The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-09-26

Advertised Letters:-Miss Mildred
Curry, Miss Evelyn Ertel, A Monk G.
Son, Miss Lillian Radley.
G b. Phillips and Mrs. Alfred
Harding of Aurora, Illinois spent the
week end at the home of their sister,
Mrs. S. V. Fowler.
Glenn Munson, foreman at the
Free and Mutchler Mills, had the
misfortune to lose the first finger of
the left hand while at work in the
mill last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Sherman are
planning to spend the winter in the
South Land. Mr.. Sherman is not in
the very best of health, and it is
hoped the change will be Of much
benefit to him.
Mrs. James Mcintosh of Spring
port, Michigan called at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hodges on Sun
day last. She was motoring through
to Hartford for visit with her
mother.
j. r. Hewitt of Plymouth, Indiana
was in Paw Paw the first of the week
enroute to Bloomingdale to attend
the funeral of a brother-in-law, Eber
Cooley. Mr.. Hewitt was at one time
a schoolmate Of our townsman, F. V.
Hodges.
Victory buttons will be issued at
the Kalamazoo Recruiting Station on
Saturday, September 9th by Colonel
Ralph Mccoy. The distribution will
be made from LOO to 600 P. NJ; and
soldiers must have their discharge
papers with them in order to get the
buttons.
Mrs. S. A. Breed passed away at
her home in Waverly township last
Monday morning, after brief i'll
ness. Funeral services were held
from the Covey Hill church Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. Breed is reported
to be very i'll at this writing.
The Misses Dorothy Tuttle and
Martha Thayer leave Saturday of
this week for Kalamazoo where they
will enter the Western State Normal
school. Mrs. Louise Thayer will
accompany them to make home for
the girls during the school year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Barker are
exceedingly glad over the arrival of
another daughter on Sunday evening
last. The little Miss tipped the scales
at seven and a half pounds, and will
be known to her friends as Cora
Laurene". This is not the name
that Dwight had originally selected,
but often times circumstances neces-
state a change even in the selection
of name. Anyway, the genial
Under sheriff is mighty proud of his
quartet of daughters who in the near
future will be numbered among the
young ladies of the community.
Paw Paw fight fans will be afford
ed the opportunity to see Homer
Smith, considered by most fie ut
authorities as the logical man to
meet Jack Dempsey whenever the
champion decides to defend his title,
in action near home this Friday after
noon, when he tackles Jack Nelson,
Chicago heavyweight, in ten rounds
at Dowagiac. The fight is scheduled
to start at $3.50 p M. The fight is
being held in conjunction with the
Cass County home coming of world
war veterans. 1t is in answer to
many invitations from the boys who
but short time ago wore the khaki,
that Smith is appearing as the feat
ure attraction to their reunion. Most
Of the ex-service men of Cass coun-
ty served at Camp Custer, where
Fits protege became camp favorite
with followers of the glove game.
Smiths performances of the past
three weeks have created sensation
in fistic circles of the state and
caused wide demand for his SER
vices throughout Michigan. All Of
his fights since re-entering the ring
on Labor Day have been won via the
K. o. route. September End, the
Benton Harbor man sent Andre An
derson sprawling to the canvas in
the second round for the count of 10
at Kalamazoo; week later Joe Ber-
ger, navy champion, was straighten-
ed out with a stiff right to the jaw in
the second round before huge crowd
at Battle Creek, while on September
18th, Terry Keller fell victim to
Smiths punches at Kalamazoo,
Referee Dickerson stopped the
slaughter in the third round. Fight