The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-30

! Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Barber spent
Tuesday in Kalamazoo.
Lynn Ocobock was business caller
in Kalamazoo Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Miller spent Monday in
Kalamazoo calling on friends.
Mrs. Bruce Cummings and Mrs. Chas.
Davis were Kalamazoo visitors Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yerrington of Kala-
mazoo came Monday to spend the
holiday with her mother Mrs. Han
son.
The second military training camp
for officers at Fort Sheridan has
closed, and it is source of much
qualification to know that the Paw
Paw boys in camp Jared we'll in the
distribution of commissions. Lynn
II. Lake is now First Lieutenant Of
Infantry; Maurice Cole is Second
Lieutenant Of Field Artillery and
Ralph Rowland, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Rowland of Detroit, formerly
of Paw Paw is First Lieutenant Of
Infantry. The True Northener joins
the local friends in hearty congratu-
lations.
= The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Buckley was the scene of pleasant
gathering last Sunday, November 25th
the occasion being the marriage of
their eldest daughter, Miss Blanche,
to James Bale. The ceremony uniting
the young people was performed at
noon by Rev. Trott of the Methodist
church, the ring service being used.
The bride was becomingly attired in
her travelling suit of brown chiffon
broadcloth and wore a hat to match.
The couple unattended stood in the
archway between the sitting and
dining room, attractive floral decora-
tions surrounding them, and exchanged
the solemn vows which are so sacred.
They them received the congratula-
tions and good wishes of the guests
and Immediately sat down to dinner
which was served by the sisters of the
bride. The brides table was very at
tractive in its green and white
decoration, and was occupied by the
/ bride and groom and the parents of
the young couple. Mr.. and Mrs.
: Bale left for Kalamazoo very early in
the afternoon and went to Detroit
where they will visit for few days
at the home of DR.. Seabury, cousin
Of Mrs. Bale. Later they will go to
Canastola, New York to spend week
with relatives. Mrs. Bale has a great
many friends here who are wishing
for her the greatest happiness. She
has been very successful teacher in
the county, having been teacher for
five years. For four years she served
in the Steeple school district and is
now at the helm In the Palmer school
1 in Almena. Mr.. Bale is also well
! known and respected by all, having
, lived his entire life in this community,
, They will reside on the Bale farm,
T two miles east of town. The True
, Northener joins in congratulations
Robert Beattie, father of the
Sheriff, has received the following
letter form a cousin, a Canadian who
is on the firing line in France. The
letter is dated November 4th, from
Somewhere in France" "My dear
q Cousin:-Your letter of the 18th, of
. October to hand for which / thank
4 you. | am pleased to know that you
\ are all enjoying good health, as l am
sorry to say that | am going to the
hospital today with chronic rheuma-
p tism and | am afraid to think what
q the result may be, as l like the army.
p | am also glad to hear that you have
heard from our people, my brother
o at any rate, as | have not seen or
heard of him for few years, in fact
since he came out to Canada, and /
n was entirely ignorant of your where
, abouts altogether. l am sorry can't
e send you photograph as l have not
e got one out here, and worse yet, can't
Y get one taken. / will send you one
n when / get home and also one of my
e wife and daughters, whom l am look
ing forward to meeting again before
long. / don't care how soon you
chaps come over the old Herring Pond
to help us and get the war over soon
. er, and the sooner the better for all
: concerned, for we all want to get
back to "Home Sweet Home" just as
soon as we can. / am sorry / can't
: tell you anything about where / am,