The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-02-08

NOTtn Nhcs strccS rcOhuoiy Seh, at
two o'clock.
j. f. Packer has gone to Hartford
for a visit with his daughter Mrs.
Spaulding, and to get warm once more
as he expresses it.
Next Tuesday February 18th, is
Lincoln's birthday and a legal holi-
day. All banks of the village will be
closed on that day.
Dell Mcguire was home from Camp
Grant for a week end furlough. He
is soon TO be transferred to a point
Somewhere in Texas"
Don't forget the Band benefit at
the Idle Hour theatre on Friday and
Saturday nights of next week. "On
Trial" a nine reel feature will be the
program.
Attorney Fred Cogshall of South
Haven, Hon. G. w. Merriman of Hart
ford and Leslie Scott of Arlington
were welcome callers at The True
INortherner Office last Friday.
A letter from j. +. Trescott renew
ing his subscription to The True
Northerner states that they are well
and prospering in Hammond, Indiana
despite the fact that they are snow
bound and traffic suspended and a
general shortage of fuel. Not much
weather to catch big bass he says, but
will be on hand in the Good Old Sum-
mer time.
Fire losses in the United States and
Canada during 1917 will go well over
a quarter of a billion dollars and the
losses in the United States alone will
approximate that. With the except
ion of 1916, when the great San Fran
cisco confagration occurred, the fire
losses in the United States will be
greater than ever before in its history
Manager Reeves will put on a
special show at the Idle Hour on Fri
day and Saturday nights, February
Is and 16, as a benefit for the High
school band. con Trial" high class
nine reel feature will be the attract
ion for those two nights. Don't for
get these dates, as it will be an
opportunity to boost for the band
boys and incidentally enjoy fine
feature program.
, A letter written from Somewhere
in France" on December 23rd, by
Frank Isbell and just received by his
wife here states that he was at the
time in hospital there. He did not
know definitely what the trouble was
but was fearful, lest an operation for
appendicitis was found to be neces-
sary. Mrs. Isbell is anxiously await
: ing his next letter.
The Government has taken over
the control of all the Gasoline and
Kerosene industries, and DIR. Garfield
made the Oil Administrator. There
seems to be plenty of oil yet, but
if DR.. Garfield's management of the
Coal Situation can be taken as a
criterion, it will not be long before
it will be practically impossible to buy
a bit of kerosene or gasoline.
The city of Charlotte in Eaton
county has the proud distinction OF
being the first precinct in the United
States to report 400 per cent Sold
on Thrift Stamps and War Saving
: Certificates This means that every
person in that city has signed up foi
!, these stamps or certificates. This
is a mighty proud record, and we only
wish that Paw Paw might make as
I good one.
The fuel crisis in Paw Paw has
reached such a stage that. many
: families have had to abandon theil
homes and go in with some of theil
hCiSlDOIS WIN are enOuRf
to have little fuel left. 1t has beer
' impossible to get any coal at all, anc
T the supply of wood has been entirely
T inadequate to meet the demand. II
is hoped that those who have wooc
lots will endeavor to get some of i
' cut and draw to the village just al
. soon as possible to relieve the suffer
r ing which now seems inevitable. A.
soon SIS the Fruit Belt is again abl,
to get trains over the line it is DOS
sible that car or so of coal may b,
n obtained; but then it will have to b,
: distributed in minute quantities anc
t wood will still be, needed in order t,
e make the coal go just as far as pos
: sible. Oftentimes during the pas
e week a two cord load of wood ha.
f been distributed among five or ST,
t families in an effort to keep the fire.
J, burning. With the conditions of tn,
a roads as they have been for the pas