The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-23


on Monday.
Miss Josie Van Auken is the guest
of Hartford friends.
Charles Wheeler of South Haven
was an over Sunday guest of Vernon
Decker.
A splendid feature will be shown
at the Idle Hour Saturday night Of
this week.
Vern Decker and friend Charles
Wheeler motored to Kalamazoo Mon
day to attend the theatre.
Mrs. Rich and Mrs. Albert Wauchek
of Goblevile motored to Paw Paw last
Friday and were calling on friends.
The Rebekahs will meet at the hall
on Monday evening to practice for
work. All members are urged to
come.
The teachers of thx Paw Paw
schools were entertained at the home
of Mrs. Frank Warner by the teachers
residing theer.
The John Frey Auction Sale adver-
tised in these columns last week for
today has been postponed until next
Tuesday, November 9th. Don't over
look the date.
The Van Buren, County Press asso-
citation will meet at South Haven
today. An excellent program has
been prepared by c. o. Monroe and
S. H. Wilson of the South Haven
Tribune.
The school notes are on page three
this week. A line omitted in one of
the items destroys the real meaning
and gives a wrong impression. Mrs.
Kaye's talk before the tenth, eleventh
and twelfth grade English classes
last Friday afternoon was about the
historic scenes in and around "Strat-
ford-on-A n-Avon" the home of Shakes
peare.
Howard Paul, an Indian from st.
Joseph county was struck by an auto
mobile west of town one evening this
week and suffered a badly fractured
leg. He was riding a bicycle and
lost control of the wheel in the soft
gravel, going square across the road
in front of a machine driven by Lyle
Mott of Coloma. Sheriff Beattie took
the injured man in at the Jail, and
provided medical attention and a
nurse.
The ladies of the Coterie are plan
ming a larger and better bazaar of
fancy articles for sale this year than
ever. If in doubt just what to buy
for Christmas be sure and visit this
great sale December 18th. Place
announced later.
Mrs. Harry Showerman entertain
ed the Maids and Matrons to a
chicken dinner last Saturday eve
ming at $50. Of course there were
some other "eats" and after all there
there were too full for utterance, the
debris was cleared away and the re-
mainder of the evening spent in
playing Bridge.
Silas Hoppin of Sturgis was a
guest of his nephew VIM. C. Mosisy
and family over Sunday. Mr. Hoppin
is now past eighty-six years of age,
and taught school in Paw Paw in an
early day, when the school house was
where the Decker residence now
stands. He will be remembered by
some Of the older residents of the
village.
The ladies of the Coterie gave a
reception to the ID. o. r. c.. at the
club house on Wednesday evening.
Notwithstanding the stormy weather
about sixty were present, and a
pleasant and profitable evening spent.
Mrs. A. Lynn Free gave talk on
"Four years in the Hull House" and
Mrs. .. w. Kaye gave Impressions
of my Trip Abroad" Both ladies
are splendid speakers, which with an
intimate knowledge of the subject
matter made the talks intensely in
teresting. There was music and
refreshments and all combined to
make the affair success.
ID. r. Thayer has resigned his
position as Rural Mail carrier and
gone to Washington, ID. C. where he
will enter the Depot Quartermaster's
Office in the Transportation depart
ment. Mr.. Thayer is an expert in
this line, and was in that branch of
the civil service when transferred to
Al M