The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-04-26

man of Registration for women, viii
meet with the registrars at the Co
terie rooms on Friday evening a
1880. All wishing further instruction
plan to be there promptly.
Mrs. David Anderson, township
chairman, has appointed the follow
ing additional registrars: Mrs. Byror
Sowle, Mrs. Frank Kroth, Mrs. Ear
Burhans, Miss Mae Brumsted anC
Miss Mildred Fowler.
Melvin Lyle and children were
guests at the Roy Mosier home east
of Paw Paw last Sunday. Mrs. Lyle
was in Bloomingdale, having beer
called there on account Of the death
of her father last Saturday.
The Carthage, Missouri Democrat
of recent date contained a cut and
fine tribute to Ray Clark who was
recently elected alderman Of that
city. Ray was formerly a Paw Paw
boy, and now owns a fine shoe bus
mess in Carthage.
Word has beer received in Paw
Paw that Fred Latshaw has received
his Sergeant's warrant and is now
serving in the capacity of Top Ser
geant at Camp Grant, Illinois. Fred
has also received notice that his final
patent papers on his invention, a re-
verse gear for locomotives, have been
granted
There was big crowd present last
Saturday for the auction of the build
ings on the Library site. The build
ings all together brought the sum of
$712.00. Fred Ocobock bought the
big building to the north, occupied as
a pool room, for $4,000. B. Pietkie-
wicz was the lucky bidder on the
rGavanaugh building which brought
$4,000. Otis Gleason got the O'Dell
residence for $4,000, Frank Pierce
the wing for $500 and Robert Nc
Williams the wood shed for $17.00
All the buildings must be removed
before June 1st.
w. f. LaGrave, Of Chicago, was in
Paw Paw Wednesday to make ar
rargements for the burial of his
father, c.. f. LaGrave, who passed
away at his home in Chicago last
January at the age of II, Deceased
spent his boyhood days and grew to
manhood in Paw Paw, this place be-
ing his home until about % years
ago. He had been in the railway
mail service all his life, starting his
career in Paw Paw as a post office
clerk at the age Of 16. His wife and
one SON survive him. The remains
will be brought here Saturday, and
the burial service will be in charge
of Paw Paw Lodge No. 25, F. and A.
NJ, of which he had long been an
honored member. All masons are re-
quested to meet at the lodge rooms at
LOO o'clock, Saturday afternoon,
April 9th.
A series of band concerts by the
high school band will be given on
Main street starting Wednesday, May
1st, at 7:30 p. M, and on Wednesday
nights following, the weather permit
ting. These concerts will be given
under the auspices of the> Merchants
Association, and a committee from
this organization will solicit subscrip-
tions from the people of Paw Paw.
1t is hoped that everybody will re-
spond generously and in this way
help to maintain our band. The boys
deserve the support of every Paw
Paw resident. They have given free
ly Of their time and energy in play
ing for numerous patriotic and other
functions and are now ready to rem
der an entertaining program of pat
riotic and popular music. Boost the
band and help to make Paw Paw a
better and more lively town.
The registration for women for
War service is taken under the super
vision of the Federal government.
Every state in the Union will regis
ter its women for the government
and % states have already done so.
The dates for Michigan registration
is from April 9th to May 4th irclu-
sive. Every woman over the age of
16 years is expected to register, and
when you are actually needed, you
will be sorry if your name and your
offer of help are missing on oar gov
ernment's list Of loyal women. Sat
urday of this week, April 27, is the
date set for registration in Van Bur-
en- county. 1t is the duty of every
woman to go to the designated polling
place, and register as requested by
the government. Don't make it nec-
essary for the registrars to came to