The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-06-02
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home grown strawberries on Tuesday
| la5t-as usual.
The first division of the Presbyterian
ladies aid society will meet with Mrs.
+ b. Welch, Tuesday, June 6.
Mrs. Rhoda A. Hopkins has received
the news of the death of her sister, Mrs
Kate l.. Webster of Lewis, Essex county,
Ny.
Regular services will be held at the
Catholic church Sunday morning. Com.
munon at O'CLOCK and high mass at
l0:30.
AS the result of switch being turned
the wrong way at the depot last We'd
nesday, four freight cars were derailed
and badly smashed.
Advertised letters; Ray. Commings,
George De Plitchard, Albert Foot, A. w.
Miller, Murray Morrow, Chas. Prater,
Mrs. Orson Pugslesly.
Navigation opened on the great lakes
April 8, nearly month earlier than a
year ago, and resulted in a net gain of
1871 ,060 tons of freight.
1t is reported that A. Mcneil, who is
taking treatment at the Battle Creek
sanitarium, is seriously i'll with chances
much against his recovery.
At the Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning communion service will be
held. In the evening the subject will be
Items from the General Assembly"
Anyone wishing to pay toward the ex-
penses of Home Coming week may hand
their donation to the treasurer, Mrs. NJ.
ID. Buskirk, or deposit it with either of
the banks.
The members of the U. S. c. lodge
were entertained by Charles Grimes,
May 26, in honor of Miss Minnie Harmon
of Gobleville, and Misses Ruth and lone
Hendrix of Dowagiac.
Lemuel Lyle of Lawton called at The
True Northerner office field day. Lem"
is as aggressive as ever. He reports good
prospects for crops in his vicinity and
corn mostly planted.
"Schoolcraft citizens have erected
band stand in the park adjoining the
Commercial house," says the Express.
We would like to be able to record sim
| liar improvement for beautiful Paw Paw.
The subject at the church of Christ for
Sunday morning will be First Things
First" in the evening children's day SER
vices will be given. A splendid exercise
has been prepared by the Sunday school.
All are invited.
The last outstanding Spanish war
bond was paid May 26, 1905, at Lansing.
1t was for 81 900. and the owner received
no interest for about year. The state
called these bonds in about year ago
and since has not paid interest on any
of them.
Elias Markle, formerly Of Lawton, and
his daughter, Mrs. Abram Miller visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs r. II. Chap
man last week. He is 80 years old and
has lived with his daughter in Grand
Rapids since the death of his wife, about
one year ago.
1t is reported that the Hackley estate
at Muskegon will pay into the state
treasury, in the form of an inheritance
tax, the sum of $4,000. This is but one
of the many sources FROM which the
state derives an income which is turned
into the primary school fund
At the memorial services heldin Covey
Hill church, the number of old soldiers
| in attendance at divine service was exact
| ly the same as the number lying in the
cemetery, and at the close Of services in
! the church each living soldier decorated
| the grave of dead comrade
Mrs. j r. c'Mother') Monroe was SO
years old yesterday and in the Baptist
| Sunday school birthday fund dropped
/ her ninety pennies with as much interest
as the wee tot who is placing therein its
! five or six pennies. May she live to be
hundred and patronize the fund every
year. Evening Post, South Haven,
A souvenir post card has been ordered
! for use in announcing our third Home
Coming week, which occurs August GIG.
4 new view of east Main and Territorial
streets and the school house has been
taken and will be used on the cards.
These will be ready for use in a short
time and should be sent out at once that
those anticipating their summer vaca-
ton can arrange to visit their old home
at that time.
A deed was recorded in the registers
Office few days since conveying the fol-
lowing description OF land "Commenc-
ing at the northeast corner of lot fifty
four, thence running south fifty feet,
thence west sixty-seven feet, thence
north fifty feet, thence east sixty-seven
feet to the place of beginning" Query:
Can the grantee hitch this deed to the
north east corner of any lot in any town
IN the state that is numbered 81, or can
he only select a location in some village
or city in Van Buren, county?