The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-10-18

Fred Longwell of Schoolcraft was
a Paw Paw visitor or Wednesday.
Word comes chat Maurice White is
very sick with Spanish Influenza at
Camp Custer.
The Friday club will meet this Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
b. l.. Sowle.
o. w. Rowland left on Tuesday for
Detroit for a visit with his son,
Marion and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Coy of Kalama-
zoo were guests of his parents here
for the week end.
Miss Thea Lytle is teaching in the
Palmer school during the absence of
the regular teacher who is ill.
Mrs. Alice Cook has gone to Joliet,
Illinois where she will spend the
winter with her brother, Rev. Mr..
Bendon.
Mrs. Glen Sherrod and children of
Kalamazoo spent the week end with
her sister, Mrs. Leon Salisbury and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lang have
received notice that their son, Ser
geant Phillip Lang has arrived safely
Overseas"
Ray Wheaton of Hartford was in
Paw Paw on Tuesday. He expressed
himself as well pleased with his
business in Hartford.
There will be meeting of the
Antwerp Mutual Protective Associ-
alton at the Richmond school house
on Friday evening of this week.
The regular meeting of the w. r.
C. will be held at the Memorial Hall
October 26th. All members are re-
quested to be present for drill work.
f. S. Wheaton has sold his farm
west of town, and returned to Chicago
The family plan to remain here next
year however for the summer months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Abrams rejoice
over the advent of a baby boy on
October fifth. The young man
weighed 8 a pounds and has been
named Howard Reo."
Mrs. Bert Colburn was stricken
with Spanish Influenza while visiting
her father in Kalamazoo last week.
She was taken to Borgess. hospital
and at this writing is improving nice
ly.
James Ayars, who has been at the
Northwestern University in the
Students Army Training Corps, last
week received an appointment to the
Central Officers training school at
Camp Grant, Illinois. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Ayars of
this place and a graduate of the
local schools.
A letter from c. ID. Leach
of Phoenix, Arizona to the True
Northerner, states that they are
both well and happy. eve never
could get along without the good
Old True Northerner" he says.
He also says, There is no place on
earth quite like his present home,
Phoenix. His brother Frank and wife
and sister Inez and husband arrived
there October 4th, making the trip
from Chelsea, Michigan in Ford cars.
Charley wishes to be remembered to
all his old Paw Paw friends.
The Civil Service examination to be
held at the post office in Allegan,
Hastings, Niles, Paw Paw, Benton
Harbor, and Three Rivers on October
10Th, will include examination of
applicants for the Military Academy
at West Point, as well as applicants
for the Naval Academy at Annapolis
as stated in last weeks issue of this
paper. The examination is held at
the request of Congressman Hamil-
ton, and the regulations of the war
department have been changed to in
clude applicants for both branches of
military service as in the years gone
by.
Mrs. John Washburn was the victim
of an accidental shooting last Sunday
and is now in Bronson hospital Kala-
mazoo. Her twelve year old son had
been shooting at a target with a %
lcaliber rifle. He aimed the rifle at a
target on an outbuilding, not know
ing that his mother was within the
building. The bullet passed through
the door and struck Mrs. Washburr
Al Il.