The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-08-02
EVENTS OF A LOCAL NATURE.
Happenings of the Past Week in
Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.

f. f. Downing was in Chicago on bus
mess last Saturday
Paul Broughton is 10 Detroit and
Cleveland this week.
Miss Una Nichols Of Lawrence is visit.
ing relatives in Paw Paw.
Sheriff Chappell and Judge Anderson
were in South Haven, Monday.
A Attorney A. j. Stevens returned Mon
day from trip to New York state.
The county rural mail carriers associ.
alton met at South Haven, Thursday.
Miss Marjorie Porter of Hartford was
the guest of Miss Genevieve Conklin,
Sunday.
Mrs. S. O. Kenyon went to Chicago,
Wednesday, to spend few days with
her husband.
The Woman's Relief Corps will serve
day afternoon.
J. r.. Hammond, ex.state superintend-
ent of public instructions, was in Paw
Paw last Saturday.
Married, at Paw Paw, July 27, by o..
w. Rowland, Jesse w. Nightengale and
Miss Pearl l.. Day, both of Gobleville.
Mesdames Neil Chappell and Bert
Showerman and children are visiting rel
atives and friends in Benton Harbor this
week.
Married, at Paw Paw, July 30, by o..
w. Rowland, Frank p. Lorterell and
Miss Sarah Irene Meachum, both of De-
catur.
Otto Ihling of Kalamazoo was in Paw
Paw, Monday, enroute to Lake Cora
where his family are taking an outing
for a few weeks.
Mrs. +. +. Northrop of Thomsonville,
| Mich, has been visiting relatives and
friends in Paw Paw the past week. Her
father, II. r.. Jacobs, is very i'll.
jim Bullard received letter from his
brother Stephen of Hamilton township
yesterday stating that he had sheared
lO00 sheep this spring. Mr.. Bullard
was 20 years of age last Christmas.
Rev. j. Baker, pastor of the Free
! Methodist church of South Haven, Mr..
and Mrs VIM. Piper of Kibbie and John
Tripp of South Haven attended the flu
neral of G.. w. Butterfeld, Saturday.
Mrs. Helen Grout Hubbard and Miss
! Grace Grout of Los Angeles, Calf, ar
rived in Paw Paw last Saturday for a
visit with relatives and friends. They
will remain until after Home Coming.
S. f. Qua and wife of Gaylord were
called here by the illness of her broth
er, G. w. Butterfield, remaining with
him while he lived and for the burial
They are pow visiting their old friends
and neighbors at Glendale.
When our pioneers get lost in the in.
tricate mazes of the country roads, it
seems about time for something to be
done Erect guide boards, search bug
gies or see that the lookout committee
attends more closely to its business.
A part of the papers stolen from j. r.
Spellman & Co.'S safe by burglars re-
Gently were accidentally found last week
in tile culvert by parties measuring
the tile. Among the papers was pack
age of notes aggregating 1000.
Mesdames j. and Lucy Clos, and Ma
/ bel and Walter Clos of Elmhurst and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hasbrook, and Bessie and
Howard Hasbrook of Chicago have been
entertained the past two weeks at the
home of +. W. Schuneman near Lake
Barlison.
Roland Shaefer caughta bass at Three
Mile lake that tipped the beam at 51a
pounds. This was not as large as some
other reported catches, but, remember
he is only lad. AS he grows older and
more familiar with fish stories he will,
without doubt, catch larger fish,
George r. Curtiss of South Haven
has been appointed additional deputy
collector Of customs at that port, with
the particular duty of counting passen-
gers each Sunday during the excursion
season as they go on the lake steamers
He has authority to stop the taking on
of passengers when the excursion limit
has been reached,
NJ. j Coy is agtating the question Of
having map of Paw Paw township
made showing the country roads and
the exact location of each residents dwell
ling house. Something OF this nature
that could be carried in the pocket
would be a great convenience and would
do away with the necessity of stopping
to inquire the way should one get lost.
Judge David Anderson is taking two
weeks vacation. He left Monday with
his family for Berlamont and Mrs. An
derson remained there at the home OF
her parents while the judge took in the
meeting of the state association of pro
bate judges held at Monroe, Mich, July
81, August lst and I'd. On his return
they will take a trip to Chicago and
other places.
About 30 from Paw Paw went down
to Kalamazoo last Friday evening tC
hear w. j. Bryan's speech. Had it beer
known that the return train from Kal
amazoo would have been held for tn,
accommodation of those desiring to go