The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-12-30

again for the holidays.
h. j. Harrington has moved his meat
market into the j. M. Longwell building,
vacated by the cigar factory.
While in Washington recently. w. ].
Barnard was admitted to practice be-
fore the u. 5. supreme court.
Miss Lillian Andrews of Plano. ILL.,. is
guest of Mrs. l.. X. Woodman at her
residence on east Main street.
Miss Edith Harvey of Kalamazoo COL
lege is spending the holiday vacation
with her parents east of town.
The officers of the Paw Paw lodge. r.
a. M, were installed Tuesday evening
by Past Grand Master r. w. Broughton.
Married, at Paw Paw, Dec. "A, by JUS
tice Rowland, Fred &. Fitzsimmons of
Paw Paw and Miss Jessie NJ Hampton
of Lawton.
Quite a number of Paw Paw Masons
attended meeting of the council at
Lawrence last evening, and were royalty
entertained.
At the council meeting Monday even
ing claims were allowed amounting to
S629l3 No other business of import
ance was transacted.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Butterfeld and
Olin Butterfield and wife and Harold
ate Christmas dinner with Henry Fox
and family at Glendale.
Lanford Cole and family of Glidden-
burg and DR.. Bennett of Gobleville spent
Christmas at the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bennett
Mrs. Minnie Moon left Wednesday for
New Orleans, La, via Hartman, Tenn,
where she will visit her son Leon, who is
attending the American university.
The annual fremens dance was large
ly attended and was a social and finan-
cial success, a substantial amount be-
ing realized for the departments treas
ury.
At the Presbyterian church next Sun
day the pastor will preach an anniver-
sary sermon and solo will be given by
Miss lone Reynolds and a violin solo by
Miss Aileen Buskirk.
w. j Barnard is home from Allegan.
where he has been trying the case of
Harry Brown vs.. Isaac r. Evans for
alienation of his wife's affections. Mr..
Barnard's client secured a judgment of
Sl,027.
The G. f.. society of the Free Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. Nj. w. Girls
void at 6 o'clock Sunday evening. A
business meeting of the society will be
hald ot hn ,,la hie
o'clock
Postoffice Inspector E. Hardeman is
in Paw Paw, and has commenced the
work of inaugurating complete rural
free delivery for Van Buren, county, by
which the service will be extended to all
rural residents.
The worst storm of the season visited
this section Tuesday and Wednesday.
Not great amount of snow fell, but the
wind blew gale all Tuesday night, and
while the temperature did not reach
the zero mark, the cold was intense and
severely felt because of the wind.
While South Haven is larger than
Paw Paw, still their amount of business
does not seem to warrant as extensive a
telephone service as that of Paw Paw.
The South Haven central telephone sta
ton has exactly 800 phones on the board,
while Paw Paws board triumphs with
325.
Lew Maybee, clerk from this county
in the auditor generals department at
Lansing, has drawn plum from Uncle
Sam in the way of an appointment in
the treasury department at Washington
beginning January 10, secured by excel.
lent standing in a civil service examina-
ton.
Wells q. Brown of Lansing was in
town Friday. While here, he purchased
the fine residence of f.. S. Briggs in the
east part of town, and will make it his
home on his return from Lansing. Mr..
Briggs will build on his lot, part of the
old Darling property, next year, and will
remain in the old home until the new
one is completed.
Mrs. VIM. Fowler left Tuesday for
Knoxville, Tenn, having received tele-
gram that her son Louis, who is attend
ing the university at Hartman, was sick
of appendicitis and had been taken to
the hospital at Knoxville. A telegram
was received Wednesday saying that no
operation was necessary and that he was
out of danger.
Mrs Patterson Minnick died at her
home near the Lee school house yester-
day morning of consumption, aged 81
years and seven months. Funeral SER
vices will he held at the house Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. Interment will
be at the Lyle cemetery. She leaves a
husband and two daughters besides
many friends to mourn.
Martha Cleora Coates died at the home
of her niece, Mrs. w. G. Y. Ferguson,
Tuesday, of pneumonia, aged 81 years.
A short service was held at the house
Wednesday, Rev. &. F.. Huffsr officiating.
The remains were taken TO Otsego for
burial. Mrs. Will Davis of Kalamazoo
and Mrs. John Perkins of Otsego, nieces
of Mrs. Coates, and John Emory of the
soldiers home at Grand Rapids,
brother, were present to attend the
service. Mrs Coates was n half sister of