The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-09-19

, c. ID. Richmond is in Benton Har-
Dor taking treatment for rheumatism
Tom Dow of Muskegon is visiting
Paw Paw relatives and friends this
week.
Mrs. Earl Dow and little daughter
of Texas are visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Will Dow.
Raymond E. Boomer of Jackson
spent the week end with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Boomer.
Miss Hattie Hutchins of Porter is
spending a few days with her grand
mother, Mrs. Jane Hutchins.
The E. C. Hawley family are again
at home after spending the summer
at their Three Mile Lake cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Weston of Day.
tona, Florida are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rich
mond.
The Allais family returned to their
Chicago home on Thursday after
spending the summer at their farm
in Almena township.
G.. w. Doolittle brought to the True
Northerner office on Tuesday, stalk
of corn measuring fifteen feet in
height. The stalk is six inches in
diameter at it's largest point, and the
huge ears are nine feet from the
ground. This is just sample of the
crops Mr. Doolittle has grown this
year on the Vern Williams farm.
Miss Marion Downey, who has been
Spending a vacation at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Chester Campbell,
returned to her school in Wheaton,
Illinois on Wednesday of this week.
Rev. Arthur Trott and wife return
ed from Lansing where they have
been in attendance at the Annual M.
E. Church conference. They took
occasion to visit old friends in Grand
Ledge, Lake Odessa and Portland
during their absence.
Rev. j. c. Brown after having re-
signed as pastor of the Christian
Church in order to prepare for
Mission work in Chicago University
has accepted the call of his Church
to continue as pastor for an indefinite
period of time. Mr.. Brown will re-
turn to Paw Paw over the week end.
During the past two months the
question of a monster celebration in
Paw Paw as a sort of welcome home
to the Van Buren county soldiers,
has been discussed by the village
council and citizens of the commun-
ity. Taking everything into consider
alton, it is thought best to make the
date November 18th, which is the
first anniversary of the signing of the
Armistice. This date should always
be celebrated in some proper manner
and no effort will be spared to make
the first one a hummer. Details of
the big event will be in charge IF the
local branch of the American Legion
and will be annuonced later.
Monday, September 18th, is an
important date to a number of people
in the Plopper district. This year
that date was the 18th, wedding an
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolf
the CD birthday of Charles Mower
and Mrs. c. F. Loveland; and the
28th, anniversary of Mrs. Fred Kog-
ge's arrival in America. To proper
; ly celebrate these various important
events, he neighbors of that COM
munity gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Wolf on Sunday, Sep
tember 14th, for picnic. Covers
were laid for thirty-three, and the
day spent in music, social intercourse
and a general good time. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wolf were the recipients of a
fine set of silverware which in the
years to come will be a constant re-
minder of the happy event.
, The Paw Paw base ball team went
} up against hard proposition in the
Otsego team on the local grounds
: last Tuesday, and were bumped to
, the tune of 16 to 5. Ramsdall and
, Simmons of Kalamazoo were the
battery for Paw Paw and the Otsego
: sluggers made them look like school
: boys. Ramsdall was pounded to all
: corners Of the lot for a total Of 10
, hits, and at one stage of the game it
> looked as though it would be neces-
r sary to reinforce the fielders with adj
: ditional players in order to get the
r ball back in the diamond without
!. prolonging the game into darkness.