The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-03-15


a week end guest at the H. A. Col,
home.
Miss Grace Marshall, domesti
science teacher in the local higf
school is very i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. A. z. Douglas accompanied
by Mrs. May Tubbs spent Sunday
last with her son, Irwin in Argo
Indiana.
Quite a number of pupils have
been absent from the various depart.
ments of the school the past week, or
account Of severe colds.
The parlors of the Baptist church
were filled to overfowing on Wednes-
day evening for the sumptuous sup
per served on that occasion.
Little Miss Beulah, daughter OF
Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Heaton has been
sick the past week, but is consider
ably improved at this writing.
Cliff Charles. of Bangor and John
{; Tuesday to attend a meeting of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Miss Marian Mutchler is expected
home from the M. A. c. Saturday fol
few days vacation with her parents
and friends.
The Carl Bartlett Auction in Por-
ter township, advertised for March
18th, has been postponed to Friday
March 22nd. Announcement will be
found in another column.
General Crowder announces March
29th, as the date for the next
addition to the u. S. Army. Ninety
five thousand men will be called at
that time, and Michigans quota will
be 1888.
The Third Division of the Presby-
terian church will meet with Mrs
James Stephenson, 401 East Main
street on this Friday afternoon. AL
members are requested to bring
| thimbles.
Alonzo Curtis has the contract fol
putting in a new front and making
tother repairs and Improvements on
the Dyckman house.. This will be
good news to the residents of Paw
Paw all of whom are hoping that the
hotel may be opened early in the
summer.
A large company Of the neighbors
and friends of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Nelson gathered at their home last
Tuesday evening to celebrate the
Ififty-fourth wedding anniversary OF
this estimable couple. The happy
event was a complete surprise on
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson.
Miss Mary Howe was taken to the
Bronson hospital in Kalamazoo last
Sunday for an operation for appen-
dicitis. 1t was successfully perform
ed and the patient is recovering nice
| ly. Miss Marjorie Clapp who nursed
the patient during her recent sick
ness in Grand Haven accompanied
her to the hospital in the same
capacity.
The George Porter family is in q
pitiful condition. Mr.. Porter and
several of the children are very sick
with the mumps. Mrs. Porter is criti-
cally ill, and the oldest son is near
unto death with typhoid pneumonia
A trained nurse is in attendance and
neighbors and friends are doing
everything In their power to help
this stricken family in their hour of
distress and trouble.
To give some idea of just how
hard it rained on Wednesday, Rural
Mail Carrier Bert Douglas reports
the necessity of boring holes in the
bottom of his buggy box to prevent
the water from running over his
shoe tops. Bert probably has the
best reputation of any one in the
entire postal force in the Paw Paw
Office for truth and veracity, and il
| is probable that this statement will
be accepted as Gospel Truth.
Paw Paw people will remember c.
X. Cadman, who was a resident OF
this community for some months
several years ago. A letter from
Mr.. Cadman to The True Northemel
states that he is now building six
ships for the government at the Coos
Bay yShipbuilding yards at Marsh
field, Oregon. The communication
enclosed letter from Mr.. Cadman's
son Paul who is Second Lieutenant
in the Aviation section of the U. S
Army in France. The same will be
given space in later issue.
The hearing in the estate of Lucille
M. Bridges, deceased. which was held
at the Probate Office on Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week; created a
great deal Of interest, in view of the
fact that two prominent Chicago At
torneys were representing various
interested parties in the case. Clar-
ence S. Darrow and David Anderson
representing Evelyn Arthur See, and
others, and Judge Lally and Glenn
F.. Warner, representing Stephen
Bridges and his daughter. To accom-
modate the attorneys and witnesses
from out of town, a night session was
held Tuesday evening from 7:30 to
10:30, and the court room was crowd
ed, many standing at the door the
entire three hours. The main quest
ion of issue at the preesnt, is the
question of jurisdiction of the Court
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