The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-24
Whole Number 400

Miss Esther Lofquist of Grand Ra-
pids was the guest of Thomas Soules
and family last Sunday.
Helen and Harold Crocker are new
students in the High School. Helen
entering from the White Oak school,
and Harold from Northern Michigan.
Harry c. Busley, for many years a
resident of this village, died at his
home here last Saturday. He has
been in failing health for some time.
but was able to be up and around
until few hours prior to his death.
He was born in New York, December
10th, 1887 and was nearly eighty-two
years of age. He was a chef and
baker by trade, and during his resi-
dence here has worked in that
capacity. For several seasons he
has been the chef at the Notre Dnme
resort on Bankson's Lake. Mr..
Busley was a kind hearted man.
genial, generous and with never a
complaint. He will be missed by all
who knew him. He leaves one
daughter, Miss Sadie Busley, who
has made home for her father
since the death of her mother some
years ago, an adopted daughter, one
brother and two sisters. All with
the exception of the brother, came
for the funeral which was held from
the Catholic church Tuesday morn
ing, Father Vincent Toole officiating.
Interment was in the Catholic ceme-
terry in this village.
If the present plans do not go
astray, Paw Paw will have a real
base ball team next season. There
was time when this community
was the base ball center of the coun-
ty. Those were the days of Sanger,
Paige, Killefer ct al, and since their
time Independent base ball has been
allowed to retrograde. Interest in
the national pastime is just as keen
here however as in the "Good Old
Days, and all it needs to make Paw
Paw the Mecca for all the base hall
Bugs" of the county is a high class
winning team. The success of the
local boys in the few games
scheduled recently has been the
ganization of a permenent Indepen-
dent team for next season. There
are any number of splendid individual
ball players here and probably all
that would be needed would be an
outside pitcher. Webber who pitched
the last game against the long haired
gents from Benton Harbor is a star,
and might be induced to come here.
Chaffee the veteran catcher is better
than ever, and would be a
strong foundation on which to build
a team. The plans of course call
for backing from the business in
terests of the village, but there is no
question but what that would be
Forthcoming. Among the local play
ers who can be depended on to make
the team are:-Holcomb, Dow, Fisk
Chaffee, Curtis, Simmons, Mather and
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the plans in a later issue.
Alice Eliza Waters was the eldest
daughter of Henry and Mary Pugs-
ley, and of that family she is surviv-
ed by two brothers, William and Mil
ton, and two sisters Mrs. Charles
Lake and Mrs. L. f. Shepard. She
was born June 18th, 1851. in the
little house west of town where her
brother now resides. She received
her early education in the Wildey
School, under such instructors as
Philura Barnum, Mr.. Woodard c. j.
Monroe, Wesley Young and j. B.
Smith. In those days there were
from eighty to ninety pupils in this
school and it was necessary for the
students to assist in the teaching
Here she became proficient in the
common branches and later attended
the Paw Paw Union school in the old
school building on North Kalamazoo
street. On December 26th, 1870, she
was married to Harlan Waters and
their welded lives were unusually
congenial. Two sons, Harry of this
place, Charles of Wyenet Illinois and
one daughter, Mrs. L. A. Packer of
Lawton survive her. In 1902 Mr..
and Mrs Waters welcomed to their
home little girl, Miss Rosina
Waters, who has been a true and
faithful daughter" She also sur
wives. Harlan Waters passed away
some years ago and since that time,
the health of Mrs. Waters has gradu-
ally declined. She was a member Of
the First Baptist church Of Paw Paw
Hers was not solely a religion of pro-