The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-02-22

Rural mail carriers all over the
country have had q strenuous time
to deliver mail on the routes during
the past winter. Never I'm the history
of the Paw Paw Office have rural car
riers had as serious a time as this
winter. Just az an illustration of
what they have been through. Frank
Holcomb Carrier on route No. 6, walk
ed the entire distance of twenty-seven
miles on Wednesday of last week in
order to get the mail to his patrons.
1t was an impossibility to get a
wagon or cutter over the roads, and
he put the mail sacks on the horses
back and led him the entire distance.
This Is some record, and sample Of
what the carriers on all the routes
have been through. We sometimes
wonder, if the rural patrons all appre-
ciate the efforts made in their behalf
by these faithful servants of Uncle
Sam.
Mrs. James Nelson entertained q
company of fourteen young ladies at
her home on February 14th, at a
five o'clock dinner, given in honor of
Miss Nellie Harrington, who was to
celebrate birthday on the 18th, inst.
This was surprise for Miss Nellie,
the guests all arriving before her re-
turn from her duties at the Bank.
However, the shock was not so great
but what Miss Harrington could enter
into al the festivities of the occasion
and declared she was never happier
in her life. The guests were invited
to the dining room, which was very
prettily and appropriately decorated
for the occasion with cupids and
hearts, and dainty place cards, and
greatly enjoyed the feast prepared for
them by Mrs. Nelson,-and if anyone
has ever partaken of the dainties pre-
pared by Mrs. Nelson, there is no
need to elaborate on the menu served.
The evening was spent with games,
music, etc. and the guests departed
wishing that they might be permitted
to help her celebrate many more
birthdays. Some very pretty gifts
were left as token of their love and
esteem. Following were the guests:
The Misses Margaret Cole, veda
Brown, Lulu McWilliams, Mildred
Shepard, Esther Stevenson, Margaret
Southworth, TRUE Fuller, Thelma
Thayer, Audrey Cross, Sadie Busley,
and Mesdames Paul Smith, Earl Bur
hans and Fern Tarbell.
Charles w Ward, representative
of the Federal government for the
western section of Michigan for the
sale of Thrift stamps was in Paw Paw
last Thursday evening. He met
several of the business and profess
ional men at the Clifton hotel in the
evening. and explained to them the
plans of the government and the
necessity of a thorough systematic
i"Drive" for the sale Of these stamps.
This is a plan of the government to
raise money for the war. 1t is SINH
lar to the sale of Liberty Bonds, with
the exception that the small amount
necessary to purchase stamp makes
it possible for every man, woman and
child to do their "Bit", whereas the
minimum price of Liberty bonds is
above the possibilities of many. AS
previously explained in these columns
stamps are in the denomination Of
25 cents to $500. 25 cent
stamps together with 13 cents during
the month of February entities the
holder to a $500 stamp. " D. o.,,
w of these 90 stamps entities the
holder to a certificate which will be
payable and worth 500. 90 on Janu-
ary l-1923. The investment is a good
one from financial standpoint, pay
ing four per cent compound interest
up to the time of maturity of the GER
tifcate; but the principal argument
in favor of the plan is this: Our
country needs and must have the
money to carry on this great war to
a victorious conclusion. Without
money, we must lose to our foreign
barbarian enemies. Very little inter
est has been manifested here yet in
the purchase of these stamps. People
must wake up however, to the neces-
sity of the hour, and every person,
and every child must enlist in this
cause. Hon. G.. w. Merriman of
Hartford is chairman of +. the Van
Buren, county committee in charge of
the Thrift" campaign. No dates
have hoap apr~os,rcad ae vet Coz <h a