The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-07-05
Local NeUs
Pau Pau and Vicinity

Tom Poole is in Ann Arbor to have
his tonsils removed.
Mrs. Cal LaGrave of Chicago is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Mcleod.
Miss Lettie Tubbs is assisting in
the capacity of clerk at the First
National Bank.
Mrs. F. A. Racette entertained her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Pooler of Mus
kegon over the Fourth.
Sherman Tyler of Covert was a
caller at The Northerner office on
Saturday of last week.
County Clerk Royal Decker spent
the week end with his mother at the
Battle Creek Sanitarium.
Mrs. Nina Decker is taking treat
ment at the Sanitarium in Battle
Creek, and is receiving much benefit.
There will be an installation of
officers in Paw Paw Encampment No.
80 /. 0. o. F. on Wednesday evening
July 18th.
Attorney Martin J. Cavanaugh of
Ann Arbor was the guest of his
brother, T. j. Cavanaugh and family
over the week end.
Mrs. A. A. Pike and grand daugh-
ter Miss Alice, have gone to South
Haven to assist at the Newcombe re-
sort during the resort season.
The "Forty Hours Devotion" will
begin in st. Mary's church next Sun
day, July 7th, and will continue until
Tuesday morning. The order of the
services will be announced at Mass.
G. E. Prater Jr. and family have
arrived home from the South. The
family will now remain here, but Mr..
Prater leaves again for Onley. Vir-
ginia where he will probably be
stationed for some time.
Attorneys David Anderson, T. j.
Cavanaugh, Earl Burhans and Glenn
L. Warner were in Kalamazoo last
Friday evening to attend the annual
banquet of the Michigan State Bar
association.
Miss Thelma Thayer left last Thurs
day for Detroit where she will attend
a business college. Miss Thayer was
member of the graduating class in
the local schools this year, who in
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she has received.
DR.. F. A. Racette will be absent
from his office from Wednesday of
this week until Monday of next. He
will motor to Muskegon and visit
relatives. Mrs. Racette will join him
there after the Fourth, and accom-
pany him on the home trip.
J. Robert Duncan of the M. A. C.
is in Van Buren county this week
inspecting the fields of Red Rock
wheat and Rosen rye. Every farmer
who raises grain should investigate
these varieties of grain, with a view
of increasing the production of these
important grain crops.
The damage resulting from the re-
cent freeze is not as extensive as at
first predicted. Much of the corn
that was frosted is coming on again
and will develop into quite crop.
Grapes are badly damaged in some
localities, but the loss will not be as
great as announced last week. The
greatest loss will be sustained in the
vicinity of Lawton, while those
around Paw Paw, especially the vine
yards west of town are scarcely
touched
Fred Rickert was taken to Kala-
mazoo last Friday night by Federal
Officer c. H. Wright of that city. He
was charged with having by his utter
ances proven himself to be disloyal
to the Country that gives him pro-
lection. No specific charges were
made against him however, and he
was released. Mr.. Rickert is an
Alien Enemy and is somewhat ignor-
ant. 1t is probable that he has been
indiscreet in some of his remarks to
the neighbors.
Capt. o. w. Rowland has the proud
distinction of being the first in this
vicinity at least, if not in the county,
to own 81 900 worth of War Savings
Stamps. This veteran of the Civil
War is now too old to do active SER
vice in the field, but he is not too old
or too passive to do his duty to his
country at home. The only reason
that he does not own more War Saw
ings Stamps is because the govern
ment places $1,000 as the limit that
any one individual can purchase. In
addition to this however, Mr.. Row.
land has something over $1,000 in
Liberty Bonds and expects to be
ready to buy more bonds Of the big
issue in October. The spirit shown
by Mr.. Rowland might well be
emulated by those of more preten-
Il II so tha onsrtf