The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-01-17


Sheriff Lang and wife are enter
tanning their daughter, Mrs. Neil Lig-
gett of Kalamazoo.
Ed Nash is in Lansing for the ses-
sion of the Legislature. He is assist
ant to the Sergeant of Arms in the
Senate.
Miss Kathryn Carey of Chicago
was a guest at the G.. w. Longwell
Jr. home for the week end. Sunday
was Turner's birthday, and his aunt
lie" came TO help make the day a
pleasant one for him.
Hon. Lynn J. Lewis was in Paw
Paw the first of the week on legal
business. Lynn Jared pretty we'll in
committee appointments. He is chair
fan of the important Committee on
Liquor Traffic, and member of COM
mittee on Elections, Newberry State
Hospital and Game.
Circuit Court convened Monday,
January 18th, for the January term,
Circuit Judge, Hon. l.. B. DesVoignes
presiding. The following attorneys
from out of town were present. Fred
c. Cogshall and James f. Chandler of
South Haven; Lynn j. Lewis of Ban
gor, and Walter A. Jones of Marcel
lus.
The following officers Of Paw Paw
Encampment No. 30, |. o. o. +. were
installed by ID. l.. G. p. Fred Bassett
at the last meeting:-C. p, f. II. Nc
Lain; H. F., Jacob Reidl; S. W., Roy
Harrington; j. W., George j. Ems
berger; Scribe, James Holcomb; Treas
urer, Howard Weatherwax; l. S., c.
l.. Young; o. S., Dennis Niles.
A social dancing party at the
Maple City club rooms Tuesday eve
ming under the auspices of Jesse Dye,
west Of town, was huge success.
There were sixty couples present, the
music by Brocato's SaXaphone or
chestra was excellent, and a fine time
reported all around. 1t is hoped
that Mr.. Dye will announce another
party of a similar nature in the near
future.
The w. K. c.. installed the follow
ing officers last Saturday:-President,
Mary Taylor; Senior vice, Lucena
Hurlbut; Juniorwice, Elinor Weather.
wax; Secretary, Susie Casey; Treas
urer, Mary McCon; Chaplain, Cordelia
Libby; Conductor Mrs. Reid; Asst
Conductor Eva Harris; Guard Har-
riet Douglas; Patriotic Instructor,
Martha Wilson; Press Correspondent,
Martha Wilson; Color Bearers, Anna
Reed, Lucy Boyce, Sarah RiX;
Musician, Freda Grasshom.
Nathan f. Simpson of Detroit
spent a few hours with Paw Paw
relatives and friends last Saturday
afternoon. Nate is the picture of
health and old time enthusiasm. He
was on his way to keeler to look
over the affairs of Simpson Acres"
and to take his son Nate Jr. who has
been afflicted with rheumatism back
to Detroit with him for a rest and
medical treatment. Simpson Acres"
is incorporated and one of the big
business institutions of the state.
The farm contains $40 acres of fruit,
dairying and grain lands. The cor
poration includes general store,
meat market, shops, garage and
blacksmith shop, canning factory and
creamery. The officers of the cor
poration are, n. +. Simpson, Sr.
President; Ex-Governor Warner, Vice
President; Wells G.. Brown, Secretary
/ n. +. Simpson, Jr., General Manager.
/ 1t is planned to colonize the employ
ees of the institution, and dwelling
houses will be erected FOR that pur-
pose this spring. In addition to his
business interests at Simpson Acres"
Nate Sr is general manager of the
Cleaner Clearing House association.
The association is really built up
around Mr.. Simpson, and the wonder
full growth of the past two years,
gives some idea of his executive
ability and his capacity for big busi-
ness. Two years ago the institution
was a corporation of $4,000 with
$4,000 paid in; today it is a corpor-
alton Of 100000 with s175,000 paio
in. They have built a three story
warehouse and business Offices anc
have fourteen branches one in N. Y
City, one in Detroit and twelve neal
Greenville, Michigan. The branch il
Detroit handled 5S2 carloads of pro
duce last year. This corporation
which Mr.. Simpson has built up, die