The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24
EVENTS OF A LOCAL NATURE.
Happenings of the Past Week in
Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.


Miss Etoile Allen spent a few days
last week with friends in Benton Harbor.
Mrs. +. l.. Boutwell, of Covert spent
Monday aud Tuesday With relatives in
Paw Paw.
Mrs. L. Bartholomew left for Elmira.
n. Y, Tuesday, aud will return to Paw
Paw in about two weeks.
Mrs. Addie Hunt left for Ludington
the forepart of the week, where she will
remain about two months.
John Graine, jr., the infant son Of Mr.
and Mrs. John CRANE, has been very i'll
of pneumonia the past week.
w. r. Shrine has been ill with the
grip during the past week. He is much
better, however, at this time.
G. w. Hackney has resigned his posi-
tion as pharmacist in A. G. Martins
store and John Berridge of South Haven
has taken his place.
Mrs. Vernon E. Matlack and children,
who have been spending several months
in the east, are the guests Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Rood.
LaRue Chappel visited friends in De
troit last week. He stopped in YpsIlanti
on his return to attend a dancing party
given there last Friday evening.
John Mocklencate, an old and respect
ed citizen of Bloomingdale township,
passed away last Thursday after brief
| illness. He was veteran OF the civil
war and was we'll known throughout the
county.
Mrs. James Nelson, who has been very
ill from an attack OF appendicitis, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Waters, is some better at this time. She
is not yet able to be moved to her home,
however.
A card from E. A. Wildey requests
that The True Northerner De forwarded
to him at Ocean Park, Cal. he says,
"We are having fine time, and | wish
l could send you Whit of this delight
full climate"
Married, January IL, at Crown Point,
Ind, Charles w. Toles, jr., of Paw Paw,
Mich, and Besse Snider of Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Toles will reside iu Chi
cago, where he is employed with the
Chicago Telephone Go.
The rod and gun club of southwest
ern Michigan will hold it's annual meet
ing Tuesday, January 2S at the Armory
at Benton Harbor A notice of the
meeting appears in another column of
The True Northerner. 1t is hoped that
there will be large attendance at this
meeting.
Henry Schillinger and William Gay,
both of Waverly, were arrested by game
warden Leach last Monday end brought
before Justice Killefer, where they plead
guilty to the charge of selling bass, and
catching perch under the legal size.
They were fined 50 00 and costs amount
ing to IS 70 each, which amount was paid.
Otis Tupper, formerly Of Kalamazoo,
was brought from jackson last Saturday
by under sheriff Shrine. He plead guilty
In Justice Killefer's court to the charge
ping his board bill. The otfense was
committed September 30, 1907. He was
fined $40 and costs or % days in Jail
tie decided to become the guest OF
Sheriff Chappeil.
G. d. Leach is again deputy state
game and fish warden. he went to Lam
sing, January 10, and received his CON-
mission from Chas S. Pierce, state game
warden. Mr.. Leach has had several
years experience in this line OF work
and is we'll qualified to assume the re-
sponsibility of the office. The fact that
Van Buren, county again has game
warden will be welcome news to the
sportsmen OF the county.
The farmers Institutes will be OF spe.
cial interest this year. Interesting pro.
grams have been arranged, and the meet
ings will be OF much benefit to the COM
munities in which they will be held, 4
The weeks program will commence at
Covey Hill church Saturday, February
|, and close at Lawrence with a two
days session Friday and Saturday, Feb
ruary and g. The complete program
for the week will be found on page of
this issue
Billie Killifer, who has been employed
in Detroit during the winter, was at
home the first OF the week He left
Wednesday for Austin, Texas, where he
will enter st. Edwards College. The col.
lege has a strong base ball team and the
training season for the athletes began
last Monday. Billie is one CT the best
base ball players Of his age in Michigan
and will make good in any company.
His many friends in Paw Paw wish him
success not only in his new athletic
field, but in his college work as well.
The many friends OF Pearl Pritchard
will he glad to learn Of the success with
which he is meeting in his new business
at Decatur, he has large trade which
is continually on the increase. The
True Northerner attributes Mr.. Pritch
ards success, in measure, to his ex-
tensive advertising ideas He seldom
has less than quarter page Of space in
his local paper, and frequently, as was
the case last week, he uses half page.