The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-02-08
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

! Miss Gladys Peterson of Chicago is
Ia guest at the Decker home.
J Verne Decker is in Vandalia this
week closing out stock of goods at
that place.
DIR. G. F. Young of South Haven
was business caller in town last
Thursday.
Ed Bailey came home from Detroit
this week to look after the comfort
Of his family in this fuel shortage.
Members Of the Up-To-Date club
enjoyed their annual dinner last Satur-
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Sheldon. 1t was a memorable day in
the history of the club.
On account of the shortage of fuel,
the l.. o. T. M. have decided to dis
pense with the Monday night meet
ing. They will convene on the last
Friday of the month, February 22nd,
when the officers will entertain They
plan to make this a most enjoyable
occasion for the members.
Edward f. Frefz, orator and news
paper man, who went to France for
the u. S. Food Administration after
several months work as speaker for
the government in behalf of the Liber-
ty Loan and the Food Administration
will speak in the city of South Haven
on Wednesday evening next, February
18th.
Examine your chimneys, flues and
stove pipes frequently as the use of
soft coal will soon fill all openings
and may cause serious fires" says
the Insurance commissioner. The ad-
vice is hardly necessary in this COM
munity so far as coal is concerned.
The fact of the matter is there 10
no COAL
Dr. J. C. Maxwell and family have
closed their home and gone to their
neighbours, Mrs. Caroline Sellick on
account of the fuel situation. Other
families have also Doubled up" and
unless there is relief Immediately
half the residents of the village must
depend upon the generosity of the
other half or freeze.
Be it known that on Wednesday,
February six, in The Year of our
Lord, One thousand nine hundred and
eighteen, in the village Of Paw Paw,
mercury in various thermometers
rose above the zero mark for the first
time since the memory of man run
meth not to the contrary; and be it
further known that there was great
rejoicing among the natives who went
about the streets with smiles upon
their faces and were exceedingly
glad
John l. Sullivan, for many years
the idol of the sporting fraternity
2 has Taken the count" for the last
(, time Probably the most notable
circumstance in the life of the ex-
champion since the loss of the worlds
championship at the hands of James
J. Corbett, was his victory over the
"Black Bottle" as Mr.. Sullivan ex-
pressed it. This victory came to him
twelve years ago, and since that time
he has been a consistent temperance
worker. One thing can be said of the
deceased sportsman, that might we'll be
emulated by some more pretentious
celebrities, and that was the conceded
fact that he was always "On the
Square" and never a hyprocrite.
Edmund J. Bosch of South Haven
is the new Chief Deputy at the coun-
ty jail Mr.. Bosch displaces Erastus
f. Cone who has served in the cap
acity of chief deputy since Byron L.
Sowle assumed the office of sheriff
some seven years ago. Prior to
moving to Paw Paw Mr.. Cone lived
in Bloomingdale. He now ownes a
home here, and during his seven years
residence in this village has made a
host Of friends, who sincerely hope
that he may still continue to make
Paw Paw his home. The new deputy
is sheriff Beattie's son-in-la~. whose
home has been in South Haven, and
the appointment brings Mrs. Bosch
back among her school day friends.
Paw Paw welcomes Mr.. and Mrs.
Bosch as residents of the village.
The members of the Presbyterian
club enjoyed pleasant evening in
the church parlors on Thursday of
last week. At six o'clock a splendid
supper was served in which about a
hundred guests participated The
mandolin club, composed of Mr.. Gott-