The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-17

dose not very bad to take.
Junia Warner has returned from Colorado.
He is looking up the matter of the appoint
ment as circuit court reporter. which Office
has been made vacant by the removal of Mr.
Hitchcock.
Mr.. Elam Warner informs US that his son
Bangs, who recently went TO Denver, Colo,
has accepted a situation with a surveying
party and will spend the summer in the
mountains of New Mexico.
Toy pistols are dangerous playthings.-
Master Harry Van Auken succeeded in shoot
ing himself through the hand. Had he
been struck in a vital part the shot would
have been fatal. Boys, beware.
Another Tongue Supporter man, Mr.. Hipp
of Almena. has put i'll an appearance. He
gave his note for S75 Pratt told him he
was Deputy U. S. Marshal, and threatened
to arrest him if he did not settle.
Bouquets for graduates on Wednesday night
next. should all be marked with the names
of the persons for whom they are designed.
The ushers will take them and arrange them
for prompt delivery at the proper moment.
We are i'll receipt of the mammoth 32 page
Sunday edition of the Detroit Post and Trib-
une 1t is replete with interesting reading
matter, and speaks volumes for the enterprise
of the managers of that enterprising paper.
There was no rift in the curtain of clouds
which prevented our citizens from observing
the total eclipse of the moon on Saturday
night. Those who anxiously waited for it,
sought their little beds disappointed, at a late
hour.
Last week Chas. Duncombe. of Keller.
wool of 22S feeces Lyle & Son bought the
same and paid 33 cents per pound. There
was total weight of 1888 lbs.-Dowagiac
Republican.
The Ice Cream and Strawberry Festival
held in the Court Yardl on Tuesday evening
last, under the auspices of the Christian
church, was very pleasant affair and also
very successful. They disposed of every
thing, cream. strawberries and cake. Not a
morsel remained.
There will bea grove meeting on the Boat
ing Grounds at Four Mile Lake, under the
auspices of the Michigan State Association
of Spiritualsts and Liberalists, on Sunday
June 26th. 1891 at 1870 o'clock a. m., with
c. b. Lynn of Mass, and q. H. Geer. of
Mimi, as speakers. A ten cent admission
fee for each adult will be taken at the en-
trance.
Ed. Darling has been spending few days
with his parents and friends i'll this village
We are pleased to learn that Ed. has worked
himself into a good situation. He is the
general agent for F. b. Dickerson d Co., OF
Detroit, book publishers, and receives a sal
ary of $1,000 and expenses. His next trip
takes him up into the Northern Peninsula.
Miss L. Grace Sellick daughter of F. w
Sellick, Esq. has returned home TO pass the
summer with her parents and friends. Miss
Sellick has been attending the Elmira Col
lege, at Elmira, New York. during the past
year. She will remain here until September
when she returns to her school. The many
friends of Miss S. will be pleased to meet
her again, and we trust Lottie'' will enjoy
a pleasant vacation.
Mr.. A. Deming, proprietor of Lake Park
at Pugsley's Lake, has fitted up the grounds
in an admirable manner. After Tuesday next
he will have the dancing hall completed and
ready to be let to parties desiring to use the
same. There are abundance of seats on the
grounds, nice grove. and plenty of ice free
to those who rent the use of the park. Mr.
ID. intends to have 4th of July celebration
there, with plenty of music, boats. lemonade
good speaking, thin drinks, ETC.. etc. Parties
desiring to obtain the privilege of vending re-
freshments on that occasion, or to obtain th,
use of the Park, can ascertain terms and par
ticulars by inquiring at the Clifton House.
On Friday afternoon of last week, Franz
Cole, succeeded in landing in good shap,
with a spoon-hook, pickerel, out of Pugs
ley's lake, which weighed 1911 pounds. Jo'
Davey was positive that it was one he pu
into the lake "a years ago. while the bought!
boys were equally sure that they deposited i
there some II years ago. The controvers,
was settled, however, by Seward Hawkins
who claimed the fish as his, for he intende,
to go fishing that afternoon, but his fathe
went off to the soldiers blow out with hi
horse and he couldn't. Seward stood weep
!, ing while Joe Sage lugged away the fish an,
hashed him up to the boarders at the Cliftoi