The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-13

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for the Northerner.
Elvin Rowland was in town on Saturday
last, and gave "The Northerner' call. He
is at work in the steam saw-mill and stave
factory at Lawrence.
Quite number of our citizens are think
ing of taking in" the excursion from De-
troit to the White Mountains and Portland
which leaves Detroit July lst.
| II. p Nelson was unforta nate enough to
be caught by our late heavy showers with
the roof of his house entirely of. We have
not learned the amount of damage done.
place about one mile north. He will prob
ably resign the Office of Street Commissioner
and devote his time to working the place.
In the ejectment case of Jennie Steele vs.
Merit G. Steele, heard by Judge Hawes, in
this village, on Thursday last, by stipulation
the suit was settled by the parties interested.
VIM. q. Packard, of Covert, has purchased
from the agricultural college farm at Lansing
thoroughbred Durham bull, at cost of
$4O0. Thus the work of improving the stock
of the county goes nobly on.
We notice our smiling friend Hatch, 'the
sheep man" at the Dyckman. BY the by
Hatch is becoming deservedly popular with
our nice ladies. Shall we mail this weeks
Northerner to your wife at Lockport?
See Bassett's new advertisement in this pa
per. He is reftting his store, putting in new
goods and new show cases, and will soon be
ready for general call from the public. He
is doing fine business in the jewelry line
We notice that the Dowagiac correspond
ent of "Chaff pays a well-merited tribute to
the good looks and ladylike appearance OF
Miss Carrie Parker. "Chaff is quite right
and is a very'breezy, readable, society sheet
Two 3-year-old colts escaped from o. A.
Breck, at Gravel Lake, last week Monday,
and after trip through Glenwood, Nichols
vile, Summersvile, Pokagop and Niles, were
secured two miles from Buchanan, Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. De Graf celebrated their
silver wedding by giving their friends tea
party, Thursday evening, and keeping the
nature of the gathering secret till too late
to receive presents generally. But the sup
per did the hostess proud.
The correspondents of the Post & Tribune
from various parts of the State estimate the
coming wheat crop at from one-half to two
thirds of an average crop. We think the last
figure the nearest the truth. The recent warm
rains have materially improved the prospect
The Rt. Rev. G. ID. Gillispie, ID. D., Bishop
of Michigan, will visit st. Marks church, in
this village, on Sunday next, morning and
evening. The apostolic rite of confirmation
will be administered in the evening. He will
also visit Lawton c'The Chapel on the same
day at 3 p. IN.
On Thursday of last week Mr.. G. F. Allen
missed fine 3-year old mare from his pas
ture, and the next day he found her in the
river, west of his farm, dead. Mr.. A. infers
from the appearance Of the animal that she
was not drowned, but came to her death from
some other cause.
Chappell's new jewelry store looks as
bright and fresh as new dollar. We will
wager it is the incest stand of the sort in the
county. We are sorry to learn that his
gentlemanly clerk, Seth Oliver, leaves for the
west on Monday next. We wish him un-
bounded prosperity in his new home.
Silas Breed is the most plucky fellow in
Almena. While he and another fellow were
sitting in his buggy in front of Nelson's meat
market the other day, his horse became sud-
denly frightened and, as there was danger of
its overturning the buggy, both got out and
the horse started to run and made some fear
full lunges. 81, however, hung ON and sue
ceeded in stopping her after going quite a
distance in remarkably short time
Mrs. Ed. Crane and her young child had a
narrow escape, from the overturning of her
carriage, last Saturday evening. Mr.. G. had
seated his wife and child in the carriage and
turned to close the barn door, when the
youngster, thinking himself old enough to
drive, grabbed up the whip and one line and
struck the horse, which started up and turned
around so quickly that the buggy was com
pletely overturned and somewhat broken
without injuring either Mrs. G. or the child
Mitch. Hogmire, of Arlington, has bought
the place on which he now resides, paying
therefor $4,000. He saws he is going te