The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-04-25

Bert Travis of the Gobleville News
was a Paw Paw visitor on Monday.
Grover Tripp of Allegan was a
business caller in Paw Paw on Mon
day.
w. X. Lane of the Marcellus News
was calling on Paw Paw friends last
Saturday.
Clarence Brown is recovering
slowly from an attack of pneumonia,
but is not able to be out yet.
Attorney Henry f. Chase of Grand
Rapids was the guest of Paw Paw
friends on Wednesday.
Mrs. Lucy Dubois is enjoying a box
of fine oranges recently received from
her son, Oscar Edgett of California.
Postmaster II. A. Cole and wife
entertained the Post office clerks to
a fine Six o'clock dinner last Sunday.
Special communication of Paw Paw
Lodge No. % F. and A. NJ. next Tues
day evening. Work in the Third de-
gree.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Kenyon who
have spent the winter in Charleston,
Virginia have returned to their Paw
Paw home.
Be a Booster. Boost for the Paw
Paw school; boost for the Junior play
to be given on Thursday and Friday
evenings, May 1st, and End.
True Glidden vii have charge of
the North Cottages at Three Mile
Lake again this season. and will open
the resort as soon as the weather will
permit.
Chan Zelie has sold his farm, and
an auction sale for We'd
nesday, April 30th. A quarter page
space in this issue gives the details
of the sale.
The Idle Hour theatre was crowded
to capacity on Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights for the great feature
"Theda Bara in Cleopatra" Some
special features are announced for
the coming week. Full program for
the week appears in another column of
this issue.
The remains of +. j. Soule of Chi
cago were brought here for burial on
By request of his home
lodge in Chicago the interment was
in charge of Paw Paw Lodge No. 25
+. and A. NJ. Mr.. Soule was a
brother-in-law of VIM. H. Mason of
this village, and was we'll known here
He has been a travelling salesman for
the past twenty years, and has made
this village regularly during that
time. He was Ga years of age and
had been i'll for a period of about six
weeks. He leaves a widow, and two
son and daughter, both
married and residing in Chicago.
Willis Page and James Walker of
this village have purchased the Nor
timer-Hickey hardware of Hartford,
and left on Thursday to assume
charge of the new business, under the
firm name of Page and Walker. Mr..
Page has been an employe of the
Fruit Belt line for many years and
is we'll and favorably known to near
ly every person in this county. jim
is a real hardware man, having for
several years been manager of the
c.. F. Snow hardware here, and prior
to that with II. G.. Waters and COM
pany. Paw Paw regrets to lose these
two estimable families, and can
strongly commend them to the good
people of Hartford. Here's success
to the new firm.
A Kirmess will be given by the
Masons of Paw Paw under the able
direction of Mr.. and Mrs. Higgs
The Kirness, a dance festival con-
sisting of fancy dancing and singing
gives a wonderful training to those
taking part. All desiring to take part,
from girls and boys nine years OF
age to those of more mature years
will meet at the Masonic Dining Hall
Saturday evening, April 26th, at 800
o'clock. interpretive dancing, fancy
dancing, the most pleasing and de-
lightful special dancing contributed
by the worlds greatest artists will be
interpreted for this event, and the
training for this occasion will be a
liberal education. The Kirmess will
be an event to be anticipated and
long to be remembered by both par
ticipants and spectators.
The United States Army Mine
Planter Service will hold open com.
petitive examinations on May 5, 1915
for the warrant officer grades of mas.
ter, first mate, and second mate
aboard army mine planters. About
thirty positions are to be filled. The
War Department has asked the
United States Civil Service Commiss
ion to use its machinery for dissem
mating information relative to the