The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-12-13
EVENTS OF A LOCAL NATURE.
Happenings Of the Past Week in
Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.

| supplement- OF special interest.
Leland B. Gorton was in Augusta and
Galesburg last week on business.
Regular meeting OF the o. E. S. We'd
nesday evening, December Is. Work.
County Drain Commissioner II. e.
McElheny of Gobleville was in Paw Paw
last Saturday.
Loveiand were entertained at the home
of Mrs. A. u C-aven last Friday after
noon.
Charles and the Misses Vesta and
Edyth Grimes are expected next week
to spend the holidays at the home of
their parents.
The Sharpsteeu Concert Co is playing
to crowded houses at the opera house
this week. Their performance is giving
good satisfaction.
Married. last Tuesday noon by Rev. II.
w. Harvey, at the home of the bride,
Miss Clara Hagerman of Antwerp and
Arthur b. Seager of Kalamazoo.
Mrs. Vesta Travis of Chicago is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. f. p. Grimes,
and will remain until after the holidays.
Her son and daughter are expected
later.
Mrs. E. II Dunning Of Lyons, n. Y,
is spending the winter at the residence
OF Mrs f. j. Muir. Mrs. Dunning was
a former resident OF Paw Paw and her
many friends will be glad to learn OF her
return.
The ladies of the Coterie have a few
more season lecture course tickets which
they will sell for Is cents each and they
can be reserved for cents extra. There
are vet three more numbers on the course
and the best is yet to come.
On account OF the inclemency Of the
weather the annual meeting OF the fruit
growers association, which was to have
been held at Shoesmith's hall last Mon
day afternoon, was postponed until Sat
urday, December 81, at 10 a. m.
The many friends OF Mrs. Robert
Drummond Of Japan will be glad to
learn that she is on the way to Paw Paw
to spend the holidays at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. f. P. Grimes. She arrived in
San Francisco in time to spend Thanks
giving there.
Attention is called to a communica-
tion from the county clerk IN this issue
OF the Northerner According to the
provisions of law made by the last
legislature some Of the business places
OF Paw Paw, and we venture to say other
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violation. The letter will make the mat
ter plain.
Stewart, the candy man, has made the
largest stick of candy ever seen in Paw
Paw. It's weight is 20 pounds. To ev-
cry one making a % cent purchase
ticket will be given and on New Years
eve the candy will be drawn. The more
tickets you have the more liable you are
to draw the candy. See the monster
stick OF candy in Stewards window.
F.S. Doud and F.. e. Downing are
home from their trip to the Isle OF Pines.
Mr. Doud came Sunday and Downing
Tuesday. The latter stopped In New
York City for couple OF days. They
both report pleasant and profitable
trip Mr.. Doud has promised to write an
account of the trip for the Northerner
and we hope to have he same for publi-
cation next week.
The Euphonium Glee Club at the
opera house last Monday evening was
the second number on the Coterie lecture
course. Although being stormy night
har Iarn aft Hak
whole the entertainment was very
good. Special features of the program
were the crayon sketches and whistling
by Mr.. w. w. White, who is an artist
in these lines.
Miss lone Reynolds who is an in
structor in music and drawing in the !
Albuquerque, n. NJ, city schools, is
gaining prominence there in musical
circles. The Albuquerque Morning |
Press Of recent date gives two programs
in which she had important parts, and
has this to say of her singing: "Miss
lone Reynolds sang especially well and
ner closing number, lullaby, was one
of the best things on the program"
The pot luck" supper at the X. of p
hall last night was great success.
The tables fairly groaned under the fine
things to eat, and the large crowd pre-
sent enjoyed itself to the limit After
supper the tables we're cleared away and
the balance of the evening was spent in
social intercourse, games and dancing
The music furnished by Mrs. Ida Cole
and Wm. Snow, Jr., was exceptionally
good. Much credit is due the committee
which had the arrangements in charge.
A. U. Craven visited his son Eugene
in Battle Creek last week. He also at
tended the meeting of the State Horti
cultural society vnd reports large at
tendance and an instructive meeting.
Delegates we're present from Maine, New
York, Massachusetts,, Ohio, Virginia and
Missouri. These meetings are OF ines
timable value to the fruit growers and
it is surprising that more Of those inter
ested from Paw Paw we're not in at
tendance, Mr.. Craven and K. G. Thayer
being the only ones present from here