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ALL HOME PRINT-ALL HOME NEWS
VOLUME 64
Number 44
TAW PAW, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1918
Wftolc Number 1335
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4 LOCAL &
llyron Colburn has been ill with
Influenza the past week.
Miss Leona Farr ,east of town, is
very sick with the Influenza.
Postmaster Andrew Campbell of
Mattawan was in Paw Paw last Mon
day. .
Miss Beatrice Ayars and Donald
Easter, east of town, are recovering
from a serious illness.
Prosecutor H. H. Adams is recover
ing from an attack of the "Flu" but
still unable to get out of the house.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nehr, Mr. and
Mrs. Irving Nehr and children of
Kalamazoo spent Sunday last at the
Roy Mosier home.
Corporal William Killefcr came
from Camp Custer to spend Sunday
last with his wife and parents here.
County Farm Agent Eckert is in
Cadillac this week attending a Dis
trict convention of County Agents.
He left on Monday.
Dr. DeWitt of Kalamazoo was call
ed to Paw Paw last Sunday in con
imitation with Dr. Maxwell on the
Mrs. Soule case.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. James Bale
last Saturday evening, a seven pound
baby girl. The little Miss has been
named, Carol Jean.
Mis". Bert Colburn and daughter
Miss Marie, have returned from a two
weeks visit in Kalamazoo, Otsego
;nd Grand Rapids.
James ' Maxwell, Doctors Racette
ind Van Vleck and Claude Snow and
family are among the many new ad
ditions to the sick list.
Mrs. II. M. Ayars returned from
Chicago on Wednesday. She reports
ber son James, who has been very ill
at Camp Grant, on the road to re
covery. The Junior lied Cross societies are
all very busy completing the "Story
Books" which will be sent to the
American soldiers in hospitals in
Fiance.
.
i "Miss Louise Simpson of Augusta is
guest at the Mrs. Rose Smith home.
w,Mrs. Smith will accompany her guest
Lome for a few weeks visit with
friends in Augusta.
Circuit Court adjourned the October
term on Saturday, November 23rd,
and Judge Des Voignes left for Cass
fpolis where Circuit Court convened
Monday, November 25th.
Hugh Neale is home this week on a
furlough from the Great Lakes Naval
Training station. He expects to be
mustered out of the service soon, and
will again resume his college work.
The past week has been ideal No
vember weather. Cold, crisp nights,
and bright sunny days. It was hoped
that the change in weather conditions
will assist in checking the epidemic,
jat it is yet in full swing.
'Harry Hussong advertises an
taction sale at his home on the Bar
tfcrfarm, east of town, on December
2nd. He has lived on this place now
ikree and one half years and plans
Vo move back to his former home in
Dayton, Ohio.
The local post office force are on
tte gain. Postmaster Cole and Clerk
Hoy Harrington are back on the job,
Mid the other sick ones are much
fcettcr. Assistant Hawley is still in
ihe hospital at Kalamazoo but is
gaining rapidly now and will soon be
lack on the job.
The annual meeting of Paw Paw
Chapter No. 34 It. A. M. will be
held this year on Monday evening,
December 9th, and the Annual meet
ing of Paw Paw Lodge No. 25 F. and
A. on Tuesday evening, December
17th. These dates of course are con-
tiflgent on conditions which will per
mitYne luting of the "Flu" quaran
tine. A ney filing case has been placed
in the Township clerk's office for the
proper filing and preservation of the
township records. Frank Hodges is
enc of the best clerks the township
ver had, and is painstaking and sys
tematic in matters pertaining to the
duties of his office. With 'the new
filing case, the valuable records will
Tcceive the care and protection they
should have.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lyle of Porter
township were Taw Paw visitors on
Tuesday.
Miss Marian Boess and brother
Jack, who have been on the sick list
arc improving slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Hess of
Lawrence received tjie sad news the
latter part of last week that theiron
William Hess was killed in action in
France October 15th.
The surrender of the German Navy
in accordance with the term6 of Ar
mistice ,reduces that once powerful
fighting force to sixh power, and
elevates the United States to second
place in the naval powers of the world
A recent letter from Claire McFar-
lin to his parents Mr. and Mrs.
John McFarlin states that he is yet in
the hospital, but is recovering nicely
from his wounds. It is probable that
Claire, will be among the first of the
American boys in France to come
home.
C. W. Van Tassell arrived home
from his hunting trip last Sunday
night, bringing his quota of game
with him. He came in response to a
telegram sent because of the illness
of his partner, Al Hindenach. Mr.
Hindenach is improving rapidly now
and is able to be at the store some
every day.
W. H. Baugher and son, who were
the first to return from their North
ern hunting trip last week, captured
in addition to their allotment of deer,
four beaver, one mink, and seven
musk rats. The proceeds from the
sale of this fur went quite a long way
toward paying the expenses of the
trip.
While Thanksgiving day this year
should be one of the most notable
ones in the history of our country, its
observance will necessarily be limited
in Paw Paw. The strict quarantine,
together with the large number of
families on the sick list materially
changes the program for the usual
observance of the day.
A letter from Hillsdale states that
last Thursday morning, Miss Lola
Bates while making an experiment in
the chemistry class, had the misfor
tune to spill a tube of sulphuric acid
on her right hand and arm, burning
them so badly as to require the ser
vices of a physician. Although the
college is within forty rods of the
Bates home, it was five hours before
she could go to her home. The bums
wore nuite serious, but Miss Lola's
Paw Paw friends are glad to know
that she is again attending classes,
with the exception of those which
require writing.
It is dillicult to find in tlie English
language, words which will fittingly
and correctly express the commen
dation and praise due to the noble
women of Paw Paw who have worked
so hard to relieve the sick and assist
in their care during the present crisis
Ladies of the Red Cross have worked
at the Surgical Dressing rooms many
days and nights that every sick per
son might have a "Cotton Jacket" as
protection from the dreaded pneu
monia, women nave leu meir own
families to assist in the care of the
sick ones, they have opened their
homes and provided meals for those
of the sick families who were able to
eat. They have done everything
within their power to relieve the
suffering and provide for the needy.
If thorn x supVi .1 thinir ns a Roll ofl
llonor, certainly the noble, patriotic
loyal women of this community arc
entitled to a place a the head of
the list.
General March has tabulated the
casualties sustained by the American
armies in the world war as follows:
Killed and died of wounds, 36,154;
Died of Disease, 14,811; Deaths un
classified, 2,204; Wounded, 179,625;
Prisoners, 2,163; Missing, 1,160;
Total, 226,117. The casualty lists up
to this time it is announced have in-
eluded a total of 85,000 names, and
while a force of 800 clerks arc cn
gagd in compiling the casualties, it
will be several weeks before the list
is complete. In this connection for
purposes of comparison, the following
casualties during the Civil war are
l 1 t.lll 1 A?
given, federal kuicu in acuon,
67,058; Died of wounds, 43,012; Died
of Disease, 224,586. Total dead, 359,
000. Confederate Killed or died of
wounds; 95,000; Died of Disease, 164,
000. Total dead, 259,000. Total
dead of Civil War according to War
department records, 618,524.
LaRuc Chappell is numbered among
the sick.
Special prices on
Showerman Brothers.
Overcoats at
The O'Grady Bros, store will be
closed all day today (Thanksgiving.)
Dr. DeWitt of Kalamazoo is caring
for Dr. Van Vleck who is ill with
Influenza.
Prof. O. W. Kaye is one of the
victims of the epidemic, and is confin
ed to his home.
Harmon Rice leaves this week for
Detroit, where he will spend the win
ter with a daughter.
Howard Parks has. received an
honorable discharge from the army
and is expected home for Thanks
giving.
Harry Cross is recovering from his
sickness and is able to be out again.
Mrs. Cross however is still confined
to the bed.
Mrs. Maurice Cagney is reported
very ill in Kalamazoo. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Dillon this place.
The Middaugh brothers claim the
record for the largest deer to be sent
into Paw Paw from Northern Michi
gan this season. D. Middaugh killed
his deer the first afternoon of the
season.
Simeon Buys, one of the pioneers
of Paw Paw township died at the
State hospital in Kalamazoo Wednes
day morning. Deceased is said to
have been the first white child born
in Paw Paw township, then Lafayette
There were a total of 7,640 deaths
reported in Michigan during the
month of October. Of .this number,
2,451 resulted from Influenza. The
number of births in the state during
the same month was 7,006.
Little David, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Warner had the misfortune to
fall and sufTer a severe cut on his
face last Monday. The injury is not
serious, but caused the little fellow
considerable suffering.
The Fruit Belt line to Kalamazoo
will not be abandoned as heretofore
announced, it is said, but will continue
to run as heretofore, probably on the
same schedule as at present. This
will be good news to residents all
along the line. The final hearing on
the application to abandon the road,
was set lf the State Railroad Com
mission for December lbth, at Lan
sing, but it is said that the petition
will be "withdrawn before that date.
The official figures as tabulated by
rthe State Canvassing Board give
Commander Newberry a margin over
Henry Ford for United States Sen
ator of 1,567. Ford carried fifteen
counties of the state, and his majority
in Wayne county was iR.609. Gover
nor Sleeper's majority over John W.
Bailey was 108,596. This is the first
time in the history of the state that
Governor and all the state ticket
has carried every county in the state,
and incidentally Governor Sleepers
majority is the largest ever given a
candidate for governor of Michigan.
An appeal to the farmers of the
state not to let their joy over the
coming of peace interfere with their
plans for keeping production at a nappiyf drawing to a victorious close
maximum, is being made by Prof.! thanks to our brave men and there
Robert S. Shaw, dean of agriculture will be fewer hands to perform it.
at M. A. C. and director of the ex-jThe writer well remembers the
fterimcnt station. For at least an -
other year, declares the dean, theism element among the people as to
nations of the world must look to this j the dire things that were certain to
country for much of heir food supply, i take place when the soldiers of the
"The American farmer", according to j civji war should be discharged from
the dean, "deserves much credit for j their four years' service, but nothing
his great response in the form of (happened. The soldiers, like the good
enormous crop production to the vital
war time needs of the country during
the season just closed. His service
has been notably a patriotic one, and
not the result merely of an endeavor
to reap a material reward. The far-
Imer, his wife and his children have
llabored severely throughout the day
light hours in this great patriotic
effort with only moderate remuner
ation per labor hour. "But even
though the war has ceased, the far
mer will still be under a double duty
of patriotism and mercifulness to pro
duce an enormous crop again for at
ledst one more season, for military
needs, apparently, must continue
through another year. The American
farmer also is being appealed to, to
relieve the pangs of hunger prevail
ing throughout the recently warring
countries.
On account of the sickness of Dr.
F. A. Ilacette, it was necessary to
send for his wife. who is at present
i visiting at the home of her parents in
i Muskegon.
i '
I Dr' J- C- Maxwell reports just as
local conditions so far as the epidemic
is concerned are. considerably improv
ed. There are a number of very serL
ous cases yet, and some new ones
every day, but the great majority of
the sick are much improved and many
of them are able to be out again.
There must however be no let up yet
of the strict quarantine provisions,
and the greatest care and precaution
are necessary on the part of the citi
zens to prevent a further spread of
the disease; Children who have colds
must be kept at home, and the first
symptoms of sickness on the part, of
any member of a family should re
ceive prompt attention.
JThere is every indication that
Liberty Loan bonds ,issued during the
war, will greatly rise in value with
.iie establishment of peace. In 1888
a $100 United States bond, bearing
four per cent interest, sold in the
open market for $130. In l'JOl it
brought more than $139. The most
conservative will agree that Liberty
bonds are sure to go above par in
value, now that the Allies have
brought the war to a victorious end.
The shrewd and unscrupulous, the
birds of prey in finance, realize the
worth of Liberty Bonds, and are using
every effort to secure them from
those who are uninformed in financial
matters.' Their favorite method is
to olFer stock in wildcat companies,
stock that is absolutely valueless, in
exchange for Liberty bonds. Some
of these get-richquick schemers offer
to lend their prospective victims
money, wherewith to buy the gold
brick stock, taking Liberty bonds as
security. This, of course, is only a
thinly disguised attempt to obtain
Liberty bonds for worthless stock.
The United States owns some 5,000
000 acres of oil lands and 53,000,000
acres of coal lands, the title to which
belongs to the Federal Government.
Since all owners of Liberty bonds are
part owners of this Government, it
would be palpably foolish of them to
exchange their Liberty bonds for oil
or coal stock of doubtful value. Be
fore disposing of his bonds, the hold
er thereof would do well to consult
a banker. Such consultation will not
prosper the fake stock concerns, but
it certainly will prosper the bond
holder.
The public press, judging by what
is being published from day to day,
seems to be borrowing a lot of use
loss trouble about what will happen
J when cur soldiers are discharged from
the various encampments and when
they come sailing home from a for-
eign land. It is well to look out for
their welfare, as they return to civil
life, but, we predict, there will be no
great disturbance of our ordinary life
and activities. The sick and wounded
should be and will be tenderly nursed
and cared for ,and the able bodied
will naturally take up the burdens
they laid down when they entered
the service of their country to uphold
its honor and to battle for the free
dom and welfare of the world, and
against untold tyranny, oppression
and barbarism. There will be vastly
jni0re work to be done than there was
prior to the terrible conflict now,
.fcars an,i prognostications of a cer-
citizens and patriots they were, lost
no time in resuming their former
civilian duties, and it was but a brief
time, in-so-far as the industries of
the nation was concerned, until things
had resumed their normal status and
business was going forward, even
more successfully than before the
then, great war. We believe it will
be the same when our present great
armies are mustered out of the scr
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vice. The soldiers win do merged in
to the ordinary duties and occupa
tions of civil life without any serious
difficulty. Being a soldier does not
unfit a man for civilian life, but
makes him a better citizen. A man
who has fought under the stars and
stripes never forgets what iC has cost
to uphold the flag and values Amer
ican citizenship more highly than he
otherwise would or could have done.
Charles Morrison and son Robert
are both ill "vith the prevailing epi
demic. Robert was taken first, and
is now convalescent.
Fred Sowle has sold his Garage on
Main street to Howard Smith, son of
Air. and Airs. Dana Smith. The new
proprietor has already taken possess
ion. 4
Extracts from letter from Private
Lynn Salisbury, Co. B. 4th, Mili
tary Police, A. E. F. France, to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Salis
bury. The letter was dated No
vember 1st, before the Armistice
was signed; but it is a great relief
to Mr. and Mrs. Salisbury, for they
have every assurance now that
. their soldier boy is safe and will
come home in due time
Dear Father and Mother: I will
take time now to let you know I am
still alive, well and happy. We are
back of the lines for our first rest
since July 12th. For how long I
don't know, but hope long enough at
least to get cleaned up and to catch
up on our writing. I belong to the
Military Police now, but am. still in
the same division. We have done
wonderful fighting and also won a
wonderful name forv our division.
Well Mother, the papers look more
like peace every day, and it can't come
too soon to suit me. I am sick and
tired of this fighting and also of
France. In a few days more we will
be entitled to a service stripe six
long months in France think of it.
I wish I could spend Thanksgiving or
Christmas at home, but no such luck.
I expect to be there though in 1919,
and so will patiently wait. Love to
you both with a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year.
Letter from Edd M. Howard dated
from Loh Angeles, California, No
vember 21, to The True Northerner
Mr. Howard its a resident of Bloom
ingdale , and. well known through
out Van Huron county. He made
the trip with his family to Los
Angeles via Auto, leaving Paw
Paw Wednesday morning, October
2nd, and reaching his destination
November 13th.
You asked me to writ of our trin.
will give you merely an outline as
details would take too long.
Wo left Paw Paw Wednesday. Oct-
tober 2nd, arriving here Wednesday, '
Tvrmlmi" 1f?tli iiitf civ wool's rn tVir !
, , , , , John Maguire, for many years a
road. Leaving a modern bungalow x ' " ,. .
.... i ,u -i f resident of Paw Paw township died
and living in a tent by the side of . ... ,
, . , , , n 'at his home, west of the village of
the road is quite a change, but we.,, tl , ' , r T
... 1 i c r law Paw last Sunday. Mr. Maguire
c moved it very much. Soon after , . . J . ...
. : T . i u t i 'has been in rather poor health for a
leaving St. Joe we struck the Lincoln , , , . .
Tf. , , ,. 4l , I number of years, but has been able
Highway leading .through Chicago, " , , . i- i ;i
TI . T .. . n . o c ii 'to be up and about his work until
Heights, Joliet, Peoria, Springfield . . ,
. . . , V 4i i recently. He was stricken with the
and .'Aiiun, wiirri' we ciucu un-
... . . . r,,. .... . . ..I.
Mississ-ippi. Ihe Illinois corn belt
.... , . n , .
was a grand sig n, a nnve oi nearly
, , I n
two davs and nothing but corn. Dnv
i i ai:
ing on west through Missouri we
, 1( , , ... e
found the road very hilly, ferrying
the Missouri at Booneville we drove
on to Kansas city where we spent one J""11-- uVa , r , . ' "J : "TV
, tt p .1 r i t j , both anxious y looking forward to his
day. Here we left the Lincoln High- UUUI .... n
, . . .i C i a. mi i home coming, which now will neces
way and took the Santa le trail lead- . H , ...
ay
ing through Ottawa, Emporia, New
ton, Hdtchinson,and Dodge City and
following the Arkansas river as far
there we bore south to Trinidad where c missed not on y in the community
v e laid over two days for the snowP" hich he lived, but in the village
to leave that we might make the
Raton paf& which is at an altitude
of 8970 feet, over into New Mexico J
to that picturesque city Santa Fe
where stands the oldest church in i
A nm ?irifl ic ctill fnr worshin. I
Thf palace of arts is very interesting
The house of Governors was erected
in 1513 and faces the Plaza, next to
which is the widest street in the city
about forty feet. The Mexicans and
Indians in their adobe houses and;
native dress is very interesting,, as
was also the Cliff dwellers. Passing
on over the continental divide into
Arizona we realized fully that we
were in the wild and wooley west.
Indian reservations, high mountains,
.1 .rn..n nn1 4V.A r-n vJ fi rwl fnrpt
.uU 1 oi,,f hoRond
acres i.s one of the wonders of Amer-
iea. in the blue rilKc mountains wc
visited two lanre ...! mines, Gold
n..f ---1 n4 .o,v.r.n,l
UOUU ,aiHl WUUIIUll wiiti ' n''.
for the night, next morning we drove
to the Colorado river where we were
taken across into Needles cat by In-
dians, then commenced, a two days
drive across the desert which is much
different than we expected, instead of
deep sand, we had gravel, rock and
cement roads until we nearcd the San
Bernardino mountains, from there
(San Bernadino) to Los Angeles is a
beautiful drive all macadam road, on
either side are in bearing, oranges,
(n.iuviia, wauiuis uuu rapes.
(lowers of every kind are in bloom.
When you come to California, drive
as the trip is very pleasant and in
structive. We are comfortably lo
caed near our son, and wish the North
erner sent to 982 East 52nd, Street.
MRS. TOM SOULE
Mrs. Tom Soule passed away Sun
day night after a brief illness. She
was a victim of the epidemic, which
resulted in pneumonia, and to make
her case most critical a baby was
born to her last Wednesday at a
critical period of her illness. Every
thing possible was done to save her,
but it was not to be. The husband
and two children are still very sick,
and this with the little one who will
never know a real mother, makes the
conditions of this home indeed pitiful,
and the sympathy of the community
goes out to them. The funeral was
held on Wednesday from the residence
of Mrs. E. Stanley Briggs, who
generously opened her home for the
sad occasion.
FRANK HAYWARD
Frank Hay ward died at his home
in the village on Monday night.
People of Paw Paw could hardly be
lieve it, when news of his passing
spread over the village Tuesday
morning. Big, robust, healthy, strong
Frank Hayward, it don't seem pos
sible. The Influenza, however with
its dreaded resultant, pneumonia is
no respecter of persons, and strength
and robustness seems to provide but
little protection. Frank has been a
resident of Paw Paw for many years,
and was one of the leading black
smiths of the village. He was
universally liked, and will be missed
from the community. He leaves a
wife to mourn his death, besides other
relatives and a host of friends. It is
scarcely more than two weeks ago
that Mrs. Hayward was dangerously
sick with the same disease in a hos
pital in Kalamazoo. Frank made al
most daily trips to see her. Now she
whom it was thought could not get
well is left, and he who was the
i t i .iii n t !
IPiCUire oi Jieaun is gone. oucn
tho mystery of human existence,
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I
JOHN MAGUIRE
. . .
ini uenza, ami ms wciiKcneu aiiumiuii
, ... ...
made of him an easy victim. His son
i . . At - . . .
Debert, s with the American Army
i ' . , ,
in r ranee, and u is iu ut- a-Kicm-u
i ' . ' , . . .
that the tamer coum noi .navu wvn
""l ' ms , "1
sarily be a sad one. -ur. iuaguuc
was a highly respected resident of
the community, an ideal man in his
family and a good neighbor, lie win
Jas "on-
THERE ARB NO ALPS".
In spite of adverse conditions in
;e couniy, uie iiunw.. -
Pned convention, two rainy days and
bad roads with ail tne aisiracuons oy
Influenza, Van Buren county went
jover the top last week with the bes.
Sunday bcnooi onvcnuon in ycai
The Bangor churches had raised
money for publicity work and their
i 1 - C 1- 4-
gosling proveu a m,e , mvuu u.
j themselves and for the work in the
County. The program proved except
ionally good and people went home
well pleased and ready for the bigger
land better work which needs to be
ne in the new day upon hch e
have come. Benton Harbor, Holland,
Camp tfr and Nevr
lUIiaiO COmriUUlfU W Miu I'tugicuii.
The officers elected arc:
President, R. E. Jennings, Taw Paw.
Vice Pres., E. C. Hawley, Paw Paw.
Secretary, Mrs. Helen Bn Coblc.
(Treasurer, Arthur Walccman, Banpor.
David and Charles Kcsslcr are
among those reported critically ilL