The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-14


Trotting Park, where the Ootrs OF the animal
forces are 10 be seen IN oil 0eir muscular
posr."-KAl. Gdzett
So you had that hind o. q crowd at your
horse fair last week, did you No wonder
and orderly citizens.
The well posted and intelligent Jackson
! Pdtriot, in speaking OF the state Agricultural
College, locates it at Saginaw. People here
abouts had supposed that il was in the vicinity
OF Lansing Indeed We find il so set down in
its reports 10 the proper officials OF the State
The Patriot must be well posted-oi course
il is
Queer dodges are resorted TO under color OF
the Michigan Liquor Law, which authorizes
suits against liquor sellers TO recover sums Of
money paid for whlskey. A woman OF Kala-
mazoo. who happens TO own drunken vaga-
bond OF husband, has brought suit against
several liquor dealers, n OF for the recovery OF
money paid for liquor but for damages 1--WE
suppose 10 lscerated feelings), in which she
claims five thousand dollars as the measure OF
injury to her felinks.
injuring passengers. \ few days ago young
ster, fourteen wears OF age, was caught in the
act. and was prosecuted for the crime. aud fined
fourteen dollars and costs which the young
gentlemAn's fsther paid thus releasing the
culprit.
oouYLE OF items of Michigan news from
the Chicago Inter Ocean read:
"A new three story FIGURING Min is being
erected in Decatur"
The Decatur Wooden Mills are in full oper-
alton, under the charge Of f. Burnnshaw."
We would be pleased 10 know that both OF
the above items we're true because Decatur is
one OF the pleasantest villages in Southwestern
Michigan, and whatever improves her helps all
the surrounding country. The new Mill in
process OF erection near Lawton. and the
Wooden Mill at Bangor are probably meant.
Ar the graduation OF the class at the Bspti.t
theological seminary on the 9Th ultimo, A. j..
Jordan. one Of the clerical fedglings, delivered
an essay on - The Model Minister" in the
course Of which he took occasion to say that
he thought there we're " too many dead preach
ers acting as life insurance agents. II Elder
Jordan throughout HE ministerial career shall
continue 10 proclaim the truth az accurately as
he has in this instance, he will be second Paul
HORACE GREELEYs life s said to be insured
for $50, 900. II this be the case the insuring
companies will consult their own interest by
voting and working against Horace. The
White House is dreadfully unhealthy place
And then the hand. shaking, the eternal boring
bv ofice-seekers, the necessity OF wearing a
swallow-taled coat and putting his trowsers
over his boots, together with the thousand and
one other annoyances TO which President Gree
lev will have to submit, will shorten his life at
least ten years.
OUR townsman, J. NJ. Longwell OF the Dyck.
man House was the possessor OF very fine
large hog which had been kept under the sheds
in the rear OF his barn. ON Tuesday last, be.
tween one and two O'Clock p. m, his hogshiI
was taken out and left in the front yard for
| short time previous to starting him off fol
his farm. The intensity OF the rays OF tue
sun 90 Frustrated the animal that he could not
be moved and q butcher had TO be called tC
dispatch him.
The Chicago Board Of Underwriters are e
have their photographs taken by Brand, anC
framed each member to pay for biz own pictur,
and bis proportionate share OF the frames
: The cost of this artistic experiment will not b,
nearly as much as it would have been directl,
q after the Great Fire, when the faces OF tn,
D Underwriters we're so long that super-sizet
j cameras would have been required TO take TIT
pictures, and all the timber left IN the city Il
4 frame them.
e Wac IN Chicago on Friday. allied on Sterl
! Rounds, one OF the most genial fellows on tb
globe, who was busy with the proofs OF tn
forthcoming number OF Rounds Printer
e Cabinet, which is a capital thing in it's way
y very valuable TO the craft. W. II Fellows. hi
cashier and book keeper was ear-deep in lon
columns Of figures. They report the Press
b business as prosperous, and wore their bland
\ est smiles
- Interviewed the Press room OF the J01rltC
u where four newspapers are made to every revo
luton Of one cylinder
/, Called on Marder ~ Luse who have ins
~ got into their new building on the site Of tn
.s old one, and are in trim to see all their oil
y customers at their pleasant place OF business
and supply the printing fraternity with every
- thing they may need from line OF Brllhar
= up to Ten Cylinder
- Went under the Chicago river through tn
:, new tunnel-saw wife of on the Dixon Al
Iine-returned home-went TO bed and slep
till eight O'Clock next morning.
a SOME boys at Kalamazoo and Gaesbnrg hay
been in the habit OF stonng passing cars
breaking windows in one or two instances an
- MURRY NELSON'S new elevator OF soc, 90
ID bushel capacity, now IN course Of constructio
IN the South Branch 10 TO be cased and line
:. with hollow tile outside and in. The elevators
- eleven In number. and the spouts will be
- iron. The floors are to be covered with shee
=, iron. Thus 1t is expected that the whole stru'
ture will be fire-proof, an expectation whic
we hope may not be DISAPPOINTED by the burr
at ing OF the same.
We penned the above paragraph on the fait
al of long descriptive article in the Tribune
nu since which Mr.. Nelson. in communicate
n TO that paper, has stated that he has dor
nothing more than look at the hollow tile.-