The true northerner., 1917-08-17

Ed O'Grady and sister Miss Mary
O'Grady spent Wednesday in Kala-
mazoo.
C. M. Waters and family who have
been spending the past ten days with
Mr.. Waters mother here left for
their home in Illinois by auto We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Nettie Cross Healy has gone
to Grand Rapids where it will be
more convenient to get to Milwaukee
to see her son Joe, who was injured
in the same accident that killed her
husband. He had several ribs broken
besides other injuries which will
probably keep him in the hospital
there for some time.
Prosecutor H. H. Adams is taking
a vacation, and with his wife is tax.
ing a little recreation on the banks of
Gravel Lake in Porter township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morton enter
tanned the following guests at dinner
last Sunday:---Mr. and Mrs. Simeon
Morton, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Morton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Osterhoudt all of
Paw Paw and little Miss Hall of
Battle Creek.
Mrs. H. A. Chaplin of Lansing is
the guest of her daughter Mrs. E. B.
Longwell.
Mrs. Guy Saunders and little
daughter Miss Louise Hunt of Law
renee are guests at the home of Mrs.
F. n. Wakeman.
City mail carrier, Leon Douglas is
taking a vacation, and his route is
served by Substitute, Robert Bangs.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Cole had as
guests for several days this week,
Mrs. Lotie Blackman of Glendale
California, Hiram Blackman and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gallo
way and children of Hillsdale, Mish.
Rev. Edgar Smith of the Presby-
terian church and Ralph Jennings
have part on the program of the
Covert township Sunday School con-
vention which will be held in that
village next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Mosier are en-
tertaining sister, Mrs. Nellie Dem
ing of California.
Will Roberts of Lansing called on
Paw Paw friends last Monday. Will
is a Lawrence boy, and one of the
very few who has "Stuck" on
political job in the State department
for any length of time. He started
in sixteen years ago in the Secretary
of States department and has been
in some department there continuous
ly up to the present time. At present
he is with the State Board of Cor
rections and Charities, and Joint Pen
ology commission. He is recognized
as one of the best penmen in the
country, and this in connection with
natural ability and close application
to business has made him practically
indispensable about the capitol.
The Royal Neighbors will meet at
the home of Miss Sibyl Nunnerly on
1esday, August 21st.
S. j. Armstrong of the Bay City
Times Tribune was a caller at the
True Northerner Office on Wednesday.
Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. +. B. Sauve
and Miss Alice Armstrong were MEM
bers of the party on an auto trip
from Bay City to Chicago. Miss
Olive Loveland formerly of Paw Paw
is a member of the clerical force in
the Tribune office.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Hopkins en-
tertained as their guests last week,
Henry Stuck of Detroit and a daugh-
ter Miss Rose Hopkins of Kalamazoo.
w. G. Epley motored from Kala-
mazoo and called on Paw Paw friends
Wednesday. Mr.. Epley and family
are taking a vacation before starting
on his new duties as landlord of the
Phoenix hotel in Charlotte. They
will spend next week at Crooked Lake
The latest branch of the American
army about to be sent to the front,
is the "Purple Cross" society. This
is a plan whereby the bodies of
American soldiers slain on the field Of
battle, and those dying in hospitals
can be embalmed and sent back here
to their relatives and friends after
the war closes. The idea was con-