The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-08-29
Whole Number 1894

Harley attended the wedding of a
cousin in Allegan on Tuesday.
Miss Inez Page, of Hartford, vis-
tied Miss Racheal Bailey last week.
Mrs. Edwin Reeves is visiting rel
atives and friends, in Chicago this
week.
Mrs. Alice Bacon visited relatives
in Marcellus and South Haven this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Wildey of Law
ton were guests of Paw Paw friends
and attended the Chautauqua on Sun
day.
Douglas Hindenach received his
discharge from the U. S. Navy at
Pittsburgh and returned home Tues
day.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Avery has been critically ill.
The little one is improving, however,
and is now considered ont of danger.
Mrs. w. A. Updyke, of Kansas,
who has been the guest of Mrs. JOS
eph Reed for the past week, left on
Saturday last to visit friends in Ohio
before her return to her home.
Mrs. Burr White was quite serious
ly injured when an auto in which she
was riding turned turtle last Friday.
She was taken to the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Eli Trey in this village.
Miss Mabel Anthony, who has been
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank l..
Miller for some time, returned to
Holland where she will resume her
work as teacher in the schools there.
All soldiers, sailors and marines
are cordially invited to attend
smoker and social session of The Nc
Gowan Post, Wednesday evening,
September, third, at 500 o'clock,
Memorial Hall.
Mrs. Lotie Blackman and daughter
Pearl, of Los Angeles, California, and
Hiram Blackman and family of Hills
dale, Michigan were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Cole on
Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. M. B. Geddes left Saturday
for Valparaiso, Indiana for a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. w. d. Dar-
by. She also spent few days this
week in Chicago, examining the pre-
vailing styles in fall millinery.
Capt. Lynn Lake has been dis
charged from military service and is
at the home of his parent sfor a va
cation. He has seen many months
service at Camp Grant and his local
friends are much gratified at his pro-
motion to the rank of captain.
The Hartford Day Spring this week
clearly defines the complications Of
the detours in the vicinity or Hart
ford. The route as shown by the de-
tour signs have been very confusing
and annoying to motorists and the
Day Spring very creditably explains
the situation The article follows:-
"The detour east and west of Hart
ford, where the new concrete road is
under construction, appears to be
causing no end of trouble for tour
lists. Many of them from the east
detour to the south, but instead of
continuing west they turn at Spauld-
ing's corners south of town and come
to the village-only to find that they
must go back again to reach the Ber-
rien county roads. Motorists from
the west do the same thing. At times
the village seems fairly filled with
"lost" drivers who do not know
where to go. This week Highway
Commissioner Borst has placed new
signs at the Spaulding corners which
are diverting more of the traffic over
the designated detours, but there are
still a number of motorists who
apparently do not believe in signs
and who come to the village to in
quire. The road east of town has
not been wholly impossible as yet,
despite the grading that has been
done, and a number Of drivers have
plowed through the soft roads east
and west rather than to follow the
detours. Work Of laying the concrete
west of the village is nearly COM
pleted fro mthe Arthur vanderlyn
farm to the county line, and this
section of the new road is progress