The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-07-05
G.. A. Cross of Lawrence was in
town Saturday on business.

G.. A. Cross of Lawrence was in
town Saturday on business.
Miss Ora Rowley of Lawrence
was in Paw Paw last Monday.
M. l.. Barber was home for the
week end and remained until after
the Fourth.
Masters Donald and David Ander-
son have returned from a weeks visit
on the farm in Berlamont.
Mrs. Cora Whalen of Benton Har-
Dor was the guest of Mrs. +. +.
Parks the latter part of last week.
Miss Blanche Cavanaugh has been
in Ann Arbor for the past week or
more, guest of her uncle and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Simpson and
baby were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ted Sowle and DR.. and Mrs.
Racette.
Master Charles Millen left Wednes
day for Hartford to spend a month
of his school vacation on the farm
of cousin residing near that city.
Supt. o w. Kaye and Azel Nc
Neil left last Monday for Harvard
University where they will take a
six weeks course in Military training
Miss Audrey Cross returned home
from Hastings the first of the week
after finishing most successful
year as teacher in the city schools
of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Mcdonald
and family motored from Grand
Rapids last Saturday and are spend
the week at the home of her mother
Mrs. Elvira Morrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Tuttle and Miss
Dorothy went to Big Rapids last Sat-
urday to spend a few days with Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Smith in their new
home there, returning Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. Frank Bailey and two child
rem of Grand Rapids and Master
Richard Hall of Grand Rapids arrived
last Saturday to spend the summer
at the home of her mother Mrs. Ber-
tina North.
Henry Shaefer and family are now
nicely settled in their cottage at
Three Mile lake for a several weeks
outing. Ford Wilbur and family are
also there in their cottage for the
summer months.
During the storm last Sunday
morning lightning struck the large
oak tree on Paw Paw street near the
James Nelson residence and literally
stripped every vestige of bark from
the trunk and large branches.
John Mutchler and family motored
to Grand Rapids last Saturday. They
were called there to attend the funer-
al of a nephew who died suddenly
while in Chicago. His remains were
brought there for burial. The family
returned home Monday.
Ward Mentor who has been spend
ing a vacation at the home of his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Labar Mentor,
left on Tuesday morning for Vancou-
yer, Washington, to become a unit in
Uncle Sans fighting forces. Ward
has been employed by the Western
Electric company for the past two
years, and expects to serve in some
capacity along the line of work in
which he has become proficient.
Forty-one Dodge automobiles in
cluding sixteen trucks, all for army
use, passed through Paw Paw Tues
day morning, enroute from Detroit
to Chicago. The cars were driven by
soldiers from Camp Grant under COM
mand of Lieutenant Dimmick and
Lieutenant Horrell. The cars will
be taken to what is known as "The
Motor Convoy Service Camp" in Chi
cago, and from that point will be
driven with other cars and many
trucks to Baltimore, which will be the
first lap of the journey "Over Seas"
This is the third consignment of
Army cars from the Dodge factory
to pass through Paw Paw.
The Paw Paw Chautauqua this
year will be on the Old Court Hourse
grounds again. While this location
is perhaps not as beautiful in many
ways as the Thayer grounds, it pro-
badly is more satisfactory to great
majority of Chautauqua patrons. The
dates as already announced are
August 10 to 26 inclusive. The chau-
tauqua patrons are promised many
rich features this year. The war will
furnish many attractions that will
appeal to every red blooded citizen in
the county. DR.. Robert Mathews,
who has recently returned from the
front and was in Paris during the
Longe Range bombardment, will be
the official Red Cross speaker, and