The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-07-04


John Mutchler and family left
Monday for two weeks vacation at
Eagle Lake
c. f. Reidl and family moved to
Kalamazoo this week. That city will
be their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Radtke's daughter
from Chicago is spending a vacation
at their home east of town.
Circuit Court adjourned on Wednes
day, the 25th, and Judge Des Voignes
left for his home in Cassopolis.
Frank Shaefer has been on the sick
list for the past few days and unable
to attend to his duties at the store.
Mrs. Lucy Duboys has returned
from Decatur, where she has been
visiting at the home of daughter.
The appearance of the front of the
Soule and Walker Plumbing shop is
being greatly improved by coat of
paint.
W. G. Epley and family motored
from Charlotte to Paw Paw for a
few hours visit with friends last Sun
day evening.
DR.. Oscar Miller and family of
Chicago motored to their cottage at
Lake Cora where they will remain
for the summer.
Hiram Blackman was ten days
guest at the home of his uncle H. A.
Cole and wife. He departed for
Jackson on Saturday.
Fuller c. Combs of Springfield, Ohio
and Genevieve C. Spencer of Bangor
were married in Paw Paw last Sat
urday. Rev. Arthur Trott officiating.
The Board Of Supervisors adjourn
ed on Friday night until Wednesday
of this week, when they re-convened
and completed the audit of the Coun-
ty books.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Miller are
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Miller and son, Mrs. Merritt, Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Lee and DR.. and Mrs.
Gilkey at their home at Three Mile
lake today.
Mr.. and Mrs. ZelI Donovan of Min
nesota were in Paw Paw for a few
hours the first of the week. They
were on a wedding tour. Zell was
formerly a Lawrence boy, and
teacher in the Paw Paw schools
some years ago.
The Misses lone Reynolds, DR..
Vern Van Fossen, Rena Van Fossen,
Mabel Chaffee, Grace Marshall and
Adeline Smith are enjoying an out
ing at the Mcneil Cottage, Maple
Lake They will "Break Camp"
July 10th
The South Haven and Chicago
steamship Company announce a
change in their boat schedule in this
issue. They also announce two ex-
on the lake from South
Haven to-day TO accomodate Fourth
Of July visitors who would enjoy the
trip.
Mrs. Wells Raleigh passed away at
her home near here last Tuesday,
aged ninety years, five months and
seventeen days. She was born in Yer
mont and came to Paw Paw fifty
five wears ago. Her husband died
some eight years ago aged eighty
seven. She leaves two sons in Cali
fornia, and one daughter, Mrs. Alice
Butler of this place. The funeral
will be held from the home Saturday
1T 10 o'clock and interment will be
n the Wildey cemetery.
A United States Army Citation has
oeen issued to Sergeant Jesse A.
Lamson by General John j. Perish
ng. 1t arrived here last Friday and
the document reads as follows:-
United States Army Citation. Ser
JcSSt n. ldlilSOI,
-ers Co., 10th, Field Artillery. For
and exceptional gallan
try at Fismes France on August 4th
1913 in the operations of the Ameri-
can Expedtionary Forces. In Tes-
.imony whereof, and as an expression
Of appreciation of valor, award him
this citation. Awarded on March 27,
1919. John j. Pershing, Command
er in Chief" The Citation was
awarded on the recommendation of
Captain Schneider of Lamson's COM
pany. In his official report to the
War Department, Captain Schneider
says:- Sergeant Jesse A. Lamson
assisted in laying wire across an
open field in direct observation of
the enemy an dunder heavy shell fire
on the battle field near Fismes
France on August 4th, 1918 at 200
o'clock in the afternoon. He did
his duty with a cheerful spirit and
without regard of personal danger.
He assisted in giving first aid and in
o,o of