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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-07-12
JANUARY SESSION, 1918.
Van Buren, County Clerks O

Van Buren, County Clerks Office,
Paw Paw, Michigan, January 4th 1918.
BE 1T REMEMBERED, That on this 4th
day of January, A. D. 1918, the Board of SUI
pervisors for the County of Van Buren, met
pursuant to the statutes in such cases made and
provided at the office of the County Clerk in
the Village of Paw Paw, in said county.
Thereupon, the roll was called by the Clerk
of said Board and the following supervisors
answered to their names: Paul n. Smith,
Paw Paw Harvey J. Slonaker, Pine Grove.
No quorum being present motion was made
by Supervisor Slonaker, supported by Super
visor Smith, that the Board adjourn until to-
morrow morning at 10 clock.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1918.


Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called.
Quorum present.
On motion of Supervisor Chase, supported
by Supervisor Smith, the communication from
the Michigan State Tax Association and the
communication from the State Association OF
Supervisors were made special order of bust
ness for Friday morning at ten clock
THE REPORT OF PROBATE JUDGE.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Van
Buren, County.
Following is the list of insane patients com
mitted from Van Buren, County during the
year 1917:
John c. Lorenz, Pine Grove Township pub,
lie patient Committed January 10TH
Oscar Walker, City of South Haven public
patient Committed January 10Th
Grover M. Balfour, Bangor Township, pub
lie patient. Committed on emergency order
January 10Th.
Louis Smith, Porter Township, public pa
tent Committed February lst.
Edward l. Van Hagan, Lawton village, pri-
Addition r. Frantz, City of South Haven,
Frank Merson City of South Haven, private
patient. Committed March 9TH.
Lydia Wentworth, Lawrence Township,
public patient Committed March 18th.
Roy Stonerock, Village of Lawton public
patient. Committed March 9TH.
Elwood Scott, Bangor Township public pa
tent. Committed April 9th.
Harrison Kimble, Lawton village, public pa
tent. Committed April 3rd.
Simeon Buys, Paw Paw Township, private
patient Committed April 9th.
Priscilla Newkirk, Antwerp Township, pri-
vate patient. Committed April 9th.
Amanda Huey Kennedy, Village of Grand
Junction. public patient, Committed April
10TH
Elmer K. Reading, Arlington Township,
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public patient. Committed April 10Th.
Del c Rix. Antwerp Township. public

public patient. Committed April 10th.
Gel c. Xix. Antwerp Township. public pa
tent Committed April Bird
Elmer Schoolcraft, Pine Grove Township, !.
public patient Committed April 30, 1917
Hugh Nose Struble, Covert Township. pub
lie patient Committed April Both.
Anna E. Frazier Antwerp Township, public
patient Committed April Goth.
Jesse Cottrell, Decatur Village, public pa
tent Committed May 9TH.
Edna Passage, Bloomingdale Township,
public patient Committed June 9th.
Nelson Conrad, Decatur Village, public pa
tent Committed June 9th
Morris w. Day, Pine Grove Township, pub
lie patient Committed June 9th.
Alice E. Church, Bloomingdale Village, pr-
vate patient Committed July Both, 1917.
Minnie Herman, Village of Gobeville, pub
lie patient. Committed August 9th.
Lydia M. BARLEY, Covert Township, public
patient. Committed August 22nd.
Peter Funk, Bangor Township, public pa
tent. Committed August 9th.
Eva Hancock, Pine Grove Township public
patient Committed Sept 18th.
Rosetta Shikoski, Township of South
Haven, public patient Committed Septem-
Der 18th
Della McE.lheny Village of Lawton, public
patient. Committed October 9th.
Rowena WEIGH, Village of Paw Paw, public
patient. Committed October 22nd
Carrie HILL Columbia Township public pa
tient. Committed November 18th.
Adam R. Snyder, City of South Haven,
public patient Committed November 18th.
Edward Welcheck, Geneva Township, pub
lie patient. Committed November 26th
Frank Otte, Geneva Township public pa
tent. Committed December 10th.
James Henry, Hamilton Township, public
patient. Committed December 10Th.
Elizabeth Kohl, Columbia Township, public
patient. Committed December 9TH.
Cyrus M. Balch City of South Haven, pub
lie patient. Committed December 9TH
William c. Adams, Township of Arlington,
public patient. Committed December 18th.
Respectfully submitted.
VIM KILLEFER,
Judge of Probate.
On motion of Supervisor Heagy, supported
by Supervisor Bolinger, the Board adjourned
until tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1918

Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called.
No quorum present.
Board took recess until two clock
No quorum being present, motion was made
by Supervisor Smith, supported by Supervisor
Slonaker, that the Board adjourn until tomor.
row morning at ten clock.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1918.

Board met pursuant to adjournment.
The roll called.
Quorum present.
The minutes of Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays proceedings were read by the
Clerk and approved
Covert, Mich Oct l5th, 1917.
Mr.. E. ]. Kirby,
Chairman County Roads Committee
Paw Paw, Mich.
Dear Sir
beg leave to tender to you and through you
to- the Board of Supervisors of Van Buren,
County my resignation as County Highway
Commissioner to take effect November lst,
1917.
regret exceedingly to feel compelled to take
this step, but the financial loss is more than |
feel justified in continuing.
Thanking you and the Board for courtesies
extended, remain,
Very truly,
Robert Trip
Covert Mich.
On motion of Supervisor Chase, supported
by Supervisor Elkenburg, the above resigna-
ton was accepted
On motion of Supervisor Kirby, supported
by Supervisor Chase the election of County
Road Commissioner to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Commissioner Trip was
made special order of business for tomorrow
morning at ten clock
COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Van
Buren, County:
Herewith is statement of receipts and dis
bursements for the year 1917, as County Treas
urer:
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Given under our hands. this the 9th day of
October, A. D. 1917.
Royal E. Decker, Sheldon Coleman,
Clerk of Board Chairman of Board
On motion of Supervisor Elkenburg, sup
ported by Supervisor Kirby the above pay roll
was accepted and adopted.
Motion was made by Supervisor Chase, sup
ported by Supervisor Turner, that this Board
adjourn until Monday, January 18th, 1918.
Motion carried.
Royal E. Decker, Sheldon Coleman,
Clerk Chairman.
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Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called. Quorum present
The minutes of yesterday proceedings were
read by the Clerk and approved
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Your Committee on Salary of County Off
GERS respectfully submit the following report:
FIRST: We would recommend that the
salary of the Highway Commissioner be placed
at 5000 per day, and bear their own expenses
said per diem to begin January lst 1918.
On motion of Supervisor Pierce, supported
by Supervisor Bolinger, the above recommen-
dation was accepted and adopted.
SECOND: We would also recommend
that the County Treasurer be allowed $4,000
per year as clerk hire, beginning January ST.
1918.
On motion of Supervisor Heagy, supported
by Supervisor PIERCE the recommendation was
adopted
THIRD: We would also recommend that
the per diem of of County Poor Commissioners
be changed from $3.50 per day to $500, be-
ginning January lst, 1918.
On motion of Supervisor Kirby, supported
by Supervisor Bolinger, the above recommen-
dation was adopted.
FOURTH: We would also recommend
that the salary of the jantor of the county
building be placed at $500 per month, begin
ming January st, 1918.
On motion of Supervisor Squier supported
by Supervisor Bolinger, the recommendation
was adopted.
FIFTH: We would also recommend that
the salary of the County Drain Commissioner
be $4,000 per year. beginning January lst,
1918
On motion of Supervisor Chase, supported
by Supervisor Gaynor, the above recommen-
dation was adopted.
Signed
E. II. Squer,
w. 0. Bowers,
George Heagy,
Chan Elkenburg
w. c. Burge
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
ON CLAIM OF NORMAL SCHOOL.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Van
Buren, County.
Your Committee on Finance would recon-
mend that claim Of the Hartford Normal School
for $4,000 be allowed and that the Clerk be
authorized to draw an order on the County
Treasurer for same
Signed
Owen w. Long,
c. F. Brown,
Stephen A. Doyle,
II. ]. Slonaker
Committee
Motion was then made by Supervisor Elken-
burg supported by Supervisor Burge that the
above claim of the Hartford Normal School for
next January session of the Board. Motion
carried.
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Committee.

On motion of Supervisor Slonaker support
ed by Supervisor Doyle, the above report was
accepted and adopted.
Motion was made by Supervisor Brown, sup
ported by Supervisor Squier, that no action be
taken at this time, as to the procuring OF steel
hunks for the jail Motion carried
To the Honorable, the said Board of Supervis-
Your Committee on Justice and Constable
Claims would respectfully submit the following
the several amounts scheduled herein be al
lowed also that the Clerk Of this Board be au-
thorzed to draw orders on the County Treas
,Irer for the same
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On motion of Supervisor Long, supported by
Supervisor Doyle, the above report was &C
cepted and adopted.
On motion of Supervisor Doyle, supported
by Supervisor Brown, the Board adjourned
until tomorrow morning until nine o clock.
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Character OF
Claimant. Claim. Claimed Allowed.
w. E Stuflebean, constable. S 40 40
w. H. Holmes, justice. ........... 2I45 2l45
George A. Brown, constable. 74O SIS
Alfred ]. Center, constable. l95 l95
Jerry Moser constable. .......... 322 3.ZZ
A. J. Robinson constable ......... $50 l50
George II. Wallace, constable AS $50
Don Spauding constable BIS 800
Byron Day, constable. .......... 800 800
Arthur L. Gleason constable. $40 I7O
Henry w. McCabe, constable. $3.50. 200 200
Charles II. Welcher, constable. l2.2O l22O
George A. Steele, constable. 1850 1850
s. l. Devens justice. ............. 6.OO o.OO
c. D. Myers, justice. ............ 5.5O DIV
Lafayette c. Rafter, justice. 1850 1850
Earl L. Burhans Justice. .......... SIS SIS
Donald F. Cochrane, Justice 25.lO 25lO
o. w. Rowland, justice. .......... 1851 1917
VIM. n. Mason, justice ........... l2485 Z485
Committee.
Clifton Pierce,
c. F. Brown,
B. F. Scamehorn,
E. H. Squier,
A. Caynor.
On motion of Supervisor Pierce, supported
by Supervisor Scamehorn, the above report
was accepted and adopted.
PAY ROLL.
State of Michigan,
County of Van Buren,.
We, the undersigned, Chairman and Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors of the said County of
Van Buren, do hereby certify that the follow
ing is the pay roll of said Board of Supervisors
as presented, and allowed by them, for attend
ance and mileage during their October session,
1917:
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Supervisor Doyle introduced the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Va
Buren, County.
Whereas, DR.. 0. M. Vaughan, one of tn
Superintendents of the Poor. on account of fail
ing health has been obliged to resign from sai
Office, and
Whereas, it is the honest opinion of tn
members of this Board that Mr. Vaughan in hi
wise judgment in the execution of his oficia
services. has saved hundreds of dollars to tn
taxpayers of this county.
Therefore, be it resolved that this Board ex
tend to him a vote of thanks, and wish him
speedy recovery to his former good health and
Resolved further, that this resolution b,
spread upon the records of this Board.
Respectfully submitted
Stephen A. Doyle
Upon the support of Supervisor Chase tn,
above resolution was accepted and adopted
Motion was made by Supervisor Brown
supported by Supervisor Elkenburg, that the
services of the Speed Deputy Sheriff for patrol
ing roads be dispensed with. Motion carried
To the Honorable, the said Board of Super
visors:
Your Committee on General Claims woulc
submit the following as their 6na
report and do hereby recommend that the sew
eral amounts scheduled herein be allowed, also
that the Clerk of this Board be authorized to
draw orders on the County Treasurer for the
same.
Claimant. Character Of
Name and Address Claim. Claimed Allowed
DR.. II. l.. Charles per c. E. Warner,
examinations .................$ I3OO I3OC
Decatur Township supplies in
tagious cases ................. I5663 lO3.Oe
Charles H. Welcher, killing horses
and dogs in Decatur. ......... 900 not allowed
True Northerner, printing l2,270 bal
True Northerner, printing 1900
Gen. Hal. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l3Z.OO l3Z.OO
True Northerner. 900 amendments 10000 10000
Carney Drug Co.. for drugs,
gous diseases ............... 2.55 255
Albert F. Hurlbut, bal. of bill for
truancy work ................ 48.4l 48.4I
G. F. Young, NJ D., carboic acid 1850 not allowed
Smith Miller burial agent. ........ ZOO zoo
James Sylvester, SOL burial. $500 $500
James Sylvester, SOL burial. 10000 550O
lanes Sylvester. SOL burial ~ $500 $500
True Northerner printing ...... 62.2O $40
Committee.
H. ]. Slonaker,
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Motion was then made by Supervisor Elken-
burg, supported by Supervisor Burge, that the
above claim of the Hartford Normal School for
the year 1917 and 1913 be deferred until the
next January session of the Board. Motion
carried.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-05
TO CONTRACT FOR SEED.

Mention was made in the Gazette in
recent issues of the visit to this local.
ity of C. A. Bush, representing the
seed house of Northrup, King & Co.,
Minneapolis, for the purpose of in
vestigating the adaptability Of the
country for seed growing AS stated
at the time Mr.. Bush was more than
satisfied that a superior quality OF
seed could be grown here, and he
found land owners willing to enter in
to contracts to produce seed. He re-
turned to Minneapolis and reported
the results of his Investigations to the
firm he represents. Evidently the firm
is we'll satisfied with the report and
anxious to secure Okanogan valley
grown seed, as the following telegram
has been received by the Oroville
Commercial Club. While no word has
been received aside from the telegram
Secretary Starrett feels satisfied that
Mr.. Bush's report to Northrup, King
& Co., has been so favorable that they
are sending him back to Oroville to
close contracts with the growers:
Minneapolis, March 80, 1918.
S. B. Starrett, Oroville, Wash.
Am returning to Oroville. Hope to
arrive there about April 7th.
G. A. BUSH.
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A GREAT RECORD.

In the trap shoot Sunday the Oro-
vile Gun Club set a record for the
two-year history of the Inland Empire
tournament. Among the many clubs
that have taken part in the tourna-
ments during the past two years, and
that included many crack shots of
eastern Washington, not one has
equaled the record that the local gun
men made Sunday, and it puts the club
in class with the northwest contip-
gent that embraces such cities as Port
land, Seattle, Spokane, Bellingham,
etc. We at home are naturally proud
of the showing made by the local club,
and the record has opened the eyes of
the members of the other clubs engag-
ed in the contest. especially as Oroville
is the smallest town in the list of In
land Empire contestants. The teams
embraced in the Inland Empire tourna-
ment are Kellogg, Yakima, Sunnyside,
Oroville, Wallace, Colfax-P -Palouse, We
natchee, Heppner, Pendleton and Spo-
kane No. 2. In the Sunday shoot Oro-
vile was pitted against Heppner,
winning by score of 1875 to ia. Also
it was shoot off of the tie with Sun
nyside, made the previous Sunday, and
Sunnyside lost. making III, and that
is a pretty stiff record to go against.
The boys went crazy in the shoot
over the traps Sunday, and did not
seem to know how to miss the object.
The weather was ideal for shooting
and the shooters made the best of the
conditions. Every member improved in
his record, but it was necessary to
break % to get on the high list. No
less than eight men broke 25 straight,
which included c. c. Hedger, DR.. D. H.
Lewis, S. B. Gjerde, DR.. ]. l.. Masters,
J. G. Hare, H. c. Cox, Charlie Powell
and Frank Taylor. In the first two
squads of five the contestants broke
245 out of possible 250. Hedger, who
ranks with the best shots in any of
the clubs engaged in the tournament,
followed his record of rs straight by
breaking a second string of 25 in a
side contest for trophy. The way he
was going, no doubt he could have
broken 100 straight. The following is
the record for Sunday: Hedger rs,
Lewis 25, Gjerde 25, Masters 25, Hare
25, Cox 25, Chas. Powell 25, Frank
Taylor 20, Butler 20, Mishler %, Phil
ips %, w. B. Sexson %, Beverly Pow
ell IS, M. l.. Reed, Sr., II, vern Sexson
II, Mallory Is, Gene Taylor IA, M. L.
Reed, Jr., IA, Fred Stannard II, Bull
ard Is.
The following is the standing of the
cluhs in tho tournament.
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other rainy day is drawing to a close.
was greatly surprised upon report
ing for work to learn that We had been
granted a holiday, the second full day
that have enjoyed since landing,
sometime last November Work is pro-
crossing nicely, and supplies are mov-
ing all the time. ! guess we are doing
our part in the @. M. Some one has to
do it.
Fate sometimes plays queer pranks
with a persons life. An American lad
was recalled by his parents through
Washington on the claim of his being
too young. ION this count he would
have received discharge without hon
or) On reaching our camp his curios-
ity, or something, got the better of
him and caused him to fall off cliff
and kill himself. This was his fate af-
ter spending some time in the trenches
We are having cold weather in COM
parison with what has been Fluries
of snow, rain and hail and frosty
weather.
Sunday evening-thisc is Monday
l went to the "Y" and !heard very
fine talk by Bishop Mcconnell of our
own church. He is over, here wearing
a "Y" uniform and making extended
journies through the war zone He
came home to his audience by talking
about the grind that the fellows are
complaining about behind the lines.
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DEATH, MRS. CELIA WENTWORTH

Mrs. Celia Wentworth, widow of the
late Levant Wentworth. died at the
home of her son. John M. Wentworth,
at Loomis, Saturday morning, and the
funeral took place Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Geo. H. Severance officiating. A
large concourse of friends, neighbors
and acqunintances followed the re-
mains to their last resting place.
The death of Mrs. Wentworth was
quite sudden, although she has been
in failing health for some months. For
the past three years the deceased has
been a resident Of Oroville. Last week
her son took her over to Loomis so
that he could have immediate care of
her. Saturday morning while sitting in
a chair talking to her son John, Mrs
Wentworth was taken with sinking
spell. Mr.. Wentworth lifted his mother
upon bed and in few moments she
quietly breathed here last.
Mrs. Wentworths maiden name was
Meek. and she was born at Gloster-
shire, England, February Is, 1889. She
died March 80, 1918, and hence was
aged 70 years, month and Is days.
She was married to Levant Wentworth
at Sioux City, Iowa, January 5, 1857.
She crossed the plains with her hus-
band and family in 1877, first locating
at Walla Walla.
From Walla Walla the family moved
to Conconully in 1888. and subse-
quently located at Loomis, where the
deceased continued to live until the
death Of her husband, some three years
ago, when she moved to Oroville. She
was the mother of seven children,
George Edwin, who lives in California;
John Morgan. a resident of Loomis;
Clara May, who was drowned on the
Valencia some years ago off the coast
Of Washington while on her way from
California to visit here mother at Loo
mis-. This daughter was the mother of
Ralph Wilkins, who was then a child,
and whom the grandmother raised.
Herbert Levant, residing in Nevada:
Gertrude Celia, who died while the
family was crossing the plains and
William Uriah, resident of Oroville.
The deceased was held in the highest
esteem by all who knew her. She was
IA most devoted wife, loving mother
and kind and generous friend and
neighbor. Until age incapacitated her
she was always active in charitable
work, and she goes down to the grave
mourned by a large circle Of friends
as we'll as by the surviving members
of her family,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-05

being torpedoed off the Irish coast l
was one of the lucky ones that were
picked up by the destroyers, but lots
of the boys lost their lives.
We have been treated fine here in
Ireland. This is most beautiful coun-
try. 1t rains here good deal like it
does on the Pacific coast.
Everything we had was lost when
our ship went down, but we were given
clothing and other necessary articles
by the Irish. We will be transferred to
England to await new equipment.
was up to Londonderry, Ireland. 1t
is beautiful old town. Everything is
as neat as pin. All stone buildings
Streets narrow and crooked, and the
stores are the funniest places of all
little bits or shops and notiing in them
to buy
Can't think of much to write about,
but this will let you know that l am
all right. Will write more when I get
to England. Having ship blown up
under you is not the best tonic in the
world
Send more papers and write often. A
fellow gets lonesome if he does not
hear from home pretty often.
HARRY.
-Okanogan Independent.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-05

James Brooks, who has lived in
,Oroville for number of years, and
who went out with the first draft, is
young man, 25 years of age. He is
a member of Co. d, 47th Infantry.
After training at Camp Lewis for sew
eral months he was sent to Camp
Greene, North Carolina, and probably
by this time is off with his regiment
for France. We have had a full length
picture made of young Brooks to show
the change that a short training works
in man. In the sturdy, erect, evident
ly self-reliant soldier of the picture,
those who knew him when he was
working in Oroville would hardly rec
ognize Mr.. Brooks 1t shows what
military training will do for young
man, and although many may object
to universal training there is no de-
nying the fact that military training
makes a man of any young American
who is put through the PAGES.