The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-07-12

Mrs. Rachel A. Bailey is in Grand
Rapids for two weeks visit.
George Chapman of Dowagiac call
ed on Paw Paw friends the first of
the week.
DelOs Mitchelson and wife, Mrs.
Holster and Mrs. Graham motored to
Paw Paw Lake and Coloma last
Sunday.
The Misses Dorothy and Virginia
Chase of South Haven are the guests
OF their cousins Rachel and Gertrude
Bailey this week.
Ray Clark was calling on Paw Paw
friends on Tuesday. Ray is in the
shoe business at Carthage, Missouri,
and with his wife is spending a va
cation at the home of his parents,
east of Lawton.
Some of the grape growers east
of town have contracted their grapes
to the Juice factories at $500 per
ton, while others believe that the
price is not high enough. They point
out that the crop this year will be
much lighter than last on account of
the freeze, and yet the price offered
is practically the same.
i. Private Charles j. Manning spent
the week end at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Man
ming Jr., He was formerly situated
at Camp Grant but is now encamped
at Chicago waiting for motor trucks
in which his company expect to make
trips to Baltimore. He is q member
of the 311th, Supply Train.
A letter from Clyde Grice states that
after being rejected three times, he
has finally been accepted in the Avi-
alton section of the army as Air
Plane mechanic. He has had but a
few days of army life, but states that
he is delighted with it. He is a
member of Areo Squadron No. 877,
Aviation Repair Depot, Dallas, Texas.
The annual Paw Paw Community
picnic was held at Englehart's Resort
Four Mile lake on Wednesday of this
week. These are pretty busy times
yet there were something over three
hundred people present, and splen-
did time is reported. A fine dinner
was served at noon and the usual
games including base ball took up
the afternoon.
Mrs. Fannie Mitchelson sends a
letter of appreciation for the prize
won in the Missing Word contest.
She wonders how many, especially
among the older readers, who really
appreciate the paper, and the efforts
made by those in charge to make it
the best possible. She also calls atter
ton to the papers generosity in send
ing each issue to the soldier boys at
the front and in camp.
"Killefer is the strong Cog in the
Cub Machine" is the headline of
story written for the Kalamazoo
Gazette on Wednesday. Killefer has
"Made" the Cubs, says the writer
and is of more value to the team than
even the great Alexander had he re-
manned. Base ball critics give Kille-
fer the honor of being the GAIL
American Back Stop" and class him
as the greatest catcher in either big
league in the game today.
A company of young people were
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Hoodemaker in honor of Miss Dor
otha Tracy, who is visiting relatives
in Almena from Constantine. The
evening was spent in games and an
enjoyable time was reported by all.
Miss Tracy was a member of this
years graduating class from the Con-
stantine High school and has been
visiting in different parts of the state
the past few weeks.
Rev. James C. Brown who has
occupied the pulpit at the Christian
church for the past two Sundays has
accepted a call to the pastorate of
that church. Mr.. Brown is a gradu-
ate of the U. of M. He is young man
of modern ideas, believing that the
church is in the community to serve
in making a better place in which to
live. In this spirit we welcome Mr..
Brown and his wife to our commun-
ity.
At the annual school meeting in
the Richmond district east of town,
James Bale was elected director vice
Wallace White. It was voted to hold
meeting at the school house next
Monday evning to discuss the Van
Buren, county farm agents propos-
sition. Some of the farmers of that
neighborhood are of the opinion that
the benefits derived are not commen-
surate with the expense of maintain
ing a county farm bureau.
Following are the newly elected
officers of the local /. o. o. F. lodge
who were installed last Friday night.
]. A. Reidl, N. e.; w. H. Weather
$500. D.,