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VOLUME 63
Number 27
PAW PAW, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1919
Whole Number 4390
at LOCAL
Edmund Downing was in Paw Pak
last Saturday.
Miss Jean Warner is the guest of
Grand Rapids relatives this week.
Elmer Hunt, of Lawrence had bus
iness in Paw Paw on Monday last.
H. L .McNeil and family entertain
ed friends from Lansing the first of
the week.
The Decker-Beattie- Decker Buick
company reports the sale of four new
cars this week.
Prosecutor Horace Adams made a
business trip to South Haven and
Geneva last Friday.
Mrs. Charles Spicer of Chicago will
arrive soon for a visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Spicer.
A one per cent collection tax will
be added to all village taxes remain
ing unpaid after August 15th.
A card from J. F. Bullard requests
change of address to National Sol
dier's Home, Janson City, Tenn.
Mrs. Gertrude Feek of Kalamazoo
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. E.
M. Bailey the first of the week.
The annual I. O. O. F. Picnic for
Glendale Odd Fellows will be held at
Tugsley's Lake on Wednesday,
August 6th
TheL. 0. T M. will hold a Bake
sale at Shacfer and Reidl's store on
Saturday afternoon of this week at
4:00 P. M. Every Lady Maccabee is
asked to furnish one article, baked
goods, Jelly, Cottage cheese or Pick
les. There was a bad auto wreck at
Lawton last Friday, the fast train
striking the car at the M. C. Main
street crossing. The car was com
pletely demolished, but the occupants
miraculously escaped with only slight
lruises.
The L. O. T. M. Ticnic for members
and their families will be held at
Pugslcy's Lake on Tuesday, August
Cth.All members who have means of
transportation for others or for bas
kets are requested to meet at Mem
orial hall at 9:30 o'clock of that day.
The long drought was broken on
Thursday when a slow steady rain
fell throughout the day. It came
just in time to save the late corn,
potatoes and cucumbers. It was too
late however for many gardens and
,omc fields of early corn.
y- Emogene OX'cary and Mrs.
Zilpha Ferguson and daughter Doris,
were guests of Mrs. Loren Curtis in
Benton Harbor last Sunday ,and on
Monday the three ladies motored to
Grand Raids for a visit . with their
friend, Mrs. Flora Welch
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Spicer received
word recently that their daughter,
Itfrs. Wm. Engle would start soon
from the Hawaiian Islands for an ex
tended visit at home. She will be re
membered as Miss Pearl Spicer, one
of Van Buren County's successful
teachers. Later: Mrs. Engle arrived
here Wednesday evening.
Carl Buskirk returned recently
from a vacation in Northern Michi
gan. Some of the'fish stories he can
tell would make a modern Isaac Wal
ton crazy, but Carl swears they arc
all true, and besides he brought home
enough fish to vouch for at least a
portion of the story.
The Fischer party at Lake Cora
last Friday night was the most en
joyable gathering ever held at the
lake. About sixty couples were
present. Lawrence Fuller is pro
prietor of the parties and announces
another for Friday evening of this
week. This will fee known as "Lucky
Tarty."
Deputy Gome Warden, Fred Shower
' i maa was called to Traverse City last
week to assist in fighting the forest
fires, which raged over Northern
Michigan. A heavy rain, the first
of this week in that region extin
guished the fire, and saved a greater
loss of life and property. Fred re
turned on Tuesday night of this
week.
Mrs. Rena Beach and son Lawrence
were Kalamazoo visitors Jast Mon
day. A. H. Abrams of Lawrence was in
Paw Paw on business Wednesday
morning.
Floyd Salisbury has installed a gas
filling station at his garage oh East
Main street.
Mrs. Fannie Mitchelson spent
Thursday with her daughter, Mrs.
Rheta Nash of Lawton.
A few of the near neighbors sur
prised Mrs. Wills on her ( ) birth
day. A good time is reported.
Joseph Dorell and Mrs. Jessie Bos
ton, both of Decatur, were married
at the Methodist parsonage Paw Paw
on Monday, July 28th. Rev. Arthur
Trott officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tellam are en
tertaining his father, John Tellam of
Philadelphia, Pa., also an uncle, Wm.
Tellam of Danville, Illinois.
Rev. Clarence Hawley of Scranton
Pennsylvania will preach at the
Union service Sunday evening at the
Methodist church.
Judge Wm. Killefer was in South
Haven on Tuesday, the 29th, to look
after Probate matters in that section
of the county.
The Misses Helen and Grace Doty
of Three Rivers and Miss Mabel E.
Nash of Hillsdale have been the
guests of Miss Margaret M. South
worth the past week.
The Christian Sunday School bar.
ball team of Paw Paw won two
games last week, winning from Law
rence Friday evening 7 to 6 and from
Lawton Saturday evening, 14 to 5.
Sam H. Kclley of Lansing was in
Paw Paw last Saturday. Mr. and
Mrs. Kelley are now at their Four
Mile lake cottage for the balance of
the summer.
Rev. Clarence Hawley of Scranton,
Pennsylvania is enjoying a months
vacation among the old home folks.
He will spend a good share of the
time at the Hawley Cottage at Three
Mile lake.
The Post Office address for the
Boy Scouts duiiitg their week in
camp win dc, tsoy scout tamp,
Christie Lake, Decatur, Michigan.
Don't forget to write to the boys
some time during the week.
The hearing on claims in the estate
of James W. Combes, deceased, was
held before Commissioners at the
Probate office on Tuesday, the 29th.
Mr. W. H. Mason and E. Dickcrhoof
acting as Commissioners.
Saturday was banner day for Nat
uralization papers in the office of the
County Clerk. . Ten applications be
ing filed by parties from South
Haven, nine of which were for final
papers and one for first papers.
Most of these were inhabitants of
Germany.
Edwin Reeves, manager of the Idle
Hour theatre has been in Detroit to
make bookings for the coming
months. He announces some fine
features, details of which will be
given later. The best is none to
good for the Idle Hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Berkey and
family and Mrs. Susan Churchill of
Cassopolis and Miss Mayne Chamber
lin of Detroit were guests of Mrs. G.
B Southworth on Sunday. Mrs.
Churchill and Miss Chamberlin re
maining for a few days visit.
The Women's Relief Corps sur
prised Mrs. Jack Wilson most com
pletely last Friday afternoon. Ice
cream and cake were served and a
fine time reported. The occasion
wa3 more enjoyable by reason of the
boast Mrs. Wilson has made that it
would be impossible for any tme to
"Surprise" her.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cumings will
leave Saturday morning for their
new home in Los Angeles, California.
Mrs. 'Emma R. Smith will accompany
them as far as Chicago where they
will all spend the week end at tho
home of Mrs. Smith's son, Albert and
family. Mr. and Mrs. Cumings wHl
resume their trip on Monday. . The
True Northerner joins the host of
friends here in best wishes for their
future happiness and prosperity in
the land of sunshine and flowers.
Thco Clapp now drives a new Ford
car.
Miss Margaret M. Southworth, Pro
bate Register, has been enjoying a
week's vacation.
Mrs. Charles Stoker and friend,
Mrs. Halstead of Lawton were in
Paw Paw on Friday last.
County Clerk R. W. Broughton is
in Grand Rapids to attend the annual
session of the County Clerks associ
ation of Michigan.
Mrs. Fred Glossup and daughter Miss
Esther of Kalamazoo were in Paw
Paw on Wednesday to attend the
funeral of W .W. Marr.
Mrs. Wm H. Mason and family are
entertaining her sister, Mrs. Soule
and a granddaughter, little Miss Bet
ty Mason, both of Chicago.
The O'Grady Bros desire to an
nounce that their store will be open
for the accomodation of the public
until 11:00 o'clock every Saturday
night until further notice.
Mrs. Mabel Dean returned to her
home in Hammond, Indiana the first
of the week after visiting two weeks
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Del-
bert Rich, west of town.'
Guy Titus and family of Detroit
are enjoying a vacation among rela
tives and old friends here. Guy has
a fine position with a Paint concern in
the Michigan Metropolis.
There will be a regular meeting of
Paw Paw lodge No. 25, F. and A. M.
next Tuesday evening, August 5th.
There are business matters of im
portance for attention and possibly a
First Degree.
Lieutenant Glenn Showerman re
turned from overseas the first of
this week. He has had a great mili
tary experience, but is feeling and
looking fine and mighty glad to get
back among his own people and
friends.
A message from Lieutenant Lynn
Lake to his parents a few days ago,
stated that he would soon be dis
charged from military service. A
later message however stated that he
would remain in the army with a com
mission as Captain. Congratulations
to Captain Lake on the promotion.
John E. Raymond ,son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Raymond of this village
has been discharged from military
service and is enjoying himself at
home, and among friends here. He
was a member of Co. C, 310th, En
gineers sent into Northern Russia,
and has been through all the trials
and hardships of that frozen country
The annual mid-summer picnic of
the Coterie will be held next week
Friday, August 8th, at Pugsley's
Lake. Bring plate, cup and silver
together with wll filled baskets.
The picnic is for all members of the
club and their families and will be
in the nature of a "Home Coming."
All members, both here and abroad,
are urged to be present and make it
an event long to be remembered.
Autos will be furnished so that all
who wish may go.
Clare McFarlin who has been in a
New York hospital for several
months has recovered sufficiently to
come home. Claire has had a hard
time of it. In addition to several
wrtnna nn t rnW,5nmP
serious
gas of the battle fields, he has been
compelled to submit to several oper
ations. He Is thin and a bit pale,
but is feeling well and is in the best
of spirits. His Paw Paw friends are
mighty glad to welcome him home
again, and trust that time will event
ually restore him to perfect health.
Dr. V. S. Laurin of Muskegon and
Dr. F .A Dacettc of Paw Taw will
start August 7th, for a motor trip
through Canada. They will stop at
points of interest enreute, including
the Niagara Falls. A good share of
their time will be spent in Ottawa
and Montreal ,and they plan to return
via Boston and the Buffalo route.
These Doctors are school-mates from
Montreal, Canada, and Dr. Laurin
spent eighteen months as a Canadian
volunteer in the thickest of the
world war fighting. They will be
away practically all of the balance of
August .during which time the Den
tal offices will be closed.
Miss Ellen StefTen of Klamazoo
spent the week end with her mother
in Almena.
Advertised Letters: Miss Anna
Nakkcn, Care of Fred Scheid, Route
1. Camille Vanderhaighn, Wolfs,
Farm.
Miss Alice Kandzie returned to her
home in Chicago Tuesday after spend
ing several weeks with her brother
here.
Miss Elizabeth Alexander of Chi
cago is visiting her aunt Mrs. StefTen
of Almena township and will remain
during the month of August.
Mr. and Mrs.. Kloock and Mr. and
Mrs. Trustrud returned to their
home in' Chicago lart Monday after
a weeks outing at Maple lake.
Leon Douglas and family left on
Tuesday for a motor trip to Holland,
where they will visit several days at
the home of a relative, D. H. Pierce.
The Mortality report for Michigan
in June shows 2,937 deaths in the
state during the month, and 6,225
births during the same period of
time.
A letter from Merrill Fuller dated .
from Fulton, New York, states that
he is now inspector in the agricul
tural department of the New York
Central Railroad.
R. E. Jennings and family and Will
Nelson and family with their mother,
Mrs. Leona Barton were in Cass
opolis last Sunday to spend the day
with Mrs. Barton's brother, Colonel
J. P. Hopkins, who has just returned
from overseas. Mrs. Barton will re
main for a week.
An extra special attraction is an
nounced for the Idle Hour theatre on
Saturday and Sunday nights of this
week. The stars will be Charley
Chaplin in his "Million Dollar Feat
ure", "A Dog's Life" and Wm. S.
Hart in a two part western drama,
"Mr. Nobody.". These should be
two big nights and seats will be at
a premium. Come early
Plans have been made by the mer-1 Mrs. Royal T. Hall and son Rich
chants of Paw Paw to eliminate the ; ard returned this week from a two
necessity of clerks remaining on duty
in stores up to eleven, twelve and as
late as one o'clock on Saturday
nights to wait on the trade. Follow
ing is the plan: Beginning on Satur
day, August 2nd, the Grocery, Dry
Goods and Hardware stores of the
village will close at 10:00 o'clock
Saturday nights. Patrons of the
local stores are asked to remember
the date, Saturday of this, week, and
that 10:00 o'clock will be the hour of
closing.
What will probably be the largest
auction sale ever held in South
Western Michigan is advertised in
these columns this week. The auction
is for S. P. Ball and W R. Garland
one mile south of Glenwood and
six and one-half miles North
east of Dowagiac on Tuesday,
August 5th. A large number of fine
horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and farm
implements will be sold to the high
est bidder. Mr. Garland was in Paw
Paw last Saturday and stated that
they have been years building up
these fine herds of stock, but having
sold their farms .everything must be
sold. A half page "ad" in this issue
will give some idea of the sale.
W. W .Marr passed away at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Wm.
! Hartrauf t in Estherville, Iowa last
SuntIa'- He has, bfcn in Poor hcaltl)
and gradually declining ior several
years and went West with his daugh
ter only a few weeks ago in the hopes
that a change might be beneficial.
He was born in Lancaster Hill, Newlcil last Monday evening ,the follow-
ork, December 4th, 1842. He was a
veteran of the Civil war, having ser
ved two years in that memorable
conflict. Ho has been a resident of
Paw Paw for many years and leaves
a large circle of sympathetic friends
to mourn his death. He leaves a
widow and two daughters ,Mrs. Chas.
Wheeler of Kalamazoo and Mrs. Wm.
Hartrauft of Iowa. His only, son
was killed in the Spanish American
war, and the youngest daighter,
Mrs Hclene Simmons perceded him
three vcek3 ago to a day. He Is the
last of a family of eight brothers and
sisters. The funeral was held from
the late home in this village on Wed
ncsday, Rev. E. E. ShoufTler of this
village officiating Interment was in
Prospect cemetery.
Harry Allen of Hartford was in Paw
Paw last Thursday.
James Maxwell is the new clerk at
the W. J. Warner store.
Attorney Glenn E. Warner was in
Chicago on business last Wednesday, j
Mrs Al Wauchek of Gobleville was
a guest of Paw Paw relatives last
week.
Will Nichols purchased an Elcar
automobile on Wednesday of this
week.
E. A. Layton and family and
Miss Alma Layton of Chicago are
visiting home folks east of town.
Mrs. N. F. Simpson of Keeler was
a guest of Paw Paw friends the first
of this week
Attorney Earl L. Burhans made a
business trip to Muskegon the first
of this week.
Miss Helen Harrison of Detroit is
a guest of relatives and friends here
this week.
Sheriff Lang and wife are enter
taining a sister, Mrs. O. B. Shine and
grandson of Kankakee, Illinois.
Mrs. Lainie Higgs and guest Miss
Warren, motored to Chicago last Sun
day for a short visit among friends
there.
Mr. and Mrs. William Shakespeare
and sons of Kalamazoo were Sunday
visitors of Sheriff Andrew Lang and
wife
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett McKinstry
and guest, Mrs. Charles Steele of
Chicago, are camping this week at
Three Mile lake.
H. R. McDonald and family motor
ed from Grand Rapids last Sunday
morning for a visit among Paw Paw
relatives and friends.
Miss Marian Boess is in Holland
this w eek on business in connection
with the Civilian Relief department
of the American Red Cross.
weeks visit with friends in Traverse
City.
Frank Sanger who has been enjoy
ing a two weeks visit with his mother
and among Paw Paw friends, started
for his home in Pullman, Washington
on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris of
Gliddenburg mourn the loss of a two
months old daughter, Goldie Pearl,
who passed away on Thursday of
last week.
Mrs. John Abrsms, her motTr.
Mrs. Mosier and Mr. and Mrs. Will
Mosier drove to Dowagiac to get
acquainted with the new baby at the
Carl Mosier home.
H. W. Barr of Orlando, Florida
arrived last Saturday for a visit
among Paw Paw friends. His family
preceded him and will remain for a
part of the summer.
Nelson Beals and family of Owos
so, Mrs. George Lurkins of Ypsilanti,
Leon Beals and family of Owosso, a
sister and family from Dakota and
Mrs. Angeline Lurkins, are camping
at Christie Lake.
Dr. C. L. Bennett, a former Paw
Paw boy is moving to Kalamazoo for
the practice of his profession. The
Doctor has practiced in Gobleville for
several years, and will bo missed by
his host of friends in that vicinity.
At a meoting of the village coun-
ing Library Board was appointed:
Mrs. E. H. Harvey, Mrs. Caroline
Sellick, Mrs. Clara Rennie, and
Messrs. H. L. McNeil, Dr. W. F.
Hoyt and F. N. Wakeman. These
appointments are temporaryand will
serve only until a permanent board
an be elected at the regular village
election next March.
Some people have the mistaken idea
that the money subscribed for the
Boy Scouts on Tag Day last Satur
day is for the purpose of paying cxpen
ses in Camp this week. Every Scout
furnishes his own money to defray
the expenses in camp, and the splen
did sum subscribed on Tag Day will
go into the treasury of the scout
organization to put it on a perma
nent financial footing in the future.
Attorney Lincoln IL Titus of Kala
mazoo was in Paw Paw on business
on Monday last.
Mrs. T. A Sprague is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Charles Thurston of
Grand Haven, Michigan.
Father Clarson and niece Miss An
nie of Marshall are guests of Paw
Paw friends this week.
Duane Mosier and wife of Lansing
were guests of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. C. Mosier the first of the
week.
V. C. Sherrod and family were
visitors at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Carrie Erdman of Lawrence last
Sunday.
Services will be held in St Mark's
Episcopal church during the mdnth of
August every Sunday morning at
10:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Catherine Call of Lima, Ohio
is visiting at the Ed Dellaven home '
and will remain for the balance of
the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W Tunes and Mrs.
Blanchard and sister, all of Winne
mac, Indiana are visiting at the home
of Ed Dellaven.
Mr.an d Mrs. H. D. Spicer returned
last Saturday from Detroit, where
they have been guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Wolfs.
Charles Giddings returned Thurs
day morning from Toledo, bringing
a new Overland car He announces
that the new Overland models will be
on display soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Shaefer,
with two sisters and a brother from
Lansing motored to Paw Paw for
the week end, and spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Shaefer at Three Mile Lake.
A bouncing baby boy, James Hen
dryx Mosier arrived last Saturday to
gladden the hearts of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl D. Mosier of Dowagiac. It is
superfluous to state that grandfather,
and grandmother Will Mosier are be
side themselves with joy.
The O'Grady Bros, are installing
fine new commodious clothing cabin
ets. This with other interior im
provements being made, makes their
store one of the best, convenient and
attractive gent's furnishing stores in
southwestern Michigan.
Don'tforget the Chautauqua Boost
er meeting at the Council rooms on
Friday evening of next week, August
8th. This meeting is the most im
portant business feature of the 1919
Chautauqua in Paw Paw. Every in
tersect! c'tizon in the community
should be there.
The Gleaner picnic at Hall Spring
Brook last Wednesday was one of the
largest gatherings of that organi
zation ever held in the county. Over
five hundred sat down to dinner and
a conservative estimate of those who
listened to the addresses in the after
noon was made at seven hundred.
State Senators, Baker and Davis
were the speakers, and both gentle
men were in fine form for the
occasion.
The 1919 Chautauqua will open in
Paw Paw three weeks from tomor
row, Saturday, August 23rd. The
contract this year calls for the sale
of six hundred season tickets. This
is more than have ever been sold in
Paw Paw, but with the extraordinary
program this year, and the interest
manifested by people everywhere in
"After the War" problems should in-
!sure the sale of that number or more
season tickets. A ticket "Drive" is
planned for the second week prior to
the opening, and a meeting is called
for the Council rooms in Paw Paw
for Friday evening, August 8th, to
organize for the "Drive." To insure
theChautauqua for Paw Paw, we
must "Go Over the Top" this year,
and there is no question but that we
will. Every business man in the
village; every farmer in the com
munity, and very person interested
in the Chautauqua in Lawton and
Mattawn arc urged to be present at
this .meeting next week Friday eve
ning. A well organized, concerted
"One Day Drive" will put the ticket
sale "Over the Top". Will you ba
there ?
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