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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03
SOLDIERS MONUMENT FUND
Citizens of Van Buren, County.
Good Fund Already Started.

As is generally known to the citizens
OF Paw Paw and vicinity, a soldiers
monument association has been organ
ized in this place for the avowed pur-
pose OF securing funds for the erection
of a memorial to the memory of the
brave men of Van Buren, county who
offered their all, even life itself, on the
altar of their country. This movement
had its inception among the patriotic
women of Paw Paw, and in conjunction
with the old soldiers themselves Several
hundred dollars have already been Sc
cured for the fund. Paw Paw, the
county seat of the rich and prosperous
county of Van Buren, ought to have as
fine memorial stone as any place in
Southwestern Michigan.
Van Buren, sent to southern battle
fields some two thousand of her patri-
otic sons the very best of her young
blood-and many of them never re.
turned. Some rest in unknown graves
others in national cemeteries many fell
in battles, others perished of exposure
and slow starvation 10 loathsome south
ern prison pens. Only few of the boys
in blue remain with US, aud they would
like to see the memory of their departed
comrades properly honored before they
answer to the last roll call.
Shall we not all assist in this patriotic
work and secure sufficient sum to erect
monument that will be credit to our
town, an emblem of the patriotism of
our citizens and an honor to the memory
of those who were willing to die that
their country might liver Think, fellow
citizens, what would have been the re-
suit had not those brave men responded
to their lcountry's call. To them the
prosperity and the greatness of the Am
erican people are due. Let US acknowl-
edge our indebtedness by a liberal con-
tribution to this worthy object. All
should contribute literally when called
upon, as they soon will be, to assist in
this patriotic work. The success or
failure OF this matter, fellow citizens.
rests in your hands Let there be a gen.
erous response.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03
COUNTY SWEPT BY
ANOTHER STORM
Terrific Rain, Wind and
Electric Storm does
Much Damage.
KILLED AT BLOOMINGOALE
Eugene Trim Lost Life in Barn which
was Struck by Lightning. Charred
Remains Found.

Another terrific storm swept over
southern Michigan last Friday Much
damage was done in the county and one
man was killed. Eugene Trim of Bloom
ingdale was the unfortunate victim. He
was working on the Frank Tedrow farm
and when the storm came up he drove
from the field and put the team in The
barn. The building was struck soon af-
ter by lightning and Trims charred re-
mains were found in the ruins. 1t is
thought that he went up onto the hay
NOW to throw down hay for the horses
and was killed by the bolt OF lightning
which set fire to the building. He was
man about 80 years Of age, unmarried
and had been in the employ of Mr.. Ted
row several years.
Many buildings were destroyed 10 the
county. Among those 10 the vicinity of
Paw Paw were Fred Hoodemaker's house
10 Almena, struck by lightning and par
italy burned; Wm. Barretts barn in Al
mena destroyed by fire, together with it's
contents, Including hal. grain and l0.~
600 grape baskets; the town hall a Law
ton struck by lightning and damaged;
/ SudUuIeT Te5lQbuC6 lu raw
Paw struck by lightning, windo ows brok-
en- and otherwise damaged
The rain fell in torrents at Paw Paw
and was accompanied by the most ter
rifle wind storm ever experienced here.
The large smoke stack on Deals stave
factory was blown down and one OF the
large maple trees on Kalamazoo street
fell, taking several telephone poles load
ed with wires with it, The street was
blocked for some time and the expense
and trouble to the Kibbie telephone
company both at Paw Paw and through
out the county was 20 small item The
electric light system escaped with scarce
/ ly blemish, but some of the local vne-
yards and orchards suffered considera-
bly,. The weather has beeu consider ably
cooler since the storm. however, nd con-
ditions much more favorable for the
ripening and development of the gra pes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03

Great horses, like great men, have
their peculiarities aud have to be hu-
mored in their fads.
Dan Patch, the greatest of harness
horses, is no exception to this rule. The
peerless PAGER has several fancies that
Hersey aud the care. takers know and
carefully heed. Among the most un.
usual of these is the horses love for
dogs.
The naughty Dan, who has lowered
the colors OF the proudest PAGERS of the
world, and who accepts the homage OF
nultitudes. is meek and gently thought
full OF the canine pet that Is lucky
enough to have won his favor.
1t is the little dog that Dan cares
most for and be is never more content
than with his favorite silver Yorkshire
terrier The favorite is known as "Patch"
aud is an exceedingly promising young
ster, who seems to appreciate the honor
being conferred upon him. He is less
than three years old and was selected
for royal fsvors last season, since when
great friendship has sprung up between
the worlds champion and his little
mascot.
The accompany lug photograph wa;
taken a few days ago at the Internatou-
al Stock Food Farm where Dan Patch
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03
CHARGED WITH BE-
ING ''BOOTLEGCIA'
John Sykes Again Charged
with Conducting Illicit
"BOOze" Business.
HAS LONG BEEN SUSPECTED.
Numerous Charges Brought Against
Him, but He Has Always Es-
capped Conviction.

Johr Sykes is again in trouble, tempo
rarily at least. lie was arrested last
Saturday on charge of violation of the
local option law, and his examination is
set for Saturday Of this week before Jus
tice Rowland.
A charge Of this kind is no new expe-
rieuce to Sykes. He has long been sus
pected OF being "bootlegger, but has
always managed to escape cor viction
when charges preferred against him
have come to trial.
The record OF his arrests and trials in
the Van Buren, county circuit court are
as follows:
On September 7, 1893. be and his
brother, Daniel Sykes, were arrested
charged jointly with a violation of the
local option law They plead guilty
and each paid fine of 800 and costs,
On March 20, 1905, John was again
tried on like charge, and acquitte 1.
The grand jury of 1905 brought three
indictments against him for the same
otfense. lie was tried on the first in
dictment and acquitted, March %, 1876.
The second indictment was dismissed
and he was tried and acquitted of the
third on October 20, 1906.
1t is alleged that of late he has been
going to Kalamazoo and returning with
liquor, which was furnished to class of
trade that were on the "black list at
the drug stores. 1t is also said that he
has had liquor shipped to him in baskets,
gasoline cans, etc, for local consump-
ton. When arrested last Saturday be
had just returned from Kalamazoo and
had two suit cases which, when opened
b; the officers, were found to be filled
to the limit with beer and booze" 1t is
not known at this time of course what
Johns defense will be, but judging from
the experience of the officers in his
numerous other cases, 1t is safe to con-
clude that they have no easy task on
their hands, even in this case.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03
NO AUTO FOR ED.

A terrible accident happened on East
Main St last week A man on bicycle
after some wonderful evoutions fell of
and broke a whole dozen of eggs. Ed
Snow says be will order no automobile
this year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03
MONSTER CUCUMBER.

Harley Ball is entitled to the prize for
large cucumbers. He brought one to
the True Northerner office this week
that was monster. 1t was l3 inches
in length, IL inches in circumference
and weighed three pounds Who can
beat il?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03
CHANGE IN POOLING"

At meeting OF the fruit growers un-
ion last Saturday it was voted to pool
each days sales of grapes instead OF each
car as heretofore and the labeled and
unlabeled stock separate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03
REBUILDING WASTE WEIR.

A large force of men with teams are
at work at the Briggs dam. preparatory
to rebuilding the waste weir, which was
washed out last week. w. H.. Goss is
experimenting the work which will be
pushed as fast as possible,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03

w. A. Prater has resigned his position
as county truant officer and Alb. Show
erman will be appointed 10 his stead.
Mr.. Prater has held the office for the
past three years.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
JACOB NJ. DICKINSON.

Jacob McGavock Dickinson,
the new Secretary of War, is the
Southern member of President
Taft's cabinet. A MisSiSsippian
by birth, he is a citizen of Ten.
nessee and as a Cleveland Demo.
GRAFT supported Mr.. Taft for the
Presidency. Probably his most
notable public service was as
counsel for the United States in
the Alaskan boundary case be.
fore the Arbitration Tribunal in
London in 1903. He was an As.
sistant Attorney General of the
United States during Cleveland
administration, and has been
general counsel for the Illinois
Central Railroad Company for
some years, spending mOstof his
time in Chicago, where the gen.
eral offices of that company are
located. Mr.. Dickinson is fifty
eight years old, having been born
in Columbus, Miss, in 1851.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
FRANLIN MACvEAGH.

Franklin MacVeagh, merchant,
who will be the next Secretary
of the Treasury, was born on a
farm near PhOenixville, Chester
County, Pennsylvania. He was
graduated from Yale as B. A. in
1862, and from Columbia Law
School, New York, in 1864, sand
began practice with his brother
Wayne MacVeagh, but, his health
failing, he abandoned law and
went West. Mr.. MacVeagh was
until recently affiliated with the
Democratic Party and in 1895 he
was nominated in convention by
the Democracy of Illinois for the
United States Senate. He made
a canvass of the state, but was
defeated in legislature.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
CHARLES NAGEL.

Charles Nagel, of st. Louis, the
new Secretary of Commerce and
Labor, served as a member of
the Missouri House of Repre-.
sentatives. He is a native West
erner, having been born in Colo
RADIO County, Texas, in 1919. He
comes of professional ancestors,
his father, DR.. Herman Nagel,
being one of a family of four
brothers of whom three are ply
sicians and his maternal grand
father and great.grandfather
were clergymen. In the height of
the Civil War the pronounced
union sentiments of DR.. Nagel
compelled him to remove from
Texas to st. Louis. Mr.. Nagel, as
the Missouri member of the Re-
publican National Committee,
served during the recent cam
paign as a member of the Execu-
tive Committee and was in charge
of the Western Headquarters.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
JAMES WILSON.

If Secretary Wilson continues
to hold the agricultural portfolio
until next November, hewill have
broken the record for cOntin-
ual cabinet service, which is
now held by Albert Gallatin'
once Secretary Of the Treasury,
who served twelve years, eight
months and twenty-five days.
Secretary Wilson was appointed
at the outset of the Mckinley
Administration. He was born IN
Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1885, and
at the age of seventeen was
brought to this country by his
parents. He was educated IN
the public schools of Iowa and at
Iowa College. He engaged in
farming and entering state poll
tics, was amember of the twelfth,
thirteenth and fourteenth assem-
blies. of Iowa, being elected
speaker of the Assembly in his
last term. He served three terms
in Congress. In the Forty eighth
Congress his seat was contested
and the opponents of General
Grant, who was then nearing his
end at Mount McGregor, used
the seating contest for a filibus-
ter to defeat the Grant retire
ment bill. Mr.. Wilson saved the
measure by resigning on the
stipulation that the Grant bill
should be Immediately passed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
PHHANDER c. KNOX.

Philander Chase Knox,
will be Mr.. Taft's Secretary
State, re-enters the cabinet a
five years in the United ST
Senate, TO which he was Apo
ed in June, 1904, to fiji the va |
cy caused by the death of \
thew NJ. Quay. Like most of
colleagues in the new cabi
Mr.. Knox is a lawyer and I
came into national prOminenc|
Acknowledgement in Mr.. McH|
ley's first cabinet when hs
eessfully prosecuted the MOI
ern Securities case. Mr.. Kno
fifty-six years old, having b |
born in Brownsville, Pa, MAJ
1853. When Mr.. Knox was o
twenty.fOur years of age he '
appointed Assistant Uni
States District Attorney for
Western District of Pennsy
MIA. After a short term in 1
Office, however, he resigned
entered private practice. As
tOrney- General Mr.. Knox
only prosecuted TO a success
issue the Governments suit
gainst the Northern Securii|
Company, but conducted the C
against the so.called Beef Tr|
with the result that that CON
nation was dissolved by the Fl |
decree of the Uuited States
preme Court. Mr.. Knox
been credited also with hay
prepared andcarried through !
Panama Canal purchase in Is
1t was shortly after the conc
sion of the Panama purch |
that Mr.. Knox was appointed
the United States Senate by g
ernOr Pennypacker to fill the
cancy caused by the death
Senator Quay, aud afterward |
was elected by the Legislat
for the full term expiring
March, 1911.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
FRANK H. HITCHCOCK.

Although the youngest mem
Der of the new cabinet, Frank h.
Hitchcock, Mr.. Taft's Postmas-
ter. General, is probably better
known to the general public than
any of his colleagues by reason
of the prominence he obtained as
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee in the recent
campaign. Mr.. Hitchcock is
only forty-two years of age, and
since he left school has been in
the employ of the Government.
He is a native of Ohio, but re-
ceived his education in Mas.
sachusetts, to which state his
parents removed while he was
quite young. Graduating from
Harvard in 1891, he obtained a
clerkship in the Department of
Agriculture. Later Secretary
Wilson made him chief of the
Division of Foreign Markets, and
when the Department of Com.
merce and Labor was organized
he was made it's first chief clerk.
In Mr.. ROosevelt's first cam
paign he was assistant secretary
to the Republican National Com.
mittee, and was later appointed
First Assistant Postmaster-Gen-
eral. He resigned that position
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
Demonstration Farms.

As will be seen by notice in
other part of this paper, it
with individuals TO secure d
onstration farms in East
West Feliciana. BY shown
disposition to cooperate with
government, these farms can
secured anddotted about thrO
the country are capable of in
culable good.
We commend the matter
more than passing uotice,
trust that communication wi
made with Mr.. DOugherty
Baton Rouge, as suggested
once.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
The Divorce Evil

Clearly the divorce evil has not
yet reached West Feliciana. the
happy land, since from the sta.
tlstlcs Of divorce, which the law
OIL this state now requires to be
Kept, 1t is readily seen that West
Feliciana has a fewer number OF
divorce cases than any other par.
lsh. 1t is credited with two only
anu these are of members of the
dusky race. If any of the whites
within its borders have found
marriage a failure, they have not
published it to the world by an
amble through the divorce court.
1t is remarkable that in a par.
ish with a black population so
large as ours that the number of
divorces is so small, and did it
not show discOuraging state of
morals on the part of the weaker
brother we would suggest, that
it is because an even more print.
tive method obtains, which don't
fool wild desc here marriage
lisumses no how as one darkey
was heard to say.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
WANTED-Success Magazine re

WANTED-SuccesS Magazine re.
quires the services of a man in West
Feliciana to look after expiring sub.
scriptions and to secure new business
by means of special methods unusual.
ly effective; position permanent; pre-.
fer one with experience, but would
consider any applicant with good nat
ural qualifications; salary $3.50 per
day, with commission option. Ad,
dress, with references, Il. c. Peacock,
Room lO2, Success Magazine Bldg,
New York.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
bfIef Sketches Of the Presidents Cabinet
GEORGE W. WICKERSHAM,

GEORGE W. WICKERsHAM.
New York's representative in
The new cabinet is George W.
Wickersham, who becomes AT.
torney General. Mr.. Wicker.
sham is a member of the law firm
IN which President Taft's broth.
er, Henry W. Taft, is partner,
and he is known as an expert in
railroad law. Although a resi-.
dent of New York City, Mr..
Wickersham is a native of Penn.
sylvania, having been born in
Pittsburg in 1858.
GEORGE Won LENGERKE MEYER.
George Won Lengerke Meyer,
who goes from the Postmaster
Generals Office to the Navy
Department, was brought into
the cabinet in February, 1907, to
succeed POstmaster-General
Cortelyou. He was at that time
Ambassador to st. Petersburg,
to which post he had been trans.
ferred from Rome, where he had
served five years as Ambassador.
Mr.. Meyer is a native of Boston,
in which city he was born in
1858.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
send in Washington State.

send in Washington State.
next year he was appOin
United States Commissioner
Port Townsend and later !
elected Judge of the Super
Court Of Jefferson County. /
years ago Mr.. Billinger
elected Mayor of Seattle,
when his term as Mayor expi
President Roosevelt appOin
him Commissioner of the Gel
al Land Office.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
DO YOU WANT TO GO TO COZ

DO YOU WANT TO GO TO COL
LEGE? If so we can help you. We
have already put hundreds through
college by means of our plan. Write
to-day for full information regarding
our offer of free scholarship in any
school or college. Address, Robert
j. Sherlock, 1881 East 22d Street,
New York City.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
RICHARD A. BALLINGER.

Four states may claim a pro-
prietary interest in Richard A.
Ballinger, the new Secretary OF
the Interior. He is a native OF
Iowa, having been born in BOOns'
boro in 1859; after practicing law
in Illinois for awhile he removed
to Alabama, and in 1889 he be
came a resident of Port Town
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
Influences.

BY John B. Tabb in The American Magazine.
Each separate life is fed
From many fountain head;
Tides that we never know
Into our being flow,
And rays of the remOtest star
Converge to make us what we are.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13
BEYOND.
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

1t seemeth such little way tome
Across to that strange country, the Beyond:
And yet not strange, for it has grown to be
The home of those of whom | am so fond
They make it seem familiar, and most dear.
As iOuneying friends bring distant countries near
So close it lies, that when my sight is clear
seem to see the cleaning of that strand;
know feel those who have gone from here
Come near enough to even touch my hand
often think but for our yelled eyes
We would find Heaven right round about US lies
cannot make it seem a day to dread
When from this dear earth | shall journey out
10 that still dearer country of the dead
And join the lost ones, so long dreamed about
love this world, yet shall love TO 90
And meet the friends who wait for me know
never stand above the bier and see
The seal of death set on some well-lOved face
But that think-0ne more to welcome me
When shall cross the intervening space
Between the land, and that One Over There.
One more to make the strange Beyond seem fair
And so to me there is no sting to death,
And so the grave has lost its victory.
1t is but crossing, with suspended breath
And white set face, a little strip of sea, 4.
To find the loved ones on the other shore,
More beautiful, more precious than before
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-03-13

when the Taft campaign was
opeued to take charge of Mr..
Taft's interests. Subsequently
he was elected chairman of the
Republican National Committee,
which post he still holds.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-30
Nelson Knocks Out
"Dick" HyIand

San Francisco, May 29.-"Battling'
Nelson retained the lightweight cham
pionship of the world this afternoon
at Cofforth's Arena when he knocked
out Dick" Hyland in the twenty
third round.
For the first thirteen rounds Hy-
land had the Better of the fight. pun
ishing Nelson severely and rushing
matters. Nelson started hammering
nss opponent after the thirteenth
round.
In the last three rounds the Dane
knocked Hyland down time after time
and at the end of the twenty-third
the latter was completely down and
out.
The attendance is estimated at hay-
ing been 5000. The receipts amount
to $4,000, of which Nelson received
$500 and Hyland $500
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-30
CAME WAS WON
BY SANTA CLARA
DEFEATED THE PILOTS YEsTER-
DAY BY SCORE OF FIVE
TO TWO.

Interference by rain, considerable
terized the ball game played yester-
day afternoon between the Pilots and
the Santa Claras, which went to the
latter by a score of to ., and which
was witnessed by fairly good-sized
crowd of fans.
The fact that the eigarmakers had
imported a new pitcher, St John. as
he gave his name to the scorer, and
who halls from Florida side" caused
Santa Clara stock to go up consider
ably, and quite number of small
bets were made ON the game.
The first inning passed uneventful
for both sides, but the Pilots, in thei?
half of the second. had an excellent
chance of scoring The first three
men up singled, but with all the bases
occupied and nobody down, they We're
retired without scoring
The cgarmalers made one run in
the second, three in ;he fifth and one
in the sixth, while the Pilots made
one in the sixth and one in the
eighth
St John. the new pitcher, did very
We'll but he was touched UP quite live
ly by the Pilots, nine hits being Sc
cured Tison for the Pilots, was
rather Wild, walking one or two and
giving others "jibes in the ribs" How
ever. only five nits were secured off
his delivery.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-30
Ryan Killed as
Result Of Fight

Savannah, ga. May 70 James Kue-
liazes. known to the sporting world
as Greek Jimmy Ryan, died in 4
hospital here this morning Of coneus-
sion of the brain. He was injured
last night in prize fight with Young
Evans before the Southern Athletic
club falling and striking his head on
the floor
Evans is in custody pending an in
Vestigation.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-30
SPORTING NEWS :
Swedish Champion
Wins Marathon

Chicago, May 29.-John S. Vanburg.
the Swedish champion runner, won
the international Marathon race to-
day against eight of the worlds best
long distance runners. His time was
. hours 4S minutes and Ii seconds.
which is eight minutes slower than
St Yves record when he defeated
Longboat and Dorando several weeks
ago.
st. Yves led until the fifteenth mile
when he was compelled to quit on
account of blisted feet Johnny"
Hayes, the American. finished second.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-30
TRAVIS AGAIN WON
GOLF CHAMPIONS Flip

Ryeny, May 29-Walter Travis, Of
Garden City, won the metropolitan
golf championship today defeating
Fred Hereschoff He went Brooks in
the finals at SO holes, up and 2 to
play.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-30
osTEoPATHs MEET.

Portland Me, May 29-Leaders of
the profession in six states were in
attendance when the New England
O3teopathic association convened here
today in annual session.