The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-03-08
EVENTS OF A LOCAL NATURE.
Happenings. Of the Past Week in
Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.

halph Lucks OF Dowaglac is the new
cigar maker at MerriPs cigar store.
Mark Chaffee has accepted position
on the Dubuque, Iowa "Three l" league
base ball team.
George Griffin has rented the Frank
,, Merrill farm on the Glendale road and
will move there soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Douglass enter
tanned few old neighbors Monday even
ing in honor of Mrs. Frank Showerman
of Texas.
L. j. Cavaneugh has been in Cassopo-
lis this week. He is counsel for defend
ant in the case of Knight vs.. Segel on
trial in the circuit court there.
A silver medal contest by six young
men of our high school, will be held at
the Christian church Friday evening,
March s, at 7:30. Admission 10 cents.
Laverne Wheeler is finishing some
very fine souvenir post cards taken from
Paw Paw scenes. He has placed them
on sale at the News stand in the post
office.
The next number on the lecture course
at the Covey Hill church will be Thurs
day evening, March IA. Milton w.
Brown will give his lecture "The Super
huities of Man."
Will Jordon has taken the contract
for building house on the Showerman-
Cavaneugh fruit farm two miles east of
the village. The building will be COM
pleted by June l.
Bills printed at The True Northerner
office advertise an auction on the Frank
Rhodes farm miles west of Paw Paw.
Thursday, March IA. An adv. of the
same also appears in this issue.
A New England supper will be given
in the parlors of the Presbyterian church
by the Christian Endeavor, Thursday
evening, March IA, the proceeds to be
used for decorating the parlor walls. 10
cents. Everybody invited.
Word has been received here that
Chas n. Roach is i'll in the Grace hos
pital in Detroit. He has been laid up
for several weeks with inflammatory
rheumatism. He has many friends in
Paw Paw who hope for his speedy recov-
cry.
The social session at the X. of p, lodge
rooms Thursday evening was pro-
nounced success. The supper was fine
and the program and social time that
followed was thoroughly enjoyed by a
crowd. Chairman Shaefer did himself
proud.
Last week Thursday, VIM. Ryan, liv-
ing east and north of Paw Paw had the
misfortune to lose his house by fire. The
origin of the fire is supposed to be a
defective chimney. Nearly all the con-
tents were saved. House partially COW
cred by insurance.
Wade Killefer left Wednesday for
Augusta, Ga, to join the Detroit base
ball team, with whom he is under con-
tract for the coming year. His many
friends in Paw Paw will watch his debut
in fast company with interest, as they
feel confiden. that "Red" will "make
good" in the major league.
The first debate of the p. Z. A. club
was held Wednesday night in the parlor
of the First Baptist church; subject,
"Resolved that California did right in
excluding the japanese children from
the public schools" Affirmative, Percy
Wheeler, Beth Milne; negative, Miss
Louisa Hall, Miss Agnes Kegney. Full
particulars next week.
Some of our correspondents do not
mail their copy early enough in the
week. Some of the copy does not reach
us until Wednesday afternoon, and even
as late as Thursday. All copy from
correspondents should reach US not late'
than Wednesday morning. Please bear
this in mind and mail copy earlier in the
, week, as we do not like to lay copy aside
until the next week
About 80 members OF the G.. A. r
and w. r. &. met at the pleasant home
, OF Mr.. and Mrs Anson Foote last Tues
day evening by invitation, where they
, spent most enjoyable time. A daint,
luncheon was served, their niece, Miss
. Lena Mosier, assisting. While all were
, sampling their "hard tack" the ladies
gave conundrums and riddles, afte
i, which all repaired to the parlors, wher
. a nice program was given, consisting o
recitations, music and readings. Il
close, Mr.. Porter told a story showing
:, his appreciation of the w. r. @. At
: late hour the company broke up, hoping
. for many more such evenings.