The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-02
Local NeUs
Pau Pau and Vicinity

G.. A. Cross of Lawrence was Paw
Paw visitor on Monday.
J. D. Bevans will leave for Florida
soon to spend the winter.
Frank Simpson of Hartford has
been in Paw Paw several days this
week.
VIII Harriet has nearly recovered
from his recent injuries and is able
to be out again.
Post Office inspected Howe of Cold
water was in Paw Paw on regular
postal business Thursday.
The county association o. E. S.
will hold its annual meeting in Paw
Paw on Wednesday, November 14th.
Mrs. Clara Woodman who recently
underwent an operation at the New
Borgess. hospital in Kalamazoo is
Master Wendell Reidl went to Kala
mazoo last week for further treatment
on his eyes. The recent operation
to straighten the eyes was entirely
successful.
The subject for the Sunday morn
ing sermon at the M. f. church will
be "The Unseen Christ" The eve
ming service will be a Union meeting
at the Baptist church.
The date of the international Live
Stock Exposition has been set, for
the week of December l to 9Th, this
= year 1t will be held in the Union
Stock Yards, Chicago.
The Division of Vital Statistics Of
the Department of State reports
3.287 deaths in Michigan during the
month of September, and 1926 births
during the same period of time.
The chairman of the Red Cross
society of Waverly township requests
the presence Of every lady in the
township who is interested in Red
Cross work at the M. f. church in
Glendale on Saturday, November 3rd,
at 80 p. M.
Is your subscriptions paid for in
advance? If not, won't you please
favor us with prompt remittance.
Look at date of expiration opposite
your name on margin of paper, and
if you owe US kindly "Pay up your
bill, so we can pay ours"
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Colburr passed away at Borgess. hos
pital in Kalamazoo last Tuesday.
She was taken there for an operation
for appendicitis, but it was too late.
The funeral was held from the home
on Thursday, Rev. c. H. Heaton
officiating.
A patriotic citizen was explaining
to another man his idea of conser-
!. vaticn of food and expressed himself
thus: 1--WE observe both meatless
bays and wheatless days and are glad
to do it." The other replied: 'I go
you one better. We have darn near
eatless days"
New regulations of the Post Office
department prescribe seven pounds
as the limit on parcel post packages
to France. This regulation is now in
effect. The department also advises
that parcels intended for delivery to
soldiers at the front for Christmas,
must be mailed not later than No
vember fifteenth to insure delivery
by the holidays.
The Almena Unit Women's Chapter
Van Buren county Red Cross society
will give an entertainment at the
GleaAer Hall in Almena on Saturday
November third at eight O'Clock. A
fine program has been arranged and
the proceeds Of the entertainment
will be used to buy Christmas presents
for the Almena township boys now in
the National Army.
Arba Hawley assistant post mas
ter, has achieved the ambition of
every postal employee in the Civil
Service, and that is perfect rating
in a case examination. Chief clerk
w. E. Rose of Chicago came to Paw
Paw last week to conduct the examin-
alton, and in addition to record time
in "throwing" the seven hundred
cards used in the examination, not
an error was to be found in distri-
button. This gives Arba a rating of
100, record of which he is justly
proud, and one attained by only
few of Uncle Sans postal employees.