The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-24
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lettings.
Mrs e. H. Lindsey is yet confined to
the house.
Maud Lucas of Kalamazoo is employ
ed as stenographer in L.. III. Titus office.
Mrs. Rose ID. Miller is very low, and
but slight hope is entertained for her re-
covery.
Mrs. Geo NJ Weston, who has been
i'll for some time, is no better and is in
serious condition.
Don't sprinkle salt on your cement
walks TO remove the ice. The walks will
be ruined if you do
Mrs f. F. Parks underwent an opera
ton for tumor at Ann Arbor. She is yet
at the hospital and is doing well.
Maple Grove lodge, X. of F., has &C
cepte6 an invitation to visit Pomona
lodge at South Haven, February A, when
Grand Chancellor Caro- of Grand Rapids
will be present.
The invited friends of the Information
al Congress were highly entertained at
the Maccabee hall last Monday evening,
the occasion being the installation of
officers by General Manager Harris OF
Dowagiac, after which the company par
took of an elaborate oyster supper.
Several fine selections of music were rem
dered by the Paw Paw Philharmonic
orchestra and male quartet consisting
of Messrs. Cummings, Haworth, Eaton and
Buck, which added greatly to the enjoy
ment of the evening.
Paw Paw has real strike. The stone
cutters on the county buildings have
local union, and claim it was part OF
their agreement with the stone contrac
tor that they should be given two days
notice before being laid off, and that Sat
urday night a number of them were laid
off without notice, whereupon the rest
of them promptly went out. The stone
for the court house is all cut and nearly
all laid and it is probable the difficulty
will be settled soon and work resumed
on the stone for the Jail.
Those who have seen Judge Cars
dog, Ben, following him so closely about
town when he is at home, have probably
never given Ben credit for more than
ordinary canine intelligence, yet the
Judge vouches for statement that
shows the dog to have more sense than
some men-at least he makes a distinc-
ton between Sundays and week days
Six days in the week he is always at Mr..
Carr's heels when he leaves home, but
when the church bells ring on the morn
-,
for church Ben knows that it is his day
at home and he makes no move to follow
his master Cassopolis Vigilant.
During the month Of December, 1901,
there we're 80 deaths ia Van Buren, coun-
ty. In townships outside of villages
Antwerp g. Arlington 1, Bangor 2, Bloom.
ingdale |, Covert |, Geneva 2, Hamilton
2, Hartford 3, Lawrence 1, Porter 2; in
villages Bangor |, Breedsville l, Deca-
tur 3 Gobleville q Hartford /, Lawrence
1, Lawton 2, Paw Paw 4, South Haven 6
No deaths occurred in the village oil
Bloomngdale nor in the townships OF
Athena, Columbia, Decatur, Keeler
Paw Paw, Pine Grove, South Haven and
Waverly. There were but two deaths oil
infants under one year and none between
the ages of one and four. Fourteen oil
the deceased persons we're of the age Of
So and over.
An examination of the records in the
office of the register of deeds of this
county shows that during the year 100
there we're recorded in that Office $50 con
veyances of real estate to parties resd
f,i1 Of atofa IF m
The purchase price of such realty al
shown by the consideration mentioned
in the deeds was $352,130. OF thi
sum just about 100000 was for tn,
purchase of farm property, the balance
having been invested in the differen
villages of the county. s2l2,945 of th
purchase price, paid or to be paid, il
from the city of Chicago, $66,525 from
the state of Illinois outside OF that city
1927 $50 from Iowa, 8l4,275 from Indiana
$500 from Wisconsin, STATS from Ohio
and the balance in smaller sums from
the states of Minnesota, Nebraska
Washington, North Dakota, New York
Missouri, California and Connecticut
These unprecedentedly large investments
by residents Of other states in Van Burer
county real estate show an era of unusua
prosperity and indicate that Van Buren't
fame as a fruit producing region is be
coming known far and wide. No more
desirable location for horticultural and
agricultural purposes can be fodnc
anywhere than in this county and oui
people are ready to extend hospitabl,
welcome to all who come to assist il
developing the almost inexhaustible
resources of the county.