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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-24
RIVERSIDE

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Miller of jack
son visited last week with Mrs. Mill
er's father, VIM. Terrill.
Hazel Weatherwax gave party on
Friday night to about twenty-five
young people in honor Of Chauncey
Miller who will leave soon for his
new home in Montana. Chauncey's
schoolmates and companions present
ed him with fountain pen. Refresh
ments were served, games played and
little stunts pulled off making very
pleasant evening for all.
A very mysterious accident occur
ed Friday night in this community
when Mrs. Floyd Rock was returning
from the Noah Dibbler farm, where
she had been boiling sorghum, to her
home. She was found sitting in the
buggy well wrapped in blankets and
severely injured and battered about
the head and chest, her jaw and collar
bone both broken. She was carried to
the home Of Pearl Woodbeck, near
whose home she was found by MIR.
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Clifford Pugsley left last week to
resume his studies at the Kalamazoo
Normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cooley and daugh-
ter Hazel of Paw Paw, Pearl Morten
sen, and Dorothy Lipp were Sunday
visitors at the Frank Glidden home.
School was closed Thursday and
Friday owing to the Teachers Insti
tute.
Clifford Pugsley spent Sunday with
his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. MACEDONIAN and
Mrs. Hubert spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Struble
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Pugsley spent
Sunday with Mrs. Eliza Wood at
Decatur. Mrs. Wood recently under
went an operation at Borgess. hos
pital in Kalamazoo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Durham, Emma
Struble and Roy Johnson spent Sun
day in Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Buys enter
tanned company from Paw Paw on
Sunday
The grape-pickers working for
Bert Gleason enjoyed taffy-pull on
Monday evening at the close of the
grape harvest.
Mrs. Earl Dow of Flint is visiting
her brother, Edmond Fast and
family.
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people, when the papers of the state
were infaming the minds of the
public against us by publishing false
reports concerning the sudden death
of our beloved Della on the banks Of
Brown Lake, were not afraid to come
to our assistance and fight manfully
in our defense. We heartily appreci-
ate their noble efforts in our behalf
and are exceedingly grateful to Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. McCabe of Paw Paw
for giving birth to such noble
woman as is Mrs. Nina Brock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merlin Valleau
Irwin Valleau
Law Valleau
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Miss Clara Remington, lifelong
resident of Bloomingdale, was united
in marriage to Charles Penfold of
Chase City, Virginia on October 9th.
They are spending a few weeks at
her home northeast of town.
On Friday evening about thirty of
their friends gathered at the home
for farewell visit, and very en-
joyable time was reported.
George Shattuck of Muskegon spent
the week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Shattuck.
John Hazel of Kalamazoo spent
Sunday with his father, Simon Hazel
who is i'll at the home Of his son
Henry, northeast of town.
Mrs. Ed Cone entertained the
Larkin club ladies at her home on
Thursday afternoon, October 9th.
The Pleasure club had an all day
meeting with a pot-luck dinner at
the home of Mrs. Charles Joys in
honor of Mrs. Harvey Buckler (nee
Miss Vera Fuller) on Tuesday Oct
ober 14th.
The Freshmen class had "Weenie
Roast" party at the home of Joseph
Passage, south of town on Friday
night.
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BLOOMINGDALE

Mrs. Solomon Kingsley celebrated
her eighty-seventh birthday on Oct
tober 4th, at her home, west of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Shattuck are
entertaining their daughter from
Trenton, New Jersey.
Mrs. Eliza Davidson, and old pion-
eer of Michigan, passed away at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Davis But
ton on October 7th. She had been a
great sufferer for several months.
Short services were held at the house
by Rev. CARMEL on Thursday after
noon. Interment was made at Spring
Grove cemetery.
Robert Groves Of Kalamazoo was
in town Thursday to attend the
funeral of his aunt.
Mr.. Payne who resides on the
Lillian Cooley place, northeast of
town, is erecting a new barn.
The ladies who have been picking
grapes in Paw Paw and Lawton have
returned home.
Earl Cowlbeck had an auction sale
Saturday and expects to move his
family to Kalamazoo soon. All re-
gret their leaving this neighborhood.
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Howard Passage returned home
Friday night from the west, where
he had been working in the harvest
fields.
H. H. Alborn of Chicago came to
accompany his wife home. Mrs.
Alborn had been spending the past
two weeks with her sister. Mrs.
Frazer Miller.
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A Friend in Need, is Friend in Deed
There are many angels existing on
this earth, in the bodies as well as
out of them. Among them are, Mr..
John l. Brock and Mrs. Nina McCabe
Brock of Jackson, Michigan. These
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Harring and Roy Bronson of Glendale
Mrs. Rock is in a very critical condi
ton at the present time in the Wood
beck home. Deputy Sheriff Cross
was sent to the place she was found,
but so far no clue has been discovered
as to the cause of this strange acct
dent.
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down the steps to the curb and helped
the General out, one at each elbow.
And then the handshaklng and cheer
ing and congratulations started ali
over again.
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FRENCH BOY ADOPTED
ON WELCOME HOME DAY

Pershing's welcome home day proba-
bly, meant more 10 fourteen-year-Old
Pierre Michel Bourdain than 10 enS
other youngster in New York. not svSh
barring Warren Pershing. 10 was
Pierre's first day as the adopted son OF
Arthur ~. Murphy Of No. i4S East
3Sth Street and his irst day as an
American schoolboy.
According to Mr. Murphy's afiidaVit.
fied in the County Clerks ONCE.
Pierres mother, a widow Of bordeaux.
gave her consent TO the adoption.
Surrogate John p. Cohalsn signed the
adoption papers.
The little French boy sttached him
self to an american unit In which Mr..
Walsh was a Sergeant and acted as in
terpreter for the Americans
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COMPOSITE REGIMEN,
CALLED BEST IN FRANCE,
BACK WITH PERSHIAS
Pride of the A. E. F., to March in
Wednesdays Parade, All Picked -.
Men From Third Army Corps.

NtNh iSli AiAid HiHiy vi PSs
with Gen. Pershing on the Levia-
than came 95 officers and S.02i en-
listed men, comprising a composite
regiment OF picked men selected
from the ID Army Corps. In this
regiment is one company OF marines.
The composite regiment has been
called The finest military organisa-
tion In France. IL will be one OF the
outstanding features of Wednesday,
parade.
Also on the I,eviathan we're Q ON
GERS and 81 enlisted men of the 465th
Motor Transport Company, 3s off,
GERS returning as casuals, n army
field clerks. . Y. NJ. c. A. workers,
. soldiers wives, soldiers child
and % civilian employees who we're
members OF Gen. Pershing's party.
This is the nineteenth voyage The
Iseviathan has made as n transport
and II was stated offieially in Hobo
ken to-day that Il would be her last.
Those who arrived with Gen. Per-
tshing as members II his stan were
Col. @. G. Marshall. Col. J. G. Quek-
meyer, Major J. e. Hughes, aides;
Brig. Gen. Fox Connor, chief Of
stan: Major Gen. A. w. Brewster,
Inspector General; Major Cen
Charles p. Summerall, Major Gen
John l.. Hines. Brig. Gen. W. A,
Bethel, Orig. Gen. Robert c. Davis
Adjutant General: Col. Aristidet
Moreno. General stai: Lieut.. Col
Lloyd Grlsqorn0 Lieut.. Col. DE Cham
brn, F'rench Army: Capt. q. f..
Adamson. private secretary TO Gen.
Pershing, and Lieut.. Ralph A. Curtin.
The composite regiment was in
command Of Col. Conrad Babcock, q
regular army officer.
At 2 o'clock Friday afternoon Gen.
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Gen. PeTsIing and His Chiefs of Staff Sections
Photographed Just Before Leaving the LeUiathan


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WAVES Hls CAP AS HE REooo
NlzEs INDIVIDUALS.

A the Iyeviathan slipped along
side the dock at HOboken Gen. Perish
ing stepped 10 the sthrboard side OF
tho lofty navigating bridge and
looked down at the peething crowd
awaiting him. he waved his cap AZ
he recognized individuals. As tho
sangplank was connected with the
pier a swarm Of reporters and pho-
tographors swept abroad and for the
time being took charge OF the re-
eeption.
Gen. Pershing appeared on the boat
deck and braced himself for the shock
Of the oncoming brigade. His stan
surrounded him, hut the photog-
raphers broke through the escort and
trlumphantly rushed the General To
an exposed position on the boat deck
whore he smilingly posed for his
photograph.
Al least twenty cameras were
leveled at him. The lfrevereni
photographers shouted directions un-
III the General shouted back;
"say. I can't look at all those
cameras at once"
The photographers would have kept
him posing Tor an hour, but he wa
conient with one exposure on The boat
lie wore at that time on the breast
OF his tunio only one ribbon. that
designating the Distinguished Service
Medal.
the nrst soldier to greet him waS
Major Gen. MeAndrow. who was his
chief OF stan IN France. In responss
TO a request for a few words about
shls impression OF the welcome as taI
as Il had proceeded, Gen. RershinI
said;
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and said that II wasn't Gen. Pershina
they wanted to sec, but the Generals
little son. Warren.
One Of the FIRST wireless communl-
cations to reach the Port Of lcmbarkA- =
tlon from the Levisthan was ad-
dressed TO Elsie janis. II was signed
"Pershing'' and said: Delighted 70
have you on Reception Cohmittee."
Miss Janis was one Of the most en-
thusiastic spectators at the pier, 5hs
had win her scores OF letters from
mothers OF soldiers. Another notab.e
az the pier was Sergt. Dan DAILY, pos
SCISSOR Of three Congressional medals
OF honor. He is said TO be the oldest
man in the Marine Corps.
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ONES PERSHING IN NAME OF 1OO OOO, 900 TODAY

Pershing beld a reception on the pert,
side Of B deck and received the con-
gratulations Of his stan and the Of
fcers Of the Lcviathan. capt. Duren
of the Leviathan shook hands witbs
the General and expressed his pleas
ure that the successor 10 Grant, sher-
man and sheridan was returning on
his shin
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Chamber, Chairman Rodman Wana-
maker led forward Warren Pershing,
the Generals son. and introduced him
TO the gathering. The reception ac-
corded the youngsler vas second only
TO that given his distinguished father.
After having bowed. young Pershins
disappeared behind a line Of the Cen
sral's stan. i.fti. 'u lit
At the opening Of his address IN
Producing the Mayor. chairrhan
wah6maker said;
Aft gives mo great pleasure TO intro
duce John Faithful Hylan."
Gen. Pershing left the city Han
shortly before noon. Behind a polIce
and military escort he rode uptown
TO the Waldorf by way OF lafayette
Street and Fifth Avenue. His prog
ress was an ovation. There was an
other reception at the hotel and the
General was sincerely relieved when
he was finally able 10 snatch a few
moments OF rest in the privacy OF his
suite on the third fioor.
As Gen. Pershing arose on the
I.eviathan to-day he was handed, the
following radiogram:
"The City Of New York thanks
God for your safe return, and as
Mayor OF the city ! wish TO ex-
tond TO you the 1rrntulatlons Of
a grateful people.
JOHN +. TfYLAN."
Another radiogram delivered to the
General was from Rodman Wanna.
maker. Chairman Of the Mayors
Reception Committee, readings
Gods own country welcomes
van homh"
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traffic jam I'm the river was so great
that serious accidents wNe feared.
Yachts and tugs, all with pennants
and nags waving and whistles blow
ing. we're everywhere. Wireless calls
were sent for police boats and fivo
responded. They were assisted in
regulating traffic by an equal NUM-
Der Of hreboats. These latter had
previously saluted the LeVi6tihklfi
with great streams OF water plaSe4
straight up in the air. s.
All the big ships at the piers on
both sides OF the river were dressed
from stem to stern and tho crews,
most OF them In white uniforms, lined
the rails. Especially striking were
the decorations on the Imperator.
sister ship OF the Leviathan, which
lay on the north side Of Pier 4 at
Hoboken. Big British and French
liners at the Chelsea piers also were
guy with flags.
coLoRs DROPPED AT INTER.
Walls OF THREE SECONDS.
As the Levlathan passed each Ves-
sci dipped her eolors from the taff-
rail. The LeViathan. her whistle
blowing continuous blasts, attempted
to answer each salute by dipping her
own colOrs. The responses to the
greetings were 30 frequent the colors
were dipped at intervals Of about
three seconds all the way up the
river.
Hoboken, the town that Is used 10
welcoming notables and witnessing
remarkable demonstrations, never
saw such enthusiasm before. The en-
tire 1000 feet OF the pier where the
Leviathan docked was swathed in
fngs. As far as the eye could reach
along River Street little could be seen
save the national colors waving in
the gentle breeze.
It was seen early that the Hoboken
police would not be able to handle
the crowds. In response TO hurry
calls sent TO Governors Island two
companies OF the 13th Infantry were
rushed TO the Uder and assisted in
controlling the Jam. with the streets
booked with people, thousands
climbed to nearby roofs. which were
packed 10 such an extent that sol
dier guards were sent there TO pre-
vent accidents.
Secretary OF War Baker and hii
party boarded automobiles at the SsC
Street entrance OF the Pennsylvania
station. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker rode
in the first machine. which flew th'
flag OF the Secretary Of War, and i'm
mediately behind rode Gen. March
Lieut.. Col. Miiliken and Major Swain
The flag OF the Chief Of Staff indi'
Gated Gen. Maroh,s rank.
When Secretary Baker boarded tn
Blakely at 2Sd street to meet the Le'
viathan he saidi
ut is a great day a day that thu
city. State and Nation will long re-
member"
Mr. Baker said that Vice Presiden
Marshall and Mrs. Marshall we're un
able TO come to New York to gree
Gen. Pershing,
A gray mist swept up the Narrow
from the sea early this morning. blu
= 1t lifted. The blurred. black hulk o
the Leviathan passed Quarantine an
Gen. Pershing caught the mrs
glimpse Of his native land. Out from
I tha crown OF the hill at Rosebanh
T s. l., where stands st. Johns Church
/ rang the chimes that have welcome,
. sailormsn and returning vOyaEsrs 20
n generations.
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man Rodman wanamaker and mem
bers OF the welcoming committee.
With him were members OF his staff.
Secretary OF war Baker, n committee
from the House OF representatives,
the official welcoming committee OF
the state OF Missouri and. OF course.
Warren Pershlng. Mahter Warren
came mighty near being one Of the
big little features OF a great big oc-
oaslon. 70 see him acknowledge the
greetings Of the crowd was worth
fighting one's wny through the jam
In lower Broadway.
other members OF the Welcoming
Committee came along on the DEPART
meat OF Charities boat Correction. A
long line OF automobiles was waiting
to take tho party to City Hall.
Buildings In the nelghborhood Of
the Battery were swathed In red.
white and blue. Confetti and great
streamers began flutterlng down from
lofty windows. There were all Of
10000 men. women and children
JAmmed around the end OF the pier
and the police hAe their hands full.
ONLY GREAT ROAR oREETs HIM
At PIER.
There was 90 ceremony at the pier
beyond the ceremony OF a great roar
Ing which meant "Wsll done, old boy,
America Ia glad 20 have you back.
Whatll you havs5" Men recalled re-
ceptlons In this nelghborhood to other
notables OF the past ana present and
New York's brief verdict was that
this had them stopped" Men and
women in the upper windows Of the
great 2o.story whitehall Building
were so hysterleal in their welcome
that nobody In the street would have
been surprised II one Of them tumbled
into the crowd.
Led by mounted policemen Gen
Pershlng's automobile headed slowly
up Broadway Tue General was &c
busy returning the salutations OF IN,
people that hlh hat was off all ths
time. Warren helped him out. with
becoming dignity.
Having run out OF other kinds OF
paper with which TO add to the
''anowstorm" OF a modern welcome
clerks In many windows tore the OF.
nee telephone books into small plecei
ana tossed them down. A favorlt,
form Of confetti was ticker tape
More than once this was around Con
Pershlng's shoulders.
CROWD BREAKS THROUGH Po
LICE LlNEa IN WALL STREET.
Al Wall Street the General and tn
forty ofholai automobiles behind hiu
were held 40 ten minutes. The crow
broke through the police Anes. Me-
and women climbed upon the runnin
board Of the Pershlne car an
grabbed the Commander Of the A. 4
y. by che hama E
Finally the police Strengthened on
the line and the parade proceeded I
the City Hall
/ The trip from the Battery u
Broadway TO the City Hall was a cor
tinuous ovation-thronged sidewalk
police pressing back the crowd
} toward the curb, windows alive wit
heads and handkerchlefs ana nag
noise and more noiss--with the Ger
eral standing on the seat OF his autt
mobile 10 look over the heads OF u
cheering people, bowling. smiling. q
the way
IA the party reached the City ia
, Mayor Hylan ana Gov, Smith walk,
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MAYORS COMMITTEE USES
THREE BoATs.

The Mayors Reception Committee
used three boats to greet the Cen
efai Rodman wanamaker. Commits
sloner Enright. Commissioner Muir
ray Hubert. Allan X. Hawley. A. A.
Post, Grover Whalen. John II. Nc
Cooey and John +. Sinnott, the
Mayors secretary were among the
$50 persons who sailed on the Patrol.
The steamer Correction and the
ferryboat Richmond we're also crowd
ed with guests and members OF the
Mayors Committee. The Zephyr
brought Gen. Pershlns's home State
into prominence. II swung proudly
up alongside the Leviathan, a great
banner stretching across the deck
reading;
"Pershlng's Home state"
Escorted by the large welcoming
boats and an armada OF small craft,
the Leviathan left Quarantine at 7.25
and proceeded slowly up the bay to
, the accompaniment OF hundreds OF
screeching whistles. 1t was T.55 when
the great gray hull FIRST appeared on
the Battery. Meanwhile the crowds
had been appraised OF tho approach OF
the transport by the ever Increasing
din, and when the ship hove In sight
through the mist there was a mighty
roar that could be heard a mile away
The crowd at the Battery was prob
ably the greatest ever assembled
there at such an early hour. All OF
the great office buildings were a
mass OF color. Great festoons oi
bunting ana flags hung from the win.
dows Of the sl-story whitehall Build.
ing. The South Ferry building ahc
Barge once presented little 10 th'
eye except red. white and blue.
HUGE BRITISH FLAG WELcoMEs
PERsHlNo.
One OF the features OF the deoora
tions at the ferry building was hug,
British flag stretched across the roo
Ono OF the largest flags ever seen II
New York. In the centre OF the fiaI
was gold crown. emblematic OF th'
British diplomatic service, Many o
the foreign consulates aro> housed II
this building. II was the first tim
this nag had been flown since n
visits OF Maishai Joffre and tn
French High Commission ana tn
British MIhsion headed by Sir Arthu
Balfour.
Al the Lsviathan swept slowly b,
. the Battery the tremendous din cor
tinusd without interruption. owinI
TO the necessity for turning 10 ento
her pier. the liner Rugged the cas-
bank Of the river until nearly op
posite her berthlng place. Capt. Bi
Mclaughlin, dean Of the sandy Hoo
? pilots. was on the bridge directing th
course OF the ship. Mclaughlin .hh
b piloted the Leviathan In on every tri
to this port since Bhs was taken owe
by the Government as q transpor
h This, by the way is the last voyag
: TO be made by the Leviathan in ia
= transport service.
. Owing 10 the mlSts the crowds .
u the Hoboken pier ana along Rive
Street and. tho waterfront did nc
u get sight OF the liner until she wa
q almost opposite BY this time II
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KISSES HIS TWO SISTERS As He
REACHES PIER.

REACHES PIER.
As the General reached the pior no
kissed his two sisters, Miss May
Pershing and Mrs. Butler, Of Lincoln.
Neb., and they Rugged and kissed
young Warren Pershing. who was
enjoying himself 10 the limit.
The STAN and escort had % force
way for the General to the dsls.
which had been provided on the sec
ond fioor OF the pier for the formal
reception. There Secretary OF War
Baker, Senator wadsworth. Congress-
man MondeIl and former Secretary Of
the Treasury William q. McAdoo de-
llvered their addresses and the Gen.
eral was presented with President
Wilson's letter OF greeting and his
commission as General OF the Army.
As Gen. Pershing concluded his ad-
druss pc handed this commission to
his son Warren. inatructlng him to
take good care OF H.
The cheering Of the crowds on the
pier and ashore as Gen. Perahing
boarded the police boat Patrol for the
trip 10 tho Battery were heard on the
New York side. The progress of the
patrol down tho river was marked by
the screeching OF steamship and fac.
tory whistles, and the windows OF the
big Office buildings we're patches Of
white waving hahdkerchlefs. The dir
was filled with bits OF torn paper
falling and drifting like flakes OF
snow.
Bseortlng the General were Rodman
wanamaker. Secretary Baker. Chief
Of stan March. former Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo. Miss May
Pershlng (the Generals sister,. War
rem PershinE This son) and the Gen
erai's stan.
the party landed at the Battery
at ioib O'Clock, greeted by multi
tude, while all the sirens in the
river screamed.
WARNS WARREN TO WATCH
THAT COMMISSION.
In the midst OF the excitement just
before the landing at the Battery the
General suddenly turned 20 look for
his son. AHarren was ospied on an
upper bridge. and the General called
out to him; .....
Look oWt for that commission"
Gen. Pershing was in excellent
humor, patient with everybody who
wanted to shake hands with him and
take his picture. He shook hands a
dozen times with Secretary Baker for
the benent OF newspaper photosra-
pliers.
Gen. Pershins first set foot on the
soil OF Manhattan Island after his
long absence at 1923 o'clock. landing
at Pier A. the Battery, approximately
where Gen. Lafayette landed when he
revisited the United States.
The Yankee commander got a ro-
ceptlon that almost took his breath
away. He appeared almost stunned.
The General came down the river
on the police boat Patrol. with Chair