The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-05-05
L0eGI DeH0rtne1t.
Jothngs.
Advertising has planted the precspts Of a new line
Of thought In thousands Of minds.
Jottngs.

Advertised letters: Mrs. Mary Deal,
f. Ransom, CLANCY Rice, H. b. SpIling,
L. w. Valleau, Miss Alive Warner.
The Glendale creamery is receiving
about seven tons of milk daily and tho
outlook is good for an increase in guam
tity
Bert Bennett has purchased the lot
next to his mothers home on Cedar
street and will rebuild the barn for a
house.
A business meeting of the Alumni of
the Paw Paw high school will be held
this evening at 7:30 at the nome of the
president.
Mrs. j. w. Free received the ladies of
the fourth division of the Presbyterian
church, Tuesday. All report an enjoy
able afternoon.
S. E. Allen has purchased the home of
r. f. Jennings in the north east part of
town. Mr.. Jennings will move onto his
farm north of town.
Raymond G. Swigart, science teacher
at Claire, has been engaged for the
science department in the Paw Paw
schools for next year.
Downing Il Case have disposed of the
Lindsey farm on section 81 in Almena
township comprising AZ acres for S2,S00
to Patrick Hennessy of Wisconsin.
Claire Allen, the young son of County
Treasurer Allen, was struck by bicycle
yesterday and received a bad bruise on
the hip muscles, but no bones were
broken and his condition is not serious.
Register of Deeds Decker reports that
during the month of April there were
l46 deeds recorded. This is good rec
ord and shows that Van Buren county
has a number of husting real estate
agents.
The ladies of the first division of the
Presbyterian church were entertained by
Mrs. j. j. Woodman at her home last
Tuesday. AS hostess, Mrs. Woodman
was host is the universal opinion of
those present.
The Indestructible Post Co. has sold
to Commissioner Ferguson 300 posts and
curb stone guards for highway purposes.
This company's business is improving
and the prospects for successful season
are very fsttering.
The telegraph station will be moved
soon from the depot INTO the center of
the village. 1t will be greatly appreciat-
ed by Paw Paw people, not only on ac-
count of its convenience, but on account
of the evening service.
Downing Il Case have sold during the
past week the Frank Price farm on Sec
tion 16 in Antwerp township, containing
81 acres, for $1,000 Chas Mumford of
J Hillsdale county was the purchaser, and
he will take immediate possession.
Rev. G. Nj. Keene will preach his first
anniversary sermon at the church OF
Christ, Sunday morning, and give re-
port of the past year In the evening
the subject will be "Noah, or a Preacher
of Righteousness" All are invited.
A % foot racing yacht has been pur-
chased by bod. and Chas. Tolles and will
be placed on Three Mile lake. 1t is a
beauty and has the inland lake cham
pionship at Fox lake, Wis, for 1904, TO
its credit. The boys are becoming very
popular.
William Weigle of Chicago spent a
couple of days with Downing Il Case
prospecting for farm. Upon leaving,
he expressed himself as favorably i'm
pressed with what he had seen, and
without doubt will again visit this hust-
ling firm.
Despite the cold weather at the open
! ing of the trout season, fine catches are
made daily. The largest trout landed by
Paw Paw fisherman was caught by A.
w. Showerman and weighed 81 pounds
dressed. Encouraged by his success,
CAB" tried again aud caught eight of
the specked beauties.
The McMichael people, who have sur
veyed an electric line from Benton Har-
Dor to Kalamazoo via Paw Paw, have
purchased the property of the Benton
Harbor stree. railway company and took
possession last Monday. They have al
ready commenced building the electric
road from Benton Harbor to Niles.
The printers and publishers of st.
Joseph county met at Constantine re-
Gently and organized the st. Joseph
County Press association. ID. M. Eve
land of the Mendon Globe was elected
president. There should be a similar
organization in Van Buren, county, and
we trust this year will find one here.
OF the number of descriptions of de-
linquent-tax lands offered on Tuesday
last, there were 80 parcels sold, bringing
total of S93696, G. j. Monroe of South
Haven purchasing Is parcels for S5l5.4O
and James III. johnson buying IL par
cells for S19l09. The rest OF the de.
scriptions were divided among eleven
buyers.
An act of the legislature OF this state
approved March 20, 1905, and given i'm
mediate effect, sets apart and designstes
May % and September 30 as "Memor,
Days" said days to be devoted to im
proving and beautifying the various
cemeteries of the state and the grave
therein When either of the above date
shall fall on Sunday, the following Mon
. 1 1. l.. II