The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-02


l.. Gorton was in Watervliet on
business Wednesday,
The f. r. Laverty stock has been
moved to Kalamazoo, where it will
be closed out.
The Friday club will meet this
friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. George Tuttle on North Kala-
mazoo street.
Henry Holt still remains critically
ill. He has been confined to the bed
Tor some weeks I and~-his condition
does not improve.
Mrs. J. c. Maxwell left for Cleve-
land, Ohio last Saturday, where she
has spent the week at the home of
her brother Fred Stevens.
The Gorton Piano store will soon
7 have a new front. The building is
owned by H. L. Mcneil and Contractor
c.. C. Young is doing the work.
The last installment of the great
serial Liberty" will be shown at the
Idle Hour tonight, together with four
other special reels. The best show
of the week is announced for Satur-
day night.
c. w. Van TasselI and family have
been entertaining an uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Payton of California.
Mr.. Payton has returned home, but
Mrs. Payton will remain for several
weeks longer.
Following is the program for the
next meeting of the Coterie, We'd
nesday, November 7th Chairman,
Mrs. Jennie Warner. Music. Vocal,
Mrs. l.. B. Des Voignes. Roll
Call, "How | spent my vacation"
Report of State Federation, Mrs.
Lena Rawson, Decatur.
Commencing with next week, The
Idle Hour will close on Monday and
Friday nights. The Saturday after
noon matinees will also be dscontin-
ued. The same high class features
will be shown the balance of the week
as patrons of this popular movie
house have been enjoying under Mr..
Reeves management.
A. Walkington, juror from Covert
exhibited in Paw Paw this week an
apple which was placed in his cellar
one year ago now, and was taken out
just a few days ago. 1t was of the
King variety and was almost as solid
as when placed in the cellar Twelve
months is a long time for an apple
to keep in barrel in the cellar, with
out being wrapped.
The ladies of The Royal Neighbors
and their husbands (only) will enjoy
a social evening at Memorial Hall
Tuesday evening, November sixth.
Each one is requested to come mask
ed. Refreshments consisting Of
coffee, doughnuts and pumpkin pie
(only) will be served. Admission fee
ten cents to all. Money to apply on
hall rent. Camp will be called to
order at 7:30 sharp. Special business.
The Camp Custer Y. NJ. c. A. is
supplying free of charge thirty-two
thousand envelopes per week to
Michigan and WisconsinJboys in camp
The envelopes are put with writing
paper on the counters where the
men can help themselves. Long
wooden tables in the seven Y. M. c.
A. buildings now in operation at Camp
provide places to write where the
envelopes are used
Guy f. Warner has resigned his
position as auxiliary clerk at the
Post Office, to accept a position as
assistant book keeper at the First
National Bank. Guy has been in the
civil service at the post office for
, several years, and will be missed
there not only by the balance of the
Post Office force, but by the patrons
of the office as well. He is a COM
petent, courteous and efficient clerk,
and the Directors of the First Nation
al Bank showed good judgment in the
selection. He will commence his new
duties next Monday.
Seven hundred foreign-tong
soldiers of Uncle Sam at Camp Gus
ter are in the Y. M. c. A. English
classes, not only learning to speak
and write English but to be good
Americans. First they learn to speak,
then to write, and then they are
taught civics and history. The Peter
Roberts dramatic method by which