The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

Observers Observations.
Uncle Toms Cabin tonight.
George Butler is sick with typhoid fever.
Pasture fields are better now than during
the month of August.
Why don't Paw Paw trump up smallpox
or diphtheria case, same as other towns.
Z. Il. Annable has telegraph line from
his Office to his farm house, and his wife can
call him home like lightning now.
a United States detective was i'll town last
week Tuesday, looking up some fraudulent
pension claims.
4 good many of the farmers are taking the
advantage of the open winter, and are pillow
ing for oats.
Delos Harrington became the happy daddy
of bran new girl last week Wednesday.
A tooth-carpenter got into S. w. Dun
combe's mouth one day last week, and took
out nearly every tooth he had in his head.
Henry White, of Wayerly, applied for
patent on his cylinder .ooth, Oct. 2sth, and
it was allowed Dec. Is. Charles +. Galligan
was his attorney.
William n. Johnson and G. =. Rawson
have each recently bought fine blooded
Poland China pig of G.. f. Harrington for
stock purposes.
a female lawyer i'll Sturgis, gave birth last
week to live baby, and they are having a
great time over it in that little burg. We
see no objection to the lawyers having live
babies. if they want to.
Mrs. Clara Wickert, of Hillsdale, who has
been out here on visit and i'll search of
health for the past two months, with friends
in the Lee district, has returned to her home.
They have commenced graveling the high
way from this town to Lawrence, and we
see that Alb. Wildey has headed the subscrip-
ton list with 500.
Eli McDougals folks, living OH the west
siie of the River, found a girl baby not
many hours old, last Friday night, on their
steps, which they have taken in and adopted,
We hope. Eli is a childless individual and
this little waif was handed down from above
by the kind hand of Providence, or some
ole else, especially for him. Take good care
of the little innocent thing, Eli, and bear in
mind the good book says, "Suffer little
children to come at me and forbid them not,
for such is the King-bolts of New Haven"
WILDER Babcock the horse trainer, living
on j. j. Woodlands farm, has in his charge
and breaking, Dauntless colt of Oak
Avenue stock, Mich, is tall, rangy fellow,
and Mr.. B. says he has the best prospects of
a trotter of any colt he has seen in the State.
Hamilton correspondent of the Press 6
Courier please copy.
Edison Woodman, few years ago, went
into the short-horn cattle speculation and
bought of an Ohio firm two head of two
year olds for which he was to pay $500. He
paid them $400 down and gave his note for
the balance. The stock turned out to be
worthless, and finally both died with the
same hereditary disease of the throat. This
firm was not satisfied with the 800, for
stock that was not worth that many cents,
but sued Woodman for the balance, and
while the suit was pending, even stole the
bones of one of them as they lie bleaching
on Woodmans premises. They got away
with the bones, but failed on the hundred
dollars.
One of the most exciting races that was
ever witnessed, came off at the Fair Grounds
last Monday, at p. M, between Pat. Rogers
of Paw Paw, and Eugene johnson of Toronto,
for stake of 800 side. 1t was single
dash of two miles. The track was very
heavy, having rained all the fore part of the
day. Johnson is finely Bred wonderful
stopper with fine appearance, and has bold
and resolute way of going that pleases the
eye of the most critical. Rogers is fine,
well bred fellow, with we'll shaped neck and
shoulders, great heart room, strong back.
well coupled with the heart of lion. Sinews
of steel and the ganeist finisher of heat on