The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-28


turning home Sunday evening.
Donald Payne of Chicago spent the
week end here with his wife who is a
guest at the home of Mrs. Ted Soule.
Mrs. Herbert Geddes returned home
Wednesday after a two months visit
at the home of her daughter Mrs. Will
Darby in Valparaiso.
Mrs. j. c. Brown was called to Ann
Arbor last week to nurse Mrs. III. f.
Randell of that city. She will be gone
about two weeks.
Mrs. Fowler and Mrs. Raushenberg
of Detroit spent several days here
with their sister and brothers at the
Amsterberg home. on Pine street.
The social dancing party at Long
wells Opera house on Tuesday eve
ming was enjoyed by good crowd.
The music by Brocato's orchestra was
up to the usual standard of excellence.
+. Il. Hilkirt of Capac, Michigan is
the new owner of the Texas Sprague
farm east of Paw Paw, and arrived
to take possession the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague have moved to
the E. f. Pierce farm which was
~ boi.. bn,,a fn,. manu- x,oa,,c
There will be practice Meeting"
of the officers and members of Paw
Paw Lodge No. 20 f. and A. NJ. next
Tuesday evening, March 4th. Those
are urged by the Master
to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Jordon will cele-
brate their golden wedding anniver-
sary next Tuesday, March fourth.
Their son Sam is expected home from
Tensed, Idaho to be with them on that
day.
The second number if the High
school Lyceum course was enjoyed by
a crowded house Thursday evening.
The Lillian Johnston company fur
nished this number, and gave excellent
If the remaining num-
bers of the course are as good as the
first two, the entire course will be
a complete success.
Word was received by Paw Paw
friends the first of the week of the
death of Paul Squire at his home in
last Friday. He was the
son of Harley Squire of Decatur, and
will be remembered by many Paw
Paw people. He leaves wife and
children. Pneumonia was the cause
of his death.
Mrs. A. A. Pike recently received
from friends in Florida, two large
cocoanuts with the outer covering or
fibre on, just as they come from the
tree. They came through the mail,
with the stamp and address on the
outer shell of the fibre. They are
quite interesting to those who do not
know how cocoanut looks as it
comes from the tree, and are on dis
play at The True Northerner Office.
A rare opportur ty is in store for
the people of Paw Paw ard vicinit.
next Sunday ever ,ng, March 9th. Mr..
Herbert Strickler of the Mccormick
Theological Seminary, who served
during the war with the British Y. M.
c. A. will speak at the Union services
in the Presbyterian church on the
subject, "With the British Army at
Mr.. Strickler is
young man full of energy and en-
thusiasm and after his army expert
ence will bring a message of real in
terest and value.
There was quite a surprise at the
+. b. Gilbert home, west of town,
when their nephew Corporal Clarence
Gilbert came Saturday to help cele-
brate his Aunt's birthday. They
knew he was at a hospital in Rich
mond, Virginia, but had not heard he
had been sent on to Camp Custer
until the day he arrived here. He ex-
poets soon to be discharged. He went
overseas with Company c. 126 Infan-
try and was wounded during the
battle at Chateau Thierry, and had
been in a hospital since October 9Th.
He was accompanied here by his
Mrs. Kate Gilbert.
Herbert Geddes, who has held a
position with a Printing company in
South Dakota for the past
year, returned to Paw Paw on Mon
day last. He stopped at Valparaiso,
Indiana enroute for visit with his
daughter, Mrs. Darby. Mr.. Geddes
was at one time an employee Of Tho