The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-02

ing Hef SlSter MIS-. GrimeS mere THIS
week.
George Tyler and family have
moved into their town house on Oak
street and are now nicely settled.
Robert Dillon and Mark Chaffee
of Camp Custer spent Sunday at
home with their parents.
Fenner Hayes departed Monday for
Los Angeles, California. This is
Fenner's twenty-ninth trip to the
land of sunshine.
Rev. and Mrs. w. T. Hacker start
ed Monday for their new home in
Indiana. Mr.. Hacker has filled the
pulpit in the Christian church for
several weeks, and has made many
friends here who join in best wishes
for him and his in the new home
The ladies of Paw Paw are entitled
to great credit for their part in the
recent Liberty Loan. The ladies of
this village and community subscrib-
ed for a total of $23,2OO in addition
to which $4,000 more were sold
through their efforts. Mrs. T. J.
Cavanaugh was chairman of the
ladies organization, and the various
ladies clubs and other organizations
were active. Hats off to the ladies. !,
While. the county draft board have
received no official notice as yet, the
press dispatches indicate that the
next contingent of the National army
quotas will be called to camp on No
vember rinth. The Board are now
engaged in checking up the available
men, to know just how many more
will have to be summoned for examin-
alton to make up the Van Buren coun-
ty quota. The allowance of numer-
Gus claims for exemption have cut
down the number considerably, and it
is quite probable that at least two
hundred men will have to be summon
ed for examination before the full
quota is reached.
Tie LEFTY Loan Drive was a
great success the nation o''er and
while the figures will not be taouls-
ed for some weeks, the government
officials are able to anL0urce lha.
the .S5,0O0,0O0,000 has been over
subscribed. Van Buren's quota was
$7S9, 900 and S398,300 was subscribed.
1t is not a very good showing fer the
county as whole, as some townships
did not awaken to the necessities OF
the drive. Paw Paw township carce
within $4,000 Of subscribing its al
lottment. The township was well
organized, and many gave literally
of their time to reach the amount.
Had weather conditions been a little
different, the amount here would
have been oversubscribed, as very few
subscriptions were taken in the coun-
try. This is only a starter however,
and we will be called on frequently
during the duration of the war. The
government must have the money,
and if it is not loaned freely when
asked for, the government will have
to raise by tax. The citizens of Paw
Paw may well feel justly proud of
the showing made thus far.
Thousands OF dollars worth of
grapes still on the vines; potatoes
undug; beans pulled and laying in
piles on the ground, apples still on
the trees and freezing winter weather.
Such is the situation that corfronts
the people of this community today.
There has been an incessant down.
pour of rain during all the month of
October, which eliminated in
heavy snow storm and freezing cold
weather Monday night of this week.
The sudden change found an almost
universal condition of unprepared-
ness. Many of the grape growers
have completed their harvest, but
there are acres and acres yet un-
touched. Even if the weather should
moderate within a day or so, the
grapes will all be on the ground and
practically useless, unless it be for
inferior wine and vinegar. 1t seems
pity to with the prevailing high
prices. The loss is tremendous.
There are acres and acres of beans
yet that have not been touched.
Cabbages, onions and celery to are
in the same condition. The loss also
on apples will be heavy. 1t is re-
ported that one grower alone in Ar
lington township has five hundred
barrels of apples yet on the trees,
and the chances are that they are
all ruined. The probabilities are
that we will have GOOD weather vet