The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-05-31
Local Neus
Pau Pau and Vicinity

last week on business.
L. +. Griffith was in Lawrence on
business last Tuesday.
Mrs. w. J. Warner was Kalama-
zoo visitor on Monday last.
Z. f. Parks is on the sick list
and confined to his home this week.
County Drain Commissioner Chas.
Ashley was in Paw Paw last Monday
morning.
Mrs. C. j. Rowley and daughter,
Miss Ora, and Mrs. H. w. Chapman
of Lawrence were in Paw Paw on
Tuesday.
Robert Bangs is the substitute mail
carrier for Leon Douglas during his
absence at the Grand Lodge session
in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Martha Bennett had as guests
last Sunday, DR.. Charles Bennett and
wife of Gobleville, and Eber Bennett
from Camp Custer.
DR.. ]. f. Gilkey was called to Plain
well last Friday to attend the funeral
of an uncle who passed away sudden
ly from heart failure.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mutchler were
in Bangor on Monday to attend the
funeral of their friend Mrs. Bert
Sherrod of that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Mosier will
accompany their son Duane and wife
to Mattawan today, where Duane de-
livers the Memorial Day address.
There were 4,S08 deaths reported
to the Secretary of State in Michigan
during the month of April. The num-
ber of births reported during the
month was 1926.
Harley Mutchler, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Mutchler of this place
and Gardner Ackley of Kalamazoo
have applied for admission into the
Naval Training school at the Great
Lakes Training station in Illinois.
Miss Marion Mutchler is expected
home Thursday from her school work
at the M. A. c. The year closed last
Friday, but Miss Marion has been
the guest at house party at Pine
Lake for the week end.
The many friends of Sam Whelpley
will be glad to learn that he has re-
covered sufficiently to be at home
again. He was taken to Borgess. hos
pital several weeks ago, where he
has been critically i'll with typhoid
fever.
The Memorial Program will be car
ried out today as announced through
the columns of The True Northerner
last week. The subject of Rev. c.
H. Heaton's address at the Opera
House in the afternoon is "The Spirit
of the COS in 1918"
Assistant Attorney General Duane
Mosier and wife arrived in Paw Paw
Wednesday evening to spend the
week end at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Mosier. Duane
will deliver the Memorial address at
Mattawan this afternoon.
Ward Bartrem, wife and daughter
of Boston are guests here of his
mother, Mrs. w. F. Hoyt. Ward is
one of the Paw Paw boys who has
made good with vengeance. He
now holds responsible and lucrative
position with the celebrated "Rexall
Co." with headquarters in Boston.
Mrs. M. c. Wilmot and niece Miss
NJ. f. Pratt left on Wednesday morn
ing for Oswego, New York, where
they expect to make their future
home. These estimable ladies have
spent several years in Paw Paw.
They have made a host Of friends,
who join in best wishes for their
future comfort and happiness in the
new home.
The Ladies of the Red Cross in
Paw Paw need more workers. There
is much to be done, and every lady
who is not now doing all she can in
this humanitarian war work, is urged
to offer her services at once. The
June quota will be heavy, and Var
Buren county must not fall below the
quota. Many ladies are already do
ing all they can. Others might dc
more. Enlist your services at once
il you are not already in the ranks
The use Of no less than six sewing
machines has been rendered the ladie:
of the Red Cross of Almena town
ship in response to the appeal in las
weeks columns of The True Norther
ner. The generosity of one lady goe'
even further, and she has a machin'
which the Ladies of Almena ma!
have permanently. This is the fin
spirit of loyalty which pervades tn
land everywhere in all war activitie
and is the spirit which will event
ually win the war.