The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-09-20


was a guest at the H. A. Cole home
Tuesday.
Mrs. Jay Trescott of Hammond,
Indiana has been the guest Sof Paw
Paw relatives and friends this week.
Perry Yeider has moved to Malta
wan where he will have employment
in the Grape Juice Factory at that
place.
Frank l.. Miller was in Lansing the
first of the week on business in the
interest of the Paw Paw Grape Juice
Company.
Scott Hall who recently sold his
Almena home has moved to Mattawan
to be with his daughter who is teach
ing there.
Miss Josie Van Auken has returned
from trip to Grand Haven and Mus
kegon, where she enjoyed a fine visit
with old friends.
There will be regular services in
the Baptist church next Sunday at
the usual hour. Preaching, Sunday
school and Christian Endeavor.
Hearts of the World" Grifiths
latest and best production, will be
shown at the Idle Hour theatre on
Saturday and Sunday. Don't miss it.
Andrew Lang is taking a vacation
after the strenuous labors of the re-
cent campaign and started Wednes-
day morning to pick grapes in Dwight
Barker's vineyard near Lawton.
Evangelist Forsythe will address
the Mems League of Paw Paw next
Sunday evening. Mr.. Forsythe is a
speaker of considerable note and a
treat is in store for the Sunday night
audience.
Several letters recently received by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kline from their
son Claude, state that he is yet
Somewhere in England" but expects
soon to be in the fighting at the
front. He had a fine trip across and
is feeling fine.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. j. Nicholson of
Paw Paw and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Mauk of Bangor recently returned
from an auto trip to Northern Mich
igan, visiting their sister, Mrs. w. f..
Gibbs and other former Paw Paw
friends. They report a good time,
and state that Crops are looking fine.
There will be a Liberty Loan meet
ing at the Richmond school house,
District No. next Sunday, Septem-
Der 22nd, at 800 o'clock in the after
noon. A good speaker will be present
to explain the plan for the Voluntary
Subscriptions to the Fourth Liberty
Loan. 1t is the duty of every one
in the district to be at this meeting.
An opinion filed this week in the
case of The John w. Free Co Bank
VS.. The Paw Paw Savings Bank de-
cided the case in favor of the Saw
ings Bank. 1t was tried during the
last session of the Circuit Court, and
Mr.. Free stated to the True Norther-
ner that the dicision of the lower court,
will Immediately be appealed to the
Supreme Court of the state.
Grape Harvest in this section start
ed last Monday The grapes are Of
fine quality, but the crop is light, and
it is quite probable that a large per
centage of the crop in this belt will
be utilized by the Grape Juice factor
les. The local factory will start bus
mess next Monday. A large acreage
is contracted and it is anticipated the
output this season will at least equal
the amount of juice bottled in pre-
vious years.
John Woodman narrowly escaped
a serious accident last week. He was
plowing with his tractor when the
machine tipped over and pinned him
to the ground 1t was some time be-
fore he could be eXtricated but he es-
capped with only slight bruises and
was on the job again next day. This
is only one of a number of similar
accidents in the state, whereby driv-
ers have been seriously injured and
some of them killed.
The boches have won another
famous victory, by sinking the Gal
way Castle, the barbarians succeeded
in drowning another lot of women
and babies. Let the Beast Of Berlin
address another manifesto to his half
starved people proclamipg the success
attending "Me und Gott" in teaching
German "Kultur" to a war stricken
| WOflu. POSSIBLY lie may proclaim
day of rejoicing over the success of
his ocean pirates and the valor of his
valiant submarine butchers. But let
him be sure that day of reckoning
for the murders he has caused is sure
ly coming. "The mills Of the Gods
grind slow, but they grind exceeding
fine"
Some of the letters received from
the soldier boys in England, are writ
ten on stationery with the British
Coat of Arms, under which is embos-
sed "Windsor Castle" and on one side
of the sheet appears the following
message signed by His Majesty, King
George. Soldiers of the United
States, the people of the British Isles
welcome you on your way to take
your stand beside the armies of many
nations now fighting in the Old World
the great battle for human freedom.
The Allies will gain new heart and
spirit in your company. / wish that
/ could shake the hand of each one of