The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-07-25


in Battle Creek this week.
Mrs. S. Lisdsley is entertaining a
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McDou-
gell
Edmund Babbitt of Battle Greek
was week end guest of his Aunt,
Miss Jennie Bale.
c. A. Downing of Grand Rapids
was a week end guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard D. Warner.
Miss Edith Van Fleet of Eagle lake
was a caller at the home of Mrs.
Jane Hutchins on Tuesday.
Miss Natalie Boomer and niece
dorothy Jacobs, left Thursday for
Jackson for visit with Ray Boomer
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Symonds and
children of Chicago have been guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. O. Kenyon this
week.
Freeman Phillips and sister, Mrs
Elga Kiser of Chicago are visiting
at the home of their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Smith.
Lieutenant Lloyd Harvey has been
transferred fom San Antonio to Fort
Bliss, Ell Paso, Texas and is in charge
of the Eleventh Squadron there.
Mrs. Willard Warner entertained
Mrs. Otis Gleason, Mrs. Will Kand-
zie of Chicago and Mrs. Mollie Thyn-
ne of Grand Rapids to luncheon last
Friday.
G.. A. Ironsides of Hastings has
been spending the week with his
wife and daughter at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Cross.
1t is said that wedding bells will
ring out loud and clear during the
early fall months, probably during
the month of September. $50 Mote
it Be-"
Deputy Harry Cross was called to
lake south of Decatur on the Cass
Van Buren county line last Sun
day to hold an inquest over the body
of young man drowned in the
waters Of the lake there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Cole, her sister
Mrs. John Peterson and family Of
Chicago, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Johnson, also of Chicago, are enjoy
ing a two weeks outing at the Dur
kee cottage at Eagle Lake.
The village was practically desert
ed Wednesday when all business
places were closed, and the inhabi-
tants of the village and surrounding
country gathered for the annual
Community Picnic" at Engleharts
Landing, Four Mile lake. 1t was one
of the most successful events of its
kind ever held in Paw Paw.
Miss Marie Williams, a former
teacher in the local schools was
guest of Mr.. and mrs. S. o. Kenyon
and other Paw Paw friends the first
half of the week. Miss Williams
taught in the Detroit City schools
the past year, but does not intend to
continue school room work during
the coming year.
We are informed that the State
Highway department is about ready
to advertise for bids on the West
Main street pavement extending west
to the village limits. Work is also
progressing on the paved way near
Oshtemo and the complete job will
be finished during the summer
months.
About fifty ncighbors and friends
.athered at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bale last Saturday eve
ming for a farewell reception to Mr.
and Mrs. Boyd Clapper, who left
Tuesday for their new home in
Cleveland, Ohio. Refreshments were
served and a most delightful evening
passed The True Northerner joins
the host of friends in best wishes to
Mr.. and Mrs. Clapper in their new
home.
John Livingston, president of the
Cleaners Association of Michigan,
died recently at his home In Detroit
For more than twenty years he had
worked faithfully and loyalty for the
success of the organization, and will
be missed by more than eighty
thousand Cleaner officers and mem
bers. At meeting of the Supreme
officers of the organization in May.
Mr.. Livingston was presented with a
beautiful gold watch, inscribed, "On