The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-21
Whole Number 1903
Everybody join the Red Cross.

Join the Red Cross and help your
own boys.
Edison Root Jr. is out of school
this week entertaining hard cold.
BE a Santa Claus to the Starving
Armenians and Syrians. Buy a tag.
There must be fifteen million mem
bers of the Red Cross in the United
States to cheer CD up Kaiser Bill.
Mrs. w. j. Warner and daughter
Miss Jean were in Kalamazoo last
Saturday.
Mrs. Olivia j. c. Woodman has as
her guest, Mrs. Abbie f. Dills Of De-
Witt Michigan.
There must be fifteen million MEM
bers of the Red Cross in the United
States to cheer CD up Kaiser Bill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Downing of
Mattawan were the guests of Paw
Paw relatives the first of the week.
L. b. Gorton delivered four fine
victrolas to Benton Harbor and st.
Joseph parties the first of the week.
Some change in the weather this
week. Rain the first of the week,
with rising temperature has lowered
the snow and wrecked the roads.
Mrs. Ada G.. Duncombe has been
allowed a pension as widow of the
late Stephen w .Duncombe. The
pension was allowed through the o.
w. Rowland agency.
Kirk Harrington came over from
Ann Arbor for a few days visit with
old friends this week. He will spend
a short time in Kalamazoo before re-
turning to the University.
The next regular meeting of the w.
r. c. will be held on Saturday after
noon. There is special business to
be transacted and every member is
requested to be present at this meet
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Raymond and
daughter Leta have arrived from
Saskatchewan. Canada to spend the
holidays with his parents Mr.. and Mrs
J. Raymond, also Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Church and other relatives here.
Miss Mary Howe is visiting Paw
Paw relatives and friends. She is a
teacher in the Grand Haven schools
where a general vaccination of the
pupils, together with a shortage of
coal has necessitated an extended
vacation.
from A. X. G. Headquarters for he'll
NETS for the soldiers. Ears and faces
freeze in such bitter weather. Help
protect them.
| The monster sale at the Sellick
store is on in full blast this week.
Page three of this issue will give the /.
readers of The True Northerner some
idea of the sale and the bargains.
A big stock of shoes arrived after
page three was In type, and quarter
page is run on page seven to advise
the public of this big shoe slaughter
| This is really a "Worth your While
Sale" Read both lads" in this is
sue. carefully and act accordingly.
Graves, the Hypnotist held forth at
the Opera House the first three nights
of the week, and fair sized audiences
turned out each night to see the usual
| hypnotic stunts. A member of the
company lay in a hypnotic state in
the Racket Store window from $50
Sunday night until $3.50 Monday eve
ming when he was awakened on the
stage of the Opera House. There is
something uncanny and revolving
about a hypnotic entertainment, and
! " or &c Fn c.
any good from such an entertainment
however, and it is our opinion that
public hypnotic entertainments should
be prohibited by law.
The friends of Mrs. Ruth Harring-
ton who went to San Antonia, Texas
last Spring, will be glad to know that
letter has recently been received
! from her. She is not much improved
in health. but is able to be about the
house. She is living with her son,
Lou and likes Texas, but has not for
gotten her native state, Michigan her
old home, and friends. She wishes to
be remembered to them all. The
True Northerner is her weekly visitor
J so she knows of the local happenings
which is so welcome when one is
away among strangers. Her address
can be obtained of Mrs. Dollie Con-
ner, should anyone desire it.
The fame and reputation of the
] O'Grady Bros. as "Live Wires" in the
! Gents Furnishings business is not
confined to the local trade. The holi-
day number of the Dry Goods Opt
mist, published by Burnham, Stoepel
Co. of Detroit contains a fine half
page cut of the store front, under
which is the following boost for the
boys, under the heading, "O'Grady
Bros. Modern Store" "Few villages
with a population of 1900 can boast
of an exclusive mems wear store such
as is conducted by O'Grady Bros. Paw
Paw. Michigan. Indeed the store
would be credit to any city, regard
less of size. Edward and James
O'Grady received their early mercan-
tile training in Paw Paw; Edward, in
general dry goods store, and James
| in the store he is now mart owner of