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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
COURT Is GRINDING
Many Cases OF Importance Disposed Of Dur
ing the Meek. jury Discharged To-
day. Chancery MOrI< Next.

torneys ID q French OF Kalamazoo, and
A. Lynn Free OF Paw Paw, appeared
for plaintiff and n II Stewart, of Kala-
mazoo, and Victor NJ Gore of Benton
Harbor, had charge of the Railroad Com
pany's interests. 1t is probable that
the case will be appealed to the su-
preme court.
The eIectment case of the Monroe
Realty Co, rs. Hiram Chaplin ct al was
continued over the term on motion of
attorneys for defendant, on condition
that defendant pay an attorney fee of
81 90 and clerks fee of al CO.
This entire week has been occu-
pied with the case of Goldie Carby
ct al vs. Sadie Combs. 1t is an eject
ment suit involving the title to strip
of land between the lots of the respect
i've parties in the village of Lawrence.
The case was first brought in justice
court and decided in favor of Combs,
who built fence Oh the line as estab-
lished by the lower court. An eject
ment suit was then started to recover
the lard set over to Combs A large
number OF witnesses we're sworn and
much interest manifested in the case
Attorney L. j Cavanaugh had charge
Of plaintiffs case and w. j. Barnard
appeared for defendant The case was
not decided in time to report in this
issue.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
ANNUAL MEETING
Of PIONEER ASSN
Held in Paw Paw Last
Friday. Weather Ideal.
Meeting a Success.
ADDRESS BY HON. B.F. HECKERT
Greatly Enjoyed and Appreciated.
Reviewed Early History of State
and County.

The Van Buren county Pioneer asso-
citation held its annual sessioL at Paw
Paw asst Friday. The weather was ideal
and the meeting was one of the most
pleasant and successful ones ever held in
che county.
The morning session was opened at
1870 with an invocation pronounced by
Rev. Chas. h. Varney, followed by mu-
sic by Cummings aod Billiards. martial
band-Dell Cummings, Jim Bullard and
q Geo Mahard of Lawton, snare drummer.
Minutes of the last annual meeting
were read by Secretary Bates and APP
proved as read
DR.. A. s. Haskins of Lawrence, The
treasurer, not being able to be present,
sent IN his report showing the SUN of
u cents in the treasury.
The reports of the various township
vice presidents were read and placed on
file The old officers were all reelected
as follows: Hon. G. } Monroe, president;
Capt. o w Rowland, vice. president;
Rev l. r. Bates, secretary; DR.. A. 5.
Haskins, treasurer. Following Is a list
of township vice presidents:
}. L. Zehe, Almena; G. ID. Lawtou,
Antwerp; " N. Broadwell, jr., Arlington,
Burse Merriman, Bangor; A. Haven,
Bloomingdale; NJ. }. ScrImger, Columbia;
A. b. Chase, Covert; q b Rogers, De-
catur; d. A, Beebe, Geneva; Erastus
Osborne, Hamilton; Jesse Thomas, Hart
ford; Amos Irish, Keeler; A. u, Barnes,
Lawrence; 0. W Rowland, Paw Paw
j = G. McFellen, Pine Grove; John Mar
shal, Porter; G. W. Myhan, City of So
Haven f. L Keasey, South Haven twp;
G. L. Rich, Waverly
There were 1913 deaths reported from
"A townships. If the other townships
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
THIRTEEN YEARS OLD,

Last Monday Miss Margaret Cole in
vited 81 of her girl friends to help cele-
brate her 18th birthday. Miss Cole now
feels the great responsibility of becoming
young lady as all young Misses do as
they cross this mile stone of happy
youthful days.
Dainty refreshments of ice cream,
cake and bon bons were served. The
dainty little hostess was the recipient
of many sweet and pretty little present s
to be kept as reminders of this happy
event. All report most delightful time
and left with the wish that Miss Mar
garet may live to see many. happy re.
turns of the daN.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
FELL INTO THE LAKE.

Mrs Wm. Mason had quite an ex-
perience one day last week. She was
fishing in company with lady friend at
Sand Lake, and in attempting to get
from the boat to the landing, lost her
balance and fell into the lake She got
out without much difficulty however,
and was wrapped in blankets and
brought nome, Mrs Mason enjoyed the
experience, and is thinking of taking
swimming lessons, that she may al
weys be prepared for an emergency of
that nature.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
PAIGE SOLD TO NEW ORLEANS,

George Paige has beer sold to New
Orleans in the Southern League. He
pitched winning naIl for the Charleston
team last season, and has started out
to make a phenomenal record this sea
son. Next season will undoubtedly find
him in one of the big leagues
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
KALAMAZOO to 1

Paw Paw high school base ball team
of Kalamazoo a return game last Satur-
day and defeated them by the score of
to l. Paw Paw played an excellent
game and Mather, Paw Paws twIrler
was at his best, and had the Kalamazoo
batters at his mercy throughout the
game. Paw Paw played one of the
strongest games of the season.
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DID NOT SHOW UP.

Harry Saisbury's base Oall aggrega-
ton still retain their title of Champion
Windjammers. The game that was
scheduled for Tuesday OF this week was
postponed indefinitely Bill SKots rail
road "Would-be's" failed to put in an
appearance, and the title was forfeited
TO the WIndjammers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18

The X. l.. S. & G.. Ry have made a
special rate of one and one-half fare
for the round trip to Kalamazoo during
the G.. A. Il. encampment, June 2l-22-
90 and "a The fare from Paw Paw
for the round trip will be seventy cents.
Return limit Saturday, June 26.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
PAW PAW LOST TO LAWRENCE

A representative team from Paw Paw
lost close ten-iqniug game to the Law
renee Independents last Friday by a
score of to I. Paw Paw batted Allen,
the first Lawrence pitcher from the box,
but Sanborn, who replaced him, proved
more effective.
II. Downing out pitched his rivals,
but his support failed him at critical
times; remarkably brilliant work being
followed by glaring mishaps.
The features of the game were: Fish
er's batting, Ellis fielding and Down
ing's and Sanborn's pitching.
Score by innings;
X II Z
Paw Paw.-.--..-.--..0 O02 OOO-6 IL 6
Lawrence .-----..---.O 000 2201-7 4
Batteries: H. Downing, Longwell;
Allen, Sanboru, Fisher.
The same teams play here the 26th.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
PLOW REPAIRS

We aim to keep the staple repairs on
Ia and for the Imperial, South Bend Solid
Comfort Farmers Friend, Bissell, SYRIA
cuse, Banner, Oliver and Moore plows
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VINEYARD PLOWS

We sell the Oliver and Syracuse Vine.
yard plows. because they are the most
popular with the fruit men. It's their
good work that has made them popular.
They each cost $500.
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BINDING TwINE

We are selling the Ludlow Twine-
same twne we have sold for two seasons
Absolutely none better. Don't order with
out seeing ours.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
MOVING MACHINE SECTION

We have sections to the Osborn, Deer
ing, Champion and Mccormick machines,
&c each. We also have guards, knife
heads, and pitmans for the same machines.
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BERRY CRATES

We have good crate and we will al
preciate your orders. lie.
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HAY ROPE

There's a big difference in Rope. Not
all ''pure" Manila alike. We sell only the
Ludlow. See it and you'll say its the best.
129c pound.
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HAY CARS
WHEN THE PEOPLE DEMAND

We are still selling the Porter car.
It's one Of the best. Fork Cars, $500;
Sling Cars, So 80; Steel Track 13c; Com
mon Puleys, zoe; Iron and Knot Passing
Pulleys. 25c.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
SPRAYER SUPPLIES

Talk to Waters for Hose, Valves, Pip
Fittings, Nozzles, Bamboo Rods, Irol
Faucets, Lime, Brass Strainer Cloth, Tanl
Pumps and other Sprayer needs.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
PRoSPECT0RS FACE DANGER
ON TlBUR0N ISLAND, MEXICO

Americans at Nogales, Ariz., have
sent a request to Governor Torres
of Sonora, Mexico, urging him to send
a military detachment to Tiburon
island, Gulf of Mexico, home of can
nibals and mecca of gold hunters and
adventures for years past, to search
for eight Americans and fifty MeXicans
who are believed to have been killed
and eaten by Seri Indians. The par
ty has been missing for a month
They had provisions but for three
weeks. They were searching for min
erals. They left from Cuaymas, MeXi-
co, but the party was recruited from
Nogales. Bisbee, Phoenix and other
Arizona towns.
Disaster has followed every eXpedi-
ton that has been fitted out for I'll
buron island. 1t is not known for a
certainty that the island contains rich
mineral deposits, but more or less au-
thenticated data for years past has
led to the general belief that fabulous
wealth in gold is hidden somewhere
within its desert Businesses. Tiburon
is inhabited by tribe of warlike and
treacherous Indians, the Seri, said to
be cannibals.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26

was a child of sin; Christ convinced
him he was prince of God. That was
Christ the teacher.
"Christ is a moral dynamic. The
body that died upon the cross was
only the perishing symbol of the
Christ. The Christ is the undying
power in the universe that makes for
righteousness. 1t is ever redeeming
mankissi, and when a man yields him
self. denying his baser self, to his best
impulses and resolves TO live God
like life he finds the Christ an ever
present inspiration and help. 1t lsnt
a matter of definition and argument
1t is an experience.
"Christ is the eternal presence OF
which the flowing universe is thesever-
changing manifestation. Our orthodox
friends declare that Jesus was the
eternal and immanent God, and they
are right. Error creeps in when they
define him in terms of limitation. Tine
pitying, loving, forgiving, healing, re-
deeming, inspiring Christ is here now,
performing tender ministrations wher-
ever a needy soul, sick of the husks
of sin and folly. turns toward its home
and seeks the Fathers house."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
IMPORTANT ISSUE
AROUSES FEELING
GOVERNMENT IS AFTER 5000
ACRES OF OIL LAND
investigation in Progress Involving
Development of Valuable Lands
in Kern County-Assayers
on the Ground

Much aggressive feeling has been
aroused in the McKittrlck oil produc-
ing section of Kern county over the
action of the government bent on re-
covering 5000 acres of oil lands. A
Bakersfield exchange states that gov
ernment representatives., basing their
charges on the contention that gypsum
is not possible to mine protitably on
account of the high cost of mining
and of freight, is pursuing an inves-
tigation, the aim of which is TO prove
that the Juanita Oil company could
not have taken out patents to the 5000
acres Of land to the northest of Nc
Kittrick oil fields with the idea of
working that land for gypsum, as the
company claimed.
The Juanita Oil company claims that
there are immense deposits of gypsum
in the land they have located, which
is in sections 1, 2, 3, II, 13 and IA in
township 30, range 20.
Special Agents Payne and Fellows
for the land office, with the govern
Denziger of Los Angeles for the Juan
ita Oil company, and a host of wit
nesses, oil men, analytical chesists,
were witnesses.
The government based its charges
chiefly on the evidence of it's own
special agents, which evidence the 9TH
er side claims is Valueless as neither
Payne nor Fellows is an expert in this
particular line. The Juanita Oil com
pany has gone to great expense to Sc
cure expert testimony from all over
the place, and most of their experts
are confident that the government is
beaten in its contention.
e. NJ Wade, an analytical chemist
and assayer from Los Angeles, on be-
half of the company said that If the
government won its case the oil men
of this country might as we'll give
up the industry. Wade said, too, that
the fields Of gypsum on the Juanita
Oil company's claim were immense,
and that their value was yet un-
known. He pooh-poohs the idea that
the gypsum working is impossible be-
cause of the high freight rates and
the cost of working.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN
THE NEWPORT OIL FIELD

The Clyde Jackson Oil company, ope-
rating the old Fairview lease in the
Newport field. has completed we'll No. 1
at 2790 feet and has cemented in the
7% Inch casing. The drill passed
through 100 feet of coarse old sand, and
oil that is thought to be better than
90-gravity forced it's way to the top of
about 2500 feet of water that is in the
hole. Estimates have been made by
practical oil men that the we'll will be
good for 500 to 1000 barrels a day, but
it will not be possible to determine it's
actual value until the cement sets and
the water is pumped off.
If this well comes up to present eX-
pectations 1t will prove the existence of
a large body of light oil in a field that
many have thought to be Improbable
because of the difficulty in pumping
the extremely heavy oil that has here
tofore been developed, and the opening
of the well will be watched with a
great deal of interest. Indications of
light oil have been found in other wells
in this field, but thus far no production
has resulted because of the failure to
control the water-Oil Industry.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
RUBBISH ROUTE ARGUMENT
LEADS TO CUTTING AFFRAY

As the result OF free-for-alI fight due to
rivalry over a rubbish route. Louis NJ. Raley.
20 years old, a negro, suffered fve-inch
liberation in the left side over the twelfth
rib and a two-lnch cutFon his head; Marshall
Louns is a prisoner in the city Jail, and the
police are searching for Curly Harris and
A. Nelson. who. It is alleged, attacked Raley
with knives and bricks.
The injured negro was taken to the re-
ce!ving hospital, where the police surgeons
stitched his wounds. Raley declared that
the trouble resulted from argument over
a rubbish route, and when one of the men
struck his partner he interfered and was
attacked by the trio and beaten before he
could defend himself.
'I1f All had possessioned a good knife, Ah'd
made dem niggahs had to CATCH" said Raley.
1T was jus nah luck not to hab nah
razor"
The surgeons say the condition of the
wounded man is not serious.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
MORAL DYNAMIC
SAYS MINISTER
GALILEAN DESCRIBED AS EVER
PRESENT FORCE
HISTORICAL STATEMENTS NOT
OF MOMENT
The conquering Christ Is Title Chosen
by Fellowship Leader as Christ
mas Sermon to His
Followers

"The Conquering Christ" was the
subject of a Christmas sermon by Rey-
mold E. Blight, minister of the Los An
seles Fellowship. at Blanchard hall
yesterday morning. He said in part:
ITO the materialist, the cynic and
the pessimist Jesus the Christ is the
enigma of history. He disproves their
logic and makes their philosophers RI
diculous. Meek, non-resistant, relig-
ious, he is the worlds greatest con-
queror. Alexander, Genghis Khan,
Napoleon, bent empires to their wills.
He subdues the hearts of men. They
maintained their rule by force. He
commands by love. The nations bowed
unwillingly to their authority, but Of
fer him the homage of their souls.
Their fame shall fade and be as dust
upon the desert. Time shall not be
when men shall cease to worship him.
The pomp and circumstance of i'm
perial rulers are tawdry when COM
pared with the mystic diadem of tri-
umphant manhood that crowns his
brow. Each succeeding generation
brings the tribute of its affection. His
affairs ever glow with celestial light
and loving hands entwine his cross
with fadeless lilies.
To-day he stands supreme in re-
ligion, in morals and in the affections
of mankind. In all the centuries no
one has been so bold as to challenge
that supremacy. Skeptics have ar
gued, cynics have scoffed and even the
theologian with misdirected zeal has
tried to explain away the influence of
the Christ upon succeeding genera
tions, but all in vain. The man whose
birth we celebrate wields a scepter
over a kingdom that knows no end,
but increases in might and power as
the centuries pass.
1--WE do not concern ourselves with
the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth,
whether or not such a man ever
walked the Galilean hills, whether or
not those golden words were ever
spoken, whether or not those stupen-
dous deeds were ever done. These
questions are puerile in comparison
with the unquestioned fact that there
has been in the world a revolutioniz-
ing spiritual force known as the
Christ. The dripping blood of the
martyrs, the prophetic words of ear
nest preachers in every age, the self
sacrificing labors of missionaries and
philanthropists, the evidence of every
literature, the ameliorating influences
at work in industry, society and state
craft. all attest it's subtle, irresistible
nresence. And ever is the reference
made to the crucified malefactor who
from his cross of agony inspires the
world to impossible moral achieve
ment.
.The secret? Simplicity itself! He
knew that man was an immortal spirit
masauerading in a material world,
for a time confused with it's contra
dictions and it's pain, its bewildering
illusions and it's mockery. To him
man was somnambulist, and ne
s,,olya the word of mower that aWak-
ened him to reality. Man thought he
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
Nem strikes at EIIendaIe

TONOPAH, New, Dec. 25,-News of
a great strike at Ellendale came in by
telephone. 1t was stated that sol Cole
man had struck hve feet of 800 ore on
his lease on the North Star claim, just
south of the Zeb Kendall lease and the
fourth one south of the main strike of
the Cliffords and Nays This was for
merly the j. r. Wigal lease, the latter
having transferred his operations to the
Sawtooth, north of Mount Ellen,
1t was stated that it was a high
grade strike and the values would run
at least $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
CALIFORNIA IS
RICH IN MINERALS
GREAT INCREASE IN PETR0-
LEUM PRODUCTION
IMMENSE VALUES IN GOLD, COP.
PER AND OTHER METALS
Official Figures Compiled by the State
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Metal
Is the First In
Value

Though all but three states suffered
more or less heavily in their mining
production for 1909, California increased
Its production over that of 1908. Cali
fornia increased its production over
that of 1907 by Is per cent, says an ed
vance chapter issued by the United
States geological survey. Bulletin No.
55, just Issued by. Lewis E. Aubury,
state mineralogist, gives sec, 963,19S as
the value of California's mining prod
ucts in 1908, as against S55, 5,697,949 in
1907, in increase Gin a dun year, of
$40, 665. .249.
In the twenty-five years from 1887 to
1908, inclusive, the great sum of $674,-
$685. has been added to the wealth of
California as the product OF its mines,
and that with no present sign of abate-
ment in production in any one of the
states minerals,
In oil, for instance, the case is very
much like that of the widow mentioned
in biblical history, whose "cruse of oil''
was always full, no matter how much
she used. So is California's cruise of
oil fuller than ever, in spite of the fact
that i'm the single generation, 1876 to
1908, inclusive, the old production of the
state totaled 1856 barrels, and the
territory is admitted to be the largest
nroducinR field i'm the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
CUBA IN COMMUNICATION
BY WIRELESS WITH U. S.

HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass, Dec. %.
Cuba and Central America came in
touch with Massachusetts last night
and early today by means of the wire
less telegraph, according to Electrician
Eason of the navy wireless station
here. Eason states that last night he
picked up a message which was being
flashed from Key West to Cuba and
that early today he caught two mes
sages which We're being sent from
Colon to the cruiser Des Moines in
waters.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
BATTLESHlP CAR
FOR MINING MAN
BOMB PROOF AUTO OWNED BY
GEORGE MITCHELL
MACHINE WAS DESIGNED FOR
RUSSIAN PRINCE
Purchaser Toured Europe in Gasoline
Wagon with No Fear Of Deadly
Bombs or Grizzly
Anarchists

Although George Mitchell, the we'll
known mining man of Los Angeles, has
never, had his life threatened by an
AarchIsts and those who make the head
kfhat wears the crown as uneasy as
Nthey know how, yet today he is the
Ewner of the only bullet and bomb
fnroof automobile in this country, says
the Phoenix Republican. The huge
k,ar, which is more like a battleshlp
42n wheels than automobile, was pur-
Nhased by Mr.. Mitchell from the Pam
brd company during his recent visit
sbroad. The car was ordered by Prince
frIoff. a member of the ezar's family,
fho refused to accept 1t because he
houeht the steel armor in which 1t Is
hcased was not thich enough to pro-
[st him against the dynamite bombs
10 nihillsts have been using of late.
he car is now on the way to San
lancisco, and will be sent from there
tMr Mitchell at Los Angeles.
Alieorge Mitchell went abroad last
lNnmer to interest foreign capital in
rs clara Consolidated mines, of which
4 lis manager. While in Paris he Wis.,
Z t.h the Panhard factory and was
Hwn the car, which only requires
kchkiss guns fore and aft to turn
OAnto an armored cruiser. Mitchell
V1 fancy to it at once and ex-
fsed desire to take ride In 1t.
Sine door, which looked like the door
Al a bank safe, was opened, and
Il fchell got in. He found that the
lily part of his person visible to the
outside world was the crown of his
nat. There were peek holes below
Through which he could view the seem
ery. After riding about in the bomb
proof car for a while he told the polite
French salesman that he would take
the carr that it was just what he had
been looking for for long time. They
appeared surprised. They bowed low,
removed their hats and apologized.
After that one of them addressed him
as my Lord" and the other as Your
Highness."
Mitchell soon discovered that the
car with it's triple armor on 1t was
going to wear out tires at rate that
would make even a millionaire shud
der. Tires have not yet been invented
that will bear UP all that extra weight
without bursting after many miles.
| Mr. Mitchell wanted to tour our north
tern Europe with it and decided to
Nbrave the throne disturbers. He had
1he top works removed and lighter ma
terial put In. Then he ran from Paris
b Brussels and toured England and
Males.
fJust to show how thoroughly COM
klete and luxurious the appointments
Il the car are, 1t should be mentioned
klat there are four cigar lighters at
kfferent places in it. It is provided
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
Paw Roll of the Merger

The pay roll of the Goldfield Consoli-
dated Mines company for the month of
November amounted to about $4,000,
and is said to have been the largest in
the history of that corporation and rep
resenting the wages of $40 men. This
increase was due to the great amount
of development work being done to keep
ahead of the prospective large demands
of the big mill
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
The MayfIower Mine

The latest news from the Mayfiower
mine is that the rich ore shoot opened
q bove has been entered on the 400-foot
level While not quite so wide at the
point where tapped, it's average value
is a shade better than above, running
well between $50 and $1OO a ton. There
has been some talk of the Mayfiower
company purchasing the rights of the
Awkward lease. Jerry Rourke has sue
ceeded Stark as general manager of the
Mayfower mine and nill.-Tonopah
Miner.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
Ample Funds Secured

David Miller of South Bend, Ind. has
just returned from a trip to England
and continental Europe, where he
raised ample funds to prosecute opera
tions on a large scale on the property
of the Southwestern Mining company
near Cananea, Sonora. 100 men will be
employed and operations begun at
once. A railroad will be constructed
to connect with the proposed Cananea-
Douglas line which will enable the
company to ship ore to the smelters.