The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-01-10

Regular convocation of Paw Paw
Chapter No. "a r. A. M. next Monday
evening, January 18th.
Mercury reached the lowest mark
of the winter last Friday, when the
thermometers registered ten below.
John II. Britton of Bangor was
shaking hands with Paw Paw friends
the first of the week.
C. w. Reynolds has returned from
Chicago where he spent the holidays
with Lee and family and Miss lone.
Rev. Percy Nickless who has been
doing army Y. M C. A. work is ex-
Ipected home the latter part Of this
week.
Julio Sheldon is slowly recovering
from painful bruises sustained in a
bad fall on the icy sidewalk last Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Slovenian
left Tuesday for California where
they will spend the balance of the
winter.
Miss Nahldene Lyle left on Monday
to resume her school duties after
spending two weeks at the home of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lyle,
recovering from the Influenza
Delos Mitchelson was taken to Bor-
CESS Hospital, Kalamazoo last Mon
day for an examination and probab
operation. He has been in failing
health for number of years, and has
grown rapidly worse for sever;
months. His hosts of friends are
hoping for a speedy recovery to
health.
The Circuit Court for Van Buren,
County will convene Monday, January
18th. Following the usual custom,
the jury will not come until the
second week The calendar is un-
usually large for the January session
and contains a total of 90 cases divid
ed as follows:-Criminal, g.; Law, 81;
Chancery, 80 Cases in which no
progress has been made in one year,
Chancery, 9; Law, 6. There are a
total of 81 divorce cases to be dis
posed of.
Eugene Salisbury says "That pig
is pig until it is one year old and
then it is a hog" Continuing he
says:-"I have just killed two pigs
just eight months old, that dressed
one weighed 800 pounds, the other
200. Now we think that by keeping
these two pigs for our own use, we
can be we'll fed, and that we will be
less liable to rheumatism and othc
kindred diseases, the Influenza In
cluded." Gene is a good feeder and
knows what he is talking about when
il comes to good things to eat.
The Board of Supervisors are in
session this week and their work will
probably run well into next week.
The business up to this time has been
of a routine nature, and there are
several important matters to be dis
posed of. The proposed tuberculosis
sanitarium for the counties of Kala-
mazoo, Cass, Allegan and Van Buren,
is one of the big problems, and a
committee went to Kalamazoo on
Wednesday to confer with the super
visors of that county relative to the
matter. The report of the session in
detail will receive attention next
week.
A pleasant function was enjoyed at
the l. o. o. f. hall last Monday eve
ming, when the subordinate lodge gave
banquet to Jake Reidl Past Noble
Grand; M. H. Young Chaplain and a
number of Red Cross ladies'. The
function was in appreciation of SER
vices rendered in caring for sick
members of the order during the re-
cent epidemic. Covers were laid for
.14O and all were filled. After the
sumptuous spread a literary program
and dancing were enjoyed throughout
the evening. 1t was one of the most
enjoyable functions ever planned by
this lodge.
One of the pleasant features of the
, year was celebrated by the Coterie
in their club rooms on Wednesday eve
ming, when the members with their
, families sat down to a fine pot luck
, supper. This is an annual custom
| with the Coterie, in the evening
, following the election of officers
, Covers were laid for about hundred
and there were plenty of good things
? to cat and to spare. A social hour