The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-03


Lawrence were Sunday guests at the
Wakeman home.
Miss Wood of Marshall was a guest
in the Hindenach home during the
latter part of last week.
That great Film production "The
Birth of Race" at The Idle Hour
Theatre Friday and Saturday nights,
October 31st, and November 1st.
Mrs. M. l.. Barber was called to
Chicago the first of the week by the
serious illness of a sister residing j
that city.
Advertised Letters Miss Lucille
Hamilton, James d. Hamilton, Miss
Mayne Keeney, Miss Lillian Radley,
Mrs. j. M. Sears.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Cross have
been in Hastings during the past
week, the guests of their daughter
Mrs. G.. A. Ironside and family.
Mrs. Vesta Travis of Plainwell has
been in Paw Paw during the past
week looking after the property inter
ests of her sister Mrs. Alice Grimes,
who is still in Harbor Springs.
Miss Irene Lane who has been
enjoying a months vacation among
home folks, left on Sunday last for
Washington, d. C. to resume her
position in the government employ.
Harry McLain is spending va
cation at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McLain. Harry
is employed in a large factory in
Youngstown, Ohio, and the strike in
the steel mills has necessitated
suspension of business in
the factory.
Jason Woodman was guest of
honor last Wednesday evening at a
meeting in the Cooper Grange hall
in Kalamazoo county. Mr.. Woodman
is about to retire from the office of
County Farm Agent, which he has
held for a period of seven years and
the meeting was in the nature of
farewell from his friends in that
community.
The engine of the morning train
west from Paw Paw left the tracks
at Hartford Tuesday morning and
blocked all traffic west from that
station the balance of the day. There
were two coaches of passengers on
the train and several horses enroute
to the county fair. Both coaches
however and the tender to the engine
stuck to the track, and no damage
was done except to the engine.
Raymond Haworth has been mus
tered out of military service and is
enjoying the comforts and happiness
of home life again. Raymond was
one of the first boys of this commun-
ity to enlist for overseas service. He
was among the first American troops
to cross, and among the last to re-
turn. He was a member-ef the First
Division, and participated in the re-
cent big parade and now historic
festivities honoring General Pershing
and his troops in New York City and
Raymond has been
it all and recital of his ex-
periences during those long months
on the battle fields of Europe and
with the Army of Occupation on
German soil, would make an intense
ly interesting and thrilling book.
The Kalamazoo Athletic club an
nounce the next Boxing Show for
Friday evening, October 18th. 1t is
not definitely known yet who the
will be, but two good ten
round finals, one eight round semi
final and at least one six round pre-
Iiminary will be staged, with sor
the best boys in the business. The
club management does not intend to
match Homer Smith again until
some time in November, when it is
hoped that either Bob Martin champ
ion of the A. f. F., Capt. Roper, or
Bill Brennan can be induced to meet
the Michigan aspirant for the heavy
weight title. Homer's performance
of the last two months, when he has
easily disposed of four men in the
heavy weight division in short order
all by the X. o. route, makes him a
serious opponent for any one of the
best of them, and all of the top
seem to have a perfectly
good alibi, when approached with a
contract for a match. Homer is de-
termined to pave the way for
match with the champion Dempsey
next summer, and it is hoped that
his local friends may have an oppor-