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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-07-07
GRAND OLD MAN HAS
GONE TO FINAL REWARD

William M. Thayer was born in Os
wego County, New York, September Ii.
1882. He died at his home in Paw Paw,
Michigan, j uly 2, 1916; aged SO years,
months and 10 days. In his death Paw
Faw loses one of her oldest and most
honored citizens. When about s years
of age, Mr.. Thayer came with his par
ents from New York to Michigan and
settled at Grand Prairie, near Kalama-
zoo. He lived in the vicinity Of Paw
Paw the remainder OF his life, except
for about three years which he spent in
the West. In 1852 he was seized with
that all pervasve gold fever, and he set
out accordingly with a company OF kin
dred spirits across the plains and mount
aims for California. At Omaha their
conveyance gave out and they tramped
the remainder Of the way on foot, He
remained in the gold fields Of California
;or about three years and was very sue.
cesiul in his quest after the glistening
treasure, but the loss of sight in one OF
his eyes, through some nervous trouble,
caused him to return to his old Paw Paw
Soon after his return he was married
on November Z, 1855, to Miss Martha A.
Gilman, a young lady OF one OF the fine
old families in this part OF the state. AS
true pioneers, though not OF the earliest
type of course, they Sc. their faces for
ward and began the battle OF life to-
gether. After few years their home
was blessed by the birth OF a son, the
late E. G. Thayer. Mr.. Thayer was al.
ways fearless and active man, possessed
OF unusual energy and industry, and she
was a competent helpmate, faithful
and industrious home maker. Earnest
ly and necessarily they labored side by
side, and it is given to but very few to
live together as long and to remain so
active to the end. In 1866 he took up
the farm west OF town, then tract OF
heavy timber land, and cleared away the
virgin forests, transforming it into one
of the most fertile and productive farms
in the country. For nearly 30 years be
lived and labored on this farm 1t was
his JOY and reward to see it change under
the touch OF his own hand from prime
val wilderness into garden spot, He
left the farm In 1894 in charge Of his son
and wife, and he and Mrs. Thayer came
in to Paw Paw to spend their remaining
years. But his activity was unabating;
Indeed the time of his inactivity must
be measured only in terms of months.
10 1900 the old folks came to this lovely
home on the lake shore where they were
joined thres years later by his son and
wife.
Mr.. Thayer was man of the woods,
not merely as farmer and clearer OF
the forests, but also as hunter, trapper
and fisherman. He knew the life OF the
woods and lakes and streams with an
intimacy known to but very few to day
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-07-07
Announcement.

We take pleasure in announcing the following
business change for the TRUE NORTHERNER The
plant is now owned by F. N. Wakeman and A. N.
Cole, equally Mr.. Cole is not a stranger here
He was born here and learned the printing bus
mess in the Free Press and Courier plant owned
by his father, H. A. Cole, for many years He
is thoroughly familiar with all branches of news
paper and job work, and will have the active
supervision Of the mechanical end of the business.
Many improvements are planned the first and
most important of which will be the installation of
a standard Linotype machine. The machine has
been ordered and will be installed at the earliest
possible date This will add much to the efficiency
and capacity of the plant and enable the new
owners to publish first class newspaper Our
job department will continue to be one of the i'm
portant features of the business Our facilities
for all kinds of job printing will be second to no
Office in Southwestern Michigan There is no job
too large or none too small for to handle
promptly and satisfactorily.
Both partners will devote their entire time to
the business The editorial policy of the paper
will be republican in politics, as in the years gone
by, and it is our intention to publish a newspaper
that will be credit to Paw Paw and the county
To this end we earnestly solicit the cooperation
and assistance of the public We want the
and all the and want you to feel that you
have an interest in our business. Send in your
items or call us or the phone If you have job
for us and cannot come to the Office, call up and
will come to you.
1t will take some little time to make the
templated changes and get everything n working
order, but ''stakes set to make the TRUE
NORTHERNER of the best newspapers and most
valuable advertising mediums in southwestern
Michigan, and we shall work hard to merit the
assistance and cooperation necessary to accom-
plish our purpose.
WAKEMAN & COLE
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-07-07

He lived in this country whe n these now
we'll improved farms were the best of
happy hunting grounds. But year after
year be followed the hunters line as it
was gradually pushed back until it final
ly became necessary for him to go to
the Upper Peninsula. Yet even after he
was 81 be made the trip and brought
back his portion of the game. Until the
last two years he made this annual hunt
ing trip with unfaillng regularity. Thru
much practical experience he gained
knowledge of woodcraft aud culture Of
the woods that would have made aim a
model character for Irving or Cooper.
He found a SOLEMN pleasure IN being
alone with nature, and ia that way he
became intimate with natures God.
His chief public interest and activity
was bis work in the Masonic order. He
rendered that order great service ir
teaching the lectures to candidates for
admission. He was skilled IN the psr-
formance Of this task. He seldom miss.
ed a meeting Of the order until it became
impossible for him to go. He WAS ab-
sorbed in Masonry. No other public
activity appealed to him rs did this.
The closing months of hNs life have
been months of gradual failing and per
ceptible wasting away. 1t is scarcely
true to say that be was sick; b. just
wore out. Death was natures merci-
ful kindness TO one who had grown
weary with years. lie is survived by his
Martha Thayer; by the wife OF his
late son, Mrs. Louise Thayer, and grand
daughter. Martha: ard also two brolp.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-07-07

ers: Morris Of Chicago, and Ransom
who is now IN California. Many are the
friends who mingle their sy mpathy with
the loved ones ip mourning his loss.
The funeral services we're held at the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-07-07

home, Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Edgar
w Smith officiating The services at
the grave in Prospect cemetery were in
charge OF Paw Paw Lodge, No. 20, F. &
M.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19

as much as half an inch out of the
perpendicular. In summer il is slight
~ taller than in winter, owing to eX-
pansiOn Of the stone by heat. and in
the latter season the width of the south
side at the base is half an inch greater
than that of the other sides.
Many people who come to Washing
ton entertain a strange notion that the
monument is a lighthouse. and, on
travelling to the top, are disguised to
find no lantern there. But, although
there is no lantern, the aluminium tip
in the later afternoon of any sunny
DAY throws flash that can pc seen
from the summit of the Blur Ridge, at
Smokers GAP. forty-three miles away.
Visited BY Many Crnnks.
All sorts of cranks visit the Washing
ton monument One of them, few
years ago. was much provoked because
he was not allowed TO throw the ashes
Of his deceased wife out Of window
at the top. If he had not asked per-
mission to do so, however nobody
would have thought Of interfering. Men
bringing parachutes, and wishing to
use them for drop from the top Of
the shaft, have had to be excluded on
more than one occasion. But no OBJ
lection was made to the experiment Of
a baseball player who. after two or
three unsuccessful attempts, did ac-
tually succeed in catching a ball tossed
out OF the little room so near the sl1v.
There are in the monument 176 mem
orial tablets, set in the interior walls.
Thirty-ninB of these We're contributed
by various States of the Union, ten by
foreign countries. 20 by cities 80 by
lodges and societies, and nine by pri-
vate individuals. None of them oddly
enough. is to be found on the thirteenth
landing-an avoidance manifestly at
tributables to superstition. Many Of
these tablets are badly decayed. owing
to dampness. and others have suffered
mutilation at the hands Of vandals
POpe's Tablet stolen.
while the monument was in process
of building, the tablets were stored i'm
a shed near by. unguarded, and one OF
them, sent by the Pope, was stolen bv
members Of the Know Nothing party
Nobody knows what became Of il. bur
il was understood that the thieves. who
were never caught or punished. broke
il TO pieces and threw the latter into
the Potomac
Quite a number Of tablets were con-
tributed by patent medicine and other
which desired advertising
These were not rejected. but they dis /
appeared. and only within recent wears
has the fact come out that they were
quietly inferred in the hill on which
the monument stands. There thew lie I
10 this day, doubtless, buried.
Greece sent stone taken from the {
ruined Parthenon at Athens. and hear &
ng the inscription, George Washing /
ton, the hero, the citizen Of the new
md illustrious liberty"
The city of Bremen sent a tablet in
icribed. Friendly Bremen to the Greet
md good Washington"
Turkeys contribution was a stone !
bearing the words, Abdul Maid Khan |
las had his name written on the mon6-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19

ment to Washington"
China sent long tribute written in
marble.
The stone Of the Mother of Presi-
dents is inscribed: Virginia, who gave
Washington to America, gives this
granite for his monument"
VnndnIs Do Damage.
Today the condition of 40 Of the
tablets is described in war depart
ment report as fair to good" Forty
one are Clipped, scratched, cracked. or
broken. Thirty -nine are discolored,
stained or spotted by damp. Twenty
four are defaced beyond recognition.
The vandls have employed every
practicable means to injure or destroy
the memorial stones Some of them are
scrubbed over with leadpenetl and
stained with tobacco juice. NeVadaS
contribution has lost all but one OF its
silver letters. The carven designs IN
other cases have lost heads. hands, rect,
or beaks Of birds. A beautifully eN-
ecuted American eagle has lost lts
beak. a COW is minus her horns. Any
feature OF a carving that could be
Knocked off with cane or umbrella has
been regarded as suitable loot Dy the
patriotic visitor. One sculpture IN re-
lief the offering of the Workmen OF
great Locomotive factory and rep
feSenting an engine, has been uepIlNeu
OF all of the wheel spokes that were
separable from the art-work.
The Father of his Country, on one
the Pennsylvania stone the foretlnger
and thumb of William Penn are gone
The head of a female figure IN the
carving presented by the American
Medical association has been taken OIL.
Once in a while a depredator IN TINS
line has been caught in the act, ana
mildly punished. To prevent such
is difficult, of course. with
not more than balf-a-dOzen caretakerS
ON hand at any one time, how are 90
landings to be watched? Negroes,
hoodlum boys, and other irresponsible
persons travel to the top in the eleNa-
tor, run down the stairs, and DO what
ever damage seems to them amusing.
Then there is always the collector OF
souvenirs" who is one OF the most
constituencies of vandals.
EARLY Plans Rejected.
II is interesting to know that the
original design for the washington
drawn i'm 1896 and when
was strongly recommended for adoption
ly John Quincy Adams, Zachary TayIor;
Willard Fillmore, Daniel Webster, anu
henry Clay, called for base Whlcn
vas to be circular colonnade, or
pantheon $50 feet in diameter ana !
90 feet high, supporting an onellsk |
100 feet in height The pantheon W4s I
o be used as a hall for patrlouJ !
tatuary-somewha like Statuary nan
n the capitol today-and was 70 pe /
.dorned by a gigantic fouI-hoIse
hariot, surrounding the entrance
Happily, however. better counsel pre-
allied. and, as a result, the monument |
3 II stands today is of graddeur dnu
implicitly expressive of the character
4 the great man whose fame ~ Is
estined to be- let us trust, an eVerlast-
1g memorial
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19

w YASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10
Nv II we are dragged into war
with a European power. and
the enemy can smash our fleet. one Of
her next steps will be to enter the
Chesapeake through the unfortified
gateway at Hampton Roads. and thence
send ships up the Potomac to destroy
Washington.
one I4-inch shell would demolish the
Washington monument, which, il is
likely, would be the first object aimed
at The invaders would probably
claim that the shaft was being used
as a signal station A second pro-
jectile, IL well aimed would wipe out
the white house
Secretary Of war Stanton, consulting
with Mr. Lincoln on a certain OCCASION
when the Confederate irOnclad Merri-
mac was said to be on her way to
Washington. looked out of a window
that commanded a view Of the Potomac,
and remarked. 1T is not unlikely we
shall have a shell from one Of her guns
in the white house before we leave this
room"
Road Is stu Open.
The Merrimac failed to arrive; like
wise the expected she'll But the river
road TO Washington is still open, bar
red only by the fleet. An enemy may
use IL yet; and II anybody imagines
that he would respect the historic
sanctitv Of the memorial to the Father
Of his country. recent doings i'm warfare
have conveyed no lesson. He would
regard it merely as an attractive target
10 shoot at
Our own army engineers have re-
Deatedly said that nothing imaginable,
short OF an earthquake. could Knock
the Washington monument down They
have neglected 10 take into account an
always possible shell from "A high
power naval rifle. such a prOjectile,
OF 14-inch caliber, fired from a distance
OF two miles, would strike the shaft
with force sufficient 20 lift 1000 tons
so feet into the air. 1t would knock
the monument 20 smithereens.
Not n Firm Foundation.
As a matter Of fact, the monument
IS not so planted as to possess ideal
stability. IT stands not upon the rock
case. but upon a small hill that is
hardly more than a bfg mound. and
whose material Of clay and gravel was
anciently part Of the shifting bottom
Of the Potomac river. The top Of the
hill is only % feet above the rivers
level at low tide; and formerly there
was a large pond. called BabcocN's
Lake. within 100 feet Of il on the
north--a backwater Of the Potomac,
which was filled In TO prevent seepage
Of water beneath the foundation.
The site, curiously enough, was or
ignally picked out for a proposed
equestrian statue Of Washington. for
which money was voted I'm 1888 by the
Continental Congress The idea was
abandoned. but 40 years later a move
ment to erect a giant shaft was started
by patriotic citizens, subscriptions be-
ing solicited. The cornerstone was
had reached height OF $50 feet. the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19

money (about $500. O0O) gave out, and il
remained for more than three decades
an unsightly stump.
Then congress was persuaded to take
the matter in hand, and made the APP
preparation requisite for the completion
OF the memorial, which, including the
sum originally expended, cost $l,3OO,OO0
The work was intrusted to army eng
ineers, who, to start with, were Obliged
to make over the foundation. The lat
ter was OF rubble, and too small. As
much OF the rubble as possible was dug
out from beneath, and replaced with
concrete, the same material being used
to extend the notwithstanding under
ground base, which, originally so feet
square, at the bottom. was made 126
feet square. In addition, the depth
Of the base was increased by - l.
feet.
Finished in 1884.
The monument was at length finished
in December, 1884. It weighs SLIGO
tons, and contains $4,000 stones. It
tapers one-fourth of an inch for each
top to bottom with marble The first
$50 feet representing the portion Of
earlier construction is OF marble
backed with rubble: above that, for
300 feet, the backing is of New England
granite. Above this the shaft. Is all
marble Its total height is 555 feet,
IL inches.
Inside, from the bottom to the top.
runs a circular iron staircase Of 900
steps. Thus the monument might be
described as an iron tower within a
stone tower. The staircase has 80
landings, and inside Of it runs an cleo
trio elevator. for the convenience of
visitors who wish to ascend to the little
room in the peak of the shaft, which
has windows for light and through
which one may survey all OF the city
Of Washington and a vast area Of Vir-
ginia and Maryland.
1000 Could Hide in IL.
The size Of the shaft may be judged
from the fact that an army OF 1900
its interior Its top is a pyramid SIS
feet high, the capstone crowned with
4 cap piece OF pure aluminium. This
cap-piece, nine inches i'm height and
weighing 100 ounces, was the largest
piece Of aluminium ever cast up to 1884.
when that metal. now so common and
cheap, was rare and costly. Lightning
rods Of copper run from IL to the bot
tom Of the monument and deep into the
ground They are very necessary as
means OF protection, inasmuch as the
structure, so lofty and standing iso-
lated on hilltop, invites the fires from
the skies. 1t has, in fact, been struck
on many occasions, but. thanks to the
defense described, has escaped injury.
Bends Before Winds.
Congress allows Sl2.50O a year for the
upkeep of the monument. in which a
number Of watchmen and caretakers
are regularly employed. It's every
tremor is observed and recorded with
he help o. a leaden plummet suspended
from the top Of the shaft by a copper
wire. Substantial though it's con-
5truction is, II sways perceptibly IN
The wind. A big storm will bend it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Learning Dangerous Thing May Message Country

WEN frosty and the white world outside for stand
7 the world the o
o somebody trouble
there
three puddng
birthday what flowers she likes whether she likes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19

householder little Oneahahsnd gihr
best a kind
of
thick volume with mighty thin leaves and heaps OF notes that
the time-s scholar
rules therein hard and and they
ALWAYS trueUNLESS
dainty pink fOnger tracing what it knows on the
listening
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Battle Deafness Permanent
For Many Soldiers Declares
Expert to Medical Society

Berlin. Germany. Feb. 19.-In lee
ture before the Berlin Medical society.
Prof. Eugene Schlesinger stated that
most Of the soldiers who 90 through
the roar Of the battles Of the present
war viii stay partly deaf for life.
After a battle nearly every man is
totally or partly deaf. at least for a
time the famous specialist said. "'rhe
soldiers are suffering from pressure in
the head, and they believe they hear
Whistling and singing noises. Their
tympanum on examination is generally
found normal, but it has lost its sensi-
tveness under the terrible air pressure
caused by the roar of the immense
guns and the explosion of giant shells
About 30 percent of the men regain
their hearing in two to six hours but
many remain deaf for weeks and some
forever Even where the hearing re-
turns quickly a supersensitiveness to
noises remains. 1t may safely be said
that almost every soldier who has
taken part in one of the great battles
viii be more or less deaf and suffer
from ear trouble for life"
During the past so years the people OF
the United States have uttered tvyo-thirds 81
rHnH es.~.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Washington Monument Is Target
For Hostile Shells In War Time
b.
Rene Baehe

o FRS
Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19

dollar saved by buying goods pro-
duced Elsewhere is n dollar thrown at
your neighbor's birds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19

During the past so years the people Of
the United States have uttered two-thirds Of
an the revolutionary epoch-making inven-
tons Of the world.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Five Thousand Alaskan Glaciers Give
Start To Many Rivers of North Land

of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
-BY-
Frank G. Carpenter

Copyright, 1915. by Frank
G. CarDenterD
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06

were business callers ut the "
Aftermath place Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. @. Helmbrecht
were guests at the NJ. Darkow
home Saturday.
G. Hardy, Of Redwood Falls,
was seen in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Rudy were
callers at the j.. Cunning home
Saturday.
j. Cunning and family were
Sanborn callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rudy were
callers at Clements Saturday.
Miss Barbara Stonek returned
last week from a visit with
friends at Kilkenny.
Rev. and Mrs. Tychsen left
last Thursday for Mankato for
a short visit with relatives and
friends.
"A dance will be given at the
Wanda Opera House Thursday,
September IA. Music by the
Little Giant" Orchestra.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
WANDA WANDERlNGS

The Farmers Club plans on
having an exhibit at the First
Annual Farmers Club Fair to be
held at Sleepy Eye October ID.
It is hoped that every member
will try to do his share to make
the exhibit .creditable one. Ev-
cry member is invited to be pres
ent at the meeting October 6,
which is to be held at the bank.
Miss Clara Borte left last Mon
day for Marshall to resume her
duties at school.
J. Schaffer and family were
callers at the H. Albertson home
Thursday.
II. Darkow. and c., Leuther
were business cal e,-.s at the
II Sc arn Friday.
Mrs. P. V:ls.eTroan was {
guest at the II. Darkow home
F-ic-y.
Ms. c. 3a,,1eany ard -on, Vir-
gil, were visitors at the j. H.
Balfany home Saturday.
Miss Inez Reams was a guest
at the J. Balfany home Thurs
day.
VIM. Doepke and M. Darkow
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
CLINTON BALDWIN
TELLS OF WORK AND
PLAY ON HIGH SEAS
Continued from LIST page)

that ship. Suppose they will
all be over when they hear I am
near by. We move farther out
at sea in the morning. Today
and tomorrow we will get our
final instructions before our real
target practice begins on Thurs
day. No doubt we will be back
in Hampton Roads by Sunday.
after that no one here knows
what we will dove may go to
New York or to Cape May.
We played ball Sunday at w.
Monroe. Beat the Louisiana
bunch 4 to l in five innings. I
got away good. They only hit
6 pitched balls-one was safe
and three were to me, and | got
IL strikeouts, so you see there
are not many real ball players
On the boats. It gets me in pref
ty strong with the fellows on
the boat to pull a stunt like that
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-06
September Weather

By reading Rev. Irl R. Hicks
magazine we gail er that an
abundance of rain with pros
poets of severe storms are due
over the country this month.
His first storm period is Civ
en- for September 2 to 4, and
outside Of rain prospects, will be
mild, promising cool weather for
the 7, when hunting season be-
gins.
The reactionary storm period,
central on the 10, IL and II is
probably the most important for
the month, beginning Of the
Mars period. He contends that
as "the Mars period begins, so
will it continue" and the kind
of weather, fair or stormy, ex-
listing as we enter this period,
as a rule, will be characteristic
of the weather throughout this
period. If rough autumn storms
are in force from September 8
to IL he thinks it is safe to fig
re on an early fall. He also
'ccks fo,. very cool weather from
the IL to Ia, with temperatures
rcpr:ng to or very near to the
'rost line ever this section of
he country.
7. Mr., Hicks also predicts very
cold weather over the northwest
during the closing days of the
month and the opening days of
October.