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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-25

A brand new baby daughter ar
rived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert WEIGH in Milwaukee, Wis,
on August 10th. The little lady
tipped the beam at eight pounds.
Jake Leaver has accepted a fine
position in the Hale stores at South
Haven. He was in Paw Paw over
Sunday.
Oscar Martin and daughter Nellie
of Lawrence were chautauqua Wis
itors on Tuesday.
James H. Brown of Lawrence was
in Paw Paw on business on Wednes-
day.
Zell Donovan of Lawrence was in
Paw Paw Tuesday.
Leslie Scott of Arlington was call
ing on Paw Paw friends Tuesday, and
incidentally took in the chautauqna
afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Hattie Gardner will spend
Sunday with friends in Buchanan.
Miss Irene Miller of Reading, Pa.
is visiting Mrs. Grace Miller.
Miss Mary Howe is home from Ann
Arbor.
w. A. Simpkins of the Free Press
and Courier was taken suddenly and
seriously i'll while at work in the
Office last Wednesday evening. He
was taken to his home and is resting
easy at this time. His true con-
dition, however, cannot be known for
several days.
Miss Dorothy Barner of Niles is a
guest of Miss Bonnibelle Slovenian
this week.
Mrs. Gertrude (Payne) Gillispie of
Paw Paw became the bride of Ed
ward Plopper Of Lawrence last Tues
day. The ceremony was performed
at Lawrence. The groom is a pros
porous and successful farmer of that
village, and the Paw Paw friends of
the bride join in congratulations.
Miss Grace Marshall of Porter is
guest of the Misses Rena and Verne
Van Fossen during chautauqua week.
/. A. Whitman is still dangerous
ly i'll. His condition has not inn
proved since last week.
Mrs. NJ. L. Decker who has been i'll
nearly all summer is much better,
and with her son Royal has gone to
Petoskey for further recuperation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-25

Mrs. Nora Cate is in Cleveland to
attend the fraternity congress in SEES
sion there. She was named as MEM
Der of the executive committee.
Frank Menig and family have
moved to Chicago where Frank has
accepted a position with a large gro
Gerry firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Wilson are en-
pertaining relatives from Jackson this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Volney Olds of Hart
ford were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
f. Warner the first of the week.
Miss Jennie Pugsley and Master
Clarence Barber are home from New
York state where they have spent
the early part of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Warner are en-
pertaining her father and mother
from Grand Rapids.
Guy Lewis of South Haven is in
Paw Paw installing a furnace in the
+. B. Longwell home.
Miss Mary McGrady of Pittsburg
visited at her old home, Mrs. M. p.
Aliens last week. She also visited
her friends in South Haven and her
nieces at Nazareth Academy Kali
amazoo.
Miss Rena Wilson was in Bangor
last Friday to attend One o'clock
luncheon given by Mrs DR.. j. r. Gift
fen.
Miss Alice Scovell returned on
Wednesday from a months visit with
relatives and friends in Chicago.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. C. Ice, formerly
of Paw Paw and now of Sheldon,
Illinois, are spending a vacation at
the Hawley cottage, Three Mile lake.
A large party of the Van Buren,
county Federation of Farmers, to-
gether with County Agent T. A. Far
rand will journey to the Notre Dame
farm today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Rich and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Martin of Lawrence
were among those who came to enjoy
the chautauqua on Monday.
in Paw Paw Monday.
Master Tudor Slovenian of Stur-
gis is visiting his grand parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Slovenian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mosier and son
of Dowagiac were Chautauqua Wis
itors Tuesday. =
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-25

We have some childrens dresses
and suits that will be sold at very
low mark to close out.
(adv.) Laverty's Variety Store,
Duane Mosier of Lansing was in
Paw Paw Monday.
Mrs. l.. j. McCrumb of Kalamazoo
is guest of Mrs. Epley at the Hotel
Dyckman this week.
No. / Boiling Beef 10c per pound
Beef roasts lac at Barker's Marktet.
Miss Marjorie Cole who has been
spending a months vacation here
with relatives and friends, returned
to her work in Dayton, Ohio on Sat
urday last.
We now have in stock several new
patterns in dinner ware and fancy
dishes which will interest everybody
(adv.) Laverty's Variety Store
LOST--A ten dollar bill either in f
b. Longwell's store, Barker's market
or on sidewalk between those stores
Will finder please leave at the True
INortherner Office and receive sub
stantial reward. 30t1a
Mrs. Merritt S. Conner and sor
Stephen, of Manchester, England
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
N. E. Ollie and other Paw Paw rela,
tives and friends. Mrs. Conner ex-
poets to sail for home on October Sd
but Stephen will remain to attend the
military school at Cornwall on the
Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Olds, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Bert Kenyon and son Eugene of
Kalamazoo were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G.. Epley over Sunday last.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-25
What Mccain
Really Said

Aug. 18th, 1916.
The Wolverine Co. Operative Co., Ltd
Paw Paw. Mich.
Gentlemen
Referring your letter of August 10th, relative
to the article appearing in the Gazette Telegraph Of
Kalamazoo MICH in which they quote Frank J.
Mccain, Chicago representative of the Wolverine
Nursery Co., Paw Paw, Mich. in statement that
Michigan grape prices would be lower this season.
In reply to which we must say that the above
that ideas Of the Michigan grape prospects
quite to the contrary.
We have exchanged information with several Of
the big grape operators the effect that Mich
igan will have only half crop, with corresponding
high prices, and that present indications for
$500 per ton r. o. q. Michigan Price on
Wine Grapes.
Beyond this have ntmated short crop and
high prices the Chicago trade and those in the sur
rounding territory
This matter is quite injustice US, and we are
loss determine the origin Of same Possibly it
has originated from competitors
We would like to haye you make every effort
possible to have this matter corrected.
Yours very truly,
WOLVERINE COOPERATIVE CO. Ltd.
!, Frank j. McCann Manager Chicago Office
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-25

Miss Ora Rowley, of Lawrence, is
the guest of her uncle, f. N. Wake
man and family for Chautauqua this
week
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30
But.

Il will follow thee, butt
promised one who came, listened
and was interested when the
Master was here on earth. He
meant to be a disciple, but there
was something else he wanted to
do first, and we do not hear that
he ever came at all.
If we were not so busyl 1t is
that which makes the PRAYER
meeting such a tiny gathering,
and Sunday-school teachers so
hard to secure, and leaders in
church work so few. We do
mean to follow the Lord, but
This is even the reason frequent
ly given for not becoming a Chris
tian at all, and voices explain
with a note of regret: Yes, |
believe in such things. I've al
ways meant to join the Church
some time. and lead a different
sort of life, but I've always had
so many things on my mind that
| had to attend to, forever in
rush, you know, that some
way
But to-day, as when he walked
in Galilee, Christ accepts no con-
ditional followers. His call must
come first or remain unanswered.
Those who seek to give him what
is left of their time, their hearts
their allegiance, after everything
else has been served, are Offering
the gift he will not receive.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30
SHOES HIGHER IN PRICE.
Hide Shortage, Population Increase, Ar.
my Shoes and Autos Create High.
er Footwear Prices.

A side effect of the far-away
war that interests every man,
woman and child is the announce
ment of the fact that shoes must
this season advance in price.
The generally reported scarcity
of leather and increased cost of
tanning since the war, combined
with an enormously increased de-
mand for leather, all account for
the advanced cost of footwear.
Millions of pairs of shoes for
the European armies have been
and still are being made by the
American shoe manufacturers.
On the average, these army shoes
consume one and one-half as
much leather a s the average
mans shoe.
Knapsacks, saddles, harnesses
and other material for the ar
mics at war and a general in
crease in equipment for The
American army and state militia
account for still further demand
on the none too large supply of
leather.
Munitions plants have called
for thousands of feet of leather
betting and the general picking
up of business has started sthou-
ands of factory wheels and
greatly augmented the call for
betting.
Autos have also made great
and increasing inroads into the
available leather supply for up
holstering.
Leather is a by-product. The
supply cannot be increased at
will as crops and metals are, but
is dependent on the hide supply;
and cattle are not killed, prima-
rily for their hides.
The latest census reports show
that the cattle population has de-
creased 20 per cent in the last ten
years and the population has in
creased the same percentage.
Shoes therefore are to be more
expensive. 1t is said that the
increase for the present will be
about 20 per cent, but will like
ly be more by next fall.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30
OUR DISTANT FglENDS.
Interesting Extracts from Letters Re-
Gently Received from Former Ful.
ton County People.

HARRY ALLER, Leona, Kans.,
March 20. - Enclosed find one
dollar for which please renew my
subscription to your paper, but
do not send it in care of A. C.
Gentzler, as | am now in a home
of my own. We are having sum-
mer weather now and are busy
with our farm work. We finish
ed sowing oats to-day.
R. SHARPE PATTERSON, Con-
cord, Calf, March 18th. For
the enclosed check, please push
my tab up to 1917. We certain
ly do enjoy the NEWS. 1t is just
like letter from home every
week. We left dear old McCon-
nellsburg about twelve years ago.
| find in perusing the paper that
there have been a great many
changes in that time-some of
our old friends have passed to the
other world. We have a fami-
ly of three husky boys and it
makes me feel aged" when |
see how fast they are growing up.
Mrs. Patterson joins in sending
kindest regards.
Mrs. LIMA A. TRoGLER, 1905
w, Seventh Ave-, Denver, Colo.
This is my address for the con-
venience of any of my Pennsyl-
vania friends who may feel like
writing to me. We left Mercers-
burg at $3.50 on the afternoon of
March 10Th, reached Harrisburg
at 700; Pittsburgh at 200 the
next morning; Columbus, O., at
1890, and reached Chicago at
$50. From Chicago to Denver
we made the trip on the Santa
Fe. We saw large corn fields in
Indiana and Illinois with lots of
fodder standing out. In passing
through Kansas we saw farmers
busy ploughing and planting po-
tatoes. The children, as well as
myself, became sick and very
tired in making the long journey,
but we reached Denver at 1;20
Saturday afternoon, after a jour
ney of nearly three days. Den
yer is a beautiful city, but | am
homesick for Mercersburg. My
health is poor. Perhaps when |
get to feeling better | may like
Denver better.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30
Best Buckwheat State.

Pennsylvania leads in the buck
wheat yield this year, not an un-
usual agricultural result. Fulton
county habitually holds first place
as to quality and quantity, where
it has stood for half a century.
The State Agricultural Depart
ment reports that more than sew
enty per cent of all buckwheat
raised in this country is grown
in Pennsylvania. New York is
second.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30
Additional Court Proceedings.

The grand jury recommended
the erection of a county bridge
at Gladfelter's fording in Taylor
township. Also, a county bridge
at the Daniels fording in Bethel
township.
The petition of Thomas R. Ben
son was presented asking for the
appointment of viewers on a pri-
vate road in Taylor township.
The Court appointed M. R. Shaft
ner, D. H. Patterson and F. P.
Plessinger.
In the estate of A. G. B. Pow
ers, inventory filed and ordered
to be recorded unless exceptions
be filed within twenty days.
In the estate of John j. Nc
Donald, late Of Licking Creek
township, deceased, return of
sale of real estate was confirmed.
In the case of the Common
wealth VS.. Silas Mellott, the de-
fendant appeared in court, plead
guilty, and sentence was sus-
pended.
In the case of the Common
wealth vs.. Clyde Byers, recog-
nizance forfeited.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30
Warning Came Too Late.

Last Saturday, near New Ok
ford, Adams county, Edwin
Mummert a school teacher %
years of age, was killed. With
his father and brother, Edwin
was Telling trees. They h ad
chopped down a big oak and were
Topping off the limbs, when the
tree become unbalanced and sud-
denly rolled over. The father
nearby shouted a warning but
too late as a heavy limb caught
Edwin and crushed him. Addi-
tional help had to be summoned
before the young man could be
released, and after pleading in
vain for relief he became uncon-
scious and died before the weight
could be removed.
In Licking Creek township a
few days ago occurred a thrilling
escape from death under some
what similar circumstances. Rev.
Ahimaaz Mellott, who has been
in very poor health for some time
lives in the home of Milton Deck
er. A few days ago Mr.. Mellott
became very i'll and one of MIR.
Decker's daughters ran to the
woods to tell her brothers who
were telling timber. Just as she
was within a few yards of the
boys, a tree which they were
chopping down started to fall in
the direction of the girl, and in
her excitement she did not see
the danger in time to escape.
The tree which was a large one
branched into two large forks.
When the tree came to rest on
the ground, the girl stood un-
harmed in the fork, the great
limb on either side of her being
not more than three inches from
her body.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30

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RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
MRS. A. M. CoRBIN.

Mrs. Mary Julius Corbin, wife
of Ex-County Commissioner A.
Milton Corbin, died at her home
in Taylor township, Wednesday
morning, March %, 1916. The
deceased, whose maiden name
way Storm. was born and raised
at Cresson, Pa. and was married
to Mr.. Corbin on December II,
1882, who is left to mourn her
demise.
Mrs. Corbin wasssa fine woman
in every respect and was very
highly esteemed by all her ac-
quaintances. She had been a
long and patient sufferer from
cancer, which was the cause of
her death. She attended services
at Center M. E. church regular
ly. at which place funeral servic-
es was held last Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock. Interment in the
adjoining cemetery.
MRS. LYDIA RoTz.
Mrs. Lydia Rotz, widow of Ma
thaniel Rotz, late of Todd town.
ship, deceased, died at her home
in Upton, Franklin county, Friday
afternoon, March "a, 1916, aged
about 40 years. The funeral was
held Monday, the services being
held in the German Baptist church
at Upton, and her remains were
taken to Cashtown, Adams coun-
ty, for interment. The deceased
is survived by four children.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30
Pruning Trees.

Prune annually but never heav-
lily.
Do not cut out large limbs.
Frost bitten wounds are slow
to heal.
Never leave stubs in cutting
off limbs.
Wounds heal most rapidly in
spring.
Keep trees free from suckers.
Torn wounds are generally fa-
tai.
Summer pruning induces fruit
fulness.
Heavy pruning is always fol-
lowed by a heavy growth of
suckers.
Winter pruning, when the tree
is wholly dormant, increases the
vigor of the tree.
In transplanting cut back, top
and root. Burn all the wood to
prevent spread of insects and
disease.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30
NUMBER 2S
OYSTERS.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel 6. Dixon, NJ. D., u. D.,
Commissioner Of Health.

Oysters furnished food for pre-
historic man as demonstrated in
the great Indian mounds Of oys-
ter and clam shells in which are
found ancient implements Of war
and industries. Oysters have
continued to be an article of food
much sought after by man and
beast. The oyster however, has
become so high in price that on
the basis of food values it cannot
be listed as Of economic impor-
tance.
Through its geographical range
at home and abroad this bivalve
has become fraught with danger
from the sewage polluted waters
which now reach many of the
oyster beds from our large munic-
ipalities. The thickly populated
communities are mostly along the
streams owing to the fact that
man has always settled near wa
terways and in the early days of
our history the industries depend
ed entirely upon water power for
their mills. AS these centers of
population increased the disposal
of waste became a great problem
resulting in building of conduits
to lead it into the pure waters
Nature had given US. These
flowing streams carried the
wastes away from the doors of
one community only to poison the
waters for those living down
stream and at the same time pol
luting the waters covering our
oyster and clam beds as we'll as
driving away from our streams
valuable fish.
The raw oyster to-day is to be
looked upon with suspicion. So
great care should be observed in
purchasing them. The seller
should be known to be reliable
and he should know from what
beds he gets his supply.
1t is hard to explain why the
oyster furnishes a fashionable
dish when is has become the Gus
tom to supply the culls, which a
few years ago would have been
thrown back into their beds as
being unfit for the market. The
food value of four or five of these
culls is almost nil and the taste
so inSipid that they are favored
with strong condiments that en-
tirely destroy what little natural
flavor the culls had; therefore, it
can hardly be said that these
culls thrown out from the cook
able oysters from various beds,
are palatable. They are, how
ever, dangerous as they can and
do sometimes carry the germs of
typhoid fever.
Why, therefore, eat raw culls
containing little or no nourish-
ment with little or no taste and
yet not infrequently carrying the
germs of disease?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30
A Charming Hostess.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. C. R.
Spangler, last Thursday after
noon. when a beautiful luncheon
of a most appetizing nature was
served. The same evening the
teachers of the Sabbath school
were made partakers of the hos
pitality of this charming hostess,
who, since removing with her
husband from McConnellsburg,
has become prominently con-
nected with church and Sabbath
school work and is socially very
popular. The Hancock News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30

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w. L, Stevens, Of Laidig, call
ed at the News Office while in
town last Friday. His son George
who visited his home folks some
time.ago, is now back at his work
on a big farm in Illinois.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30

Ex-County Commissioner Sam
uel D. Mellott, of Belfast town.
ship, spent last Friday in Nc
Connellsburg and made a hasty
call at the News office.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30

Cnere, ArCnur came up the ROAD,
and turned into the lane. When
in the lane some distance, he and
the two ladies turned. Mrs.
Shives and Viola tried to prevent
Arthur's going back, but that he
got away from them and went
back to the road and up the road
to where the defendants were
sitting; that Walter and Harry
told Arthur they did not want to
have any trouble with him; that
Arthur got around near Walter
and hit him a blow that knocked
him down; that he Immediately
turned and struck Harry knock
ing him down; then went back
to Walter who was attempting
to get up, and that he and Wal
ter clinched and scuffled for some
time, while Harry was lying on
the ground asa result of Arthul's
first blow.
The defendants Walter and
Harry Barnhart, went on the
stand and stated that they had
gone that day with a load of ap-
pies to make cider, but not find
ing the man who owned the press
at home they unhitched their
mules and went into Hancock
got the mules shod and started
to ride home, that they got tired
riding and had walked part of
the way. After passing the lane
leading to Arthur's home some
800 feet, they sat down to rest.
While there the man on horse
back came by and the two young
men came. They heard Arthur
and the girls come up the road
and turn into the lane. Walter
followed Go to H.. Arthur
turned and came out the lane and
up the road to them. They told
him they did not want any trou-
BILE with him. Arthur approach
ed with his hand in his pocket,
and when near Harry struck him
knocking him to the ground. Ar
thur then struck Harry. prostrat-
ing him. Walter testified that
when he got up, Arthur left Har-
ry who was down, and rushed at
him. Walter then observed the
knuckles, and after clinching,
got out his knife to save his life
and keep Arthur from killing
him, Walter cut the best he
could to save himself. When
Walter got loose he at once start
ed toward home, and stopped on
the way to show his wounds to
one man. Harry testified that
he did not know anything after
being struck by Arthur until af-
ter Arthur was down and his
brother had started off.
DR.. James McKibbin, stated
he went to see Arthur at the re-
quest of the defendants, that be
went with DR.. Gray, on Nov.
goth, and he examined all the
wounds, found them all healed
except the one in the leg, and
that in a healthy condition; that
Arthur was suffering from lobar
pneumonia, and he gave it as his
opinion that the pneumonia was
in no way due to the wounds.
DR.. John w. Mqsser testified
that the cut on Walters head
had not been made with a fist
but with some solid instrument.
There was much conflicting
testimony.
The case was ably tried by the
District Attorney Hon. S. W.
Kirk, and Hon. John P. Sipes
for the Commonwealth, and Ex-
Judge Lonenecker of Bedford, and
John r. Jackson, Esq, of Nc
Connellsburg, forthe defendants,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-30

Mrs. R. E. Peterman and son,
Bobby Adams, are spending a
fortnight in the home of Mrs. Pc
terman's parents in Gettysburg,