The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-09-16
Loe0I and Miscellaneous.

FIR. Clarson was In Bangor yesterday
DIR. A. b. Grant of Albion is visiting
friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Heal of South
Haven were in Paw Paw yesterday
Jesse CRANE left for Chicago this week,
where he has position with Armour x
Co.
Elmer e. Downing left last night for
the northern part Of the state on busl-
ness trip.
Mrs. Fred Gooding Of Idaho is visit
ing at the home of her brother-in-law,
e. G. Egelus.
ID. Allen of Mandan, n. D., a former
Paw Paw boy, is visiting in the family OF
NJ. p Allen, his father.
Miss Louise Andrews has been obliged
TO give up her school in the Hunt dis
trict on account of ill health.
Robert Day of Decatur is the new
boarder at the county jail, confined for
30 days on a charge of larceny.
Subject for Sunday morning at the
Free Baptist church: God Searching
the Heart" evening, 7.30: "rhe Coming
of Gods Kingdom"
Drs. Hoyt Lanphear, Maxwell, Pepper
and Jackson attended the meeting OF the
Van Buren, county medical association
at Bangor yesterday
Isaac and Charlie Woolson of Sher-
man, Texas, are visiting their cousins,
Mrs f.. f. Downing and Wilbur Bah
cock and families.
Annual business meeting and election
OF officers of the order of the Eastern
Star, Wednesday evening, September Il.
All members are requested to be present.
Herman Braun and wife of Chicago
are ia Paw Paw again visiting at the
home of j. A. Pickard Mr. Braun has
had a very successful season in Denver,
being a member of the Thomas orches
ira, and will remain here for few weeks
recreation.
The school board held a meeting last
Monday evening for the purpose of re.
organizing for the ensuing year. The
officers elected were the same as last
year Il. b. Longwell resigned his posi-
ton as trustee on account of his inten-
ton to leave soon for Chicago and DR..
Maxwell was appointed to fill the vacar-
cy until the next annual meeting
The following prospective purchasers
of farms have been entertained by
Downing & Case during the past week:
Messrs. and Mesdames Isom, Inwood,
VESSEL, Eastman and Messrs. Frank q.
Newland and W. G.. Newbury of Chica-
90: Messrs Humphry. Dadds and Cram
er and son of Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Nc
Caughma, northern Michigan; Messrs.
w. w. Gustin and r. Hoerner, Iowa;
Y. Brown, southern Michigan.
A. G.. Martin and A. w. Showerman
have practically closed the purchase of
the stock of lice & Decker. Invoicing
will begin next Monday and the new
firm will take possession as soon as can
be arranged. Mr.. Martin will have the
rooms over the store remodeled which
he will occupy, having recently sold his
residence on Kalamazoo street. We pre-
dict large amount of business for the
new firm, both men being well and fav-
orably known in Paw Paw.
lev. ana MRS. y. w. MumtOru are at
tending the Michigan annual conference
of the NJ. +. church, held at Grand Rap
ids this week. The years work closes
with the different departments Of the
church in prosperous condition. This
could hardly De otherwise with united
and loyal people. The record of mem
bership shows net gain of Ia for the
year. The new parsonage enterprise Is
well on the way 20 completion with a
hopeful outlook in all that pertains to
it.
At the annual meeting of the Prospect
Hill cemetery association, Monday even
ing, September II, the following officers
were reelected for the ensuing year:
President, Geo. NJ. Harrison; vice presi-
dent, Lincoln II. Titus: secretary, A. w.
Cummings; treasurer, John w. Free;
superintendent and sexton, WIN. Long.
Two per cent on the valuation of lots
will be assessed to lot owners for 1904
and will be collected by the secretary,
A. w Cummings. Office with Lincoln
II. Titus in fire proof building.