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VOLUME 65
Number 39
PAW PAW, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1919
Whole Number 4400
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& LOCAL &
Dr. J C. Maxwell made a business
trip to Lansing last Tuesday.
Attorney James E. Chandler of
South Haven was in Circuit Court
here on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. IL A. Cole and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Latshaw motored to
Kalamazoo on Wednesday.
Tom Poole of the Ferris Institute
at Big Rapids was home to spend
the week end with home folks.
The Initiatory degree will be con
ferred at the I. 0. 0. F. Hall this
Friday evening. Refreshments.
A Cafeteria Supper will be served
at the Presbyterian church on Tues
day, October 28th, from five to seven
o'clock.
James Holcomb is in charge of the
McLain Barber Shop this week dur
ing Frank's absence at Grand Lodge
in Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Warner have
gone to South Haven for the winter.
Willard is employed there in the
Overton Piano Factory
Don't forget to go to the Cafeteria
Supper at the Presbyterian church on
Tuesday, October 28th. Supper sev
ved from five to seven o'clock.
Jacob Reidl contracted a severe
cold which settled in his back. As a
consequence he has labored undei
difficulties at the store for the past
week.
M. H. Young returned Sunday
night from a weeks sojourn with his
brother, Dr. G. F. Young of South
Haven, on the banks of Houghton
Lake.
Bill Killefcr is home and is engaged
this week in luring some of tho
choice specimen of Black Bass from
the waters of Three Mile Lake. Re
ports from the lake would indicate
that his efforts are not without
success.
Miss Bess Harrison who has ser
ved as Red Cross nurse during tho
war, has been discharged from "Mili
tary Service" and is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. T. J .Cavanaugh and family
She served in the base hospitals at
the front in France and has had a
wonderful experience.
The Chicago & South Haven Steam
ship Company announce the closing
of the season as Saturday, October
25th. The last boat from South Ha
ven being on Friday the 24th, at 8:00
P. M. and from Chicago on the 25th,
at 10:30 P. M. There will be tho
ivcular pnssetiger and freight service
t1" " M-iiout the week.
Matthew Murphy of Lawton was
in Paw Paw Monday to attend the
funeral of the late Harry Busley.
Father Downey of Anchorville,
Michigan was in Paw Paw calling on
old friends last week. He was a
one time a resident of this village
and attended the Public schools here
some twenty-five years ago. This
was his first visit to Paw Paw in
eighteen years.
Younc men between the ages of 17
and 35 can now enlist in the U. S.
Navy for two, three, or four years,
they are also allowed the priviledgo
of choosing their stations. Men that
desire may go to the west coast.
Men who do not desire to go through
the Naval Training Station my be
sent direct to the U. S. S. Michigan
a dreadnought of the Atlantic Fleet.
Any men that are considering enter
ing the Navy may receive any in
formation they desire by writing to
the U. S. Navy Recruiting Station,
Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The big base ball game will be one
of the features planned for American
Legion Day, November ,11th Alex
ander and Killefer, the star "Cub"
battery in the National League will
play with Taw Paw against some
worthy opponent. The locals with
Webber of Covert pitching and
Mark Chaffee on th e receiving end
trimmed the fast House of David of
Benton Harbor team last week to tho
tune of 3 to 1. It was a great game
and with Alexander 'and Killefer in
the line up, the fans are anticipating
ne of the best base ball games ever
witncssed in Paw Paw on the "big
day." Armistice day la a national
holiday, and the celebration here will
be a county affair All roads will
lead to Paw Taw on November 11th.
Mrs. Fannie Michelson visited Mrs.
A. M. DeVall in Kalamazoo last Sat
urday. j Bert Lewis vho has been cmploy-
'ed in the Ford Plant in Detroit for
several months is at home again.
Mr. Pincombe andfamijy, formerly
of this vicinity and now of New York
State have been in Paw Paw this
week.
Another one of" those Cafeteria
suppers at the Presbyterian church
next Tuesday, October 28th, from five
to seven o'clock.
Frank McLain and Melvin Young
are delegates from the local Odd
Fellow lodge to,j the sessions of th
Grand Lodge held in Detroit this
week.
H. L. McNeil and wife and Laban
Mentor and wife are in Detroit this
week to attend the annual sessions of
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs.
Albert Squires brought a load of
hay from his farm to the village
Wednesday that weighed 4,500 pounds
and brought the sum of $67.50. Some
load of hay.
All members of the W. R. C. No.
19 will please come out to the next
regular meeting on October 25th, as
the Inspecting officer will be present
for Inspection of Corps.
Lieutenant Ralph Jennings of
Washington made a short visit to
his aunt, Mrs Mitchelson, and spent
some time among other relatives and
friends in Kalamazoo, Detroit and
Cleveland, enroute home to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. Jen
nings in Ravenna, Ohio.
There was a bad automobile smash-
up on the Lawrence road last Mon
day night about 1:00 o'clock. Two
machines met head on in front of
the A. U. Craven place. Both
machines were badlv smashed, and
the occupants of one of the cars
quite badly injured. We have been
unable to ascertain the names of the
owners or drivers of the machines.
A pleasant surprise party was
given Miss Lela Washburn last
Thursday evening at her home by
about forty of her friends. Tho
occasion was her twentieth birthday
and the evening was spent with
music and dancing. A lunch consist
ing of sandwiches, cake and cofTeo
was served, and the guest of honor
was remembered by many useful
gifts.
The Van Buren county Annual Sun
day School Convention will be held
in the village of Hartford on Tues
day and Wednesday, October 29th,
and 30th. A fine program has been
arranged for this convention. Among
those Fchoduled for participation
from Paw Paw are, G. G. Eisenmann.
county Y. M. C. A. secretary; Rev.
E. E. ShoufTler of the Baptist church;
E. V. Root, County Commissioner of
schools; Paul Smith, a former Paw
Paw boy who is now County Agri
cultural agent of Mecosta county
will give an address on Wednesday.
Circuit Court convened last Mon
day with probably the largest crimin
al calendar in the history of the
county, twenty-seven cases in all.
Respondents in all the cases were
arraixned on the opening of court,
and quite a number of the list plead
ed guilty and paid their fines. The
following arraignments were made
and pleas entered: People vs. Clar
ence J McElheny, charged with per
jury, continued over to the January
term on motion of attorney Coy W.
Hendricks. Arthur Robinson, vio
lation of liquor law, "Not Guilty";
Howard Robinson, Violation of liquor
law, "Not Guilty"; Murray Knapp,
Assault and Battery "Guilty; Paul
Smith, Violation of Liquor Law, 'Not
Guilty"; Arnold Roundez, Burglary,
"Guilty"; Gaston B. Hillaire, Burg
lary, "Guilty"; Don Hovey, Violation
of Liquor Law, "Guilty"; George H.
Vawter, Violation of Liquor Law,
"Guilty"; Joseph Sigloush, Forgery,
"Guilty"; Albert Hindis, and Esther
Hale, Lewd and Lascivious co-habitation,
Esther Hale, "Guilty.", Al
beit Hindes "Not Guilty"; Arthur
Delmater Burglary, "Guilty"; Jesse
Bronson, Statutory Rape, "Dismissed
on motion of Prosecutor"; Wenzell
Schallhorn, Abandonment, Not Guilty
Clyde Kimlcr, Violation of Liquor
Law, "Guilty"; John A. Pratz, In
decent Liberties, "Not Guilty"; Frank
Rozansky, alias Frank Horton, Otto
Duport and Russell Young, Burglary
"Guilty of Larceny"; E. L. Ecker,
Causing a Miscarriage, "Not Guilty".
The Friday club will meet this
week at the home of Mrs. Emma R.
Smith.
Mrs. A. O .Duncombe and daughter
Mrs. Frances Riley left on Tuesday
for' Bozeman, Montana where they
will remain with Mr, Duncombe dur
ing the winter months.
Don't lose the opportunity this
week to contribute your mite to the
Roosevelt Memorial fund. Every
contributor will have an interest in
the memorials, to which future gener
ations will point with' pride.
Advertised letters at the Paw
Paw post office, October 24th, 1919:
Frank Chancellor, Henry Esnond, W.
W. Harris, Chas. P. Heuser, Harry
Manning, Joseph Paul, L. Guadal
upe Ramires, Mrs. Addie Thomas, C.
F. Zurawski. H. A. Cole, Postmaster
The next really big feature announ
ced for the Idle Hour theatre is "The
Birth of a Race" which comes for
two nights October 31st, and Novem
ber 1st. This picture has had a won
derful run in all the big cities and is
said to surpass that great feature
"The Birth of a Nation."
The Coterie club opens next week
Wednesday October 29th, with a re
ception for the officers new members
and the teachers of our public schools
Mrs. Burritt Hamilton State Feder
ation president will be present and
the Isabella club of Lawton has been
invited for the occasion.
The resignation of D. R. Thavei
as Rural Carrier from the local post
office has necessitated several changes
in the force. Frank Holcomb, regu
lar clerk has been transferred to
Rural Route 2; Auxiliary Carrier Ela
Curtis takes Holcomb's place as regu
lar clerk; Auxiliary Carrier Theo
Areaux goes to Regular Carrier in
Curtis' place and Robert M. Bangs
becomes Auxiliary Carrier in Arcaux'
place.
The October conference of leaders
of boys' groups, which is conduct
by the County Young Men's Christian
Association is to be held in the par
lors of the Presbyterian church at
Paw Paw, next Sunday afternoon,
from two to' six o'clock. E. W. Gray
State District Secretary of Michigan
and Roy McPherson, Boys' Work
Secretary of the Kalamazoo Y. M. C.
A. will be the principal speakers.
Teachers of Sunday School classes of
boys are especially invited to be
present as a strong program of work
for leaders of boys will be presented
by Messrs. Gray and McPhearson.
James Marcelletti has purchased
the old basket factory in Paw Paw
and is making extensive plans to
operate the same next season. Mr
Marcelletti has been quite an im
portant figure in the srnpo inditrv
here for the past two years, and the
price paid by him last season and
the quantity of fruit purchased
probably had something to do with
maintaining the high prices in this
community. He goes the limit on
whatever he tackles ,and those who
know him best predict that his op--ation
of the Basket Factoiy will
mean an important and valuable in
dustry in this community.
This week, men, women and child
ren throughout the United States
its Island and Territorial posessions,
and Americans all over the World
are engaged in raising a fund to
provide memorials to Col. Theodore
Roosevelt. In many instances the
political enemy and vitriolic critic of
Roosevelt when living, like Editor
George Newett of Ispheming, Michi
gan, is the champion and admirer of
Roosevelt dead. Mr Newett, against
wtiom Roosevelt brought suit for
libel following a hot national cam
paign, now heads the Memorial com
mittee in his home city. Mr. Newett
like every other American realizes
now and freely admits that the prin
ciples of citizenship and high patriot
ism which the Great American pos
sessed are things which must forever
bo an example and an inspiration to
the whole country. So it is that this
week, there are people of every race
and creed and color and political
affiliation ready with their services
and their gifts to promote the Roose
velt Memorial Fund. Roosevelt be
longs now to no parties or groups or
factions. His glorious examples of
patriotism and loyalty to American
ideals and American institutions is
the common heritage of all and will
go down in the history of his country
forever an inspiration and a pattern
for succeeding generations of Americans.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kroth were
Kalamazoo visitors last Friday.
Mrs. Vera Ingalls of Toledo has
been the guest of her mother, Mrs.
MacLaren the past week.
Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Van Vleck and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Miller spent
Saturday in Kalamazoo.
Mrs. Marion DeGraff of Kalama
zoo has been visiting Paw Paw rela
tives and friends this week.
W. H. Longwell has recovered from
his recent illness and is again at the
Cashier's desk in the First National
Bank.
Dr. Rbscoe Broughton of Laurel,
Montana is in the Mayo Brothers
hospital at Rochester, Minnesota for
an operation. Just what the trouble
is, has not been .communicated to his
parents here as yet.
Ernest' Cutler may well be called
the "Woodchuck King" of Paw Paw.
He brought to the township clerk
this week, 67 woodchuck scalps, one
hawk and four crows, and was paid
the sum of $35.50 in bounties.
Don't forget to turn the clock back
one hour before retiring next Satur
day night. Should this be neglected
or forgotten, you will reach church
on Sunday morning, just one hour
too early and run the chance of con
tracting a severe cold while waiting
for the doors to open.
There will be an opportunity on
Saturday of this week for residents
of the country surrounding Paw Paw
to "Kill two birds with one Stone".
Attend the Scovel sale 1-2 mile west
of the village on the George Tyler
farm, and then take advantage of the
bargains' offered by Paw Paw mer
chants in the Saturday shopping.
"Grand Pa" Charles Searls is
gradually failing. It is his ambition
to live four months more, when he
will have reached the four score and
ten milestone. He has been of a
wonderfully, strong and vigorous con
stitution and has scarcely, if ever,
known asick day. He is not sick now
but the wonderful mechanism of the
human body is battered and worn
and has nearly reached the end of
its usefulness. His host of friends
are hoping that he may be permitted
to pass the 90th milestone 'ere the
long journey is finished.
Probably the largest crowd that
ever assembled in Paw Paw for an
evening's entertainment, came on
Monday night to see that great
picture, "The Eyes of the World" at
the Idle Hour theatre. Every seat
in the theatre was taken long before
the opening time, with people crowd
ing the walk and street for a block,
clamoring for admission. Three
r-.i were T"V5 and ?t v.?.? 2:00
o'clock in the morning when the
doors were finally closed. Even at
that, hundreds of people were unable
to gain admission. Owing to tho
fact that so many people were unable
to get inside the building, Manager
Reeves has booked the film again for
an early date in November, and that
time will give a matinee, which
should relieve the congestion in the
evening. It is a wonderful picture,
and will undoubtedly draw nearly as
large a crowd on the November date.
Mrs. Alice Welch, wife of our
townsman, E. B. Welch and mother
of W. T. Welch was born in Pittsfield
Mass. Mr. and Mrs Welch were
married in 1802, and have lived in
the Welch homestead forty-two years
Theirs has been a typical country
home for all these years. From this
home has radiated high influences to
bless the community in which they
lived and moved. They were mem
bers of the Presbyterian church and
for many years were connected with
the Grange. Their congenial lives
made these members of social
functions much beloved. Their home
was the center of hospitable courte
sies and their friends were always
welcome, while the stranger who
knocked at their door was always
treated with kindly consideration.
Generous to a fault they were always
quick to respond to the call for
sympathy or help if an acquaintance
suffered bereavement or met with
disaster. Mrs. Welch will long be
missed in this vicinity. Her going
has left earth poorer and heaven
richer. The last service was held in
the late home, Rev. H. W. Harvey
a long time friend and pastor, spoke
beautifully of her white soul. Much
sympathy is expressed for the be
reaved husband and the son, W. T.
Welch and wife.
Little Marjorie Jacobs is very ill
and under the doctor's care.
Mr. and Mrs LaRue Chappell aro
camping at Gravel Lake this week.
Mrs. Amanda Andrews and Mrs.
Stanley Briggs were in Kalamazoo
last Friday.
Charles Robinson and A N. Nichol
as of Lawrence were in Paw Paw on
Wednesday.
The Decker- Beattie- Decker Buick
Garage and Buick service Station is
now open ready for business with J.
S, Douglas an expert Buick mechanic
In charge. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
have moved here and reside in one
of the Longwell houses on Oak
street
Mr. and Mrs. D. Graham Wells of
Detroit were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
LaRue Chappell a few days of last
week.
St. Mark's Guild will meet with
Mrs. Lainie Higgs at her apartments
in the Franc Warner home on next
Monday evening.
David Burk and family are plan
ning to move to their home in the
village soon. They purchased the
fine W. H Hall residence.
Mrs. Higgs announces the opening
of the season with a Social Dancing
party in the Maple City club rooms
on Hallowe'en night, October 31st.
John Robinson of Allegan was in
Paw Paw on business Wednesday.
Mr. Robinson was formerly a resi
dent of Lawrence, but late years has
been in Allegan, where his son. Dr.
A. L. Robinson resides.
Mrs. Mary Welch left this week
to spend the winter at the home of
her niece, Mrs. Ruby Jordan, near
Charlotte. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Clara Holt who will be a guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Jordan for a few
weeks
. .... ilocal boys in the few games
The Board of Supervisors are still scheduled recently has been the
"Grinding Away' The work done so jmcans of reviying ,nteregt .R the Qr
far has been mostly the usual routine uanization of a permcnent Indepen
work of the session, and it is prob- team for next seasQn There
able that the extra matters to come lare number of lendid individua1
before the board will not be disposed , here and babl al,
of until well into next week. Lt wouM be nee(Jed wouW b(J an
Mr. and Mrs. A. U. Craven have outs?,le Pitcher- Wcbber wfho Pitchej
sold their farm west of town, and 'the last game against the long haired
are looking for a home in the village. ;cnts from Benton Harbor is a star,
Max Cedar of Gary, Indiana is the an1 be induced to come here,
purchaser and will take posession of haffcc the vctera,n catch,e,r "better
the farm about the first of Novem- j
ber I
Lincoln H. Titus of Kalamazoo. I. jfr backing from the business in
E. Riford of Benton Harbor, Coy W. jtcrests of the village, but there is no
Hendricks of Dowagiac, Fred C. Cog- question but what that would be
shall, James E. Chandler and Willard 'forthcoming. Among the local play
er Bessey of South Haven wero ers who can be depended on to make
among the out of town attorneys in jthc team are: Holcomb, Dow, Fisk.
attendance at the opening of Circuit Chaffee, Curtis, Simmons, Mather and
C-u.L c !.!::: .lay.
Several Paw Paw fans went to
Kr.lamazoo last Friday evening to
witness one of the best boxing cards
ever staged by the Kalamazoo Athle
tic club. The next show announced
bv the club is for Armistice Day,
November 11th. The program and
full particulars will be announced in
a laW issue.
One of the finest entertainments
ever given in Paw Paw was tho
Althea Plavers at the Opera House
lat Saturday evening. Eveiy mem-
ber of the company is a star, and
the excellence of this first number
of the High School Lyceum course
should awaken interest in the remain-
ing numbers. The crowd was small
on Saturday night, and it will be
necessary to dispose of a large nunv
ber of additional season tickets if
this year is a financial success. The
couvse provided for this season is
excellent and merits the support of
every citizen of the community who
enjoys high class entertainment
Scoutmaster Nickless makes the
following announcement of interest
to every scout. "The boy scouts and
their boy and girl friends are asked
to remember the Hallowe'en Party
which will be given in the Scut Hall
on Saturday night of this week. We
will come together about seven
o'clock. We expect to have lots of
real fun as well as some good re
freshments which will be prepared
by the ladies who have undertaken
that part of the program. The boys
nro asked to meet with the scout
master on Saturday afternoon at 3:00
o'clock in order to prepare the hall
and make the necessary arrange
ments. Every one is asked to be
present. Boys, bring some Jack O'
Lanterns with you"
Miss Esther Lofquist of Grand Ra
pids was the guest of Thomas Soule3
and family last Sunday.
Helen and Harold Crocker are new
students in the High School. Helen
entering from the White Oak school,
and Harold from Northern Michigan.
Harry C. Busley, for many years a
resident of this village, died at his
home here last Saturday. He has
been in failing health for some time,
but was able to be up and around
until a few hours prior to his death.
He was born in New York, December
10th, 1837 and was nearly eighty-two
years of age. He was a chef and
baker by trade, and during his resi
dence here has worked in that
capacity. For several seasons he
has been the chef at the Notre Dnme
resort on Bankson's Lake. Mr.
Busley was a kind hearted man.
genial, generous and with never a
complaint. He will be missed by all
who knew him. He leaves one
daughter, Miss Sadie Busley, who
has made a home for her father
since the death of her mother some
years ago, an adopted daughter, one
brother and two sisters. All with
the exception of the brother, came
for the funeral which was held from
the Catholic church Tuesday morn
ing, Father Vincent Toole officiating.
Interment was in the Catholic ceme
tery in this village.
If the present plans do not go
astray, Paw Paw will have a real
base ball team next season. There
was a time when this community
was the base ball center of the coun
ty. Those were the days of Sanger,
Paige, Killefer et al, and since their
time Independent base ball ha? been
allowed to retrograde. Intercut in
ithe national pastime is just as keen
jhere however as in the "Good Old
I Days", and all it needs to make Paw
'Paw the Mecca for all the base ball
("Bugs" of the county is a high class
i winning team. The success of the
man ever, anu wouiu d e a
strong foundation on which to build
a team. The plans of course call
the plans in a later issue.
Alice Eliza Waters was the eldest
daughter of Henry and Mary Pugs
ley, and of that family she is surviv
ed by two brothers, William and Mil
ton, and two sisters Mrs. Charles
Lake and Mrs. L. E. Shepard. She
was born June 18th, 1851. in the
little house west of town where her
brother now resides. She received
her early education in the Wildey
School, under such instructors as
'Philura Barnum, Mr. Woodard, C. J.
.Monroe, Wesley Young and J. B.
I Smith. In those days there were
j from eighty to ninety pupils in this
j school and it was necessary for the
(students to assist in the teaching.'
Here she became proficient in the
common branches and later attended
the Paw Paw Union school in the ohi.
school building on North Kalamazoo
street. On December 26th, 1870, she
jwas married to Harlan Waters and
eir wedded lives were unusually
congenial. Two sons, Harry of this
jplace, Charles of Wyenet Illinois and
.one naugnier, irs. l,. a. 1'acKer ot
Lawton survive her. In 1902 Mr.
land Mrs Waters welcomed to their
home a little girl, Miss Rosina
Waters, who has' been a true and
faithful "daughter." She also sur-
jvives. Harlan Waters passed away
some years ago and since that time,
the health of Mrs. Waters has gradu
ally declined. She was a member of
the First Baptist church of Paw Paw
Hers was not solely a religion of pro
fession, but rather a religion of kind
ly service. To her it was not a
question of how one dies, but how
ono lives. It was her aim to daily
live the religion she professed. "Do
unto others as you would like to be
done by in all things", was the
lesson she taught by her daily conduct.