The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-08-01

in Almena.
Advertised Letters:- Miss Anna
Nakken, Care of Fred Scheid, Route
Il. Camille Vanderhaighn, Wolfs,
Farm.
Miss Alice Kandzie returned to her
home in Chicago Tuesday after spend
ing several weeks with her brother
here.
Miss Elizabeth Alexander of Chi
cago is visiting her aunt Mrs. Steffen
of Almena township and will remain
during the month of August.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Kloock and Mr.. and
Mrs. Trustrud returned to their
home in Chicago last Monday after
a weeks outing at Maple lake.
Leon Douglas and family left on
Tuesday for c motor trip to Holland,
where they will visit several days at
the home of a relative, d. H. Pierce
The Mortality report for Michigan
in June shows 2,937 deaths in the
state during the month, and 6,225
births during the same period of
time.
A letter from Merrill Fuller dated
from Fulton, New York, states that
he is now inspector in the agricul-
tural department of the New York
Central Railroad.
r. E. Jennings and family and Will
Nelson and family with their mother,
Mrs. Leona Barton were in Cass-
opolis last Sunday to spend the day
with Mrs. Barton's brother, Colonel
j. p. Hopkins, who has just returned
from overseas. Mrs. Barton will re-
main for a week.
An extra special attraction is an
nounced for the Idle Hour theatre on
Saturday and Sunday nights of this
week. The stars will be Charley
Chaplin in his "Million Dollar Feat
ure", "a Dogs Life" and VIM. S.
Hart in a two part western drama,
"Mr. Nobody. These should be
two big nights and seats will be at
premium. Come early
Plans have been made by the mer-
chants of Paw Paw to eliminate the
necessity of clerks remaining on duty
in stores up to eleven, twelve and as
late as one o'clock on Saturday
nights to wait on the trade. Follow
ing is the plan:-Beginning on Satur
day, August End, the Grocery, Dry
Goods and Hardware stores of the
village will close at 1000 o'clock
Saturday nights. Patrons of the
local stores are asked to remember
the date, Saturday of this. week, and
that 1000 o'clock will be the hour of
closing.
What will probably be the largest
auction sale ever held in South
Western Michigan is advertised in
these columns this week. The auction
is for S. P. Ball and w r. Garland
one mile south of Glenwood and
six and one-half miles North
east of Dowagiac on Tuesday,
August 5th. A large number of fine
horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and farm
implements will be sold to the high
est bidder. Mr.. Garland was in Paw
Paw last Saturday and stated that
they have been years building up
these fine herds of stock, but having
sold their farms everything must be
sold. A half page "ad" in this issue
will give some idea of the sale.
w. W Mari passed away at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. VIM
Hartrauft in Estherville, Iowa last
Sunday. He has been in poor health
and gradually declining for several
years and went West with his daugh
ter only few weeks ago in the hope:
that change might be beneficial
He was born in Lancaster Hill, New
Y ork, December 4th, 1912. He was 6
veteran of the Civil war, having ser
we'd two years in that memorable
conflict. He has been a resident Of
Paw Paw for many years and leave:
large circle of sympathetic friends
to mourn his death. He leaves ;
widow and two daughters Mrs. Chas
Wheeler Of Kalamazoo and Mrs. VIM
Hartrauft Of Iowa. His only sol
was killed in the Spanish American
war, and the youngest daughter
Mrs Helene Simmons perceded hin
three weeks ago to a day. He is th'