The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-14
Ralph Jennings made a business
trip to Chicago last week.

Ralph Jennings made a business
trip to Chicago last week.
Mrs. f. II. Colby and daughter Miss
Hazel recently visited friends in Bat
tie Creek.
Miss Marjorie Nunnerly was out of
school part of last week on account
of sore throat.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Sheldon were
at home to the Up-to-date farmers
club this week Wednesday, December
twelfth.
Hon. James G.. Tucker was in Paw
Paw on Tuesday the 4th, and heard
testimony in the case of Myrtle f.
Stanton VS.. Lee w. Stanton relative
to custody OF the children.
Miss Irene Lane will give a music
recital in her apartments in the Mrs.
Bessie Pugsley residence on Monday
evening, December 18th. Her pupils
their parents and friends are invited.
There will be a special meeting of
Paw Paw Chapter No. "a r. A. Nj.
next Monday evening. This is an
important meeting which requires the
attendance of Chapter Members.
The Regular meeting of Paw Paw
Lodge No. 25 f. and A. NJ. is next
Tuesday evening, December 18th.
This is the annual meeting for election
OF officers and full attendance is
desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nash are mov-
ing this week to Lawton, where Harry
will enter upon his new duties as
Superintendent of the J. Hungerford
Smith Grape Juice company plant
The best wishes of a host of Paw
Paw friends go with them to their
new home.
Mrs. Lura Bates of Pentwater is
here visiting her father w. r. Shrine
and other relatives. She will leave
soon for Chicago for an extensive
visit with her son and daughter
Louis Bates, who for some time was
a resident of Paw Paw has enlisted
in the navy.
The State Conference and school of
instruction for the Women's Commit
tee (Michigan Division, Council of
National Defense,) was held at the
Hotel Burdick in the city of Kalama-
zoo on Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. Quite a number from
van Buren county were in attendance.
John Haworth received a message
from both his soldier boys this week.
Just line or so from Raymond, who
is Somewhere in France" stating
that he is well and o. K. and letter
from Cecil mailed from ST. Louis,
Missouri, stating that he has passed
all examinations and was on the way
to ElPaso, Texas.
The knitted garments already turn
ed in from Paw Paw for the Red
Cross include 27 sweaters, 27 pairs of
wristlets, 20 mufflers, 27 pairs of
socks, and as many more are now be-
ing made. The garments are all
beautifully made, and there is a call
now for twenty helmets from Paw
Paw which must be completed at
Lieutenant Lynn Lake and wife
have returned to Chicago where they
will visit her parents until Saturday
when the Lieutenant will report at
Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois for
duty. If desirable apartments can
be secured Mrs. Lake will accompany
her husband to camp. Many of the
officers wives are there with their
husbands.
The mercury has been lowering
around the zero mark all the week.
Tuesday night in some localities it
reached the nine below mark. There
is also plenty of snow for good sleigh
ing. probably about eight inches on
the level. Mighty fine for the win
ter season, but there is no relief in
sight from the coal shortage. Deal
ers can give no assurance as to when
coal will arrive, and when a car does
come it is parcelled out little in a
place to make it go as far as pos
sible. If the severe cold weather con-
tlnues, the situation will soon become
critical.
Among the Paw Paw boys who
have enlisted during the past two
weeks are the following:-Cecil Ha-
worth, Lynn Salisbury and Lloyd
LePert, who have passed the examin-
atlons and are now on their way to
Texas; Dale Hinckley, Frank Nash,
Eugene Bailey and Irwin Fisher, who
left last Monday morning, and are
probably now in Columbus, Ohio;
Dell Mcguire, Ward Salisbury, Clyde
Cochran and Roy Hess, who left Tues
day.A message from the latter party,
Wednesday. stated that they had pass
ed the preliminary examinations and
would leave for Columbus, Ohio
Wednesday evening at $3.50.
County Farm Agent Farrand and
Commissioner of schools e. V. Root
are already making plans to relieve
as far as possible the Shortage of
Farm help situation next season.
The schools of the county did splen-
did work along this line last fall, and
more can be accomplished by sys-
tematic preparation and distribution
next season. So far as we are able
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