The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-10-21


Baptist church at the Baptist state con-
vention and laymen's banquet at Port
Huron, October 20.
The annual meeting of the Three Mile
Lake Burial Ground association will be
held at the Lyle school house, Thursday
evening, October 27.
The supreme court Tuesday affirmed
the cases Of Thomas vs.. S. H. 81 r.. r. II.
Co. and Douglass VS.. Longcor and re-
versed Clapp VS. Titus, appealed from
this county.
In letter to The True Northerner, w.
b. Stone of Bellevue, Idaho, former
Paw Paw democrat, says: "If we have
got to have gold bug president, l say
keep the one we have"
The Epworth league of the M. f.
church especially invites the old people
of the community to the morning service
next Sunday, October %. The sermon
will be helpful to the aged
M. w. Ceiber has placed his news
stand in the front part of the postoffice.
He is also carrying stationery in stock.
Not only is this good place for Mr..
Ceiber, but it will be of great advantage
to the people, as it will keep the post
office open later in the evening.
The first entertainment of the Coterie
lecture course will occur Tuesday even
ing. October %, and will be lecture by
DR.. Lee McColester of Detroit entitled,
"Tolstoi and his Russia" 10 minute
musical program beginning promptly at
! 7:45 will precede the lecture. Seats on
sale at Longwell Bros store.
Great improvements have been made
around the school buildings by the
board. The hedges, which were getting
old and dead have been taken up, the
trees have been thnned out and fire
escape for the south side of the build
ing is on the grounds ready to be put
up. In the spring cement walks will be
placed around the grounds.
The Paw Paw lodge of Oddfellows was
honored by the selection of their team to
confer the second degree before the
grand lodge at Lansing this week, and
about 30 members attended, includ-
ing the team and the lodge donkey
Covert lodge was selected to confer the
first degree-quite distinction for Van
Buren, county Oddfellows to be selected
for two of the three degrees exemplifed
before the grand lodge.
Patrick II. Kelley of Detroit, candi-
date for superintendent of public in
struction on the republican ticket, will
address the people of Paw Paw and vi
cinity at Longwell's opera house, Satur-
day evening, October %, at o'clock.
Mr.. Kelley is Van Buren, county boy
and a favorite here, and withal one of
the best republican speakers III Michi-
gan. He will devote a portion of his
speech to state issues, and should be
greeted with a crowded house.
Pursuant TO a call by the Illinois club,
a general invitation having been extend
ed, goodly number of persons assem-
! bled at the council room in Paw Paw,
! October 10, and resolved themselves into
an organization to be known as the Paw
/ Paw Horticultural association. They
adopted a constitution and elected the
! following officers: Pres, A. u. Craven;
vice pies, Mrs. Frank Coflinbury: secy,
j. G. Gould; treas, Chas. Adams; execu
tive committee, Frank Cofiinbury, Roy
Tuttle, Mrs A. u. Craven, Mesdames s.
! V. Fowler and Herkendoh. Hand in
your name with 81 membership fee.
Last week Friday, as Mrs Will Carr,
a resident of Waverly, was busy concoct-
ing pumpkin pies and puzzling her
brain over the fact that Edith insisted
on her making an unusual number, a
carriage drove to the door from which
descended her daughter, Mrs. Wall, and
lady friend from Paw Paw, while sun
dry baskets were transferred to the barn.
Mrs. Wall innocently informed the aston
ished hostess that John could get
away from the store to day, so we thought
we would drive up" That was salts
factory so far but when load after load
arrived, until the house was full, she
began to imagine some deep laid plot
and was then reminded that she should
not have birthday if she did not desire
such an invasion. The afternoon was
pleasantly passed. At the proper time
the company was seated at the table be-
fore an ARRAY of good things.
Mrs. O. A. Rice died at her home in
! this village Saturday forenoon, October
10, from a congestive chill. She had
been i'll only a week, and was not consd-
cred in a serious condition until a few
hours before her death. Harriet Russell
was born October 10, 1927, in Monroe
vile, Huron county, Ohio. When Is
years old she was married to VIM. Rus
sell, and they soon moved to CGss
county, Michigan. Six children were
born to them, OF whom only two are liv-
ing: John W. Wilson of Oklahoma, who
was present at the funeral, and Mrs. An
ma Post. She was married a second
time in 1864, to Nathan Smith, and they
lived in Niles until his death in 1882.
Four children blessed this union; two
died in infancy, and the youngest, Mrs.
Rose Rowland, was with her in her last
sickness. She married again in August,
1885, to .. A. Rice, and they lived hap
PLY together until her death. Mrs. Rice
was quiet, home-loving woman, and is
mourned by many friends as well as rel
atives. The funeral was held at the
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