The true northerner., 1919-01-03

Snow have been distributing beautiful
calendars to their friends and custom
ers the past week.
Eaton and Mosier have secured the
services of Ed j. Bosch an expert
enced grocery clerk who is already on
the job. Ed is a popular young
man and will prove a valuable asset
to this hustling firm.
There were $500 deaths reported
to the Department of State as having
occurred in the State of Michigan
during the month of November, and
6,018 birth certificates returned to the
Department for the same month.
Next Wednesday the ladies of the
Coterie will hold the annual business
meeting. There will be the election
of officers, after which the members
of the club and their families will
enjoy pot luck supper. Every mem
Der and their family are urged to be
present. Bring we'll filled baskets,
plates, cups and cutlery.
1888 was the number of Influenza
cases in Dowagiac during the recent
epidemic according to the report of
the city Red Cross who conducted a
house to house canvas of the city.
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State Board of Health. The report
shows that at present there are nine
teen cases of the disease in that city.
Families of men serving in the
Canadian or British forces may now
send to these men parcels of comfort
from home. Any such family resid-
ing in Van Buren County and desir-
ing to send such parcels may apply
for instructions to the Director Of
Civilian Relief, American Red Cross,
Paw Paw, Michigan.
The following is the list of names
of the boys and girls under eighteen
years of age who won the Christmas
Money Prizes in the John w. Free e.
Company Bank:-Tom Poole, Hildred
Williams, c. f. Loveland, Irene Will
son, Elaine Wilson, Myron Colbun,
Blanche Cavanaugh, Harris Wilson,
Glenn r. Munson, Robert Cavanaugh,
Gladstone Beattie Jr., Watson Beat
tie, Blanche Cavanaugh and John E..
Wilbur.
The new county officers assumed
the duties of their respective Offices
New Years day. Andrew Lang, with
Dwight Barker as Under sheriff and
Harry Cross as Deputy will look after
the Sheriff's office; Harold Bolinger
is the new Treasurer, and will be
assisted for short time by the re-
tiring treasurer, Bert Duncombe.
Mrs. H. +. Shaefer will assist the new
Register of Deeds, George B. Gould,
and County Clerk Roscoe w. Brough-
ton will be assisted by Miss Kathryn
More, and o. w. Rowland.
There will be a meeting of Paw
Paw Grange, No. 10, at Memorial
hall on Saturday, January 4th. A
Pot-luck dinner will be served at noon
after which the following officers will
be installed by State Chaplin, Mrs.
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Buskirk; Overseer, E. f. Cornell
Lecturer, Olsa Labadie; Chaplin, Mrs.
Olivia j. C. Woodman; Treasurer,
Leo f. Prater; Secretary, Mrs. f. f.
Cornell; Steward, Glen Huey; Assist
ant Steward, Mrs. Carl Buskirk
Pomona, Mrs. Il. B. Woodman; Ceres,
Mrs. Leo f. Prater; Flora, Winnie
Dunham; Lady Assistant Steward
Mrs. w. X. Miller.
: At meeting of the Board of Direct
ors of the Van Buren, County Fair
held recently the week of September
30th, to Octobtr 3rd, 1919 was chosen
, for the next Van Buren County Fair
; at Hartford. The early dates for the
county fair was made to avoid
} conflicting with other fairs in this
+ section, and to facilitate the securing
!. of expert judges for all departments
' of the fair. The Michigan Agricul
e tural college has agreed to furnish
D the judges, providing the dates were
e set and the application filed at once
e In deciding upon the first week il
e October, the directors are clinging t.
: the dates which have brought success
o to the Van Buren, county fair fo
S years. With the exception of 191'
e the week has proved favorable on
Il since the establishment Of the fair
e and if there is anything in preceden
e the directors have already picked on
It balmy days for the exposition mex
It year. Committees were appointed t
n,,t tko Joto;1c Of tL