The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-05-30
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local school census
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale Thornton spent
Sunday at the home of w. j. Bale
c. c Giddings sold a new Overland
car to Alonzo Mahoney of Decatur
this week.
Mrs. Rheta Nash and Mrs. Fannie
Nicholson were Kalamazoo visitors
on Friday.
George Symons of Chicago is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S o Kenyon
for the week end.
Mrs Clara Bale was in Albion last
week as delegate to the state Metho.
dist convention.
Mrs. N. H. Bangs has gone to Viola,
Minnesota for a visit among rela,
tives and friends
c. c Giddings was in Grand Rapids
Wednesday and drove a new Over
land car home.
Mr. .and Mrs. Charles Giddings have
moved here and are now nicely To-
Gated in the Franc Warner home.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Howe and
daughter Miss Hazel, are in Niles
to visit her sister, Mrs. Helen Purdy
and family.
The Dorcas Society of the Presby-
terian church will meet at the home
of Mrs. B. +. Warner Tuesday after
noon, June 3rd.
The Secretary of State reports s.
974 deaths in Michigan during the
month of April, and 6,908 births dur
ing the same period of time.
Mrs. Robert Chapman passed away
at her home in Kalamazoo Wednes-
day forenoon. The remains were
brought to Paw Paw for burial.
l. o. o. F. Paw Paw Lodge No 1S
work in the Iniatiatory degree, also
2nd, Nom of Officers Friday evening,
May 30th. Full attendance required.
Charles Shaefer of Kalamazoo spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Bale. His wife who is in
hospitaJ in Detroit is improving
slowly.
Frank Conger of Chicago came to
Paw Paw the first of the week to re-
main until after Memorial day. Mr..
Conger formerly lived in Paw Paw
and has many friends and relatives
here.
S. B. Moon of Dowagiac, "Ad" Sill
and son, Sheriff Earl Sill of Cassopolis
were in Paw Paw on business Wednes
day. "Ad" Sill was at one time
resident of Paw Paw, an employee of
the f. Smith and Co. store from 1871
to 1879.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clair C.
Doren at the Borgess. hospital in
Kalamazoo last Monday, an eight
pound daughter. Mr.. Doren is still
in the Naval service, but is in Kala-
mazoo at present to become acquain-
ted with his little daughter.
Miss Ellie Burns closed her school in
the Richmond district last Saturday
with picnic. Patrons and pupils
enjoyed the day together. Every
person in this district regrets the
fact that Miss Burns will not be able
to teach the coming year.
C. A WeidenfeIer of Kalamazoo
announces that he will be a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor to succeed
Luren d Dickinson. Mr.. Weiden-
feller was foImtrly Representative in
the Legislature from this county,
and is at present Representative
from Kalamazoo county
Alex Piemont of Chicago has open
ed tailor shop in the Weston block,
in rooms formerly occupied by the
late DR.. Jackson. He will make a
speciality in cleaning, repairing and
pressing ladies and gentlemen's gar
ments. Advertising space in this
issue gives the details of his an
nouncement.
Mrs. M. Reffner went to Camp
Custer last Thursday to meet her
husband, who had just returned from
France with the 32nd, Division. Mr..
Reffner was mustered out of service
and returned to Paw Paw with his
wife. They have gone to Spangler,
Pa, for a visit with his people, after
which they will be at home again in
Detroit. Mrs. Reffner is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Spicer
R. f. Jennings of Paw Paw was in
Decatur on business Tuesday Mr..
Jennings, being attracted by the num-
erous curiosities in the Republican
office, showed a penny which he car
ries as a pocket piece. 1t is nearly
as large as a silver dollar The name
K;nnr Coornro nnd tho date 1707 are