The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14

ing Jne State retail HARDWARE dealers
association.
The Rebekah Lodge of Paw Paw
went To Glendale Tuesday evening to
install similar lodge at that place.
Mrs. Elnora Goss returned on We'd
nesday from three weeks visit with
son and family in Monteagle Tenn.
The Tue Northerner starts else
where in this issue, a letter from
Lieutenant. Robert Dillon. 1t will be
concluded next week.
Merrill Fuller who was recently
musterd out of the service of his
country has gone to Philadelphia
where he has secured fine position.
Quite a number from this place
were in Kalamazoo Monday evening
to attend the performance "The Boom
erang" at the Fuller theatre.
NJ. H. Pugsley, Leo Prater and Lew
Labadie are in Fennville this week at
tending the annual meeting of the
state Horticultural association.
Splendid resolutions were adopted
by the Republican county convention
at Hartford on Tuesday. Their length
however forbds their publication in
this issue
Kirby Wilkens of Camp Custer and
his brother Kenneth Wilkens who was
recently mustered out of the Naval
service, visited a couple of days last
week ,th Paw Paw friends.
Lieutenant Lloyd Harvey who has
enioved a ten days furlough at home,
returned to New York city on Mon
day. He expects to remain in the
Aviation service of the army.
Government Army Trucks continue
TO pass through Paw Paw enroute
from Detroit to Chicago. The Schedule
has been changed however so that
Paw Paw is no longer a stopping
place.
A wire to Mrs. Frank Isbell last
Monday stated that her husband Lieu
tenant Frank Isbell had arrived in
New York City from Over seas. Mrs.
Isbell left on Thursday to meet him
in Chicago.
Mrs. T.. H. Harvey who has been
spending the winter in Detroit was
in Paw Paw on Tuesday She will
Speno tire balance of the winter in
Kalamazoo, then return to her Paw
Paw home for the summer.
A Masonic school of instruction has
been called to meet in Paw Paw on the
evening of March 26th. Lodges from
Mattawan, Lawton and Lawrence will
be in attendance. The Third Degree
will be conferred by Paw Paw Lodge.
Lieutenant Murray Boess spent the
week end here with his mother and
sistec lie has been stationed in the
east foI several weeks, and was~eh-
route to Ellingston Field, Texas where
he will be located for the present.
He is a member of the aviation corps
of The regular army.
Attention is called to two auction
sales advertised in these columns this
week. The first for X. A. Couey on
the Rowland and Shaefer Farm" on
Monday, February 18th, the other for
A. b. Frisbie at his place north on
the Allegan road on Wednesday, Feb.
10Th. Both will be big auctions and
should have large crowds of lively
bidders.
riday, February 21st, has been
selected as parent and Patron" day
IN the local schools. Special exhibits
will be made in the various grades
and departments and it will be ex-
pected that every parent who can pos
sibly DO so will be in attendance some
time during the afternoon. A little
more interest shown by parents ant
pstrons Of the schools would not only
be big advantage to the pupils, but
an encouragement to the instructors
Lewis G.. Long died at their home
in this village sast Sunday, February
9th. He was the son of VIM. ano
Anna Long and was born in Paw
Paw, October 23rd, 1876. This villag,
has been his home during his entire
life time. He suffered a stroke o.
paralysis last October and gradually
failed since that time. He leaves tw,
brothers, William of Lawton anc
Henry of this place, and one sistei
Elizabeth. The funeral was held from