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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
PLAY RETURN WHIST GAMES
Paw Paw Team Royalty Entertained
by Bangor Team Friday Night.
Paw Paw Won Honors.

On Friday last the Paw Paw whist
team went to Bangor to play the team of
that place return game. The match
resulted in another victory for the Paw
Paw players.
Those who went from Paw Paw were
Messrs. b. f. Warner, r. d. Shrine, f..
G.. Thayer, w. l.. Miller, c. H. Hicks, j.
G. Maxwell, w. f. Hoyt, Will Shower
man, Leo Warner and w. G. Wildey.
Judge Des Voignes and f. n. Wakeman
were guests of the team for the trip. The
party went 10 automobiles driven by
Howard Cooper, Harry Nash and Merle
Young, and the run home was made In
record breaking time. Cooper made it in
A. minutes aud the other drivers in AZ
minutes.
w. h. Showerman and Leo Warner
had the high score for Paw Paw and
Boyer and Wheeling for the Bangor
team. The Bangor boys are strong
players and courteous, genial gentlemen.
They gave their guests a royal reception
and good time. 1t is hoped that other
matches may be arranged between these
teams.
On the way over portion of the Paw
Paw boys stopped at the home of Leslie
Scott and enjoyed short visit with that
pleasant and affable gentleman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
APPEAL
Of THE WOMEN
Ask Voters to Vote Yes for Them, and
Insure Happy Homes. Pray for Re-
tention of the Present Law.

ivan Buren, county enjoys the enviable
reputation of being the only county in
the state which never consented by its
vote to the saloon in its borders; and
h rs for twenty years, by repeated ma
jorities stood firmly against the legalized
liquor traffic Therefore we the under
signed women of "
do earnestly pray the voters of our
county to uphold the standard so long
maintained, and again decree by their
votes that the saloon shall continue to
be prohibited in Van Buren, county by
voting yes on April A."
The above petition has beeG circula-
ted throughout the county and the most
conservative estimate, as found by the
canvas for names to the above petition,
shows that at least nine-tenths of the
women of Van Buren, county are en-
phatically opposed to the saloon, and a
large majority of the balance are simply
indifferent, while only very few women
in the county really want the saloons
brought back If the women could vote
there would be no need of mass meet
iugs, or of the great outlay of work or
money necessary in the campaigns, but
they can have no voice in the battle, on.
ly by their influence. They therefore
make earnest appeal to the men of the
county that they represent the women
and vote "Yes" on April 4.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
Continued on page A..
HON. n. \. STEWART
WAS At HIS BEST
Delighted Fellowship Club with Talk
on Robert Burns and Rendition of
Many of His Poems.

The Fellowship club met last Tuesday
evening at the pleasant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. A. Cole The committee having
the matter in charge arranged most de-
lightful program, which was carried out
in every detail. Each number was rem
dered n the most perfect and pleasing
manner. l.. b. Gorton presided at the
piano and his performances we're as u.s.
ual of very high order. Margaret Cole
gave readings that stirred up enthusiasm
and provoked great merriment. Kather-
inc Cole, with her cultured contralto
voice, delighted the club by singing two
selections that we're strong in sentiment
and which filled her hearers with sub
dued emotions. LaRue Moser sang a
solo in his usual happy and impressive
style
But the climax came when Hon n. III.
Stewart Of Kalamazoo was presented.
He was received with great enthusiasm.
Mr.. Stewart is one of the leading literary
students of the state and has made the
study of Robert Burns and his poems a
specially. He is Scotchman or an im-
mediate desc sndant of Scotch ancestors,
and enters upon his subject with energy
and great earnestness. He is a man OF
fine ability and is possessed of most
wonderful memory. He gave descrip-
ton of Burns life, his poverty and the
difficulties under which he labored in
accomplishing his wonderful work. Mr..
Stewart has memorized all OF Burns
poems and has them at his tongues end.
For more than an hour he recited poem
after poem and as prelude to each, told
of the circumstances under which they
we're written, which added an unusual
interest to them. He asserted that every
thing written by Burns was based on
facts and that none of his literary efforts
had any connection with fiction. We
doubt if there is any man living who
has better knowledge of Burns and
his works than Mr.. Stewart.
The evening was one of the best enter
tainments, il not the best, the club has
had during the winter. A rising vote of
thanks was given Mr.. Stewart at the
conclusion OF his performance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
OBJECTS To KICK
WAGON ON WALKS
The Small Boy and His "Kick Wagon
Has Become a Nuisance on
the Village Walks.

There are harbingers and harbingers.
The robin is a harbinger of spring, so is
the boy who plays marbles where he has
killed the grass on your lawn; the crocus
and arbutus are also harbngers.
But the harbinger which is a sure in
dication that spring is here is neither
poetic nor romantic, and is composed of
a 50-cent express wagon and a small boy.
The boy lays on his stomach and propels
the wagon rapidly but erratically along
the sidewalk to his evident delight, and
the discontinue of pedestrians, by kick
ing violently out behind with one foot.
The village board seem unable to abate
this harbinger. The marshall confesses
it's too deep for him, and the only rem
edy so far discovered is to take the boy
gently from the wagon, wave him quietly
but rapidly forty or fifty times horizon
tally, So that his face will have a dazed
expression and his trousers be slightly
frayed when you set him down, then
wind the wagon around a shade tree, so
that it will stay. This harbinger makes
a noise like a traction engine and works
over time every day. 1t has worn out
more shoes, tipped over more baby cabs,
and caused more profanity than auy
harbinger this side of Detroit.
We speak OF this in no spirit of malice
or levity, but as one whose feelings have
been deeply stirred and shins badly
barked. We believe that a seat on the
line fence of heaven awaits the person
who can remove this harbinger from our
sidewalks and the blot from the es.
cutcheon of our fair city. 1t is with
deepest humility that l meekly suggest
that the Boosters club ingraft into the
next set of complex and copious resolu-
tions addressed to the council, this little
phrases "Stop The kick s0dgon."
SORE SHINs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
RURAL CARRIERS REMEMBERED

The Paw Paw rural mail carriers were
remembered by their patrons on Easter
day, or rather on Monday, the day fol-
lowing. In nearly every mail box, they
found generous donation of eggs and
post cards, expressing the good will and
appreciation of the donors. Carrier j..
A. Young on route received the larg-
est number, and when he got home and
counted the eggs found that the num-
Der totaled just 20 dozen. This little
remembrance was appreciated by the
boys, and will help to make their work
lighter during the coming year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
Decatur, Mich. March II. 1910.

Decatur, Mich, March II, 1910
consider the saloon and liquor
the
ny and strongly in favor of continuing the prohibition of
liquor traffic in this Decatur has been without
twenty during that has
oyed degree prosperity the majority
know that number of good people have
located here solely that From moral and social
standpoint there only side of the question: while
standpoint be disputed that live better
pay their bills better and have deposit the
bank than with the drain of saloon the 1t
long have had saloon Decatur might fair
bank deposits then the
deposits of Decatur banks and half times
what they twenty know of for a
change back the old saloon days.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
OBLIGED TO RAISE THE PRICE
Booster Club Luncheons Will BE 35
Cents Per Plate in Future. Pre-
vious Price Too Low.

Attention is called to the Booster club
luncheon, which will be held as usual at
the Dyckman house at the usual hour
next Tuesday. The luncheons from this
time on will be 30 cents per plate.
Landlord Stephenson has served splen-
did meals at the luncheous, in fact,
much better than he could afford at %
cents per plate. Mr.. Stephenson states
that be has lost money on every luncheon
that he has served. 1t has been a mat
ter of common comment among men,
bers of the club that the price was too
low for the service rendered, so there can
be no objection on the part of any mem
Der for the slight increase in the price OF
the luncheons.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
SIMULTANEOUS REVEALS
To Start in Van Buren, County April
13. Movement is TO be
Undenominational.

Van Buren county is being organized
for a simultaneous revival movement to
begin April l3. Already Paw Paw, Law
renee, Bangor, Lacota, Breedsville, Mat
tawan, Bloomingdale, Keeler, Grand
Junction and some other points have
lined up for the movement, and other
places in the county will follow. A
number of evangelists from other states
have been secured to assist the local
pastors in these efforts. The Christian
people are looking forward to a great
work of grace and magnificent ingather-
ing into the churches. The movement
is INSTRUMENTATION and simultaneous.
All correspondence should be directed
to Rev. h. l.. Buchanan, organizer the
rural simultaneous movement, Paw Paw,
Mich.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
TOWNSHIP TICKETS
WERE NOMINATED
Republicans Held Caucus
Saturday. Treasurer
Only Contest.
PASS STRONG RESOLUTIONS
To Support Only Candidates Who Fa-
vor Prosperity. Democrat
Ticket Nominated.

The republican township caucus held
at the opera house last Saturday after
noon was one of the largest ever held in
the township. The best of feeling pre-
vailed, the only contest of the day, that
for the office of treasurer, was friendly
one and a splendid ticket was placed in
nomination.
The caucus was called TO order and
the call read by r. n. Wakeman, chair
man Of the township republican commit
tee, who was elected chairman of the
caucus. Bert f.. Bennett was elected
secretary, and on motion q. W. Cate,
@. w. Reynolds and e. j Harrington
were appointed tellers. There was no
opposition to Merle II. Young for super
visor, and the tellers were instructed to
cast the unanimous vote of the caucus
for his denomination.
The same action was taken in the re-
nomination of Bert E. Bennett for
clerk.
Then came the only excitement of the
day. For treasurer the names of A. w.
Showerman, Roy Tuttle and Ella Bath
rick were presented and the fight was
on. On the first ballot Showerman ard
Tnttle each received 66 votes and Bath
rick lS On the second ballot Shower
man received a majority of the votes
cast and on motion of Roy Tuttle was
declared the unanimous choice of the
caucus.
For highway commissioner the names
of Clarence Smith and Jay Hinckley
were presented. Smith was nominated
OH the first ballot.
The balance of the ticket was nomin.
ated as follows:
Justice of the peace, j. h. Packer;
overseer of highways, John Mlnnick;
member board of review, Milton ii.
Pugsey; constables, ii. w. McCabe,
Chas d. Leach, Lewis Salisbury, w. v
Dow.
Hon. Jason Woodman offered set of
resolutions which were adopted by the
unanimous vote of the caucus. ln pre-
senting the resolutions Mr.. Woodman
stated in substance that it was time for
republicans to wake up to the situation;
that the present times were the most
prosperous in the history of the country
that while prices of produce were high
the price Of labor was correspondingly
high, and the efforts of certain maga.
zines and periodicals to make great
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
MORE THAN HER SHARE.

Mrs. George Weston has been having
more than her share of of sorrow during
the past two weeks. On Sunday March
20, she was called to Detroit on &C.
count of the serious illness of her fa-.
ther. On the following Wednesday the
two weeks old child of her niece died
and was buried Friday. The mother died
the same day, and on Saturday her
father passed away at the hospital fol.
lowing an operation. Truly the old
saying that trouble never comes siLgly
has been verified.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
BANKERS OPPOSE SALOONS
Letters from Bankers of Van Buren County Telling
Why They Favor Retention of Local Option law.
Business Men opposed to the Open Saloon.

In the closing hours of the local option campaign the aten
on the of Van Buren, again called the at
of OF the business the the
saloon question The following letters from the of the
especially significant this time Read them
carefully.
There argument favor of open saloon but these
only the sentiments favor of the
local option addition the endorsement of the
by the banks all the
themselves local opposed the saloon
Signed of local option
committee
The inquiry the several bankers of the county reads
S follows:
"Do you favor the retention of the Local Option law?
If SO, why?'
These the replies
Yes. Seen both. That's why
j. E. SEBRING, Bangor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
Decatur, Mich, March 18, 1910.

Decatur, Mich, March Is, 1910
In reply your inquiry regarding opinion the local
situation the present local option whether should
repealed would that feel unqualified this
standpoint that have heard of good
chants themselves
necessities than when old
Inquiry the
trouble the and fewer September
han for like period before that date.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
l.. D. HILL.
Hartford, Mich, March II, 1910.

HartfOrd, Mich. March
Replying your inquiry of the 10TH "Do you the
the local option why?" Yes
detriment to community individual who makes
products therein kept for sale No person would
the saloon business it for the profit place of bust
which keeps nothing for sale which its would
better without be good business community
E M
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
JUAN MCKEYES & Co.
Paw Paw, Mich, March 19. 1910.

Paw Paw, Mich, March 10, 1910
Having lived Paw Paw for 81 and having been
with the banking business for 2 years. and having
of saloon rule and also the effects of local option rule
frank say that in opinion from social moral and
financial standpoint that the of the saloon would be
the possible calamities that could befa
j. W. FREE
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
E. f. PARKS.
Covert. Mich.

Nothing else fills the bill as the present law Our bank
deposits increased 20 Our merchants selling
clothing the working mans family lived
than had
A. 3 CHASE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
j. E. SEBRING,. Bangor.
Lawton. Mich, March II, 1910.

We enforced in Van Buren county
prohibits and the whole community better for it, We
the financial continue
the present conditions
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
STANLEY SACKETT.

Yes because the saloon and always has been the
erfu patron and chief of all the that destroy
base and despo the intelligence manhood prosperity
happiness of people.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
GEO. II. POMEROY.
Gobleville, Mich.

cheerfully that opposed the saloon.
favor anything that which brings good shape
another the people whole, hope
far distant when along this line will and
sound absurd.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
Paw Paw. Mich, March 10. 1910.

Paw Paw Mich, March 19, 1910
Replying your inquiry of 10th will say YES, heartily
of the local option law because father citizen and
a banker.
E. F. PARKS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
MILAN d. WIGGINS.

The greatest number of people being
present local option law that been prohibition eg
laton in the of Michigan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-04-01
j. L. WEIGH.

Hartford, Mich, March %, 1910.
Our community better off both morally and financially with
out the saloon
GEO. w. MERRIMAN.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-14
BUILDING TO BE ORNAMENT TO
WILSON STREET.
WILL COST ABOUT $4,000
Work to Begin at once on construe.
ton Of Hlg Hardware Building
IN Vlnita.

Contractor Bovee has received the
plans for the new Harry Mead building
on South Wilson street. and is pre-
pairing TO begin work IN the lmme.
diate future. The brick for this build.
ing are now being unloaded and the
work Of excavation viii begin Mon
day.
The plans are for a two story brick
the entire length OF the lot, with a
frontage Of fifty feet The interior
of the building will be arranged a..
peclaIy for the hardware and imple-
meut business. The ground aoor viii
be one large room with row Of
columns down the center as supports
for the second aoor aeek 20 be
used as an office for the manager and
cashier viii be constructed on the
north side Of the room On the lower
door An elevator viii be installed at
the rear Of the building to lift the
heavy machinery 70 the second floor.
The second floor win be one large
room for the storage Of implements.
buggies. wagons. etc
The front Of this building will be
one of the handsomost of the city. II
Is to b OF dark colored paving brick
with panels ef lighter eolored brick
and with the upper portion trimmed
IN Carthage stone The front Of the
lower floor viii be Trent plate glass.
The doors viii be set well in 50 as 20
give ample room for show windows
On either side These windows Viii
be the largest 81 the kind III the city.
and are patterned after the most mod.
era metropolitan show window The
cost Of this building according to the
contractor VIII be about St2aao.
which considering the fact there are
no partitions n she building indicate
that tie building will be one OF which
Ninita win be proud
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-14
SURVEY FOR NEW
RAILROAD HERE
PRELIMINARY IS COMPLETED
WILL RECOMMEND PRAcTlslLlTY
or PROPOSED ROUTE.
vlnlta People Ready to Subscribe
Bonus II Shown That Proposition
Is Bona Eide.

The surveyors for the Usage and
Western railroad reached this city Sat.
urday night. completing the prelimin-
airy survey OF the road from Enid to
this city. II Is stated, on good auth
orlty, that they will at once begin
making the permanent locations.
The survey runs In northeasterly
direction from Enid to Pawhuska.
Bearing to the north a1fer leaving Paw.
huaka the preliminary passes through
the southern portion of Bartlesville,
and then turns to the southeast and
runs on a line almost as the crow
iiies, through Nowata to Vinita. The
line viii probably enter this city from
the northwest over the right-of-way
and grade built for the Vinita a
Northwestern, defunct The ChIeftain
was unable TO get a personal interview
VITA the chief of the surveying party,
but it Is said he is highly pleased
with the route over which 1t is pro-
posed to build the road and will rec
ommend the feasibility of the road to
.-e company.
rhe committee that was appointed
by the Commercial club TO get the
sentiment OF the people ON the mat.
ter of raising the bonus, report that
there will be no objection to giving
the bonus, and that the money can be
raised with very little difficulty II the
promoter can convince them that he
means business. The people do not
wisn TO go 70 the expense OF raising
the money, II the road is not built,
for even II the road is not built and
the bonus is never paid, there will be
an expense of possibly $1,000. that
will have to be borne and the prop
erty owners and business men do not
care to incur this expense II the rail.
road proposition Is nothing more than
wind Il is. however the general be
lief that this proposition Is bona fide
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-14
PinChot's Friends Believe
He Can Produce Proofs

Washington Jan. 10. = Speaker
Cannon is too smart and has played
the game of politics too long to let the
senate pull him out OF hole and
have the country think he asked for
IT,"
This statement by an insurgent ex-
presses belief that is general among
the members OF both houses or con,
gress at present. Cannons assertion
Saturday that the majority always has
ruled and viii rule this time II he has
his way, is regarded as settling the
course he viii pursue In the matter
OF the selection Of the committee to
represent the house in the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigation.
It ia expected that the senate viii
consider today the report OF the public
lands committee OF the senate on the
Jones resolution, providing for the In.
vestigation OF the objections OF Mr..
Pinchot to the manner in which the
department OF the interior has dealt
with the western coal lands and water
power sites, That report offers a
substitute for the resolution originally
introduced and that substitute pro.
yides that. the speaker of the house
shall name the six house members of
the Joint committee in the face OF the
fact that the house decreed that the
committee shall be elected by the
members OF the house.
But even If the house elects the
members of the committee the In.
fluence OF Cannon vii be felt. The
members will be chosen by a repub.
fiuenee of Cannon will be felt. The
caucus. or Dalzell and a few Others
will run It for him.
Pinehot realizes that the burden OF
proof Is on him and his supporters.
He declined to talk for publication
again last night and it is not likely
that he will make any statement until
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-14
EDITORS DISCUSS
COMING CAMPAIGN
DEMOCRAT ic "poPsTERs" GATH.
ER AT GUTHRIE.
ON SPECIAL TO PAWRUSA
Press Association Royalty Entertained
BY Usage County Democracy at
jackson Day Banquet

The democratic press association
met at Guthrie Saturday with an un.
usually large and representative at.
tendance. every portion of the state
being represented. The session ,fas
held at the lone hotel and the ques-
tions that are likely TO play an I'm.
portant part in the coming campaign
Taxation. the banking laws, the cleo
tion laws and the salaries of county
officers were considered as matters
Of predomlnating importance.
The sentiment was largely in favor
of a call session Of the state legls-
lature which will probably be called
shortly A special train carried the
members together with Governor Has
kell aud the state officials to Paw.
huska IN the afternoon 70 attend a
Jackson Day banquet The train ar
rived at pawhuska about 9 a. m. Gov.
ernor Haskell made the principal ad
dress TO al arge audience at the opera
house after which the assembly repair.
ed to the Knights Of Pythias hall and
about three hundred sat down TO a
sumptuous banquet The feast inter.
spersed with bright post prandial
speeches continued until one o'clock
The special train returned 70 Guthrie
putting the entire night on the trip. It
was a very delightful occasion through.
out and gave opportunity for an ex-
change Of ideas with reference 20
state politics which should prove bene-
ncial in the campaign this year which
every one believes viii be spirited
The special train as well as the
banquet was furnished free by the
Usage county democracy