The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-07-11


Rapids on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Trey and son spent
Sunday last with relatives in the
country.
w. A. Riedl and family, of Chicago
are the guests of Jake Riedl and fam
lily this week.
Rex Hall of the Oceana Herald was
a caller at the True Northerner on
Saturday last.
Samuel Marcelliti, of Cleveland, O,
is visiting relatives and friends here
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Balance of
Chicago spent the Forthwith their
son Lee and family.
VIM. Knight, who has been working
in Delton, Mich. for the past month,
returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond E. Boomer
and family, of Jackson are guests of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Boom
er this week.
Mrs. H. Lemke and daughter, Mrs.
r. Lemke, of Chicago, are guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Goe-
bel this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. McKillip and
daughter, of Chicago, are guests of
DR.. and Mrs. Oscar Miller at Lake
Cora this week.
Miss Martha Richardson under
went an operation for removal of her
tonsils in Bronson hospital last week
and is recovering nicely.
The H. L. Mcneil home on Pine st.
has been thoroughly remodeled re-
Gently and the finishing touches were
added Wednesday when a coat of
SIuCCO was duueu.
Miss Lizzie Long suffered an at
tack of appendicitis on Sunday last.
1t was feared for time that an op-
GRAFTON would be necessary but at
present she is recovering nicely.
Mrs. Nell Allen passed away at her
home near Lawrence on Wednesday
after long period of illness. Funeral
services will be held from the home
just south of the Allen school house
this Friday afternoon at Three
o'clock, and interment will be in the
cemetery west of Lawrence. Deceas-
ed leaves two sons, Howard and Dell
Allen, one sister, Mrs. Smma Runyan
of South Haven and one brother,
George A. Cross of Lawrence.
Harold Jacobs, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Jacobs formerly of Paw Paw,
has recently been made manager
of the United Press Bureau Of New
York City. Harold was reporter for
the Paw Paw and Kalamazoo papers
about ten years ago ard since leaving
here has made rapid strides in the
newspaper world. The recent ad-
vancement is fine compliment to his
ability in newspaper work.
Janette r. Barnum was born in Ad-
olson county, Vermont, January ID,
1922 and in the early morning of
July 1st, 1919, passed away at the re
markable age of 90 years, 5 months
and II days. Her early childhood
was spent in Vermont. From there
she moved to Brockport, New York.
At nineteen years of age she was
married to Wells Raleigh, also of
Brockport. The marriage took place
at Rochester, n. Y, October 8, 1848.
Mr.. Raleigh was then a young man
of "a years and was in the employ
of the Erie Canal. They resided in
Brockport for seventeen years where
their five children Frank, Walter, AL
ice, Jay and Barnum were born. In
September, 1865 they moved to Paw
Paw. In the previous spring Mr.. Raj
eigh had purchased the place west of
Paw Paw known as the Gilman Lane
farm and lived there until his death
February 25, 1911. Mrs. Raleigh was
woman of most remarkable energy
and ambition. Her youthful spirit
and winsome ways made her favor
ite and at four score years and ten
she still seemed young. Her elder
sons, Frank and Walter passed away
several years ago. Her younger sons
Jay and Barnum now reside at Los
Angeles, California. Her daughter,
Alice, who married Mr.. H. G. Butler,
has always been near or with her
mother She has aided her in every
nocsihla wav and has most tenderlv Y