The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-03-21
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Mrs. Jessie Hinckley has been ill
with throat trouble.
Levi Lender, a Jewish peddler will
be at the Opera House, March 9th,
and 28th. Don't fail 30 see him.
Col. w. b. Brainard has been very
sick with pneumonia the past week.
He is slightly improved at this writ
ing.
Charles, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Smith, is sick and unable to attend
school. His classmates remembered
him this week with fine bouquet of
roses.
Mesdames May Olin and Melvin
Young were in Kalamazoo this week
to make a short call on Mrs. Charles
Harris who is recovering from an
operation at Bronson hospital.
The st. Patrick entertainment,
mention of which was made in these
columns in a recent issue, has been
postponed until later date. An
Jack Sails was home from Ann
Arbor for the week end, returning
Monday. He is suffering with a
tumour and is taking treatment for
the same at the hospital in that city.
Frank Quintier,i who purchased the
Ray Pugsley soda fountain and
fixtures, is getting the new place
ready for business. Frank will operate
both places of business the coming
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Jacobs, Mrs.
Charles Sunny, Mrs. Jake Reidl and
Mrs. Rena V. Beach were in Glendale
Thursday evening to attend a session
of the newly organized Rebekah lodge
at that place.
Mrs. w. G. Toan passed away after
a long and lingering illness at her
home southeast of Paw Paw last
Thursday. The funeral was held from
st. Mary's church on Saturday, burial
in Prospect cemetery.
The campaign for township officers
is now on in full blast. Both political
parties are making a strong bid for
the newly enfranchised voters, and
the contest from now until election
will wax warm and furious.
The next social session ofthe Maple
City club will be held next Tuesday
evening, March 25. This will probably
be the last social session OF the year
The re-organized club has been a
wonderful success, and the present
prospects for live, progressive flour
ishing social club for next year are
most promising.
DR.. and Mrs. w. III. Hawkey have
decided to move back to their old
home in Bloomingdale, and left for
that village this week. The Doctor
has made many friends during his
brief residence here who will regret
the decision of this estimable couple
to leave here. The best wishes of the
community will accompany them to
the new home.
Sheriff Lang arrested four Bangor,
parties, George Fogelson, Carl Free
stone, John Treat and Ina Rouse last
week on a warrant charging larceny
They all plead guilty in Circuit Court
and the first three named were fined
$500 and costs, and Rouse was given
thirty days in the county Jail in
addition to fine of $500 and costs.
In case of default in payment of fine,
he is TO serve thirty days additional
time in the county Jail.
The auction sale advertised in these
columns last week for Mrs. Drew
Cross on Monday, March 18th, was
postponed to Tuesday, March 25th.
A fine line of stock, tools, hay and
grain will be sold, and the community
is asked to bear the postponed date in
i. mind, and attend this auction. 1t
will be good one. See last weeks
issue of this paper for an itemized
list of items to be sold.
"Ye olde time day" at the Coterie
on Wednesday was one Of the features
of the years social activities. Mem
bers appeared in colonial costume,
and the celebrities included George
and Martha Washington, Lafayette,
and many others of their day. A
fine program in keeping with the
anirit of the occa sion was on iovad