The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-05-16

SuC Will NlSll lIltIluS.
The Giddings Auto Supply Company
sold new overlands TO Ed Beach of
Lawton and Mrs Emma r. Smith of
Paw Paw this week.
Advertised Letters Arthur Camp
bell, Mrs. Cora Dunga, Miss Mary
Gould, Miss Beulah Adrian, Joseph
Kay, Mrs. Maud Smith.
All members of the |. o. o. +. are
requested to be at the lodge rooms
this Friday evening. Work in the
End, and 3rd, degrees and refresh
ments.
Mrs. Will Payne went to Chicago
Thursday to join her husband on a
trip to New York city. Later she
will visit their son Whitney Payne and
family of Wynnewood, Pa.
Frank Shaefer has purchased the
LeSeur residence and will move next
week. Mrs Rena Beach and family
will occupy the rooms vacated by the
Shaefer family, Martin Yonkers and
family the place vacated by Mrs.
Beach land Lew Jacobs has purchased
the home now occupied by Yonkers.
Rev. Arthur Trott of the NJ. E.
church was in Colon the first of the
week. The regular church notice was
not received this week, but the usual
services will be next Sunday. oQpday
school at 1000 A. NJ. Preaching SER
vice at 100 A. M. Epworth League
at $3.50 P. M. and Union services i.
the Presbyterian church.
The soldiers of the late war with
Germany are especially invited to be
present at d meeting to be held in
Memorial Hall on Thursday evening,
May 22nd, to arrange for Memorial
Day exercises. Let every returned
soldier, from Camp or from the Front
be present. VIM. Killefer, Command
er Brodhead Post No. 81.
Over fifty members Of the Seven
Day Adventist church met a. the
home of Elder and Mrs. Orva Lee Ice
on Wednesday evening. The event
was a complete surprise to the Pastor
and his wife. Ice cream and cake
weer served after which the evening
was spent in social way. A very
enjoyable time is reported.
Claire Goss, County Road Engineer
states to the True Northerner that
the County Road Commission has
recommended to the State Highway
department that the road leading east
from Paw Paw on the main road to
Kalamazoo, be Federal Road District
No. l." This means, if the recommen-
dation is adopted by the State depart
ment, that the first Federal Aid road
to be constructed in Van Buren, county
will be the road from Paw Paw will
age to the Kalamazoo county line,
which will complete the "Paved Way"
from Paw Paw to Kalamazoo.
The newly organized Chicago and
South Haven Steamship Company has
appointed Sam H. Wilson of South
Haven as Michigan Agent. His duties
will not only be to look after the in
terests of the boat company but will
include the interests of every patron
of the line. Mr.. Wilson is well
acquainted throughout the county and
will spend much of his time on the
road looking after new business and
ready to receive any suggestion that
may be offered for the betterment of
the service. The Company will CO.
operate with every organization that
is striving to build up the interests of
the County and it is expected that the
time is not far distant when Van
Buren, County's port will have line
of boats running to Chicago, second
to none on the lakes.
An event of unusual interest and
Importance to the Sporting fraternity
is scheduled for the village of Malta
wan on June 23rd. The Rod and Gun
club of that community has succeeded
in landing the Great American Handi
cap Shoot, which will bring together
all of the championship marksmen Of
the country, and will be an event
seldom scheduled for small country
club. This enterprising organization
of Mattawan is limited to fifty men,
bers. They hold several banquets
during the year and during the sum-
mer season shoot over the traps every
week. A dance under the auspices of
the club is announced for this Friday
evening.
We are sending reminders to few
of our subscribers who have not
noticed that the date of expiration of
their subscription is past. Govern
ment regulations now require all sub
scriptions to be paid strictly in ad-
vance. We know how busy every
one is, and how easy it is to neglect
or overlook a subscription account.
May we ask however as a special
favor that every subscriber will
notice carefully the date of expiration
Of their subscription, which is always