The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-07
Elmer Owen has rented the. Frank

Elmer Owen has rented the. Frank
Connor farm.
+. Richardson and son Lloyd have
rented the John Dorsey farm.
Mrs. Frank Quintierre who has been
critically III is better at this writing.
Louis Long is gradually failing in
health. He has been unconscious for
the past week.
Oscar Edgett and wife of New York
were guests of Mrs. Lucy Dubois last
Thursday. They We're enroute to
California.
c. o. Monroe and S H. Wilson of
South Haven and John Swoap of CO.
vert were in Paw Paw Thursday to
attend meeting of the Executive
committee of the county Y. M. c. A.
There has been a great slump in
the marriage business in Van Buren,
county. Cupid is evidently waiting
for the return of the soldier boys at
which time no doubt wedding bells as
well as other bells will ring.
r. A .Couey has rented his farm
commonly known as the Rowland and
Shaefer place and will hold a big
auction at the farm on Monday, Feb.
18th. Space in these columns next
week will give the details of the sale.
A. b. Frisbie has a position with
Fuller and Fuller in Kalamazoo and
will put on big auction sale at the
farm February 10Th. Advertising
lspace in these columns next week will
list the items to be sold, which in
cludes some fine cows.
One of the biggest auctions of the
year is advertised in these columns
this wek. 1t is for George Cross on
farm in Waverly, and will be held
next Wednesday, February 18th.
Notice the fine herd of cattle listed.
Mr.. Cross has sold his farm to Harry
Bait of. Porter township.
Word has been received here that
Mrs. Clara A. Brown passed away
January 16th,- at Portland, Oregon.
Deceased at one time lived north of
Paw Paw near Armstrong Corners,
and will be remembered by many OF
the older people of this community
She was 30 years, and four months
of age at the time of her death.
A letter from Major Herbert H
Frothingham, U. IS. Hospital, Fort
Des Moines, Iowa, to the Van Buren,
County Red Cross reads as follows:-
"Please accept my thanks for dona-
the thanks of the men confined here
1t is certainly gratifying to note that
the people still have in mind the
welfare of the returned soldiers who
have done so much to bring about q
victorious peace"
Mrs. Harry Ayars celebrated birth
day last week Wednesday, and enter.
tanned the Mesdames, Newland, Bail.
ey, Cough, Mosier, Clapper, Howard
and daughter Helen. A four course
luncheon was served and a pleasant
afternoon enjoyed.
Judge George M. Buck, a pioneer OF
Kalamazoo county, and for number
of years on the bench in the Circuit
Court here when Van Buren was q
part of the Van Buren, Kalamazoo Cil
cult, passed away last Sunday
in Atlanta, Ca The funeral was helC
in Kalamazoo Wednesday.
Calysta II. Nicholson died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. +. w. Nc
, Neil in I.awton on January 28th She
was eighty-two years of age, and haC
always made her home with her daugf
ter. The funeral was held from the
, hotel on Friday last, Anna l.. Giles
, pie of Battle Creek, officiating.
p. T. Herwig of Sturgis is the new
cashier at the John w. Free Co. bank
: Mr.. Herwig has had fifteen years ex
perience in the banking business, ano
was assistant cashier Of the Sturgi!
: National bank during the time tn,
late J. B. Slovenian was cashier o.
that institution. He has moved hi
: family here and they are at home OF
North Niles street. Mr.. Herwig i
. pleasant gentleman to meet, an,
'' will be welcomed to this community.
!, Sheriff Lang made a business tri
l to the neighborhood east of Paw Paw
e last Saturday. This is the first tim
: in years that this community has re