The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-06-28
Jasper Buckley of Geneva was in
Paw Paw on Wednesday.

Jasper buckley OF Geneva was III
Paw Paw on Wednesday.
Mrs. Rena Beach visited friends in
Bloomingdale one day last week.
VIM. C. Butler and wife of Kala-
mazoo were Paw Paw visitors on
Monday last
l.. HI. Spring and Mrs. r. A. Cart
ner of Berlamont were in Paw Paw
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Rena Beach is assisting in the
care of George Tyler who is some
better but still remains critically i'll.
Hugh Harrison of Charleston, w.
Va, came to spend the week end
with Paw Paw relatives and friends.
Mrs. Maurice Woods and son Stan
ley of Kalamazoo were visitors at the
ID. j. Nicholson home last Saturday.
Earl Raymond who recently visited
his parents here, has been called to
the colors and reported at Camp Gus
ter for duty on Monday of this week.
Mrs. Wayne Wilson returned last
Sunday from Benton Harbor where
she has been taking baths for rheu-
matism. She comes back much i'm
proved.
Your part in the war is to produce
as much as possible, consume as little
as necessary, and loan your savings
to the Government. Are you facing
your task as cheerfully as our fight
ing men face theirs?
The long continued drought is in
juring the crops and drying up the
gardens on the high lands. 1t has
tried hard to rain now for a couple
of weeks, but every effort has ended
in failure in this locality.
Mrs. f. NJ Barner of Benton Har-
Dor is here for an indefinite stay. She
states that they like their new home
verp much, and are enjoying good
health there. Ivan Shull is motor
man on the Interruban Railway line.
Remember the special attraction at
the Idle Hour theatre on Thursday
and Friday nights, July A and 5.
"The Kaiser, The Beast of Berlin"
will be the feature land a special
matinee will be given Thursday after
noon at Two o'clock. Children will
be admitted at the matinee for Is
cents. The admission is 25 cents.
Don't miss this one.
Regardless of all other consider
ations, the Chautauqua this summer
will make it's full contribution to the
"Winning of the War;" Recreation,
relaxation, laughter and fun will not
be lacking, but the great phases of
the war will be covered by men and
women fresh from the battle lines,
who know whereof they speak. The
program this year will be rich in war
features. The Paw Paw dates are
August 10 to 26 inclusive. The COM
plete program will be announced soon
Frank Friedman of Gobleville who
had charge of the last Liberty Loan
in Pine Grove township makes the
following suggestion to raise funds
for the Red Cross. Free air is
available at all garages, and often
persons not customers of a place
would be glad to pay something for
air. A box with a red cross was left
at an air station in Gobleville which
collected a gratuity for the Red
Cross from the majority of passers
by. The scheme is ingenious and
logical. We understand it will be put
in operation by some of the local
garages.
A letter from Jake Leaver to Paw
Paw friends states that at the time
the letter was written his regiment
was all packed up and would leave
for Camp Mills in about two hours.
This is the first lap of the journey
across" and the next news from
Jake will probably be card stating
that he "Has arrived safely in
France" He was glad to leave the
Southern camp where the weather
has been intensely hot for several
weeks. Then to, he is anxious to get
cover There" and do his part in this
great war. Success to you Jake, We
know you will do your part, and we
wish you a safe return to the old
home friends.
The "Most Killing" frost that ever
struck this section in the month of
June came last Saturday night. 1t
was a real hard freeze and the dam
age done is almost beyond compre-
hension. Fields of corn and potatoes
were in many places frozen to the
ground; gardens were ruined and the
grape crop badly shattered. Some
vineyards do not show the effect of
the freeze while others in the same
neighborhood are practically destroy
ed. Vineyards were not so badly
hurt in the vicinity of Paw Paw as
they were around Lawton and in Por-
ter township. Mint and all low land
crops were all frozen, and it is said
that the A. M. Todd Company of