The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-17
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Mrs. John Baker visited in Kalamazoo
the latter part of last week.
Rev. Mr.. Morris of Bangor was the
guest of Rev. A. w. Mumford, Monday
MIR. and Mrs. Will Weatherwax are the
parents of an eight pound girl, borr
March B.
Mrs. Nancy Raum of Vicksburg is Wis
iting at the home of her brother, w. Il
Helms.
Mrs. Kittie Willis of South Bend spent
the earlier part of the week with Paw
Paw relatives.
The G. e. of the f. b. church viii
meet at the home of Miss Bessie Baker
Sunday evening at o'clock.
The ladies of the first division of the
Presbyterian aid society will meet with
Mrs. Milton Coy, Tuesday, March q.
The ladies of the first division of the
Presbyterian aid society will hold baked
food sale Saturday, March Is, at w. j
Warmers store.
The ladies' aid society of the Disciple
church will hold 10 cent supper social
at the home of Mrs. O. w Rowland,
Tuesday evening, March 81.
A pleasant evening is promised to al
who attend the st. Patrick's supper,
March II, at the Baptist church Sew
enteen cents pays for supper and social
L. II. Titus has moved his law office to
the rooms formerly occupied by w. L.
Miller over the Savings bank. His new
quarters are light and commodious and
desirably located.
John w. Free, administrators of the
estate of John Ihling, advertises an
auction sale at Lake Cora, Tuesday.
March 81, at 10 o'clock, of horses, cows,
grape baskets and farm property; II. W.
McCabe, auctioneer.
Free Baptist rally and picnic dinner
will he held at the home of Mr. aud Mrs.
Lester Brewer, Wednesday, March %.
Everyone interested in the Free Baptist
work is expected to be present, as early
as 10 o'clock if possible
Friday evening, March "a, the third
division of the Presbyterian church will
give an entertainment descriptive of
poets, which will be illustrated with 60
stereopticon views, at the church. Read
ings will be given from Enoch Arden and
Evapgeline and appropriate musical
numbers will be interspersed admission,
10 aud 10 cents.
The newly elected village president is
besieged by applicants for appointment
as marshal and street commissioner.
This appointment is among the most
disagreeable duties that come to vii
lage president, and there is no good
reason why a marshal should not be
elected the same as other village officers
We believe it would be very satisfactory
to the people generally to get special
act through the legislature for the cleo.
ton of marshal in Paw Paw. Now is the
time to take the matter up.
More taxes were returned from the
various townships uncollected this year
than year ago, but in the returns tC
the county treasurer there were two
township treasurers who made remark
ably good showings. From Hamilton
the tax Oh one description of real estate
was returned, amounting to only g 81
and S467 of taxes on personal, and 81
of dog taxes. The roll amounted t
sS.413.12. From South Haven township
no personal tax was returned uncollected
but one description of real estate, tn,
tax amounting to Sll.S2, and the tax OF
two dogs. This roll amounted to S, 429 SO
The Daily Times of Erie, Pa, has jus
published long article on the capture
of Jefferson Davis, which is of historical
value. 1t clearly establishes the fact tina
the honor of his direct capture belong
to George Munger, who was corpora
in 20. &C" of the 4th Michigan cavalry
and that his companion in the captur
was Private j. II. Billiard OF the SAM
company, a resident of Paw Paw. Tn
two penetrated the old woman's disguis
of the president of the Confederacy b.
the cavalry boots he wore under tn
dress, and Munger rode to him anC
halted him, closely followed by Billiard
- Both these men were detailed to 60 will
Davis TO Fortress Monroe, and both CAV
testimony as. to his capture before tn
secretary of war, aud it was not until 2
wears later that any of the many spuriou
claims as to his capture were made. Tn
detachment of troops making the cap
ture were under command of Gen. d. L
Pritchard of Allegan, then lieutenan
colonel.