The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-01-12

Roy Allen is quite sick, threatened
with typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j. Monroe spent Sun
day with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goidring have been en-
PERTAINING her brother for few days.
Mrs. De Bruyn is entertaining her
brother. Mr.. Pafft OF Holland, for a few
days.
Mrs. Lon Defields and daughter of CO.
lumbia are visiting her mother, Mrs. A.
b. Smith.
Mrs. Grace Allen returned from Chi.
cago, Tuesday, on account of her broth
er's sickness.
Mesdames III. c. Walters and George
Bender were visitors 10 Hartford Friday
and Saturday.
Henry Enlow started Friday to drive
through to Tennessee, where he expects
to buy a farm.
Lyman Carpenter, who has been visit
ing relatives in Canada the past three
weeks, returned Tuesday.
Willard Vaughan left Monday after
noon for Ann Arbor, where he resumes
his studies at the u. of M.
f. l.. Boutwell, is in Chicago for few
days, and &. II. Chaplin is taking his
place as agent of the Z. NJ. railroad.
Mrs Nora Kreiger of Bangor is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Cas-
tor, and other relatives for few days.
Miss Florence Marsh returned from
her home in South Haven, Saturday, to
begin teaching the winter term in the
village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Carnes of Park
! City, Montana, who are visiting his peo-
pie in South Haven, spent Friday among
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Judson left
Thursday for Grand Rapids to spend
some time with relatives. Before re-
turning they will visit in Battle Creek.
l.. G. Carpenter, who went to Hillsdale,
January to buy cattle, returned Friday
morning with a car of Ii head of Gallo
way cattle which he expects to ship
north next spring to stock cattleranch
he intends buying.
Fire broke out about 10 o'clock Mon
day morning in the house occupied by
Will Friend and family. 1t was caused
by defective chimney. Through the
efforts of the neighbors aud friends who
came quickly the fire was soon extin-
guished. Everything in the house was
removed and placed to the new house
Mr.. Friend has just bought. The dam
age to building will amount to about
500; covered by insurance The house
is owned by Mrs Lederer of California.
G.. J. and G.. G.. Monroe of South Ha-
ven were in town Friday attending the
annual meeting of the bank of Covert,
of which the latter is president. The
meeting was held in the directors room
of the bank. About the usual number
Of stock holders were present. The u.s.
ual dividend of s per cent was declared
and tidy sum was put to surplus. The
bank is in the best condition it has ever
been. the year 1905 being its most pros
porous year. Chas. Gunsaul was elected
director to succeed l.. G. Carpenter, an d
f.. f. Rood was elected vice president
to succeed Il. Fl. Rood. Over 100000
was paid out through the bank for fruit
this season. Cashier A. b. Chase was
granted months leave of absence.
o. NJ Vaughan is promoting stock
company to build an opera house and
lodge room. The subscription books are
now open and the price per share is S25
par value. The building is to be located
on the vacant lot between Vaughans
and Robert Trips on Main street and
will have frontage of about 30 feet by
100 feet deep. The upper floor will be
used as lodge rooms and the lower floor
as a much needed auditorium. Whether
or not we have this building will depend
largely on the the public spirit. of our
citizens. Such building ought to prove
good investment as we have no audito-
rum except the Congregational church.
The Odd Fellows will make a long time
lease of the upper floor at figure that
will insure a small dividend on the en-
tire ca ptal stock.