The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
l.. B. Gorton made a business trip
to Detroit the first of the week.

Vern Decker made a week end
business trip to Chicago last week.
f. A. Wildey of Augusta was call
ing or Paw Paw friends last Friday.
E. B. Longwell left Tuesday for
business trip to Detroit and Romeo.
George Sherman of Kansas City
was called here last week by the
death of his brother, John Sherman.
Mesdames ]. c.. Maxwell and H. r.
Abbott were Kalamazoo visitors on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Emogene Burk entertained
her son David Burk and family on
Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Cora Barrows of Lawrence is
the guest of her daughter Mrs. Geo.
Weston and husband.
DR.. A. f. Van Week was a guest
at the home of his parents in Law
ton on Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Charles Hathaway was host
ess 70 the members of the Sewing
club on Tuesday afternoon.
The Klatter Klub enjoyed fine
meeting at the home of Mrs. M. HI.
Young on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morrison are
in Chicago this week to attend the
international Fat Stock show.
&. j. Rowlee, Fred Kennedy and
H. A. Welcher of Lawrence were in
Paw Paw on business last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Hopkins and
Herchael spent Thanksgiving with
Mr. Hopkins mother, Mrs. F. M. Hop
kins.
Frank Kroth and family were
Thanksgiving guests of Mrs. Kroth's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Brach in
Chicago.
A. N. Cole has nearly recovered
from his recent operation and will
probably be able to come home by
next Sunday.
Dana p. Smith of this place was a
guest of Grand Rapids Engineering
society at a Thanksgiving evening
dinner party in that city.
The annual convocation of Paw
Paw chapter No. "a r. A. M. is next
Monday night. Officers for the en-
suing year will be elected at this
meeting and full attendance of the
members is desired.
d. R. Thayer is back on the job
again as Rural carrier from the local
office. The civil service position at
Washington was not what he had an
ticipated, and it was "Home Sweet
Home" for him.
Mrs. f. F. Russell of Jennings,
Michigan has been in Paw Paw this
week, - and reports her father, Charles
Schmelzle recovering nicely from a
recent fall which fractured the bones
of his arm and shoulder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Welch of
Milwaukee are rejoicing over the ad-
vent of new baby boy born to them
last Sunday. Mrs. James Mcleod
mother of Mrs. Welch is there to
assist in the care of the youngster.
The act which provides for govern
ment life insurance for soldiers and
sailors has now been In operation a
little more than a month. The sec
retary of the Treasury announced on
November 18th, that up to that date
64,168 applications under the new
law had been received, representing
insurance in the sum of $552, ,093.000.
This is only one of the many govern
mental activities incident to the war
that is constantly demanding an army
of clerks, stenographers etc. If
you want a civil service job, make
application at the postoffice.
The Knights of Columbus should
not be overlooked when praise for
work done among the soldiers in
camp and on the field is being be-
slowed. This society is doing a noble
work similar to that done by the Y.
M. c. A. Father Clarson has been
authorized to receive local contribu-
tions for the Knights of Columbus
fund. 1t might be well to remember
in this connection that many catho-
lies throughout the land are liberal
contributors to the Y. M. G.. A. No
scot rim lirnc ora l~our. -.