The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-09

born October 18th, 1902 and died
October 30th, 1917 at Bronson hos
pital, Kalamazoo. She was greatly
loved by all who knew her. She was
kind, generous and faithful to ali
duties. She attended the country
school where she was loved by all
her school mates. She will be great
ly missed by her parents and friends.
Funeral services were held from the
residence last Thursday afternoon,
Rev. CHI. Heaton officiating, and
burial was made in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
The tobacco contributed for the
soldier boys in France is on the way
to Private Raymond Haworth, who
will distribute it to the soldiers in his
regiment. The parcel post rates be-
ing high, it was necessary TO solicit
funds for postage on what remained
The popularity of the "Crumb of
Comfort" was demonstrated by the
fact that every man approached
gladly gave his "Bit." A case was
being tried in Circuit work when the
solicitor was at work, and the Judge,
Members of the Jury, Attorneys,
Complaining Witness and the prison.
er at the bar all contributed. Follow
ing is list of those contributing to
the postage fund-Judge Des Voignes
Judge Killefer, Bert Duncome, ROYAL
Decker, r. w. Broughton, E. V. Root,
Gladstone Beattie, Frank Wakeman,
II. A. Cole, Dad Reynolds, Father
Clarson Bert Adams, Paw Paw; Fred
Giddings, Frank McKeyes, Yank
Showers, Lawton; Will Merkle, Ham
ilton; E. c. Dickerson, South Haven;
Thomas Howley, Hartford; Myrtle
Stickney, La~rence; Paul King, South
Haven; Earl Barrett, Hamilton; Frank
Cochran, Waverly; Alva Knowles,
Pine Grove; Charles Payne, Arlington
Ivan Barnes, Lawrence; Robert Adj
kins, South Haven; George Maxwell,
Porter; E. McElenry, Lawrence; Roy
Cummings, South Haven; Charles
Dean, Columbia; F. M. Ross, South
Haven, Joe Haight, Bloomingdale;
Gentlemen: The Solicitor (Dad)
wishes to express his personal thanks.
Something over forty business men
and other citizens of Paw Paw and
vicinity met in the Council rooms
last Monday evening to meet Mr..
Traver of Hartford and talk over the
Canning factory situation Mr.. Traver
stated that he would locate a factory
in Paw Paw if he can be assured of
the requisite amount of business. All
he asks of the citizens of Paw Paw
is acreage and site on the railroad.
He proposes to come here, if enough
acreage car be secured and invest
between $4,000 and $4,000 in a
modern up to date canning factory.
lie wants Cherries, Strawberries
and all small fruit; Tomatoes, beans
and other small canning vegetables.
Mr.. Mosier, chairman of the Com
mercial club appointed a committee
on acreage as follows John Ha-
worth, Paul Smith, f. b. Longwell,
Verne Decker and l.. +. Shepard.
The committee will meet with Mr..
Bailey Of the Traver company on Sat
urday evening of this week, to make
out a schedule of prices on various
canning commodities, and the number
of acres to be needed, after which a
thorough canvass will be made. Other
committees appointed were on Site, T.
j. Cavanaugh, Glenn f. Warner, and
F. N. Wakeman. Finance, w. j.
Warner, H. c Waters, II d. Spicer,
Charles Lake, w. r. Sellick and NJ.
H. Young. Everybody is interested
in this proposition, and Paw Paw will
get>a real Canning Factory, if far
mers in this community will contract
: literally to grow canning factory
products.
Jewett Cleveland, one of the well
known and highly esteemed citizens
Of Paw Paw died suddenly at his
home in this village last Sunday
afternoon. He was doing the eve
ming chores, and had just led one of
the horses out of the barn, when he
dropped over near the door, and
never regained consciousness. He has
not been in robust health for some
years, but was about as well as usual
and his sudden death was a great
shock to his family. Mr.. Cleveland
was born in Oswego county, New
York, on April 4th, 1S48, and had
nearly reached the three score ano
ten mark. He came to Michigan ir
1854 and Paw Paw and Waverly
townships have been his home since