The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-02-14
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DR.. and Mrs. Ferguson are now at
home in their new house.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ocobock are NOV
ing into their new house this week.
Fl. L. Mcneil has been quite seriously
i'll for number of days, but is able to be
out again.
On account of the death of Mrs Rose
Miller, no meeting of the Coterie was
held this week.
Lew Showerman has sold his fine black
team to F. p. Grimes, who will use them
on his farm east of town.
The Kalamazoo Gazette of last Sunday
contained fine write-up of Paw Paw,
including a cut of our new court house.
G. p. Rawson recently suffered a severe
attack of heart failure and is in a critical
condition. He was somewhat better, but
suffered relapse yesterday.
Advertised letters: Mrs. Imogene
Knapp Mr. James Galagan, Mr.. Thos.
Battersby Mr. E. S. Pettypiece, Mr..
Gladstone Beattie, H. Edison.
Van Buren's roundup" farmers in
stitute, to round out the ones held at
Covert Hartford, Lacota and Bangor
will be held at Lawrence, February
81. %.
The specifications for the furniture
for the new court house are on file in the
office of the county clerk. The architect
has made fine lot of specifications, and
the furniture will be in keeping with
the excellent building.
On account of the demands of business
at his office in the Chase block, Kalama-
ZOO, DIR. L. Barnard is compelled to
abandon his Paw Paw date, but will be
pleased to see his friends and patrons
from this locality at Kalamazoo.
Maple Grove lodge, Knights of Pythias,
will receive an official visit from Grand
Chancellor Leo A. Caro- of Grand Rapids,
Monday evening, March 3. Pomona
lodge of South Haven has been invited
to be present with it's third rank team.
f. A. Haeske has sold his harness
stock to the Manning Harness company
of Albion, who have closed the store
and will probably remove the stock
Mr. Haeske has gone to Albion to enter
the employ of the above company. He
is an excellent young man, and The
True Northerner regrets to have him
leave town.
The Van Buren, county farmers Insti
tute, under the direction of the old coun
ty institute association, will be held In
the Decatur town hall, Tuesday anC
Wednesday, February Is and 10. A very
interesting program has been arranged
and the institute promises to be as sue
cessful as the ones held by the sam,
organization in the past.
Mrs. Charlotte Wilson, widow fol
many years, aged 70, died last Tuesday
morning at her rooms in the Union house
Her death was very peaceful, simpl,
falling asleep and ceasing to breathe
Funeral services will be held at the Dis
ciple church, of which she had lon.
been a member, at 1870 this morning
burial in the Wildey cemetery.
Paw Paw Oddfellows are very bus,
these days. Last Friday evening the
initiated a class of nine young men. Tn
work was followed by lunch, afte
which came music, cigars and a genera
good time. A special meeting was hel,
Wednesday evening, at which the sam
parties received the first and secon
degrees This evening they will wor
the third degree. Monday evening mex
the degree staff and other members
weather permitting, will go to Goblevill
by special invitation to confer the frs
and second degrees.