The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-22
Whole Number 25I9.

The programs for the observance OF
Memorial Sunday and Memorial Day
will be found in another column, en-
bodied in a general order of Post Com
mander De Haven. Brodhead post de-
cided not to make a public service for
Memorial Day, but to observe it in a
quiet manner with the usual ceremonies
of the order. As usual in Paw Paw,
"Billy" Bullard and dell" Cummings will
furnish martial music.
The auction sale of furniture at the
old county buildings Saturday attracted
good crowd The best of the furni-
ture had found place in the new build.
ings, but what was sold brought good
prices, chairs, tables, etc, being bought
as souvenirs. The sealed bids for the
old buildings were opened. j. G. War
ner secured the old Jail for $40, and
will move it to the south east part of
town. Frank Sowle got the woodshed
for SOL, to be used as a grape packing
house. Not single bid was received
for the old court house. and the time for
its sale was continued 10 days, and
sealed bids for it will be received by the
county clerk until / o'clock Tuesday,
May 26.
Mrs. Rebecca Brewer died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. c. J. Libbe, Tues
day morning, May 10, after a lingering
illness, aged 73 years and five months.
The burial was at Almena, Rev. Il. o.
Mather officiating at the funeral. Rebec-
ca Rutter was born December 90. 1929.
at Middle Lancaster Butler county, Pa,
and was married to VIM. Brewer, March
%, l9lS. They moved to Almena in 1884,
where she has since resided. She became
a widow January 6, 1894 and has lived
the greater part of the time since with
her daughter, Mrs. c. J. Libbe of Paw
Paw, at whose home she departed this
life Tuesday, May 49, 1903, at the age of
13 years, months and 26 days. Three
children survive her. Lawrence Brewer
of Almena, Ella Brewer of Mattawan
and Mrs. c. J. Libbe of Paw Paw. She
was a member of the Bretheren church
at Almeua.
Mae Livingston, formerly Mrs. Miles
Beebe, caused some excitement Satur-
day evening by attempted suicide by
chloroform, or else she made a bluff
that caused Just as much of a furry
No serious results ensued. Mr. Beebe died
November g. and his widow was married
at Kalamazoo, February l3 to Charles l.
Livingston. She has now filed in the
circuit court bill for divorce from her
husband of three months, on the ground
of cruelty and non-support. The cruelty
specified in the bill is charging her with
criminal intimacy with her step-son, VIM
Beebe, trying to get her to black mai
Beebe by charging him with such Intim
acy in order to compel him to sign his
property over to the Livingstons, and
threatening to kill her if she refused
She also charges her husband with be
ing a hypnotist, of whom she is in con
stant fear. If contested, the case
promises to be a sensational one.
At the meeting with Mrs. ID. Spicer
Wednesday evening, the time for Home
Coming Week was fixed, August 10 tc
II being the dates. The organization
was formed with the following officers
President, |. j. Cummings; vice pres, A
G. Glidden; sec'y, Mrs. Clara Warner
treas, Mrs. Addie Hunt. 1t should be
borne in mind that it is not the desire
or intention to make the week the time
of any particular "clique," nor for the
home coming of former residents of any
special period of the remote "long ago,
} but that it should be a time in which all
should have an active interest who have
friends away who would enjoy the re.
newal of old associations in Paw Paw, a
week when there will be a genuine
home coming of former residents old
and young alike, when all can entertain
their own friends and all can unite ir
some public functions that will bring
all together Another meeting will be
held at Mrs. Spicer's next Monday even.
ing at 7:30, and a large number should
turn out and show their interest in the
project.
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