The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-11-28

Senator B. G. Davis was in Paw
Paw on Saturday last.
Watch for the advertisement Of the
Coterie Bazaar that will be held be,
fore Christmas.
The jim Dillon place has been sold
to Mr.. c. M. Marvin, who has al
ready taken possession.
Attorney Fox of the law firm of
Weston and Fox of Kalamazoo was
in Paw Paw on business last Satr
day.
Mrs. Molly Thyme visited in
Grand Rapids over Sunday, accom-
panied by her brother-in-law, Chas.
German.
Mrs. Estelle DeHaven left Satur-
day for here home in Bourbon, Ind,
after four weeks visit among Paw
Paw friends.
Mr.. and Mrs A. N. Cole motored
to Chicago Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving and the week end
with Mrs. Coles relatives in the city.
Mrs. Charles German and two
children visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Fike Sr. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Fike Jr. of Mattawan one
day last week.
C. C. Youngs has the contract for
the erection of fine Garage for
Frank Kinney in Marcellus. Mr..
Youngs furnished the plans and
specifications for the building which
will be so by 100 feet.
H. H. Anderson of Traverse City
has accepted a call to the pastorate
Of the Christian Church and will
commence his work next Sunday.
Mr.. Anderson has had a rich expert
ence both in the ministry and in
business life and Paw Paw is for
tunate in securing the services of
such a man.
A special course in Cow Testing
and Dairy Farm management will be
this year for the first time
among the winter courses in agricul-
ture at the M. A. C. Inquiries from
all over the state indicate that, the
practical nature of the course is
proving popular with Michigan Farm
boys. The course will run from De-
cember 1st, to December 18th.
The Aristocrats of the Animal
world will all be on "Dress Parade"
at the Worlds Greatest Livestock
show at the Union Stock Yards in
Chicago from November Doth, to De-
,ember 9Th, inclusive. This year will
surpass all previous records, and it
will be real "Victory Carnival"
combined with the international
Grain and Hay Show.
Mrs. Rena Beach entertained the
Misses Dorothy Anderson, Marjori
Roberta Lyle, Avanella
and Helen Reynolds last
Friday at a six o'clock dinner in
honor of her daughter, Miss N4iidre, )
Miss Marjorie Nunnerly
IN pleasing manner, presented
behalf of the girls, a beautiful silver
spoon. A jolly evening was spent
after which the girls departed, al
Miss Mildred many happ-
returns of the day.
Minnie A Briggs, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Mansel Briggs was born in
Bangor township, Van Buren County
April 25th, 1856 and died
at her home near Glendale, Novem-
Der 18th, 1919, aged Ga years, six
months and "a days. She was mar
ried to Samuel j. Orton September
26th, 1878. The family lived in Ar
lington township, until the Spring of
1900 when they moved to their
present home. She leaves to mourn
her loss, husband, three sons Percy,
Floyd and Glenn; three daughters,
Mrs. Fred McFarlin, Mrs. Harry
and Mrs. Howard Towne;
seven grandchildren; two brothers
Ira M. Briggs, of Benton Harbor and
Egbert Briggs of Buckley, Michigan
two sisters, Mrs. Emma B Wiley of
Benton Harbor and Mrs. Samuel III.
Smith of Baxter Springs, Kansas be-
sides many other relatives and
friends. Three sons preceded her
to the Great Beyond. Grove, who
died in infancy and Clare who died in
early manhood. She was a kind and
loving wife, and affectionate mother,
a good neighbor and an unselfish
friend, seldom thinking of herself in