The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-08-30

Both banks will close Monday, Sep
tember 2, Labor day.
S. j. Bessey Of Grand junction is the
new telegraph operator at the station.
Advertised letters: Mrs. M. Limay
Mrs. II. w. Maddox, Mr.. Euglous Wa
ters.
Judge John r. Carr OF Cassopolis was
in Paw Paw on probate business last
Monday.
Attention is called to the governors
Labor Day proclamation on page OF
this issue.
Misses Helen and Alma Heffner visit
ed at Lone Pine farm during Home
Coming week.
Mr.. and Mrs r. d. Foote of ST. Johns
Mich spent Home Coming week with
his brother, A. L. Foote.
Fred E. Snow, editor OF the Spencer
vile Journal visited relatives in Paw
Paw during Home Coming week.
Misses Vida Scott of Decatur and
Dorothy Mccullough OF Mansfield, Ohio,
are guests of Chas Cross and wife.
Miss Angilene Shaw and mother of
Benton Harbor are visiting relatives
and friends in Paw Paw and vicinity.
Mrs. Leland Gorton entertained the
d. K. G. last Saturday evening in honor
OF her cousin, Miss Harriet Bowen OF
Chicago.
w. L. Miller and bride returned from
their wedding tour last Friday. They
visited New York city and jamestown
exposition on the trip.
Bills printed at the Northerner office
advertise an auction sale Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 3, for Harry d. Proctor at his
farm ~ miles north and west Of Paw
Paw.
r. L. Cate and wife of Chicago visited
their uncle, q. w. Cate, few days the
past week, returning home Monday.
Mr.. Cate moved from Paw Paw to Iowa
80 years ago.
Chicago people spending vacations
with Mr.. and Mrs Layton at Lakeside
Farm are Mrs A. Let's, Mr.. Zeidermar,
j. j. Mcqueen, and sister, Duke bud.
geon and Earl Layton.
The guests at Mrs F. w. Schuneman's
at Lake Barrison are Misses Mabel and
Josephine Ostrander, Margaret Rand,
Bell Hawkins, Messrs. G. Ii. Ostrander,
p. Seller, H. Piper and G. Engle, of Chi
cago
Judge DesVognes of Cassopolis and
Alorzo Vincent of Benton Harbor have
been appointed by Governor Warner
as delegates to the national prison board
association which meets in Chicago in
September.
Hoo. J. II Wade of Ann Arbor, secre-
tary of the U. of NJ, was the guest of
Hon. G. ID. Lawton of Lawton part of
the week. They drove over to Paw Paw,
Monday, and made a few calls on Mr.
Lawton's friends here.
A double wedding was celebrated be-
fore Justice Rowland Saturday, August
"a The high contracting parties were
Noble Stoughton of Almena and Mabel
Often of Pine Grove; and Albert Often
and Dora Champion, both of Pine Grove.
Mrs. Davey, who has been visiting rel
atives and friends In town, left Saturday
afternoon with her son Frank of Detroit
for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pugs
ley in Mattawan Frank returned 10 De-
troit Monday and Mrs. Davey goes to
Dowagiac for short stay then to her
home in Grand Rapids.
The choir of the Presbyterian church
gave pot luck" supper in honor Of
Mrs. Frank Pugsley Tuesday night at
the home of Harold d. Spicer. The
evening was spent in music and was en-
joyed by all. Mrs. Pugsley received a
piece of china as token of the esteem
in which she is held by the choir.
Rev. McBain Milne announced to his
congregation last Sunday morning that
he would soon tender his resignation as
pastor of the First Baptist church. Mr.
Milne has been pastor of the church
something over a year and has many
friends in Paw Paw who regret his de-
cision to leave. He intends to take up
concert work on the road with s. Homer
Eaton and an extensive tour of the south
and west has been planned.
Besides the regular program as out
lined for Home Coming week, there
were many family parties at different
homes in the village. At the home Of
Henry Hinckley his entire family, con-
ssting of five sons, whose combined
weight is 975 pounds, and four daugh-
tiers, with their families. were present.
In all, 80 sat down to Sunday dinner.
There we're many other gatherings dur
ing the week that we would like to
mention, but time and space will not
permit this week
One of the most delightful events Of
Home Coming was weekend party
given to six young ladies by Nellie Dill
Ion at her home in Waverly, Saturday
and Sunday The party spent Sunday
at Lakewood, where they we're charm
ingly entertained by Mrs. Coffinbury,
and returned to their homes in the ev-
ening Those present were the Misses
Mabel and Bess Creagan of Decatur,
Ethel McCloskey OF Jackson, Ruby