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

Longwell this week.
Mrs. Amanda Andrews has return
ed to her Paw Paw home after spend
ing the winter in Battle Creek.
Mrs. Lew Woodman who has spent
the winter with her sister in South
Dakota is expected home soon.
"Shote" Underwood who has spent
the winter in the Sunny South has re-
turned to Paw Paw for the summer.
Rev. E. f. Shoufler of Michigan
City, Indiana will conduct the usual
services at the Baptist church next
Sunday.
Register of Deeds George Gould
and wife are rejoicing over the adj
vent of baby boy, born to them
last Saturday.
Mrs. Martha Bennett has returned
to her home here after spending the
winter with her son, DIR. Charles Ben
nett of Gobleville.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Van. Tassell
were among those who went to Kala-
mazoo Tuesday evening to see David
Warfield at the Fuller.
The Juvenile Dancing class will en-
JOY cotillion this evening at the
Maple City club rooms, under the
direction of their instructors, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Higgs.
Fred Cook of Bangor has opened a
photograph studio in the Weston block
in rooms formerly occupied by the
late DR.. Jackson. See his announce
ment in the advertising columns of
this issue.
Ira Branch, one of the Van Buren,
county pioneers, and resident of
Hartford for more than fifty years,
died at the home of his daughter in
Chicago last Wednesday. He was
eighty-one years of age and is said to
have been the first white child
in Lawrence township.
A letter from Mrs. A. X. Dean to
local friends states that her husband
died recently in Mont Clair, New Jer-
sey. His death was caused by In
fiuenza followed by an attack of
pneumonia. Mr.. Dean will be remem-
bered as an employee of the Free
Press and Courier about year ago.
Mrs. Mary Parker, the aged mother
of Mrs. H. E. Ball had the misfortune
to fall and break her hip the first of
the week. She is eighty-seven years
of age, and on account of her advan-
ced years her condition is considered
critical. She has made her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ball for the past
thirty years.
The fire department was called to
the northeast corner of the village
last Wednesday to extinguish blaze
which had run through the grass at
the edge of the old cemetery and set
a shed on fire. Some of the near bv
buildings were in danger, but the blaze
was extinguished without further
damage.
Mrs. Rose Smith died at her home
here last week Friday. The funeral
was held on Monday, Rev. C. II. Heat
on of Lansing officiating. Interment
was in Prospect cemetery. Mrs.
Smith has been resident of Paw
Paw for many years and was highly
respected by all who knew her. She
was eighty-siX years of age.
Governor Sleeper signed the Lewis
Dry Bill" last Tuesday afternoon.
This is said to be the most drastic
piece of legislation ever enacted into
law. Representative Lynn J. Lewis
is its author, and had the satisfaction
of having his bill made into law, with
but little if any opposition in either
branch Of the legislature.
Monday evening was "a "Red Let
teer Night" for Odd Fellows in this
section of the county. 1t was the
centennial celebration of the founding
of Odd Fellowship in America. and
elaborate preparations were made by
local members of the fraternity for
the occasion. An informal reception
was held in the lodge rooms, and then
supper served at the Memorial Hall
Over three hundred sat down to enjoy
the big spread prepared by the mem
bers of the local lodge with the assist.
ance of the Ladies Of the Rebekahs
After supper, members of the frater-
nifty headed by the High school bant
marched to the Opera House for the
program. Past Grand Master H. l.
Mcneil officiated as master of cere
monies and with appropriate prelim
mary remarks introduced the speaker.
of the evening. Addresses were made
by Grand Secretary, Fred A. Rogers
of Lansing, Grand Master George HaI
land of Detroit, Homer Carr Of De
troit, and DIR. Harvey Ransom o.
Bloomingdale. The Opera House wa