The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-07-12

business last Tuesday.
Miss Bessie Heckert is spending the
week with friends in Hastings.
Miss Blanche Flanders of Dowagac
is visiting friends in and out of town.
Miss Una McKellar goes to Bangor to-
day for a few weeks visit with friends.
Orrie Butler and wife of Mishawaka,
Ind, visited relatives and friends in Paw
Paw over the 4th.
Mrs. Ida Stevens and daughter of Do
wagac are guests of her daughter, Mrs.
DR.. j. G. Maxwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barnes of Kalama-
zoo have been guests of DIR. and Mrs,
Hoyt the past week.
Harry Spicer is in Detroit this week
attending a meeting of the officers of
the state G. E. society.
There will be school meeting at the
school house in district No. 2, next Mon
day evening, July 10. at 7:30 o'clock.
Mrs. w. j. Sellick entertained at tea
last Tuesday evening DR.. and Mrs.
Thompson and daughter Reta of Florida.
There will be a special communication
of Paw Paw lodge No. % f. & A M.
next Tuesday evening. Work in 3rd de-
gree.
Mrs. Myra Loomis and Geo. E Staisig
mother and uncle of II. +. Loomis, have
been visiting at his home for the past
week.
Will Calkins of Marshall, postal
clerk on the M. G. railroad is the guest
of A. L. Hindenach and family this
week.
Mrs. S. y. Kenyon returned from a
two weeks visit at her old home in Hud-
son, last Tuesday. She spent the 4th
in Chicago with her husband
Dibble & Salisbury are now nicely
| located in their new tonsorial parlors in
the Longwell block on north Kalamazoo
street. They moved to their new loca-
tion last Monday.
Miss Esther Clapp of Ithaca, n. Y is
guest of her uncle, Will Clapp. Her
father, julie Clapp, is expected soon. He
will remain but few days now, but will
return in August for home coming
Paw Paw has many visitors within its
borders whose names should be men,
toned in the paper. If friends will
kindly hand them to US we will be glad
to add them to our personal column.
Frank Drew moved his goods from
Kalamazoo to Paw Paw the first of the
week. He will open restaurant in his
new building on Main street as soon as
the same can be repaired and put in
first class shape.
f. w. Thomas has sold his hardware
business to Wood Bros. of Augusta, who
will take possession about the 18th OF
this month This is one OF the Oldest
and best established hardware stores in
southwestern Michigan Decatur Re.
pub lican.
On Inde pendence day few congenial
friends enjoyed a yard picnic at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Adams
The A dams household dispensed hospi
tally and strawberries with a liberal
hand. Mrs. Boyd rendered some de.
lightfu music which was enjoyed by all
A. j. Bradley of Detroit, assistant su.
perintendent of the railway mail service
was in Paw Paw, Tuesday and Wednes.
day, looking over the ground to deter
mine the advisability OF re-establishing
the star route between Paw Paw and
Lawton, which was discontinued July l.
c. w. Beck, who has accepted a posi-.
tion with the p M. railroad at La Porte
Ind, was here Tuesday and Wednesday
OF this week packing his household
goods to move to that city. The family
will leave next Monday. Mr., Beck and
family have many friends in Paw Paw
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Empson, near Eagle lake, was the scene
of pleasant gathering the 4th. Many
old friends, who had not met together in
years, came to renew old acquaintances
There were about 40 present, among
them being Mrs. M. A. Eastman of De.
catur, who is 81 years of age. The occa-
sion was one long to be remembered.
The present county officers, after talk.
ing the matter over, have planned to
have a reunion of county officials dur
ing Home Coming week. All persons
who have ever held a county Office are
cordially invited to attend. A personal
invitation will be mailed to each one
whose address can be ascertained but il
any should fail to receive such invita-
tion they will please take this public
notice as a request for their presence
1t is expected that at least 80 persons
possibly greater number, will respond
The program is to have banquet, pro
badly at the Dyckman house, on the
evening of Friday, August %.
The "Six to One" club of this place
composed of portion of the 400 middle
aged people ranging in ages from "3l'
down, gave their first picnic at Wood
mans landing, Three Mile lake, on the
4th of July. 1t was a swell affair anC
an enjoyable time was had $50 the fe
male portion say. We know it mus
have been for both "Jim" and "Sam'
were well pleased when they got back
. The cheese sandwiches and sinkers were