The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-03-07
Matthew Murphy of Lawton was in
Paw Paw on Monday.

Matthew Murphy of Lawton was in
Paw Paw on Monday.
Mrs. Alice Bacon returned to Paw
Paw last Friday after spending
several months with her grand-daugh-
ter, Mrs. Will Darby and family, in
Valparaiso, Indiana.
Washington Doughty, an old resi-
dent of Paw Paw is visiting at the
home of f. l.. Moe. He will be re-
membered by many of the older resi-
dents of this community.
Claire Goss of Bangor, was in Paw
Paw the first of the week. Claire
was formerly editor and publisher of
the Bangor Gazette, and now is En-
gineer to the County Road Commits
sioners.
Mrs. Rena Beach spent a part of
last week in Kalamazoo with her
daughter, Mrs. c.. M. Allen, assisting
in the care of little Darrell, who has
been quite ill. He is much improved
however at this writing.
Hale Harrington who has been en-
joying vacation at the home of his
parents here since his discharge from
the army, left last Sunday for Spring
field, Ohio to accept a fine position
with the Michigan Silo company.
Everyone should avail themselves
of the opportunity of hearing Her
bert Strickler, who was with the
British Y. M. c. A, tell of his ex-
periences "With the British Army in
Messopotamia" at the Presbyterian
church Sunday night at 700 o'clock
Tom Soule and Earl Walker have
formed a partnership, and will engage
in a general plumbing business under
the firm name of Soule and Walker.
They expect to be ready for business
next week in the building formerly
occupied by Charles Stevens Jewelry
store.
Miss Ruth Raymond entertained a
company of young people at the home
of her parents last Thursday evening,
the occasion being her fifteenth birth
day.The evening was spent with music
and games, and light refreshments
were served. A jolly good time is
reported.
A letter recently received by Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Kline from their
son Claude, in France, states that his
company was drawing equipment that
night and expected to embark for the
states the following day. Gee, l will
be glad" he says, "To see Home
Sweet Home Again"
Corporal Charles r. Warren of
Lima, Ohio paid the True Northerner
a pleasant call on Tuesday. He is
member of the Army Auto squadron
who are driving the government
trucks from Detroit to Chicago. The
company remained in Paw Paw over
night. The Corporal is well acquaint-
ed with Fred Snow, well known here,
and whose home is also in Lima.
The Oregon Journal of February
22nd, contains an account of the
apprehension of four thieves who have
plundered many stores in the city of
Portland, Oregon. One of the busi-
ness places visited by the gang, was
Alva Norwood's store and Repair
Shop. A considerable portion of the
loot secured by he robbers, was re-
covered.
The Michigan Agricultural office re-
ports a heavy damage to the clover
crop in some sections of the state.
Much injury was done by the drought
of last summer, but more has been
caused by the mildness of the present
winter The Van Buren, county Farm
bureau recommends "Soy Beans" as
substitute for this shortage. A
column article on the Soy Bean from
the pen of Farm Agent Eckard will
be found in this issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Pike recently
received a long descriptive letter
from their son, Private ID. G. Pike,
dated from Luxomburg, Germany.
The letter enclosed a map, with no
tations and tracings showing the line
of march of his division through Ger
many. Also a number of postal
cards showing views of cities and
buildings where he had been. The
letter is intensely interesting, and
the True Northerner regrets that time
and space will not permit its publ
cation. The letter closes with the