The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-08-15
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Young were
Kalamazoo visitors on Wednesday.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Allen of Glen
dale were guests of Mrs. Rena Beach
last Sunday.
The A. w. Slovenian and Guy
Warner families are spending the
week in camp at Three Mile lake.
Mrs. Alice Grimes left Thursday
for Harbor Springs where she will
be the guest of Miss Grace Tracy for
an indefinite period.
Mrs. Cordelia Libbe has gone to
Oak Park, Illinois where she will
visit her grand daughter, Mrs. Henry
Greve and family for several weeks.
An enjoyable party was given by
Lawrence Fuller at Lake Cora, ON
August 9Th. Sixty couples attended
the Bubble Party. This week Fri
day evening "Black Cat Party" is
scheduled.
Agnes B. Morrison and Charles E.
Sheldon were quietly married at the
home of Rev. Henry Harvey in Kala-.
mazoo Monday afternoon, August IL.
The True North-rner joins the home
friends in congratulations.
Rev. Percy Nickless and family
and Mrs. Clara Woodman left on
Monday for a motor trip to Brandon
Wisconsin. They will go by way of
Chicago and Lake Geneva and ex-
pect to be gone about two weeks.
Mrs. Rena Beach and children are
in Kalamazoo this week, where Miss
Mildred and Master Lawrence will
both have their tonsils removed.
They will remain to spend a few
days at the home of Mrs. G. M. Allen
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Reed returned
Saturday evening from three hum
dred mile auto trip through North
ern Michigan. Mrs. w. A. Opdyke
sister of Mrs. Reed from Northern
Kansas accompanied them on the
trip.
The Fire department was called to
the Phoebe DeGraff home on West
Main street across the river on Fri
day afternoon. Fire caught from an
oil heater, and although the firemen
reached the place in very short time
it was a most stubborn blaze to fight
The building was saved, but is quito
badly burned. The residence was
occupied by the aged owner, Mrs. De
Graft, and G.. S. Scovel and family.
Nearly all the contents were removed
but some were quite badly damaged.
The loss is partially covered by in
surance.
A week end camp for county COM
mitteemen of the Young Mems
Christian Association will be held at
the mouth of Rogers Creek, Covert
Township, on the shore of Lake Mich
igan, on August 31st, and September
1st. This is the site Of the County
Boys Camp, and will be kept open
by the camp director for this two day
frolc by the committeeman. Com
mitteemen will bring a friend or two
to enjoy a frisk in the dunes of the
Michigan coast.
One Of the most terrible accidev-s
ever recorded in this section of. Mich
! igan occurred at the M. G. r. r.
crossing in Lawton last Sunday eve
ming when five people were instantly
killed, their bodies being mangled
almost beyond recognition. The dead
are Hyman Polakow, aged 30; Mrs.
Harry Silverstein, aged 30; her two
daughters, Eileen aged 6, and Beat
rice aged 10; and Robert Polakow,
aged 5, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Polakow ,all of Chicago. Hyman
Polakow was spending the summer
at the Sam Polakow farm, formerly
the "Engle Place" south of Paw Paw
and the party had motored to Law
ton to take Sam Polakow, who had
spent the week end at the farm, to
the evening train for Chicago. After
the train had left the station, the
party drove the car up town and
were returning to the depot to meet
Mr.. Silverstein when the west bound
express running from sixty to seven
ty miles an hour, struck the automo-
bile full in the middle, reducing it to
splinters and instantly killing the
five occupants. The bodies of Mrs.
Silverstein and little Eileen remained
on the pilot of the engine and were
removed at the crossing as soon IA
the fast moving train could be
brought to a stop. Evidence at the
inquest showed that the Flagmap
had his "Stop" signal properly dis
played, but that he had turned facing
the north and did not see the i'll
fated car as it dhove past him and IN
front of the approaching express.
The Snversteins and little Robert
were all guests at the Polakow farm
and the bodies were shipped to Chi
cago for interment Monday evening
The following paragraph is taken
from the verdict rendered by the Cor
oners Jury Monday afternoon:-'
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