The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-11-21
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NJ. l. Barber was home for few
days the first of the week.
+. r. Avery and son Charles were
in Kalamazoo for the day on Tues
day last.
Mrs. Dow departed Monday for
Texas where she will spend the win
ter with her daughter Mrs. Lloyd
Harvey and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heller and family
have moved into the Murdock house
on Brown and Pine streets which
they recently purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Salisbury are
moving from the farm east of town
to the village this week, and will
occupy the Quick residence on Oak
street.
Clarence Brown, the genial and
courteous clerk at the Eaton and
Mosier store will leave next week to
accept position with the M. Piowaty
Fruit House of Kalamazoo. He will
be missed by the patrons of this store
The Grape Juice Factories have
just fixed the price for grapes used
in their plants during the season just
closed. The price is fixed on the
basis of what was received for grapes
through the associations and is $4,000
per ton.
DR.. Blanche Haines of Three Rivers
gave a most interesting address last
Wednesday to the ladies of the
Coterie on the subject "The League
of Women Voters" There will be
no meeting of this organization next
week on account of the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Sheriff Lang arrested nine young
men from South Haven ranging in
age from II to % years last week,
and cleared up the mystery surround
ing a series of crimes ranging from
Petty Larceny to Burglary. The
arrests were made on Saturday, and
this bunch made a party of sixteen
to spend Sunday at "Hotel Lang"
Advertising space is used in this
issue of The True Northerner to an
nounce a Big Rally Day at the
Christian Church next Sunday. Gary
L. Cook of Indianapolis, who is
noted Sunday School Specialist, will
be the speaker of the day. There
will be the usual Bible School at
1000 o'clock Communion at HOO
o'clock followed by Mr.. Cooks ad-
dress.
County Chairman, David Anderson
announces the annual meeting of the
Van Buren County Chapter American
Red Cross for Wednesday, November
Goth, at Paw Paw The meeting will
be called to order at 1000 o'clock.
There ) much business to come before
tk-a Meeting including the election
of officers, and every branch of the
order in this county should have a
good representation at this meeting.
A recent item in the STANDARD,
LAGRANGE Indiana newspaper states
as follows:-"Irvin f.. King of Mon
go was a Sturgis visitor last Sunday
enroute to Lawrence, Michigan where
he will spend a short time deer hunt
ing" The item was clipped from
the Sturgis Journal and to those who
are well acquainted in this neck of
the woods, it would look as though
the compositor made an error in
spelling the word "Deer."
A branch of the American Legion
has been organized in Lawton 1t
will be known as the Waters Post
No 220, so named in honor of Roy
Waters who lost his life in the SER
vice in France. Following are the
first officers of the post:-Post Com
mander, Glenn Brody; Post Adjutant,
Stanley Hoyt; Sergeant at Arms,
Pint Abbott; Chaplain, George Law
ton; Trustees, Lloyd G. Held, Alva
Yeider and B. Unrath.
The local Red Cross reports 345
memberships, new and renewals, dur
ing the recent drive. The workers
report many who should renew have
declined to do so, giving all kinds of
reasons for an excuse. In view of
all the circumstances the committee
is entitled to great credit for the
success of the drive. Mrs. Frank
Isbell secured the largest number of
memberships, total of 103, while
Mrs. Leon Douglas was second with
SO. Should any of those who have