aban-
don the carnival announced for to-mor-
row, although all arrangements for it had
been practically completed. Two Satur-
days of fun and pleasure have been given
to the people in Paw Paw, and more may
be expected with the return of good
weather in the spring.
j. c. Cash, father of Walter Cash of
this place, died at university hospital in
Ann Arbor, Monday. He had under
gone an operation for cataract, when he
was taken i'll of bronchial pneumonia,
which caused his death. He was 20
years old and leaves to mourn a wife and
six children. His sons Warner of Law
ton and Walter accompanied the re-
mains to Geneva, Ind, where the burial
took place.
o. j. Williams, a prominent farmer of
Lawton, died Sunday morning at $50.
Mr. Williams was recently appointed
supervisor of Antwerp township, resign
ing on account of i'll health. He was
master of the Lawton lodge, F.. & A. M.
His funeral was conducted Tuesday by
h. W. Broughton, senior grand warden.
Besides the home lodge, representatives
of Mattawan, Lawrence and Paw Paw
lodges were present.
VIM. j. Porter has some interesting old
records he picked up when soldier in
the civil war, at Washington, North Caro-
| lima, when the records were taken from
the court house and burned. The sheets
he preserved we're records of deeds dating
from 1715 to 1873 in Bath county, prov
! ince of North Carolina" and all acknowl-
edged in open court The paper is we'll
preserved, in spite of the fact it has been
in existence for nearly two centuries, and
the writing is distinct and legible.
A Cassopolis dispatch of November
says: Circuit Judge John r. Carr was
to-day presented with very beautiful
gold-headed ebony cane by the members
of the Cass County Bar association.
! There was a call for a bar meeting and
Judge Carr adjourned the case then in
session, for short time, and Charles E.
Sweet of Dowagiac occupied the chair.
! NJ. l.. Howell of this place made the
presentation speech. Judge Carr was
taken completely by SURPRISE he think
ing the occasion was perhaps the death
of some member All members of the
association were present except two.
Articles of association have been filed
by the Challenge Churn Manufacturing
company of this place, with a capital
stock of $4,000. The stockholders are
w. H. LeSuer, F. r. Bassett, Geo. M.
Harrison, w. L. Miller, M. o. Rowland,
f. p. Grimes and l.. Ii. Titus. All the
stockholders are members of the board
of directors and the following officers
have been elected: President, W. II.
LeSuer; vice pres, +. p. Grimes; sec'y,
Nj. O. Rowland; treas, G.. Nj. Harrison;
manager, w. l.. Miller supt., r. r.
| Bassett: atty. l.. H. Titus The new
company expects to push the manufac-
ture of the Challenge and Diamond
churns and other articles of woodenware.
For the present, the company will do
business in the old quarters on Main
street, but it is expected new factory
of large dimensions will be built next.
spring The True Northerner believes
this will prove a valuable addition to
Paw Paws industries.