The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-19

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been for several years. Western New York,
the greatest apple country known has very
light crop, and the report from all sections is
the same. Those who have fine lot of
winter apples will undoubtedly receive good
prices for them.
The corporation has sued Bill Johnson 10
recover the amount il paid out in clearing
away the filth which had accumulated in the
back yards to the Dyckman House. 1t had
been left there SO long that those living in
that vicinity, complained bitterly of the
stencil originating from it. The result of
the suit will be watched with interest by
many of our citizens.
A man finds his wife in the Poor House at
Kalamazoo. Three or four years ago he be-
came so poor that he was unable to support
his wife and abandoned her, who, together
with her child, was sent TO the Poor House
since then he has been at work and earned a
little place in Kalkaska county, and came for
her one day last week. They again start
happily down the journey of life together.
An unknown man was instantly killed by
| jumping from the express train near the fur
mace at Lawton, ON Tuesday night. He was
thrown against board fence and one side
of his face badly bruised. He had a pass
book and satchel that evidently belonged to
another man. 1t is supposed he had stolen
them, and thinking he had got about far
enough away from home took his chances in
getting off the train.
The Chippewa County News tells about
two mortgages being recorded in that county
of one and one-half million dollars each.-
They were given by the ID. NJ. d MR.. r. Co..
New York Trust and Loan Company, and
draw per cent. interest per annum. One
is due in 1911, and the other in 1921. The
descriptions are very large, covering the road
and over 100000 acres. The recording
amounted to over S1,400.
That mammoth watermelon which Horace
Moon brought TO our office was as fine as
any we ever saw. Horace, il would have
done your soul good TO see Charley and Fen
ner put themselves around it. o. w. and
Hank nibbled a little around the edges
Thank you Horace.
But Horace, you ought TO see the nibblers
at their work, they nibbled the whole bus
iness." You can't get too large bait for
them, they take everything in.--Comp.
George H. Ocobock, one of our townsmen.
died last Monday morning about o'clock.
Mr.. Ocobock had been confined TO his bed
for a period of about eleven months. He
was buried Tuesday afternoon. The deceased
had long been member of the fraternity of
Odd Fellows and was buried under the au-
spices of that order He was young man
widely known and well liked. being a son of
the late George Ocobock and a son-in law of
p. /. Bragg. He leaves behind him widow
ahd one son. The bereaved friends have the
sympathy of the entire community.
As G. b. Chaplin was returning from town
on Tuesday afternoon, and near the school
house and within sight of his home, his
horses became frightened and it is supposed
that as he drew up on them one of the lines
broke rendering them unmanageable. In
attempting to jump from the wagon he was
thrown to the ground and struck upon his
head causing concussion of the brain and a
severe wrench to his neck. He was picked
up unconscious and carried to his house.
DR.. Andrews was summoned and said he
thought he had run narrow chance of
breaking his neck, but would recover. At
last accounts he was doing well.
On Tuesday last while Mr. A. C. .Glidden
was attending the Greenback camp meeting,
some one not having proper respect for the
law, broke into window of his house and
stole gold locket. Suspicion pointed to a
couple of tramps, Harry Clifford and Joe
Frank by name, who had been seen in the
vicinity, and they were pulled" the next
morning by Van, who found the locket on
the person of one and the pictures contained
in the locket on the person of the other.
They were at once brought before Esq. Ma
son. where an examination was held and
they were bound over to court. Wednesday
p. m. they were arraigned and plead guilty.
The friends of DIR. A. j.. Bulson will be
surprised and provoked, to learn that GER
tain would-be NJ. ID. of this county, has for
some time been trying to injure the prac-
tice of DR.. Bulson, by writing letters to his
competitors in Wisconsin, in which he says