The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-01-20

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Mrs. Jane Crane is seriously i'll.
J.P. Ryan of Bangor is in town to. day.
VIM. Horton is moving to Kalamazoo
H.O. Tz. Monday. Home made bak-
ing.
M. Hale of South Haven spent Wed.
nesday 10 town.
o. +. Harmon of Gobleville was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Hope Lee is visiting friends in
Plainwel this week
Regular meeting of the A. o. U. w
next Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs j. G.. Dorgan of Goble-
vile were ia Paw Paw yesterday.
Miss Marion Clapp of Ithaca, n. Y
visited relatives in Paw Paw over Sun
day.
Vim. Kilefer attended the meeting OF
the grand chapter held at Detroit this
week.
Paul Broughton has been confined to
the house the past week on account OF
sickness.
Miss Harrison of West Winfield, n. Y.
is the guest at the home of w. Il. Shrine
and other relatives this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. E. Cummings of Albion
visited at the nome of her sister, Mrs. A
T.. Weston, the first of the week.
The school taught by Miss Sadie Bus
lev was closed Thursday and Friday
pending an investigation of the report
that one of the pupils had been exposed
to small pox 1t was found to be a mis-
take and school was resumed Monday.
The following persons were installed
as officers of the Woman's Relief Corps:
Mrs. Mary Folsom, president; Mrs. Sarah
Cummings, sen. vice; Mrs. Catharipe
Chaffee, jun. vice; Mrs. Dollie Conner,
treas; Mrs Elizabeth Porter, chap;
Mrs. Mary Whitcomb, con-; Mrs. Nancy
Smith, guard
Evangeistic meetings at the church
of Christ continue with increasing inter
est. Subject for Friday evening, "The
plea of the church of Christi" Saturday
evening, "The dumb man at the we'd
ding" Sunday morning, Recognition
after DEATH" Sunday afternoon at 2:30,
service for women only; Sunday evening
"The fools of the Bibe;" service every
evening next week. Prof McVay will
sing at each service. All are invited.
A careful inspection of the records in
the Office of the register of deeds reveals
the fact that during the year 1904, there
a
residents of the state S5l2, $50 worth of
real estate. This sum is PROBABLY under
the real figure, as there are occasionally
deeds recorded, that do not state the
residence of the parties, some of which,
doubtless should be credited to non
residents. In round numbers, S240,000
of the purchase money of the lands so
sold came from the city Of Chicago;
Sl65,000 from the state or Illinois outside
of Chicago; S25, 600 from Indiana, the
remainder in smaller sums from the
states of Ohio California, New York,
Idaho. Missouri, Maryland, Montana
and Wisconsin The money paid for
such property was expended in the fol
lowing townships: South Haven town
ship, 81 340 South Haven city, $40, $50;
Paw Paw. ST. .425; Columbia, S47, 400;
Decatur, S37 lao; Antwerp, S27 ,795; Ar
iington S27 400; Bangor, S27 200: Geneva,
S26, 30: Almena, SD, 40; Covert, SIC, 700;
Hartford, Sl6,450; Hamilton, $1,000;
WaverIy, 1866; Lawrence, s., 200; Bloom
ingdale. s6,475; Keeler, 81, 400; Pine Grove,
y, $50. The foreign sales for 1904 were
81 few tbOuGand dollars in advanco of tha
previous year and that year was slightly
10 advance of 1902 The record of these
three years shows that million and a
half of foreign capital has been invested
in Van Buren, real estate, and buyers,
who seem to know good thing, are
still doing the Oliver Twist act and task
ing for more