The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-14

Mrs. Belle Filley and Mrs. Frank
Cole spent Thursday in Kalamazoo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morrison re-
turned Friday evening from Chicago
where they attended the Stock show.
Mrs. A j.. Bailey of Galesburg is
spending the week end at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson.
DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Hoyt will
leave soon for Boston, Mass, to spend
the holidays with her son Ward Bart
rem and family.
Miss Nina Jackson came from Sa-
line last week to spend the winter
months with her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
George Jackson.
Miss Alice Scovel went to Bronson
hospital last Saturday for an oper-
alton on her throat. She returned
home Monday feeling that she has
been greatly benefited.
Waters and Co. installed a Homer
one register furnace for Harold
Abrams on the j. +. Abrams place
at Christie Lake in Lawrence town.
ship this week.
The Royal Neighbors will have a
Pot Luck dinner at the home of Mrs.
Winnie Taylor on Tuesday, Decem-
Der 18th. Conveyance will leave
Shows Hardware store at ten o'clock
sharp.
Mrs. X. f. Quick is convalescent
after two weeks serious illness from
She desires through the
columns of The True Northerner to
thank the members of the Baptist
church for the beautiful plant and
the w. r. G.. for the sweet bouquet
of carnations sent her during her ill
ness.
Twenty ladies Of the Baptist church
met at the home of Mrs. w. H. Num-
on Wednesday and spent the day in
making garments for the poor child
rem of the village. There is always
enough public spirited, kind hearted
people In every community to assist
in the care and comfort of the unfor-
tunate in time of need. The ladies
enjoyed a Pot Luck dinner at noon.
Miss Mildred Van Tassell started
for California last Wednesday morn
ing where she expects to remain for
a year at least. Leaving Paw Paw
wrapped in snow and ice and the
lingering near ten be-
low zero and looking upon New Or
leans with flowers blooming within
twenty-four hours would surely be a
pleasant awakening. She has the
best wishes of her many friends here
for her safe journey and welfare in
the future.
A passing automobile discovered
man near the roadside near the
watering trough west of town on
Tuesday night about eleven o'clock.
He was picked up and carried to the
county Jail, where he was Identified
as Frank Wesaw, in state of help
less intoxication. He thawed out
during the night, and Wednesday
paid fine and costs to
Judge Mason, and departed promising
never again to stray from the straight
and narrow path.
Ralph Jennings, while at the Stock
show in Chicago last week, had the
pleasure of a visit with Dan Taylor,
who will be remembered by many
Paw Paw people as one time resi-
dent of Paw Paw, and an employee
of the late George Breck. Mr.. Tay-
lor is following his life long occu-
patton as a shepherd of high grade
sheep, and is at present in the en-
ploy of a wealthy New York sheep
raiser. He was i'm charge of a prize
bunch of Shropshires at the show,
and sold one last week for $500.00.
The President has appointed Judge
l.. B. Des Voignes of Cassopolis, At
torney T. J. Cavanaugh of Paw Paw
and Attorney Carl ID. Mosier of Do
wagiac a Board of Legal Advisers
for the local exemption boards of the
36th, Judicial district. The bar asso-
Citations of both Cass and Van Buren
counties have pledged their support
and assistance to registrants of the
two counties without charge. A
notice of the action taken by the asso-
citation of Van Buren county will be
found in another column of this issue.
Following is a letter received by
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Salisbury from
their son Lynn Mary written from
Columbus, Ohio:-"Dear Mother and
Father. l have been pretty busy,
taking Exams and shots in the arm.
We sure have been put through some
stiff exams, the worst they have, and
l passed it almost perfect ,only one
thing wrong, little fiat footed in
my right foot, but very slight. Cecil
Haworth, Lloyd LePert and myself
all passed. and are in the same regi-
ment. Dad, you should be here at
Mess time. About six thousand eat
ing at the same time, make some
noise. They feed very good here to.
have sent my clothes all home c. o.
ID. as l am little short. You ought
to see me in my new uniform. We
expect to leave here some time to-
morrow for some place in Texas, just
where | don't know yet, probably
San Antonio. Would like to come
home to see you, but probably won't
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