The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-06-14

is visiting friends here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Burns and baby
of Kalamazoo visited relatives here
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Solomon spent
the fore part of the week with a
brother near Niles and left the last
of the week for Huntington, West
Virginia. Mr.. Solomon expects to be
called soon for service.
Miss Winefred Thompson of Cros-
by, Mimi, spent a few days this week
at the ID. A. Hoodemaker home.
Charles Ferris and family, and
Claude Langdon and family of Kala-
mazoo were Sunday visitors at the
George Langdon home.
Mr.. Pifer of Coloma is visiting his
son Will and family.
Fred Rupert is moving his saw
mill near Schoolcraft.
Howard Ritter has new Overland
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blocker returned
from Chicago Tuesday where they
had been called by the death of a
brother of Mr.. Blocker.
A pretty home wedding was that
of Miss Mabel Jensen, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Jensen who was
united in marriage to Mr.. Ira Web
ster of South Haven, at eight o'clock
last Wednesday evening, June 9Th.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Arthur Trott. A wedding sup
per followed the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Webster left that same evening
for Chicago where they will visit
friends and they will make Sonth
Haven their home. The out-of-town
guests were an uncle from Green
vile, Mich, Miss Estelle Miller was
the brides maid and Private Orion
Reed of Camp Custer was best man,
besides a number of friends being
present from Chicago. The many
friends of Mr.. and. Mrs. Webster
united in wishing for them unlimited
happiness through life.
Will Zielie is home on few days
furlough, before being called to SER
vice by Uncle Sam.
These locals were omitted last week
owing to lack of space.
True Burns came home from Colo
RADIO last week and registered on June
5th. He visited his brother Mervie
at Fort Sill while on his way home.
Delmer iced and wife of Tenne-
see are here for few days visit.
Howard Ritter was sent home
from Camp Custer on account of
physical disability.
Peter Baugher has brother visit
ing him from Osceola, Indiana.
Walter Brown, niece and family of
Kalamazoo visited at the Brown
home over Sunday.
Childrens Day will be observed at
the NJ. f. church Sunday evening,
June 18th.
Reilly Maston was home from
Camp Custer for Memorial day. He
was transferred to Georgia on Friday.
r. NJ. and Theo Waite visited at
the j. ]. Solomon home on Thursday.
Two hundred people gathered at
the church on Memorial day and
listened to the fine address given by
Rev. Trott. Elder Jowetts explain
!
very interesting to old and young.
After the exercises at the church
they marched to the cemetery where
the fallen soldiers were remembered
by the children placing flowers on
their graves. Mr.. iced being away
and unable to attend, his son Delmer
! kindly consented to take his place in
the ceremonies at the cemetery.
They then went to Convey Hill and
! had exercises there, likewise remem-
boring the old soldiers graves with
flowers and flags. A service flag
was displayed bearing twenty-eight
blue stars, representing the Almena
boys in service
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. McHendryks
of Paw Paw visited Sunday at the
Fred Manning home.
Miss Helen Bolinger was home
from Battle Creek for the week end.
Miss Estella Miller spent a couple
Of days at home last week.
Mrs. Floyd Harmon was called to
Chicago last Tuesday to attend the
funeral of neice.
A number from here attended the
Field day meet at Bangor last Friday
John Ulum of Edwardsburg is
visiting his daughter Mrs. Charles
Baugher.
Word has been received by Mr..
and Mrs. Miller that Harry has
reached France.
A quiet home wedding took place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. L.
Hoodemaker when their daughter
Gladys was united in marriage to
Earl Polmanteer. The ceremony took
place at seven o'clock in the evening,
and Rev. Arthur Trott officiated.
These young people have many
friends in Almena whose best wishes
go with them as they sail on the sea
Of life. Later in the evening they
were invited to the Cleaner Hall
where their friends held a miscell-
aneous shower and supper for them.
Carl Burns and Gaylord Brown