The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-07-14

Our lamp-hghter says the world il iull Oh
brutes. but one of the dirtiest tricks he knows
anything about, is plastering the lamp-posts
with old tobacco guilds.
Z. j. Crane has shingled his sidewalk with
coal-tar and it looks like good job. j. w.
Ball is intending to put new roof on his
walk which will much improve it.
South Heren is the way our friend, the
Bloomingdale Ledder, has it. We object.
We know it is nice place, but we don't
want to go there after we shuttle of.
Alf. Ingraham pleaded guilty to the charge
of assault and battery, and, on account of
his youth and previous good character, the
Squire let him down easy. One dollar and
costs.
Mr.. Oscar Forsyth, of Bay City, was pres
ent at the funeral of his brother, j. j. For
syth. He says he likes newspaper men, be-
cause he has son who is a successful pub
Usher.
Wonder if any of the twenty young chaps
who sat on the steps of the Disciple church
last Sunday evening, got the mitten at the
close of the service. How they must have en-
joyed the sermon!
The meeting at Eaton Rapids of the Cen
tral Michigan trotting, pacing and running
circuit will be held August ., 3, 4 and >. For
programme, address A. Osborn, secretary,
Eaton Rapids, Mich.
At the front door of the christian church
and under the "old oak tree, the Lads Aid
Society will hold an ice cream and fresh
candy social on Tuesday evening, July 18th.
cordial invitation to all
Talk about shipping frogs! An enter
prising fellow in town has got it down finer
than that, and is doing thriving business
in ange-wems which he ships TO Petoskey,
for fish-bait, at a shilling per dozen.
Elmer Shrine and Elmer Darling came
home on Wednesday of last week from
Grand Rapids, where they have been for the
past three months. They are engaged in the
life and accident insurance business.
Bangs Warner lost his .pocket-book be-
tween this place and Bangor last Sunday. II
contained some bills, a promissory note and
cards of the firm, Beebe Il Warner, and
possibly letter or two from his inamorata
Miss Hattie Pope, who is teaching in the
Chaplin district one mile east of town, has had
three weeks vacation on account of scarlet
fever in the family of H. II. Jennings. There
has been but one case, and school is to begir
again next Monday.
The number of present inmates in oul
County House, az stated in the article WI
published from the Paw Paw correspondent,
of Bangor Reflector last week, should be 81
instead of so as published. The error oc
Cured in the Reflector.
The narrow gauge has novel scheme o
running cars without an engine. They loat
flats with ties about 40 roads east of Allen'
and start them for Lawrence. The grade i
descending enough 30 that they run to tn,
depot without any assistance.
Frank Stearns and Ben. Heckert hav,
taken their departure
For the place of handsome women,
Far beyond the Gitchee Ounce,
To the home of Hiawatha,
TO the land of the Dakotas.
l. f. Barnum and his wife, of Denver, Col
are visiting old friends and relatives in thi
village. The "Great West seems to agre
with Ike, as he is looking hale and hearty
Everybody who ever knew either him or hi
wife, are glad to meet them once more.
The new officers of Paw Paw Lodge l. G
o. F., were not installed last Friday evening
They will probably be installed tonight
The order has taken a new departure, a.
business being done in the Sd degree instea
of in the initiatory degree as formerly.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Malloy, of Kendall'
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wilcox G
Paw Paw, on Sunday and Monday las
They were on their return from Iowa wher
they have been prospecting. Tom says Va
Buren, County is good enough for him.
A couple of our tony young men zone
pill mixer, the other n bran new granger
were seen sporting tail ,chite hats on th
streets of Chicago last week, but havn't hear
of anybody's seeing them worn here. Trc
'em out, boys, and let's zee how they look
We notice by the Minnesota Journal Pre-,
that N. X. Hunt, formerly of Mattawan,
prospering. He has recently erected bar
with basement stable 30x44. He resides !
Haven, Sherburne County, MINI. He II
ports crops in fine condition and the tow