The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-06-27


ing.
The Secretary of State report
3,701 deaths in Michigan during th'
month of May, $3.50 births during
the same period of time.
Mrs. Royal 7. Hall of Grand Rapid.
came on Thursday to attend the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Louiss
Crawford.
A carload of oil has arrived fol
the Paw Paw streets, and Marsha
AL Stevenson is cleaning the streets
getting ready to spread the oil.
DR.. G. E. Gilkey, DR.. A. E. Var
Week and M. H. Young motored tc
Bear Lake Tuesday evening and re-
turned with eleven fine black bass.
The strawberry season in this To-
cality is about over. The intense
heat during the time the berries were
at their best shortened the crop
materially.
F. R Avery and family have NOV
ed to their cottage at Pugsley's lake
for the summer There are already
several families there and more will
follow soon. Pugsley's will be a
popular spot for Paw Paw people
this season.
The Chicago South Haven Steam
ship line have started their summer
schedule, which may be found in ad-
vertising space in this Issue. Every
effort is being made by the new ow-
ners of this line to make the service
second to none on the lakes.
The building of good roads is
about the biggest problem with
which Van Buren, county will have to
deal for the next year or so. The
Supervisors spent part of the week
in inspecting the work now in prog
ress and looking over the contem-
plated roads.
Sheriff Andrew Lang is appointing
deputy in each township of the
county who will have authority to
approve applications for automobile
drivers licenses. 1t is estimated
that the total number of applications
for the new licenses in this county
will approximate 10000.
"The One Woman" by an all star
cast will be the attraction at the Idle
Hour Friday and Saturday nights OF
this week. On Friday and Saturday
nights of next week, "Uncle Toms
Cabin" will be shown. This will be
something new in film production and
should fill the house on both nights
A recent ruling of the Post Office
department requires all rural mail
boxes to be placed on the right hand
side of the road to the rural carrier
making the trip. This is to eliminate
the necessity Of carriers crossing anG
recrossing the highway, which Is
hazardous in these days of increas.
ing automobile traffic
The Special Session of the Legis.
lature just closed, amended the new
Auto Drivers license law. The new
provision lowers the age limit oi
youths who may be legally licensed
as auto drivers. Any youth fourteen
years of age or over may obtain
drivers license, provided he posesse:
the necessary qualifications.
Mrs. Maud Hartranft of Iowa has
been visiting her parents Mr.. anc
Mrs. w. w. Mari for the past tive
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Mari viii
accompany her home next Monday
for an indefinite stay. Mr.. MARI:
health has been quite poor this sum
mer and it is hoped that he may b'
benefited bv the change.
The musical program for the Paw
Paw Chautauqua, August 23rd, t
goth. will be headed by Ewings Over
seas Military Band, a band of wa
veterans, not from any one regimen
but chosen for their musical abiiit!
from all branches of the overseas
service. The Amphion Four, frs
class male quartet headed by R. II
Richards, Welsh tenor, the Libert!
Bells, a singing orchestra compose'
of seven vivacious American youni
ladies, Muthisens Concert part!
headed by Christian Mathisen, Nor
wegian tenor, and Ignatius Tello
Brazilian violinist and the Roya
Welsh Lady singers, Madam Hughe
Thomas, one of the foremost musi
clans of Wales, leader and conductor
The purely entertainment number
will include the Henrys, magician
with a program chuck full of tn
latest in magic and mystery, and jus
for variety, chalk talk, sand picture
and the like. Then there will b.
Charles r. Taggart, better known a
the Old Country Fiddler, or The MAJ
} from Vermont. Mr.. Taggart is
, genuine Vermonter and brings hi
: fiddle with him and plays as he sing
and talks as he plays. Mr.. Taggar
is we'll known Victor artist, hav