The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-12-27

in Paw Paw Monday afternoon.
: Charles Burns is home from Camp
Custer on a Christmas furlough.
{ Lieutenant Mark Chaffee of Camp
Custer spent Christmas in Paw Paw.
, Under sheriff Dwight Barker has
moved his family here from Lawton
and will occupy the Dunbar residence.
Paul Broughton of Lansing came
to spend the holidays at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Broughton.
Harry o. Turner of Detroit, Audi
tor for the Republican State Com
mittee was in Paw Paw last Satur-
day and made the True Northerner
a pleasant call.
Sheriff elect, Andrew Lang expects
to move into the sheriff's residence
the first of the week Sheriff Beat
tie has moved into his new residence
on east Main street.
The next regular meeting of the
w. r. G. will be held December 28th,
at Memorial Hall. All members are
asked to be present, as the Inspector
will be present to inspect the work.
A bouncing baby boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Taylor on Monday
last. His arrival has added consider
able Christmas cheer in the home of
Grand Pa and Grand Ma Charles
Wildey.
Miss Ruth Hill Of Lawton is spend
ing the holidays at the home of her
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Pike. She has been here during the
time the schools have been closed at
that place.
Dell Hubert of Canton, Ohio came
to spend Christmas with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Hubert. Dell
never gets too busy to spend a few
days at the parental home at Holi-
day time.
Miss Marian Mutchler is home from
the u. of NJ, and Harley from the
Naval Training Station at the NUM-
cipal Pier in Chicago to spend the
holiday vacation at home with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mutchler.
DR.. Racette left Tuesday for Mus
kegon to spend the holiday with his
wife and parents. Mrs. Racette and
daughter have been at the home of
her parents there for some time and
they expect to accompany the doctor
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haworth have
received several recent letters from
their son Cecil in France. He has
been promoted to Corporal and is well
and happy. They are anXiously
awaiting some news from the older
son, Raymond.
Mrs. Ed DeHaven who has been
critically i'll, is slowly on the gain.
She received temporary setback on
Monday when her son arrived unex-
pectedly from Cass City. The sud-
den Joy in her weakened condition
caused nervous prostration. 1t is
hoped however that she may soon re-
cover.
The local health officer has received
the following order from the State
Board of Health, which is of vital i'm
portance to this community, and in
fact to every community in this state:
"The Michigan State Board Of Health
has designated Influenza and Infuen-
za-Pneumonia as dangerous, commun-
icable diseases. All shipments of
dead bodies from the above disease
will come under Rule 2, which pro-
vides that a casket or box must be
Theoretically sealed: Funerals must
be private. And in those sections of
the state where the epidemic is rag
ing, all funerals must be private, lr-
respective of the cause of death. By
order of the State Board of Health,
Richard M. Olin, Secretary"
Lieutenant Leland i, Aseltine has
been mustered out OF the military
service of his country, and with his
wife is spending the holidays at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leland Aseltine. Leland resigned
his position as Principal of the Char
levoix schools at the beginning of the
war to join the colors. He was grant
ed Lieutenant's commission at Fort
Sheridan, and was sent to Mexico,
later becoming a member of the
Regular Army. 1t was his one am
bition to be sent across to do his part