The true northerner., 1919-01-03
~ LOCAL II

Will Prater is on the sick list this
week.
Cyril Bailey was home for New
Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Warner enter
tanned friends on New Years day.
Mrs. Allie Hewson is confined to
saer bed this week on account of ill
ness.
A Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Hopkins spent
New Years day in Kalamazoo with
Mrs.May Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stuck were
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Hopkins. Mrs. Stuck was for
nnerly Miss Rose Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. WI. Warner gave y
= party last Friday in honor of the
birthdays of their youngest son
David, and Mrs. Warmers brother,
Paul Broughton.
Miss Marion Mutchler was home
sfor the holidays with her parents.
She will leave on Monday next to re-
sume her duties at the U. of M. at
Ann Arbor.
Glenn F.. Warner arrived home last
Saturday. He has been honorably
discharged from the service of his
country and is happy to be on the
Job at his law Offices again.
Private Eber Bennett, formerly of
Paw Paw, is now with the American
forces in Russia. He is member of
Headquarters Co., 339th, Regiment
Signal Platoon, A. N. r. E. Y.
After lingering illness of several
Aonths, Postmaster Amos Benedict of
Lawrence passed away Thursday
naOrning Arrangements for the
funeral have not been completed as
Z we go to press.
Mrs. James Nelson, who underwent
an operation at Borgess. hospital in
Kalamazoo for Gall stones last week
. is now on the gain. 1t was a serious
operation, but successfully performed
and the host of Paw Paw friends are
happy to know that Mrs. Nelson will
seon be as good as new.
DR.. w. J. Hawkey has moved his
family here and occupy the Hutchins
residence. He formerly practiced his
y ofession in Bloomingdale and later
.Richland, coming from that village
LPaw Paw. His Offices are on the
second floor of the O'Grady building.
i ghe doctor is pleasant gentleman to
aeet, has had years Of experience in
his profession and will be welcomed
t& the community.
Frank Shaefer and Jake Reidl have
purchased the Grocery business Of
Cooley and Company and are now
doing business at that location, under
the firm name of Shaefer and Reidl.
Z Both of these gentlemen are well and
tavorably known in this community
and the True Northerner bespeaks for
them a liberal share of patronage in
their line. Their announcement
appears on page eight of this issue.
The first class of women ever to be
admitted to Nj. A. c. for the study
Of agriculture will enter the college
en- January 7th. The effort by the
college to train fair folk of the state
Cor larger place in country life, was
prompted by the effectiveness with
which women Carried on" in farming
especially in England, while the men
folk were at war.
A large Dredge arrived in Decatur
the first fthe week, and is being
wnloaded from four cars, which it re-
quired and hauled to the place OF
starting the Eagle Lake drain, two
miles north of this village which was
recently advertised in the True Nor
therner. The Eagle Lake drain starts
at the bridge just north Of the Oliver
Lyle farm, on the Eagle lake road
Going thence east, it traverses Paw
Paw township for distance of five
niles, and the stream erpties int
the Paw Paw river just south of tn,
= village. Anninias Ipe, a Nappanne
Indiana man, is the owner of tn
aredge and has contracted for dig
ging the drain. The dredge came t.
DeSaty from Covert, where it ha
Epst completed the digging of fv
!. mile drain, which kept it busy al
summer The manager of the dredg
says it will require five weeks at tn
- least to set the machine up and pu
y in running order, and after that
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