The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-02-21
EVENTS OF A LOCAL NATURE.
Happenings Of the Past Week in
Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.

on account OF its being Washingtons
birthday.
H. A. Cole and ia Lily are entertain
ing an uncle, Daniel Shaw Of Hamil-
ton, Mo.
Mrs. Sanger left for Detroit this week
for the purpose of purchasing spring
garments.
Mrs. Maude Mitchell, Mr.. f. W. Vines,
r. E Whitney.
q Mrs. Gardner Helms will leave uext
Monday for Detroit and Grand Rapids
to purchase spring goods.
Attorney II. j. Cavanaugh has been
in Dowagiac part of the week on busi-
ness conpec led with the recent bank
failure there.
Some fine pickerel are being taken
from Pugsley's lake these days. George
Paige speared one last Monday that
tipped the beam at l415 pounds.
Past Master Fred Rogers of Reading,
Mich, is the guest of III. l.. Mcneil this
week He will be present at the meet
ing of the ]. o. 0. f. this evening.
E. Throop has opened a photograph
gallery in Dowagiac and will remain
there the balance of the winter Mrs.
| Throop will have charge of the home
gallery.
The g. A. r. and w. II. G. will have
a camp fire and general good time at
Shoesmith's ball Saturday evening. All
old soldiers, their families and friends
will be welcome.
Leon easier thinks that in view of the
push and energy shown by the people of
Paw Paw to bring about the construc-
ton of the new dan, it would be fitting
to call it Lake Enterprise.
Remember the progressive Washing
ton Birthday party at Mr.. and Mrs VIM.
Masons will be given Saturday, begin
ming at p. m. instead of Friday, as was
announced last week. Light refresh
ments.
The Modern Woodmtn OF America viii
meet at Shoesmith's hall Thursday even
ing, February 27, at 8 o'clock large
attendance Is desired, as delegates viii
be elected to attend the county camp
, meeting to be held at Paw Paw, A pril
3 The editor of the Northerner h lei
] the paper go to the "devil" this week
and Is in attendance at the Michigan
Press association in Saginaw. Ii you
have any "kicks" to register before the
J editor returns, please "go to the devil
! with them.
I The Sunday Detroit News made men
ton of reception given by Mrs. j
Huff of that city at which Miss Aileei
Van Buskirk gave several violin selec
4 tions. That she was a success is proven
!. by the fact that she received s2S for tn,
evening. Miss Van Buskirks man!
Paw Paw friends rejoice in her success
There will be special convocation O
\ Paw Paw chapter No. "a r. A. M. Satur
4 day night, February %. The M M. de
J gree will be conferred on a team Of thre,
J candidates. Then on Friday, February
\ 27, there will be two teams for the r. A
degree, one in the afternoon and one il
the evening, to be followed by ban
Iet. Taese will be red letter" day,
! for r. A. Masons
! There is something doing" at the rol
Ter rink this week. The "Wheelins
J Wheelocks," locally known as Miss AL
lene Wyrang and +. r Gliding. comedy
\ and trick cyclists, are appearing ther,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday even
ings of this week. They are artists il
their line of entertainment and the larg,
\ crowd last night was delighted will
their feats of skill and daring.
The "pot luck supper and dance a
J the X. of p. hall Thursday evening o
last week was success in every partic
3 ular Though the attendance was no
Z as large as is usual at these suppers
there was good crowd Of people pre-
. sent. The supper was plentiful in guam
\ tity and excellent in quality and tb
dance afterwards was up to the usua
standard of these popular entertain
ments.
The papers at Paw Paw recently CAV
! out the information that the rural car
4 riers from that town had never missed
making their entire routes since tn
service was established. This is indee
: a very good record, that is, il 1T is true
I but according to s. E. Bridges, carrie
on route from Bangor, it may not b
4 true. He says that owing to the drift
last week he could not make his entir
I route over his usual course, so drov
out OF his way to reach certain patrons
! and 10 so doing travelled part of one c
Paw Paws routes. He was besiege
: by men along that road who wante
stamps and money orders, saying ths
they had not seen a carrier for sever.
days.-Bangor Advance. We find upo
! inquiry that j. A. Young, carrier o
route 5, which was referred to in th
4 above item, was obliged to remain 10 th
country the Saturday night Of the blI'
= zard. Then on Monday he went as "a
4 rs Gliddenburg and returned to Pa
Paw, but the next day took care Of th
y other end OF the route. Every carri,
: made trip each day, but the porto
:. above referred to was not covered esc
day.