The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-02-22


holiday hours and the rural carriers
will not make their routes.
The fire department was called 70
the Charles Davis home on North
Kalamazoo street early Thursday
morning, bat 1t was not necessary for
them to lay any hose. Fire caught
from the chimney in the attic but was
extinguished with slight damage.
The Allegan Gazette states that +.
II. King, photographer of that city is
in the hospital suffering from a
broken leg. Mr.. King lived on the
second floor OF the block where his
gallery is located. There is balcony
in the rear which gave way with him
last Sunday afternoon, falling about
twelve feet. Mr.. King was formerly
resident of Paw Paw, and his
friends here sympathize with him In
his misfortune.
alton Of village officers, held at the
Council rooms last Wednesday eve
ming was largely attended, enthusias-
tic and harmonious. Fifty voters
were present, and splendid ticket
was placed in nomination. r. W.
Broughton was chairman, F. N.
Wakeman secretary, and H. c. Waters
Gladstone Beattie and M. H. Young
tellers. Mayor Glenn E. Warner, and
trustees Mcneil, Young and Engel,
all Of whom have given splendid and
faithful service, could not be pre-
vailed upon to accept further honors,
much to the regret of the caucus.
After considerable deliberation, the
following splendid ticket was nomin-
ated, and the same high class pro-
gressive and harmonious administra-
tion is anticipated the coming year as
Paw Paw has had during the past.
Mayor, w. H. Longwell; Clerk,
Harold d. Spicer; Treasurer, A. W.
iShowerman; Trustees, Dana P. Smith,
Frank L. Miller. VIM. C. Mosier, s. O.
Kenyon. Assessor l.. f. Shepard. On
motion the following village committee
plazoe -I,,irued for the ensuing year,
Rmo Rl, ollo 4err, NJ H. Young, H W
Showernan, H. L. ~ !
Cavanaugh and II. A. Cole. !
The next contingent of Van
county boys will soon be in car (
Medical examinations are in progres<
at the Court house TODAY and will be
continued as long as necessary. The
medical board in charge Of eyamin-
alton is composed of Dr. j. c. Max
well, Paw Paw; DR.. John Il. Giffin,
Bangor and DR.. w. p. bope, Decatur.
There will be no further claims for
exemption from this list. That has
al been passed. and this IL is from
Glass "a. 1" Of the draft list. Those
who are physically fit, will be called
e. camp as required. Following are
the names of those now being ex
amined. Paw, Paw:-Arthur Albert
Manning, William Dean Rich, Alva.
Rowlee, Claude Earl Hamilton, Wm..
Claude Carr, Harold Louis Wheaton,
Neil Giles Prater, Roy Leonard Sim
mons, Homer Irwin Smith, John Long
duff, Relic Masten, Clyde Lester Bur-
hans; South Haven:-Ernest L.. Nal
bone, Raoul Pepin, John II. Harsch,
Albert II. Krogman, VIM. Orton Kroft
Edwin NJ. Ornell; Hartford :-Joseph
M. Wiley, Edward Stoddard, Zell Oids
Ralph W. Olds, Elias r. Martin,
Orland Brown; Decatur:-Orren w.
White. Abraham Vroegindeway, john
Houseman, Glenn +. Myers, Ray
Oaks, Frank E. Smith, Harley Blett,
Harley Bass, John Haak, Jett Bag
ley; Grand Junction. Joseph N.
Brooks; Covert:-Austin ID. Wander
boegh, Ralph Edward Struble, Hilton.
Friend, Clair CTippen, Alfred f. Tio,
Charles Willitt; Lawton:-Earie Benz.
Johnson, Fred nj. Cross, Gordon S.
Burbidge, Coland M. McCrary Kirk C.
Deyo, Wayne II. Abbott; Lawrenee:--
Frank Buskirk, Earl j. Carpenter,
Charles NJ. Brown, Bert Hope;
dall:--Carl Johnson; Gobleville:--
Willis b. Walker, Jesse G.. Thompson,
Harley Camfield, Vernon T. Root,
Martin G.. Reigle, VIM. C. Ruell;
Bangor:-Burt Fillmore, Harry Nog-
giles, Ralph c. Nyman, Harry Cole,
Perry Weimer; Blooming gdale Ralph
Il. Adams; Those whose address is
outside of Van Buren, county,
Melvin s. Branch, George D. Wenth-
worth, Joseph J. Marsh, Charles P.
Betz, Percival Bulley, Edwin A. Nor
rison, William Myles, Anton Mayma-
rich, Theo. f. Rose, Thomas Zeedyk,
Bertram ]. Reeves, Stanley J. Web
ster, Ellzey Hayden, Ray Hampton,
Joseph I, Morlan William A niIIon