The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-02-28
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Mrs. B. +. Heckert has been quite i'll
this week.
County Clerk Mosier was in Mattawan
on business last Wednesday
S q. Toof of Decatur was 10 the vii
lage on business last Monday.
Herbert Geddes OF Kalamazoo is the
new foreman at the Northerner Office
DR.. w. Loren Curtis OF Benton Har
bor was calling on relatives and friends
In the village last Sunday.
Miss Lottie Showerman will leave the
first of the week for Pennsylvania to re-
sumo her millinery work.
Rev. Chas. h. Varney of the Slayton
Lyceum bureau, was 10 the city Wednes
day and Thursday of this week
There has been light (?) fall OF snow
this week. A little more and there
ought to be enough for fair sleig >.
Fischer party. March 81 This will be
one of the delightful social events of the
season.
The cooking club met at the home OF
Mrs Olivia j. Woodman last Saturday.
Twenty one ladies were in attendance
and most delightful afternoon was en-
ioyed by all.
William Loren Curtis, formerly of Paw
Paw, has an article in the March Lum-
ber of the Scrap Book" "The Lady in
the Elevator" This is a very interest
ing and pleasing story.
We regret this week the recessity of
omtting several letters from our rural
correspondence and other matters Of
local interest. The village statement on
page has made US short OF space.
r. H. Lindsey acknowledges receipt
of box of full blown roses, buds, sever
al varieties of geraniums, apricot bios
SONS and several stalks of oats nicely
headed from the yard of n. Crane,
Oroville, Cal, February II.
M. o. Rowland, deputy commissioner
of the insurance department at Lansing,
visited Paw Paw relatives and friends
last Sunday. He was enroute to Osh-
kosh, Wis, on business connected with
the Insurance department.
Work in the Royal Arch degree at the
Masonic lodge rooms this afternoon and
evening. Work will commence at
o'clock. One team will receive the de-
gree in the afternoon and another in the
evening Banquet after work.
Mr.. g. j. S. Jones, who moved here
from Lawton last Decem Der, d ed Thurs
day morning from a stroke Of paralysis
Deceased had been in i'll health for
some time. He leaves wife and five
sons to mourn his death. They have
the sympathy of the community.
} The Fellowship club held a delightful
session ct the home of Mr.. and Mrs
| linus last Wednesday evening. The ex
cellent program in charge of w. 9. Y.
Ferguson and the dainty refreshments
served by Mrs linus were greatly en-
joyed by the large crowd present.
The examination of Roy Potter, Roy
REYNOLDS and Wm. Wait on a charge of
larceny was commenced in Justice Row.
lands court last Tuesday and adjourned
to March s. These were the parties ar
rested at the conclusion of the Rebel
local option case during the last term of
court.
The next meeting Of the Fellowship
, club will be held 10 the Presby terian
church parlors Wednesday evening"
; March T. 1t is to be an open session
; and each member is TO bring his wife or
sweetheart and lunch for two. This will
| l.. Al fnf Of ha
year.
Will Payne, Paw Paws distinguished
author, has an article in the Saturday
Evening Post this week on "The Cost
J of Living in Kalamazoo and Paw Paw"
The article was also published in full in
the Kalamazoo Gazette of Thursday
: 1t is of special interest to Paw Paw
people.
, The Northerner was in error last week
in giving the name of the new carrier on
rural route No 4. John McFarlin is the
, appointee instead of James Wicker as
stated. Mr. McFarlin has rented Mrs.
Harriet Stevens house in the north
east part of the village and will move
his family here next week.
t There was a lively runaway on Main
/. street last Tuesday. Frank Blake's
) horse and cutter were standing in front
{ OF Shepard & Showerman's store when
, the horse became frightened by snow.
ball and started down the street at a
lively clip. 1t was headed for home, but
, was stopped near George Burners place
! without any serious damage being done.
. Boys Charged With Burglary