The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-06-07


Miss Ada Shreve Of Three Oaks visit
ed friends here last week.
Rev. A. W. Mumford spent Wednes-
day and Thursday at Ann Arbor
Mrs, M. f.. Rengelley visited Mrs. A.
w. Hewson few days last week.
Miss Lena Bartlett and Miss Bertha
Woodward of Kalamazoo spent Memorial
day in town.
Charlie Melchor of New York, form
er resident of this place. is shaking
hands with Paw Paw people.
Mr. and Mrs Craven and Mrs. Vincent
were the guests of Mrs Fred Schune-
man at o'clock tea last Sunday.
Mrs. o. L. Smith and sons are here for
an extended visit at the home of her
parents, Rev. and Mrs Mumford
"Billie" Killefer, who has been attend
ing the Sacred Heart college at Water
town, Wis, returned home Wednesday
He will remain here until the 29th Of
this month, after which he will go to
New Jersey to pley on an independent
team.
At the special meeting of the common
council last Wednesday evening the
plans aud specifications for the new dam
as presented by the engineer were ac-
cepted and adopted. Bids will be re-
ceived on the construction June % No
other business Of importance was trans
acted
Alden Scovel, publisher of The Star
at Hot Springs, S. D., called at The
True Northerner Office last Tuesday
He was a delegate to the General Pres
byteran Assembly at Columbus, and
stopped at Paw Paw on his return to
spend few days with his brother, @. S.
Scovel.
Anna +. Hazard, formerly a primary
teacher in the Paw Paw schools, spent
Saturday and Sunday with Prof. j. A.
O'Leary and family. Miss Hazard is at
present principal of the Cass county
normal at Dowagiac and has accepted
similar position at Mancelona for the
coming year.
Miss Sadie Busley, who is attending
the state normal at Ypsilanti, has accept
ed position in the city schools at Bat
tie Greek for the coming year. Miss
Busley is a graduate of the Paw Paw
schools, and is most estimable young
lady. Her many Paw Paw friends are
pleased to hear OF her success.
The annual reception and banquet Of
the alumni association of Paw Paw high
school will be given at the X. of p. hall
Friday evening, June Il Roscoe w.
Broughton Will act as tOastmaster
Dues may be paid to and tickets pur-
chased OF Clyde Bassett, secretary, or
the president, Glenn E. Warner.
DR.. c. l.. Bennett and wife of Goble-
vile spent Saturday night with his
mother, Mrs James Bennett They left
Sunday morning for Atlantic City, n. j.,
to attend the annual meeting of the
American Medical association. They
will also spend few days in New York
city and Philadelphia where the doctor
Will visit hospital clinics They expect
to be gone about two weeks,
The descendants of Richard Harrison,
who came from West Kirby, England,
and was one of the first settlers of Con
necticut, and his son Richard, who was
one OF the first settlers of Newark, n. j.,
in 1866, met at the home of Aaron Har-
rison last Monday to celebrate the S3rd
anniversary of his birth. There were
about 80 present, including relatives by
marriage. "Old Bill" Harrison, who
came to Paw Paw in 1888 was also pre-.
sent.
The following teachers have been en-.
gagged for the coming year: j. A.
O'Leary, superintendent, mathematics;
Roy S. Head, principal, science; Adeline
NJ. Smith, English and history; Anna A.
Zahn, Latin and German; Ethel Thomp-
sett, music and drawing; A. J. Dunning-
ton, Sth grade; Mabel Chaffee, 9th and
7th grades; Anna Lake, 4th and 9th
grades; Josephine Malkuska, 2nd and
3rd grades; Beatrice Cleveland, kinder
garten and lst grade.
Mr.. n. b. Crane, wife and daughter,
arrived in the city Wednesday evening
from California, where they reside, and
are visiting Mrs. j. B. Smith, sister of
Mr.. Crane After spending time here
renewing old acquantances they will
continue on east attending the Knight
Templars Conclave at Saratoga, n. Y,
the jamestown Exposition and all the
principal cities, and will return home in
October. Mr.. Crane was Paw Paw boy,
who left for the Pacific coast in 1873,
where he has since resided. His wife
was daughter of Mrs. VIM. Mar
killie, who resided on the Allegan road.
One of the best known men in the
amusement and entertainment world is
Mr.. John p Meakin, who has hosts Of
admirers from San Francisco to Boston.
lie is one OF those genial, sympathetic
and magnetic characters who can sway
an audience from tears to laughter, and
make one wish that the hours were Ion
ger. For months efforts have been
made to secure an evening with Mr..
Meakn for Paw Paw people, and at last
the ladies. aid society of the First Bap-
fist church announce that Happy John