The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-31

for an extended visit among her
children in Battle Creek and Mar
shall.
Leon Jacobs who has been working
in Decatur for some time, has re-
turned home and is working for Con-
tractor Young.
Mrs. Cora Barrows of Lawrence has
been spending the week at the home
of her daughter Mrs. George Weston
and family.
All Royal Neighbors and their
families are invited to $50 o'clock
Pot Luck supper Tuesday evening,
November 4th.
Mrs. Boess and family have moved
from their home on Territorial Road
into the Addie Hunt house on Kala-
mazoo street this week.
The first dancing party of the sea-
son will be given this evening in the
Maple City club rooms by Mrs. Higgs
You are assured of a good time.
The International Live Stock Ex-
position will be held in the Union
Stock Yards, Chicago, this year from
November 29th, to December 9th.
There will be regular meeting of
Paw Paw Chapter o. E. S. on We'd
nesday evening October 5th. All
members are requested to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l. Southwell of,
Portage and j. B. Southwell and
daughter of Geneva motored to Paw
Paw Friday and spent the day at the
home of Mrs. Esther Harrison.
Harry Mather has charge of the
electrical efforts for the Halloween
dancing party in the Maple City club
rooms this evening. A most pleasant
time is in store for all who attend.
Scoutmaster Percy Nickless desires
to publicly thank every person who
in any way contributed to the success
of the Halloween party which meant
so much to the Boy Scouts and their
boy and girl friends.
Work is progressing nicely on the
Salisbury Garage on east Main st.
1t will be of cement construction with
a fine pressed brick front. Contract
or Young expects to have the build
ing completed before real winter
comes.
Miss Elizabeth Long won the
squash in the guessing contest at
Shaefer & Reidl's Grocery last Sat
urday. Miss Longs CUES Of thirty
six pounds being most correct. The
squash weighed thirty-six pounds and
three ounces.
The Misses Gladys Southwell and
Iva Tyler of Geneva who have been
picking grapes in this locality return
ed to their homes the first of the
week, after spending several days at
the home of their Aunt, Mrs. Esther
Harrison.
Contractor C. C. Young has the
contract for the erection of fine
$6,500.00 country home for Charles
Wigginton of Kalamazoo on his
place north and east of Paw Paw.
The job is to be completed by May
first of next year, and Mr.. Young is
bending every effort to get the build
ing enclosed before winter sets in.
Colonel Todd is reported very i'll
at his home in Bangor, with but
slight hopes of his recovery. His
stepson, H. E Ball and family of this
place were called to his bedside We'd
nesday afternoon. Colonel Todd was
a resident of Paw Paw at one time
and served two terms as sheriff of
this county. He is veteran Of the
Civil War, and during all the years
of his activity since that time has
been prominent in state and county
affairs.
Sixteen leaders of boys met at the
parlors of the Presbyterian Church,
at Paw Paw, last Sunday afternoon,
in the first leaders conference for
the present year. These leaders
represent five communities, E. w.
Gray of Kalamazoo and ]. w. Nc
Pherson, boys secretary of the Kala-
mazoo Y. M. c. A. were the principal
speakers, and gave very educational
talks on the formation of boys
groups and the machinery and act
ivities of them. The discussion period
brought out many needs of the boy
life of the communities, and the
workers returned to their homes
with a determination to see these