The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-01-24

There is a slump in the marriage
business in Van Buren, County. No
licenses issued since January 18th:
1t is reported that the schools are
again closed in Lawton on account of
another serious epidemic of the In
! fluenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey A. Sherman
entertained his mother of Grand
Rapids, and his son Roy, the first of
this week. The son has just been
honorably discharged from the SER
vice of his country. Another son is
with the Army of Occupation in
! France.
Secretary of the Treasury, Carter
Glass has officially announced from
! Washington that the name of the
. new Fifth War Loan will be the
Victory Liberty Loan. The honor
/ flag will bear a blue "V" on a white
field, surrounded by red border, the
"V denoting both Give" Fifth
Loan) and "Victory".
{ Manager Reeves of the Idle Hour
announces, VIM. Hart in "The Square
Deal" for Saturday and Sunday nights
with A. l.. Hantzell, ventriloquist, as
an added attraction. Wednesday
night of next week is "Odd Fellows"
night, with June Caprice in "BIue
Eyed Mary" as the feature, also
two reel comedy. Saturday, Sunday
and Wednesday then will all be big
nights.
Judge l.. b. Des Voignes was in
Kalamazoo a part OF this week to sit
as one of the Judges in the Circuit
Court in the Disbarment proceedings
against Attorney ID. o. Franch of
that city. His associate jurists in
the case were Judge Collingwood of
Lansing, and Judge North of Battle
Creek. Judge Collingwood presided
in the hearing.
Throughout North America, Father
and Sons week will be observed this
year between February 18th, and 18th
The movement has become a national
one, and it is interesting to note that
several towns in Van Buren County
are planning to observe the week in
true American style. South Haven,
| Bloomingdale and Bangor are plan
ming on banquets, which will be held
one evening during the week at
which will be sounded the keynote
of the relationship between fathers
and sons. Committees are in the
forming in these towns, and it is
expected that a valuable and helpful
program will be put on.
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgs have finally
consented to announce a class in
Dancing instruction for the benefit
of those who desire to avail them
selves of such an opportunity. The
instruction will be given in the Maple
City Club rooms on Friday evenings.
instruction from 500 to 9:30
Assembly from 9:30 to 11:00. This
will be a series of six weeks. There
will also be a class for children in
Interpreted dancing at 100 o'clock
on Saturday afternoons and a class
in social dancing at 800 o'clock Sat
urdays, series of ten weeks. Mr..
and Mrs. Higgs have had twenty-five
years experience in dancing instruct
ions in Chicago. They are now high
lly esteemed residents of raw raw,
and many in this community will be
glad of an opportunity to get the
bennett of their experience in teach
ing to "Trip the Light Fantastic"
A letter from Mrs. +. A. Weston
of Dayton, Florida, states that 4. copy
of the Daytona Daily" was sent with
marked items that would be of in
terest to Paw Paw people. The paper
in question has not yet arrived but
the letetr contains the following
"The Cummings Trio" who gave con-
certs two different times in Paw Paw
are now in France, two of them at
! least. Truman the eldest and violin
ist in the 85th, division, and Oscar Jr.
the youngest and Cellist in the Heavy
|. Coast Artillery. Oscar was on the
firing line when peace was declared
Both boys however came through with
out scratch. Miss Thusa Tarbell
who will be remembered as II. Y
; Tarbell's youngest daughter, was
| married December 18th, to Stanley
, Strother, fine young man of Day
| tona, Florida who is connected will
, the automobile business there. Mis-:
) Thusa has been employed in the Mer
, chants bank the past year and vii
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