The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-06

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exhibited at the Oakland County Fair next fall
The maker must be lady under 20 years o.
age. After the fair the butter is to be sold a
auction.
Mrs. Il. NJ. ABBOTT returned from the Pacif
Coast, where she has spent about one year
last Saturday. After visiting friends she wi,
return to the Eldorado OF the West, whero sh
holds position on the Editorial OF leadins
newspaper.
One OF our fashionable girls was recent,
struck with the uselessness OF her life. and i'm
mediately went to work with vigor to learn plair
sewing. At latest dates she had hemmed one
side OF towel, which the proud parents have
framed and hung in a conspicuous position.
For the purpose of illustrating the enormous
increase Of agricultural products or the larg
gains by putting thing out at interest the fol
lowing may be given as an example: A farme
lost gimlet three years ago. The other da.
he cut down tree and found in it q thre
quarter inch augur.
The city Of y ew York is about to enlarge it
that It's limits will embrace the towns OF Nor
risiana, West Farms, and Kingsbridge, now be
longing to Westminster county, This chang,
will make the 18th Congressional district Re
publican.
The teeth, it should be impressed upon chill
dren. ought to be cleansed as well and nearl,
as often as the face,-at least after each meal
The habit OF taking care OF the teeth should b,
early formed by the child, untl it becomes al
essential to it's own comfort as cleansing an!
other part OF the body.
BETTER CALL IT GUuTY.-In a recent CASE
for assault the defendant pleaded guilty: %
think must be guilty." he said, ''because the
plaintiff and were the only ones in the room
and the first thing knew was that l was stand
ing up, and he was doubledover the table
Yu'd better call it guilty"
T.. SMITH. Captain of the craft known as the
Long Brick Store, is now ruralizing in the little
village of Hartford, Connecticut. He proposes
to have his fill Of Holsters and other shell fish
found in the wat ers of the sea coast before he
returns. He says that after his return he pro-
poses to attend 10 and drive business right
smart, "you bet"
THE Pontiac Gazette says that one day last
week two or three parties discovered in a marsh
about mile from Rochester, a snake about
two or three feet long, Of greenish hue, on the
ground, which Immediately made for the tor
~ Aal opr
from thence up tamarack, upon which it was
left about 60 feet from the ground.
JOHN KNOWLES was in town on Sunday anC
Monday last on business, We presume, connect
ed with his-we don't know how many Thousand
acres-mountain farm, coal, iron, gold anC
silver mines and SIGH. He certainly looks a.
though business was prosperlng with him. We
all wan. him to hurry up and make big pile
and then come back here and spend it.
| A SERIOUS accident happened to the wife o.
our townsman, Thomas b. Irwin, on saturda,
last, by which she had her leg broken below tn,
knee, and knee JOINT dislocated. Her injuries
were promptly attended by DR.. Andrews, an(
Mr.. Irwin reports the patleat as doing a. wei
as the circumstances of the case and the op
pressive weather will admit Of
SURGICAL OPERATIoN.-On Friday Of las
week Dr. Dibble took piece OF necrosed bon
from the upper third OF the shaft OF the rigL
arm. OF lad living near Eagle Lake. in thi
town. The boy is only twelve years OF age,
son OF G. b. Evans. The bone was remover
through au incision five inches in length. TIL
patient is dong well.
WE have received the May number OF tn
Business College Record, a paper devoted to tn
interests of the Kalamazoo Business College
1t publishes list of students who have attend
ed that institution for the past year, by whic
we see that it is patronIzed by people, not onl
from our own, bnt from other States. Anon
the names we notice that Of Miss Ella Blowers
young lady from this village.
Miss RHoDA MUNGER has succeeded in effec
ing arrangements by which she will not be Xix,
ly to be interrupted in the regular supply {
papers to her customers. She has heretofol
procured her supplies from that monopoly, I'll
"W Western News Co.." and like many othe
has had to submit to their caprlces and whlu
until she could stand it no longer. She inform
us that she now expects to be able to supp
her customers without the unpleasant interru
lions OF the past.
The South Haven Sentinel-ite aud the Tri
une-ite OF Lawton are now riding on the WEE
4, ern railros dis by means OF " free" passes ISSUE
to them for the purpose Of securing what l
luence they and their respective journals ha
r IN favor of those monopones, by whose court
Y sizes this privilege was extended to them. III
I Is one Of the means resorted to by these hu
monopolies to buy off opposition and In me
instances it Is effectual.
. UNCLE OsTERHoUT. the well known wealth
l prophet of Schoocraft, died suddenly on {
} 9th Of May, aged 70 years. lie was one
the Oldest residents Of Michigan, having liv
in the State upwards OF 60 years He organic
the first temperance society west Of Detroi
built the first house IN Ann Arbor, and was o.
Of the pioneers of kalamazoo county He "
a worthy member Of the VI asonic fraternity
}, The United states Supreme Court recent
9 decided that policy OF insurance against t
= perils Of travel by public or private conveyan
does not cover the case of mau who is beat
| 10 death bv hiQhWaymen robbers While wal