The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-07-05
Leland B. Gorton made a business
trip to Dowagiac on Monday.

Leland B. Gorton made a business
trip to Dowagiac on Monday.
Max Benton apd family entertained
o. c. Rix and family of Mattawar
on Sunday last.
Advertised Letters-Mr. and Mrs
j. Dunn, Miss Winnie Mattrallie
Mrs. Will Wait.
Mrs. Charles Duryea and children
of Cadillac are guests of Paw Paw
relatives and friends.
Miss McVey, a professional nurse
from Chicago is the guest of her
friend, Miss Marjorie Clapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Clapp spent
the week end in Mishawaka, Indiana
the guests of relatives of Mrs. Clapp.
Fred Yowler and Lester Hodge
have both gone to Otsego and accept
ed a position in the paper mills in
that city.
w. A. Simkins has not been SO well
as usual this week. He is some bet
ter now however, but not yet able to
leave the house.
Duane Mosier and wife came from
Lansing last Monday to spend two
weeks vacation at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. C. Mosier
Robert Cavanaugh, Tom Poole and
Bartlett Sellick will leave on July Is,
for Camp Steever, Lake Geneva, Wis
consin for a two weeks course in mil
itary training.
O'Grady Bros. have improved the
of their side of Main
street considerably by utilizing the
windows of the Sellick store for dis
play purposes.
William Yerington and wife of
Kalamazoo are guests of Paw Paw
friends a few days this week. They
will go to Chicago soon where Mr..
Yerington will take a two months
course of study in the University of
Chicago.
Mrs. Hattie Sanger arrived in Paw
Paw last Saturday after an extended
visit at the home of her daughter in
She is now at her post
with her partner Mrs. Gardner at
the Millinery store recently purchas-
ed of Mrs. Lupnitz Quartermas.
Frank McLain has moved his bar
Der shop from the Maynard building
to the Racket store, where a corner
has been fitted up for a commodious
tonsorial parlor in Burhan's Billiard
room. Frank McLain and Cady
Smith are the artists, Cady working
at the chair afternoons after his
route for the Engel baking company
has been covered.
There will be installation Of officers
and a big "Feed" at the l. o. o. F.
hall this week Friday evening. The
Feed" is the result of the recent
contest for membership. 1t resulted
in a tie, which necessitates a double
supply Of Seats. 1t is not necessary
to state that every member of this or
ganization will be present when the
roll is called.
Howard Parks has been home on
furlough this week. He has been
from Selfridge Field Mt.
Clemens to Urbana, Illinois where he
will take a twelve weeks course in
aero training. He will report at the
training school on Saturday of this
week. Howard never looked as well
in his life and he tips the scales now
at 173 pounds.
M. H. Young is feeling quite
"Chesty" these days. An eight and
one half pound baby boy born to
them on Monday night of this week
is responsible for Merle's "swelled
Up" appearance as he walks down
the street. Mother and babe are do
ing nicely, and there will be an abun-
dance of sunshine in the Young's
family, even though the frost did nip
the onions.
A beautiful service flag will be
dedicated at st. Mary's church next
Sunday evening at Eight o'clock. The
flag is of heavy satin, a red border
with white center on which are plac-
ed fifteen blue stars and one of gold.
The latter is in memory of Norbert
Neville of Decatur who died in a
southern training camp, and the for
mer represents the number Of boys
from this church who are now serv-
ing their country. Father Mcqueen
of st. Joseph church, Kalamazoo will
make the principal address at the
dedication. Every one will be well
coined to this patriotic service.
Mrs. Will Morton of Route six,
won first prize in the Missing Word
contest last week and Mrs. Fanny
Nicholson of Route 4, the second.
This is the last week Of the contest.
The interest has kept up remarkably