The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-04-11

7. A. Sprague who has been through
a long and severe siege of sickness
is improving rapidly. He was able
to ride to town on Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Parker died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. H. f. Ball on
Wednesday morning. She was eighty
seven years Of age, and a fall which
fractured her hip some days ago,
hastened the end Further obituary
comments of this aged and highly
respected lady will be made next week
The funeral will be held from the Ball
home Saturday afternoon at one o'clock
Mrs. J. ID. Sails has decided to offer
her Variety store for sale. Sickness
of her husband, and the strain of con-
tinued work behind the counter for
Mrs. Sails has induced her to make
an effort to retire from active business
Advertising space on another page of
this issue, explains the proposition.
A message to Mr.. and Mrs. II. W.
McCabe Wednesday morning from
their daughter Mrs. Earl F. Wheaton
of Lansing stated that her husband
was sick with small poX, and that
they were all in quarantine. They
have two children and it will be pity
if they all have to go through a siege
of this disease.
A decision handed down by the
Supreme Court last week affirms the
decision of the lower court in the Paw
Paw Savings Bank VS.. The John W.
Free litigation. The courts decide
that the Savings Bank may retain
possession of their present banking
quarters.
Manager Mitchell of the Cubs has
selected Bill Killefer as Captain of
the team again this year. The New
York Sun of April 2nd pays the
following tribute to Bill. "Bill Kille-
fer of the Cubs is the star catcher of
the National League. His head is
filled with gray matter and he
possesses a whip that is terror to
base runners"
Word reaches Paw Paw friends that
Prof Steele died recently at his home
in Ann Arbor. He was the husband
of Mrs. Alice Harvey Steele, who at
one time was teacher in the local
schools. She will be remembered by
some of the older residents, in the
community. Deceased was for many
years a teacher in Georgia. and late
years has lived in Ann Arbor.
A " Morlan is the new Superin-
tendent of the Paw Paw Electric
Lighting plant, succeeding George
Whitehead, resigned. Mr.. Morlan
comes here from Watervliet, and has
had sixteen years experience in the
business. He installed the plant at
Decatur land had charge Of the same
for a number of years. There is
general regret on Cne part OF raw
Paw people that Mr.. Whitehead re-
signed, but it is satisfaction to know
that he will remain in business here.
His successor comes well recommend
/ ed, and will undoubtedly be worthy
successor to him.
Following is the personel of the
newly elected Board of Supervisors
Almena, Walter Stoughton; Antwerp,
Sheldon Coleman; Arlington, Frank
Cleveland; Bangor, Frank Burger;
Bloomingdale, Ben Schamahorn; Co
vert, f. j. Kirby; Columbia, A. Gay
nor; Decatur, Emory H. Squier;
Geneva, Frank Galbreath; Hamilton,
William o. Bowers; Hartford, Stephen
A. Doyle; Keller, Frank Dyer; Law
renee, Owen w. Long; Paw Paw, Roy
L. Tuttle; Pine Grove, H. J. Slonaker;
Porter, Homer Turner; South Haven
Township. F. r. Poorman; Waverly,
John Gault; South Haven City, First
Ward, George w. Brown; End, Ward,
Chan Elkenburg; Third Ward, James
Martin.