The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-04-05

, Advertised Letters Mrs. Helen
, Bluett.
LaRue Mosier went to Detroit on
business the first of the week.
Don't forget the "Win the War"
meeting on the streets of Paw Paw
next Monday evening. See the Home
Guards of Decatur drill, hear the
band and speakers and help boost for
the Liberty Loan
Longwell and Warner sold last
week, the house occupied by VIM. II.
Mason to Ray Pugsley; The home
farm belonging to the Dubois Estate
located just north of Mattawan and
the Salisbury farm in Almena to Nor
man Langley Of Kalamazoo.
Mrs. George Longwell Jr. chair
man of the Womar's Liberty Loan
committee for Paw Paw township
was in Hartford on Wednesday to
attend county Liberty Loan meet
ing. The women of the county are
thoroughly organized for the work,
l and will serve in conjunction with the
: various mems committees during the
] drive.
Van Buren's quota of fifty-three
= boys left last Friday morning on
/ schedule time and arrived at Camp
2 Custer all safe and sound in charge
}. of r. w. Broughton, secretary of the
e local draft board. Richard Roach
accompanied his grandfather on the
trip in the capacity of "Bugler" and
the diminutive musician made big
hit enroute and at the camp on their
!. arrival.
/ A special meeting of the Wolver-
q inc Fruit association is called in the
Council rooms on Saturday evening
of this week at 1880 o'clock. The
sales manager, G. K. Prater Jr. is
n home for a few days, and desires to
see all the growers in the association
: before leaving for his southern work
: which will keep him engaged until
I we'll into the fruit season. Many
e items of interest will be discussed at
this meeting.
r The dance at the Rink last Thurs
{ day night for the benefit of the Red
o Cross was largely attended and net
o ted the sum of approximately $125.00
@ The Van Buren, county boys who
t were here preparatory to leaving for
n camp the next morning were guests
for the party, and prior to the dane
ing, Attorney Glenn E. Warner, in
: troduced Judge Des Voignes and j.
I +. Chandler, both Of whom made a
: short patriotic address to the boys.
: The township of Keller voted on
@ the Township Unit school system last
@ Monday and this will now be the only
o township in Van Buren, county to
operate its schools under the Unit
plan. One central school board will
S have complete charge of all the
: schools in the township, and one
:. uniform tax assessment will cover
e the expense of the township schools
S The question was bitterly fought in
e the election, but those who favored
# the plan are confident of the success
r of the system and know the advan-
tages to be derived from it.
v Some especially fine features are
" now being shown at the Idle Hour
). theatre and the crowded houses
g would indicate that people of this
: community were beginning to appre-
t. ciate Mr.. Reeves efforts to give the
8 best that can be obtained in the
n Movie business. Tonight and Satur-
8 day night "House of Shadows" feat
g uring Vaughan Glazer will be shown
a and Sunday and Monday nights, the
Q celebrated film Persuasive Peggy
h featuring Peggy Hyland, will be the
@ attraction. Good comedies in con-
@ nection with the main feature every
8 night.
The first "Win the War" meeting
: for Paw Paw will be street meet
;, ing next Monday evening. The Home
d Guard company of Decatur will be
: present and give an exhibition drill
a on the pavement, the. high school
: band will participate, and there will
k be speaking and other patriotic
s features. The Decatur Home Guard
II Company are planning a tour of Var
h Burer county in the interest Of the
e Liberty Loan. 1t is a mighty patri'
e otic thing for the boys to do, and
y Paw Paw should give them rousing
+ cordial reception. They gave drill
s on the streets of Paw Paw last Fri