The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-09-19
Fred CLOSEUP of Kalamazoo was in
Paw Paw on business Wednesday.

Fred CLOSEUP of Kalamazoo was in
Paw Paw on business Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hershberger
now have complete charge of the
Dyckman House dining room. Their
announcement appears in the adver-
tising columns of this issue.
The tuition from the various school
boards in the county is due next Mon
day, September 22nd. In order to
save confusion and inconvenience.
will the various boards be so kind as
to see that it is promptly paid?
This will be great year for
amusement at the Van Buren county
fair at Hartford. UP to date more
concessions have been sold than ever
before in the history of the fair, and
the list of amusements shows a di-
versity unequalled in the fairs his
tory. This abundance of amusements
is in keeping with the countrywide
demand for entertainment, following
two years of war time restrictions,
and will be a factor in giving the
fair this fall unusual snap and color.
Charles Giddings, local distributor
for the Overland cars, is pointing
with considerable pride to the latest
achievement of his company in the
production of their newest model
known as the Overland a.. 1t is a
light four cylinder car with many ex-
cellent qualities claimed for it. The
production of this car has been held
up for over two years now because
of war conditions and shipment to
dealers only just commenced. Mr..
Giddings takes considerable pride in
reviewing the various qualities of
this machine to any one who is inter
ested in the automobile industry
and the operation of a car.
The following is clipped from the
Ithaca Journal of Ithaca, N. Y. of
September 10th:-Julius M. Clapp
of this city is the guest of his sister
Mrs. J. C. Bailey of Newton, Mass.
The Newton Graphic says:-"Julius
Nj. Clapp is visiting his sister, Mrs.
C. J. Bailey of Surrey Road. Mr..
Clapp was for many years in the i'm
porting business in Boston with Mr..
Bailey, the firm being Clapp and
Bailey. He resided on Newtonville
avenue, Mt Ida, and removed to
Minneapolis thirty years ago. Mrs.
Clapp died in 1892. Mr.. Clapp then
came back east to educate his child
rem and for the past twenty years has
been in business in Ithaca, N. Y,
where Cornell University is located;
his five children having finished coll
ege, married, and are now located in
five different states. Mr.. Clapp re-
tired from business and expects to
spend a part of his time in Boston
and vicinity.
Funeral services for the late Maud
Sellick were held from the home last
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. Percy Nickless of the Presby-
=. ian church C Us " cGlc.ct-l
The speaker gave a splendid tribute
to the memory of deceased. The pail
bearers were, Postmaster H. A. Cole
Attorney 7. j. Cavanaugh, VIM. c.
Mosier, Arthur Miller, Byron L.
Soule and F. n. Wakeman. Blaine
Warner sang "The End of Perfect
Day" with Mrs. Nickless at the piano
The profusion of beautiful flowers
and elaborate floral pieces which
filled the room was evidence of the
respect and esteem in which the de-
ceased was held in the community.
All business places in the village
closed during the hour of the funeral
and the spirit which prompted this
thoughtful act among Mr.. Sellick's
friends and old business associates
was a source of much comfort to him
in the hour of his bereavement.
Maud A. BARLEY was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James H. BARLEY,
and was born in Battle Creek, Mich
igan. She was graduate of the
Conservatory of Music Of the college
in Albion, Michigan. On June 7th,
1898, she was united in marriage to
William R. Sellick of Paw Paw and
this village has been their home until
her death which occurred September
9th ,at Bronson hospital in Kalama-
ZOO. Mrs. Sellick was prominently
identified with the social and musical
activities of this community. She
was a charter member of the o. +. 5.
in which organization she served as
organist for many years in fact as
long as her failing strength would
permit. She is survived by her hus-
band, one daughter, Mrs. Bennett