The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-28
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has been a Paw Paw visitor this week
Mrs. Radtke, east of town, is visit
ing her daughters in Chicago this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ii. Abrams of Law
renee were Paw Paw visitors Nor
day evening.
The Dorcas society will meet with
Mrs. G.. w. Van Tassell on Tuesday
afternoon, March 4th, for work
John Oswiany returned from De-
troit last Friday with a new Ford
automobile for Packer and Giddings.
Will Slovenian came over from
Battle Creek for a visit with old
home friends and relatives the first
Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. +. Parham and
children of Sturgis were week end
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. It. Herwig.
Lieutenant Lloyd Harvey spent a
few days in Paw Paw this week. He
IS still in the Aviation service of IT,,
army and was enroute from New
York City to Washington, d. C.
The Royal Neighbors OF America
will serve penny Supper" at the
G. A r.. AHall on Tuesday evening,
March 4th. from $3.50 to 700 o'clock.
The public is invited
Exercises were held in the Richmond
school house, east of Paw Paw last
Friday evening, in honor of Washing
toms birthday. A fine program was
enjoyed by good crowd.
The Red Cross will sell the balance
Of their stock of Knitting Wools at
80, so and rs cents per skein, on Sat
urday afternoon, March 1st, from 80
20 400 o'clock at the j. w. Free and
Company Banking rooms.
Mr. and Mrs. Rue Labadie who re-
side near Three Mile lake returned
home last week after spending several
months in Kissemmee, Florida They
made the trip out there by auto, then
sold the car and returned home on
the train.
Ford Wilber recently received the
sad news of his brothers death of
pneumonia in France. He was
Lieutenant and trained with the 85th,
Division at Camp Custer, spending
week ends in Paw Paw during his
stay in that camp.
ID. r .Thayer, in rummaging through
some of his relics, recently discover
ed, stuck to the inside of an old tea
pot of Colonial days, postage stamr
which had evidently been there for
many years. 1t is probable that the
stamp dates back to the Colonial
period of our country's history, and
is of considerable value as a relic.
Little Madaline Mercer underwent
an operation for appendicitis last
Friday morning at the home of her
parents, west of town. Dr's. Dewitt
of Kalamazoo, Hawkey of Paw Paw
and Kenfield of Lawrence, performed
the operation which was successful,
and the patient is doing nicely under
the care of Miss Fetterolf, trained
nurse from Kalamazoo.
The local schools are now rehears-
ing for "The Pennant", an Operetta
which will be given on the evening
of March 9th, as the last number on
the lecture course. 1t consists of
solos, duets, chorus of forty voices
and some dialogue. The rehearsals
are in charge Of Miss Mae Brumstead
and the entertainment promises to be
one of the best of the entire year.
Mr.. Reeves of the Idle Hour an
nounces the feature The Marionettes'
starring Clara Kimball Young for
VI Wtth.
matinee at 2:30, admission Children
six cents adults regular price. Eve
ming regular prices 10 and Is cents.
The feature for Sunday evening is
) Flirting with Fate" featuring
Douglas Fairbanks. Good comedies
both Saturday and Sunday.
M. II. Sherrod of st. Paul, Mimi,
has been the guest the past week of
his sister, Mrs. Claude Snow and
family. Mr.. Sherrod is well know
here, and his friends will be grieved
to learn of his failing eyesightI
Claude states that the symptoms are
already quite pronounced, and that
it is no uncommon thing for him to