The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-10

Z. ID Evans of the U. S. Navy Re-
serve Force and sister, Mrs. F. A.
Bailey and daughter of South Haven
are spending the week end at the
home of Mrs. E. Harrison.
Malcolm Campbell of London
England visited his brother Chester
Campbell and family over the week
end. Mr.. Campbell is president of
the Seventh Day Adventist Union of
Great Britain and was enroute to
Denver Colorado to attend a Foreign
Mission Convention.
Rev. E. E .Shouffler left on Tues
day for Hamilton, N. Y. where he
will attend the Centennial celebra-
tion of his Alma Mater, Colgate Uni
versity. From there he will visit in
Syracuse and Deposit, New York in
both of which cities, he was a former
pastor. He is scheduled for several
addresses there. He will return to
Flint for the annual Baptist State
convention on October 20, 21, and
i22, and will then be at home again.
Mrs. E. B. Welch passed away at
her home east of Paw Paw on We'd
nesday of this week. She has been
in failing health for some time but
the critical illness covered period
of about three weeks. She leaves a
husband and one son, William. Mr..
and Mrs. Welch were pioneer resi-
dents of this community, who were
held in high esteem by every one.
She will be greatly missed in the
community. The funeral will be held
from the home on Saturday after
noon of this week, at two o'clock.
The marriage of Arthur B. Castle
of the Paw Paw High School Faculty
and Miss Marie Sullivan was solemn
lied in the city Of Muskegon Wed.
nesday morning of this week. Supt.
o. w. Kaye and wife accompanied
Mr.. Castle to be present at the
ceremony. The bride was a teacher
in the local schools last year and has
host of Paw Paw friends. Mr..
and Mrs. Castle will return to Paw
Paw the latter part of this week.
The True Northerner joins
friends in congratulations.
A very helpful meeting was held
at the Baptist church last Wednesday
afternoon and evening. The ex-
ecutive board of the Kalamazoo
River Baptist association held a very
helpful conference on Associational
work In the evening addresses were
delivered by Rev. L. l. Hanson, pas
tor of the Portage Street Baptist
church in Kalamazoo. Prof. Severns
of Kalamazoo college and Mr.. David
Anderson of Paw Paw, Mr.. R. +.
Jennings and Miss Mae Brumstead
sang a special selection.
About one hundred members of
the Grand Rapids Wholesale associ-
atlon visited Paw Paw Thursday
morning on their swing around
Southwestern Michig an. Auto mo-
Ibiles were furnished from Lawton
and Paw Paw to bring the party
here from Lawton. The Furniture
city band gave street concert and
the Grand Rapids boys mingled with
the business men Of the village dur
ling their brief visit. They are
pleasant bunch to meet and will be
welcomed II Paw Paw any time.
Each carried home from Paw Paw
small basket of choice grapes, gift
from the Paw Paw business men.
noo. oo,- o,o l,no1y x,yh 81 hoe ha-
come of the "Slonaker Resolution
authorizing the expenditure of $1O,-
900 to provide a suitable memorial to
the Van Buren county boys who made
the Supreme Sacrifice in the World
War? Nearly every county in the
state has already done something
along this line. The Board of Super
visors provided the necessary machin-
cry to start the ball rolling in Van
Buren, county by unanimously ender-
sing the "Slonaker Resolution" Up
to date however, no move has been
made, and many are wondering II the
resolution is to be permitted to re-
pose serenely and securely in some
pigeon hole until the boys who were
fortunate enough to return from that
memorable struggle, shall join their
comrades who now sleep beneath the
sod on the hillsides of sunny France.
Considerable fault is found by
Prosecuting Attorney Horace b.
Adams over the unfair attitude of
the Kalamazoo Gazette in publishing
portions of news given out from his
office and suppressing the balance.
On Wednesday Of this week Mr..
Adams states, The Gazette called up
his Office and asked the details con-
cerning the automobile accident at
Hartford last week involving several
prominent Kalamazoo citizens, and
also regarding the pending criminal
case against a Van Buren, county
physician. The facts were freely
given by Mr. Adams with the under
standing that the Kalamazoo affair