The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-06-21


does not respond to treatment as rap
idly as his friends hoped he might
Mrs. Ida Cole and son Roger Of
Allegan were week end guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Knight
Miss Amelia Bentley who has beer
enjoying visit among her Paw Paw
| friends, returned to Hartford the
| first of the week.
The Paw Paw Grange will enter
tain the County Grange at Memorial
Hall in Paw Paw on Saturday of this
week. Dinner will be served in the
Masonic Dining room.
V. A. Lepper was shaking hands
with Paw Paw friends the first of the
week. Mr.. Lepper has fully recover
ed from his recent illness and is feel
ing better than ever.
Delphia Pike, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Pike of this place is taking
military training for the Army at
Ann Arbor. He has been appointed
Corporal and will soon be in the
Army.
Mrs. f. G.. Newland was winner of
first prize and Mrs. Glenn Markillie
the second prize in the Missing Word
contest last week. Only two weeks
more after this. Get busy and get
the replies in early.
Miss Agnes Cagney has returned
from her school work in Montana,
and is visiting among her friends in
Paw Paw. The balance of her
vacation will be spent with her
parents in Kalamazoo.
Glenn Warner and mother Mrs.
Jennie Warner, Mrs. Zilpha Fer
guson and daughter Doris, were
those who motored to Sisters
Lakes on Sunday to spend few
hours with the band boys.
Mr. Dean who had charge of F'is-
cher's Orchestra fo the commence
ment, will be remembered as the
Mr.. Dean of Keller who has furnish
ed music for Maple City club enter
on numerous occasions.
f. j. Kirby, Charles Gunsaul, r. J.
Hartman, J. w. Swoap, U. L. Calvin,
Joseph A. Wall and E. L. Walters
all of Covert were in Paw Paw last
Monday to attend the War Board
and made the True Norther-
ner a pleasant call.
A card from A. G.. Murray states
that they are moving on hundred
acre farm in Clayville, Powhatan
county, Virginia. "We like Virginia"
he says, "but love to read of our old
Paw Paw friends in the columns of
The True Northerner.
The Opera House was packed to
last Saturday evening for
the Canadian Soldiers Lecture and
Concert. 1t was one of the finest con
,erts ever given in Paw Paw, and
The address of Sergt. Maitland gave
The audience some first hand infor-
nation in regard to the great war.
These soldiers have all seen service
at the front, and are at home to re-
cover from wounds received. They
are all talented musicians, gentlemen
and hardened soldiers.
Paw Paw now boasts as fine an
American Flag and Service Flag fly
ng on the breeze across the main
four corners, as can be found any
where. The flags were appropriately
dedicated last Saturday night. T. j.
was chairman, and the
program included short address by
Sergt. Maitland of the Canadian army
Music by the band, address by Rev.
Mr.. Trott, singing by the Canadian
quartet and the audience, lead by
John Haworth.
Following is the list of teachers for
The local schools the coming year.
and first grade, Mar
yaret Cole; Second Grade, Mildred
Lane; Third Grade, Olga Miller;
Fourth Grade, Gertrude Jackson;
Fifth Grade, Ella White; Sixth Grade
Lulu McWilliams; English, Glada
Music and Drawing, Mae
Brumstead; History, Blanche Terry;
Domestic Science and Art, Grace
English and Penmanship,
Mabel Chaffee; Rose Dillon, History
and Arithmetic; Edith Bandfeld,
Mathematics; Marie Sullivan, Lam
guage; o. w. Kaye, Supt. Miss
Sullivan of Muskegon succeeds Miss
Miller as teacher of languages, the
balance of the High School faculty
succeed themselves in the various de-
partments. The grade teachers are
all graduates of the local schools and
Miss Cole, Miss White and Miss Nc
Williams will continue the work so
well done in the grades the past year,
the others will be new to the pos
itions. French will replace German
on the curriculum next year, and the
advance indications are that an extra
teacher will be required. A success