The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-11-25


The tax collector is packing his satchel.
The produce market was never better.
Matrimonial market firm, with an upward
tendency.
Widow Burns has a new roof on her house.
She is happy now.
Sheriff McCabe had his prisoners at work
on the streets on Saturday last.
The boy with the hand-sled took his posi-
ton on the streets last Saturday for the first
time this season.
Plenty of wood is coming into town, and
selling from 1925 to $l75 per cord. Stove
wood we mean.
Sam. Holmes has sold his farm of $40
acres in Bloomingdale for $1,000, a great
bargain to the purchaser.
Christmas has concluded TO put in an APP
pearance this year on Sunday, and we pre-
sumo New Years will do likewise.
Wells, the bean man, has q nice new barn
and seems to be very proud over it. Rus.
Mentor was the builder and he rushed it
through in hurry.
Kilburn g. Hudson shipped about 3too lbs.
of poultry last week. George Butler is their
boss butcher. and the way he makes the
feathers fly is sin to rats George is swift.
Henry White, of Waverly, an inventive
genius, has invented an improved threshing
machine tooth. A knife is SO arranged as to
altogether Go away with band cutting So
he says.
VIM. p. Jones, the shoemaker has gone to
kalamazoo to work at his trade with bis
son-in-aw. james Wood. Jim. recently got
a pension of $500. and has started up bust
ness there.
Who can give us the year the first drive
well was put down in this town? We have
the impression it was in 1866, and was driven
down in the street nearly in front of the
Willard House. The Changers want to
know.
DR.. ellis Bradley, that eminent veterinary
star, says the disease known as Pink Eye,
among horses, has at last struck this town.
The doctor is always ready to meet such dis
cases. as he usually carries his laboratory in his
vest pocket.
Joe, the butcher, had the misfortune to
lose from his slaughter house, three boards,
and has offered reward of So each for them.
If this should happen to meet the eye of the
chap who has them, we would advise him to
return them to Joe and get the rewards.
He is a young rooster, and after church
last Sunday evening, in the hall, he SHE'D up
to her and asked her if he might be permit
ted to have the blissful pleasure of escorting
her home. Her reply was, SECT out, you lit
tie snot'' guess can so home without any
of your help. He got.
Annable 81 Fitch, attorneys, have Cali
graph, with which they do all their writing
Price, $50, and it will print seven copies at q
time. 1t is an improvement on lawyers writ
ing and we would advise everyone in the
county to buy one, and then their cores
pondence will be read in full.
Mr.. Hathaway, the gentleman that is build
ing that nice residence on the west side OF
the river, presented each of his workmeu
with nice turkey for Thanksgiving. They
all got one, from the architect down to the
hod-carrier. We always liked to work TO,
such men, it makes as feel as though our ser.
vices were appreciated.
Eugene Salisbury of the Lee district, is a
specializing chap. He drove to town the
other morning With load of dressed hogs
and was offered 81 per hundred for them
here. He said he guessed he would 60 tc
Kalamazoo and get $3.50, and drove on. He
was gone two days and sold his hogs fol
$3.50. He says the difference, expenses, etc.
between what he was offered here and what
he got there, was S11.65, and he has conclud
ed not to transport any more pork to Kala
mazoo.
Misfortunes never come single. Joe thu
butcher had the misfortune to run over bis
young shepherd pup, on Monday last, as hi
left Main street, near DIR. Nelson's, to go t.
, his slaughter house, with load of hogs
The wailing cries of the pup brought abou
forty school children to the scene, who shet
tears over the dying dog. But when Jo
started for an ak to help the pup climb tn
golden stair, the little crowd made them
selves scarce. Not one remained to witness
, the closing act.