The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-04-05
Whole Number 4318

w. r. Sellick went to Detroit on
Wednesday to attend state insur-
ance meeting in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Smith left for
their new home in Big Rapids last
Monday morning.
DR.. Verne Van Fossen will be in
Detroit next week to attend the
State Dental meeting.
The Daughters of the Coterie will
meet at the Coterie Club rooms next
week Wednesday evening.
O'Grady Bros. announce that their
store will be open every evening dur
ing the week except Tuesday and
Thursday nights.
Weatherwax and Bailey desire to
state in connection with their "ad'
in this issue that all feed and seed
on and after April 1st, is cash on de-
livery.
Phillip Lang, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lang on Route 3, Paw Paw
has enlisted in "Tank Unit" of the
U. S. Army, and is now in camp in
the state of Pennsylvania.
Rev. Percy H. Nickless pastor of
the Presbyterian church and his
family have arrived and are nearly
settled in the Manse on North Kala-
mazoo street. Mr.. Nickless will not
be here all the time until the close
of his college year some weeks later.
The sooner the irresistible might
of this great Republic is organized
and put into full action, the sooner
the war will end. Every dollar in
vested in Government securities
works to shorten the war, to save the
lives of American soldiers and sailors.
The Drive starts Saturday, April 9th.
County Drain Commissioner Chas.
Ashley of Bangor, was in Paw Paw
the first of this week. Mr.. Ashley
announces his candidacy for another
term as drain commissioner. He has
made a splendid official, and the ex-
perience he has gained in this impor-
tant office is valuable to the tax
payers of the county He states that
he will make no campaign, but if the
people of Van Buren county want
him to serve another term, he will
give them his best efforts.
Several from Paw Paw were in
Hartford on Tuesday to attend the
county Y. M. C. A. meeting. This
meeting was called to consider the
advisability of organizing County
Y. Nj. G. A. 1t was decided to go
ahead with the organization, and w.
H. Blashfield, Postmaster at Hart
ford was made temporary president.
An effort is being made all over
the country to accumulate good books
for the army cartonment Libraries.
1t is requested that those who have
books that they can spare for this
purpose, kindly leave them at the
Paw Paw Drug company's store.
They will be sent to headquarters at
Washington and distributed among
the various cantonments.
The election last Monday passed
off quietly with a small vote, only
few more than five hundred votes
being cast. The entire republican
ticket was elected by majorities rang
ing from "a to 2l3. The fight was
certered on the office of treasurer,
and the small majority given the
successful candidate is some indi-
cation of the strenuous campaign
waged on this office. Following are
the candidates elected and the major
tiles received:-Supervisor, Roy Tut
tie, 1876; Clerk, Frank V. Hodges, BOG
Treasurer, Jay Hinckley, "a; High
way Commissioner, Lewis Salisbury,
80; Overseer Of Highways, John Min
Mich, 213; Board Review, Jay Lyle,
1913; Justice Of the Peace, j. E. Pack
er, 147; Constables, Philo Simmons,
f4s; Perry Yeider, lat; C. w. Rey-
nolds, 179; A. F. Hurlbut, 163. At
the annual business meeting in the
afternoon, it was voted to assess
twenty cents on the hundred for
Road Repair work, and fifteen cents
on the hundred for the Highway
Improvement fund. It was also voted
to build a sixteen foot cement road,
commencing at the west corporation
line of the village, thence east to
connect with the main street paving
at Gremps street. This work will
be done this year. A committee was