The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-09-20

Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and A. r.
Foote were Sunday dinner guests at
the Roy Mosier home, east of town.
Advertised Letters-Mrs. j. Brown,
Mrs. John Brown, A. N. Gilbert, O..
H. Jackson, Miss Eleanor Krenholz,
Mrs. Isaac Roberts, Miss May Cole.
Mrs. Harry Row and children and
Mrs. Verne Munger and daughter of
Benton Harbor were week end visitors
at the Eugene Hoppe home, south of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Dunbar have
moved to Kalamazoo, where they ex-
pect to make permanent home. The
best wishes of host of Paw Paw
friends accompany them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jephet and
children, Helen and Henry, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Falor and children, Edith
and Edwin of South Haven, spent the
week end with their sister, Mrs. VIM.
f. Cutler and family.
Miss Marie Overacker became the
bride of Maurice White last Monday
evening. The ceremony was perform
ed at the Baptist parsonage in the
village of Lawton. Mr.. White left
early Tuesday morning to join Uncle
Sans fighting forces at Camp Custer.
Paw Paw people will be pleased to
learn that Rev. Arthur Trott and
family are to be residents of Paw
Paw for at least another year. The
Michigan Annual Methodist confer
ence, from which Mr.. Trott returned
the first of the week, returned him to
the Paw Paw field for another year.
1t will be interesting to readers of
the True Northener to know where
some of the former pastors of the NJ.
f.. church of this place are now locat-
ed. Rev. w. +. Emory is assigned TO
the Epworth church in Grand Rapids
Rev. A. w. Mumford goes to Shelby;
Rev. Mr.. Carman is still on the farm,
and Rev. A. T. Luther is doing hospi-
tai work in the Lincoln Hospital at
Illinois.
B. f. Cline and family left Monday
for their new home in Mt. Solon, Vir-
ginia, where Emmett will again be-
come a real honest to goodness far
mer. After getting the family locat-
ed, he expects to return to Paw Paw
and resume his duties in the post
office during the winter months. Mr..
Cline has been an efficient clerk in the
and will be missed by the patrons of
the office and by his fellow workers.
The family have been active in church
and their decision to leave
this community is regretted. The
best wishes of large circle of loyal
home friends go with this estimable
family to their southern home. They
are making the seven hundred mile
trip via. auto, and have promised
their friends an account of the jour
ney through the columns of The
True Northerner.
The Paw Paw schools are now
organized and actively en-
gagged in Junior Red Cross work.
Miss Grace Marshall of the Domestic
Science department is general super
visor, and each teacher is subordin-
ate supervisor to look after the work
in their own particular grade. Mon
dav and Friday afternoons Of each
week from three to four are devoted
to Red Cross work. The pupils are
now working on Bright Colored Hos
pital bags, and when the requisite
amount of proficiency is acquired,
thew will be put on garment work. A
"Pit Basket" has been placed in the
school. where pupils may deposit
peach and plum pits. These pits, as
has already been explained, are used
70 make carbon which is required in
the manufacture Of Gas masks for the
soldiers. Mrs. Hattie Burhans, coun-
tv chairman of the Junior Red Cross,
announces that many schools IN the
county are now organized and engag,
ed in this work. The schools VIII
make a display at the County Falr
and the sum of $4,000 will be dis
tributed among the connecting schools.
The first prize will he $500, and the
balance will be divided SO that each
school will receive some share OF the
prize money.
Just as we went to press last week
an individual came into the office and
requested the publication of a short
notice of his wife's death. He was
apparently bowed down with grief,
and with tears in his eyes, stated that
his beloved wife, Anna Waymire had
departed this life, leaving a husband
and four children to mourn her de-
mise. The death notice appeared as
related, and on Friday morning an
other individual Of the feminine gen
der dashed into the office, copy of
The True Northerner in her hand and
with blood in her eye, demanded an
audience with the editor himself.
That meek individual was cornered at
his desk and there was no escape. In
vociferous language and with wild
yesticulations, the visitor demanded
to know by what authority her obitu-
ary had been published. With
nuaking voice and in subdued tones,
the editor related the circumstances
and gave the source of his information
In explanation Of Mr.. Waymire's deep
sorrow and tear stained face. his be-
loved spouse stated that she had that
very morning threatened to "Smash a
chair over his head" The explana-
ton was satisfactory, and the editor
felt extremely fortunate because of
tho fact that Mrs. Waymire had pro-