The true northerner., 1917-02-23

i Do not fail to hear "Pollyanna'
next Thursday evening at the Opera
House.
| The Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church will meet at the
home of Mrs. w. C. Mosier next Mon
day afternoon at four o'clock
Mrs. A. w. Cummings who has been
on the sick list for the past three
weeks, is improving rapidly at this
writing.
Miss Mildred Van Tassell is now
employed in khe Office Of County
Farm Agent Farrand.
Mrs. Thorpe of Coldwater is here
visiting at the home of her friend
Mrs. Arminta Spicer.
Mrs. Daniel Riley of Benton Har-
Dor is the guest of her parents Mr..
and Mrs. A. O. Duncombe.
M. l.. Barber spent the week end
at home with his wife.
Mrs. Sarah Clapp is on the sick list
and confined to the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Sherman left
for Grand Rapids Thursday morning
to attend the annual Shriners Ball.
Mr.. Sherman will also take the
thirty-second degree of Masonry
while there.
We have the detailed statement Of
the county sales of Ned Cross seals
for the year 1916, which will be pu.-
lished in full in next weeks issue.
The Michigan Agricultural College
has set apart March fifth to ninth
as Farmers Week" at the M. A. y.
A program Of vital interest to eve -
farmer and farmers wife has been
prepared for the sessions.
The great Tabernacle Campaign
started out two weeks ago last Sun
day, with good congregations and in
spring interest, although one of the
severest blizzards that Southern
Michigan has known for years, was at
its height. But the storm and zero
weather did not chill the zeal of the
people. Everyday has been marked
by its peculiar services.
Last number of Lecture Course
next Thursday evening. Entertain
ment will begin promptly at 8:15.
Miss Nina X. Preston of Ionia was
in Paw Paw on Wednesday. Miss
Preston is engaged in State Library
work, is an intimate friend of Mrs.
f. H. Harvey and is very much in
terested in the proposed library for
Paw Paw. 1t is hoped that she may
come here in the near future to al.
dress d meeting in the interest of the
project.
Mrs. f. H. Harvey of Kalamazoo
was calling on Paw Paw friends on
Tuesday.
r. w. Broughton, Gladstone Beat.'e /
Roval F.. Decker, H. w. Showermah.
Glenn F.. Warner and f. N. Wakem
left on Monday for Detroit, where
thew attended the Republican State
on Tuesday.
The division of vital statistics OF
the State Board of Health rep t
4,542 deaths in the State during the
month of January, and lib birtds !
during the same period of time.
Miss Lettie Tubbs wiil sing at tie
meeting for women only, at tn.
Presbyterian church next Sunday t
two-thirty p. M.
Last Monday the ladies' of the w.
r. c. enjoyed a very pleasant after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Weather
wax, it being her birthday anniver'
sary. She received many pretty ard
useful presents as tokens OF the |
esteem in which she is held by the !
members of the society. After &C
freshments, the guests departed, with
best wishes for their hostess.
Lawrence Johnson is the new cl .rk |
ut Warmers, succeeding Ed Hill.
Mrs. Carrie Walker of Benton Ha'-
Dor is the guest of her friend Mrs. W.
G.. Epley at the Hotel Dyckman
Mrs. Guy Warner was Kalamazoo |
visitor on Monday last.
Little Miss Dorothy Charles who
has been quite seriously sick for the |
past week is now on the gain.
Mrs. Cora Barrows of Lawrence -