The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
EVENTS OF A LOCAL NATURE.
Happenings Of the Past Week in
Condensed Form for Our
BUSY Readers.


Paw Paw friends last Monday.
Aileen Buskirk is home from Detroit
for visit with parents and friends.
Mrs. B. F. Heckert, who has been i'll
with la grippe, is able to be out again.
Harvey Sherman, who is in court at
Cassopolis, spent Sunday in Paw Paw.
Mabel Mcleod leaves today for sew
eral weeks visit with friends in Detroit.
Daisy Longwell came home from Kal-
amazoo to spend Sunday with her par
ents
Mr.. and Mrs Melvin Lyle and family
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Alva
Burt.
Frank Hubbard of Hartford was a
pleasant caller at the Northerner office
last Friday.
A dispatch Thursday stated that Art
Shrine was critically i'll in the soldiers
home at Grand Rapids.
Marquis Eaton and wife of Chicago
spent part of last week with relatives
and friends in Paw Paw.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Young, jr., are
the happy parents of an So pound baby
girl, born last Saturday night
Don't forget the Coterie concert at the
opera house tonight. Program will be
found in this issue of the Northerner.
Miss Erdeen Burt entertained few
of her little friends Saturday afternoon,
the occasion being her ninth birthday.
Rev. A. w. Mumford was in Hillsdale
last Wednesday and officiated at the
wedding of his niece, Miss Bessie lone
Ward.
The Misses Helen and Alma Heffner
of Chicago are spending the week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Chas. A. Cross on
Lone Pine" farm.
Fred Kimball has finished his theat-
rical season, and is expected to return to
Paw Paw this week for the summer.
Mrs. Kimball will join him here later.
Rev. McBain Milne has been suffering
with the grippe the past week, He was
unable to conduct the usual services at
| the First Baptist church last Sunday.
Chas. Roach is slowly improving from
his attack of rheumatism. He is able to
be out on the street but does not feel
we'll enough to return to his work yet.
Sheriff Chappell, who has been very
! i'll with pneumonia, is much better, and
is getting along as nicely as could be ex-
pected. He sat up for a short time
! Wednesday.
The musical Eckardts gave a splendid
entertainment at the M. E. church Wed
nesday evening. They are certainly ar
lists in their line, and the large audi
ence was enthusiastic in its praise of the
concert.
James Plumb of Woster, Mass, is a
guest of his sister, Mrs. G. w. Van Tas-
sell He is making an extensive tour,
and will go from here to Texas and re-
turn to Boston via Cape Horn South
America.
Mrs. II. A. Sherman, who has been at
the bedside of her father, who is very
/ i'll in Big Rapids, came home Saturday.
A message stating her father was much
worse, called her back to Big Rapids,
| Monday.
The trout season opened "Wednesday.
Local disciples of Isaac Walton were
out bright and early, and the trout
streams we're lined by daylight. We
haven't heard of any big catches as yet,
however.
Rev. l. A. Batcheler of Oakland, Calf,
supreme chaplain of The Fraternal
/ Brotherhood, will meet with Paw Paw
lodge No. 525 on the evening of May 8.
/ Every member is requested to be on
hand to greet our distinguished visitor.
Billie Snow now wears that smile that
won't come off," The cause of it all is
a little girl that came to his house last
Saturday night and weighed 8 pounds.
Customers at the shop this week are
getting extra good service at reduced
rates in BillIe's chair.
School commissioner elect, V. r.
Hungerford of Decatur, was in Paw
Paw, Saturday. He was looking for a
house, and if he succeeds in finding one
will move here as soon as his school
year closes. He will enter upon his
duties as school commissioner July l.
The Paw Paw Grape Juice company
are sending out elaborate window dis
plays for advertising their grape juice
The ADVERTISING was designed by Ed
win Rood of Chicago, and is very neat
and tasty. The display can be seen in
Longwell Bros window.
The young mems dancing club gave a
May party at the opera house Thursday
evening. Fischer's famous orchestrs
! furnished the music and it was up to it:
usual high standard of excellence.
goodly number we're present and The
party was one of the most enjoyable
ones Of the season.
! The Lily club enjoyed another de
lightful spread at the home of DR.. anC
Mrs. Maxwell, Wednesday evening
Those pot luck" suppers have becom
! famous with the club and each membe
I, looks forward with fond anticipation t
the time for the next meeting. Th
evening was thoroughly enjoyed by a