The true northerner., 1918-05-03
Food will win the war. Watch the
poster in the Dyckman House window.

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A reception was given for Rev.
Percy Nickless and wife last Thurs
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Louise Thayer.
Mrs. Alice LaGrave) Humphrey
of Detroit was called here last Satur-
day to be present at the interment
of her uncle G.. h. LaGrave.
There will be a musical recital at
the home of Miss Irene Lane, given
by her pupils, on Monday evening,
May 9th, at 7:30 o'clock. The parents
and friends of the pupils are cor
daily invited to attend.
Mrs. David Dillon has been criti-
cally i'll at her home on Gremps
street with pneumonia. Miss Laura
Younglove, a trained nurse from
Kalamazoo is here assisting in her
care.
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Grave were brought here from Chi
cago last Saturday and inferred in
Prospect cemetery. The services
were in charge of Paw Paw Lodge
No. 25 F. and A. M. of which he
has long been an honored member.
The funeral party consisted of Mrs.
I ar ~
Grave and wife, all of Chicago.
The pupils of the grades, under
the direction of Miss Mabel Chaffee
gave fine Audubon program at the
Coterie club rooms last Thursday
afternoon to a large and appreciative
audience. The program consisted of
several recitations, songs and a little
play entitled. "The Birds Convention"
Each number was well rendered and
reflected much credit on Miss Chaffee
and her able helpers.
Jeff Jennings, one of the well
known and highly respected residents
of Lawrence township died at his
home on the banks of Reynolds lake
Saturday morning. He was naturally
a strong robust man, but has been in
poor health for several months, grad
ually growing weaker until the end.
A pathetic feature of his death is
the fact that the only son, Rex is in
the service of his country and has
been in France during all of his
Fathers fatal illness. Rex resigned
position as cashier in the Home
bank at Lawrence to enlist in Troop
~. His father then was in good
Ecalth and his death will DC severe
blow to his son, but such is the life
o. 2 soldier. he funeral was held
on Wednesday from the homo Ris.
ng Sun Lodge r. and A NJ. of which
he las lorg been an honored member
Ofiriated. The son, Rex and his
mother are left to mourn the loss of
a kind husband and father and an ex
e.n3lary citizen.
The Boston Herald of recent date
contains an account of the death of
Charles j. Bailey, who at one time
was resident of Paw Paw, and who
has made frequent trips to the old
home town in the years gone by. He
died at his home in Boston after a
three weeks illness with Bright's Di-
sease, aged seventy years. He was
born in Jackson, Michigan, and went
to Boston in 1876 and engaged in the
wholesale lace business with his
brother-in-law, Julius Clapp. While
in that business he invented a num-
ber of rubber specialties, and in the
year of 1887 began to devote his
whole attention to the rubber indus
try. At one time he maintained
Offices in London and Paris for the
sale of his patented specialties. He
was one of the most prominent men
in the rubber business in this entire
country. Surviving him are his
widow, three daughters, Mrs. Walter
E. Hills and the Misses Leah and Eva
Bailey, and one son H. Esmond Bailey
now serving in the navy. The funeral
was held from his home in Boston on
Tuesday last.
The South Haven Tribune of last
Saturday contains the following re-
port of the work done by the women
Of the county in the Liberty Loan
Drive:--"On April 26th, the Woman's
Liberty Loan Committee Of Van
Buren, County reached total of
$163,950 in amounts of bonds sold
by them. This puts the women "over
the top" in Van Buren, as their self
imposed allotment as with national
and state Women's committees, is
one-third of the whole apportionment
This one-third in the county would be
1852, 464. In Decatur, Paw Paw and