The true northerner. [volume], November 21, 1919, Image 1

About The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920

Image provided by: Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library

                
firiinfc
K
w4y
ALL HOME PRINT ALL HOVIE NEWS
LUME 65
Number 43
PAW PAW, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1919
Whole Number 4400
& LOCAL
M. L Barber was home for a few
days the first of the week.
P. It. Avery and son Charles were
in Kalamazoo for the day on Tues
day last.
Mrs. Dow departed Monday for
Texas where she will spend the win
ter with her daughter Mrs. Lloyd
Harvey and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Heller and family
have moved into the Murdock house
on Brown and Pine streets which
they recently purchased.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Salisbury are
i moving from the farm east of town
to the village this week, and will
occupy the Quick residence on Oak
street.
Clarence Brown, the genial and
courteous clerk at the Eaton and
Mosier store will , leave next week to
accept a position with the M. Piowaty
Fruit House of Kalamazoo. He will
be missed by the patrons of this store
The Grape Juice Factories have
just fixed the price for grapes used
in their plants during the season just
closed. The price is fixed on the
basis of what was received for grapes
through the associations and is $80.00
per ton.
Dr. Blanche Haines of Three Rivers
gave a most interesting address last
Wednesday to the ladies of the
Coterie on the subject "The League
of Women Voters." There will be
no meeting of this organization next
week on account of the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Sheriff Lang arrested nine young
men from South Haven ranging in
age from 17 to 23 years last week,
and cleared up the mystery surround
ing a series of crimes ranging from
Petty Larceny to Burglary. The
arrests were made on Saturday, and
this bunch made a party of sixteen
to spend Sunday at "Hotel Lang."
Advertising space is used in this
issue of The True Northerner to an
nounce a Big Rally Day at the
Christian Church next Sunday. Gary
L. Cook of Indianapolis, who is a
noted Sunday School Specialist, will
be the speaker of the day. There
will be the usual Bible School at
10:00 o'clock. Communion at 11:00
o'clock followed by Mr. Cook's ad
dress. County Chairman, David Anderson
announces the annual meeting of the
Van Buren County Chapter American
Red Cross for Wednesday, November
26th, at Paw Taw The meeting will
be called to order at 10:00 o'clock.
Vhi 5 ( s much business to come before
thl: .neeting including the election
of oflicers, and every branch of the
order in this county should have a
good representation at this meeting.
A recent item in the "Standard",
a LaGrange Indiana newspaper states
as follows: "Irvin E. King of Mon
go was a Sturgis visitor last Sunday,
enroute to Lawrence, Michigan where
he will spend a short time deer hunt
ing." The item was clipped from
the Sturgis Journal and to those who
are well acquainted irythis neck of
the woods, it would took as though
the compositor made an error in
spelling the word "Deer."
A branch of the American Legion
has been organized in Lawton. It
will be known as the Waters Post
No 220, so named in honor of Roy
Waters who lost his life in the ser
vice in France. Following are the
first officers of the post: Post Cotn
mander, Glenn Brody; Post Adjutant,
Stanley Hoyt; Sergeant at Arms,
Pint Abbott; Chaplain, George Law
ton; Trustees, Lloyd C. Held, Alva
Yeider and B. Unrath.
The local Red Cross reports 315
memberships, new and renewals, dur
ing the recent drive. The workers
report many who should renew have
declined to do so, giving all kinds of
reasons for an excuse. In view of
all the circumstances the committee
is entitled to great credit for the
success of tho drive. Mrs. Frank
Isbell secured the largest number of
memberships, a total of 103, while
Mrs. Leon Douglas, was second with
59. Should any of those who have
iVA declined to renew have a change of
Jjfart, their dollar would be accepted
' by any member of the committee,
and their name added to tho honor
Toll. . ,
Mrs. Clara Bale was in Kalamazoo
las"t Tuesday.
The Bert Love farm east of town
has been sold to a Mr. Snow of Law
ton. Work is progressing nicely on tho
road grading job east of town, and
will all be in readiness to start the
cement paving as early next spring
as weather will permit.
Oddfellows keep on with the
good work. Don't let the other
fellow beat you to it. Demonstrate
your interest.
Miss Grace Spawn has finished her
labors as trimmer at Mrs. Geddes'
Millinary parlors and returned to
her home in DeWitt, Iowa.
St. Mark's Guild will meet at the
home of Mrs. Charles Mosier on
North Kalamazoo street next Mon
day evening at 7:00 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Hindenach en-
Jtertaincd the members of the CribJ
bage club at their home on Monday
evening. This was the first meeting
of the season.
Mrs. Higgs dancing class starts
Friday evening of this week. The
Junior class comes on Saturday
afternoon. Advertising space in this
issue gives particulars, rates, etc.
The cement Culvert east of Bales
corners has been rejected by the
Road engineer which will necessitate
the construction of a new one before
the road paving is started next
spring.
J. I. McParland is erecting a small
building just west of page's Ham
burg stand on Main street, which he
will occupy as a Harness and Shoe
shop. He expects to open the sa:nr
for business early next week.
E. L. Swan and wife will leave
about December 1st," for Los Angeles
California where they will spend the
winter with Mrs. Swan's sister. Their
son Elmer preceded them about a
'month ago.
Will Amsterburg had the misfor
tune to injure his left hand quite
severely in the C. C. Youngs cement
mixer on Tuesday. The injury is a
painful one and will probably lay the
unfortunate man up for some time.
Mrs. Higgs dancing party an
nounced for Thanksgiving night has
been postponed to Friday evening of
the same week. The postponement
was made in order to secure the
Johnson- Reifsnider orchestra of
Kalamazoo.
H. W. Showerman has purchased
ithe barn on the Stanley Briggs
property on Elm street and is mov
ing the same to his farm east of
town. This building is one of the
"Landmarks" of the village and its
construction and the material which
went into it, would do credit to an
ordinary residence of to-day.
'The True Northerner inadvertently
omitted mention of Father Toole's
splendid address to members of the
G. A. R and American Legion at St.
Mary's church Sunday morning prior
to Armistice Day. Tho address dealt
with the duty of Americans of the
present, and pointed out the dangers
iof that "Radicalism" which seems to
.permeate the Universe at the present
time. The world is looking to the
American Legion for protection and
as a power for good in every com
munity, said the speaker in closing.
The Kalamazoo Athletic club an
nounce tho next Boxing show for the
New Armory, Kalamazoo, on Thanks
giving Day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
The main go will be between Johnny
K. O. Celmars, middleweight champ
ion of the U. S. Army and "Stock
yards" Tommy Murphy, one of the
most popular boxers who has worked
in Kalamazoo this season The semi
final will bring together Battling
Hess of Fort Wayne and Stanley
McBride, the Chicago "Whirlwind."
Hess made a great hit in the last
Kalamazoo show, and tho bout with
McBride should be a hummer. The
bill also includes a good preliminary
tho contestants to be announced
later. This bill looks good from top
to bottom and should pack the Ar
mory for the holiday afternoon. The
Kalamazoo club is doing its best to
give the boxing fans in this section
of Michigan, good clean sport, and
its managers are a credit to the
game. They arc deserving of the
confidence and patronage of all thoe
who favor and enjoy this particular
branch of athletics.
Mrs. Pearl Haggart pice of Lan-
sing visited among her Paw Taw
friends last week.
M. J. Grenell has gone to Kalama -
zoo to remain over Thanksgiving
with his brother and family.
The long session of Circuit Court
closes this week when Judge and;
Mrs. DesVoignes will go to their
home in Cassopolis.
Mrs. Lucy Boyce who nursed Mrs.
Willis Clapp during her recent ill
ness, remains in tho Clapp home as
house keeper for the present at least.
Don't forget to get the copy in
early next week. On account of
Thanksgiving Thursday, the papers
must all be printed and mailed on
Wednesday.
Claud Snow's family have all been
quite sick with the prevailing throat
trouble. Mort and Crystal are get
ting better, but Mrs. Snow and Mary
are suffering considerably yet.
On account of Thanksgiving next
week Thursday, The True Norther
ner will be printed andf mailed or
Wednesday. May we ask that al'
news and advertising copy be in the
oflV nn Mrmdnv a fm- a nncc.'Kto
There will be a special Convocation
of Paw Paw Chapter No. 34 R. A.
M. next Monday evening, November
24th, for work in the Royal Arch
degree. Refreshments will be served
and a large attendance is anticipated
This section of the state experi
enced a taste of real winter the first
of this week. Very little snow fell,
but the Mercury took a decided fall
in the thermometors. It has moder
ated considerably however during
the past two days.
Ela Curtis was in Chicago last
Sunday to visit his brother Ray, who
is still in the hospital at Camp Grant.
Ray is recovering nicely from the
accident which cost him a leg while
in the service in France, and will be
able to be fitted with an artificial
ilimb.
A piece of wood left in one of the
furnace pipes at the Fred Latshaw
home caused a fire alarm last Sat
urday There' was nothing but
smoke however and no damage was
done. The fire department was
promptly on the ground, but it was
not necessary to lay the hose.
Marjoric, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Max Benton is now able to sit up in
bed a little each day, after a seven
weeks illness from Typhoid Fever.
It has been a long hard siege for the
young lady, and it was only by the
most careful and patient nursing
and skillful medical attention that
her life was saved.
St Mcry'js Rectory was tV.c s:cne
of a very pleasant function on Tues
day evening when a reception was
given to Father J V. Toole. Among
the out of town geusts were Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Batt
Donovan and Miss Alice Lynch, all
of Bangor. Father Toole has made
a host of friends during his short
stay in this field.
The party who took bicycle pump
from the front of the A. A. Pike
shop, will confer a special favor upon connected with the European Confcr
Mr. Pike by returning the same. Hencc. He is a brother of Chester
has always left the pump hanging"
in front of the shop for the benefit
of the boys who were in the habit
of going there to inflate their bicycle
tires To carry it away, was ungrate L , n XT ,
. , . . . ;her home in Paw Paw, November
ful to say the least. 114l ... ,
' :11th, 1919. She came with her
There will be a special communi- 'parents in her early girlhood and lo
cation of Paw Paw Lodg No. 24 F. j cated near Decatur. Later they
and A. M. on Friday evening, No
vember 28th, for work in the First
degree. The meeting is called on
Friday evening for the accomodation
of three college boys whose applica
tions have been approved and who
desire to take the first degree dur-
ing the Thanksgiving recess.
The Van Buren county Federation :
of Gleaners held a great meeting in!
Hartford last Saturday. The atten-'
dance was the largest in the history
of the organization. Following arej
tho newly elected oflicers for the cn-.
suing yean-Chief Gleaner, James M.
Stafford, Lawrence; Vice Chief Glean
er, Adolph Dankard, Bangor; Chap
lain, Mrs. Jennie Disbrow, Toquin;
Secretary-Treasurer, Giles Born, To
quin; Lecturer, Carl Winslow, Matta
wan; Conductor and Conductress, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Clark, Almcna; In
ner Guard, Truman Stratton, Hart
ford; Outer Guard, Harry Winslow,
Mattavvan.
J Emmet Northrup is visiting o!d
Paw Paw friends this week.
!
I Ed Draper of Arlington was a Paw
jPaw visitor the first of the-week.
i, cob Abrams of Chicago is ; here
to assist his brother S. H. Abrams
in the store during the holiday season
. . . .
N a big line of Spring clothing from
'Hart Shaffner and Marx.
Mrs. Samuel Orton of Glendale
suffered a stroke of paralysis the
first of the week. She is in a critical
condition and Mr. Orton is also very
feeble.
Attorney C. M. Van Riper of Hart
ford was in Paw Paw on business
Wednesday. He has been very ill
i from an attack of the Flu, and this
was his first outing for several weeks
Mrs. Arthur R. Miller has made a
substantial donation to the Refer
ence department of the Children's
Library. The generosity of Mrs.
Miller is appreciated by the citizens
of this community.
A card from u- K LhW orders
me i rue iNormerner sem 10 iven
sington. Maryland. "There are no
houses for rent in Washington" the
, . . - ..
card states, so the Thayer family
' '
I , rM.of of
; least.
Gertrude Wills passed away last
Monday morning, November 17th.
She was naturally of a frail consti
tution, and pneumonia did its fatal
work quickly. She leaves a father,
mother and one brother, Jesse, to
mourn her departure, also many
other relatives and friends. Funera'
services were held from the Baptist
church here Thursday at ten o'clock
Rev E. E Shouffler officiating. In
terment was at Prospect. "To live
in hearts is not to die", and the
sweet memory of "Gertie" will ever
be cherished by all who knew her.
The fire department was called to
the place commonly known as the
"Bruner House" now occupied by the
Fleming house last Thursday. The
fire had a good start before
the alarm sounded, and owing
to the construction of the build
ing, it was a stubborn fire to
fight The main part of the building
.... . . , ,
ed by the explosion of keresone
which was used in cleaning and had
been set on the stove to warm. Mrs.
Fleming was quite badly burned by
the flames from the exploding oil.
Elder M. N. Campbell of London,
England, who was a delegate to the
World Mission Council which was
held in Boulder, Colorado, gave a
talk at the S. D A. Chapel here re
cently in which he said: "The Call,
'Come over and help us' is being met
with by both men and women. One
hundred fifty families were asked
to leave for Foreign Fields at the
Colorado meeting, and the response
was immediate. A few years ago
the S. D. A. were sending $1,000 per
day for Missions and to-day in spite
of war conditions, they are sending
over $G,000 per day. Elder Camp
bell left for South Africa on business
Cam pbelKof this place and formerly
resided here.
Mary Augustia Hardy was born
in Oliiz-k in f Vi tri i 1C.1"7 nnil itirwl of
moved to Paw Paw. She was united
in marriage to Wilson Lee by Rev.
G. P Blanchard of the Baptist church
in 1867. To this union was born one
child, a son, Guy Lee who lived to
the age of ten years. Her hisbarxl
'died at his home in Paw Paw in the
year 1907. Later she married John
Lee who passed away in the year
1910. She was married again on
January 30th, 1918 to Willis Clapp
of Paw Paw who survives her. She
has been a member of the Baptist
church sinco early girlhood, and has
lived a quiet consistent christian
life. She was a faithful wife and a
good neighbor, and will be missed by
all who knew her. She leaves besides
her husband, one brother, V. H. Har
dy of Mishawaka, Indiana, and a
nephew E. G. Hardy of Elkhart, In
diana, besides cignt step children.
The funeral was held from the Clapp
residence Thursday afternoon, No
vember 13th, Rev. E. E. Shouffler of
the Baptist church officiating.
Air. and Mrs. David Anderson and
family were Kalamazoo visitors last
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sherman are
planning to leave for the South about
he first f Jan
,
! Miss Carrie Phelps of Kalamazoo
is a guest of her niece, Mrs. George
Ernsberger this week.
Miss Elsie Plumb of Kalamazoo
was the week end guest of her sister
Mrs. C. W. Van Tassel and family.
M. H. Young returned from Toledo
Saturday driving a new Overland
Four car from the factory for C. C.
Giddings.
The next regular meeting of Mc
Gowan Post No. 68 will be on Wed
nesday evening, December 3rd, at
7:30 o'clock at Memorial Hall.
Edwin Reeves will soon have his
j Lawton Theatre ready for the open
ing night Ho will operate a Movie
theatre both at that place and in
Paw Paw.
Remember the great feature, "Out
of the Fog" starring Nazimova at the
Idle Hour theatre this week Friday
and Saturday nights. Come early
to get a seat. '
w T T . . . .
Mrs. W. J. Johnson expects toleavo
' u t u n j
'next month for Mnnirnhu. fTnn'inr
; '
where she will spend the Christmas
vacation with her daughter, Miss
Caroline, who is in college there.
Raymond Haworth was home from
Chicago for a six days lay-off. He
is a mail clerk running between Chi
cago and Cleveland and works six
days, then gets a rest of six days.
Miss Esther Stevenson entertained
a company of young ladies at her
home last Wednesday evening in
honor of Miss Marian Boess whose
marriage to Cecil Haworth will take
place in the near future.
The Oddfellows announce a Dance
and Card party at their hall on
Tuesday evening, November 25th. A
fine time is anticipated, and every
; member of the order and their
families are expected to be there.
The Ladies Sewing club of Paw
Paw has made a cash contribution to
the Children's department' of the
public library. Through the gener-
Paw Paw and vicinity, this depart
. . A, .., .,, ,
iiivuw vx Wll in- nuiui ili vis c
credit to the community.
Mrs. M. L. Barber delightfully en
tertained the ladies of the Maids and
Matrons club at her home on Kala
mazoo street last Saturday evening.
"Bridge" was the entertainment of
the evening, after which a fine two
course luncheon was delightfully ser
w! !' i1' hc'trs. Covers v:crc
laid for twelve.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cash of De
troit are guests of Paw Paw friends
this week. They were formerly resi
dents of this place, where Walter
was engaged in business. He is now
a successful real estate dealer in the
city of Detroit and their host of Paw
Paw friends rejoico in their pros
perity. County Treasurer Bolinger came
down town a half hour earlier t'T
usual Wednesday morning, with a
beaming countenance and in a talk
ative frame of mind. It was not
necessary to injuire as to the cause
of all the joy, for Harold was spread
ing the glad tidings among his
friends, and incidentally handing out
a choice brand of Havana cigars. It
is a seven and a half pound boy
born Tuesday night. "Dqnald" is
the young man's name, arid Harold
says he is the finest boy in the state
of Michigan.
i A. O Duncombe, in a recent letter
to The True Northerner, enthuses
over the proposed auto park for Paw
Paw. He encloses a two column
clipping from the "Bozeman Daily"
entitled "Tourist's travel Important
Item." The article deals with the
constantly increasing auto travel, and
the increasing numbers who carry
camp equippago and patronize parks
maintained for that purpose on tho
main travelled highways throughout
the country. No estimate can at this
time be made of the auto traffic
through Taw Paw in the years to
come as the Dixey Trail is paved
and improved from year to year.
Certainly it will increase many fold,
and the Park Project for Paw Paw
recently proposed Is worthy of care
ful consideration.
Mrs. R. L. Tuttle has been ill and
under the Doctor's care this week.
Hon Lynn J. Lewis and R. F. Brown
of Bangor were Paw Paw visitors on
Thursday.
G G. Eisenmann is in Detroit this
jweek attending a convention of tho
National Y. M. C. A.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bland enter
tained Mrs. Hamilton, and son Zell
from Decatur last Sunday.
H. L. McNeil has been in Jackson
this week on business connected with
the Oddfellows Home in that city.
, The books for the new library are
being placed on the shelves as fast
as catalogued The library will
soon be ready for. the opening.
Mrs. I A. Whitman . has gone to
Detroit where she will visit a daugh
ter and from that place will go to
Lyons, New York for an extended
visit with another daughter.
Mark Whitcomb, son of Mrs. Frank
Taylor who has been with the A. E.
F. in Siberia for the past year and a
half has returned and visited his
mother and friends here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Bell are re
joicing over the birth of twins, that
came to their home on November
12th. It is a fine pair of girls and
they have been named, Margaret
Jane and Grace Adeline. Congratu
lations are in order.
An interesting piece of news was
received from Los Angeles this week
to the effect that a baby daughter
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wado
Killefer at their home in that city
last Saturday. The little Miss has
been named "Ann."
The musical ability of three young
men o f this community has
been recognized by the U. of M.
where they are in college. Harley
Mutchler and Frank Pierce are mem
bers of the U. of M. band, while
Theodore Ferguson is a member of
the orchestra.
Mrs. John Haworth had a narrow
escape from serious injury the first
of this week. She was driving home
from Paw Paw when the horse be
came frightened, and turned complete
ly around, throwing Mrs. Haworth to
the ground. She was quite badly
bruised but sustained no serious
injury. The buggy was badly wrecked
Miss Jean, daughter' of Mr. and
Mrs W. J. Warner has been critically
ill this week, and a trained nurse is
now in attendance. She was recover
ing from an attack of tonsil itis when
complications arose in the head and
ear which it has been feared might
nfesMtatc an operation. She is
is hoped she is on tho road to re
covery. Governor Albert E. Sleeper issues
the following Thanksgiving Day
proclamation: "O give thanks unto
the Lord for He is good; for His
mercy endureth forever." Following
the custom established by our fathers
nearly three hundred years ago, it is
entirely fitting that we should set
apart one day in the year as Thanks
giving Day, and that we should on
that day assemble ourselves together
in our accustomed places of worship
and render hearty thanks to Almigh
ty God for all His mercies and bless
ings. A year ago we rejoiced that
the cruelties and horrors of war,
peace had spread its blessed benedict
ion over all the earth. We have had
a year of peace Our gallant soldier
and sailor lads have come back to
us, save those who gave up their
lives in our cause. The liberties of
the world have been made secu.e,
and the foundations of this republic
have remained unshaken. True, we
still have our problems to solve, for
peace has its dangers no less than
war, but the good senses of the
American people ' has always been
equal to any task which has con
fronted them; and, inspired and
cheered by the achievements of the
past, may we not look hopefully to
the future, confident that no emer
gency can arise with which Xvo shall
be unable to cope? Let us give our
selves in earnest to the task of build
ing a better state and a better
nation. Therefore, I, Albert E.
Sleeper, Governor of the State of
Michigan, do herby join the Presi
dent of the United States In designa
ting "Thursday, the twenty-sevonth
day of November next, as a day of
Thanksgiving and Paycr.,, .
1