The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-03-01
Charles Cole Of Hartford was in
Paw Paw on Wednesday.

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Monday, March 11th, will be Far
mer's Institute day at Almena.
F. A. Butterheld of Bangor was a
Paw Paw visitor the first of this
week.
Master Kenneth Van Tassel has
been sick this week and unable TO at
tend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Abrams and
Miss Grace Barnes of Lawrence were
Paw Paw visitors on Tuesday.
l.. II. Harrison Of Charleston, West
Virginia was in Paw Paw the first Of
this week. He is a brother of Mrs
Zilpha Ferguson.
Edmond Babbitt, former student in
the Paw Paw schools is at Annapolis
Maryland, attending preparatory
school for entrance to the u. S. Naval
Academy.
See Rev. C. II. Heaton as Happy
Jim Hawkins" in Grandma Gibbs Of
the Red Cross at the Opera House
Friday and Saturday evenings, March
Is and 16.
r. A. Shoesmith, formerly of Paw
Paw and now of Payette, Idaho has
been calling on Paw Paw friends this
week. He is looking well and is de-
lighted with his western home.
Remember, that all women who own
property jointly with their husbands
are entitled to vote on the library
question on March 18th, but don't
forget to have your name registered
with the village clerk before Satur-
day night of this week.
w. c. Wildey has been for several
weeks, travelling through the South
in the interest of the Paw Paw
Fruit Growers Union. He is in Ar
kansas this week and will be in
Florida next. He will return home
about the first of April.
Owing to the fact that the County
Agricultural Agent will be out of the
county attending the Farmers Meet
ing at the M. A. c. this week, during
the week ending March 9Th, no far
mer's meeting where the Extension
Division is concerned will be held.
The program next Wednesday after
noon at the Coterie will be devoted
entirely to the question of "a new
Carnegie Library for Paw Paw"
The principal address will be given
by Miss Elizabeth Pomeroy of Ian.
sing and a musical program will be
rendered. There will be no guest
fee on this day and every woman in
the village of Paw Paw is invited and
urgently requested to be present.
George Updyke, state inheritance
tax examiner, was at the Probate
Office last week, checking up the
estates liable under the law to an i'm
heritance tax, and making an esti-
mate in number of estates.
Probably the largest inheritance tax
ever determined in Van Buren, county
was entered February 21st, the same
being $3,392.08 in the estate of VIM.
j. Sellick, deceased. Inheritance
taxes are payable to the county
treasurer, and by him forwarded to
the state treasurer, where they are
placed in the Primary School fund.
Carl Isaac Conner, the two year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Conner
died on February lst, Of pneumonia.
He was apparently healthy child
and enjoyed his normal health until
few days before his death. Every
thing was done within human power
by his indulgent parents but their
efforts were in vain. The funeral
services were held last week Thursday
afternoon from the home of the
child's grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Mather who are burdened
with double grief, having so recent
ly lost their son, Carl Mather. The
family have the sympathy of a
large circle of friends.
The next contingent of the Y. s.
army from Van Buren, will leave Paw
Paw next Tuesday afternoon, March
5th, at $3.50. Following is the list
Clarence Beckwith and Arthur Karl
Sauer of Bangor; Colond M. McCrary
Stanley w. Hoyt, and Wayne III. Alb
bait of Lawton; George Ora Went
worth formerly of Lawrence and
Charles Willett of Covert. Practically
all of this list waived regular classifi-
cation and made special request to be
sent with the first contingent to leave
the county. They are ordered to re-
port to the local board at 100 o'clock
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