The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-07-01
WHOLE NO. 1871.
"Gafe" is mad about il.

Cafe is mad about il.
Quarterly meeting mex, Saturday ara son-
day at Lawton.
Charley Fitch IL rusticating for few days
over nt Mattawan.
The genial phiz Of Sam Holmes has heen
seen on our streets for a few days past.
Eighty-fve teams in sigLt on Main and
Kalamazoo streets, III our village at half-yast
four last Saturday afternoon
During the heavy wind storm on Wednes-
day morning number of shade trees we're
blown down in this village.
Marshal Roe called around and shook
hands with his old friends on Wedl esday and
Thursday. Glad to see you NJ. A.
Mrs. Celia Woodman Ho;by, from Cali
fornia. is visiting al her fathers, Hon. David
Woodman. She viii remain here all eurnnler.
Our farmers must have misjudced the
weather for the past week. There las heen
large quantity of hay injured ~ The ram.
young menagerie started IL ihis village
owned and controlled by TWO ladies Pro-
gramme and list of curiositiea VIII be gwen
later.
Everybody ask Al. Showennan about chat
fellow he kicked out of Ayery's s,ole the
other evening-he will tell YOU all aboyAt II.
Alb. kicks right fron the shoEldei.
The ladies of the First Baptist society wilt
hold an ice cream sucial. al the residence Of
Mrs. j. +. Freeman. on Tuesday evening,
July 9TH 1881. welcome 10 49,.
Lightning " lit down on s;etr belonging
To the Doughty boys. on MonGay last. and
scattered him proIniscuously. 81 onaccomt
of that awful comet. hsrred .n the Vall
Buren, County Mutual.
Burglars effected AN entrance il lie Eocse
of DR.. Wiggins of Lawrence. one nigh. iast
week. The barking of rae dog. boMs>er,
frightened the gentry away i,e:ore they had
secured any plunder.
David Fishers genial -couL:eI.ance was
seen on our streets couple e.: days Tins
week. He reports business .ively IL the big
village. and their manufacturing interests,
constantly increasing. : competition OF
freights makes a live town.
On Saturday last. the Prosecuting ittor-
ney received despatch from ESQ. Ha, con,
of Lawton. 10 appear ~ lis c"ult. the
summons was needed and when he arrived
! there he found one y. Il. Doolitt.e. a pronri-
etor of a Lawton dive. under arrest 10, as-
sault and battery on the person 81 woman
ceeding against him for a higher crlme, hut
finally he pleaded guilty 20 the chaTs' as
by nature lie was able 10 do enough e. eust
him ~2:. which be paid into TIE school fund.
Master Willie LaGrave kindly exhibited TO
us the other day pair Of queer pe;s of bis
a couple of the horned ,oGds oi California
These unique specimens II the-wtat~,er
kingdom they belong to-weEe coI.fscated
10y the post office officials in az atteniyt 70
smuggle them through The ma.!s from Caii-
fornia To Canada. They have Sly well oeruo.t
horns-three on each side of the head. and
number of smaller borly plo1rubelallees,
that may be horns in eIninyo They don't
hop like straight out American ;oad, hut
run. like n mouse or mole. They are afout
regulation toad size, and have a tatit al
adopting for their color that ot tie earth op
which for the time being they are si;tire.-
The menU for which they have q strong
weakness, is flies and beetles. with a-.c.eUorm
sauce.