The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-08-02
Mrs. May Wood,

will be repeated Home Coming week.
Dr. James Totten goes to Howard City
next Monday on professional business.
The NJ f. Sunday school held their
annual picnic at Lakewood, Wednesday.
Miss Grace Muir OF Kalamazoo attend
ed the "Charity Ball" last Friday even
ing.
Master Morse Huffer of Albion is Wis.
iting among his boy and girl friends in
town
F. w Baxter and S. B Grisbee, jr, liv-
ing on the Allegan road, have built new
barns.
Mrs. Ed. Gilman ard daughter of Brat
tleboro, VT, are visiting in and around
Paw Paw.
Whitney Payne spent few days last
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Payne.
Claude Miller aud G. j. Rowlee of
Lawrence were in Paw Paw on business
last Monday.
Mr.. Geo. Quartermas and family of
Kalamazoo will occupy the Sanger house
Oh Niles street.
Mrs. G. V. Burdick returned Wednes-
day from two weeks visit in Kalama-
zoo and Otsego
George Carr's baby daughter died
Monday evening at the home of its par
ents Funeral Wednesday.
Miss Atha Thompson of De Funiak
Springs, Fla, was the guest OF Miss Bess
Harrison few days last week.
Carl, Herbert and Irene Dooinger Of
Blue Island, ILL.,, are visiting their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reed.
Attorney Nat Stewart and family of
Kalamazoo were in Paw Paw last Friday
evening to witLess the Charity Ball"
The annual state meeting of the Mich
igan G. +. association will be held in
Grand Rapids, November 81 to "a inclu-
sive.
A. O. Horton of Battle Creek is the
new telegraph operator at the K. l.. S q
G. depot He has moved to Paw Paw
with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doan of Chicago who
have been guests for a week of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Nj. Harrison, returned home
the forepart of the week.
The K. o. T. NJ. NJ, tent No. 348, of
Almena, will hold their annual picnic
Thursday, August 8th, at "Hall Spring
Brook" Every body invited.
The West Michigan State Fair will be
held in Grand Rapids, September to
13 inclusive. Advertisements will APP
pear in the Northerner later.
Rev. McBain Milne returned last Fri
day morning from his western trip. He
enjoyed the trip immensely, and his con-
cert tour was very successful.
Plainwell is celebrating its tirst Home
Coming. An elaborate program has
been prepared. The exercises begin to-
day friday and close Sunday.
Gladys Rogers returned last Thursday
evening from Los Angeles, California,
with the remains of her mother, who
died there Burial was at Prospect Gem
etery.
The "Fraternal Brotherhood" will
hold picnic at Gull lake, Sunday, Au-
gust f. A competitive drill by escort
teams" of the state will be held at 1l:00
a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood, who lately came
from Chicago and bought the Madison
place north of town, are entertaining
two OF their married daughters and SON.
in law.
Mrs. Mary HillIard of California is ex
pected Friday to visit at the home of
Eugene Cooley. Mrs. Hilliard will be
remembered to her many friends as
Amelia Munger
Will Longwell, +. p. Grimes and sew
eral others have been attending the races
in Kalamazoo this week. Some OF the
best horses in the country are there, and
the races are among the best ever held
in the state.
The "Charity Ball" will be given at De-
catur Thursday evening, August s, and
Lawrence, Saturday evening, August 10.
We can insure the people OF those places
a first class entertainment in every re-
spect, something above the ordinary. 1t
is deserving OF packed house at both
places.
Work is progressing finely on the dykes
at the new dam. Water has been pumped
from the ditch so that the cement work
will soon begin. Vice President Of the
Construction Co, III. A. Strauss, of Chi
cago, and Engineer A. j. Hammond OF
South Bend, Ind. were here looking
over the work Wednesday.
Last Tuesday evening the ladies' of the
Episcopal Guild entertained the cast oI
the "Charity Ball" at o'clock supper
at the home of Mrs. G.. c. Chappell. The
tables were beautifully adorned with
flowers, and the supper was indeed de
lightful. A large number of outsider:
were also present and the event was one
long to be remembered.
Miss Josie Gilbert vas given very
pleasant surprise at the home of be-
grandmother last week by few of be-
little friends who lived near by. Game:
were plaNe on the lawn and CANDY mt