The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-08-30
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evening, the following telegram from
the Adjutant General, Washington, ID
c., was received by Mrs. John McFar
lin:-"Deeply regret to inform you
that it is officially reported that Pri-
vate Clare McFarlin, Infantry, was
severely wounded in action July 31st.
Department has no further inform
ation." !.
Frank Balance and Mrs. Eugene
Balance of Chicago were Sunday
guests at the home of his son, Lee
Balance.
Mesdames Sanger and Gardner left
on Thursday for the city to purchase
Fall and Winter goods for their
millinery store.
There will be initiation in the Re-
bekah degree next Wednesday eve-
ming, September 4th. All members
are requested to attend.
Leonard, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Morton was among the boys to leave
for the army camp from Flint on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beyler of Lake
vile, Indiana motored to Paw Paw
and spent Sunday last at the home of
Edward DeHaven.
} Miss Rena Van Fossen left Sunday
for Pittsburgh, Pa, to commence her
duties as Supervisor of English in the
schools of that city.
DR.. Verne Van Fossen left on
> Thursday for Cleveland, Ohio where
she will do special work in large
dental Office in that city.
Rodney Speese and family of La
porte, Indiana have been spending a
vacation at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Prater Jr.
The Charles Grewe farm near Law
renee has been sold with everything
on it, which cancels the big auction
sale which has been advertised for
the sale of that property.
Nelson Waters, Clifford Pugsley
and Gordon Packer of Lawton made
an auto trip to Grand Rapids and
back last Saturday. Nelson went
after a load of varnish for his
fathers hardware store.
A card to Harry Nash Of Lawton,
states that his son Frank has arrlv-
ed safely in France. Frank has not
reached the draft age, but enlisted
early last summer and has been in
!. training at camp in Texas.
What appears to be wool lap robe
was picked up in the Chautauqua
tent during the week, and left at the
ticket office. No one has claimed the
same to date. The local manager
will be glad to restore the same to
its owner, if he can ascertain who it
is.
c. C. Finch had the misfortune to
lose barn on his place by fire last
Tuesday night. The origin Of the
blaze is mystery. Considerable
hay and grain, besides farming i'm
plements belonging to the tenant
were all lost.
Lieutenant Max Brown spent few
hours with his mother and friends
here on Thursday. Max is enr )ute
Overseas, and is ordered to report at
New Port News. His promotion has
been absolutely on his merits and he
is entitled to great credit. He is
now commissioned as Second Lieu
tenant in the Adjutant Generals
} department.
What is known as the "Administra-
tion Man Power Bill", making the
draft age limits 18 to as years has
passed both houses of congress and
have been made to exclude boys
= under twenty-one years from the
draft, but the bill went through with
out amendment, and soon the entire
man power of the whole United
States between the ages of 1S and as
years will be classified and ready for
the service of their country. The
date of registration has not been set
yet, but will probably be early next
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sage had the
misfortune to lose their little girl
!. Helen May, last Wednesday night.
The little one was not taken sick
until Tuesday, and it was not dream
ed that the slight indisposition was
anything of serious nature. She
D was taken with violent convulsions
ybout eleven o'clock and died at mid
night. She would have been three