The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-04-17
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Mrs. D. Chapman is seriously i'll.
Advertised letters: Mr.. Wal ter Travis,
Mrs. Geo. Williams.
Henry NJ Pugsley is very serious sly il
and his recovery is not expected.
Leland Gorton, who is at the Battle
Creek sanitarium, is rapidly improving
S. A. Pepper has sold his interest in
the Dyckman house barbe shop to Will
Snow, Jr.
Lyman w. Mills of Livingston county
has been here placing a fine $500 monu-
ment for his late brother Edward.
Married, April IA, 1903, by Justice O.
w. Rowland, John Garrett and Mrs.
Frances Searls, both of Arlington.
Judge Carr has denied decree of
divorce in the case Of Cora Morrill, VS..
Frank Morrill,. The case will probably
be appealed.
Married, at the NJ. f. parsonage, Tues
day, April IA, by Rev. E. o. Mather,
Homer Taylor and Miss Sibyl Bigelow.
both of Bangor.
Mrs. }. b. McLaret is spending a few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. j. j. Wood
man She is dressmaking and will sew at
private houses during her stay here
Ruel Douglas, who has been electri-
clan at the electric light plant in Lawton
/ for over four years, has resigned aud ac-
cepted position as chief engineer and
electrician in health food factory at
| Bellevue, Mich
At the annual meeting of the W. G. 7
| u. held at Mrs John Engles last Friday
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Mrs. Helen Cooper
pres; Mrs. Helen Grout, vice pres; Mrs
f.. b. Cross, sec'y; Mrs. David Anderson
cor. sec'y Mrs. Nina Hurd, treas.
The supervisors found the majority in
favor of local option to be 1899, the
same as published in The True North
erner last week. This paper was the
only one in the county to publish exact
ly the correct figures. The official can
vass of the other votes, as published
elsewhere in this paper, is substantially
like our report of last week.
The barn of Julio Sheldon west OF
town was struck by lightning Sunday
night and burned. The live stock was
all removed, but the barn contained a
number of tons of hay, together with
numerous farm implements. The barn
was insured in the Farmers Mutual In
surance company for $500 and the con-
tents for S400, which will not cover the
| loss
a very pleasant entertainment was
given Monday evening at the Maccabee
| hall under the direction OF Mrs. III. 6
Waters. The evenings program con-
sisted OF songs, recitations and instru-
mental music. One of the most attrac-
| tive features of the evening was "The
Fairy Wedding" which was a success in
every particular. After the program
! light refreshments we're served, after
which the company dispersed.
Downing 81 Olmstead have made the
| following sales the past few days: Mrs
/ G.. l.. Eaton's house and two lots on cor
ner Elm and LaGrave streets to Mrs
Plank and son of this place; to Al. Miller
of Chicago, J. G.. Lees 40 acre farm south
of town for S2,400; also Mrs. Mary l.
| Mosiers place west of town near the
Wildey school house to |. j. Shearer OF
this place for 5000; ID. II. Hutchin's SO
acre farm at Frankfort, Benzie county
to Calvin Taylor of Chicago, for IS, 300.
In the spring practice of the Kalama
zoo college ball team, Wade KillefeI
leads in both fielding and batting, with
averages of 1000 and ATS. Frank Sanger
is second in the batting list, with ar
average of .473, and well up in fielding
with an average of .733. Sanger will bt
one of the chief pitchers of the team
With these two boys in the Kalamazoo
team, Geo. Paige pitching for Soutf
Bend and Mark Chaffee catching fol
Rockford in professional teams, anC
Harry Folsom a possibility for third base
on the u. of M. team, Paw Paw higl
school has reason to be proud of its posi-
| r. lon tolo