The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31
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Harry M. Ayres is i'll with the grip.

Col. A. ID. Rood, who has been ill with
the grip, IS able to he out again.
Mrs Wm killefer has been suffering
with the grip the past week, but is bet
ter now.
Miss Rena Crumb of Chicago is spend
! ing few weeks at the home OF Floy
Rickerson.
The Friday club will meet this (FrI
day afternoon at the home of Mrs w
Q. Y Ferguson.
Mrs Pearl Pritchard and daughters Of
) Decatur were visiting her parents the
first of the week.
Mrs. Chas. Roach and children of De-
troit are visiting at the home of her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs T. W. Broughton.
The degree team Of the local l. o, o.
f. went to Lawrence Wednesday even.
ing to confer degrees on class there.
Wilbur w. Stevens of Detroit and
normal attended the funeral of Leila
! Stevens, Wednesday.
The Lyric Glee club will appear in
Paw Paw, February l3, at the opera
house. They WILL be brought here by
the Church OF Christ.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Berridge Of South
+ Haven are now residents OF Paw Paw.
Mr.. Berridge is employed as pharmaci 1t
in the drug department of A. G, Martins
store
The Christian Endeavor society OF the
Presbyterian church will serve chicken
pie supper at the church parlors Tues
day evening at o'clock Supper 20
cents.
Charles Fisk Of Lawrence, representa-
tive Of the North western life insurance
week. The company represented by Mr..
Fisk is an excellent one.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold "stunt" social at the home
of A. E. Douglass, Friday evening, Jan
uary 81. Light refreshments will be
served. All are invited.
At the meeting of the sports nen of
south western Michigan held at Benton
Harbor last Tuesday, A. Elgas of Hart
ford was elected president, f A. Chase
of Waverly vice president and w. g.
Wildey of Paw Paw, secretary.
petition signed by 80 of the business
men and taxpayers of the village was
presented to the council last Monday
night, asking that they rescind their
previous action in fixing a water rate for
the X. l.. S. & G. Railway at $500 per
month.
Fred Hotop dropped dead in his hotel
at Kalamazoo last Tuesday morning. He
has been proprietor of the American
House for many years and was we'll
known throughout the state. He will
be greatly missed in Kalamazoo business
circles.
The Seniors OF the Lawton high school
will hold box social Friday evening,
February 7, at the home OF Miss Lola
Warner, three miles south east OF Paw
Paw. Everyone is invited to attend. A
two. pound box of bonbons will be given
the owner of the prettiest box sold.
The concert given at the Church Of
Christ last Tuesday evening by Prof.
and Mrs. Bilby was very successful.
Both are gifted with rare and beautiful
voices and their selections were among
the best classical writings. The duet by
Mrs Bilby and Miss Mary Cooley was
exceptionally fine and every number
was encored.
Y. r. Hungerford, commissioner OF
schools, will edit the department OF
rural schools in The Schoolmaster",
monthly journal, published at Saginaw
in the interests of the schools Of Michi-
gan Fred j. Johnson, former commits
sioner OF schools of Genessee county,
and now deceased, formerly had charge
of this department. Mr.. Huugerford is
eminently qualified for work of this char
acter and it will be pleasant diversion
10 connection with his duties as commis-
sioner.
j. w. Arney Of Three Rivers. promoter
OF the Arrey Specially company of Men
don, Mich, was 10 Paw Paw the first of
the week A meeting was called at the
council rooms Tuesday evening and Mr..
Arney presented a proposition to the
business men of Paw Paw to assist in
the location of the factory here. AL
though the proposition would seem to be
good one, the meeting was poorly at
tended and the enthusiasm manifested
was not sufficient to warrant his making
further efforts to locate at this po Mt.
Postmaster Warner desires to call at
tention to the practice OF some patrons
OF rural delivery OF placing looee coins
in their boxes each time they desire tc
dispatch letters instead OF supplying
themselves with postage in advance oI
their needs. This practice imposes un
due hardship on rural carriers in remov.
ing loose coins from boxes and delays
them on the service Of their routes
The postmaster, therefore, urgently re
quests that patrons Of the rural deliver,
! provide themselves and keep on hand |
!, supply OF stamps and stamped envel
opes consistent with and 10 advance o
their needs.