The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-01-27

it was in in the year 1S45, the doctor
was compensated for this swlndle, by
being the participant of the pleasure of
genuine bear hunt. His brother-in-
law, H. S. Keith, was cutting hay on
marsh very near the place of the hedge
hog farce, when he discovered a black
bear under a tree picking up acorns.-
Ira Hathaway was near by with rifle
and shot at him, missing him the first
time. They followed him, running,
mile north, and the same distance east
DR.. Bartholomew was ahead of them on
horse, and came up TO the bear just
as he reached Keeler Lake. Mr. Hath
away came in sight of them at a
distance of forty rods, and shot the bear
killing him the second shot.
From Mrs. Bartholomew we learned
that provisions were very scarce and
dear, their first year in this new country
aud they have lived on potatoes and
salt alone for several successive days at
least, and it was hard work to get money
enough from debtors to buy medicines
with; and the doctors way to obtain
that was by levying small tax on each
one for whom he had abored. More
than once he had borrowed money of
to sn officers, and replaced it sometimes
oy borrowing again.
Talow was the common article for
lights, aud that could not always be ob.
tai ned, even for money. The doctor ;
wife has held torch for him to eat his
supper by and after his meal he did the
same for her.
Mr.. Keith, before mentioned, came
into this town in 1874. He had the
care of, or owned in company, what was
called breaking team consisting Of
eight or ten pairs of oxen. These al
got their living in the woods, or, a.
least we're turned out at night, and haC
to be looked after as soon as daylight il
the morning, or they would scatter "a
/. and near. The direction of their where
, abouts could be ascertained by the DELL,
they wore about their necks. Some
j.. times halt Of the night would be spen
looking for the cows. The bell coulC
not be heard 50 far as in the morning
=. for in those eatly days the eveuiu!
:. would b. made merry with the voices 0
insects and reptiles, shutting ou, ever
other sound. Tree.toads, ocusts, crick
= cts and katy-dids, called aud answers
i. from every tree, shrub aud plant.
~ Mr. Keith built the first frame
house in the town, and at the raisiu
! Mr.. Gould named it "The Flower c
. the Forest. Its location was on III
d same lot of the pretty farm house no'
,e occupied by Fleury Keith. The mex
~ year after the settlement of the Keith
!. in Keeler, john Sherman came ther
= from New York State, looking for lC
j cation, and called at Kei'h's. NJ,
,e Keith had gone to st. Joseph TO mi
o with oxen, and left the ox-bell on III
N ground near the house. Fleury, then
]. little boy, had passed the strap Of th
bell oyer his heal and it hung from hi
j neck a1d reached 70 his leet. u
, Sherman, Il stranger IN Michigan, Il
If quircd honestly Of Mrs. Keith If th.
r. was the custom of this conutry, to nl
bells on the children Q, yss.' st
q very srayeIy replied we have TO %,
p. a Dell on every youne one, or tac
m noaid r.. lost ia t8s w9.ds Nj
j.. Sherman believed what she told hin
o.. bat those acquainted with Mrs Ksit
o can ce.'et appreciate taa JOKE.
j. Mr.. kenuic5t,, -5.dlei WIDOW
r. living at Ksar Center, though chi
.q when her parents tried their fortune,
= the wilderness, distinctly remember
k some of the exciting incidents of I'll
SC times. Harmiud was intensely wroogl
ic upou by ,c-ias wagon cad, Of IudiaI
n pass her hers house chaioed down
10 All the explanation children could g
,e Of the transaction was that they wei
.e ugly Indians. The facts were, th'
/. the Government bad bought out TIE
1t right, as a tribe, to tins part Of the ne
Il, territory, making 90 reservation tn
re side Of the lake, aud the Indians move
le to the far.of Mississippi. Some