The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-02-08

Miss Ida, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Benedict who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis
at Kalamazoo is improving slowly.
Her many friends and schoolmates are
wishing for her speedy recovery.
Volney w. Olds, Van Buren, county
Food Administrator of Hartford mas
been in Paw Paw part Of the week.
volney is a glutton for work, and In
connection with his duties as Food
Administrators has started some kind
of a scheme for steam and vapor
baths. This is an original scheme OF
Mr.. Olds and was designed primarily
for his own use as means to reduce
his flesh. He realizes that it is just
a little inconsistent for a fat, well
fed appearing man to go about the
county telling people how to conserve
food. His invention appears to work
well and Mr.. Olds is generous enough
to explain the plan, which is inexpen-
sive and can be tried in any steam
heated room, to any of his friends
who are interested. His headquarters
while in Paw Paw are at the Clifton
Hotel.
Deputy Revenue Collector, II. Golf,
is here in Paw Paw, pursuant to
notices previously published, for the
purpose of meeting with the tax pay
ers and giving them advise and ait
necessary innmaking their incomI
tax returns. 2His Offices for thi
purpose are located in the Cour
House building, where he will
: pleased to meet the tax payers Of -.
community and render tt-sSs evs...--
possible service ip making ard for
warding their retArns He will be
F here about ten days. and every person
in this community subject to make an
Ircome Tax Return should call on him
at his office without delay. The
fpeople living in and around Hartford
Michigan, are very desirous that he
should stop in their village for few
days, thus saving them the long trip
to Paw Paw, and Mr.. Golf has written
the Department asking if such an
arrangement could be made, and If
!. so, he would spend few days there
the middle of the month. Mr.. Golf
is not at all certain that the Depart
ment will permit change of his
schedule, SO it is only barely possible
that such an arrangement will be
made. Further announcement in this
regard will be made in next weeks
papers.
The case of The People VS.. Dalton
Carp, charged with manslaughter
went to the jury last Saturday
noon. They had not arrived at a ver-
dict at midnight, and were locked up
for over Sunday, being given the use
of the court room, to provide a little
more comfort than the small jury
room during the day. On Monday
morning they were brought into court
and announced that they had not been
able to agree upon verdict. They
had at that time taken a total Of
twenty eight ballots and the result
still stood 10 to 2. They were again
locked up for the day, and Monday
evening being still unable to agree,
were discharged from further consider
alton of the case. While no official
announcement was made it is under
, stood that they stood ten for acquittal
, and two for conviction during all the
. long hours of their confinement. The
!, failure to agree will undoubtedly re-
.. suit in dismissal of the case at
the next term Of court. The gravity
of the offense charged, and the pro-
minence of the respondent combined
: to give the case intense interest. The
court room was crowded during the
four days trial and standing room in
the corridors at a premium. The
case was given to the jury earlier
than had been anticipated, as con-
siderable number of witnesses sum-
: moned to testify in the case were not
called to the stad. Prosecutor Adams
|, and A. Lynn Free on one side and
w. ]. Barnard and c. M. Van Ripper
on the other, made legal battle
|, royal from start to finish.