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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-10
$7e.SS
Street Fund

ID. p. Smith, for services paw
ing Dist. No. 2. .$157.6e
S. M. Walker, for supplies :. SO
Will Pike, for labor 49,. 11.3s
George Tyler, for labor. =. 2O.0e
r. Gillespie, for labor -. 1900
Lyle Roberts, for labor. -. 1900
Frank Roberts, for labor :. sac
A. M. De Vail, for labor and
supplies Sic
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Claims allowed May "a, 1915.
General Fund
A. T. Stevenson, for salary .$22.5O
Fred Baldwin, for salary. -. 1000
Ihling Bros etc, for cash book
clerks office ............ 2.61
M. c. wheaton -. 1900
G. c. Smith, for freight -. 5.35
Kal. Gazette, for adv bids. 7.60
Free Press and c., for print
ing, supplies, bonds, etc. 1870
Clerk, for postage ........ 400
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Water Works Fund

c E. Roundy, for salary. .$35.t
D.A. Beebe, for sal and labor 49,:
Gould Mfg. Co., for supplies :;
Nat. Meter Co.. for supplies SO
H. d. Spicer, for salary -. Al
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Total Claims $455.579
Claims allowed October Is, 1915.
General Fund
A. T. Stevenson, for salary. .$22.50
Fred Baldwin, for salary. ease
G. c. Smith, for freight 80. 1.o2
Clerk, for post. and express 4.2S
DR.. II. l.. Charles, for servic-
es and Elk. Health $500. 1900
$62.3t
Electric Light Fund
G. w. Whitehead, for salary $5o.ee
Bert Simmons, for salary. 80. 27.T0
Loren Ballard, for salary :. $3.50
H. d. Spicer, for salary -. 1870
Will Pike, for labor Is hrs $50
Lynn Sherrod for lbr IL hrs 2.4o
Westinghouse Mfg. Co., for
supplies 49,. ..'..... 4.oV
e1se.eo
Continued Page 81
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Electric Light Fund
G. w. Whitehead, for salary 5000
Bert Simmons, for salary. =. 275o
Loren Ballard, for salary =. 27.be
H. d. Spicer, for salary -. 1850
Melt Baldwin, for labor 68H
hrs. .... 1874
Chas. Morton, for draying.. AS
Telephone Co., for telephone .4s
Cent. Elec. Co., for supplies 4.94
Westinghouse Mfg. Co., for
meters TAG
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Claims allowed September IS, 1915
General Fund
A. II. Stevenson, for salary. $22.5O
Fred Baldwin, for salary. 22.6O
F. B. Lord, for salary 1000
Manley Nunnerly, for salary 1900
II. d. Spicer, for salary -. 1880
Racket Store, for supplies. LOO
d. r. Thayer, for damage to
machine going over road. 1915
Clerk, for express .45
r. T. Bates, for pay, injured,
school books, GEO. -. 400
True Northerner Co., for sup
plies .............. Z.zo
work ............... 27.OO
S. Cocker, for moving lawn. 200
$192.05
Electric Light Fund
G.. w. Whitehead, for salary. $4,000
Bert Simmons, for salary -. 27.5O
Loren Ballard, for salary 27.60
Melt Baldwin, for labor 115h
hrs. ................. 23.10
Ernest Shafer, for labor :. 80
Chas. Morton, for draying.. 80
George whitehead, for weld
ing governor at plant. -. 1.7b
Lake & Son. for supplies at
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Total Claims
Claims allowed April IL, 1915.
General Eund-


General Fund
Frank Gibbs, for salary, bal.
A. T. Stevenson, for salary to
date $500. ZZ.0V
F. B. Lord, for salary, police
man o'Vo
III. ID. Spicer, for salary -. 1870
Fred Baldwin for salary team
ster to date .............. 1000
w. II. Mason, for insurance
premium on fire app. 49,. $50
w. A. Weatherwax, for feed
and hay 43.oV
H. c. Waters and Co., for sup
niles ..... 5.19
Kibbie Telephone, for rental 1900
e. L. Burhans, for retainer as
Village Attorney .......... 25.OO
F. M. Bell, for advanced sal
airy as auditor .......... $500
c. c. Smith. for freight and
carriage 1856
f. s. Briggs and Co. for feed 17.0o
1900
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Electric Light Fund
II. l.. Marshall, for salary $4,000
Bert Simmons, for salary. -. $3.50
Harry Mather. for salary, bal.
due AA.oV
Lynn Sherrod. for labor. ~
hours -. =. AIS
Jas. l.. Marshall, for salary,
wks. start ............ 27.5O
Barclay, Ayers & b, supplies 1912
Ill. Electric Co, supplies 49,. 1875
$140.02
Water Works Fund
C. e. Roundy, for salary -. $4,000
ID. A. Beebe, for salary -. 27.5O
ID. A. Beebe, for Labor, l "
days zoo
w. N. Pike, for labor 1adays 2.63
Frank Stevens. for labor, "
day 90
III. d. Spicer, for salary 49,. 4.15
$67.79
Street Fund
Sam Heller for labor 9k dys. $16.63
Dave Kessler, for labor l day LIS
Ben Lofts, for labor on road
drag .oO
Fred Baldwin, for labor. 171a
hours .......... ...-. z.So
| $21.86
Fire Department Fund
Racket Store, for supplies 81 B
Harry Mather, for supplies,
Fire bell at Youngs ...... 80
1925
Total Claims $462.22
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-10
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Of the Village of Paw
Paw, Michigan.

Orders drawn on Village Treasur
er from March /, 1915 to March 1
1916.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-10

Special Claim allowed Sept. 4, 1915.
Special Claim, General fund,
Interest on cleo. light and
water bonds $1250.0O
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PloUsSs
Water Works Fund
G. E. Roundy, for salary. $36.ee
D.A. Beebe for sal. and labor 31.oe
Will Pike for labor 49,. 2.s3
r. T. Bates, for half pay, in
juries to Oct. 2. ....... 1890
Clerk, for copying and binding
sewer plans ......... zoe
F. Hall, Mutchler, for supplies
sewer tile, etc. .......... 54.57
II. ID. Spicer, for salary -. 4.1S
r. T. Bates, for labor, half
pay to Oct. 8 .......... Gee
$15S.S5
Street Fund
w. Weatherwax, for feed ..$14.s6
Will Pike, for labor $500. LIE
Will Neale, for labor on catch
basins, etc. ............ 1855
j. w. Underhill, for repairs
on sidewalks ............ zee
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Special claims allowed Mar. 4, 1919
Special Claim, March /, Gen
eral Fund, Interest on Elec.
Light and Water Bonds. $125O.OO
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Claims allowed September %, 1915
General Fund
A. T. Stevenson, for salary .$22.5o
Fred Baldwin, for salary. -. 1880
Clerk, for postage, telephone
express ......... 6.St
Free Press and c., for print
ing, supplies and rent. =. 24.9e
r. L.. futile, for flowers, Nor
rison funeral ........... soc
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Claims allowed October II, 1915.
General Fund
A. T. Stevenson, for salary. $22.5e
Fred Baldwin, for salary. -. 22.6t
f. B. Lord, for salary 49,. see
II. d. Spicer, for salary go. 1880
Kibbie Tel Co., for rental
and fees 1890
True Northerner Co., for print
ing and supplies ........ SOS
George Whitehead, for sup
plies, paid cash $500. 10
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f. M. Bell, for services as
auditor as per contract go. 5000
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etc4 1881
Will Neale, for payment OF
paving contract 1890. 100000
CompIefeial Club, for payment
on one third car of oil 72.S4
G.. l.. Bruner, for 32 loads
gravel 100
d. !Mitchelson, for surveying $50
]. WA Underhill. for salary as
INSPECTOR $3.50
Coker, for moving lawn 80. LOO
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$158.27

Electric Light Fund
G. w. Whitehead, for salary $50 90
Bert Simmons, for salary -. 27.50
James Marshall, for salary. 27.50
E. II. Roush, for labor, 27 hr.
at 20 cents ... $40
Lynn Sherrod, for labor hrs
at 20 cents ......... 1.2O
Milt Baldwin, for labor, 10 hr.
at 20 cents ...... 200
Fred Latshaw, for labor 10
hrs at 20 cents $1,000. 200
George Cummings, for labor 13
hrs. at so cents 1890. $50
Amer. Elec. Co., for supplies 21.87
Clerk, for telegram Rynerson
and Co. ........... Isl
c. c. Smith, for freight -. 404
Cent. Elec. Co., for supplies 24.34
Joseph Rynerson Co., for sup
plies 1866
II. G. Waters and Co, for sup
plies 5.97
West. Elec. Co., for supplies 255
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Claims allowed juno %, 1915.
General Fund
A. T.. Stevenson, for salary. $3.50
Fred Baldwin, for salary. -. 1000
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-06
CHORAL SOCIETY TO
.REHEARSE |NICHURCH.
Morgantown Musicians Will
Furnish Accompaniment
Tomorrow.

The Fairmont Choral society will
rehearse in the First NJ. E. church
on Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Mrs.
Lucille Gregg WEIGH, pipe organist Of
Morgantown, and two yiolinists, Miss
cs olin wambaugh and Mary Ollie.
also from this city will be present and
rehearse, several of the selections to
be accompanied by organ, yiolins and
piano. Miss Hazel Book is the regu.
lar accompanist. Rehearsal for the NVo.
mems chorus will be called at $3.50.
On Tuesday night at 1880 a sec.
lond rehearsal, which will be thu last
before the concert on Thursday the
eleventh, will be held at the church,;
Already large number Of tickets
have ben disposed of for the concert.
The event is the first appearance o.,
the Choral society and will be large.
1y attended as Fairmont people are
interested in the venture and on the
success Of its first concert. hinges
largely its future. The price of adj
mission has been placed at so cents
which comes within the reach Of ev-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-06

Maccabee Rifles as is used In the reg
ular army and as each company must
conduct q rife practice upon q range.
the companies are In effect military
trimming.
Every man Joining the Maecabee
Rifles also becomes "a member OF the
National Rifle Asso ciation OF Amert
ca, an organization recognized as the
head Of the shooting game In the Unit
ed States.
Asisoon as the National Rifle Assoc.
iation OF America Officially noti lies Itfa
supreme division OF the Uniform Rank
OF Knights OF the Maccabees that q
rife company has been elected TO mem.
bership. the supreme tent OF, the Aiaccas
bees issues q supply OF Krag Jorgen.
sen military rifles, military bats and
the regulation olive drab service uni.
form, consisting OF q campaign that
with natiornament blouse with collar
ornament. chambray shirt. breechesI
and canvass puttee lleggins. The uni
forms are similar to the summer sery-.
ice uniform OF the regular amy. with
different rank devices for officers and
different chevrons for on.commission.
ed officers. but there Is a block letter
M" In light blue cloth on the upper
left hand pocket OF the blouse to Eins
dictate the Maccabees.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-06
fWOMEsNFALLINsLOvE
LOVE WITH MOVIEEPLAYERS!
BY THEpAi BARA
Especially For The West vffelnlan

ties, or famous vampires" have met.
/ guess 1t will be about the hypnotisni
OF players In pictures, how some PEG.
pie are fascinated by some individual
they see only on thescreen.
A remarkable case happened In my,
own life. Asreally! intelligent man fell
In love with me. via the film.
Just before sailing from San Fran.
cisco on q trip to the Orient he saw
me in photoplays and wrote to me.
had no means then OF realizing
the gravity Of a situation that later
almost brought domestic ruin to this
man. When the! ship reached Manila
his plight had become acute. He open
ly confessed his love for me.
What was more trouble, he admit
ted being married and said that since
this new ,infatuation. 1t would be I'm.
possible for him to return to his wife
and children.
Avampire thus trusted with secrets
has many remedies for such state
Of affairs. First OF all she can ignore
her confidant. This I intended to do.
He ignored his wife from the day
the ship left San Francisco. Not a
word had been received by his chill.
dren. Under this strange and utter.
Is senseless spell the man brutally
determined to abandon his family, re-.
nounce domestic ties and cast himself
at the feet OF screen star who did
not want him.
So I wrote my first letter 10 this
iunwe1r0mpH pdmirar AoJ 7 wrota
other letters at intervals OF three or
four days. In these confess to hav.
ing been more brutal than ever before
In my life-or since.
Quito a bundle of these letters must
have reached him at the same time
and on the day the first mail ship was
due to arrive in Manila also sent
him cable that ended forever his
fancied infatuation for vampire wo-
man.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-06
French Differ AS To
the German Note

tby Associated freSsl
PARIS, May 6.-The French press
subjects the German note to the Unit
ed States to severe analysis, drawing
varying conclusions from It. Some
newspapers consider that Germany
has yielded although with bad grace.
Others believe the document is a tor.
tuous refusal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-06
DRILL
FOR M|ACGABE.ES
Uniform Rank Of the Order.
viii Be Organized
Here.

Fairmont members Of the Knights Of
the Maccabees are taking q great deal
OF interest In the state wide member.
ship contest which Is now going on
and they are trying to at least beat
Clarksburg II not win first honors.
Showalter tent has been doing good
work an6 since the first Of March over
sixty applications have been received.
Last night there were seven applIca.
tons and two limitations. Next Fri.
day night a class OF ten or twelve will
be initiated.
Another matter that Is attracting q
great deal Of attention in Maccabee
circles Is the preparedness movement
and there lisa project on to organize
a uniform rank. This movement has
beeen given considerable impetus by
an order recently issued by Adjutant
General Bond granting permission for
the organization of rife companies in
the lodges of the Maccabees though.
out the state.
Organization of Maccabees rife
companies was authorized by a con-
vention OF officers of the uniform rank
in August. 1915. and provides an OPP
portunity for more complete military.
training than was possible with the
sword. tits largely intended for those
men who are not in position to Join
the national guard or the regular army.
but who desire military tanning and
the knowledge Of firing military
rifle.
The same drill manual is used in the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-06
cry one. The event will be given in
tho EYrof NJ q church -

the First NJ. E. church.
The chorus of 100 voices includes
such singers as Mrs. Myrtle Shaw
Waddell, Miss Virginia Mulvey, Mrs.
Clyde H. NELL, Miss Edna Jacobs, Mrs.
Oliver Wood, Messrs. w. d. Barring.
ton, Lamar Satterfeld. Luther Randall
and a score OF other well.known. vocal.
lists. Special numbers including the
Sextette from Lucia will be rendered.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-06
Clocks To
Move UP An Hour
(Ry fascinated Pressl

LONDON, May 6.-The day light
saving scheme bywhichf the clock,will
be put ahead an hour is expected to
be approved by the Houes of Com.
mons on Monday and will 60 into Of.
feet the following Sunday morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-06

o'clock for the relief Of a carbuncle,
from which he had been suffering for
several days. 1t was found
that a boil on the back Of his neck had
developed into carbuncle and that
his condition was serious.
He was taken to the hospital about
1880 o'clock and later an operation was
performed by the Doctors. The
carbuncle. is said, had reached such
a state that IL he had avoided the op.
eration'a few hours longer there would
have been danger of infection. Fair.
mont tW. Va.) Times.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-06

The Journal Of the American Medi.
cal association each week deyotes a
column TO amusing clippings from the
newspapers In! the country. In the is.
sue Of April 20 a well known Fairmont
paper won tickle fame and place Of
honor In this column. Following are
two items taken from the column:
What II he had had appendicitis?
The patient was operated upon at
Cook hospital last night about 9
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-08-09
BELVIEW EVENTS

The C. c. Enestvedt and M.
H. Sandager families picnicked
and visited with friends at Gran
ite Falls Sunday.
Edw. D. Collins, vice-president
of the Devils Lake State Bank,
North Dakota, has purchased a
drug and Jewelry store at Bird
Island, Mimi, and will take
charge of the same September l
The Belview tennis team
composed of NJ. H. Sandager and
DR.. Aldrich defeated the Gran.
tie Falls team composed of Lar.
sen and Hove in two straight
sets, Sunday, on the Granite
Falls courts.
Rev. Anderson, Of Gibbon
held his usual services in the
Swedish Lutheran Church here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. O. Anderson
of Vesta, we're visitors here the
first of the week.
The Lucien Payne and F. H
Aldrich families enioved a pic.
mic dinner at Granite Falls Sun
day.
John Hagen now owns a fine
touring car.
Banker Herb. Baldwin and
family passed through here Sun
day on his way to Granite Falls
He may have seen Montevidec
defeat Granite Falls, II to 5
we are not sure.
P. Kettlesland was here from
Renville County the first of the
week.
Mrs. C. E. Anderson, who has
been visiting at the Chas. Mel.
son home, departed for her home
in Wisconsin last Tuesday.
Some threshing has been done
here and the result so far is
anything but. encouraging.
Mrs. E. F. Kohls arrived from
Amery, Wis. the first of the
week.
Marshall expects to have 9
lawn tennis tournament some
time this month. Let's go.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Wall, cash.
Ter of the Brooten, Mimi, bank
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-08-09

A. F. Bonner made a business
trip to the county seat Satur-
day evening.
Nick Bernardy and son were
over from Seaforth Saturday af-
ternoon. Nick was experiment.
ing with his new touring car.
MIR. Meyers, of Echo, was in
town one day the latter part of
the week and reported crops
that had been threshed near
Echo to be poor.
Bert Knutson was a business
caller here Monday.
DR.. jerome Simpson autoed
here from the Scenic City Sat-
urday.
The alumni of the Knutson
and Hot school districts held a
reunion at the Otto Flom home
Sunday. Quite a large number
were present and an exception
ally nice time was had.
Miss Nettie Knutson was Civ
en- a surprise shower at the
home of Miss Emma Flom last
week. A large number of young
lady friends attended and an en-
joyable afternoon was spent.
Otto Muetzel was a Wood
Lake caller between trains last
Saturday.
Glen Marcyes is assisting J
H. Reed with mis- harvesting at
present. Mrs. Marcyes is sub
shutting on the mail route
A. w. Lyslo and family were
picnickers at Granite Falls Sun.
day.
The three-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Young had the
misfortune to lose the fore
finger Of her right hand by
sickle accident last Saturday.
Miss Nina Hjeldness and Miss
Emma Flom were guests over
Sunday at the Chris Knutsor
home in Swedes Forest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-08-09
REVERE NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. Fred Yiek and daughter,
Miss Christina, were Sunday
guests at Henry Churchilrs.
Mr.. Olson and family Of Slee-
py Eye were Sunday guests at
Mr.. Brudeli's home.
Mrs. B. Olson and children Of
Tracy spent last week visiting
with her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Frank attend
ed the funeral service at Lam
berton of little Morris Hickey.
Ross Myers and Harry Pan
thier are thing for Geo. Baum.
L. Flick returned from Roches-
ter Tuesday where he spent a
couple of days with his wife
who is at the hospital.
Miss Winnie henderson, of
Walnut Grove, visited with Mrs.
A. Hanson from Thursday until
Friday.
Mrs. B. Olson and Mrs. Geo.
Overlie were callers at Henry
ChurchilPs on Thursday.
Mrs. H. Flick returned We'd
nesday from Rochester where
she has received medical treat
ment for the past month.
Mrs. N. Hendrickson, of Tracy,
spent last week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Geo. Overlie.
Mrs. Ed. Nelson is spending
the week at the parental home,
Mr.. Belka north of here.
Lester Myers spent over Sun
day with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Panther, southeast Of
town.
Mrs. C. Hughs and son Ivan,
departed Monday for her for
mer home at Percy, Iowa. Mr..
Hughs will remain until the
threshing season is over.
Florence Anderson spent the
last week with her sister, Mrs.
A. Hanson.
The farmers are all done with
their harvesting, and the shock
threshing is in full blast. s. Mar
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-08-09
ANNOUNCEMENT

I hereby announce myself a
non-partisan candidate for Rep
resentative-at-Large for Brown
and Redwood Counties, subject
to the approval of the voters OF
said counties at the general cleo
ton to be held next November,
and will appreciate your support.
A. J. PRAXEL,
Lamberton, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-08-09
ANNOUNCEMENT

/ hereby announce myself as
a candidate for election at
the general election for County
Commissioner from the Fifth
District. Your vote and sup
port will be appreciated.
JAMES P. GAFFNEY.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-08-09
Paid Political Announcements
ANNOUNCEMENT

I hereby announce myself as
a candidate for election at the
general election for County Com
missioner from the Third Dis
trict. | will kindly appreciate
your vote and support.
ED. STEFFL,
Clements, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-08-09

burger began at Brudeli, L. Flick
at ]. Steinle and H. Flick at Mr..
Johns.
Mrs. Osmund and children of
Walnut Grove visited with
friends here Thursday and FRI
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-08-09
ANNOUNCEMENT

To the people Of Redwood
County:
| hereby announce myself a
candidate for the office Of rep
resentative from Redwood coun-
ty. Your vote and support will
be greatly appreciated.
JOS. DANIELSON,
Walnut Grove.