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

DIR. +. A. Racette returned Monday
from a week end motor trip to his
old home in Muskegon.
Miss Christine Carr returned Mon
day from a two weeks vacation
spent in Grand Rapids and other
nearby points.
w. r. Helms and wife of Florida
arrived in Paw Paw the first of the
week for a visit with old time neigh
bors and friends.
Mrs. Jesse Barton entertained her
daughter, Mrs. H. B. Buck and family
of Kalamazoo from Wednesday until
Sunday last week.
Father Mcqueen of Kalamazoo
gave brilliant address at the st.
Mary's Service Flag dedication last
Sunday. Father Crowley and Eugene
Welch of that city accompanied him
to Paw Paw and assisted in the SER
vices.
r. w. Broughton went to Grand
Rapids on Tuesday to attend a meet
ing of the Republican State Central
committee of which he is a member
from the Fourth Congressional dis
trict.
There was happy reunion at the
Barton home July Fourth, when Mrs.
Barton's children, Ralph Jennings and
family of Paw Paw and Mrs. Will
Nelson and family of Lawton came
to spend the day with Mother.
A baby boy was born to DIR. and
Mrs. j. E. Gilkey last Saturday, but
lived only a few minutes. The
mother is getting along nicely, but
both parents feel the loss keenly.
They have the sympathy of host of
friends in their sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vickers of Chi
cago spent the week end with their
daughters, Mrs. Leland Benwire and
Mrs. Harley Bowman and families.
Their little grand daughter, June re-
turned home with them for a two
weeks visit.
The Surgical Dressings Shop now
has Red Cross flag of it's own. The
ladies are still waiting for their quota
and announce that when it comes, the
flag will be hung in front of the
rooms as a signal that the ladies are
all wanted for work. Watch for the
Red Cross flag.
w. H. Markillie, for many years a
resident of Paw Paw, died in Goble-
vile, June 28th. He was born in
Lincolnshire, England, December 9Th,
1848 and came to Van Buren, county
with his parents when baby, and
this county has been his home since
that day. He leaves a widow, and
one son, Glenn of this place.
Special mention should be made of
the patriotic gift of Mrs. f. l.. Eli
oft to the local Surgical Dressings
department of the Red Cross. Mrs.
Elliott made with her own hands a
large American flag to be hung from
the windows of the Surgical Dress
ing Shop on Main street. She work
ed early and late to finish the flag
in time for the Fourth of July, and
on the morning of that day, the flag
hung as planned from the windows
of the shop.
An immense crowd saw the Mat
inee Racing at Hartford on July 4th,
and everyone appeared to be satisfied
with the program. There were four
races during the afternoon, and in
the "Class G. Trot", Karl the Benton
Harbor stopper made the half mile
in 1861. This time was considered
remarkable on half mile track.
Horsemen are loud in praise of the
Hartford track, claiming it to be one
of the fastest in the state. Charles
Hicks of this place officiated as one
of the judges. The splendid Bloom
ingdale band added much to the en-
joyment of the afternoon. This band
is without question one Of the finest
musical organizations III OOutHtIH
Michigan, and it is real pleasure to
hear them on any occasion. They
furnished music during the afternoon
and remained to participate in the
patriotic program at Ely Park in the
evening.
DR.. C. E. Wech of Westfield, N. Y.
and DR.. c. w. Johnson of Lawton
were in Paw Paw last Tuesday morn
ing. DIR. Welch is the original
"Welch Grape Juice Man., and is
looking forward to branch factory
in Van Buren county. He has bought
an acre ard half tract Of land in
the village of Lawton facing Main
street and adjoiring the M. G. Ry.
tracks. 1t is now too late to erect a
factory there this year, but two
thousand tons of grapes have been
contracted, and factory will prob
ably be built there next season. The
grapes this year will be crushed in
Lawton, and the juice shipped east
to the factory for bottling. The price