The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-11-29
LaRue Chappell is numbered among

LaRue Chappell is numbered among
the sick.
Special prices on Overcoats at
Showerman Brothers.
The O'Grady Bros. store will be
closed all day today Thanksgiving
DIR. Dewitt of Kalamazoo is caring
for Dr. Van Week who is i'll with
Influenza.
Prof. o. w. Kaye is one of the
victims of the epidemic, and is confin-
ed to his home.
Harmon Rice leaves this week for
Detroit, where he will spend the win
ter with a daughter.
Howard Parks has received an
honorable discharge from the army
and is expected home for Thanks
giving.
Harry Cross is recovering from his
sickness and is able to be out again.
Mrs. Cross however is still confined
to the bed.
Mrs. Maurice Cagney is reported
very i'll in Kalamazoo. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew
Dillon &c this place.
The Middaugh brothers claim the
record for the largest deer to be sent
into Paw Paw from Northern Michi-
gan this season. d. Middaugh killed
his deer the first afternoon of the
season.
Simeon Buys, one of the pioneers
of Paw Paw township died at the
State hospital in Kalamazoo Wednes
day morning. Deceased is said to
have been the first white child born
in Paw Paw township, then Lafayette
There were a total of 7,649 deaths
reported in Michigan during the
month of October. Of this number,
l2,451 resulted from Influenza. The
number of births in the state during
the same month was 1905.
Little David, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Warner had the misfortune to
| fall and suffer severe cut on his
face last Monday. The injury is not
serious, but caused the little fellow
considerable suffering.
The Fruit Belt line to Kalamazoo
will not be abandoned as heretofore
announced, it is said, but will continue
to run as heretofore, probably on the
same schedule as at present. This
will be good news to residents all
along the line. The final hearing on
the application to abandon the road,
was set By the State Railroad Com
mission for December 10th, at Ian
sing, but it is said that the petition
! will be withdrawn before that date.
The official figures as tabulated by
THE State Canvassing Board give
Commander Newberry a margin Gver
Henry Ford for United States Sen
ator of 1867. Ford carried fifteen
counties of the state, and his majority
in Wayne county was Z8:609. Cover
nor Sleeper's majority over John W.
Bailey was I0S,596. This is the first
time in the history of the state that
"a Governor and all the state ticket
has carried every county in the state,
and incidentally Governor Sleeper's
majority is the largest ever given
candidate for governor of Michigan
An appeal to the farmers Of the
state not to let their joy over the
coming of peace interfere with their
plans for keeping production at a
maximum, is being made by Prof.
Robert S. Shaw, dean of agriculture
at NJ. A. C. and director of the ex-
pertinent station. For at least an
other year, declares the dean, the
nations of the world must look to this
country for much of heir food supply.
"The American farmer, according to
the dean, observes much credit for
his great response in the form of
enormous crop production to the vital
war time needs of the country during
the season just closed. His service
has been notably patriotic one, and
not the result merely of an endeavor
to reap material reward. The far
mer, his wife and his children have
Ilabored severely throughout the day
light hours in this great patriotic
effort with only moderate remuner-
alton per labor hour. "But even
though the war has ceased, the far
mer will still be under a double duty