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

Pau Posc and Vicinity

Advertised Letters:-Eari Chapman
A .Paulsen and Charles Walters.
Mrs. Bert Cumins is still quite sick
With rheumatic fever and under the
care of physician.
The ladies' of the Monday Bridge
club met at the home Of Mrs. George
w. Longwell Jr. this week.
Miss Marion Nutchler was home
from the n. A. C. to spend the week
end with her parents and friends.
Mrs. Daniel Riley Of Benton Har-
bor was the guest of her parents Mr..
and Mrs. o. A. Dunembe the first of
tho week.
Mrs. Pershing of Kalamazoo is
visiting at the homo of her daughter
Mrs. T. j. Cavanaugh and among
friends here.
Herbert Bassett who has been tax
ing a course of instruction in Radio
Wireless at College Park Maryland,
has been commissioned Second Lieu
tenant in this branch of the service.
Judge David Anderson, president of
the Van Buren county Preparedness
COMMITTEES" was in Lansing on We'd
nesday and Thursday to attend the
Michigan War Conference called by
the governor.
Mrs. Alice Waters who has been
spending the winter with her daugh-
ter Mrs. l.. A. Packer in Lawton was
visitor the first Of the week at the
home of her son H. C. Waters and
family Of this place.
Otis Peacock and family have
rnoved from Lawrence TO farm north
of Mattawan. Otis formerly lived in
Paw Paw and learned the printers
trade here. He has abandoned the
trade however for a more pleasant and
lucrative occupation. n
The 18th, annual Rural Progress
Day will be held at the Western
State Normal in Kalamazoo on Friday
March 18th. The general topic and
spirit of the meeting will be "Patrio-
tism in Rural life." Noted speakers
of the state and nation are scheduled
to speak.
Mrs. Glenn Markillie went to Goble
vile last Monday to see her father,
VIM. Signor before he went to the
Soldiers Home in Grand Rapids for
treatment. He was badly scalded by
hot water last August, and has never
fully recovered from the injuries re-
ceived at that time.
Grandma Gibbs of the Red Cross"
has her trunks and band boxes all
packed and addressed for Paw Paw,
Michigan. She expects to arrive here
some time during the first of March,
the weather permitting. The date of
arrival is contingent upon whether
the venerable lady gets the Grippe in
the meantime.
The True Northerner was in error
last week in stating that Mrs. Hazel
North Bailey was in hospital at
Grand Rapids and that her condition
had been serious. She has been at
the home of her sister Mrs. Royal T.
Hall in Grand Rapids, and her mother
and sister have cared for her during
the illness which has not been of
serious nature. She is now on her
feet again, and on the road to re
covery.
Through the generosity of the Van
Buren, County Telephone company,
telephone has been placed in the Red
Cross headquarters at the Coterie
Club House. This gift will be great
ly appreciated by the host of Red
Cross workers throughout the county.
As the volume of shipments increased
the need of daily communication be-
tween county units and headquarters
became imperative and until our tele-
phone people came to the rescue the
work was greatly hampered..
Members of the Coterie and their
Daughters" enjoyed chicken pie
dinner and social session last Wedres-
day evening. A Field Meet" was
one of the features of the occasion,
and from the "Yells" and cheers that
percolated through the walls and
Hoated on the breeze up and down
Kalamazoo street, it was some Meet.
We are unable to give all the details
but are informed that "The Nuts
from Nutville" carried off the cup,
which was presented to the winners
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