The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-21
Local NeUs
Pau Pau and Vicinity
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with an attack OF the Grippe.
H. M. Ayars and Earl Bangs have
each purchased a new span of horses.
Harold CLOSEUP of Kalamazoo was
guest of his Paw Paw friends on
Wednesday.
Harvey Sherman was home over
Sunday, returning to Cassopolis Mon
day morning.
Attorney T. J. Cavanaugh is engag-
ed in the trial of several cases in the
Aass County Circuit Court this week.
~ Murray Boess visited his mother
east of town before reporting for
training at an Aviation camp in
Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Green of Hills
dale were recent guests at the homes
of Roy Mosier and A. T. Foote east
OF town.
Mrs. Lucia Crane Andrews of Oak
land, California was a guest at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Rose Smith
last week.
Mrs. Byron Lee who recently under
went serious operation at hospital
in Kalamazoo is reported to be lm=
proving rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Pugsley will en-
tertain on Christmas, sister Mrs.
l.. II. Weldin and family of Battle
Greek, and his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Pugsley.
Mrs. John Bailey, Laban Mentor,
Mrs. Belle Filley, Mrs. B. L. Breed,
Mrs. M. d. Buskirk, Mrs. Charles
Lake and Mrs H. p. Waters were
among those who spent Monday last
an kalamazoo
Miss Hattie Breed was the guest of
honor at Miscellaneous shower given
by Mrs. Paul Smith at her home
Wednesday evening. 1t was de-
Eghtful function, and Miss Breed re-
ceived many beautiful gifts.
Russell Hindenach leaves next week
for Annapolis where he will take a
short course at the Naval Academy.
He will take the examination in
February for admission to the Naval
Academy, and the course will be pre-
limirary to the Exam.
A. w. Showerman returned Monday
evening from Sturgis where he spent
Sunday with his wife who is there
taking care of her grand children
while their mother is in Detroit. Bert
Slovenian who is taking treatment
at hospital in Detroit is reported
much better.
Parent-Patron Day at the schools
last Friday was great success.
Many visitors were in attendance
throughout the day, and all went
home better satisfied than ever with
the schools, and more appreciative of
the efforts of the individual teachers.
The exhibits in the various grade
rooms were exceptionally fine, and a
revelation to those who have not
known what the schools are doing.
Mrs. M. p. Allen recently went to
the Sanitarium at Battle Creek for
treatment. 1t was found that she
was suffering with a cancer, which
was removed at a hospital in that
city. A message to Paw Paw friends
states that the operation was success
and that the patient is recovering
as rapidly as could be expected. She
is past eighty-two years of age, and
her vitality and recuperative powers
are wonderful for one of her advanced
years. Her daughter Mrs. Minnie
Prior of Minneapolis is with her at
the hospital.
j. f. Jennings Of Lawrence was il
Paw Paw on Tuesday. His son, Re,
Jennings who enlisted as a private in
Troop "a" of South Haven has been
promoted to Lieutenant. He is now
stationed at Camp Macarthur, Waco
Texas, and a recent letter from him
intimates that his battalion will
probably leave for France some time
the latter part Of this month. Major
T.. w. Thompson of the same bat
talon who is a former Lawrence boy
is taking six weeks of advanced train
ing at Camp Sill Oklahoma, and ex
poets to be sent to France at tn,
close of the training period.
The first installemnt 6 per cent?
of the Questionnaires were mailed
out to the Registrants on Saturday
the 18th, and five per cent will b.
mailed each succeeding day until tn,
entire number are sent out. Thi
makes approximately 107 each da,
for this County. In the big drawing
y at Washington, No. 258 was the frs
.number drawn from the box. In thi
county, this happened to be Charlie
G. German. He holds the distinction
of being first in all proceedings
he being the first man drawn by the
Local Board-the first man to report
and be examined-the first to be ex
empted, being under weight--and now
holds the record of being first to re.
spond with the Questionnaire.- hi
QUESTIONABLE being the first one re
ceived by the Local Board. w
might explain, that while he is Ger
man in name,-he is not German II
sentiment.