•X—x**x~x~x**x~x~x~x**x~x~x**x* IT PRODUCES RESULTS— READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS— The Record’s Want-Adv. Column Buchanan Merchants carrw a line is for Buyer or Seller, Make your of goods that you can ? • The wants known. The Cost Is small. Berrien County Record prices are ripl*1 '®- •\\sVe> ) r \ G&1 FIFTIETH YEAR BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, THURSDAY 22, 1917 11.50' A YEAR IN ADVANCE NUMBER 6
\ MICHIGAN’S FASTEST EXCELLENT PROGARM TWO TICKETS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM HOME MINSTRELS FOR FARM MEETINGS P. M. FLYER COMING FOR GAME DENIKEMUSTSERVE AT MT. TABOR GRANGE. PLACED IN FIELD Arrangements have been made with YEAR IN PRISON An important meeting for farmers, JUMPS TRACK the Three Rivers High school basket in co-operative extension work in agri ball team, claimed by many to be the culture and home economics, will be CITIZENS AND UNION CAUCUSES fastest team in the state, to come to SELECT MARCH 22 AND 23. PLACE held at the Mt. Tabor Grange hall HEAVY BANK OF SNOW LIFTS Buchanan Friday night, March 2nd, SURPRISED COURT BY ASKING Thursday and Friday, March 1st and HELD TUESDAY; FULL TICKETS and meet the local high school team. THAT HE BE SENT TO JACK- PRINCESS THEATER. GREAT 2nd. ENGINE FROM RAILS AND ‘The local players have successfully The' school will be conducted by H. PREPARATIONS BEING MADE NOMINATED; VOTERS TO met all comers thus far this season SON INSTEAD OF IONIA; RE J. Lurkins, county agricultural agent, TIES UP TRAFFIC FOR SEVER and they are confident of their ability and the lecture on live stock will be HAVE CHOICE. QUEST GRANTED. FOR EVENT. AL HOURS. to hold the Three Rivers boys. given by W. F. Raven, in charge of The local manager has assumed the state live stock extension work. quite a big expense in bringing this The program follows: The Home Minstrels have selected Citizen’s Ticket. team to Buchanan and it will require Dr. C. H. DeNike, erstwhile Bu * THE WORLD’S NEWS * Thursday, -March 1— The Pere Marquette train bound March 22 and 23 as dates for the com to Buchanan from Benton Harbor a large attendance to pay out, there chanan physician, arrested several * AT A GLANCE. * 10:00 a. m;— Feeds and their Com President— Geo. H. Richards ing carnival of laughter. The place ran into a heavy bank of snow and Clerk- Philip Boone fore the players are asking that the weeks ago charged with perfoming * * * ****** ** position „ patronage be even better than.usual. a criminal operation which caused the will be the Princess theater. 11:00 a. m.-— (Topic to be chosen) ice about four miles out from town Treasurer— Chas. Landis FRIDAY. By next week the program will he The game will be called at eight death of little Alice Mitchell, was sen 1:00 p. m.-—Food requirements for Monday and the tender, a car loaded Trustees— John Babcock, Wilson Three cowboys found murdered by ready for the public and the rehears -with hogs, a car of merchandise and o’clock. tenced Monday morning by Judge Dairy Cows Leiter, M. J. Kelling Villa bandits on the Mexican side of als well under way. Songs are being Bridgman to serve an indeterminate 2:15 p. m.-—-(Topic to be Chosen) the front trucks of the passenger Assessor— P. W. Howe the border not far from Hachita, N. learned, hones are being polished and coach left the rails. The train was sentence of from one year to fifteen M. They "were Andrew P. Peterson, Friday, March 2— years in the Ionia reformatory, with regalia purchased. The end men, in 10:00 a. m.—-Rations for Dairy traveling at a slow rate of speed due Union Ticket GRANGEHALL Hugh Accord and Burton Jensen. The terlocutor, manager and water boys In the passenger coach were sev- the recommendation that he be liber bodies were found by Lem Sillsbury, Cows President— Geo. Black ated at the end of one year. have been chosen and each is taking 11:00 a. m.— (Topics’to he Chosen) to- the uncertainty of the condition Perishing scout, who followed Peter of the track. Clerk— P. A. Graffort Dr. DeNike, who had stoutly main opportunity of spare moments to whip 1:00 p. m.— Balancing Rations FORMALLY OPENED son’s shepherd dog to the spot. himself into line. eral passengers some of whom decided ‘ Treasurer— Ray Pierce tained his innocence, sprung a sur 2:15 p. m.— (Topic to be Chosen) Charlie Chaplin, movie star, invests It is whispered that the 22nd and to take their chances of getting in Trustees— H. S. Bristol, Martin prise on the day of his trial by chang The promoters of these meetings $150,000 in England’s win-the-war 23rd of March, 1917, will long be re with the train and others, considering Pearson, Ralph Allen. BUCHANAN PEOPLE ASSIST IN ing his plea to guilty. campaign. strongly urge the farmers to attend Assessor— Frank Merson. When taken into court to receive membered in Buchanan as a time of all sessions. These meetings are to the condition hopeless for several Neutral ships will resume trips and excruciating revelry and will go down hours at least, took Shank’s horses ENTERTAINMENT; HALL AT his sentence the doctor sprung anoth help the farmers make more money hope to dodge U-boats by taking ex in history along with the Home Com into town. After a wait of an hour . Above are the two tickets chosen er surprise. In passing sentence and it is hoped and expected that WALTON’S CROSSING WILL BE treme northern course with Halifax ing of August 1910. or more the remaining passengers Tuesday evening by the voters of Bu the Judge said that he had carefully as harbor. a packed house will greet the speak investigated the case through the pro-j The men who are planning the min hiked in. MADE SOCIAL CENTER. ers. chanan. From these will be chosen I bation court and found that DeNike) strel show are pastmasters at the art The train crew succeeded in getting SATURDAY the men whom, with the hold-over of had a good reputation at his old home! of entertaining and have promised all of the derailed train back on the Seven British ships torpedoed with JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ficers, will represent the village dur in Cass county, and that he believed; the people a “ reg’lar time.” What KILLS VARIOUS BILLS track except the tender later in the a tonnage toll of 10,336. ever yon do, don’t plan to give or go day and the tender was returned to ing the period pregnant with possibili Last Thursday evening the newr j that some leniency should be shown; Washington puzzled over fate of the rails Tuesday morning. Grange hall near Walton’s crossing him, therefore the light sentence. The. to a party, at home or in South Bend, Lansing— The house judiciary com ties for growth and prosperity. The Yarrowdale men, over what has hap on these dates. There is going to be The heavy snow has filled the deep ,was open to the public for the first: judge further said that he had made mittee killed the Robinson bill aimed pened to the train carrying eighty-six cuts along the right of way and the next two years will, in all probability, tjnie when a company of Buchanan' arrangements whereby De Nike was, more down right fun in the Princess at- runaway marriages and which pro former American consuls and their on these nights than can be found winds have kept pace with the section see the installation of a new sewer Rebekahs and Odd Fellows, gave a) to become prison physician at .Ionia, vided that marriage licenses must be families from Munich, and over the elsewhere. crews in filling up the cuts about as "wstem • the bea-mnino- if not the com- benefit entertainment to help swell1 making him a member of the staff andr secured fifteen days before the cere problem of what Austria will do. as fast as they were shoveled out, o f S ZX of ax- a . bunding fund of the Bend of the gMn/hint almost unlimited freedom, Watch and wait. mony. It also killed his hill authoriz Railroad chiefs inform President seriously delaying traffic on this line ^ . _ *u* j- River grange. ‘ The surprise came when DeNike re-; ing the talcing of testimony during Wilson the railroads are ready to give and causing no end of inconvenience tended water mams; the building of; The trip from town was made in [quested that he be sent to Jackson! criminal examinations. The Glaspie their resources to the government in to officials and patrons. miles of sidewalk, and the expansion' bobs provided by members of the * prison instead of Ionia. j bill allowing husbands to inherit one- necessary to co-operate with manu- grange, and on reaching the hall the; ------icase of war. MICHIGAN READY TO Rumored that the United States has third of their wife’s real estate was facturing i n t „ h i c h are sure T o. ™ 2 & S S & 3 S tMICHIGAN WILL BUILD.landed soldiers at Santiago in readi pigeon-holed, as was the Blinn meas find Buchanan a desirable place for „ pper by the lildl(,5 £ the ness for a revolt. The report not GIVE 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 MEN ure abrogating tbe common law dis STEREOPTICON HERE verified. £ ability” of women to bind themselves location. After this the following program was "9 jointly with their husbands. The period demands men of capa- given: . JL $ Funston sends troops to protect menaced ranches on the Mexican The committee voted down the . FOR SCHOOL USE bilitv and willingness to sacrifice per- America by the audience ; WILL DO ITS SHARE IN FURNISH * * t Qnln *P A border. Newkick bill pensioning circuit ING SOLDIERS IF NEEDED, judges at full pay after twenty-five sonal things for the good of the town. Trietnimonhl — Win- The expending of many thousands of M c ‘WeIdon STATE WILL SPEND $1,600,000 ON SUNDAY. years of service. The committee re OUTFIT COSTING $430 PRESENT dollars of the people’s money calls for, ’ , A, ‘ ,T„ w - SAYS CONGRESSMAN SMITH ported out the Petermann bill i^hich people o muiucjr uauu xcu V o„ i Solo__Mr Winter* HIGHWAYS THIS YEAR ROG Sunday papers note that President ED TO BUCHANAN SCHOOLS the election of careful, conservative! ^ J |0}0_ a{r; Winters Wilson feels out senate on war. Wants codifies the partnership laws of the IN PATRIOTIC SPEECH. state and the Person bill which clari and able representatives on the village Vocal Solo_ Mrs. Weldon ERS ANNOUNCES; TOWNSHIPS power to protect United States citi BY CLARK EQUIPMENT COM- hoard. fies the statute of descent and dis Sleight of Hand Performing and j WILL AID MOVE. zens and boats. A town may be made or unmade J li R Banke Captain of Kron Princessin Cecelie tribution by making it certain that PANY at the time of its change from swad- ^ Selection—Mrs. Winters declares he injured liner’s machinery Washington— Michigan will raise the issue of women shall inherit all an army of 400,000 men in case the of their realty. diing clothes to more pretentious hab-1 qi.0c„ l « a Lansing— State Highway Commis-:on orders from Germany given country needs it, according to Con iliments. We have reached the time.; „ w T sioner Frank Rogers is planning ap-; through a personal medium he cannot The faculty' and pupils are happy gressman M. C. Smith. Buchanan will come to her own with-*?® n~‘ rwf Proximately 1,300 miles of good; disclose. because of the arrival Wednesday of “ I hope and pray that we will not in the next five y e a rs-b u t the most ^ - iA*' J ' roads this year. He estimates there j Entire Mexican border guard order the stereopticon outfit purchased for important of the five years are the^ Bates, Chas. Babcock, P. A. Giaffoit wffl be available for this WOrk a fundi be obliged to go to war,” said Mr. SHOOP HOME ed to demobilize. Gen. Funston plans the school recently by the Clark next two .and Miss Cora Smith , of more than $1,600,000. This in-j Smith in the course of a patriotic Piano Sekction—Mrs Winters cludes tbat portion available from I to protect American side of Rio Equipment company, at a cost of A town is like a business. It Grande with regular troops. speech in the house, “ but if we do the $430.00. The colored minstrels came next th4 ailtomobile license fees and a]so; fiber and manhood of Michigan’s best . - AFIRE SUNDAY thrives according to the way it is Cuban rebels nab brothers of Presi The outfit is designated by the and received an ovatio^rom the time ,from tbe trunk Hne fund and the blood will fully respond as it did in handled. Every voter in this town dent Menocal. manufacturers as the Keystone “ 600” they were seated until the ’ ast song federaJ appropriation. days past. During the Civil war when has a duty to perform, not only to his Set and consists of the large stereopti had been sung. _ Besides the 1,300 miles of road the the state had a population of only QUICK WORK OF DEPARTMENT neighbors, but to himself , in the care MONDAY. con with 600 slides, 12 stereopticqpes, | Those taking part m this were: 8tate mone will build Mr. Rogers be. 750,000 people it sent 90,000 troops ful consideration of his vote and the President Wilson to get war ^bwer. SAVED HOME FROM DE 600 stereographs, filing, cabinet, in Cress Weldon and Hervey Winters, lieves about 300 Hiiles will be bllilt by to the front. At the same ratio it active part he takes in the coming , -o a ^ ^ Canvcss of both houses of congress dexes and instruction manuals. The could now raise an afmy of 400,000 campaign. The interests of the home “ —A, es^ “ ell[; ^ A ^ b ^ ’ -townships and road districts over: shows resolution is to be adopted. STRUCTION; LOSS COVERED manufacturers also furnish without men.” and the future of the inmates o f 2 5 5 ? I '* * * «*• * « • bare virtually no Twelve steamers, one of them fly expense, except for transportation this t an<* ^ c^arcl Uean and Chester Smith, j control Congressman Smith said he was BY INSURANCE. home are vitally bound up in P. A. Graffort acting as interlocuxer. ing the American flag, left New York x lecture sets as needed, which cover a coming election. Within the next few days a bill will ^ not in accord with the idea of -expend It was decided some time ago by the: for European ports. wide range of subjects. Think well act wisely. Your be introduced into the legislature to ing such enormous sums for build members of the Bend of the River Information has reached the state Superintendent Egert will so ar vote is as important and as weighty limit to fifteen tons and wagons 600 j ing ships. He believed more attention The fire department was called to grange to build a building in which department that German officers are range that all grades will benefit from as the vote of any other man in the pounds to the inch of tire ■width all; should be paid to furnishing modern the home of W. E. Shoop, on Lake to hold the regular meetings of the serving with the armies of Gen. Car the use of the outfits. The use of the community and your influence may loads hauled over state reward roads. means of warfare, including the aero street Sunday morning about 8:30, grange and where social gatherings ranza and General Villa in Mexico. stereopticon is the advanced method turn, a close election the right way. plane and the submarine. He de to extinguish a fire which had caught could also be held. After considerable Four ships sunk in U-boat war, ton of teaching many subjects and is rec clared that more than half our ships in the attic of the house. Investiga deliberation the present location was; nage 12,00S. ognized as invaluable in bringing to were now tied up to the docks be tion after the fire showed a broken decided upon, and surely those have- the pupil broader and’ clearer concep VOTES TO END cause of lack of men, and said more brick in the chimney and it is sup ing the matter in charge would have TUESDAY tions of the subjects. CHICAGO MEETING attention should be paid to recruit posed the soot from the sqft coal had to look a long time before finding Gen. Frederick Funston, com Special exercises were held in the ing. which the family had been using a more ideal site for such a building. mander of tbe Southern department High school building Thursday morn PRESID. PRIMARY caught_fire and was communicated to OFBUCHANANITES Situated only a stone’s throw fromthe of the United States army, died sud ing in celebration of the arrival of this point. j interurban station at Walton’s cross- denly Monday night in a San Antonio, WILBUR WELCH FOUND the outfit and it was used for the first ONLY THREE REPUBLICANS Texas, hotel. Attending physicians GUILTY OF CRIMINAL Mr. Shoop was out of town and Mrs time. | ing, it gives the best of transporta Shoop, her mother, Mrs. Peacock, and BANQUET SERVED IN CHICAGO tion facilities to rural residents both AGAINST REPEAL WHICH CAR- say. the cause of death was acute in ASSAULT ON YOUNG GIRL digestion. three small children were alone in the CHAPLIN SUBSCRIBES north and south, as well as to people house. They were unaware of the BROWNLEIGH CLUB; MANY living in nearby towns who may wish RIES SEVENTY-SEVEN TO After a forty minute battle the $150,000 TO WAR LOAN The jury deliberated but a few situation unti.1 called? on the telephone MEMBERS PRESENT AND EX to come to the hall fo r any purpose. French line steamship Guyane sank SEVEN. a German submarine off the coast of minutes in considering the evidence by the neighbors. By the time the London,f'Feb. 15.— Charlie Chaplin, The new building, which is in firemen had reached the scene the CELLENT PROGRAM ENJOYED France. last Thursday in the case of the Peo America’s movie star, is a $150,000 bungalow style, is 2Sx4S feet front flames had gained such headway that and is one story and basement, al- ' Lansing, Feb. 21— With three ex Rebels said to be losing in their ef ple vs. Wilbur Welch, the Galien man contributor to England’s “win the charged with a revolting crime against it was found necessary to turn on the About six thirty last Friday even-: though the natural slope of the land ceptions the Republican members of fort to stir up an insurrection in war” loan subscriptions which are his 16-year-old step-daughter,. and water, as well as use of the chemical. ing, the f ormer residents of Buchanan j is such that no part of the building the house voted in favor of repealing Cuba. closing today in a whirlwind finish. brought in a'verdict of guilty. The chemical checked the fire until a and vicinity, members of the Chicago- ! is below the level of the yard. The the presidential primary law which Effort being made in Washington The man whose movie antics have to make legislation that will control As soon as the verdict was announc frozen hydrant was thawed out and brought' him a fortune cabled his Buchanan Club began to assembly in | dining room and kitchen will be in was placed on the statute books dur the water started. the rooms of the Brownleigh Club, j the lower room, thus leaving the en- ing the special session called by form spies in this country. Senator Over ed Judge Bridgman granted the de subscription from Los Angeles today, fendant the usual 20 to 60 days to file The furniture in the house v/as re Each arrival was greeted warmly by!tire main floor for the auditorium, er Gov. Chas. S. Osborn in 1912. The man of North Carolina said he had it was announced. been told there were 100,000 spies a bill of exceptions and enter a mo moved and stored in a neigh The war loan subscribers are to be the president, and either renewed ac in wheih a piano ha salready been vote in the house was 77 to 7 in fav- boring barn and Mrs. Peaccok, Mrs. quaintance with those already there, placed. A fine spring on the prem- or of repealing the presidential prim- here. tion of a new trial. Attorney Gharles closed Friday. Today the greatest ad White of Niles, counsel for the de Shoop and children were cared for on introduced to those who had lived ises will furnish pure water for drink ary and if the Republicans of the Germany finds raids on London vertising campaign England ever saw fense, indicated that he will demand at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip “back home” at a different time. ing at all times and will he especially house express the sentiment of the with Zeppelins are profitless. Holds was bared in the newspapers and by a new trial of the case, which was Boone, where they have since been "About seven thirty the members nice for use at picnics in the summer party generally there is every indi air craft at home for protection. posters everywhere. A tremendous arranged before Judge Bridgman and stajdng. went into the dining room. The f orm time. cation that the bill will be given the Wilson goes before Congress when popular demonstration was held at his bond was set at $1,000. He furn The loss was covered by insurance. ality of seating had been done away There are still a few minor finish same treatment in the senate. first overt act by Germany comes. Trafalger square at noon, the great ished cash bond for the amount to with by drawing lots for one’s neigh- ing touches to he added before the Four Democrats—Representatives Has been granted great’ir power to’ space about the monument being jam the clerk of the court and was re bor at the table. Thus each one in a hall will be formally dedicated, which Eaton o f Saginaw, Petersomof Grand act but will not use same until climax med with people and the lord mayor leased. If no motion of a new trial family was sure to visit with some event will take place some time early Rapids, H. L. Schmidt, of Grand arrives. presiding. is filed he probably will be sentenced CARRIER ASSAULTED former friend, or one who knew this spring. Rapids and Robinson of Marshall vot within two weeks. Under the statute where Moccasin Bluff, Front St. Hill The Bend of the River grange was ed against a repeal of the bill, and WEDNESDAY PROFESSOR AT U. OF C. Welch can be sent to state prison for or Bakertown is- Other Ground Hog organized March 17, 1914 and now they were joined by three republicans ■* Women storm the New York City HIS BEST ADVANCE AGENT life, six months being the minimum. BY ANGRY FARMER days were discussed; sleighing and has a membership of about 120 with Warner of Belding, Wood of De hall is a bre:ad riot. The abnormal coasting parties recalled; days at many new applications coming in. troit and Young of Muskegon. exportation of food products has made Professor C. H. Robertson of the school and at work relived;: old jokes a serious condition in the tenement NO APPENDICITIS NO FEE R. C. Campion, a Frenchman,'owner University of Chicago believes in mak revived; Chicago addresses and tele HUNTERS GET UNITED districts. Marie Cans, I. W. W. agi FOR SURGEON AIM OF BILL of a 12-acre farm in Hager township, ing his classes so thrilling that the phone numbers exchanged; and the STATES WARNING MRS. SCHRAM WAS tator arrested in connection with the made a vicious assault on Vernon -students can’t stay away. He tempts fact that the food was good andplenti- raid on the city hall. Wallis, of Benton Harbor, a-rural the wary scholar with advance no Lansing— Senator Condon has tices. Yesterday he sent out the fol ful freely commented upon. • Washington, D. C. Feb. 21— The The spy law ‘passed by the senate ready for introduction in the senate mail carrier, Friday. Campion as lowing, advertising a discussion on When the tables had been bleared, a United States department of agricul NEAR CENTENARIAN has a death penalty as well as lesser a bill aimed at surgeons who make a saulted the carrier because the latter “ The People of China.” brief business meeting was held. The ture has received inquiries from many punishments. f' specialty of unnecessary operations. failed to deliver his newspapers which “ Why sit nearer the door than your former treasurer, Mr. Rolla Roe, was sportsmen in the middle west in re Mrs. Valentine Schram, the oldest President in war council. Conscrip The Condon bill would force every had not arrived due to the delayed guest? Why take off your spectacles kept from attendance and sent his gard to Spring shooting of waterfowl. person in Buchanan township, if not tion may be asked by Wilson. He surgeon to place each appendix re trains. instead of your hat on meeting a resignation. The president and sec In response the department has made in the county, died at her home in plans either this or that 500,000 vol moved in alcohol for forwarding to Wallis was explaining to the farmer friend. Why do Chinese begin their retary asked for successors, hut their the f ollowing public announcement: the edge of town on the South Bend unteers be added to army. Would the state laboratories. If a test re why the paper was not delivered-when books in the back? These are some protests were drowned in the voices Under the f ederal regulations there road Wednesday afternoon. double Navy’s strength'. vealed no trouble with the appendix Campion pulled a revolver, aimed it of the company, and Mrs. S. A. Wood is a» closed season from February 1 Mrs. Schram was past ninety-six Sweden asks Germany for facts on at Wallis and pulled the trigger. The of the topics. Four thousand two the surgeon would not he allowed to hundred years pass in an hour. Five and Miss Mary E. Reynolds were re to September 6, inclusive, each year years of age and had been a resident sinking of ship from Chile. receive any fee and would be forced shell failed to explode and Campion elected president and secretary for throughout the United States on wat of Buchanan township for many U. S. demands that Austria take then using it as a club gave the mail minutes late and you’ll miss three to pay the patient for the loss sus centuries. Come!” the ensuing year. Then Frank Car erfowl and other migratory game years. She had always been a woman clear, final stand on U-boat program. tained. Similar bills are being in carrier a vicious blow on the head lisle Vas elected treasurer. birds; the season for hunting is of strong vigor, active and ever help Wallis returned to Benton Harbor troduced in other states in an effort ARRESTED ON CHARGE , The president made a few graceful further restricted in various parts of ful to her association until the period THURSDAY to clean up the medical profession. and had the ugly wound dressed. remarks about the aims, and functions the country to periods not exceeding of her last illness. Philadelphia follows New York City The authorities are not decided OF SELLING FISH three and one-half months. The open Funeral services will be held at the with a food riot of its own. Women whether to let the Federal courts of the club. Among those present HIGH SCHOOL PLAY season on waterfowl in the states of home Friday afternoon at two o’clock marched on the Franklin Sugar Re handle the care it or to let the state “Babe” Wilcox of Dayton was ar were some who have never missed a GIVEN TONIGHT meeting of the club and there were Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebras Interment, will he made in the Baker- fining *Co., against which there was a take care of it. Should the former rested last Thursday for selling fish ka, Kansas, and Missouri, is from town . cemetery. strike. One man was, killed by a po course be followed and Campion be illegally. Mr. Wilcox had caught a others who were there fo r the first The High school play, “Hearts and September 16 to December 31, in liceman. found guilty of simple assault he pickerel in Dayton lake which weighed time. Among the first-nighters was Diamonds,” will be given in'the Prin clusive, and it is unlawful to hunt or MICHIGAN MAY DROP Wilson plans stern course with Ger stands a show to receive a minimum about three pounds and he sold the Mr. James Clark, who once was a resi cess theater tonight, the curtain go dent of Buchanan, but now one
& r ♦♦♦ Y t • Y Y y Y Y Y Y 4 Y Y Y Y Y y y y y y Xt X 4 4 Yi i y f y y f y y ❖ jYIrs, E. Babcock was in St. Joseph through the new birth is the witness ing the guests turned homeward wish Clark, Miss Pulver and EdAvin Peck Galien were entertained at the Frank oil " business Tuesday. of the Holy Spirit Himself. “ The ing Mr. Kuhl many more happy .birth Avon prizes, A. two -course -luncheon. Phillips home last Sunday. -** Next meeting of the Parent-Teach Spirit Avitnesses Avith our spirit that days. • was served after Which they left for C. B. Rozell went to Grand Rapids ers’ association will be March 2nd, Ave are the children of God, and if their, various homes. I last Tuesday to a Masonic meeting. unless announced different at a later children, then heirs and joint heirs HILLS CORNERS He Avill be gone three days, date. * >’ with Jesus Christ.” 1 John 5 :7. “ The Owing to the bad roads the Aid So .WEST.BERTRAND Mrs. Ed. Richter and Mrs. Clarence The Little Folks Sewing Club met frhit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, ciety meeting which Avas to have been Mrs. Laura" Boyle was in Niles last Cripe and children spent Thursday taV»VW*4*Mt^**^A/HVV«^/f/*/M*^/«V***\/****/M**AAAA**«4^Mt»**AA***A**«*******t»*****«******»***4**t***Mf4 at the home of Miss Bonita "Wentland Long-Suffering, Gentleness, Meekness, held Wednesday, Feb. 21st, at Merle Tuesday. afternoon with Mrs. Robert Sheeley. last Saturday. After the work was Patience, Hope; against these there Arends, Avas postponed until the roads Cass Rozell made a business trip to Village Caucus Held. Little Ralph Fuller is ill this week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Miller visited over games and refreshments took up is no law and they that are Christ’s are better. Niles last Monday. The Citizen’s Caucus for Galien Fern Carlson spent Saturday in their daughter, Mrs. George Currier, the rest of the afternoon. have crucified Flesh (carnal nature) Remember Rev. Horne’s stereopti- Mrs. Frank Phillips visited in Ga and family last Thursday and Friday. Village was held in the town hall on • South Bend. The Seniors of the high school will with the affections and lusts thereof,” Monday evening;1’ H. D. Roberts was j Cyrus Steele was vaccinated hy Dr. con lecture Sunday evening at 7:00 lien last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Jannaseh and give a play entitled “The Junior” at Galations 5:22; Ephesians 5:9. afternoon; the cane, the eotten andj chosen chairman and Bert J. Babcock Snowden Tuesday. Marietta Fette spent Sunday Avith:little daughter were entertained at the town hall Friday evening of this Peace is another fruit of this faith the college. Sunday, March 4th is the her aunt, Mrs. C. Crip.e the George Martin home last Sunday. clerk f or the meeting. The following ’ Mrs. Lends Ender spent several week. There are twelve characters and the NeAv Birth. Romans 5 :1. ticket was placed in nomination: days* last week in Buchanan with her day for the offering for foreign mis Mrs. Chris. Koenigshof called on Mr. ind Mrs. Arthur Miller and to give the play, Encell Swem to play N oav then being justified by faith sions. Mrs. McKenna Thursday afternoon. daughter Helen, Mr. and Mrs. Austin President— Chas. A: Clark., daughter, Mrs. Clifford Shemely. the part of “ The Junior.” we have peace Avith God through our Clerk— Richard Wentlaud. The Ladies Aid society of New TAVenty-three people staid Sunday Mrs. Mary Carpenter of South Bend Miller and baby, Sherman Harroff, The appointments for Sunday school Lord Jesus Christ through Avhom Ave for the pot-luck dinner in the annex is Arisiting her niece, Mrs. Ed. Leiter. Treasurer— T. N. Chilson Troy null meet at the home of Mrs, were entertained Sunday at the Amos Feb. 25, 1917, are as follows: have received the atonement,” “ This and for the C. W. B. M. meeting. Mrs. Jones visited her daughter, Harroff home. Trustees—-Bert J. Babcock* Chas. Edwin Barnhart this Wednesday for New Troy Sunday school, 10:00 peace the Lord solemnly bequeathed A. Roberts, G. A. Jannaseh. work. Several people came after dinner, so Mrs. Paul Burrus, Thursday and Fri A* few o f the neighbors and friends a. m., Edward Brodbeck, Supt. to his disciples the night before his there* were about thirty present for day. gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Assessor— Frank G. Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shepardson and Divine Worship, 11:00 a, m, Subject, death.” “Peace I leave Avith you, my The following Caucus Committee son of Buchanan were guests of Mrs. the program.- The next meeting will Lloyd Leiter, Darcy Salisbury and Allen Moyer last Sunday eATening in “The Way of Salvation.” peace I give unto you, not as the be the 3rd Sunday in March. It is Marjorie Luther are on the sick list honor of Mr. arjjl Mrs. Owen Shipley, was appointed for the ensuing year: , Shepardson’s parents,, Mr. and Mrs, world giveth, give I unto you. Let Dayton, Sunday school, 2 :00 pf* m. hoped that still more will be present list. who Avill leave for their new home this D: H- Allen,, C. A. Clark, Fred John Chilson, Sunday. Mrs. Wilson Supt. Divine worship, not your heart be troubled, neither, White, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Shemely of at this meeting. Bessie and Verna Hall are Spend week in Arkansas. 3:00 p. m. Subject, “Eternal Life.” let it be afraid,” John 14:27, Such a Marguerite and Geralean Kileyhaye ing a few days with their - sisters, at About forty friends and neighbors Buchanan are the proud parents of a Galien, Sunday school, 10:00 a. m. legacy makes life Avorth living, gives son born Feb. 14th. Mrs. Shemely received the Red Gross medals which Buchanan. gathered at the home of Mrs. Ed. Lester Ender spent Sunday in Bu Mr. Theron Chilson, Supt. Divine strength to carry the Gross of the they earned by selling 100 Red Cross -Mrs. Frank Phillips spent the day Leiter to remind her that she had was formerly Miss Evelyn Ender. Worship 7:30 p. m. Subject, “ Sin in trial of our faith, brings the comfort chanan, The third number of the Lecture seals apiece. last Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. a birthday once more. The evening Eugene Steele of Gary was in town Relievers.” E. L. English, Pastor. of Heaven, the assurance of DiAdne James East. Avas spent in social converse^ music Course will be held at the M. E. Friday at the home of Mrs.: aproval-, and is the inspiration ahd over the week end. church next Tuesday evening, Feb. BAKERTOWN Mrs. George Martin spent the day and games. A n oyster supper was Fred Allen of Three Oaks spent Dempsey a miscellaneous program poAver- of the “ more abundant life,” last Wednesday with Mrs. Will Leiter 27th. Edward Elliott, Imersonator. Don’t forget the social or you Avill served and all spent a very enjoyable Sunday with his parents here. with a miscellaneous roll call was known only to the Christian.” at Buchanan. Elder 0. R. Miller preached a splen miss something. time. Miss Edna Chilson of South Bend given by the Culture Club. The first Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W ilcox o f Day- did sermon to an appreciative aud Henry Rogers and Robert‘ Clemens Parties seem to be the order o f the spent Sunday with home folks. number was a paper by Elnora Pyle J. G. Boyle, Professor of Horticul ience at the Saints church last Sunday were at Three Oaks Saturday. ton spent Sunday Avith Mr. and Mrs. day. Several of the neighbors and Charles Motley, who has been ill and read by Katherine Harris. ture at Purdue, Lafayette, Ind., is David Salisbury. evening, taking his text from the 17th Little Alene Dodge spent Saturday friends gathered at the home of Ray for some time, is slowly improving. “ Sounding the Ocean” was given author of a book on vegetable grow Mr. and Mrs. .Owen Shipley left chapter of John. night with John Henry Best, Jr. Frame to welcome his mother, Mrs. Louis Allen has returned home af by Emma Dempsey. Nina Lee told ing. It is designed to consider the Alyce Clemens spent Saturday Tuesday morning for their neAv home Carrie Frame, back home. Music and ter an absence o f more than a year. Reports have been circulated and about Vanishing of the Atlantic Coast principles involved in vegetable pro night and Sunday at home. at Van Buren Arkansas, games helped to entertain the crowd Mr, and Mrs. Albert Jannaseh were confirmed that our undertaker, Mr. Line and how the shores of the ocean duction and at the same time to furn Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Gilbert have Mr. and Mrs. Perry Korn and chil and at a late hour an elaborate lunch in Three Oaks Monday between trains. ! Frank C. Hall has taken unto him- are constantly changing. Every ish sufficient detailed information to moved from Buchanan to their home dren were entertained at the Allen was served, after which all returned Dr. S. A. Clark of South Bend was | self a wife. They will be at home meeting seems to surpass the last shoAV definitely the connection be- here. Moyer home last Sunday. to their homes, having spent a very a guest at the C. A. Clark home Sun after March 1st. one in being interesting* and this, as irween principles and practice. The John Leiter upset Avith a load of Mr. and Mrs. Manly Roberts of pleasant evening. day. “The Junior,” a play to be given all the others have been, was instruc book has been Avritten primarily as a hay,near the A, Sherwood home Wed Mrs. James Renbarger was a guest: ’by the Galien high school Athletic tive. text so arranged and developed as to nesday. The hostess with the assistance of meet the needs of collegiate under at the Ellis Renbarger home in Three Association Friday evening, Feb. 23d, Mr. and Mrs. John Redden enter t - * Oaks Sunday. i is progressing nicely and will no doubt Bertha Swank, served refreshments. graduate students in general courses* t tained relatives Saturday night and v David Morleyy who has been ill for merit your attendance. Mrs. Rupert and daughters, Jessa of Horticulture. Since the Avork Sunday. mine are preparing to go to Florida Y ¥ some time with pneumonia, is im The Devotional exercises of the Ep- treats the subject from the standpoint J. H. Best and family spent Sun ? this week for her daughter’s health. proving slowly. ’ worth league, Troy Chapter, was led of the production of vegetables for day Avith the D. A. Dodge family north ? ¥ home use, it should prove of value Y Mrs. Amelia Chevrie has moved in last Sunday evening by Miss Sanford. of Buchanan. T.D. CHILDS Y to the house vacated by Ralph Jones Miss.Mildred Babcock led the devo- The Methodist Episcopal Church. to any one interested in this phase Hattie Clemens spent Wednesday X on Railroad street. j tionals o f the Galien Chapter. The pastor has begun a series of of gardening. night at the home of her parents, at 'i t Dr. Higbee is confined to his home Likewise, it should be o f equal val Y Each day brings the work on our sermons on Christian Doctorine and Portage -Prairie. Y with an attack of bronchitis, but at ue to farmers and others Avho are ¥ .electric lighting system nearer com- Evangelism.. Last Sunday evening the The G. S. Shipley family left for Y this writing is improving. theme was: “Evidences of the New planning or Avho are engaged in the Van Buren, Ark., Monday afternoon, ¥ Y t pletion and we are hoping ere long culture of vegetables which are Ralph Jones has moved from the to have our town properly lighted. Birth.” Avhere they expect to make their ¥ grown as field crops, such as tomatoes, home. I Glenn Smith house on Railroad street This is a much needed improvement “Not by natural generation, nor by T to the rooms over the bank. environment or heredity does one re SAveet corn, peas, cabbage, cucum Mrs. Mae Best Avas the guest of her Y and will he very welcome. bers beans, sugar bbets, and celery. t Herbert Wirth and daughter- Fern ceive or enter into the “ new birth.'” sister, Mrs. Ruby Dodge, in Buchanan, Y The pastor Rev. E. L. English, who The Avork also gives the details of Y spent Saturday -and Sunday with Mr. In I John 5:1 we are told that “Who from Thursday until Saturday after has been in attendance at Northwest school gardening in Avhich the author Y I Wirth’s parents near New Troy. soever believeth that Jesus is the noon. #5* T Picture Framing ❖ ern University, Evanston, 111., will be Christ is born of God.” This belief is says one of the most valuable lines The entertainment and social will Y * Fred Moyer of Buchanan was in in his residence at the parsonage at Y Y not a mere assent to the Old Testa of practical 'laboratory Avork in agri be held at the Bakertown sehoolhouse Y Y town one day this week calling on Galien for the rest of the year, having ment as true, or that the Creed of our culture is that of school gradening. Saturday night at 7 :30, Feb. 24. Ad Y Telephone 323 friends and looking after prospective arranged to continue his studies “ in Y church is true, or that Jesus is the The student is able to test the seed, mission free; but girls bring a box of Y piano purchasers. absentia.” Christ. The Devil has this faith— the prepare and fertilize the land, plant candy and boys your pocketbooks. Y ! Y x Region of devils that were in the dem the crops, cultivate and harvest them Friday evening four large automo A .♦ on possessed man o f the tombs, when all in one season since only a short biles got stuck in the drifts near the rebuked hy Jesus asked why He had period is required to mature most Melvin Boyle home and had to he ? Y come to torment them before their vegetable crops from the seed. A pulled out. Monday a gentleman ♦ -♦ .»■ T Y ia.d come. They knew well that Jesus model garden conducted at the school driving a large Jeffries truck from I am now ready to supply farmers with was the Christ and asked that they grounds will serve as a guide in plant Kenosha, Wis., to Flint, Michigan, T T might be suffered to enter the herd ing and handling a garden at the found it difficult traveling and had to ¥ Y Y o f swine, and when he permitted them home of the student. The book is obtain some gasoline here before go ¥ Contracts with the Hart & Howel Company X f Y to enter the swine, the swine ran just off the press.' It Avas received ing on to Buchanan. X with great favor by the. University of Brooklyn, Mich., for Y violently down a swift ascent to the Miss Iva Gauffman of South Bend We have just installed the latest type T sea and were drowned, A mere be people and Avill be used as a text at called on her sister, Hattie Clemens, Y T lief is far from being an acceptable Purdue in the future. a short time Wednesday, while spend of electric machine for charging *®* t faith. ing a feAV days vacation after com l In John 1: 12, 13, the scripture OLIVE BRANCH pleting a three-year course in train Y Y Y Y records the fact of faith, “For as Mrs. Amos Roundy is on the sick ing at Epworth hospital. She Uoav Y f many as receive Him unto them gave list. holds the position of assistant surgi Automobile Batteries t Y He power to become the sons of God, Mrs. F. A. Nye spent Saturday af cal nurse and superintendent of Ob I Y Y even to as many as believed on his ternoon Avith Mrs. Ira Lee. stetrics at the hospital. No longer is it necessary to send your ¥ name : which were born not of flesh Mrs. Charles Smith visited in the Alyce Clemens entertained about Henry Smith home Monday. batteries out of town. Our service is ¥ Y f or of blood but of the will of God.” twenty of the Freshmen and their Y “Y Behold the change wrought in an in Geo. Lee is on the sick list on ac teacher, Miss Sprague, with a sleigh to farmers who wish to to market their crop right and our charges are right. ¥ Y dividual by a living faith. Not a count of an attack of la grippe. ride, to her home here, Avhere the mere assent but a living disposition Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lee have pur evening Avas spent in games and con ¥ % the coming year, Y wrought in the heart, a sure trust and chased a fine new Straube piano, tests in which Miss Sprague, Miss ¥ Y confidence in God, that our sins are Mr, and Mrs. Done Straub Avere ¥ f Y forgiven and through Christ we are business callers in Three Oaks Sat Get ladders of the Home Lumber & Y Y Contracts call for corn to be delivered Nov. reconciled to God through whom we urday. Goal Co. Phone 83-F2. f have received the Atonement. Miss Gladys Smith was a -visitor 30th at the price of $1.1 0 per bushel. Y However this relation is more than a day last week in the Frank McLaren Y an intellectual love of the good, an home. ethical standard of life, an approved H. D. Ingles and wife spent Thurs Y Y mode of conduct. The new birth is day afternoon in the E. A. Nye home & Seed furnished by the Hart & Howell Co. to Y a Avork of the Holy Spirit bringing at Wildimere. Y a knoAvledge of the Righteousness of Mrs.' Roscoe Painter spent last Y farmers free of charge. God and a sense o f personal and hu week Avith her parents, Mr. and Mrs Y man sinfulness. Seeing the limita L. L. Hinriman. Y Y tions of human wisdom and power, Mr. and Mrs. Ghas. Smith and son Y Y and desiring to appropriate the good Paul spent Sunday evening in the In Endorsement of Judge Bridgman Y ness and mercy of God, the acceptable Done Straub home. Y seeker for God comes as one having Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Renbarger T Y nothing to pay and renouncing him spent Friday in the Chas. Smith home ❖ self as unworthy, and personal right at Maple Lawn f arm. eousness and works as filthy rags com Mr. and Mrs. James Rnbarger The Benton Harbor The Berrien Springs ¥ Galien, Mich. t pared Avith the righteousness of God; spent Saturday Avith their son, Ellis Y and family in Three Oaks. Y a poor lost sinner, whose mouth is News-Palladium Era Y utterly stopped and who is altogether Mrs. Ben Sheeley and children of guilty before God. Such a sense of Niles spent the week-end with her “ Judge Bridgman is a square, honest man, “An able jurist, Judge Bridgman has sin, together with a full conviction parents, Mr, and Mrs. Ed. Yaw. who does his duty without fear or favor as filled the office with as near universal such as no words can express, and an Mrs. Ed. Heekerthorn and son Har earnest desire of that salvation, must old of Galien spent part of last week he sees it. As an .illustration of his fair- satisfaction as is possible In such a posi precede a living faith, a trust in Him, in the Henry Heekerthorn home. 0 ness may be mentioned the fact that when tion, and we believe he is entitled to the who fo r us paid our ransom by his Mr. and Mrs. Frnlin spent" Sunday some of the temperance people expressed renomination because of his special fitness, death, and fo r us fulfilled the laAV in afternoon Avith Mrs. Elizabeth YaAv His life. This faith Avhereby we are and family at Sunny Hillside farm. the fact that he may not be unbiased in in addition to the. general custom followed born o f God is therefore not only a Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hollister and the trial of certain liquor cases, in Berrien county politics of belief in all the articles of our faith, Mr, and Mrs. John Clark were guests the judge stepped down from giving a good man at least two but a true repentance that shows to in the home of Mr. and Mrs. SAvank terms in office. ” God and the Avorld that we have re Sunday. ✓ his seat and sent to a prohi- nounced the old life of sin, and having Mrs. James Renbarger was in Ben hition county . for a o strong forsaken the Devil and all Ms Avorks, ton Harbor Monday to visit her broth prohibition judge and gave the now do take up the Gross of Christian er, M. L. "Vantilburg, "who has been The Buchanan duty to follow and be led and taught quite ill. cases into his hands for deter of Jesus Christ. Mr. and Mrs. Done Straub and baby mination. 1 ’ PoAver over sin is the immediate Leona spent Sunday with the form Record result of this life and fruit of this er’s mother, Mrs. Mary Straub, who is “It is the custom to reelect faith. In the language of Romans 6:22 very sick. The Banner- circuit judges to at least a sec “Noav then being made free from sin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dickey and and be’come servants of God Ave have the latter’s mother, Mrs. Wm. Degan, ond term and this will doubt our fruit unto holiness and the end were guests Sunday in the John Dick less be done in the case of Judge everlasting life.” We hate the things ey home. “That Judge George W_ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heekerthorn Bridgman. Aside from the es Ave once loved and love the things we Bridgman will- be renominated once hated.” Old things have passed and daughter Blanche and Mrs. Clara George W. Bridgman tablished custom, he merits away and all things have become neAV. Hampton spent last Wednesday in the for circuit court judge, and this recognition. During his Outward *sin, every evil word and Sam Dickey home north of toAvn. elected hy a large majority is, Candidate for Republican Avork is purged away, and the nature Mr. and Mrs. Jake Sheeley enter incumbency of the office hehas we believe a for gone conclu Nomination for Circuit of the Divine is implanted in the soul tained at dinner Sunday, Mrs. Ben Judge at the Primaries performed his duties impartial 'to purify the heart from every unholy Sheeley and children o f Niles and sion.. The Judge is not only an March 7, ly, his judicial opinions' have desire and temper. The. Qhild of God Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Yaw and son Les honest man but he is a plain! is no longer the servant of sin but of lie, and granddaughter, Bernice. been wise and above criticism God and his Righteousness. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dickey and e v e r y d a y man. The great and his handling of the affairs Herein lies the manifestation of the daughter Ruby and “ Grandpa” Wise majority of the people, includ of the office are above re N@av Birth. It is the evidence to the man have moved from Galien to the ing the farmers and fruitgrow Bathtubs vs Autos world of the working power of God John Dickey farm Avhere they expect proach. Advertise-ment. in the indi-vidual. I John 3 :7 “ Little to build a new dwelling house soon. ers, are well satisfied with his A fine automobile may show the possession of money. children let no man deceive youv He The many friends of Mr. Jesse administration.” that doeth righteousness is righteous Goodenaug of South Bend will be 0$E But cleanliness is a sure indication of the real refine even as he is righteous. He that sin- glad to learn that he is recovering The Coloma ment that should go with wealth. neth is of the devil, for the devil sin- rapidly from the very serious opera Berrien County GOOD TERM neth from the beginning. In this are tion he underwent last week at the Courier manifest the children of God and the Mayo hospital at Rochester, Minn. DESERVES Be, Fine As Well As Mrs. Goodenaug is with him and Journal “ The precedent lias been es children of the devil.” I John 5.18 ANOTHER “ We know that Avhosoever is born of Avrites that she has strong hopes of “ Aside from the fact that at tablished of giving a capable God sinneth not; hut he that is be his early recovery. gotten of God keepth himself and Mr. and Mrs. August Kuhl. enter least a second term is custora- officer the second term and Our modern facilities for personal cleanliness and com that Avicked one toueheth’ him not.” tained in a pleasing Avay last Sunday * ary, Judge Bridgman is enti- Judge Bridgman’s friends are fort are installed in a sanitary manner and you will be “For this cause the Son of God Avas in their home at Kuhl Maple Grove. • tied to * re-election because he insistent that he has made a proud of their appearance; Put in a bath outfit, and manifested that he might destroy the The occasion was to" celebrate Mr. v‘ has made good and because of good judge and that he should learn how much comfort and satisfaction you’ ve been Avorks of the devil. 1. John 3-8” rIhe Kuhl’s birthday. The following guests impulse, the purpose, the Avill of one Avere present, Mr. and Mrs. Luther the two above named reasons - be re-elected. He has been fair missing these many years. _ % Yaw, Mr. and Mrs, Will Kuhl and who has received the New Birth is there is no hesitancy what and impartial in his decisions to do- the will of God, to bring in the daughter Dorothy, B, J. Slater, Mr", kingdom o f God, to work in the mas and Mrs. Firmon Nye, Mrs. Caroline ever on our part in endorsing, and has endeavored to give ter’s vineyard, to bring forth fruit Kuhl, Mr. and Mrs. Will Newitt and his candidacy.” everybody a square deal. ” unto perfection. Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Nye. After a Plumbing and Heating And the witness to the individual sumptuous dinner the afternoon was Phone 318 Main St. that he has entered the life of faith spent in social intercourse.- At even i
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The Berrien County Record Michigan comes in for her share Be Worth.a Trial. , Bill’s Doing His Best. knot so neatly and daintly -that they of public-buildings money granted by If universal service, will make a Mr. Bryan says he doesn’t want scarcely felt it. The groom took a G. S. EASTON, Publisher. congress. The list; is: Bad Axe $30,- soldier out o f Mr. Bryan some of us the Democratic -party buried in a flat package from his pocket. 000, Charlotte $25,000, Cheboygan will be for it just out of meanness— drunkard’s grave, but his activities “ A little remembrance,” he said Pounded by Daniel Wagner in 1867 $30,000, Dowagiac $22,000, Hastings News and Courier. prove that he wants it buri’ed, never Sweetly. ^ „ fit NEVER HAD ' _____ $25,000, Houghton $55,000, Lansing theless.— -New York American., As soon as they had; gone Rev. Fid A Consolidation of the Buchanan $1,50Q, Midland $40,000, Mount So Why Worry About the War. dle opened the package. Record, the Buchanan Argus Pleasant $50,000. Fortunately Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Most of ’em Get Life Sentence. “ A pair of'gloves!” he cried and in and Galien Advocate Longworth’s lost cigarette case was A Cincinnati judge has ordered a dignantly hurled them into the scrap The Zeppelins seem to have been a found, so that she "was not put to man to obey his wife for a year. basket. TO LOOK OUT AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER comparative failure. The reason is any serious inconvenience.— Boston Wouldn’t the average man be just Four years later, when his wife best exemplified by the actions of the Globe. “ tickled” to death” to have his sen went to empty the basket she dis TELEPHONE NUMBER-____ -9 R sparrow and the hawk. The latter is tence commuted to-one year?—-New covered a $12 bill stuffed in each a powerful bird but the former is a They’re Through Aren’t They? York Telegraph. thumb and a $23 bill in each finger hard, quick hitter and a fierce fighter. FOR T MRR tip— $308 altogether. 0 0 0 GEORGE WASHINGTON AND YOU The little air bird pecks the big one Our Daily Novelet. “ Mercy !” said Rev. Fiddle, and in Every patriotic citizen in Buchanan out of the sky. should from time to time meditate That afternoon' Rev. D. D. Fiddle, his mortification he fell down stairs DON’T BE A .S A V A G E D. D., had his wife decorate his study so hard he fractured his hypothenouse. upon the life of George Washington, The Britons empty $3,000,000,000 with squeelax and Persian moss, for who was not only “Father of his coun —-yes, three billions— into the war Sign in Sheboygan, Wis. The $308 was exactly sufficient to try,” but whose life had been a never- hoppers and almost fight to see who Algernon Astorrocks and Gloriana ]pay the doctor bill and purchase a Rockergould were coming to be quiet nice pair of ebony crutches which so dying inspiration freedom-loving, lib will loan the money. On the last day Memory Vene. ly married and Rev. Fiddle felt the pleased and impressed Dr. Fiddle that erty-worshiping Americans. of the loan 300,000 people failed to START A BANK Somewhere the sun is shining, large fee he would surely receive lie wore an. optimistic smile all the In these dark days of world-turmoil participate because they could not be Somewhere the song birds dwell; merited a little something in return. rest of his life except when he was the granite fortitude of Lincoln is accommodated. most frequently referred to as an ex Hush, then, thy sad repining: The wealthy young couple arrived trying to tie a full dress tie. God lives and all is well. punctually and Rev. Fiddle.tied the (The End.) ACCOUNT ample to follow. The British long ago At last a use has been found for have studied Lincoln’s attitude during the cane that so many youths of the Civil war ana have sought to copy doubtful brain vintage are wont to it. lug about town, A chappie reached TpHE Savage who lived from day The Record; thinks the life of Wash' the hook through the bank gratings f f ington is equally as inspirational to yesterday in Chicago and helped him ’ to day and depended on the nations and individuals under extreme T self to $300. f heavens to send him food, never had to provide for stress. Nothing in history seemed so T T forlorn, for instance, as the abject Senator Overman of North Carolina f T tomorrow. But fortunately—or unfortunately—we condition of Washington’s troopers at in his debate on the espionage bills Valley Forge— the lowest ebb in des must do otherwise. Do so by saving money. says he has been told we have 100,' i Y pair that ever came to American arms. 000 spies in this country. With po T Y Yet through that critical, hungry win tatoes at $2.55 a bushel, let’s sene T Y ter, Washington:— the far-seeing, imr them all home and reduce the h. c. of movable, determined statesman. i Ford f 1. The Record can do nothing better T THE UNIVERSAL CAR Y than to commend to the attention of f readers a reading of the Farewell Ad The German imperial vice-chancel Y dress. In these times of tremendous lor says the war is a contest of farm' T Y international stress it will be as ing. If that’s what it is, there are a f Y i nourishment to the soul. And the lot of good potato diggers shooting f away perfectly good ammunition in T Y The Coffee With The Record would add that a re-Survey of 320,817 Y Y how Washington led this republic the trenches. t Y Y through the travails of birth to a Y “More Please” Thirty Chicago women have offered T Y firm footing— to a “ place in the sun” Have been built and actually delivered to retail buyers since Agust 1, 1916. Y Y themselves as ambulance drivers in Y — will likewise be of advantage. T Taste. Y case of war. It is proposed to become Y Lives like those of Washington miss f Y sf proficient meanwhile by practicing on 4 their influence upon our own if we These figures— 320, 817— represents the actual number of cars manufactured Y the half-shot of the Illinois metropolis t Y Have you tried any yet, if not come Y do not constantly meditate upon them. r by us since August 1st, 1916, and delivered by our agents to retail buyers. Y Y The more we know of Washington the Congress has voted $138,231,936 to i V Y Y in and get a sample. better citizens we become. be used in the defense o f the United This unusual fall and winter demand for Ford cars makes it necessary for us f It is possible that dome of Our Bu States in case of war. It seems like r to confine the distribution of cars only to those agents who have orders for Y Our tea has got the same taste. A i chanan citizens retain a “school boy Y quite a number, of people could safe T immediate delivery to retail customers, rather than to permit any agent to Y knowledge” o f Washington—-that is, ly hide behind those figures. f sample will show you. ¥ they have read1, studied or pondered i stock cars in anticipation of later spring sales. Y Y ¥ little about him since they had to \ Y Washington state has gone bone Y SPECIAL THIS WEEK ¥ when they were school boys. i W e are issuing this notice to intending buyers that*they may protect them Y If you are one of these, dear read dry along with others. It is getting Y Y so that a man who wants a drink has selves against delay or disappointment in securing Ford cars. If, therefore Y er, get out of that lamentable rut r Y Nuts, select or mixed 20c per pound. Y right away! Let such lives as Wash to stay at home and sneak up the you are planning to purchase a Ford car, we advice you to place your order Y Y ington be patriotic inspiration to you alley for it. and take delivery now. Y Y We have special prices all the time, constantly. t Y r T Y come in and ask about them. T Ah! At last we have found para Immediate orders will have prompt attention. v ❖ Y WHAT INEFFICIENCY COSTS. dise.. Cayonville, Oregon, is run en Y f There is a lamentbale lack of timber tirely by women. Men and mice f f Y N. B. G. and S. B. C. Cakes and Cookies ¥ in this country. That is one reason why have to walk softly in that town. ? Delay in buying at this time may cause you to wait several months. Y ¥ paper manufacturers have been able to f Y Y take advantage of the lack of wood Y at ¥ The hail storm on Monday was just Enter your order today for immediate delivery with our authorized Ford T pulp by crewing up the price of paper a caper of approaching warm weather. i agent listed below and don’ t be disappointed later on. Y ¥ higher than reason or logic would al Every one of those hailstones came f Y Y ¥ low. out of the backbone of winter. T Y Y The Record favors conserving our ? PRICES: Y Y D . D . P a n g b o r n ’ s national resources, because the after Come on, Spring; some of us are Runabout §345, Touring Gar $360, Coupelet $505 Ford Motor Company Y Y math of not doing so hits -every just dying to dig angleworms again. ¥K* Town Car $595, Sedan §545, f. o. b. Detroit Y f Tea and (Boffee Store f pocket. ❖ Y A9 A great newspaper boasted recently Y that to supply the paper for its Sun
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The Young People’s Society of Frank Mittan’ has not been able to John Knight and family of Berrien Mrs. Kenneth Holmes, who has been V v % _c Christian Endeavor of the Presbyte be at work the past week on account Springs spent Sunday with .Mr. and quite sick, is improving. Y rian church met at the Manse Mon of a felon on the thumb of his right Mrs. J. L. Knight. j Miss Ruth Holmes attended the *f day evening for a social' gathering. hand. _ -• Mrs. H. F. Kingery spent the week- funeral of an aunt at Benton Harbor t Y Various games were played and re Mrs. A. J. Bolster' who has been end in Niles with her sister, Mrs. last week. T Y freshments were served. sick with bronchial pneumonia for Walter Noble. Mrs. N. D. Braby is expected to ar the past three weeks, remains the Mrs. Mary Barton of Michigan rive home today from Boston, where Y The Charlie Chaplin film show at 'same. City, was a guest of her aunt, Mrs. she was called several weeks ago by *t ------— ------— ------T the Princess Saturday afternoon and Mrs. Arthur Slate is able to be A. F. Howe Sunday. the illness of her sister-in-law. f Y evening caused this popular theater to about the house on crutches, after Miss Veda Hopkins of Three Oaks Mrs^ M. L. Hanlin and daughter, be packed at each of the three shows. being Confined to her bed the last visited her sister, Mrs. Clara Lingo, Helen, and son, Philip, and Mrs, Ida T Y Elds of all ages had anticipated the five weeks. several days last,week. Rice returned Friday from a few Y T event for several weeks and they Mrs. Hoffman of Benton Harbor, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wright of Wee- day’s visit with their sister in Chicago. T T were all out to greet Filmland’s most who is caring for her daughter, Mrs. saw, spent Tuesday with his parents, C. S, Twichell of Branch county, popular funmaker. A. J, Bolster, is able to be up again Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wright. was a guest of Mr, and Mrs. A. H. Y Y after four days sickness. Mrs. Henry Wolkins and daughter Hiller the last o'f the week. Mrs. T T Agent C. L. Weaver, with two em spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Hiller and Mr. Twichell are old school T Y ployes, went to Toledo, Ohio, Satur and Mrs. Alvin Morley of Niles. mates. ‘ day and drove three new Overlands Mrs. Updike, Miss Newton, Miss Mrs. Mable Charlwood Pees, who Y f PURELY PERSONAL. y through to South Bend. Mr. Weaver Sprague ' and Miss Florence Keller has been visiting in Buchanan and Y on Favorable Terms said the roads were in excellent condi spent Saturday in South Bend. Benton Harbor for several weeks, re ■ t tion from Toledo to South Bend. The Jas. O’Hara, of Benton Harbor, turned to her home at West Point, Y on Y road from South Bend to Niles was Alfred Hall was in St. Joseph Tues democratic Candidate for the office of Miss., Friday. opened to automobile traffic Monday day. circuit judge, was in town Saturday. Walter Fowler went to Ann Arbor * Y and the day following Mr. Weaver t♦> Geo. H. Black was In Niles last Mrs. Georgia Webb, Mrs. Hattie Sunday night returning Monday ac r - v Y drove his cars to Glendora. Friday. Blake, Mrs. E. B. Ross and Mrs. G. companied by his wife, who is much ♦♦♦ Y Jack Bishop returned from Detroit L. Davison were in South Bend Thurs improved, after a week’s treatment ❖ The suit of Bisallim vs. Lowe, which 'Friday. day. in a hospital there. Y grew out of an automobile collision Oscar Frederickson was a business Ivan Bishop o f Berrien Center, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Mittan of Kal *1* Y early in January, on the stone road visitor in Niles Thursday. spent . Sunday here with . his wife who amazoo, attended the funeral of Mrs. between Buchanan and Niles, was Y Y Miss Slayton spent Saturday and 4 s a guest of her sister, Mrs. Ned Mittan’s mother, the late Mrs. Geo. ♦> tried in Justice Rowley’s court in Sunday in Benton Harbor. j Cook. , Rogers, which was held at the Catholic Y Niles last Thursday. Th,e jury re M. L. Hanlin returned Friday from! Mr- and Mrs- lsaac Murphy of Ber- church at Niles Monday morning. t Y turned a verdict of six cents in favor a business trip to St. Louis. i rien Center, spent Saturday and Sun- Mrs. F. L. Raymond and daughter, ' Y of the plaintiff who had asked for The • two-year-old son of Mr. and day with their daughter, Mrs. Guy Miss Winifred Andrews, went to Y $31.10 damages. . The case may be Mrs. E. M. Denno is quite sick. i Bruce. Detroit Saturday to spend a week The Buchanan State Bank appealed to the circuit court by Mr. Miss Stears was a guest of her sis-! Mrs. A. E. Holmes returned Friday with E. J.’ Stopp and family. Miss Y Y Lowe’s attorney, G. H. Batchelor. ter in Kalamazoo over Sunday. . from Benton Harbor, where she had Andrews attended the Masonic HERBERT ROE, Cashier. Y W. E. Shoop arrived home Wednes- assisted in the care of an aunt of Mr. dance given Feb. 21st. Y Mrs. Alice Tourjie has disposed of ■day morning from Wichita, Kas. Holmes. | Mrs. I. W. Snider of Lee, Mont., T Y ler home, at Cassopolis and her sis Miss Mae Jager has returned from Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Dale have'who has been spending the last two ter, Miss Helen Weaver, went there Y a visit with relatives in St. Joseph. moved to their new home, “ Fair- 'months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. & Monday morning to assist Mrs. Tour Y y Maurice Brooks spent the first of field,” formerly the W. B. French W. E. Hathaway, left for her home jie in packing her goods, which will the week with friends In Indianapolis. Y Y be sent here as soon as the condition homestead. | Tuesday. She was accompanied as Miss Mildred Bush of Niles, is visit O. S. Shippley and family left:far as Chicago by her mother and * ' of the roads will allow. Dr. Strayer ing her sister, Mrs. E. M. Blake. Y * Y Tuesday morning fo r their old home aunt, Mrs. Wm. Rynearson, Mrs. s* <♦ and family expect to move from Mrs. E. B. Ross returned Saturday from T^Tr^y T^y Tourjie’s house on Oak street into at Van Buren, Mo., where they will Hathaway and Mrs. Rynearson re w v v V V a business trip to Buffalo, N. Y. make their home. .turned home Wednesday. Mrs. Ida Rice’s house on Detroit Mrs. Anna Barr of Grand Rapids, street. Mrs. Rice will go onto the is visiting her sisters here this week. Your Insurance policy is worth farm, known as the Andrews home Mrs. Blanchard, who has been quite more than your deed after the fire. stead, which she recently purchased. sick with pneumonia, is much bet ? T Herbert Roe. 22tf ter. f Georg’S Huff » Mrs. Budde went to Chicago yes t Geo. Huff was horn at Hasehdarm- y Farmers, get posted right by using terday for several days stay on busi y stot, Germany, Aug. 9, 1S30 and died Hoosier Iron Fence Posts. Home ness, i Lumber & Coal Co. Phone S3-F2. at his home in Buchanan, Mich. Feb. Junior Wagner, deputy county Delicious and Tender Roasts 14, 1917, age 86 years, 6 months, 5 clerk, spent Sunday here with his l y The Niles-South Bend road, days. He was married in 1861, Mar. parents. y . which has been badly drifted for 20, to Louiza Umphry. To this union Mrs. C. D. Kent is a guest o f y THEATER y OmCEEMDlNEEARRAR (jkl three weeks, has been again opened were born ten children, four having friends at Leonidas, this state, for a y H.V m lasJ^'Pairamoimt to automobile traffic. preceded the father in death; two in few days. t - y BUCHANAN, 1230 infancy and two, Frank and Guy, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Drake returned Extra'Choice Steaks MICH. y At the Democratic state convention passing away after growing to man Saturday from an extended visit in y❖ Fas. Jackway of St. Joseph was named hood. the northern part of the state. ■f There are left to mourn the de y THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 ______-No Show as a candidate for members of the Mrs. Ida Curtis of Daley, is visit y High School Entertainment state Board of Agriculture. parture of the father, four daughters, ing her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Richards, y Mrs. John Camp, Mrs. Vernie French, y FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 ------Metro and sister, Mrs. F. W. Dickenson. The Rest in Groceries y “ The Lightness of Happiness’’^—Viola Dana Regular meeting of the Lady Mac and Miss Libby Huff of Buchanan, J. B. Kerr has gone to Haileyburg, y cabees Tuesday evening, Feb. 27. The and Mrs. Geo. Swift of Niles; two Ontario, for a short stay and will be ❖Y SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 4 ______Mutual February committee will entertain. sons, Mr. Charles Huff of Buchanan, accompanied home by his daughter. t “Perils of our Girl Reporters”— Comedy and Drama Nella Slater, Sec. and Mr. Geo. Huff, of Foley, Alabama y Frank Walters and family of Sum y SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 ______„ ______Paramount and Mrs. Huff, his faithful and de merville, and Mr. and Mrs. Ammer- v y “ The Innocent; Lie”-—Velentine Grant Thirty-five members of the local voted wife. man of Pokagon, visited relatives here y I. 0. 0. F. lodge attended the county The funeral services were conduct Sunday. *, y MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26 ------Fox meeting at St. Joseph Wednesday ed at the home on Saturday at two Mrs. Alfred Mead went to Hillsdale Quick Delivery Service y “ The; Galley Slave” --- Theda Bara, Clarie Whitney y evening, at which over 400 Odd Fel o’clock and interment was made in the Wednesday where she expects to y TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 ______Kleine lows were present, each lodge in the Oak Ridge cemetery. spend the next two weeks with her yY Billie Burke in “ Gloria’s Romance,” Comedy and Drama county being represented. daughter, Mrs. E. P, Rifner. y Alfred Richards was in Benton Har y WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 ______„__Paramount y .Mrs; A, F. Howe slipped and fell on bor last Friday to see John E. Barnes. y “Maria Rosa”'— Geraldine Farrar y the icy pavement in front of her home NEWS OF THE CHURCHES Mr. Barnes, who has been sick sever y THURSDAY, MARCH 1______.Paramount Sunday night. While no bones were al days, remains about the same. THE SANITARY MARKET AND GROCERY y y “Dawn of Tomorrow”— 'Mary Pickford broken she was badly shaken up and Mrs. A. E. Howe went to Niles to Raymond & Sands y considerably bruised. She is able to day, where she was the guest of her y Christian Science'. y We have closed a contract for The Clara Kimball Yoxmg features. The be about the house with the aid of duaghter at the Martha Washington Phone 92 y crutches. Sunday service at the corner of tea given by the D. A. R. at the home y first produc ion will he the “ Common Law/’ Friday afternoon and evening, Dewey avenue and Oak streets, 10.45 of Mrs. Fred Bonine y a. m. Subject, “Mind.” Sunday March 2. The Princess is absolutely the first house in the State of Michigan to Dwight Markham, son of Mrs A. H. Hiller of the Home Lumber "♦ 'V V V * school at 12 m. Wednesday evening & Coal Co., attended the banquet of show this production for 5 and 10c- Norman Smith, who served three testamony meeting at 7:45. years in the United States army with • le Northern Indiana and Southern the cavalry and was honorably dis Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers As Presbyterian Church charged, has re-enlisted for service.in sociation at the Oliver Hotel, South No mid-week service this week. Don’t Overlook the Adver. Bargains the navy. He has been appointed drill *Bend,’Feb. 20. Make your chickens lay and Sunday, divine worship at 10:30 \ LITTLE LOCAL HAPPENINGS. master at the Great Lakes training Bible school at 11:45 a. m. get 45c a doz. for eggs. station. Vesper service at 5 :00 p. m. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:00 p in. Conkey’s Laying We cater to quality. C. A. And- Miss Houston, teacher in. the second T Y lauer, tailor. 48t£ grade, fell Sunday evening as she was Evangelical Church Y T onic coming down town from the Michigan Prayer service Thursday, 7:30 Y Bill Miller’s Henry F. appeared in Central depot, and fractured the Quarterly Meeting service Satur Dr. Hess' Panecea its new spring garb of roseate hue bones in her ankle. She managed to day, 7 :30 Y Saturday. crawl to a nearby house and was later Communion service, Sunday, 10:30 Y removed to her boarding place where Dr. Roberts’ Poultry Sunday school, 11:45 Y Take out your policy of insurance Dr. Trewin attended her. Junior Alliance, 3 :00 Tonic before the fire. Senior Alliance, 6 :00 Y ' 9tf Herbert Roe, Agent. Daniel-M. Carlisle, son of Mr. and Evening service, 7:.00 Y All in 25c Packages Mrs, Ashley Carlisle, has enlisted in Rev. R. Niergarth o f Kalamazoo T will be with us over Sunday to con the regular army. Mr, Carlisle was T —A T — examined and accepted at the army duct the communion service. You See this new beauty now on H. A. IAUCH recruiting station in South Bend last are cordially invited to attend these Y The J E W E 1E R Friday and left immediately for the services.. display at our store, hear the Y W.N.BRODRICK DIAMONDS, WATCHES, assembling barracks at Columbus, 0 Y SILVEF?WARE, CUT GLASS His father is a veteran of the Civil Methodist Church music and you will appreci The REXALL Store 111 E. Sront Street war, having served with-, the 12th “ Our Task and Our Responsibility” Y Michigan regiment. the morning theme. ate its quality. Y Sunday school at 11:45 Epworth league meeting*, at 6 Y o'clock led by H. Drymon. The pro Y gram will be of special interest to Y ■ f • f all. HERE IS THE PLAN The prayer meeting was held Wed Y T Y nesday evening this week. % Y Y T “ A Wife’s Timely Warning” is the W e have placed in a bag several hundred keys, and among Y i: subject fo r Sunday evening. Y i A cordial welcome awaits you. the number is one MASTER KEY that will unlock the lock Y f attached to the board on display in our window. This T Y Y M ASTER K EY was placed among 'the others by a committee Y THE SICK AND CONVALESCENT Y l consisting of Emery Wilson, Dr. Crawford and G. S. Easton. Y BALL MOST Y BEAR! MS POPULAR Y A duplicate Master Key has been deposited with the Bu t Y Mrs. F. A. Norris is on. the sick f Y list: chanan State Bank; Y Y SOLD STRICTLY ON ITS MERITS t Miss Laverne Weaver is sick with Y Y tonsilitis. Y T Master Ronald Bolster is sick with With each $ 1.00 in CASH trade the customer may se Y Y THE WORLD’S HIGHEST GRADE la grippe. c Y Y t D. W. Kean is able to sit up a short lect one key from the bag and when all keys have been T time each day. Y SEWING MACHINE Mrs Susan Miles is recovering from drawn the holders of the keys will be given 30 days to try Y " Y an atfack of pneumonia- Y Mrs. Frank Harman is quite ill with- tbeir keys in the lock.' The person who holds the master key Y Y Y , Y FREE INSTRUCTIN' T a complication o f diseases. will be given the $200 talking machine FREE. t Mrs. George Howard is convalescent Y Y AT YOUR HOME, after an attack of the grippe. Y Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kean have Y Y SOLD FOR GASH, Y Y T both been sick with the* grippe. We Shall Offer Special $1.00 Bar Y Mrs. Everet Miele is confined to her Y ALSO ON EASY PAYM ENTS bed by an attack of the grippe. Y I WITHOUT INTEREST, Y Bernard Dohney wa sable to be The raachinq that impresses you with Y out Sunday fo r the first time in sev Y its perfection the moment you open it Y eral weeks. Y Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Grossman have Y Y Tha.Warranty on the N EW HOME Y both been quite sick, but are better Watch the Record for these special bargains. Y 1? perpetual. - Y at this time. Y m Y Mrs. A. C. Weaver, who has been Y This machine possesses no non essential features whose chief value is their use as sel sick with inflamatory rheumatism, is ling points, hut, in every particular, iu construction, has been thought out, and tried out, to a purchase made Y t Y not much better. the lhnilj; q? human ingenuity, mahing H O M E ’ ' without question, the most t Y + # practical, thorough and dependable Sewing JJarfiine made, Mrs. Glenn Sanford, who ’ was threatened with appendicitis, is able S Best Netwlleg, (oar own roa!ke),©ilrBeits and all hinds o f Sewing jjfaehln* - Y any Y gnpplioso Get a price from us before you purchase. to be about again. f T Mrs. Ralph Kean, who has been Y • T quite sick with rheumatism of the T Y 'heart, is improving. T ^ $1.00 Sale: • Y Y T Y Buchanan ardware Every hat in the store Will go at $1.00, for ,two weeks. Storq wii[ he T f open evenings during sale, ❖ Mrs. E. Parkin.son.
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of*Y I* €♦ f T Y T % ‘ Y Y Y Y Y ❖ f f T Y Y Y Y Y- T Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y POINTED PARAGRAPHS Feb. 8 first Pub. Feb. 8 first pub.- Writes of Sights and Scenes STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Pro STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Pro | To Your Interest Read Carefully Games of • love often result in a bate Court for' the County of Ber bate Court for the County of Ber y on Am erica9s Western Coast tie. rien rien ¥ ~ ------Self-possession is nine points with At a session of said Court, held at At a session of said Court held at -THE- ¥ ------the lawyer. the probate office in the city of- St. the Probate Office in the city of St. Oakland, Cal., Feb. 19, 1917. ment rather than a peril. The Cliff Joseph in said County, on the 6th day Motto of the circus manager: Give Joseph, in said County, on the 6th day ¥ Dear Editor: house, Golden Gate, Mt. Tamalpais, every man a show. of February A. D. 1917 of February A. D. 1917 ¥ Having arrived some time ago with San Pablo Bay, S. F. Bay, with all its Present: Hon. Frank’ L. Hammond • Present: Hon. Frank L. Hammond Y NEW DIRECTORY very little mishap except a few hours contents, also the University of Cali No man’s ignorance ever prevented Y Judge of Probate. Judge of Probate. Y delay caused by the snow blockades, fornia with its Companile towering him from giving advice. In the Matter of the Estate of Wil In the Matter of the Estate of Join | -OF- coming through Wyoming. My sister, almost above the hills in the back Congressional garden seeds are dis liam Maitland, Deceased. F. Peck, Deceased. •Nanna Dornenburg has taken me all ground. Berkeley, Oakland, Alameda tributed for the purpose of raising Orville Curtis having filed in said Cora Peck Rough having filed in ¥ over Oakland, San Francisco, Golden and the Oakland creek with its bat votes. court his final account as special ad said Court her petition praying that Gate Park, Richmond with all its fac tery o f ship building .plants and last A good stomach is sometimes as ministrator, and Orville - Curtis and the completion of the administration IY Y tories and ships; we went through the but not least, San Jose, in the great useful as brains in helping a man Glenn E. Smith having filed in said of said estate be granted to Clarence Y Pullman carshops and in S. F. we were distance, 50 miles away, also Mt. along in the world. court their final administration ac J. Peck or to some other suitable per Y taken to the Union Iron Works and Hamilton, 90 miles, in the same di Y It takes a bachelor with money count, and their petition praying for son. saw the largest dry dock in the world rection, where is located one of the Y WITH NUMBERED ROAD MAP to exterminate the weeds from a .the allowance thereof and for the It is Ordered, That the 5th day of Y famous U. S. telescopes. Y at Hunters Point which is also in young widow’s bonnet. assignment and distribution of the March A. D. 1917, at ten o’clock in Y tended for the Naval Base of the Berkeley University, this year residue of said estate, the forenoon, at said probate office, Y The publishers of the old reliable FARM JOURNAL, of Phil United States. Then we went to the enrolled the largest number of stu The small boy always wonders if Y adelphia, are now making a canvass of this county to get names, in It is ordered, that the 5th day of be and is hereby appointed for hear Y two affiliated colleges where our best dents at any one time in its history, his mother will ever get over being March A, D. 1917, at ten o’clock in ing* said petition; X formation, pictures, etc,, for the NEW DIRECTORY OF YOUR surprised at the things he does. Y COUNTY, like those which we have published with such success m surgeons and doctors are being pre being about 2,000; all branches Of the forenoon, at said probate office, It is Further Ordered, That public other States. pared for their deadly practice. study requiring teaching or training Some men are born great, some be and is hereby appointed for ex notice thereof be given by publication W e motored along the longest including a special building completed achieve greatness and others manage amining and allowing said accounts of a copy of this order, for three suc Ths book will give the name, post-office, street or rural route,' I*.1 Straight thoroughfare in S. F. to Cliff this year in Agricultural training un to grow smaller each. day. and hearing said petition; t address of each resident In the county, with his wife’s name, number cessive weeks previous to said day of House or Beach, where we heard the der scientific supervision. - If our neighbors had as few faults It is further ordered, that public hearing, in the Berrien County Rec I o f children, number of acres, horses and cattle, his telephone and as ourselves what a pleasant old world ¥ the TOWNSHIP and MAP NUMBER of the ROAD on which he . seals howl on their throne-like rocky Golden Gate park, containing near notice thereof he given by publication ord, a newspaper printed and circu lives; also many interesting pictures,, and from sixteen to thirty-two X;abode on the Seal Rocks just out ly one thousand acres transformed this would be to live in! Of a copy of this order for three suc lated in said county. ¥ pages of general information. <•: from the Cliff House from which you from a barren desert of shifting sands A young man seldom realizes liow cessive weeks previous to Said day of Frank L. Hammond, ¥ Y ■ see the broad expanse of the Pacific into a wilderness of beautiful effects dear his best girl is until he goes hearing, in the Berrien County Rec A true copy. Judge of Probate. It will also contain a complete CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DI ocean, dotted with numerous fishing by the S. F. nature-loving Mr. Mc broke trying to make her wishes come ord, a newspaper printed and circu Rex E. Lamb, ¥ RECTORY o f tradesmen, lawyers, physicians, banks, and business Laren, who has spent the best part true. houses in the entire county, arranged under their proper business boats that daily ply their trade a few lated in said county. Register of Probate. ¥ miles outside of the Golden Gate, •of forty years on this artificial piece Y headings: This classified Directory, with its interesting advertise Frank L. Hammond, Feb. 22 last Pub. Y ments, is much used by farmers and housekeepers when deciding which is another interesting part of of natural decorative possibilities and First Pub. Feb. 8 A true copy. Judge of Probate. Y where to buy supplies or have work done. the U. S,,...... having the smallest outlet now it is too wonderful to describe STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Pro Rex E. Lamb, Y !Y with its artificial bridges, tunnels, bate Court for the County of Ber Y for the largest expanse of water that Register of Probate. Our County Directors are highly valued by all classes of people, Y rien ♦>Y Y is twice daily sent through this small winding paths, children’s playgrounds, Feb. 22 last Pub. GEO. W . FORGE and especially by the Farmers and the Business Men. Ordinary City Y' opening of one and an eighth miles. well equipped fo r the little tots to In the Matter of the Estate of Directories are common enough, but County Directories, giving a Practical Painter and Paperhanger * numbered Road Map of the County, and full information about farm On the inside of this opening lies the satisfy all playful desires. The Jap Jane G. Alexander, Deceased. Feb. 15 First Pub. ers and rural business men, as well as those in towns, are almost un beautiful bay of San Francisco con anese Tea Gardens, where you may Notice is hereby given that 4 STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Pro 407 MAIN STREET ¥ known, and our Directories accordingly sell In very large numbers. \taining a number of beautiful islands, have tea Japanese style with a little months from the 5th day of February bate Court for the County of Ber A fti-e line of file latos^ da=ie3is In Wall Pap ft •mountains in the distance, ships of wafer so thin and dainty, you can see A. D. 1917, have been allowed for and decorations In color harmony ¥ Publishing these Directories and Maps Is costly, because canvas rien Y all nations, battleships, tug boats, fer- your friend through it. This spot is creditors to present their claims At a session of said Court held at Y sing in the country is much more expensive than in the city, and fot to said court, at the probate office, Y this reason only as many will be printed as are ordered in advance. ry boats passing each other in their a real little village and country, gard- the Probate Office in the city of St. Y dizzy flight across the sixty miles of en all in one with waterfalls and all in the city of St. Joseph in said coun Y We furnish each canvasser with horse and buggy, an devery road in Joseph in said county on the 13th day GEO. H. BATCHELOR Y the county must be traveled, and every farm and house visited. Then water between Oakland and San Fran- its accompaniments, ty, on or before the 5th day of June of February A. D. 1917 Y we have a special ROAD MAP engraved which will give the exact lo cisco to take either the frisky or tired j A museum that is second to none A. D. 1917, and that said claims will Present, Hon. Frank L. Hammond Attorney at Law T cation of every Rural Residence in the County. laborers .and business men to and for its perfect equipm ent'for the be beard by said court on Tuesday Y Judge of Probate. Justice of the Peace from their respective occupations. curosity seeker as well as the tourist. the 5th day of June A. D. 1917, at In the Matter of the Estate of Wil To the advance subscribers, however, our County Directory ten o’clock in the forenoon. I with Numbered Road Map will be sold at less than half the usual Talk about tlie tunnels under the:The conservatory deserves all the liam Maitland, incomp'etent. Orville Office, Roe Block. Buchanan, Mich. Y busy streets of Chicago and New j praise that its glass roof can support Dated February 5th, A. D.T917 Y price of City Directories alone, simply because by our canvass we get Curtis having filed in said court his Y large numbers of subscriptions to the Farm Journal. York! They fade to insignificance as it is the original starter of the en- (SEAL) Frank L. HammOnd, • final account as guardian of said es Y alongside of the Twin Peak tunnel tire park plants, containing some'of Atrue copy. Judge of Probate. Y tate* and his petition praying for the EDGAR HAM Y In order to get the Directory accurate and your location on the that connects S. F. proper with one!the choicest and newest creations in Rex E. Lamb, allowance thereof, Y Map properly given, it is to your interest to assist our Representatives Probate Register. Notary Public Y of its numerous extensions. Thffi j the flowering world being second only It is Ordered That the 12 th day of in every way possible, when they call, which should be within the tunnel being two miles in length with to Burbank’s world famous creations, next few days, Giving this information will cost you nothing, and March A. D. 1917, at ten o’clock in Draws Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts ¥ almost a half a mile elevation above ‘ Ifi the middle of the park is located First Pub. Feb. 22 the forenoon, at said Probate Office, and Wills as to your order, we will leave that entirely to your own good judg STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Pro ¥ ment. However, he sure to see one of our men at your earliest con the tunnel. From the uppermost ele- Strawberry hill, with its artificial lake, be and Is hereby appointed for ex Fire Insurance—Loans Negotiated ¥ venience for they will have a lot to show and tell you which we could £ Ivation of these peaks is unfolded one ‘ boat houses surrounding it. This hill bate Court for the County of Ber amining and allowing said account; BUCHANAN, MIGH. not possibly do in this limited space. I*! ; of the grandest panoramic views that is an artificial mountain erected by rien It is Further Ordered, That public ¥ *** ;is possible to find any where in the man and the beast (the mule 50 years In the Matter of the Estate of notice thereof be given by publication Y FARM JOURNALi Representativesrepresentatives are unaerunder instructionsmsrrucuons toro acac- Xj world; here you see S. F. with its'ago) the elevation of which is about Margaret J. Peck Deceased. Dr. C. F. Crawford ¥ cept no money, hut only orders to be paid for later; and we employ Yr , ’ , * , . , ,. i ___ , . of a copy o f this order, fo r three suc- none but men of good standing, so all courtesies due them and given i?arty ^ryss on showing the e n t ir e ]300 feet, with a very pleasing view - Notice is hereby given that 4 cesive weeks previous to said day of Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist ¥ them by yon will be highly appreciated length of Market street with its mil-; over S. F. and Golden Gate park. We months from the 15th day of Feb hearing, in the Berrien County Rec Buchanan, Mich. ¥ lions of electric glimmerers also the found in this location several pens ruary, A. D. 1917, have been allowed ord a newspaper printed and circu Phone Office f Bell 191-F2 • Y W1LMER ATKINSON COMPANY city hall, the new auditorium, hotels with all kinds of wild animals, buf for creditors to present their claims lated in said county. j Home Short-long-short ¥ PUBLISHERS OF THE FARM JOURNAL and banquet places without number, faloes, bears, elks, deer, antelopes and against said deceased to said court • Frank L. Hammond, Residence Bell 191-F4 PHILADELPHIA. and the Ferry building, which is al many others, too numerous to mention; for examination and adjustment, and A true copy. Judge of Probate. ¥ ways lighted. Now we turn our eyes also ostrichs, peacocks and many that all creditors of said deceased are Y For further information address or call on Rex E. Lamb, to the south, we see the cemeteries, beautiful plumaged birds, and at the required to present their claims to Register of Probate. W . H. Landis, M. D. ¥ said court, at the probate office, in the the old Ingleside racetrack with its extreme western end of the park Last Pub. March 1 PHYSICIAN and SURGEON ¥ remodeled grounds into beautiful ter- which meets the great Pacific waters, city of St. Joseph in said county, on M. E. STRAUP, Office Hours: 7:30 to 9 a. m.; 11 to Y races with charming homes, and the, we find the much needed life-saving or before the 15th day of June ’A. D. ¥ District Manager Farm Journal . Sutro forest which is undergoing the station, which have some exciting 1917, and that said' claims will be State of Michigan Banking Depart- 12 a. m .; 1:30 to 3 p. m.; 6 :30 to ¥ X same transformation. The great ex- times to save anything from drown- heard by said court on Friday the mentment. Office of the Commis- 9:00 p. m. P. 0. Box 233 BENTON HARBOR, MICH. •Vpanse of the Pacific ocean dotted ing animals, people and wrecked ships. 15th day of June A. D. 1917, at ten siom Office Phone 53-F-2— House Phone o’clock in the forenoon. with white caps which is an adorn- Mary A. Schwartz. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence 53-F-3. Calls attended to prompt Dated February 15th, A. D. 1917 presented to the undersigned, it has ly Day or Night. Frank L. Hammond, been made to appear that The Bu A true copy. Judge of Probate. chanan State Bank in the village of Office In Roe Block Rex E. Lamb, Probate Register. Buchanan in the County of Berrien Last Pub. March 8 State of Michigan, has complied with all the provisions o f the General First Pub. Feb 22 Banking law of the State of Michigan STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Pro required to be complied with before bate Court for the County of Ber a corporation shall be authorized to rien v commence the business of Banking. Ready to serve you and guaran A t a session of said Court, held at Now, Therefore, I, Frank W. tee good service. the Probate Office in the city of St. Merrick, Commissioner of the State Joseph in said County, on the 20th Banking Department, do hereby cer I specialize in the sale at auction tify that The Buchanan State Bank day of February A. D. 1917 of all kinds of farm property. Present: Hon. Frank L. Hammond in the Village of Buchanan, in the County of Berrien and State of Mich Judge of Probate. A thorough knowledge of the In the Matter of the Estate of Hir igan, is authorized to commence the am Finney Deceased. business of Banking as provided in business and 27 years of experi Rebecca C. Renbarger having filed section seven o f the General Banking ence especially fits me for in said court her petition praying that Laws of the State of Michigan. the administration of said estate be In Testimony Whereof Witness my EFFICIENT SERVICE granted to Charles H. Smith or to hand and Seal of Office at Lansing, some other suitable person. the thirtieth day of December, 1916. It is Ordered, That the 19th day of F. W . Merrick^ March A. D. 1917, at ten o’clock in Commissioner of the Banking Depart I. D. BARNES ment. the forenoon, at said probate office, Phone 72 Three Oaks, Mich. be and is hereby appointed for hearing SEAL No. 588 Phone at my expense said petition; lt6 It is Further Ordered, That public notice thereof be given by publication of a copy of this order, for three suc- cesive weeks previous to said day of hearing, in the Berrien County Rec ord, a newspaper printed and circu lated in said county. Frank L. Hammond, A true copy, Judge of Probate. Rex E. Lamb, Register of Probate. March 8 last Pub.
First Pub. Feb. 22 STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Cir cuit Court for the County of Ber rien, in Chancery. Gertrude C. Worley, Plaintiff, vs. Albert F. Worley,. Defendant. Suit pending in Circuit Court for Exhibiiof the County of Berrien in Chancery, at the City of St. Joseph, in said County, on the sixteenth day of Feb ruary A. D. 1917 In this cause it appearing from af We have some things to tell you fidavit on file, that the place of resi dence of the defendant is unknown to Dining At Home plaintiff. . - about furnishing your house On motion of Will R. Stevens, At torney for the Plaintiff, it is ordered is made more enjoyable when Ol that the said non-resident Defendant the room is brilliantly lighted by } ome-mahng is the greatest o f arts. home— for every room in the ho us Albert F. Worley cause his appear ance to be entered in this cause within the rays of the new Edison Mazda The woman who makes her . If it’ s baby’ s room, mother will be- three months from the date of this order; and in case of his appearance Lamp. The best substitute for house attractive is an artist. in terested in the beautiful little Sim he cause his answer to the’ Plaintiff’s sunlight in the home yet pro Bill of Complaint to be filed, and a And it is so easy to be one today. mons cribs— some with quaint de copy thereof be served on said Attorn duced is obtained by the use of ey for the Plaintiff, within fifteen this latest improvement in elec- When customers come to this store signs'— that will wear like the steel days after service on said non-resident Defendant of a copy of said Bill and trie lighting. we like to feel that by our advice we they’re made of, and won’t shake loose. notice of this order; and^that in de The noteworthy feature of fault thereof, said bill be taken as are helping to make a homey not merely Or new, straight-from-the-shop confessed by said non-resident De the new Edison Mazda is its dura- fendant. . bility and strength to withstand . selling something. Simmons Beds in a great variety — And it is Further Ordered, That within twenty days the Plaintiff cause all ordinary handling. That is the way confidence in the dignified and stylish. W e feel about a notice o f this order to be published in the Berrien County Record a news Come in to-day and let] store and its goods is built up. - our Simmons line as we do about every paper printed, published and circulat ing in said County, and that such Today we are in a position to advise piece of merchandise in the store. publication be continued therein at us show you the mer- J least once in each week for six, weeks every woman in the selection of If there was anything better at any In succession, or that he cause a copy its of this new lamp.' of this order to be personally served handsome, sturdy furniture for her price, we’ d have it here. on said non-resident Defendant at least twenty days before the time above prescribed for his appearance INDIANA & MICHIGAN ELECTRIC CO. Dated I^ebruary 16, 1917 George W. Bridgman, Will R. Stevens, Circuit Judge. EMERSON &, HAMILTON Attorney for Plaintiff „ • Business Address, St. Joseph, Michi THE QUALITY PLACE gan. ‘ ’ FURNITURE UNDERTAKING Last Pub. March 14 . & t T T AGRICULTURAL PAGE A t FARMERS IN MAJORITY FIFTY YEARS OF WHEAT party, will be provided. The elector Election, provided the applicant Ms Board of Election Inspectors, they HE MAY HAVE HAD MADE AP IN STATE LEGISLATURE SEVERE WEATHER GROWING. MUST NAME THE POLITICAL duly registered or will be a qualified shall proceed’ to verify, the.legality of PLICATION FOR AN ABSENT VOT PARTY OF HIS CHOICE WHEN elector at said Election. such -vote and. when the said board ER’S BALLOT OR BALLOTS AND Lansing— Time was when lawyers Figures giving the yield and value ASKING FOR A BALLOT and How Voter Should Prepare Ballot shall have satisfied themselves- that THE SAME MAY HAVE BEEN SERIOUS DAMAGE dominated the legislature and those of the wheat crop of the United in marking his ballot MUST make Upon receipt of the ballots, the such vote is legal, that the affidavit MAILED BY THE SAID CLERK: there were who believed it was to the States for 50 years have been pub a cross in the square to the left of elector should proceed to mark the is sufficients that’.the signatures cor PROVIDED, That such voter has not detriment of the state. Consider the the name of each elector for whom lished as Bulletin No. 514 by the | ballots in accordance with his choice, respond, hud that such voter has not availed himself of the privilege of an TO PEACH CROP work of the present organization, and United States Department of Agri he desires to vote, and can vote for FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTION voted in person in the precinct where absent voter, as provided by this act, for good or for ill, give the farmers culture. The bulletin covers all the only ONE candidate except where two GIVEN, after which he will fold them in he resides, they shall proceed to and voted the ballot or ballots mailed credit. Farmers predominate. There years from 1866 to 1915. It shows candidates are to be elected, in which so that the corner bearing the initials open the absent voter’s envelope and him by the said clerk, and provided are in the house thirty-five farmers COUNTY GROWERS SAY LOW •that despite the present high prices case he should vote for TWO. o f the Township Clerk may be seen take out the ballot or ballots therein he return such ballot, or ballots, if and in the senate three while five we have not yet reached the level of After-the ballot is prepared it without unfolding the ballot, which contained and, WITHOUT UNFOLD received, to the board by whom same TEMPERATURE DESTROYED more qualify as merchant farmer, those in the years immediately fol should he folded so that’ the initials he will place in an envelope sent him ING THE SAME or PERMITTING shall be marked “ cancelled” and hanker farmer or real estate farmer. lowing the Civil war. During the 10- of the inspector on the perforated THE SAME TO BE OPENED OR BUDS; COMING CROP SURE TO for the purpose and securely seal placed in the regular ballot boxes with Against the forty-three set up twenty year period from 1866 to . 1875 the corner will be on the outside. same. Upon the back of this envelope EXAMINED, they, or one of them, other ballots. nine lawyers, twenty in the house and BE SHORT. average price of wheat in this coun THE POLLS of said election will will be found a blank affidavit, which shall detach the perforated number By -opinion of Attorney General, me in the senate. Merchants come try was 108.6 cents (in gold.) For he open at 7 o’clock a. m. and will re the voter must fill out and swear to ed corner and having satisfied them Members of the National Guard are next on the list with twelve in the the 10-year period from 1906 to 1915 main open until 5 o’clock p. m. unless before a notary public or other person selves that the initials on said ballot not Entitled to Absent Voter’s Bal house and four in the senate and three the average price was only S6.8 cents. the Board of Election Inspectors, shall authorized to administer oaths. The are the initials of the Township Clerk, lots under this Law The developments of the past few farmers qualifying also as merchants. The year 1S86, in which the Depart m their discretion adjourn the polls envelope is then to be mailed to the ■they shall deposit the ballot in the Note—There is no provision for da;, s have not reassured the peach Then come the printers and publish ment of Agriculture began its series at 12 o’clock noon for one hour. Township Clerk and must be sent regular ballot, box to he counted with Registering by mail for Absent voters growers of Berrien county. While ers, eleven all told, and two aspiring of continuous reports of the import I. Sparks, Township Clejrk. sufficiently early so as to reach the the other ballots. but every voter MUST be registered. many of the growers are still hopeful to the senate. Two real estate men ant crops, marked, however, the high Township Clerk in time to he deliv See Registration Notices for this elec of a fair sized crop they have practi and a banker register in each house When Absent Voter Returning, can level for wheat.From that time a period REGISTRATION NOTICE ered by him to the Board of Election tion * cally agreed that the low ground orch with a farmer real estate man in the of marked fluctuations, the price Inspectors, before the closing of polls Vote in Person I. SPARKS, Clerk of the said Township ards are badly damaged by the low senate and a banker real estate man dropped until, in the 10-year period „ Notice is Hereby Given to the on election day. No absent voter returning to his of Buchanan. My P. O. Address temperature of last week, while the in the house. There are two doctors from 1S86 to 1895, it was down to QUALIFIED ELECTORS of the Duty of Inspectors Upon Receiving' place of residence, will be prohibited is Buchanan, Michigan. My office is orchards on the higher ground have and two manufacturers in each house. 68.3 cents. The lowest point ever Township of Buchanan (Precinct No, Absent Voter’s Ballot from voting in person within his pre located at Main street, in said Town a much better chance of development. There are two insurance men in the reached was in 1894, when the aver 1) COUNTY OF BERRIEN, STATE cinct, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT ship. : The peach growers in the south lower house and a railroad man in age price was 49.1 cents. OF MICHIGAN That at the place of Upon receipt of the ballot by the end of Berrien county take a more each house. The senate .list is com 'On the other hand the average holding the General Primary Election optimistic view of the situation than pleted with a cattle breeder and a yield per acre has been steadily in- in said Township or Precinct, on do the growers north of us, where the contractor. Over in the house the 'creasing. In 1866 it was 9.9 bushels WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, A. D. freeze was more severe. Growers in list is finished with a steamboat opera and 16.9 in 1915, an increase of 7 1917 The Board of Primary Election the vicinity of Buchanan vary quite a tor, a tailor, hotel proprietor, barber bushels per acre. This increase has Inspectors, in accordance with the little as to the extent of damage done. a carpenter and a laundryman. >of course, been marked by declines provisions of Act. 281, Public Acts of PUBLIC SALE Some say that the freeze did not do in bad years, hut the average for the 1909, as amended, will register the a great deal of damage, but these SAYS CHICKENS HELP five 10-year periods from 1866 to name of any person who shall on that Two miles west of Buchanan on the Roe farm, now Mrs. Lillie Clark farm growers' orchards are mostly on the day appear and make oath or afform- MAKE GOOD ORCHARDS 1915 show a steady increase, from high ground. The owners of orchards 11.9 bushels, average in the decade ation to the effect that he is a quali on low grounds quite generally be fied elector in such Township or Pre The big apple orchard on the Os 1866-1875, to 15.1 bushels in the de lieve that these orchards have been cade 1866-1875, to 15.1 bushels in the cinct, or when they personally know Wednesday, February 28, 1917 born farm in Porter township, Cass seriously injured. decade 1906-1915. him to be such. Any person register At 10:00 A. M . sharp, the following described property: The territory north and east of county, bought last year by James ed on any primary day as prescribed Benton Harbor, where extensive orch Braby, produced a fair crop last sea above shall be entitled to vote at the ards are located, was badly hit. J. J. son but owing to the dry weather the Traverse City—The highest price succeeding election without other reg Jakway, one of the best known grow fruit was not as large as usual. Mr. ever paid to farmers of northern istration. Brady bought the orchard and the 3 HORSES ■ • ers of the county, has made an ex Michigan for potatoes was reached REGISTRATION CAN BE HAD BY amination of his trees, cutting buds land also. Monday morning when the market APPLICATION TO THE There are about 700 trees in the One pony suitable for woman to drive. Two work horses about 1200 lbs. from the Elbertas and Hales princi price jumped to $2.50 in Traverse TOWNSHIP CLERK pally. Mr. Jakway found the develop property and. years ago it was one of City from $2.05 Saturday’s price, an ed buds, which naturally would have the best producers in the county. Mr. advance of 45 cents. The price of Any qualified elector may register About 3 tons of mixed bay. Corn in crib. Some potatoes for seed. Brady had built a large poultry house $2.50 was caused dealers say by buy and be eligible to vote ajt any primary produced fruit, dead, and the latent election if he shall appear in person trails badly injured. Mr. Jakawy de on the purchase and is keeping this ers striving to outbid their competi before the Township Clerk and take 46 CHICKENS 7 DUCKS clares the loss will be heavy, al winter about 75 Rhode Island Red tors. Few potatoes are coming in though he will make a careful mi- hens which he says are laying their even at this price. the oath required as to qualifications for registration, and request that his scroscopic examination of the buds share of eggs. H e thinks a flock of Farm Implements name be registered. {poultry is a good thing to keep in an PRIMARY ELECTION from his trees. Blanks for this form of registration New wagon box, wide tire wagon, top. buggy, Deermg mower, hay rake, Gale walking plow, At the large farm of Roland Mor orchard and will increase his flock NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That can be secured at the Township' rill cast of Benton Harbor, buds were j materially during the coming spring. a GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION walking cultivator, 2 spike tooth harrows, spring tooth harrow, pair bob sleds, Concord work harness, examined and found badly damaged. Clerk’s office. Will be held in the TOWNSHIP f Dated this 10th day of February, single driving harness, single work harness, light wagon, wheel barrow, push cart, about 20 potatoe It will require several more days be MILKMEN BOYCOTTED WHEN Buchanan (Precinct No. 1) COUNTY A. D. 1917. fore definite information can be had crates, water separator, three stable blankets, horse blanket, 15 gallon stone jar, 10 gallon stone jar, hog MILK PRICE IS BOOSTED. OF BERRIEN, STATE OF MICHI I. Sparks, Township Cle(rk. as the buds are still not thawed out. GAN at Hose House South Oak St., crate, incubator, halters, tie ropes, hand corn planter, barrels, jars, cans, jugs, shovels, forks, saws, Although it is almost certain that and Murphy’s Barber Shop, Front VOTING BY MAIL the loss is heavy, growers throughout Holland— Holland factory employ binder twine, grain sacks and other articles too numerous to mention. • es united in a boycott o f Holland milk street, within said Township, on How to do it—with special refer the county are hoping that the dam WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, A. D. dealers when it became known that ence to the primary election March age will not be as serious as has been 1917 for the purpose of nominating they were charged a half cent more 7, 1917 TCD N TC. Ml sfims of $5.00 and under cash. On all sums over So.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, predicted during the last few days. by direct vote candidates by each of * “ U lllu . purchaser giving approved bankable note, without interest if paid when due. On default in payment The fruit belt last year experienced for milk than the price paid by house Who are Entitled to" Vote by Mail wives. Several hundred of the shop the several political parties for th'e (Excerpt from Act. No. 270, Public at maturity, 7 per cent interest will be charged from date of note. A discount of 6 per cent will be allowed for cash one of the most successful seasons following offices, viz: One Circuit in many years and with every favor men dispensed with the milk bought Acts of 1915) on all sums over $5 00. Terms of sale must he strictly complied with before property purchased is removed from at lunch time and the heavy reduction Judge for the Second Judicial Cir SECTION 1. For the purpose of premises. able condition prevailing up to the cuit of Michigan. in sales caused the milk dealers to this act the term “ ABSENT VOTER last few clays the growers had hoped SUGGESTIONS RELATIVE TO than another bumper crop was to be hold a special meeting and' adopt a shall be taken to mean ANY ELECT uniform price. TO VOTING OR in the actual MILITARY SERV harvested this summer. Large orch Separate ballots for each political ICE of the United States or of this HARRY BRINEY, Prop. ard owners will continue the examin authentic report will he available State, or in the ARMY or Navy there PH AY GRAFFORT, Auct. H . F. K IN G ERY, Clerk. ation of their trees and a practically within a few days. of, In time of war, insurrection or re bellion, MEMBERS OP THE LEGIS Presby. Aid will serve lunch LATURE while in attendance at any session of the Legislature, STU DENTS while in attendance at any nstitution of learning, and COMMER FREEMONT EVANS CIAL TRAVELERS who are absent — fo r— from their legal residence upon the I day of any general, special or prim ary election, and who are qualified electors of this State, as contemplated Circuit Judge by section one of article three of the Constitution. The term “COMMER CIAL TRAVELLER” shall be taken In 1908 Mr. Evans recognized to mean a person engaged in solicit 5: ing the sale of goods, by the exhibi VS ■<$?* the “ South End.” tion of samples, or by catalogue or other device, for the purpose of ef — ^ m u t s s mu. -j . TTT—— ^ fecting such sales and taking orders PUBLIC SALE He was then a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney and pro fo r goods to be subsequently shipped Having decided to quit farming I will sell at Public Auction at my farm 5 miles north of Buchanan on mised in writing and through the papers that if elected he would by his employer; the Range Line road, 1-2 mile west of Tichenor school, 7 miles north and west of Niles, 7 miles south maintain an office In Niles for the benefit of the South End o f the SECTION 2. Any absent voter, as and west of Berrien Springs on what is known as Burton Jarvis farm, now owned by the Kelsey estate * I Can* County. No other candidate for that office, Democrat or Republican, defined by Section one of this act, who t will be entitled to vote on election before or since, give such fair recognition to the “South End.” That day, who is absent from THE COUN ? fairness should he rewarded at the primary. Y R e s i s t TY of which he is an elector, on the t Remember the date, March 7th. Ask for Democratic primary day of holding any GENERAL, SPEC r Tuesday, February 27, 1917 t ballot, put cross in front of his name. IAL or PRIMARY ELECTION, held f for the purpose of nominating or t Capable, careful, courteous—not impulsive. At 10:00 A. M. sharp, the following described property: Y electing national, state, legislative, r Fifteen years experince. county, township, city, village or oth v Y Economical. A hard worker. er municipal officers, or for the adop HORSES f tion or rejection of constitutional 8 rW rW amendments or initiated or referred One span matched geldings, weight 2900 lbs. One span matched geldings, weight measures, or other propositions sub 2800 lbs. One span matched geldings, weight 2700 lbs. One black mare in foal, weight mitted, may vote at any such election, upon compliance with the provisions 1100 lbs. One gray mare in foal, weight 1000 lbs. of this law. How Voter Should Proceed 6 COWS Any voter coming within the pro visions given above, expecting to be One standard bred Jersey been in about 3 months, 4 yrs. old. One standard bred absent 'from the county on March 7, Jersey, will be fresh soon, 4 yrs. old. One Durham Short Horn, calf by side, 5 yrs. old. 1917, and desiring to vote by mail at said election, must make application One full blood Jersey heifer, bred to full blood bull. One grade Guernsey heifer. One either in person or by mail to the spring calf well bred. . • undersigned Township Clerk, fo r blank form to be filled out by said 7 HOGS THE UNIVERSAL CAR voter so as to constitute an applica • Four Duroc sows bred to full blood boar, will farrow last of April. One registered Duroc boar. tion in proper form, for ballots to be Ford Service for the owners o f Ford cars in voted at said Election: One boar pig, eligible to register. One Duroc sow pig. a fact— courteous, prompt, efficient. Service Please mail to my address given be H A Y A N D G R A IN .— 13 tons of good clover hay. 15 tons of good Ensiiege. 75 bushels of which covers the entire country, almost as a low, a suitable blank form fo r use in sorted corn. 4 bu. of A1 seed corn. 8 bu. of good potatoes. The undivided half of 25 acres of wheat. blanket, to the end that Ford cars are kept in making application for ballot to be voted by myself in the Township of use every day. Drive where you will, there’ s ------(*Precinct No______) Farm Implements a Ford Agent nearby to look after your Ford of the County o f ______One 3 1-4 in. tire Moline wagon complete, 3 in. tire Birdsell wagon complete, 3 in. tire Stude- car. The “ Universal Car” will bring you State of Michigan, March 7, 1917, un universal service. Better buy yours today. der the provisions of Act. 270, Public baker wagon complete, open buggy, hay rack, pair of oscilating bobs, set log bunks, 2 Deering mowing machines 5 ft. cut, clover seed buncher, Deering binder with trucks used only one season, two riding Touring Car $360, Runabout $345, -Coupelet Acts of 1915. My n a m e ______'—Address______corn plows, walking corn cultivator, 20-spring tooth harrow, 24-spring tooth harrow, spike tooth cult $505, Town Car $595, Sedan $645— all f. o. b. When to Make Application to Town ivator, spike harrow, Gale walking plo'w, John Deere walking plow, South Bend riding plow with drag Detroit. W e solicit your order. ship Clerk for Ballot attachment, 12 Oliver gang plow, double shovel plow, single shovel plow, Osborn rake, hay loader Ask about our easy payment plan Application for ballots on the form used one season, tedder, hay rake, disc drill, gas engine in splendid repair, 4 log chains, post hole provided by the Township Clerk can be made at any. time WITHIN THIR digger, spud, grub hoe, cant hook, two milk cans, 100 ft. hay fork rope as good as new, 30-gal. jar, HARRY BOYCE, Aflt. TY DAYS prior to the date of elec pork and cider bis., pitch forks and other articles too numerous to mention. Lun,ch will be served at tion, provided it reaches the Township the place. Clerk in .time for mailing out the ballots. Upon receipt of the blank applica T P P M Q . All sums of $5.00 and under-cash. On all sums over $5.00 a credit of tion form, ‘ the voter must fill it out ^ 8 months will be given, purchaser giving approved bankable note, fully and completely and mail the without interest if paid, when due. On default in payment at maturity, 7 per cent interest same to the Township Clerk at the address given below, or deliver in will be charged from date of note. A discount of 5 per- cent' allowed for " cash on all sums person to said clerk. over $5.00. Terms of sale must be strictly compliedAvith before property purchased is re Township Clerk to Mail Initialed moved from premises. - , . . Ballot to Applicant As soon as the ballots are printed, Cheapand bigcan Baking Pov.dcu.uonot and at least ten days before the elec tion, the Township Clerk will mail save you money. Calumet dr--?—It’sPure . F . f * v / | / « and far superior to s^ur xrM'- and soda. to said applicant, the ballot to he vot ed by said applicant at said Primary FRANK STARKWEATHER, Auct. H. F. KINGERY, Clerk. I^J^LJ^kJ^L' i£k-j£fc-4i£l ~^~T T^y T^T w^p ~^y T^~ VWVY f T T f tT GRANDPONY CONTEST ? I ::■■■ '•- •■• ., ■ ■ *<• • ' nlM-V . -A<;F '-Sm I it \ %b - yT I STAR TS FEBRUARY 26,1917 ; o j ENDS J U N E 2,1917 A y T; Boys and girls of Buchanan, Mich., and vicinity, here is’a Grand Opportunity to get a Beautiful Shetland Pony and saddle FREE by having yoiir parents, relatives and friends patronize the leading y X merchants of Buchanan, Mich., whose names appear below, and save the votes for you. Motes Will be given as follows: 50 votes with a 5-cent purchase, 100 votes with a 10-cent purchase, 1,000 y T votes with every dollar purchase. y f y T Votes Will be Given on Charge Accounts if Paid Before Contest Closes y T y T y T y T NAME OF MERCHANTS IN PONY CONTEST y T f T B. R. Desenberg &. Bro , Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes y T NOTICE C. D Kent, Groceries y T John Portz, Bakery T T Emerson & Hamilton, Furniture and Undertakers f T Each and every boy or girl that registers on or be y T W. N. Brodrick, The Rexall Store, Drugs f T fore March 24th, 1917, will receive FREE 100,000 votes Buchanan Hardware Co., Hardware y T Home Lumber Cp., Lumber and Coal y from the Richmond Pony Co, So get busy and register *S '* «£> T Princess Theatre T X your names at each place where votes are given as Sanitary Sweet Shop for Confectionery and Ice Cream t % soon as possible after the contest starts.0 „ • (This Contest-is. Being Promoted by Richmond Pony Co., y ? . . ; ,Richmond. Ind. Branch at South Bend, Ind.) y t ♦>y T For Sale— Gas plate in good condi TOWNSHIP TREASURER wA*VVf«**+MA4*/VvVv cal and literary program was given, Miss Inez Mitchell visited Monday Grange meeting Friday, February tion. Mrs. James Allen. 6-lt-c Cut Flowers— Flowering plants, To the voters of Buchanan town in which Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Iauch evening with Miss Mildred Hartline. 23. j sprays and designs furnished on WHAT SOCIETY IS DOING. Don’t forget Ed. Mitchell’s sale, ship: and Mrs. Updike assisted, and various Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell called Wanted— Two men on farm last of (short notice. Diamond Drug Co. 5tf. games were played. Delicious re at the James Best home Monday even Tuesday, P'eb. 27th. I wish to announce my candidacy <* 4 ?