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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
LEPPERS ARE GOING TO
VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE

Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Lepper are
about to go to Lawrence to open a
store in the Cornwell block in that
village. They are now packing up
and will probably go in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lepper have made a
host of friends in Paw Paw during
their residence here who will regret
their decision to leave the village.
They are estimable people whom it is
a genuine pleasure TO know and num-
Der among ones friends. Lawrence
will gain however, yhat Paw Paw
has lost, and we bespeak for Mr.. and
Mrs. Lepper success and happiness in
our sister village. They will not
move their household goods at present
but they will follow later as they ex-
pect to make Lawrence their per-
manent home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
IDLE HOUR ELIMINATES
FRIDAY NIGHT FEATURES

Until the first of April, the Idle
Hour theatre will eliminate the Fri
day night shows, and run Tuesday and
Saturday nights only. Except for
Special features which will be an
nounced from week to week. 1t is a
pity that the splendid Friday night
features have to be dispensed with.
The people of Paw Paw seem not to
have appreciated the efforts of the
management to give them something
extra in these features on Friday
night. Last week Nat Goodwin in
the "Warl Street Tragedy" was one OF
the best, if not the strongest feature
ever shown in Paw Paw, and yet but
a handful of people turned out to see
1T. Those who were there of course
enjoyed and appreciated the splendid
picture, but films of this character
cost money, and the management can.
not stand many repetitions of that
kind of patronage for high class en-
tertainments. The house was filled
for "Gloria's Romance" on Tuesday
night, and the Saturday night show:
are well patronized. 1t is to b,
sincerely hoped that the attendance
will increase until the Friday nigh
features can again be made a regular
weekly program.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
REPUBLICAN CON-
VENI|0N COMING
G. o. p. CLANS OF THE COUNTY
TO GATHER IN PAW PAW ON
MONDAY FEBRUARY II FOR
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
PAW PAW ENTITLED TO II
Delegates Will Be Selected in Caucus
To Be Held, in Council Rooms On
Saturday February 10th.

There will be a convention Of the
Republicans of Van Buren, county In
the Opera House in Paw Paw on Mon
day February 18th. The official call
for the convention has been made by
County Chairman r. w. Broughton
and will be found in full on page five
Of this issue. The convention will
convene at 10:30 in the morning, and
will be over in ample time for dele-
gates to get home on the afternoon
trains.
This convention will select eighteen
delegates to attend the Republican
state convention to be held in the city
of Detroit on Tuesday February 20th.
The state convention will nominate
candidates for the Supreme Court,
Regents of the University, Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, two
members of the Board of Agriculture
and two members of the State Board
of Education. In addition to these
nominations, the convention. will elect
new State Central Committee and
chairman thereof. There probably
will be very little excitement in this
state convention. The state officers
whose term of office are about to ex-
pire are all just completing a first
term, and under all the precedents
established by the party, are entitled
to denomination without opposition.
They have all served the state well
in their respective offices, and should
be extended the usual courtesy.
Should this program be carried cut
the state convention will be a very
tame affair.
In the county convention to be held
here on Monday the twelfth, inst,
Paw Paw will be entitled to seventeen
delegates. These delegates will be
elected in the caucus called for Sat-
urday February tenth at two-thirty
p. M. in the Council Rooms. The
official Call for the caucus will also
be found on page five of this issue.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
COUNTY GRANGE COMING
HERE NEXT WEEK THURS.

The Van Buren, County Grange will
meet with the local Grange next
Thursday February eighth. There
will be a business session at ten
o'clock and dinner at noon. The
afternoon program will commence at
one-thirty o'clock and will be :
follows:-
Music, followed by talk on the
High Cost of the Political Spoil
System, by Nathan Cole, Coldwater;
The Rural Schools by Commissioner
z. V. Root; A mans view of how far
Should Financial Cooperation extend
in the Home, by M. H. Pugsley; A
Woman's view of the same subject,
by Mrs. j. c. Stafford, Lawrence.
Discussion of the subject will be led
by Paul Smith, Paw Paw; and Miss
Kate Shuver, Bangor, followed by a
member Of the Grange from Decatur
and Geneva. All Fourth Degree mem
bers are urged to attend. The
sessions will be held in Memorial hall.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
SCHOOL OFFICERS
MEET FEBRUARY IS

There will be a meeting of the
school officers of Van Buren, county
in the court room in Paw Paw on
Thursday February = fifteenth with
sessions at ten A. M. and one p. M.
The meeting will be in charge of Mr..
Coffey.
Topics of general interest to school
officers will be discussed and i'm
portant phases of the school law will
receive attention. Officers should
come prepared to ask questions of in
terest to their districts.
= The law states that the director
or his representative from the other
members of the Board will receive
two dollars per day and actual ex-
penses for attending this meeting
such sum to be paid from the general
fund of the district.
This is meeting of vital interest
to the rural communities. 1t j.
provided for by law, and Commission
er Root, expects that every district il
the county will be represented at the
meeting.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02

In looking back sixty-two years
from the present time when as lad
of thirteen years of age, my father
and family left New York State and
landed in Paw Paw (then Lafayette)
in the spring of 1854, and compare the
present state of things with conditions
at that time, can hardly realize the
age of improvement we are living in,
With automobiles for joy riding and
the facility in getting somewhere the
same day with ease and comfort, and
to be able to let your wants be known
through the telephone thousands of
miles away, instead Of letter writing,
or tramping to the desired point, and
the lighting of your residences with
electricity by simply touching button
instead Of tallow candles, and later on
oil lamps for the evening work. BY
far heavier loads were drawn on
wagons with narrow tired wheels in
soft sandy roads, than now with
broad tired wheels and hard gravel
roads. The highway from Lawton
to Lawrence in the fifties for a short
time was of the plank variety, after
getting across the swamp which was
corduroy with water standing on each
side of the road the year round. The
plank road toll gate at Paw Paw was
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
AGE NO BAR TO COLLEGE
DEGREE IF so INCLINED

Mrs. Ada Simpson Sherwood who
has been the guest of her sister Mrs.
Clara B. Woodman for several weeks
returned to her home in Oberlin, Ohio
the first of the week. Mrs. Sherwood
was at one time a teacher in the
schools of Van Buren, county, and the
writer has many pleasant recollections
of her as his first teacher in what
is known as The Prospect Lake dis
trict school about forty years ago
She later attended the college at
Oberlin and graduated from that in
stitution after passing the age of
fifty-three. She then took a post
graduate course which gave her a
degree, and now has a daughter which
will graduate from the college next
June.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
WE THANK YOU

We are grateful for the following
letter of commentator from patron
of The True Northerner, and publish
the same herewith for the consider
alton of its readers.
at affords me pleasure to congratu-
late you on last weeks excellent issue
of The True Northerner. 1t was re-
plete with domestic and state wide
news. 1t was moreover, vehicle of
Illuminating editorials and topics OF
local and national interest.
"The interview with Mrs. Brassert
was of special Importance, contribut-
ing as it does, to clarity the hazy
European war question. 1t is crafty
ing to learn from an authoritative
source that the sentiment in favor of
peace prevails to such large extent
among the intelligent nations, and
that there is only one country that
will be satisfied with nothing but its
power of flesh.
"Even in England, the peace pro-
paganda is making headway. The
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
CHURCH Is
UNDERGOING REPAIl

The Mehodists are planning eXten-
sive improvements on their cH urch
building the next few weeks. Con-
tractor c.. c. Young and son are now
reshingling the roof, and the con-
tract for frescoing the church has
been let to o. j. Kover and son of
Fort Wayne, Indiana. This firm is
said to be the greatest church fres-
coers and decorators in the United
States. In addition to these repairs
will be the fixing of the windows,
floors etc. and the placing of new
furnace. When completed, the
Methodists will have one of the most
commodious and well appointed
churches in the country. Their pro-
gressive attitude speaks well for the
society, and will be appreciated not
only by its own members, but by the
citizens Of Paw Paw in general.
During these repairs, the Sunday
school will be held in the Tabernacle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02

industrial classes are all in favor of
it-several large meetings have been
held, calling on the government to
enter into negotiations to terminate
the war. But the resolutions passed
almost without dissenting voice,
have been suppressed as far as pos
sible by the ruling power. The press
of England does not reflect the senti-
ment and opinions of the masses.
"Your advocacy of the library
question deserves recognition. The
people of Paw Paw must appreciate
the more than generous offer Of Mrs.
Harvey, and it would be an indelible
reproach, if for lack of public spirit,
the invaluable collection of the late
genial and courteous Elder Harvey
was lost to the present and future
generations of this section of the state
and of this community.
whatever else Paw Paw may lack,
it can legitimately boast of press
that compares favorably with a city
ten times it's size"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
JESSE LAMS0N IS
HOME FROM FRONT

Jesse Lamson, member of the
thirty-first regiment of National
Guards is home from the Border and
made his parents Mr.. AID Mrs. George
Lamson, and Paw Paw friends visit
the first of the week. He left De-
troit with his regiment on June 25th,
and after over six months service on
the Mexican border was mustered out
on January goth. Jesse was made
Corporal soon after reaching the bor-
der, and by hard study, and close
application to business was promoted
to Sergeant on November first.
When asked how he liked the military
service he said:-"It was great ex-
perience and have no regrets, but
would not care to repeat"
He was employed by the Studebaker
Auto company, when called for service
This company has kept him on the
pay roll with full pay during the time
he has been away, and very naturally
he now goes back in the employ OF
that company that has done the
square thing by him. lie is keen
bright young man, a perfect gentle
man, and will make good in whatevey
capacity he is placed. He is boy
OF whom his parents may justly be
nroud
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
READ CAREFULLY ALL THE
AUTO ADS IN THIS ISSUE

The True Northerner is running
considerable Automobile advertising
this week. Now is the time to begin
to think about what style of a car you
will buy next Spring. The Auto
show starts in Kalamazoo next week
Wednesday and will continue over un-
til Monday. Every style and make
of a car imaginable will be there.
Whether you are in the market for
car or not, it will be mighty in
teresting to go and look the various
cars over. Read the auto "ads" in
this issue carefully, so you may know
what you are looking at when you see
the cars at the show next week.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
...In Boyhood Days..
BY A. w. CUMMINGS.

kept by Mr.. Cate, father Of our towns
man George Cate. The gate, with
residence attached was located across
the Main street bridge in front of the
present residence of Lon Curtiss.
The FIGURING mill and Saw Mill owned
by H. S. Ismon and company, situated
on the site of the late Electric Light
Plant was in operation.
The saw in the Saw Mill was Of the
upright kind, and the sawyer, after
setting the saw on a log, had time to
read the newspaper, or take nap.
The two mills and Mason's planning
mill on the other side of the street,
received propelling power from Is
mons pond.
wish to refer back to the year in
the fifties (the exact time l have fer
gotten when the State Fair was held
in Kalamazoo (The Big Village) and
/ with my folks went to the lair with
lumber wagon conveyance. The big
attraction of the. day was the ro~
performance on the track of Flora
Temple when she made the mile in
2:19% beating all former records.
The driver of the mare at that time
McMullen, understand, is now living
at the Kalamazoo County home at the
advanced age of ninety years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
KILLEFER ENTERTAINING
STAR PITCHER ALEXANDER

Grover Alexander, the star pitcher
of the Phillies is in Paw Paw, the
guest Of his battery partner, Bill
Killefer. Alexander and Killefer are
considered the star battery of the big
league. They haven't yet signed up
for next year, as the contracts offered
them by the Phillies does not come up
to their expectations. 1t is probable
however, that the Philadelphia club
will meet their demands, as it can
hardly afford to dispense with their
services.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
FARMERS INSTITUTE AT
ALMENA NEXT MONDAY

The Almena Farmers Institute will
be held at the Methodist church in
Almena on Monday February fifth,
and dinner will be served in the
Cleaner hall. There will be four good
speakers and the topics have been
chosen with special regard to the vital
questions of the present day. Every
body is invited and urgently requested
70 be On hand at nine o'clock in the
morning. The Cleaner band will
furnish the music.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
BURGLAR LEFT IMPRINT
OF TEETH ON THE CAKE

The dwelling house of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Klett of Keller was entered some
time last week and practically every
thing in the house except the fur
niture was stolen. The family were
away, and the thieves who entered
through the cellar evidently stayed all
night. They built fire and had
lunch. The imprint of teeth on a
piece of old cake left the information
that front tooth on the right side
was missing. This is the only clue
left for the sheriff to work on.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
LOCAL POLITICS
ARE WARMING UP
SUPERVISOR wOODMAN TO RE-
TIRE. TWO CANDIDATES
ANNOUNCE THEIR WILLING
NESS TO TAKE HIS PLACE.
HODGES AGAIN CANDIDATE
No Opposition Yet To Present Clerk.
Labadie Will Not be Candidate.
No Announcement for his Place Yet

Township politics are just begin
ming to perk up bit. The early
activity this year is probably caused
by the announcement of Supervisor
Thomas B.%Woodman that he would
not be a candidate to succeed himself.
He has just recently purchased an
other farm, and his interests at home
will be such that he will have no time
for the dutiessof Supervisor. Tom
has made a good official. Every
body was satisfied with his admins
tration and he could have been re-
nominated without opposition. How
ever, he will not be candidate and
race is on for the office he will
" gs',sl Smith, Master of the
To- +. grange, and w. T. Davis re-
; firing Master, have both announced
their candidacy; both are well known
in the township, are active and the
friends of each predict "Hoss Race.
There will probably be no other
adrplIduIos
Frank Hodges announces his cam
didacy for township clerk. He is a
first class clerk; no one has as yet
announced his intention of opposing
him, and it is probable that Frank
will again be nominated without
opposition.
Ed Nash is serving his first term
as Treasurer, and will be given the
customary second term without op-
position.
No one has yet signified his in
tention of running for Highway Com
missioner Frank Labadie has served
two terms to the satisfaction Of the
township, but the writer is informed
that he will not seek a denomination.
This is one of the most important
Offices within the gift of the people
in the township. Special care should
be taken in the selection of the man
who will serve the township in this
capacity. No gossip has been heard
yet about the minor Offices; but when
the "pot begins to boil" The True
Northerner will have more to say on
the subject.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
THREE TAKEN TO IONIA
TO SERVE SENTENCES

Sheriff Beattie and Undersheriff
Lang went to Ionia last Monday to
convey Clayton Burgett, Charles
Ezistel and Arthur Raynor to the
Reformatory at that place. All were
convicted of Larceny and sentenced
by Judge Des Voignes as follows:
Burgett, six months to five years;
Ezistel, eight months to five years
Raynor, seven months to five years.
The officers returned to Paw Paw
Tuesday evening. They were accom-
panied by Prosecuting attorney H. H.
Adams.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
MARQUIS EATON ATTORNEY
FOR FORD IN LIBEL CASE

We wonder if Paw Paw people
realize that one of our boys, whose
home for many years was here, and
who graduated from the Paw Paw
schools is now one of the really "Big''
men in the legal fraternity in the city
of Chicago. We refer to Marquis
Eaton, who is a member Of the law
firm of DeFreese, Buckingham and
Eaton in that city. This firm has
been employed by Henry Ford the
Automobile King, in his-big libel suit
against the Chicago Tribune, and the
Junior member of the firm, Marquis
has charge of the case.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02
HOUSE PARTY AT KILLEFERS

The Killefer home was the scene of
a jolly week end house party last
week. Following were the guests of
Bill and Miss Ola for the event.
Miss Sadie Busley, Miss Florence
Kelley, Miss Marie Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nate Simjson Jr. of Keller, Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Warner of Paw Paw
and Messrs. Leland Warner, Blaine
Warner, Royal Decker and Glenn
Warner.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-02-02

There is Tabernacle meeting plan
ned for Gliddenburg neighborhood at
the school house on Saturday evening
February third at seven-thirty o'clock.
Rev. f. w. Smith and Rev. c. H.
Heaton will speak and Messrs. John
iiaworth, Ralph Jennings, w. G.
Mosier, Louis Dorsteiwitz and others
will sing. Let everybody go and
make this big meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22
oUIRE OF PAPER PANCAKES

Beat sixteen eggs light. Add one quart OF
milk, one pound of melted butter, one pound OF
sugar one pound of -four, two gills of wine, a
grated nutmeg: beat batter smooth and run it
thin on a hot buttered griddle. Do not turn
the cakes. but lift when done to hot plate and
sift with powdered sugar. This quantity makes
four dozen cakes.
DRIED APPLE PIE
Take half pound of dried apples and soak
overnight. Stew until tender. When cold,
strain. Fill deep pie plate lined with good
crust with the apples. Add a generous sprink-
ling of sugar. Take heaping teaspoon of
ginger, tablespoon of -four and mix smooth
with three-quarters of cup of molasses. Add
this to the pie Dot with little Jumps of
butter and put on the top crust. Let cook
until the crust is done. Watch the pie, as it
will be apt to run over if too full of juice.
The water cooked from the apples when
stewed may be used as a soup or pudding sauce
PUMPKIN PIE
Boil and mash one yellow pumpkin, add
cup of butter, a teaspoon of salt, two cups
of sugar and one of molasses, six beaten eggs,
two teaspoons of ground ginger, wineglass
of brandy, a cup of cream and if the batter
is too thick, thin with little milk. Put in
good pie crust with or without top crust.
SEED CAKES
One pound each of sugar and -four, pound
of butter washed in rose water, four eggs, six
drops of oil of cinnamon, quarter cup of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22

smooth, add lump of butter larger than an
egg, a dash of pepper, gill of heavy cream
and mould into fish balls. If they seem too
soft, very little flour may be added, or the
beaten whites of two eggs. Fry in hot pork fat
and serve with little piece of pork on top of
each cake. The cream may be omitted If not
at hand. Hot raised biscuits go with the cakes.
PITCH COCK EELS
Skin fresh cells, clean them, rub with season
ing, turn backward and forward and skewer
them. Bro on a we'll creased gridiron, then
turn over butter melted with a little chopped
parsley and little lemon juice. Eels were also
roasted and again they were boiled in half
wine and half water; when done, taken out
and the gravy thickened with butter and fine
bread crumbs worked to a paste and we'll sea-
soned Sometimes little fresh fennel seed
was added to the sauce.
PEPPER POT
Three pounds of fresh tripe and knuckle
of veal are put in pot with enough water to
cover, two large peppers cut fine and several
kinds Of spices added, then the dish cooked from
two to three hours, until the meat is tender.
Then quick dumplings are added and the pot
covered tightly for fifteen minutes. When the
meat and dumplings are lifted the gravy is
thickened and poured over all. One recipe adds
a wild onion, chopped fine.
BOILED DUCK
After cleaning and preparing, the young
duckling was put in pint of scalding milk
and let stand for three hours, being turned
often. Then it was taken out, dredged with
-four and put in a kettle of cold water to cook
for twenty minutes, after which it was placed
in frying pan and somthered until done in
rich onion sauce. What remained of the sauce
after the duck was cooked was thickened and
poured over it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22

SPICES, fill the jars to overaowing and seal air
tight with rubbers and hot covers.
END-OF-IHE- SEASON PICKLE
Frequently the garden affords odds and ends Of
vegetables that may be made into a delicious
pickle, as follows: Chop finely two quarts Of
red tomatoes. quart CT green tomatoes, three
heads of celery, three green peppers, three red
peppers, small head of cabbage one ripe
cucumber (peeled) and three large white onions
(peeled). Sprinkle the vegetables with half
cup of salt, mixing it thoroughly in, and let
stand overnight. Drain thoroughly, pressing
out all the liquid, turn into large preserving
kettle and add three pints of vinegar two pounds
of brown sugar, one .easpoonful of mustard and
enc tesspoonful Of pepper. Cook until transpar-
eat, about one hour. and store canned fruit.
AN EAST INDIAN RECIPE FOR CHUTNEY
SAUCE
Stone and chop quarter Of pound of raisns
and add three ounces each of finely chopped onion
and garlic, a scant half ounce of paprika a salt
spoonful of cayenne. three ounces Of salt two
ounces of mustard seed, four ounces of sugar and
quarter of ounce Of ground cinnamon. Place
all the ingredients in a mortar and pound as
smooth as possible, crushing the mustard seeds.
Take good cooking apples, and, after peeling
ard coring, weigh them, ALLOWING fourteen ounces
Of fruit Cut them in pieces, place in a preserv-
ing kettle, add two cups of strong vinegar and
quarter of pound of brown sugar Cook un-
I'll the apples very soft. Beat the mixture
smooth, let cool, then gradually beat in the