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ALL HOWE PRINT-ALL HOME INEWS
'VOLUME 61
Number 40
PAW PAW, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1918
Whole Number 4351
LOCAL
D. P. Smith is in Chicago on busi
ness. Mrs. A. II. Campbell of Mattawan
is reported quite sick.
Vern Atwater is moving to the
Harry Morrison place, cast of town.
Elmer Miller of Richmond, Indiana
is a guest at the Howard Smith home.
, Advertised Letters: Mr. Roy M.
Beecher, Miss Marion Stewart, Miss
Irene Mock.
Miss Emily Burt has been very ill
for the past two weeks, but is better
at this writing.
Alva D. Burt came over from Kala
mazoo to spend the week end with
his wife and children.
Allison Johnson and Fred Bridget"
attended the funeral of Neal Engle
in Kalamazoo Monday.
Maurice White who has been very
sick with the Influenza at Camp Cus
ter is reported much better.
Mrs. Charles German and children
are all sick with the prevailing di
sease but arc reported much better.
' H. M. Avars went to Chicago the
first cf the week, and will visit his
son James who has been very ill at
Camp Grant.
Dr. T. II. Hansom, secretary of the
Republican County Committee, and
Charles E. Trim of Bloomingdale were
in Taw Paw on Wednesday.
Last Sunday was the 14th, wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Mosier, and Mesdamcs Levi Lylc, Mel
vin Lylc and Arley Lylc were guests
for dinner.
Harry Wilson, west of town, receiv
ed the following letter of recent date
from John H. Biyar of Denver, Colo
rado: "We found a box of your
grapes last week in one of Denver's
Fruit stores, and of course we were
mighty glad. The grapes were fine
and every one of them brought happy
memories of dear old Paw Paw. With
best wishes and a desire to be re
membered to any and all of my
friends, I am Yours very Truly".
William Daniel Waite was born in
Ohio on January 14th, 1840, and de
parted from this life October 23rd,
191S, aged seventy-eight years, nine
months and nine days. He was
united in marriage to Kate Louise
Hawes, and to this union four child
ren were born. God called her home
in 1889. Later in the year of 1001
he was married to Libby Jones. He
leaves to mourn his loss two sons,
one step-son, fourteen grand children,
and six great grand children and
other close relatives and friends. He
was an affectionate husband, a
sympathetic father and a kind neigh
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uui . iui iui us in nil ri a ir fici
vii r i it lii y u iuii uuii wiui ivuv. imu-s
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officiating.
While there is yet much sickness in
the community, the probabilities are
that the epidemic has been pacticaliy
checked. Some of the patients are
very sick and some new cases are re
ported every day, but with the con
tinued care and co-operation on the
part of the citizens in observing the
quarantine, and regulations laid down
by the board of health, it is hoped
the worst is now over. . Immediate
attention to the first symptoms is the
vital point in coping wnn uus disease.
A delay of even one day with ex -
posure might result in a fatal case of
pneumonia. Doctors have worked
practically night ana day, ana me
loyal patriotic women have left their
homes to assist in the care of the
sick. Medicated cotton "Jackets" for
the sick have been made by the ladies
at the Surgical Dressing rooms, and
everyining possimc uus ucin uun u
the loyal men and women of the com-
munity to check the spread of the di-
sease. The quarantine will undoubt-
edly be in force for some time yet, ! narrjs Ware, who it is alleged in
and until the epidemic is practically , dieted a serious knife wound on
stamped out. i Eugene Hoerner some weeks ago,
'during an altercation was brought
HiopV in Pnw Tmv bv Sheriff Be.'ittie
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reader of The True Northerner has a
Albert E. Sleeper I list of the passengers on this boat,
I.!ichigan's Splendid War Governor, they would confer a favor and relieve
who is entitled to the full vote of his (thc anxiety of Mrs. Salisbury by send
party in the election next Tuesday. ;ing the same to her.
Bennett McKinstry is reported on
the sick list.
Mrs. Lou Salisbury is reported veiy
ill at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Soule are both
ill with Influenza.
Will Howe and three children are
reported ill with Influenza.
The funeral of the late Neil Engel
was held in Kalamazoo Monday and
burial was at Riverside cemetery.
The annual Fat Stock Show will be
held at the Union Stock Yards this
year November 30th, to December 7th.
Mrs. David Anderson is helping to
care for the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Max Benton who are ill with Influen
za. Attention is called to the announce
ment of Dr. W. E. Jacobs in the
classified column on page eight of
this issue.
Mrs. Wm. K. Miller has just receiv
ed word that her son Harry was
wounded in France a month ago, and
is still in a hospital.
Mrs. F. N. Wakcman and Wynn arc
both confined to the bed with Influen
za. Mrs. William Nower of Lawrence
is here assisting in their care.
Mrs. Frank Haywood who was re
ported seriously ill with pneumonia
last Saturday, is on the road to re
covery. Mrs. Haywood is a patient
in Bronson hospital, Kalamazoo.
The County Association O. E. S.
which was scheduled for the village
of Goblcville on Tuesday, November
nth, has been indefinitely postponed
on account of the epidemic.
News has just been received that
Lieut. Ralph M. Rowland has been
wounded, and is in a hospital. No
information has been received as to
how severe his injuries are.
Miss Beatrice Vickers and friend
motored from Chicago last Tuesday
and returned Thursday, taking Mr.
and Mrs. Leland Benwire with them
for a few days visit in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hussong are
rejoicing over the advent of a new
baby girl. Mv. and Mrs. Hussong
live on the Barber place east of town,
and this now makes a family of six
nice daughters.
Arba Hawley, who has been sick
with typhoid fever for the past week
was taken to Bronson hospital in
Kalamazoo for treatment last Satur
day. Postmaster H. A. Cole visited
him on Tuesday and reports the
patient getting along as well as might
be expected.
Margaret Pence nee Stevens was
born in Ohio on March 25th, 1831 and
died at the home of her son Henry
D. Pence near Paw Paw, October 20,
aged eighty-seven years, six months
and nineteen days. Funeral services
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i Bates officiated.
The high price of grapes this season
makes the outlook for grape growers
in this section better than it has ever
been. While it is probable that grapes
may not be as high next year as this,
yet we understand there are those
who arc willing to contract full crops
now for next year at .$00.00 per ton.
Fred Showerman is the newly
appointed Van Burcn County Game
land Fish Warden. He was called to
- LansinKr on busincss connected with
the (lopartment on Wednesday. Mr.
Showcrman desires particularly to
I j, attontion to tho nUmber of Mon-
Lilian Rinff Kecked pheasants which
have been liberated by the state in
this county. These birds must be
protected and the assistance and co
operation of every sportsman is
jncccssary in their care and protection
jTho gtate lawg mak(1 a jail scntence
obliRatorv for any person who will
km onc of thcsJ phcaRants.
J
i last week Thursday. He waived ex
lamination and was bound over to the
Inext term of court, being released on
a $r00.00 bond. Immediately after
the affair which nearly cost Hoerner
ibis life, Ware disappeared, and the
! Sheriff located him in Chicago last
! week.
Mrs. Ray Salisbury is worrying for
fear some of her relatives were on
the ill-fated steamer which went
down with all on board on its way
from Alaska to the States. The rela
tives expected to take the last steam
ier of the season, and it is possible th:y
imay have been on the boat. If any
Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Hoyt arrived
home Saturday from their Boston trip
The doctor arrived at a very oppor-
funo time as he was needed to assist
in the care of the sick.
Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Saturday and
Ford Wilber has been very sick for takes command at once,
the past week. Pneumonia has been !
feared for several days, but it is I luit Trains to Kalamazoo will be
hoped now that he will escape that a thiriK of the past after November 15.'
dreaded feature of the disease. iThe old Michigan Central road bed
' between Lawton and Kalamazoo which
Ernest Loveland, son of Mr. andjtnc Fruit Belt has used since 1906
Mrs. Cyrus Loveland has received j? ; will be torn up, and the rails and
medal for markmanship in the Win-jotncr equipment sold. The Fruit
Chester Junior Rifle Corps. Enroll-'Belt schedules after that date will be
mcnt for these contests should be- between Lawton and South Haven,
made at H. C. Waters store.
A special dispatch to Michigan
M. C. Wheaton received word on 1 Newspapers on Wednesday states that
Thursday that his son Harry was I "After Weeks of testimony, inspection
wounaea in a hospital in France. He'f records and viewing of telegrams
had been in a hard battle all day, and !and leters, the special Grand Jury
a piece of shrapnel lodged in his left
leg just as the battle had been won.
A few subscribers to The True
Northerner have failed to respond to
our notice relative to renewals.
According to the provisions of the
recent order of the U. S. Government
with which all of our subscribers arc
now informed, all subscribers whose !gan needs men of his caliber now if
subscriptions are not paid strictly in ever in its history,
advance must be cancelled from the j
list. May we ask every subscriber' The many Paw Paw relatives and
from this date on, to watch their date 1 friends of Mrs. Helen Grout of Hunt
of expiration carefully, and let us j ington Park, California are grieved
have renewal in time so there will bet to learn of her death which came
no missing copies. j October 16th. The greater part of
jher life was lived in Paw Paw and
Miss Fannie Bockius of Mattawan I immediate vicinity. She was always
who has been connected with the post j prominent in intellectual, social and
office in some capacity at that place j church activities and her worthy in
for the past twenty-five years, has ( fluence will not soflji cease to be felt,
gone to Grand Rapids to take a busi- Besides a host of friends who will
ness course in the college there. Be- miss her, she leaves a daughter, Mrs.
fore leaving she was made the re-1 Alvin VanLoon at whose home she re
cipient of many gifts as evidence of I reived the tenderest and most pains
the high esteem in which she is held taking care during her ten months of
in the community. Miss Bockius was j sickness; two sisters, Mrs. Roll Lar
wcll known to many Paw Paw people! kins of Paw Paw and Mrs. Dave
who will join with the Mattawan j Haney of Conneaut, Ohio; two step
folks in good wishes for her future
welfare.
Some of our readers evidently do
not understand that all communica
tions to receive attention in our news
columns must have the name of the
sender attached. The name is not for
publication, understand, but as an
evidence of good faith on the part of
the writer. Frequently accounts of
weddings, or other news items of in
terest are received through the mails
from some unknown writer. There is
only onc alternative in cases of this
kind, and that is to consign the copy
to the waste basket. The True Nor
therner welcomes items of news in
terest through the mails, or over the
telephone. It is an unwritten law
however in all newspaper offices, that
the name of the writer, or the one
giving information over the phone, be
known to the publishers of the paper.
The Board of Supervisors adjourned
their October session on Friday after
noon, October 25th. Theyhad a very
busy session, there being many items
of business that demanded attention.
The Board' made an appropriation of
$500.00 for the use of the Van Burcn
County Agricultural and Horicultural
Society in purchasing ofpremiums.
Supervisors Heagy, Tuttle and Chase
were annointed a committee to co -
operate with the said Society in mak
ing premium lists, etc., for the coming
year. County rrinung lor me com-
ing year was awarded to The True
Northerner Publishing Company. The
County Bar Association asked for an
appropriation to be used in purchas -
ing a law norary lor van uurcn
County. The matter was laid over
until the January session of the
Board. Resolutions were adopted
with reference to the erection of a
suitable memorial to be placed in the
Court House or on the Court House
grounds for all those who have paid
the last full measure of devotion to
home and country, soldiers, nurses,
and Red Cross Workers, in the great
i r t
world war. Frank A. Burger, E. A.
Chase, E. J. Kirby, Harvey J. Slon -
aker, Owen?:. Long, of the Super -
visors were elected on me commiucciBnAM10 irt T
to serve with the chairman and vice
chairman of the Liberty Loan Com-
ittee, Chairman and vice chairman ,
:irtual oxnenscs. and are authorized
to act as soon as peace has been de
clared and to make the arrange
ments for the proper dedication of the
memorial, and $10,000 or so much
thereof as the Committee may deem
advisable has been placed at their
t i o HAL"! 1
rhe Board also authorized
1 1 1 o i u r i i - :
the present County Clerk, Koyal r,.
Decker, to obtain suitable plates or1
tablets, one to be placed on each of
the" cannons now on tho Court House
lawn, such tablets to contain all avail
able information in regard to said
cannon, and the further inscription,
"Presented by M. L. Decker" on onc,
and "Presented by E. A. Wildey" on
the other. The Board extended a
rising vote of thanks to Clerk, Royal
E. Decker, for his cfllcicncy and many
courtesies extended to tho Board dur
ing the four years of his incumbency.
miuee, uui man a..u i- imo. uut I think before many months
of the War Board, Chairman .and Vice be over Qnd thcn no
Chairman and Secretary of the Led i morc bul, bccf and g but ham
Cross. This Committee arc to serve i m, buttered toast and good
without compensation, except for - f . f -
Frederick Van Antwerp, son of
Mrs. A. V. Hewson of Paw Paw has
received his commission as First
Lieutenant in the Engineering Corps 1
of the Regular Army. He goes to
within less than four hours after the
testimony was in gave Truman H.
Newberry a clean record by a vote of
16 to 1. Those who have been hoping
for an indictment in the interest of
Henry Ford are now doomed to dis
appointment. Commander Newberry
should sweep the state with an over
whelming vote next Tuesday. Michi-
daughters, Mrs. Eugene Salisbury
and Mrs. Robert Graham, both of Paw
Paw.
Letter from Leo R. Mather, Battery
C. 149, U. S. Field Artillery, Some
where in France to his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mather.
Do you remember that old poen
(Under the spreading Chestnut tree)
I am writing this letter under an old
hickory tree that brings back that
piece of poetry to me.
J suppose that Champagne and
Chateau Thierry are ancient history
to you back there. We were at Loth
places and had a very interesting
me. I don't think I ever will forgot
the morning of the 15th, of July, and
some of the sights that I saw up at
Chateau Thierry will always stay with
me.
Just now we arc having a little re. t
and taking things easy, it is the first
time smce last February that wo have
jbor1n."t of jt for ny length of time,
aim i lor one am juny enjoying mo
change.
I haven't heard from horn? for
j sone tfme. Am looking for letters
Hy Our nviil has been delayed
for some reason, but know I wiil hnve
letters when it docs arrive.
I saw an American girl yesterday
J and you would be surprised how mu .-h
j of a pleasure it is to talk to some
i one that can speak the English
; language, besides a soldier. ibis
French language is geting very ab-
noxious to me, perhaps one reason is
because I have a poor knowledge of
it, but for some reason I can't get
down to mastering it in earnest. A
few attempts taught mo that it can't
be done wihout earnest study, and as
I haven't the time for that, I simply
quit.
The Boche by way of entertainment
dronned a few bombs some nlace near
us last niKjltf but (lont think thev hit
1 anything.
1 Hou. is cvery one at homo? lt
iii viiin t iuii kiniu niiiLU x ic. rv
there and when I look back, it is over
a year a year of now experiences for
That is going to be my breakfast if
this thing ever ends.
Last letter T received was from
"Mike", enjoyed it very much and
will drop him a line shortly. His
letters arc always good, I wish I could
sec tho humorous side of things as
The country around here begins to
look like fall and in a short time the
wooded hills will be beautiful. Don't
liko to see it though, because I know
that it is a harbinger of cold weather
and I know of m more pleasant places
to spend the winter than over here
in the army.
Well I must close now, write to me
often and don't worry. Remember
that no news is good news, because it
I is impossible to write at times.
FARM BUREAU NOTES
Farmers Watch Your Hoga
Again I suggest to Hog growers
that they keep close watch of-their
hogs from day to day, and at the very
earliest moment any seem at all sick
in any way, get your local Vetenn-
arian to look your herd over. I write
this because almost invariably the
cases where hog cholera has been
found this summer in this county have
been reported to tho local D V. S.,
after the first hogs have been sick a
week or iCre, To wait liko ithis be
fore calling a Veterinary; is not doing
the right thing by oneself, their hogs,
the United States Government or the
Veterinarians.
If a farmer waits before reporting
sick hogs he may lose his entire herd,
as often in a weeks time the entire
herd will become infected, and too
sick for any treatment to do much
good, whereas, if the rest of the herd
had been treated, as the one or two
hogs were noticed sick, a great many
could be saved. The local Veterinary
is the best friend the farmer has if
his hogs get sick and he will call the
Doctor early in the game, but no
Doctor can cure hog cholera after it
is in the advanced stages. The whole
treatment is largely a preventative
rather than a curative one. Already
one small section of the county has
lost better than $1400.00 worth of
hogs and in these times this cannot
be afforded by the farmers or the
public. In every case in this section
the hogs had been sick at least a week
before being reported. Any one who
has hogs which they want to insure
against hog cholera for all time,
should secure the services of their D.
V. S. to treat them with the double
treatment.
Peach Pits and Nut Shucks Wanted
This ofiice is in receipt of a letter
from Director of Extension Baldwin
in rvhich he informs us that there is
needed each day by our government
five hundred tons of nut shells and
peach pits in the manufacture of char
coal to be used in gas masks to pro
tect the American soldiers in France.
These nut shucks and peach pits have
to bo collected mainly in small quan
tities from the" housewives of the
countiy. It seems as though the
farmers wives would be in the best
position of any one to supply this
need, therefore, I am writing this in
hopes that some one who has some of
this material may read it and forward
their contribution of life saving shells
or pits to their nearest Red Cross
Base. This may seem like a little
thing, but it is very important never
theless. The success of our war
measures in Europe have largely been
due to close attention to the small de
tails and this matter of gathering
shells and pits is only another of the
small but important details which go
to make for an early peace.
Lawton. Michigan. October .f,,0th, 1018
REPORT OF (I RAPE GROWERS
ASSEMBLED AT J. HUNGER FORD
SMITH'S CRAPE Jf lCE FACTORY
LAWTON. MICHIGAN
Motion made by Leo Prater, second
ed by H. J. Lurkins, that Charles
Stainton be Chairman. Motion put
by Leo Prater, carried.
Motion made by
that H. J. Lurkins
tary, seconded by
Carried.
T. B. Woodman
be elected Secre
F. C. Gleason.
Motion made bv
T. B. Woodman
that the chair appoint a committee of
five to arrive at a fair price and re-
port. Motion seconded by Leo Prater.
Carried. !
The committee named by the chair
is as follows: M. I). Buskirk, George i
Turner, Dr. DeWitt, Fred Woodman,
and II. W. Stevenson. j
The report of said committee by
Dr. DeWitt, Chairman, was as follows ;
Average Per Ton j
"Hulk price $ 88.14
"Four quart baskets $100.00 j
Total $188.11!
Average price per ton $9-1.0
Remarks
M. D. Buskirk, T. B. Woodman,
Leo Prater, Dr. DeWitt.
Motion made by T. B. Woodman
that we present the figures as sub
mitted by the committee to the Jay
Hungcrford Smith Grape Juice Com
pany. This motion was seconded by
Dr. DeWitt. and carried unanimously.
Motion made byDr. DeWitt that the
meeting adjourn. Motion seconded
bv all present. Adjourned at 1:30
P. M.
Signed, Charles I. Stainton, Chairman
Signed, H. L. Lurkins, Secretary.
State of Michigan.
County of Van Burcn, ss.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 30th, day of October, 1918.
(Signed) L. A. Packer, Notary Public.
Mv Commission Expires February 3rd
1922.
CARD OF THANKS
Wc wish to thank the many friend
and neighbors for the kind assistance
rendered us in our recent bereavement
during the illness and at the death of
our beloved husband and son. Also
for the beautiful fioral offerings.
Mrs. Neil Engel
Mr. and Mrs. Harm Engel.
THE INFLUENZA- PNEUMONIA
EPIDEMIC AT CAMP CUSTER.
By
Chaplain Charles H. Ilea tort
Tho titln nf ih riif nrMMn m.III
have for a time the r tQ (J ,
a scene to any one who has yi8iicdhe
Base hospital at Camp Custer during
tho last three weeks. The scene is one
of agony and death. It is in a ward
along the sides of which are two rows
of white beds, covered and draped be
tween white linen. Besides the beds
and down tho aisles arothe white
gowned surgeons, nurses , and atten
dants. Strange, incoherent, unintell
igable sounds are heard the mingled
mutterings of . a . hundred delirious
men. Here one catches the sound of
the Chaplain's voice as He prays ovtr
the form of one whoso spirit is fast
departing, and also one hears the
smothered sobs of a heart-broken
mother, sweetheart or wife. To this
scene I have been a constant witness
for the past three weeks.
When the epidemic broke out I was
ordered to report for special duty to
the Adjutant of the Base hospital.
He placed me in charge of the public
ofiice of the Red Cross building on
night duty, where, with the assistance
of four orderlies, wc received, directed
and entertained all the civilian visit
ors who came in response to govern
ment telegrams to see their "boys"
who were reported seriously ill. These
visitors were given free entertain
ment as long as their loved onc re
mained seriously ill. Cots and blankets
were sfipplied at the Red Cross par
lors, the Y. M. C. A. and the K. of C.
rooms. Meals were furnished at the
Mess hall. Thousands came. Hundreds
stayed to see their loved one improve
and went awav rejoicing. Some came
jto say their last farewell and a few,
I alas, arrived too late. The hardest
thing I ever did in my life was to
'break the sad news to these relatives
, , to knoxv that my words couM not
jfail to cause hearts to break and to
Imelt and to How away like water. I
i have seen "Grandma Gibbs" in reality.
There have been as high as six
thousand patients in the hospital at
onc time. I have been told that there
are ten miles of corridor space in this
hospital. Having never measured it
I cannot vouch for this statement, but
I know that at onc time every avail
able foot of space was occupied by a
bed. There have been to date six
hundred and thirty-five deaths.
It is natural of course, that some
criticism should have been made of
those responsible for the handling of
this epidemic. Let mc say that I
have never seen a greater display of
self-sacrifice than has been shown by
the men and women in charge of this
work. Every man from "the highest
to the lowest has done everything
that he could do in this emergency.
I have seen the Chief-of-staff around
in thexwards at twelve and one o'clock
in the morning. I do not know when
he sleeps. The fVn-tor ard nurses
have worked twelve heurs a day regu
larly and in
ono ca.-e'
-e '-m
many more.
uv high
o loek after.
H?l: of
One
as two hundred
No n.-it -
Mnt'nt s
concien Iomf ""v;c(
The rl-i'V'st iv " " tn).-
Mt
Camp Custer will ee- sop is now a
matter of ):'' - vv'.;i,. 'ro '-vo
been casualties riwl f,-'',r' lho
ability of this portion of the Ameri
can Armv to meet a great crisis
nobly, brrc:.".
norn fully f, ,f
.. .,.., ,. ncn-fully
has
1
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tw't-hy "--V-!
Truman H. Newberry
Americanism v: Pacificism is the
issue in the election of a United
'States Senator next Tuesday. Tru
man H. Newberry is a red-blooded
j American citizen and always has been.
He believes the Stars and Stripes arc
! something more than a mere emblem
"To Rally Around". He is in tho
service of his country, and moreover,
j his two boys arc fighting for their
country. If you arc a true, lcyal
patriotic American vote for the man
whose loyalty to his country has nevr
been questioned and never will ba
questioned.
J
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