The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-01-11
Leland B. Gorton is in Chicago this

Leland B. Gorton is in Chicago this
week.
Hubert Durkee of Lawton was in
Paw Paw on business Wednesday.
DR.. Vern Van Fossen was in Chi
cago last week the guest of Mrs. G..
w. Haskins and daughters.
The ladies and gentlemen of the
Presbyterian club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Louise Thayer on Thurs
day evening, January 18th.
The fire department was called to
the Lyle Roberts home early Sunday
A defective chimney caused
a blaze which fortunately was extin-
guished with but little loss.
Mrs. Clara Harrett who has been
critically ill with pneumonia for the
past two weeks is much improved, and
her friends hope to see her up and
around again.
A. N. Lane and family west of town
have been entertaining a sister, Mrs.
A. X. Havens of Battle Creek and a
brother G. B. Lane and family of
Friendship, New York.
The date for the annual Firemen's
dance is announced for Thursday
evening, February 7th. Fischer's
orchestra will furnish music, and Bax-
ter has been secured to call for square
dances.
We wish to call attention to the
scholarly address of one of our Paw
Paw boys, Cyril Bailey, which was de-
livered before the ladies of the Coter-
lie at recent meeting, and which is
published in full on page two of this
issue.
Harry Nash of Lawton called on
some of his Paw Paw friends last Sat-
urday afternoon. Harry is now super
intendent of the j. Hungerford Smith
Grape Juice plant, and expresses him
self as being well pleased with the
position.
Mrs Elizabeth Clark has returned
from a two weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Osterhoudt in
Battle Greek. She called on Mrs. M.
p. Allen at the hospital frequently,
and reports her improving slowly, hut
not able to sit up yet.
The Brassert farm south of town,
including the stock and tools has been
sold to Harry den Bleyker-of Kala-
mazoo. MI. denBleyker is one of the
prominent men of Kalamazoo. He
was at one time cashier of the Kala-
mazoo National Bank, and is at
present one of the directors of the
institution. 1t is hoped that he may
decide to come here and reside at least
a part of the year. This community
would extend to him cordial well
come.
w. G.. Goodman OF Toledo, Ohio is
now associated with Riede and Baxter
and will spend some time in Paw Paw
in the Sellick store. Reide and Bax-
ter have bought the Durkee stock at
Decatur, and will open the store there
next Wednesday. Another stock of
goods will be sent to Paw Paw at the
Sellick store which will continue with
c. f. Mather in charge. Charley has
been engaged In the mercantile busi-
ness in Paw Paw now for over thirty
five years, the last five years of which
have been in the store which he now
assumes the management Of.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Van Buren county
Farmers Mutual Insurance company
was held Tuesday A. M. The board
of directors now consists of six mem
bers instead of four as formerly and
are as follows:-John Marshall and
Isaac Monroe, elected for two years
to succeed themselves; +. j. Dayton
elected for one year to fill the un-
expired term of S. A. Breed, resigned;
f. l.. Keasey of South Haven and John
r Cook of Lawrence, new members
elected for two years; G.. B. Charles
of Bangor, whose term expires next
year. The officers of the company
are elected every two years, and their
terms expire next year.
There seems to have been some dis
crepancy in the dates on which
an Income tax expert from the
Revenue Collectors office would be
in Van Buren, county, as reported in
the various newspapers about the