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

vile News was a Paw Paw visitor
two days this week.
Mrs. Frank Hayward was taken to
the hospital in Kalamazoo last Sun
day for treatment.
Mrs. j. G. Boess has purchased a
new Ford car. Bert Salisbury pur-
chased the one she has been driving.
G.. A. Hawkins of the War Branch
in Indiana is the guest Of his Uncle
G.. A. Stievenart, west of Paw Paw.
Murray Boess of the Aviation
corps, at camp in Texas, visited his
people here from Monday morning
until noon Tuesday.
Miss Elva Packer spent last week
at the homes of her sisters, Mrs. L.
ID. Spaulding in Hartford and Mrs.
Harry Snow in Kalamazoo.
Henry Scrimger of 'Breedsville was
calling on friends Monday. Mr..
Scrimger is one Of the "War Horses"
of Van Buren, county, and is always
welcome among his friends.
See "Grandma Gibbs of the Red
Cross" at the town hall in Lawton on
Tuesday evening, March Goth. Ad-
mission 25 cents. all proceeds to go
to the Red Cross society.
The High school band will furnish
the music next Wednesday evening
fer Prof. Henderson's Free Lecture
'The Boy Problem" at the Coterie
club house. You are invited.
Osroe Yeider who was seriously in
iured by the explosion of furnace
some weeks ago, is on the road to
recovery. He poured kerosene on
live Goals. and it was close call
for Osroe.
The regular train schedule was re.
sumed on the Fruit Belt last Mon
day. There is now a train leaving
Paw Paw for the east at 1910 A.
NJ. as heretofore, and returning at
4:10 and 700 o'clock in the after
noon.
The Democratic township commit.
tee decided to fill out the blank places
on the township ticket left vacant by
the caucus. Charles Lake heads the
ticket for supervisor, and +. Dicker'
hoof for clerk. This gives the demo-
Gratis a complete ticket.
"You ask how we may tell roosters
from pullets. Well about the best
method is the one advanced by ar
old lady, who said: "Mix some meal
and water, and when the chickens are
few days old, drop a little in front
OF them. If he eats it, it's rooster;
if she eats it. it's a pullet."
The examination of 100 recruits
for Uncle Sans army began at the
Court house on Wednesday. Drs
J. c. Maxwell, w. F. Hoyt of Paw
Paw and John r. Giffin of Bangor
composed the medical board of ex.
aminers, and H. c. Waters acted ir
the capacity of clerk.
1t has been suggested that the
ground adjoining the lake on west
Main street would make a splendid
camping spot for auto parties. II
might be a good idea for the village
to take the matter in hand and offer
some such inducement for auto
parties passing through during the
summer.
The Omitted Press" of March 1st
contains a fine cut of Harold Jacobs
and the announcement that he has
been promoted to the position oi
Cable Editor in New York city
Harold won considerable fame as Wal
correspondent when he accompanied
General Pershing's troops on the
raid into Mexico.
There will be no leniency showr
Income Tax Slackers this year says
Collector E. j. Doyle of the Revenue
department. The time for making
reports and paying income taxes was
extended until April 1st, and no ex.
cuses will go after that date. II
you haven't yet made your report anc
paid your tax, better attend to il
without delay. All must be in the
hands of the Collector on or before
April first.
Carrie Briggs -Chappell, chairman
Of the local Surgical Dressing depart
ment of the Red Cross announces thai
the Surgical Dressing shop will bt
open for workers Monday, April 1st
at One o'clock p. M. The rooms will
be open a1Cer CnaC GATE every aICer
noon from 1880 to 500 and Friday
and Saturday evenings from TOO t.
900. Bring shears, apron and Col
and begin the first week. We have
pledged workers on Monday, but w,
should have twenty at least. If yol
have an old sheet that you can donat,
please leave it at the Emporium
Also need shears and thimbles.
The United States Marshall an
nounces that all Alien Enemies VIII,
desire to change their residence from
one district to another must frs
make application to the Registration
officer of the district in which he re
sides. If the permit is granted, tn,
same will be endorsed on the appli
cation and presented to the regis
tration officer of the district to which
he desires to move, who in turn will
make proper endorsement on the per
NIT. Any change of residence il
violation Of this regulation subject
L. A. l.