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ALL HOWE PRINT ALL HOME INEXAS
VOLUME 61
Number 42
PAW PAW, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1918
Whole Number
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PEACE NOTES
Praise God from whom all blessings
flow.
Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward men.
The doctrine of the divine right of
kings has gone glimmering, but,
thank God, AVilhelm is no longer a
king; just plain Bill, the greatest
criminal since Judas Icariot.
Clown Quince Fa where do we go
from here?
Bill 1 don't know my son. Looks
like we were going to hell.
, By grape vine telegraph It is
rumored that General Pershing had
to order several salvos of artillery
Deiore uie lanws couiu go vu siuujj.
The great silence kept the boys wide
awake.
Question in geography. Where is
Mittel Europa? Ask Bill the Butcher.
"Give the devil his due." We have.
What's the matter with Foch?
He's all right.
"The Yanks won't fight. And even
if they would, they can't come across."
?aid Bill. Zatso?
Lost: "One Shining Armor." Finder
will please communicate with Bill
Hohenzollern, somewhere in II
olland.
Dissolution: The co-partnership
heretofore existing between "Mine
self und Gott" is dissolved. The
senior partner has abandoned the
firm and has taken an indefinite leave
of absence.
"I will stand no more nonsense
from Uncle Sam after the close of
this war." So?
Mrs. C. E. Wallace's auto was a
bower of beauty in the parade.
lVautiful crysanthemums with the
national colors, and the military
uniform worn by Mrs. Wallace, made
the car a striking feature of the
spectacle.
The terms of the armistice strips
the enemy of every vestage of power,
and Vill eliminate that once haughty
autocracy from the military powers
of the world.
Speaking of clowns, Will Sellick
and Jay Hinckley are no novices.
The Kaiser is said to have taken war which proclaimed them heroes,
refuge in Holland. It is very doubt- j
ful however if he will be permitted j Pandemonium broke loose in dead
to rest there in peace. The Allied earnest Tuesday evening and well in
flations will undoubtedly insist that ;to the night. A huge bonfire blazed
he be brought to trial for his in- jon the main four comers, and some
numerable crimes against humanity
and the world.
.... ' .
The handiwork of artist Wint Ley-
olds wasMnanifest all along the line
f parade on the numerous floats.
Wint worked like a nailer to assist in
getting everything ready, and con
tributed his bit to the success of the
big event.
All business was suspended and
every man woman and child in the
community participated in the cele
bration. The various departments of the
whool marched in a body and made
a fine showing.
The store roofs were lined with
"Sharp Shooters" who kept up a con-
tinual bambardment while the parade
was passing through Main street.
A huge "Horse Fiddle" contributed
v. tne miscellaneous cunBioimMauuii
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irt sounds in me puraue.
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The local celebration last week
Thursday was all right even though
fit was a little premature. It was
itting and proper to celebrate the
riftr rf rm inn nrlnr Vnwliorrv in
"L iUn r,.
Woman Suffrage, and to get in a little
practice for the big event which was
pulled off on Tuesday.
If any of he surrounding towns
need the services of a real honest to
goodness band, one that can make
wore noise in a minute than almost
any other organization could in a
week, iust address Jake Reidl. Jake
)ias a band that can beat anything
from a tin pan to a wash tub.
Next year on November 11th, Paw
Paw plans to pull ofT another cole-
bration which will at least be the
rqual of the event last Tuesday. It
is probable by that time that the day
nill be an International Holiday.
Harvey Sherman and Al Hindenach
occupied prominent places in the
parade. They were both dressed to
show off their magnificent physiques
to the best advantage.
The O'Grady brothers, besides be
ing two of the best fellows that ever
lived, and real live wires when it
comes to business, are in a class by
themselves as musicians.
Wib Warner demonstrated his
ability as a drummer of no ordinary
ability, while T. J. Cavanaugh as
major was a "Work of Art."
It's all over now, but, Don't forget
the Boys we cheered for."
The Junior Red Cross girls carried
a flag, and asked donations for their
fund. When the coins were collected
and counted, their treasury was swell-
j . something over $50.00.
Efforts were male to get the Van
Buren county boys all home from
Camp Custer for the day Tuesday.
There was nothing doing, however.
Military authorities at the camp
would not let such a thing as" a Peace
celebration interfere with the plans
of the camp.
Governor Sleeper has issued a pro
clamation, naming next Sunday as
the day for general Peace services
throughout the state. A union ser
vice will be held in Paw Paw, and
Chaplain Heaton of Camp Custer will
speak. The services will be at the
M. E. church in the evening.
"Battle in Berlin Streets" say the
headlines in the metropolitan dailies.
We must not forget that even though
the Armistice is signed, and ultimate
Peace is in sight, we still have a
mighty big job on our hands yet
across the water. The first thing to
to do (and it should be done at once)
is to finish paying the amount of your
individual subscriptions to the Van
Buren county War Fund. This
money is all to be needed, and soon.
Every flag in the village and piece
of bunting was in use on Tuesday.
Local gunters may find difficulty in
getting ammunition from this time
on. It was practically all used for
the celebration. Some bombardment,
we should say.
The veterans of the civil war were
given places of honor at the head of
the line of parade. They all entered
into the spirit of the occasion as joy
fully as they did at the close of the
of the buildings even were not spared
in efforts to get material to feed the
; flames. Howling mobs of men and
bovs ,c(l lhe marchod
th;.ouph tho thcatro at the (lancohau
jaml pypn. lacp whpro thpy rouM
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The parade moved off just like clock
work, under the direction of Marshall
M. H. Young, and his corps of assist
ants. News of the signing of the armis
tice leached Paw Paw about three
j o'clock Monday morning. The bells
jof the village were rung forthwith
land crowds began to gather on the
streets at an early hour. The band
played and there was a regular bom
bardment of miscellaneous firearms
for several hours. A fpecial meeting
of the council was called in the
parlors of the First National bank,
and arrangements made for the biir
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;ovcnt which waa achr(iuiC(i for Tues
. TWmhiv wns soleMed to enable
who Panned to join the
ceicoration in jaiamazoo 10 uo so,
and also to enable the surrounding
towns to join with Paw Paw on Tues
day. Mayor Longwell appointed the
i following general committee who were
delegated the power to name the sub
committees: Wm. C. Mosier, M. H.
i Young, W. R. Sellick, H. D. Spicer
and F. N. Wakeman. Following arc
the sub committees: Master of Cer
lemonies, T. J. Cavanaugh; Speakers,
'A. Lynn Free, Judge Anderson and
; Judge Des Voigncs; Finance, W. J.
i Warner, Ed O'Grady, and Andrew
' Lang;Publicity, W. C. Mosier, Miss
I Agnes Ryden, H. A. Sherman; Parade'
jM. H. Young, Mrs. LaRue Chappcll,
Royal E. Decker; Decorations, W. R.
Sellick, Mcsdames W. R. Sellick, W.
(IT. Longwell and Miss Marian Boess;
j Music, John Haworth, TT. D. Spicer;
i F. N. Wakeman. The committee im
mediately went into action, and the
'work was well done.
Tho Decatur Home Guards came
over for the evening and gave a drill
on the streets.
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mere were oiunus gaiore jn 1
parade, there are not enough words
in the English language to properly
describe them all.
Lawrence celebrated Monday after
noon, and paid Taw Taw a visit.
There was a long line of automobiles
properly decorated, an effigy of the
Kaiser, the Fife and Drum Corps and
plenty of enthusiasm. Paw Paw
appreciated the patriotic visit of our
neighbors on the west.
"Some Celebration", was the univer
sal virdict. Never in the history of
Paw Paw has there been such a dem
onstration. According to the opinion
of those who saw the parade in some
of the cities of the state, Paw Paw's
efTort compares most favorably with
any of them. The celebration was set
for Tuesday afternoon, and the crowds
began to gather about the dinner
hour, and anxiously awaited the big
parade which was t-cheduled to start
at 1:30 o'clock. Large delegations
cao from all the .surrounding towns,
and it viis one of the largest crowds
ever assembled in Paw Paw. The
parade was in charge of M. II. Young,
Mrs. Lallue Chappcll, and Royal E.
Pecker, and the unprecedented success
of tiie big event reflects much credit
on the committee. The start was
made at the school house, the long
line covering the principal streets of
the village. After the parade the
crowds gathered on the old court
house grounds where short addresses
were made by Chairman Cavanaugh,
Judge Anderson, A. Lynn Free, Judge
Des Voigncs and James E. Chandler.
Music was furnished by the South
Haven City Band, the Local High
school band, and the Lawrence Fife
and Drum Corps, while the noise was
furnished by everybody. The day
closed with a Victory Dance at the
Opera House, free to everybody.
Excellent music was furnished by
Miner's Five piece orchestra of South
Haven and O Boy, how the crowds
did dance from early in the evening
until midnight.
Paw Paw citizens arc especially
proud of the local high school band.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
veterans in the band are all away this
year, Director Castle has developed
a splendid organization almost
entirely out of new material. Before
the year is over the Paw Paw Hiirh
School Band will be a hummer.
While peace has conk, we folks
back home must not forget the obli
gation we still owe those brave boys
who have .so valiantly done their
part to bring about this glorious
victory. We must remember that
the two and a half million soldiers
now in foreign countries cannot throw
down their arms and rush home for
Thanksgiving dinner. This army will
probably be needed wheie they arc
for months and possibly years, and it
is just possible that divisions now in
cantonments may be sent across.
While we are rejoicing then over the
victorious conclusion of the world's
greatest war, and looking forward
with anticipation to normal conditions
of peace again, our boys 'Over There'
are deprived of the good things we
folks back home are privileged to
enjoy. The United War Work cam
paign which has recently been organ
ized must go on just the same even
though Peace has come. The fund
which the nation has set at $170,500,
000.00 will go to the Y. M. C. A.;
Y. W. C. A.; Knights of Columbus;
Jewish Welfare Board; War Camp
'Community Service: American Library
.
Association and the Salvation Army.
Van Buren County's share of this sum
will be something over $40,000. It
will be remembered that Van Buren
County raised a War Chest last
Spring of $75,000, which was to take
care of all county war activities until
next May. Individual subscriptions
to this fund were payable in four in
stallments, the last one to be paid
not later than December first. Every
subscriber to the fund must make
good on the payments, if Van Buren
county is to meet its quota. There
has been something over $30,000 ex
pended from the County War Chest
to date, which leaves, enough to meet
the next quota, if every subscriber to
the fund makes prompt payments.
It is absolutely necessary then that
every subscriber complete his pay
ments in full not later than December
first. As McCutchcon made Uncle
Sam say in a recent cartoon in the
Chicago Tribune, "Don't forget the
boys we're cheering for."
John McFarlin officiated as floor
'manager at the dance. He kept every
I thing moving. There was no let-up
and everybody got all the dance they ,
wanted
Jake Heidi is some band leader, if
some one should ask you.
The Lawrence Fife and Drum Corps
made a big hit all along the line of
march. There is nothing that stirs
up that exuberant spirit of demonstra
tive patriotism like the Fife and
Drum and the Lawrence boys know
just how to do it.
A large company of Bangor ladies
had a parade all their own after the
big event. They were an especially
attractive bunch of ladies, and execut-
jed the intricate steps of the march
with military precision. They were
all decked out with huge yellow
crysanthemums.
There were nearly one hundred
ladies of the Bed Cross in the parade.
They were all in uniform and accom
panied by the Red Cross ambulance.
They made a fine showing.
LOCAL &
Ed Finley of Hartford was in Paw
Paw the first of the week.
Dr. C. L. Bennett of Gobleville was
in Paw Paw on professional business
last Tuesday.
The Frioay club will meet this Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Byron L. Sowle.
Mrs. H. A. Cross has been in Hast
ings the past week visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. G. A.
Ironsides.
Mrs. Martha Bennett has gone to
Gobleville where she will spend the
winter at the home of her son, Dr. C.
L. Bennett.
Neil Chappell is on his way to
Florida with C. N. Hathaway, via the
lattcr's auto. They expect to spend
the winter there.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bilsborrow
have returned from an auto trip to
Detroit, where they spent several
days visiting relatives.
Rev. Arthur Trott of the M. E.
church announces that church ser
vices will commence in the Almcna
church next Sunday at the usual hour.
A. R. Johnson, formerly of Law
rence and late of Covert has moved to
Paw Paw and rented the place at
315 North Niles street. Mr. Johnson
is an expert butter maker, and plans
to handle a limited amount of choice
cream here. His "ad" appears on an
other page of this issue.
Will Knight has returned from
Northern Michigan where he has been
for the past three months construct
ing a barn and dwelling house for
parties near Cadillac.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Warner with
two friends from Kalamazoo motored
to Paw Paw Sunday and were guests
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Warner.
The restrictions on the sale of
flour have been removed at least
temporarily. Merchants are now per
mitted to sell pure wheat flour with
out the additional substitues as in the
past.
Mrs. James Nelson returned home
Wednesday from Niles, where she
went to have an operation on one of
her eyes. A cataract was successfully
removed and her many friends are
hopeful for a complete restoration o
sight.
II. C. Areaux of Almena brought
to the True Northerner office one day
this week, a huge turnip that weighed
nin pounds. Mr. Areaux had a small
patch of turnips from which he has
already milled fifty bushels and has
only just begun. The one brought to
this office was the prize turnip of the !
patch.
"Shake the Shackles off thy feet."
The Coterie will open next Wednesday
afternoon, November 20th, nt three
P. M. A fine musical program has
been prepared, and Dr. Blanche M.
Haines of Three Rivers will be
present and address the ladies on
"Our Citizenship." Every lady' in
Paw Paw and all visiting ladies of
the Red Cross arc most cordially in
vited to be present as guests of the
Coterie Club.
W. J. Bale and daughter were Kala
mazoo visitors last Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Campbell of Kalama
zoo is a guest at the Jay Harrington
home.
Judge David Anderson has been
suffering from a huge carbuncle on his
neck the past week.
There will be a regular meeting of
The Royal Neighbors next Tuesday
evening, November 19th.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Cole and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Miller motored to
Battle Creek Monday.
Mrs. Flora Palmer is assisting in
caring for Mrs. Matthews at the home
of her sister in law, Mrs. Burke.
The farm known as the Mclntee
farm east of town, has been sold to
parties from the eastern part of the
state. 1
Mr. George Updyke State Inheri
tance Tax Examiner, spent several
days in the Probate Office last week,
checking over the files.
A letter from W. G. Raymond, re
newing his subscription to The True
Northerner, states that he has moved
from Jones to Three Rivers.
Miss Elsie Plumb, who recently
finished a Nurses Course at Bronson
hospital, Kalamazoo, is visiting at
the home of her sister, Mrs. C. W.
Van Tassel 1.
Ralph Hazard of Hartford and Miss
Esther Abemathey of Bangor were
married in Paw Paw on Monday, No
vember 11th. Rev. Arthur Trott per
formed the ceremony.
Mrs. E. M. Thynne of Grand Rapids
Clarence Quick and Mrs. Labadie of
Kalamazoo were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mrs. Thynne's sister,
Mrs. Charles German.
Mrs. Earl Bangs left' on Wednesday
of this week for Jacksonville, Florida
where she will spend the winter with
friends. Earl is in the Students
Training Corps at the M. A. C.
Ki'Ke Harrington came home from
Ann Arbor to spend Sunday last with
his mother and sisters. Kirke is a
member of the Student Army Train
ing corps, in the Dental department.
At the opening of Circuit Court,
Monday morning, all joined in singing
the Star Spangled Banner, which
seemed the most appropriate manner
for the members of the jury and bar
to express their joy because of the
Peace news.
Married at the M. E. parsonage.
Paw Paw, by Rev. Arthur Trott on
Friday, November 8th, Christian
Vermenlen of Kalamazoo and Miss
Anna Estella Miller of Almena. May
joy and prosperity be theirs is the
wish of their many friends.
The next regular meeting of B rod
head W. R. C. No. 10, will be held in
Memorial Hall on Saturday, Novem
ber 23rd. All members are requested
to be present, as Mrs. Minnie Foster
is expected here at that time to in
spect the corps.
A. W. Mosier spent the week end
in Kalamazoo and remained over for
the -Peace celebration. He hasn't
fully recovered from the effects of
those strenuous hours yet, and will
experience these wild scenes even in
his dreams for many moons to come.'
The annual meeting of the Van
Buren county Michigan Chapter.
i American Red Cro.s will be held in
Paw Paw, Wednesday, November 20th
at 10:00 A. M. AH members are
urged to attend. Miss Ola Killcfer,
secretary.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Gladstone Beattio will bo pleased te
learn that they are to remain in Paw
Paw at the close of his term of
SherifT. They have purchased the
Barnard residence on East Main
street as announced last week.
M. IL Tugsley and B. L. Breed of
tho Van Buren County Farmers'
Mutual Insurance company are in
Chicago this week attending the an
nual convention of the National
Mutual Insurance companies associ
ation. They started Monday and
drove through in Mr. Pifgsley's auto.
Word comes to The True Norther
ner that A. W. Yokom, formerly of
this place passed away at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. II. Van Driel,
3210 West OUh, Tlace, Chicago, on
Tuesday, November 12th, after a long
illness. The funeral was held Thurs
day afternoon.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sheldon and
daughters, Frieda and Gertrude spent
a part of last .week with Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Alexander in Kokomo, Indiana.
Murray Boess is still at Garden
City, Long Island, waiting anxiously
to embark for Over Seas. Four
times, he writes home has his bag
gage been placed on board ship and
as many times taken back to quarters.
Lester Dellaven who has a position
in the State Hospital in Pontiac, Mich
igan has been seriously ill. He is
reported gaining rapidly and will soon
be on duty again.
Mr. and Mrs. Zelon Cleveland en
tertained a few friends in honor of
Miss Jessie Eldredge the first of the
week. Miss Eldredge has spent
several summers here, and has made
many friends by her happy and genial
personality. She will soon return to
her home in Oak Park, Illinois.
The adjourned annual meeting of
the Van Buren county Short Horn
Breeders' association will be held in
the town hall in the village of Hart
ford on Tuesday, November 19th, at
10:00 o'clock in the forenoon. Secre
tary George L. Rich of Lawrence
urges all who are interested in Short
Horn cattle to be present at this
meeting.
A letter from Ed M. Bailey states
that he had a very busy time election
night; Ed was chairman of the
election board in the 14th, district of
the 21st, ward of the city of Detroit,
and with the City election, the state
and county besides numerous city and
state amendments, it required an all
night session, the board not complet
ing its work until Wednesday morn
ing 'at 7:00 o'clock.
Statistics sent out by the Treasury
department on the National War Sav
ings campaign show that up to Octo
ber first, the total sales of the nation
amounted to $772,713,977.00. Mich
igan stands fortieth in the list of
states with a total sales of $17,553,
104.23. Van Buren couny stands
twenty-third in the list of counties
with a total plerged to October first
of 5315,000.00. Van Buren's quota
is $400,95.00. Some work to be done
yet.
The story of how an orchard dem
onstration begun in the face of much
criticism in a locality where modern
orchard practice was unknown and
how it opened the eyes of the entire
neighborhood to the possibilities of
fruit growing is told by a State fruit
specialist. The local county agent
wanted the orchard demonstration,
the State specialist believed that it
would be a waste of time to hold one
in that particular community. Finally
he consented, after persistent urging
on the part of the county agent. An
apple orchard was pruned, sprayed
and 'otherwise cared for according to
modern orchard practice, while the
neighbors of the owner of the orchard
ridiculed him for mutilating his trees
and wasting time and money spray
ing them. As the season advanced
and the demonstration orchard was
the only one in the entire section
which produced a crop of fruit, the
neighbors who had at first sneered,
began to enquire how it had been
done. After paying the successful
grower $2.50 a bushel for their win
ter supplies, the neighbors are now
agreed that it pays to spray.
A mother "doing her Christmas
shopping early" in one of our larger
Michigan cities, was astonished to find
some cheap little sets of toy dishes
stamped "Made in Germany". She
reported the matter to the State
Chairman of the Woman's Committee
who feels called upon to suggest that
no child of any loyal American shall
be the recipient of such gifts, no
matter how much "marked down" at
the bargain counter. It should also
be made clear to any merchant that
he has made a decidedly bad bargain
in ofTering such articles for rale. It
would surely be an amazing thing if
little American children, amon whose
earliest remembrances are the detest
ation and horror of their parents at
the deeds of the Hun, should find that
"Santa Claus" has brought them gifts
straight from that God forsaken ter
ritory. One does not envy the parent
who undertakes to explain this dis
crepency to a wide-awake 100 per
cent American child. Tho State
Chairman of the Woman's Committee
earnestly requests that no "made in
Germany" merchandise of any des
cription be' purchased or accepted ns
gifts. ,
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