The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-04-04
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson motored
to Galesburg Tuesday evening.

Mrs. H C. Waters is spending few
days with friends in Battle Creek.
Mrs. Eva Chase of Glendale was the
guest of Mrs. Rena Beach Tuesday
evening and also attended the |. o. o.
+. celebration.
Mildred and Lawrence Beach have
been spending part of their
vacation with their sister, Mrs. c. M.
Allen in kalamazoo.
III. c. Waters and son Nelson were
among those who motored to Kalama-
zoo Tuesday to hear VIM. Howard
Taft speak on the League of Nations.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hale Thornton
of Porter township on Saturday last
an eleven pound boy. The mother
will be remembered as Miss
Bale of Paw Paw.
There will be many surprises in the
Coterie play, "The Bewildering Miss
Felicia" at the Opera House next Fri
day and Saturday nights. Get seats
for Friday night reserved early, for
there is sure to be a crowded house.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith, A. T.
Foote, Mr.. and Mrs. Nehr of Kalama-
zoo and Roy Mosier and family were
dinner guests at the A. w. Mosier
home last Sunday. at was Some
Dinner" as expressed by one who
was there.
The meeting at the Richmond school
house east Of town last Sunday was
well attended and a complete success.
The speakers were Nj. H. Pugsly, A.
H. Campbell and Rev. l. p. Bates.
Music was furnished by Messrs. John
Haworth, Harry Ayars, Bale and Bale.
The Higgs Dancing Class party an
nounced for the Maple City club rooms
for Friday, April 11th, will be held on
Thursday evening, April 10th. The
date was changed on account of the
Coterie play scheduled for the 18th,
and 18th.
Mrs. Charles Filley arrived here
from Colmar, New Mexico last week.
Charley will come later. Paw Paw
friends will be glad to know that the
western climate has greatly benefited
his health, and that he is robust and
strong again.
\ oil af Inla
been guest Of her grand father, Rev.
|. p. Bates and other relatives and
friends here this week. Miss Bates
graduated from the local schools last
year and is now student in the
college at Hillsdale.
j. E. Packer was happily surprised
last Thursday evening, when three
Ford automobiles containing his child
dren and grandchildren, drove up in
front of his residence and proceeded
to unload. They brought baskets well
filled with good things to eat, and an
abundance of ice cream provided the
finishing touch for happy evening
never to be forgotten by those who
were there to enjoy it.
G.. w. Williams of South Haven,
president of the Williams Transpor-
tation company, committed suicide at
his home last Saturday. For many
years he has been one of the promi-
nent business men of that city, and
the tragedy was shock to the COM
munity. Ill health is thought to have
affected his mind, and the deed was
done while in a despondent mood.
The Simmons VS.. Thompson damage
suit which was being tried in Circuit
court as we went to press last week,
resulted in a verdict for defendant.
The jury brought in a verdict of "No
Cause of Action. Motion has been
made for a new trial, and we are in
formed that if the motion is denied,
the case will be appealed to the
Supreme Court.
Herbert Bassett, Paw Paw boy
and one of the graduates of the local
school, is fast climbing to the top in
| his chosen line of work, and is des-
tined to make name for himself in
the comparatively new field of Radio
invention. He has made a special
study in this line of research for
several years, and as Lieutenant ir
the American army, turned his know
ledge and inventive genius to practi.
cal use in England during the war
During that time he perfected what is
known as "A Radio Direction Find
ing Apparatus, which promises new
era in long distance aerial flights
This simple apparatus enables aeria
navigators to know just where they
are, night or day, regardless of tn,
weather. It does away entirely WIZ
the necessity of visual observation t.
determine direction and location. Th'
invention was perfected during th'
war and was intended for use in l"n'
rang night bombing in Germany hu