The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-12-28

EVENTS OF A LOCAL NATURE.
Happenings of the Past Week in
Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.

Busy Readers.
The pupils are enjoying two weeks
vacation.
Skating on the race and pond has
been excellent until the srow came.
Advertised letters: G.. w. DAILY, Miss
Hazel Church, Mollie Johnson, Mrs. j.
L. Ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. +. Quay are with
their daughter Bessie at the santarium
at Battle Creek
Tho little son of Mr. and Mrs. Koester
who has been quite low with pneumonia
is slowly recovering.
Miss Bessie Mae Baker and Clarence
B. McDole of Kalamazoo, formerly of
Paw Paw were married Dec. 23.
Amos Bierce is enjoying a vacation,
and has gone to Stansbnry, Mo. His
wife, who has been there for some time,
will return with him next week.
The fiiremens' annual dance on Christ
mas night was success. Over l25 tick
successful parties ever held by The fire.
men.
Prosecuting Attorney Cross of Allegan
was in Paw Paw on business Monday.
Mr.. Cross was formerly a resident of
Van Buren county and has many warm
friends here.
Ellsworth Plumstead, entertainer, will
be at Covey Hill church Saturday even
ing, December 30. This will be splen-
did entertainment and should have
crowded house.
A piano recital was given at the res
idence of Archie Smell of .Waverly, We'd
nesday evening, by Misses Hattie Breed,
Beulah Smell, Breta Smell, Hazel Fox and
! Paul Sherod, pupils of Mr. G. r. Hutch.
/ ins.
The annual X. of p. party on New
Years night bids fair to be the social
event of the season. 1t will be held in
the beautiful X. of P. hall and special
music has been prepared for the occa-
sion.
Circuit Court Commissioner o. w.
Rowland and stenographer Ford Wilbur
were in South Haven last Friday taking
testimony in the contempt case between
L. L. Wilkinson of Benton Harbor and
the Dunkley Williams Co.
Arthur Huntington, teacher of the
eighth grade in the public schools, enter
tanned his pupils at his home last Friday
night. They all went out in load, and
it was Jolly crowd, refreshments were
served and general good time enjoyed.
Hon. S. H. Kelley of Benton Harbor,
Judge A. j. Mills Of Kalamazoo and j.
E. Chandler of South Haven were in
Paw Paw, Thursday, and argued the
contempt case of Wilkinson VS.. Dunkley-
Williams Co. before Circuit Court Com
missioner Rowland. The arguments
were concluded and the case taken under
advisement
Cards are out announcing the coming
marriage of Miss Rae Harrison of this
place and DR.. Christopher Reyer of Gar
rett, Ind, which will occur January l.
Bloomingdale Leader.-Miss Harrison is
the eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Harrison of BloomingGale and a
niece of Mrs M. L. Decker of Paw Paw.
She is an estimable young lady, and has
many frieuds in Paw Paw.
The Royal Neighbor lodge of Glendale
sent box of beautiful white roses last
Saturday to Mrs. Howard Allen, who
has been seriously i'll in Chicago for
some time. The ladies' aid society of
the NJ f. church also sent a beautiful
assortment of carnations and roses
on the same day. Her sister, Mrs.
Woodman, returned Thursday, after car
ing for her for two weeks, and Miss
Deal a trained nurse there, is taking
her place. Her many friends will be
pleased to learn she is rapidly improv.
ing at this writing.
Eugene Saxton Of Kalamazoo is
spending the week of Christmas with
Mrs. r. f. Quick and Lafe Butler. Mr.
Saxton has been travelling in the West
l6 years. During his travels he ha:
been twice to Old Mexico and has made
one trip of 6,643 miles across the ocear
to the island of New Zealand. He has
travelled over Arizona, New Mexico, Ne
vada, Oregon, Idaho, Washington and
California. MIR. Saxton was raised il
Bloomingdale.aud went to school there
Some of his schoolmetes are now bust
mess and professional men of Paw Paw
He came from California October %
and will return to Los Angeles mex
: spring.