The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-03-22

Be sure to hear Prof. w. ID. Hen
derson lecture on "The Boy Problem"
next Wednesday evening at the
Coterie club house. Free to all.
A letter from Raymond Haworth
to his parents states that he was
among the first bunch of Uncle Sans
boys to enter the trenches. 1t is
rather monotonous he says, except at
teimes when there is plenty of ex-
citement. A letter from Cecil Ha-
worth who is yet in camp here, says
that the work is getting very inter-
esting. Fifteen of them, he said,
were out in the hills practicing signal
work.
The True Northerner runs full
page of auctions this week. There are
four sales, all good ones and page
six gives the complete details. The
first is for Edward Gillette on the
VIM. Pugsley farm or Saturday,
March 23rd, B. f. Warner auctioneer.
John Haworth, clerk. The second is
for ID. c. Thompson on his farm two
miles south and two miles east of
Mattawan on Monday, March 25th.
B. j. Rix, auctioneer, Campbell and
Murch, clerks. The third is for
Joseph Reed at his farm one and one
quarter miles west of Paw Paw on
Friday, March 10Th. B. J.. Rix,
auctioneer, B. F. Warner, clerk. The
fourth for Paul Smith at his farm
one and one half miles south of Paw
Paw on Saturday, March 30th. Rix
auctioneer, B. f. Warner. clerk.
These are all big auctions as care
full perusal of the solid auction page
in this issue will disclose. We have
other sales already scheduled. Watch
for the list next week. If you are
contemplating an auction it will pay
you to come to The True Northerner
Office early, that the sale may be
properly advertised. We guarantee
the circulation and publicity.
Grandma Gibbs of the Red Cross"
has come and gone, and it seems to
be the universal opinion that it was
one of the best. if not the best,
amateur play ever staged here by
local talent. 1t would be impossible
to single out any individual star or
stars in the cast, as each character
seemed to be just the right person
for the part assigned them. Miss
the leading role and most difficult
to finish, and earned many compli-
of the part. The Misses Mildred
young and pretty girls of "Old
Splinterville" could not be improved
upon anywhere, and handled their
1 na ,.tc fn nnt.fa ovrss
Pierce as the dainty French maid,
was all that the part implied. This
was one of the difficult parts to learn
but Miss Marian was equal to the
occasion and handled it like real
professional. Mrs. McLaren as
Samantha Snapp" was on the job
perfection. Mesdames Rena Smith
and Hattie Burhans as Red Cross
Nurses were well adapted to their
parts and appeared like real honest
to-goodness nurses. Little Ruth Har-
rington as Lizzie was surely a little.
wonder for one of her years and
made a hit with every one in the
audience. Master Chas. Millen as
brother Bub was equally as clever
and the pair made team that would
be hard to beat. Rev. C. H. Heaton
as Happy Jim Hankins with the Red
Hair and "wee little limp" was as
good if not better than most pro-
fessionals who are on the stage
every day. He kept the house in an
uproar from start to finish by his
droll sayings and superb acting.
Theodore Ferguson as Ezra, Grand
mas youngest son, was the right boy
in the right place. He played the part
we'll and made a fine looking soldier
bov. Every one knows that Frank
Pierce is one of the very incest boys
in town, but he made an awfully good
Bad Man as Mike Hannigan. The
part though short, required some
good acting and Frank was clever
in the part. Earl Burhans as the
New York Millionaire was just the
man for the role, and showed clever
ness i'm interpreting the part. He
made decided hit, and one would
look a long time for his equal. Paul
Smith as the Dignified Butler was
all that the title implied. He was
just right and brought forth many
good laugh. DR.. w. F. Hoyt as
DR.. Dawson of the u. S. Medical
corps was right at home and helped
to make the hospital scene seem too
real for many in the large audience.
Corporal Shannon was played by
Harold Hathaway in a way that was
most natural and effective. Taking
the play as a whole, it was all and
more than the large audience ex-
pected. The Opera House was pack
ed to the limit on two nights and
many were turned away on both
nights that could not be Accommodated
with even standing room. Great
credit for the success of the play is
given Rev. G.. HI. Heaton as director,
and Mrs. Lena Trey as chairman
of the committee. Both worked
necessarily for the play and
its success. The music furnished by
the High School orchestra added
much to the enjoyment of the audi
ence and the girls chorus under the
direction of Miss Brumstead was
thoroughly appreciated. The COM
pany are also indebted to A. Lynn
| Free for his assistance in the "Make-