The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16
Whole Number 1928

The County Association Of the East
ern Star met with the Paw Paw chap
ter for a business session last Wednes-
day, Owing to some misunderstanding
some chapters of the county were not
represented About $50 enjoyed a
sumptuous pot-luck dinner served in
the Maple City club rooms. After din
ner hne patriotic program was rem
dered, after which a social hour was
enjoyed until train time. Punch and
waters were served by the local chapter,
and the day was another success to add
to the many enjoyed by the local chap
ter and this growing society.
A letter from Frank c.. Eichhorn of
Cheyenne. Wyoming, renews his. sub
scription to The True Northerner and
says among other things that We
sure are having some fine weather out
this way this year, only one little snow
storm, and every day is just like a June
day. The town is full of soldiers and
business is good. Farmers prosperous
and everybody has money. Cattle men
are pleased because their stock can
Craze this good weather, and require no
hay" The letter closes with this slo-
gan:-"Stop Roaming and try Wyom-
ing"
Mrs. Harriet j. Stevens passed away
last Monday at the advanced age of
nearly "a years. She was born in
Massachusetts and came to Michigan
when girl. With the exception of six
years spent in North Dakota, Paw Paw
has always been her home. Her hus-
band died " years ago, since which
time she has lived with the children,
in later years with her daughter, Mrs
Henry Wright. She leaves FIVE chill
dren, Clarence Stevens, of North Da-
kota; Alice Wright, of Paw Paw; Eu-
gene, of Almena; Wilbur, of Detroit.
and Frank, Of Paw Paw. She was a
woman who had the confidence and es-
TEEN Of all who knew her and will be
missed by large circle of friends. The
funeral will be held this afternoon at
| o'clock from the Wright home Rev.
! c. n. Heaton will oficiate and burial
will be at Covey Hill cemetery.
Sheriff Beattie and Deputy Yeider
went to the home of one Israel Zevin
in Bangor township last Monday armed
with search warrant. They returned
in the afternoon with Zevin and
enough Liquid Joy" to start first
class saloon. Zevin is a Russian Jew
from Chicago. and now has had an op-
portunity to get acquainted with the
manner in which the officers of Van
Buren, county do business. He plead
guilty TO a charge of violation Of the
local option law in circuit court and
was sentenced to serve a sentence Of
30 days in the county jail and pay a
fine of $1,000. In default of payment
Of fine, Jail sentence will be extended
90 days more.
The next quota of Van Buren, coun-
ty drafted men have been summoned
to report at Paw Paw on Wednesday,
November 81, at 400 p. m, and will
be taken to Camp Custer by Chairman
of local board, Sheriff Beattie, on
Thursday There are 80 in this quota,
and patriotic demonstration in their
honor will be made in the court room
on Wednesday evening. We do not
have the details, but it will be a fit
| ting farewell to our soldier boys. Fol
lowing is the list:
Burt G. Wooley, Grand Junction.
Asbury Milton Boze, Decatur.
Morris Katz South Haven
Merritt John Baxter, Bloomingdale.
Roy D.. Echler, Covert.
Daniel Baker Leppen, South Haven.
Lee D. Nicholas, Lawrence.
| David Boyd Warner, Lawrence.
Arthur Renter, Bangor.
Mart Wilson, Hartford.
Alva Rowlee, Paw Paw.
BENZ. Christian Suhr, South Haven.
f. O. Hoodemaker, Mattawan.
Harry Doric Corwin, Covert
John Irwin Palmer, Bangor.
Raymond JOS. Richter, Hartford.
Ernest Coffinger, Bangor.
Willis Basil Walker, Gobleville.
, Horace Greedy Zerbe, Decatur.
Lloyd Dewitt Lockwood, South
Haven.
Raoul Pepin, South Haven.
George l.. Garland, Decatur.
Charles Sheldon Cook, Kendall.
Charles p. Betz, Covert.
Charles julius Wrinkle, South Haven.
Lee Walter Becker, Kendall.
Frank Lee Butler, South Haven.
Harris Breckenridge, Bloomingdale.
Glen Franklin Myers, Decatur
Burt Fillmore, Mcdonald.
Ivan s. Clark, Bloomingdale.