The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-01-13
Whole Number 2599.


whose illness called them east died few
hours after their arrival at his home.
Married, Friday, January 5, 1905, at
Paw Paw, Mich, by Justice Rowland,
Ralph Sprngett of Bangor and Miss
Maude Anthony of Keeler.
a masquerade ball will be given at the
opera house Friday evening, January 20;
music by Maple City orchestra; bill 70
cents. All will be required to give their
names at the door.
II. w. McCabe and family spent Sun
day in Decatur with relatives. Mrs John
Breck of Jackson daughter of Mr.. Nc
Cabe, who has been visiting here the
past week, accompanied them.
c. Il. Omstead of Baraboo, Wis.,,
formerly of this place, died of heart
disease at Neillsville, Wis, January 4,
aged 30 years. He was travelling sales
man. A wife and six children are left to
mourn.
Frank Cole is the new barber at Fred
Dibble's shop. He has just graduated
from the Moler school in Chicago, and
has many friends in Paw Paw and
is what Mr.. Dibble wants to give his
patrons
j. Ii. Waters and his son have gone in
to the timing and plumbing business in
Benton Harbor, and Jimmy" will move
his family to that city The True North
erner commends them to Benton Harbor
people, and their patrons will find them
honorable and competent.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank held
last Tuesday, all the old directors were
re elected. The board consists of II. M.
Olney, E. f. Parks, q. NJ. Harrison, Elias
Morris, L. j. Cavanaugh and +. p.
Grimes. The officers will not be elected
until February.
Mrs. John Wilson, Sr., died at her
home in this place last Saturday of
pneumonia, aged Al years. Funeral SER
vices were held at the home Tuesday,
Rev. G.. E. Huffer officiating. Burial
was in the Wildey cemetery. She leaves
a husband, a number of other relatives
and many friends to mourn.
At the annual meeting of the Van Bu-
ron County Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany held last Tuesday the old officers
were all reelected as follows: John
Marshall, president; Nj. Ii. Pugsley, vice
president: d. ID. Buskirk, secretary; r..
r. Parks, treasurer; p. j. Dilman and
S. A. Breed directors. The losses paid
during the past year amounted to
S6,8ll,76. The company is in a very
prosperous condition.
Paw Paw lodge, |. O. 0. F., at its last
meeting installed the following named
officers: j. w. Walker, n. g.; Laban
Mentor V. g.; e. J. Rickerson, Il. S..
Will Rckerson, +. S.; A. w. Cummings,
f.: F. 5. Judd, W.: w. A. Young. c.; f..
G. Egelus, h. S. n. g.; Eugene Roundy,
l.. S. n. G.; j. B. Rickard, X. S. V. g.;
Il. G.. Loveland, L. S. V. g.. Lewis Sal
isbury, r. S. S.; f. A. Butterfeld, l.. S.
S.; E. L. Bulard, L. c.; E. E. Cornell,
O. g.; |. w. Hubert, chaplain.
Ishmael Cole of South Haven who
was sent to Jackson to serve two years.
sentence for forgery in 1903, has been
sent back on a charge of larceny to serve
four years more While in the Van
Buren, county Jail he escaped and went
to Grand Haven, where he was recaptur-
ed. While there he stole Sl90 from the
woman for whom he was working and it
is for this that he has been returned.
Another charge is awaiting him in In
diana when he has served this sentence.
Evangelistc services will continue at
the church of Christ every night next
week. Saturday evening, January Ia,
Prof McVay will give a song recital. A
silver offering will be taken at the door.
Subject Sunday morning, "Loves Monu-
ment;" Sunday afternoon at 2:30 there
will be sermon for men only. All men
are invited. Sunday evening subject,
1.-The Meanest Man in Paw Paw Mon
day evening will begin series of chart
sermons on "The Chain of Salvation"
Prof. McVay will sing at each service.
The church will furnish free sheds for
horses for people attending. the meet
ings.
The Country Visitor, originally started
by Glidden IL Mackelar, later becoming
the property of Glidden & Prater CIV. A.
Prater), then going to the Country Wis
itor Co. LTD J, having been edited two
years by A. G. Glidden and seven months
by G.. f. Prater, Jr, has been, through
the efforts of Mr.. Prater, consolidated
with the Cleaner of Caro-, Mich a paper
of high quality and clean, wholesome
matter of general farm interest. Mr..
Prater has made an arrangement where
by the subscribers to the Country Visit
or are to receive the Cleaner without
charge until July l, 1905. The Cleaner
is a wide awake farm paper and we pre-
dict its approval by our farmers.
Senator Woodman, being one of the
most prominent of the second termers in
the state senate. Jared we'll in committee
assignments, as was to be expected. He
is chairman of the important committee
on apportionment, also of the commit
tees on Traverse City asylum and for
estry interests, and a member of the
committees on fisheries. Kalamazoo nor
NAL school and state library. Repre-
sentative Simpson was also well taken
care of in the house, being chairman of