The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-08-16
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Miss Mae Eveland.
Harry Dunbar and wife are recreat
ing at Pugsley's Lake.
VIM. Bryar of Lansing called on
4 Paw Paw friends Tuesday.
Judge Davi0 Anderson addressed
Patriotic meeting in Hartford last
Sunday evening.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Close of Kala-
!. mazoo are guests at the Mcleod
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Weston spent
Sunday last in Dowagiac, at the home
Iof his son. Eugene.
J. Charles Phillips of Aberdeen S. d.
was a guest of his grand parents Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Phillips part of the
week.
y Mrs. Hiram Stout. Mrs. James Eek
= rote and daughter Lillian Of Reading
Pa, are visitors at the H. M. Tellam
home, east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin and
daughter Ruth of Coloma, Michigan
!. spent Sunday last with Mr. and Mrs.
w. c. Sheldon.
Rev. C. Hawley is taking his annual
vacation. He came home for a few
days last week. and is now in Indiana
<He will arrive here soon to complete
his vacation.
Mrs. Martha Bennett has received
word that her son Eber has arrived
safely in France. 1t is probable that
all of the 85th, division, late of Camp
Custer are now safely across.
A. w. Slovenian and wife return
ed this week from an auto trip to
Ithaca, Michigan, where they have
spent a weeks vacation. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Heron accompanied them.
3 H. Z. Fisk and Lee Balance and
families motored to Kokomo, Indiana
Saturday, returning Monday. They
were guests of Mrs. Balances sister
Mrs. Fred Alexander and family.
Jacobs and Conner are moving
their garage to the Rink building
which has been fitted up for their use.
The new place will be known as "The
Square Deal Garage" and will be com
plete in every detail.
that Clarence St. John and DR.. Smith
were called to Paw Paw Monday eve
ming by the illness of the formers
mother who is visiting here. Mrs.
y st. John is reported better.
DR.. J. E. Gilkey and family and Roy
l.. Tuttle and family left on Thurs
day for a weeks outing in Northern
Michigan. They will go via Auto,
take their tents and camping equip
ment and stop wherever the fishing
looks good. The Doctor will be away
:. from his office about week.
In keeping with the policy of the
Government, the local Garages are
contemplating the example of gar
ages in Kalamazoo and other places
throughout the state, and close their
places of business at 600 p. NJ. and
on Sundays. Further announcement
will be made of this change in policy
next week.
Mrs. Ellen Vanderveer died at her
home at Reynolds Lake, August 18th,
aged seventy-one years. She has spent
a lifetime in Van Buren, county, and
has lived at the lake for the past
eighteen years. She has been in fail
her death was not unexpected. She
leaves one son, Carlton, to mourn her
death, besides a host of lifelong
friends.
There are several letters from the
soldier boys on our desk this week,
y that space will not admit of publica-
tion. This frequently happens, much
to our regret We trust however that
our readers will understand the cir
cumstances. We want friends Of the
soldier boys to know that we appre-
ciate the letters and want them. If
lack of space forbids their publica-
tion the week of receipt. they will be
printed in the very first issue possible.
A Red Cross Picnic is advertised
sfor the "Mooney Park" residence in
South Haven on Saturday Of this
week The big feature of this picnic,
and the feature that gives the event
the title of "Red Cross" is the fact
that a thoroughbred Welch colt will
be given away. Tickets on the colt
will sell for S1.00 each and the lucky
number will draw the prize The en-
: tire proceeds will 90 to the Red Cross
Congressman r. l.. Hamilton will both
give addresses during the day.
Don't forget to pay the war tax on
= those Chautauqua season tickets
y Every season ticket and every pass
4 must have the words "War Tax Paid
stamped thereon before they will be
accepted at the gate. There will be
lady stationed in the lobby Of the
post office on Saturday afternoon OF
!, this week to fix up the tickets. Ir
case one cannot get down to have this
done Saturday, it can be paid and
h,kets will be stamped at ticket office
NE first day of Chautauqua. The
war tax is twenty cents on adult sea-
son tickets; One cent on child's ticket
age seven to twelve years and ter
cents on child's tickets of twelve and
thirteen.