The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-30

lass Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morrison of
indianapolis were here to attend the
funeral of Henry Holt.
Charles Holt came Sunday from De-
troit in response to a telegram an
the death of his father.
Mrs. Daniel Riley of Benton Har-
Dor has been the guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Duncombe this
week.
John Marshall of Porter was in Paw
Paw last Friday. John has many
friends who are always glad to see
him.
There were 3,540 deaths in Michi-
gan during the month of October and
z ,179 births during the same period
of time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shaffer Of
kalamazoo were in Paw Paw Sunday
to attend the wedding of Mrs.
Shaffer's sister, Mrs. Blanche Buckley
Bale.
The Antwerp township Mutual Pro-
tective association will meet at the
Bangs school house next Monday
evening, December 3rd. A full at
tendance is desired.
The next regular meeting of the
Royal Neighbors of America will be
at Memorial Hall next Tuesday eve
ming. 1t is election of officers night,
and a full attendance is anticipated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morrison and
son Volney of st. Joseph and Mrs.
Ella Clark of Chicago are here call
ed by the illness and death of Henry
Holt. The ladies are sisters of Mrs.
Holt.
The forty-seventh annual meeting
of the Michigan State Horticultural
society will be held in Grand Rapids
December 4, 5 and 6. The meetings
will be held in the Coliseum, and the
programs this year will be of unusual
interest.
Mrs. c. A Dodge, former resident
of Paw Paw is visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Geddes. Mrs.
Dodge will go in short time to
Quincy, where her daughter Mrs Min
ME Thompson has gone to housekeep-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Duncombe will
entertain the following guests at
Thanksgiving dinner today:-Messrs.
and Mesdames, Daniel Riley, T. d.
Peters and B. B. Peters of Benton
Harbor; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bag
gerly of Keller and Mr.. and Mrs. F.
f. Warren of Hartford
Ward Mentor, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Laban Mentor was home one day last
week to spend the day with his
parents. He is in the employ of the
Western Electric company and has
been transferred from Chicago to the
New York territory, with headquarters
at New York city. He now has fine
position.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hopkins of De-
troit are the parents of a daughter,
Frances Helen, born last week. This
is the third daughter in the family
Mrs.s sFopkins was formerly known
as Miss Faye Simpson and her many
friends will rejoice with them over the
recent acquisition to their family
circle.
George B. Gould Of Mattawan was
in Paw Paw last Monday and while
here announced his candidacy foi
Register of Deeds of Van Buren coun-
ty on the Republican ticket. His an
nouncement with cut appears on page
four of this issue. This makes two
candidates to announce themselves
for this Office thus far. The other is
V. A. Lepper of Lawrence, formerly
of Paw Paw.
On Friday evening, November 23rd
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. S
Kipp of Lawton occurred the marriage
of their daughter Beulah May and
Jay N. Drake of Hartford. Rev
Richard f. Yost, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church of Lawtor
officiating. The couple were attended
by Miss Reba Haynes and Mr.. Delbert
Meachum of Hartford. Little Miss
Katherine Beaton of Bloomingdale
Illinois carried the' ring on white
rose. The bride was attired in white
and carried a shower bouquet of white
roses. Mrs. Drake has been resi-.
dent of Iawton since n child and will