The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-04-20

There will be special convocation of
Paw Paw chapter this evening for work
10 the p. M. and NJ. E. degrees, and on
Wednesday evening, April %, there will
be work in the K. A. degree.
DR.. L. II. Drake OF Oakland City, Ind,
has accepted call to the pastorate OF
the Free Baptist church of Paw Paw
and is expected to be here to commence
services on the first Sunday in May.
Wilbur Warner of Grand Rapids was
in town last Friday on business. In
speaking of Grand Rapids new mayor,
Geo. Ellis, Mr.. Warner asserted his be-
lief that he would make a good mayor
and endeavor to carry out the wishes of
the people to the best of his ability.
Lewis Obermyer, who is working on
the railroad, met with an accident that
might have disabled him for some time
were it not for his football training. He
was thrown from a hand car and struck
on his head cutting cash which bled
profusely. The young man stopped
work only long enough to clean up the
blood
We hear that there are excellent pros
poets for the establish ment of a santa
rum somewhere in our village. The
latest given out is that they have settled
upon definite site and the only ques-
tion now is one of price. fhis, il it ma
terializes, will be only one of several en-
terprises that will attract to our beauti-
full village by the opening of better rail-
road service.
E j. Harrington OF Paw Paw was in
the city today in the interest of his can
didacy for register of deeds. lie is SON.
in.law of X. w. Noyes of this township,
who assisted him in getting ACC tainted
with the politicians here. The list Of
candidates for that Office to date includes,
besides Mr.. Harrington, J John Mutchler of
Bangor, Perry M.Young of Decatur, Shell
don Coleman of Lawton, and Mr.. Myers
of Gobleville.-South Haven Tribune.
The returns OF party enrolment at
the recent town meetings, required by
statue to be filed in the office of the
county clerk, are very slow in making
their appearance. To date, April Is, the
only towns that have filed are Almena,
Arlington, Paw Paw, Porter and South
Haven townships. The registration OF
these towns shows republicans 1919,
democrats 359 socialists s. prohibition
lists Ia, populist L, liberal l, independent
9, no party 2.
Several Paw Paw people went to South
Haven yesterday to attend the opening
of Troop AS armory. Gov. Warner and
staff were IN attendance and the governor
expressed himself as much pleased with
the appearance and the drilling of the
troop. On his way from Lansing be was
given a reception in Hartford at the
home of Representative Simpson. Hart
ford, like South Haven, was nicely dec
Grated in honor of the governors visit.
selves proud, and in honoring Michigan's
chief executive in the manner they did,
honored themselves.
J. II. Shrine has called our attention
to the fact that the old village grave
yard is the burial place of a revolution
airy soldier. The grave is situated in the
south east corner of the old cemetery and
is marked by headstone with this
modest inscription: "Wm. Dyckman,
soldier of the revolution, born December
8, l76l, died Septe mber 6, 1876" The d.
A. RS, il there are any in this township,
should applaud President Deckers ac-
tion in bringing to the attention OF the
town meeting the condition Of this burial
place and securing an appropriation suf-
ficient to build a good substantial fence
around the graveyard.