The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-03-23
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Regular meeting OF the IL w. 4 W. 49, \
will be held Saturday, March "a
Mrs. M. j. Coy, who has been confined
to her bed for several days, is improving {
slowly.
s. O. Kenyon has purchased OF Mr. I
Visscher the cigar store known as the
Board of Trade smoker.
Special convocaton of Paw Paw chap
ter No. "a, r.. A. NJ, next Monday even
ing at O'Clock Work 10 M NJ degree
Three candidates.
LII. Bailey of South Haven is au-
thority for the statement that on o''
Patrick's day 56 years ago peach trees
we're in full bloom in Van Buren, county
DIR. Vern Van Fossen will leave Tor
Chicago next Monday to attend the ma
tional dental manufacturers exhioition
which opens at the Auditorium on Tues
day.
A union meeting of the young peoples
societies of each of the churches Will be
held at the M. f.. church Sunday even
ing at 6 o'clock. r. A Aseltine Will ieao
the service.
All members of the Protective Legion
are requested to be present at the meet
ing in Shoesmiths hall Tuesday evening"
March 81. Election of officers and other
important business.
About 30 local Masons went to Hart
ford Yesterday to attend school OF ln
struction to be given by +. l. Looge'
grand lecturer. The Paw Paw team was
invited to confer the degrees.
II w. McCabe arrested A. A. Becker
at Cloverdale, Barry county, last Tues
dat, upon complaint of Landlord Ford
of the Clifton house He was brought
back here, fined Sl1 80 and discharged
A new and elegant rock maple floor OF
patent grooved and tongued flooring has
lust been completed in the Van Fossen
block, the store occupied by Tyler u Co.,
which adds much to its attractiveness.
There will be a meeting Of the state
federation of fruitgrowers and shippers
at Hartford Tuesday, March y, at
which time the organization will be per
iFected and such other business as may
necessarily be transacted
Last week Tuesday, Grant Trey OF
Central Lake, Antrim county, was found
dead in the woods were he was at work
His wife is well known to many of our
people as Gertie Ssson Mr.. Trey, 10y
his straight forward and manly character
had won the esteem of his fellow citizens
and they feel the utmost sympathy with
the family in their great loss.
The scoring test by the state dairy anc
food department will be held al The
county building at Grand Rapids Marcel
30 This completes the first years work
and the awards will be based on the en-
tire years work for diplomas and the las
seven months work for the gold ant
silver medals. All who are interested II
any wav will be welcome as visitors a
the test.
4. w. Meyers Of Gobleville has an
nounced himself as a candidate for REG
lister of deeds on the republican ticket
Mr.. Meyers has a wide and favorable &C
quaintance throughout the county an
is one Of the leading business men G
northern Van Buren,. He is well quail
fed, staunch republican and in ever
way worthy Of any position to which h
may aspire.
Fully 100 Knight Templars we're
attendance at the Masonic temple whe
the past eminent commanders OF Lansin
commandery conferred the Order of tn
Temple upon Wells G.. Brown, deput
state land commissioners. After tn
work fne menu was served, an
coasts we're responded to by Justices
A. Hooker and A.V McAlvey, Mr.. Brow
and others
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Young have r
turned from their southern trip aft
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neyings they visited New Orleans, M
bile and the island of Cuba. The
stay at the latter place was cut short b
cause of quarantine laws affecting Il
southern ports. On their way home tn
stopped at Memphis where Seneca A
derson is engaged in the lumber trade.
Dana Smith of Paw Paw, who b
been employed by the Dunkley- Willia'
Co. in surveying their lines in this vici
ity, has decided to try for the nomir
ton of county surveyor on the repu
lcan ticket this coming campaign. n
Smith is a young man of exempla
habits, studento of his chosen protest.
and has been entrusted with several
portant engineering projects, in each
which he has performed his work to
satisfaction of his employers. Shot
he be selected, the work entrusted
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