The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-09-20
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The response to our appeal to de-
linquent subscribers last week has
been most liberal. There are num-
Der yet however who must give the
matter prompt attention, if they de-
sire to remain on The True NOrther-
ner's subscription list. This is not a
rule promulgated by publishers, it is
a Government War Order. All
papers mailed after October 1st, will
be to PAID IN ADVANCE subscrib-
res. We hope the government order
will not cause us the loss of a single
subscriber; but il is a matter over
which we have no control. In other
words. 1t is up to you. The time is
linquent subscribers please act prompt
ly.
r. VI. Bangs will move from the
Bangs farm to the village.
Attention is called to the auction
"ad" of Roy Reynolds in this issue.
Mrs. Clara Bale was a week end
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Hale
Thornton of Porter.
Miss Lillian DeTurk of Chicago is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Harry
Tellam, east of town.
J. L. Shepard of Panesville, Ohio
has been guest at the home of his
nephew, l.. f. Shepard.
The Paw Paw Savings Bank carry
a full page of Liberty Loan advertis-
ing on page four of this issue.
Mrs. G.. A. Cross of Lawrence spent
part of the week at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. F. N. Wakeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. DeVall who
have sold their Paw Paw home will
move to Kalamazoo where Mr.. DeVall
will engage in business.
Mr. and Mrs. Grassholn are in re-
ceipt of piece of a German Air
Plane sent to them in letter by their
son from France.
Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Darby and
baby of Valparaiso, Indiana are
guests at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Herbert Geddes.
L. E. Shepard and uncle J. l.. Shep-
ard, Charles Sheldon and Charles
Morrison motored to Camp Custer
last Monday for the day.
School opened in the Richmond
school east of town last Monday with
Miss Ellie Burns, graduate of the
Paw Paw schools as teacher.
Mrs. C. M. Allen and little Darrell
of Glendale visited her mother, Mrs.
Rena Beach last week. Mrs. Beach
and children accompanied them home
for the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCon have
sold their Lawrence farm property,
purchased the DeVall home in Paw
Paw and will make this village their
future home. They will be welcomed
to this community.
The f. J. Harrington home was the
scene of a real family reunion last
Sunday Hale came home from Ann
Arbor, where he is in training for
military service and Jay and Kirke
came down from Sparta to spend the
day. Mrs. Harrington, Miss Nellie
and Ruth completed the family circle.
A card received from Marshall
Mackey states that he is now in a
military training camp at Hancock,
Georgia. He has sacrificed a position
as Michigan Sales manager Of the
Oakland Motor Company of Pontiac,
to join the colors. He was a South
Haven boy and resided there until
quite recently. At one time he was
a member Of Troop A Of that city.
The following Van Buren county
boys have been inducted into military
service and left for Camp Custer on
Tuesday morning:-William Killefer
Jr. and Maurice White, Paw Paw;
Torrey A. Dillenbeck and Charles
Henry Grewe, Lawrence Bert A.
Gettig, South Haven; Clare Gustin,
Clair Shafer and Zell Olds, Hartford
John Vitek, Ira j. Webster, Covert;
Grover Howard Hutchins, Gobleville;
Arthur Charles Kalhorn, So. Haven
Halfdan Gotfrid Olson, Indiana Har-
Dor; Charles Henry Stuckum, Bangor.
Lydia Ann Nichols died at her home
in this village last Sunday night of
heart trouble. She has been in usual
health until Saturday prior to her
death. She was born in Farm Land
Indiana, and came to Arlington town
ship, this county, when five years of
age. She was past ntty-nlne years
of age and had been resident Of
this village for forty-one years, thirty
eight years ago she moved in the
home where she died. She leaves one
daugter, Nettie to mourn her death.
The funeral was held from the home
Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Olivia j.
c. Woodman officiating. Burial was
in Prospect cemetery.
Robert Martin, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. A. Martin of Lawrence arrived
; home from France last Tuesday.
"Bob" enlisted in Troop A, and was
among the first to Go Across. He
has been in the thick of the heavy
fighting on the western front, and is
one of some two hundred soldiers
sent home to assist in training the
new armies at the various canton
ments. He was given reception by
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