The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-28

business last week.
M. III. Young was in Kalamazoo on
business last Monday.
There will be a Box social at the
Palmer school house, north of Almena
on Friday evening, March 7th.
Probate Judge Killefer and County
Agent A. +. Hubert were in South
Raven on legal business last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida Lurkins entertained at her
home last Thursday, Mesdames Shune
man, j. Wintersheidt, Eva Orr and
the Misses Mary and Ellen Labadie.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lyons and Miss
Florence of Kalamazoo accompanied
Alva Burt home from that city to
spend the week end with Mrs. Burt
and son Wilbur.
Quite a number from Paw Paw
were in Hartford on Tuesday to at
tend the "anti-Beer and Wine amend
ment" meeting. VIM. c. Mosier was
chairman Of the meeting.
The next meeting of Paw Paw
No. 81 f. and A. NJ. will be
the Regular" on Monday evening,
March 10th. The Z. NJ and M. f. M.
degrees will be conferred on three.
at that time.
Mrs. Claude Snow was called to
Ohio the first of the week
Oy the serious illness of their daugh-
ter, Miss Freda. Word from her
states that Freda is suffering from
but her condition is inn
proved and is not alarming
Mrs. Rachel Bailey was a guest of
Mrs. VIM A. Stone in Kalamazoo last
week, and while there had the pleas
Ire of attending a Colonial RECEIPT
on" in honor of Washington's Birth
lay at the home of Mrs. J. d.
Clement.
Mrs. +. N. Wakeman had the mis-
'ortune to suffer badly sprained
ankle, while in attendance at the
State Federation of Women's clubs in
Battle Creek last week. She is up
md about the house but unable I
De out yet.
Many availed themselves of the
opportunity to visit the various de-
oartments of the school on Patron
md Parents Day" last Friday. The
splendid work being done by the teach
'rs and pupils of the school was
revelation to the visitors.
o. w. Rowland leaves today for De
,roit for visit with his grandsons,
Sergeant Oran Rowland, and Lieu
enant Ralph Rowland, who have just
'eturned from Overseas. Oran is in
he Ford hospital in that city, recover
ng from shrapnel wounds.
Ex-President, VIM. Howard Taft
will speak at the Armory in Kalama-
700 on the evening of March fourth.
His subject will be "The League of
Nation" Governor Sleeper will be
present, and the city of Kalamazoo is
planning to give the distinguished
visitors a fitting reception.
Petitions are being sent to the War
urging an early return
If the American Soldiers to their
homes, and also that six months extra
pay be allowed every discharged
soldier. The John w. Free and Co.
lrge signers to such a petition in
Extra advertising space on page four
If this issue. The motive is commen-
liable and such petitions will be freely
signed.
The Sheriff's force have done
mighty good job in clearing up the
mystery surrounding reign of petty
and larceny in the city of
South Haven. A confession secured
rom VIM. Bigoness, arrested in con-
,ection with the matter some weeks
lgo, implicated several South Haven
parties, all of whom are now under
arrest. Much of the loot, alleged to
nave been stolen by the gang, has
been recovered.
The Chicken Pie dinner and annual
Field Meet of the Ladies Of the
Coterie and the Daughters" was
rowling success under the capable
of Mesdames Belle John
,on, Anna Tuttle, and Lena Trey. The
table fairly groaned under its load of
and nearly all the members