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

performance Friday night, April 11th
may be reserved at Longwell Bros
store any time after Saturday morn
ing of this week. Seats for Saturday
night, April 18th, cannot be reserved
until that day.
f. w. Gray, district Y. M. c. A,
secretary will speak on Sunday eve
ming, April 18th, at a Union service
at the Christian church. His subject
Building Democracy with Boys
ought to interest every man, woman
and child in this community. The ser
vice will be of special interest to men
and boys.
Hon. Louis S. Champion o. Lapeer,
member of Congress from the seven
tn congressional district, will deliver
an address on the proposed Wine and
Beer amendment at the Opera House
next Sunday eevning, Apcil 9Th. The
meeting will begin at eight O'clock.
Congressman Champion is a line speak
e., is well known in public hfe, and
should be greeted with q crowded
house.
Thomas Cullinane died at his home
in Kalamazoo last Thursday. He was
recovering from an attack of the In
iuenza, when stricken by the fatal
Sleeping Sickness" which caused his
death. He was a resident of Paw
Paw for many years, and host Of
friends here will extend sincere sym
pathy to the bereaved widow and four
children. The funeral and burial was
in Grand Rapids.
A letter from F. f. Adams of
Lowell, Mass, renewing subscription
to The True Northerner calls attention
to the fact that on June 18th, next he
will be eighty-four years of age. He
has been member of Paw Paw Lodge
No. % +. and A. NJ. for nearly sixty
years, and desires to be remembered
to his older brothers and friends. He
speaks particularly of VIM. Killefer
and Roscoe w. Broughton.
EX-Sheriff Gladstone Beattie made
d business deal last week by which
he becomes the owner of three more
pickle factories at Hastings, Nashville
and Lake Odessa. Mr.. Beattie is now
interested in nine pickle factories.
The three above mentioned personally
at Lawrence and Grand Junction with
Bait Donovan, and at South Haven.
Decatur, Covert and Toquin with L.
A. Watson and r. F.. Decker.
Max Landt died at his home near
Paw Paw last Friday, aged fifty-nine
years. He was born in Germany and
received his early education there. He
came to the United States with his
wife in 1881 and lived in New York
and Chicago until 1913 when he moved
to Paw Paw township which has since
been their Nome. He is survived by
his widow and three children:-Clara
c.. Herbert W., and Walter c. Landt.
Probably never in the history of the
state have more important and far
reaching amendments been pre- ut
than those which are to be decided at
the election next Monday. 1t is sim
cerely hoped that every voter now
has a clear understanding of all these
amendments and will vote intelligent
ly on every proposition. 1t will be a
safe rule TO follow, to place a cross
in the square opposite the word eyes"
on every amendment but one. The
-,
amendment which is the last one
printed on the amendment ballot.
This calls for cross in the square
pposite the word "No."
One of the finest high school enter
tainments ever put on by the local
schools was staged at the Opera
House last Thursday and Friday
nights. 1t was an Operetta, "The
Pennant", story in song and dia-
logue of a college romance. The
characters were all admirably select
ed, and each and every one was a
complete success in the part. Mitt
Dow and Irene Gibbs played the lead
ing roles. They were both in good
voice, and their solo and duet work
was of high class Edison Root, as
the "Green Country Freshman" was
a scream, and Donald Nash as the
Jew Peddler kept the audience in good
humor. Vincent Lewis played the
English Lord and made hit from
the start, while the "Merry Widow
was admirably acted by Inez Page
The above characters were ably assist
ed by Lloyd Holcomb, Nelson Waters
Irwin Fisher, Frank Newlands, Alice
Tubbs, Frieda Grashorn, and Rache
Bailey. The football players anc
; College girls handled the chorus worl
!, in a pleasing manner. Miss MAJ
Brumstead was director, Miss Sulli
, van, pianist; Miss England had charge
, of dialogue and Leo Mentor, stag
, manager. The high school bant
; played several selections before tn,
; curtain went up, and every numbe