The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-05-01
EVENTS or A LOCAL NATURE.
Happenings of the Past Week in
Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.


H. d. Swayze of South Haven was in
the village Monday.
Don't forget the May festival at the
Opera house tonight.
Geo. W. Merriman of Hartford was in
Paw Paw last Monday.
Attention is called to the anounce-
ment of the May festival.
7. b. jackson of Chicago was in the
village last Sunday and Monday.
Attorney William Fitzgerald of Kal
amazoo was in Paw Paw last Friday.
! Edwin Quartermas of Kalamazoo spent
| last Sunday with relatives in Paw Paw.
Deputy Sheriff McGregor of South
| Haven was in town the first of the week.
| Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Clarence w.
Barber of Knoxville, Tenn, April "a,
son.
DR.. Hugh Hurd and wife of Chicago
are the guests of his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Hurd.
The third division of the presby terian
church will meet with Mrs. Addie Hunt
this (Friday) afternoon.
Mrs. f. Y. Water and children of Chica
/ go are spending the spring vacation on
their farm west of town.
Frederic Kimbal returned to Paw Paw
for the summer last Thursday evening.
Mrs Kimball will arrive later.
Mrs. Chas. e. Ayars, who has been
spending the winter 10 Florida, returned
to Paw Paw last Monday evening.
Fischer's leap year dance program will
be found in another column of this issue.
Concert from to 8. Admission, 10
cents.
Mrs. David Anderson and children
left for South Haven, Tuesday to spend
a few days with friends there, and with
her parents at Berlamont.
Miss Anna Clarson left the first Of the
week for New York city where she will
leave for Ireland for the summer. Father
Carson accompanied her to New York.
The "jolly Jokers" pleasantly surprised
Mr.. and Mrs r. f.. Boomer at their
home on the "tank road" last Monday
evening, the occasion being their 25th
anniversary.
The streets of the village have been
cleaned up this week. the cutters dug
out and the road scraper run over the
roads. Marshal Young is an artist on
the road scraper.
Mrs j. G.. Maxwell, who has been wi b
the doctor in Ann Arbor for several weeks
returned home the first of the week.
, Dr. Maxwell is improving rapidly, and
will be home in short time.
The ladies of the Coterie will give a
May festival at Longwell's opera house
! Wednesday evening, May 6. The pro-
gram is an excellent one. 1t is printed
in full on page of this issue.
School commissioner V. r. Hungerford
has supply of copies of the last school
laws. School officers can obtain copies
of the same by calling at his office in the
court house on any Saturday.
The Military Fruit Belt band will give
another dancing party at Longwell's
opera house Thursday evening, May 7.
Concert from 8 to g. Quadrlles will alter.
nate with the two.step and waltz.
Hawley & Warmers large window has
attracted considerable attention this
week. 1t is nicely decorated and the
beautiful electric lamp adds to the ar
tistic arrangement of the display.
Eber Bennett had the misfortune to
lose his (?) watch this week. Through
the honesty OF the finder, however, and
the assistance of The True Northerner,
the time piece has been restored to it's
owner
A very pretty ceremony took place at
the Baptist parsonage last Saturday
afternoon, when Miss Ida May Bertch
of South Bend, Ind, was united in mar
riage Denforth Higgins of Decatur Rev.
Milne officiating.
The tri.township Sunday school insti.
tute will meet at Covey Hill Baptist
church in Almena, May 8, 1908. Morn
! ing, afternoon and evening sessions Will
be held. Dinrer will be served by the
ladies at Grange hall.
A May festival is to be given at Long
wells opera house Friday evening, May
! |, under the auspices OF the Dorcas So
ciety Of the Presbyterian church. There
is to be May-pole and short program
Ice cream, baked goods and aprons
! will be sold. Admission 10 cents.
/ DIR. w. +. Hoyt went to GAINESVILLE
Wis. last Sunday and brought his mother
! Mrs. F.S. Eldred to his home in Paw
J Paw Tuesday. She stood the journe,
\ remarkably well, considering her recen
illness Mrs. Hoyt, who has been assisting
in her care, and nurse accompanies
them to Paw Paw.
J The new widows pension bill was ap
I proved by the President. April 10. Un
der the provisions OF the bill all sol
J diers' widows who we're married prior t
; June 81, 1890, are entitled to Sl2 pc
! month. All property qualification
have been abolished. o. w. Rowlan
: will advise you il you call on him pei
sonally or by mail at this village.