The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-14


Kendalls, while fooling with gun the other
day, discharged it, making an ugly wound
through both hands, which were on the
muzzle at tho time.
Garvin g. Nichoalds are having such a
boom in their wagon shop this spring, that
they Lave given up horse shoeing, and here
after will not do any of it. They are turn
ing ont some nice work.
Allegan county, which came near being
swallowed up by the Greenback craze, has
fairly redeemed itself this spring. The Re-
publicans have elected II out of 2l Super
visors in that county.
The Evening News says that Wesley
Mozy, of Genwood, Cass county, attempted
to dry 80 lbs. of dynamite cartridges before
fire, when the whole amount exploded,
blowing Mozy and the building to atoms.
Strange that there are no honest men at
South Haven. Strange that the people who
have dealt with them for years have never
found it out. Strangest of all that an i'm
ported BOBBY should make such wonderful
discoveries.
Rev. DR.. G. z. Schetky presented on Easter
to his church for their chapel, a very fine
, toned bell. The society will very soon build
in addition to the church, ell-tower, which
will be an ornament to the church and the
village.
b George Glidden died at his residence in
Waverly, on Sunday last, of heart disease.
He was sick only few days. His funeral
was held at the Free Baptist church on
Tuesday, and his remains were inferred in
the Bangs cemetery.
The following officers we're elected for the
, ensuing year by st. Marks Episcopal So
!. ciety: A. j. Mills, Senior Warden; F. +.
Biteley, Junior Warden; T.. o. Briggs, Joseph
Davey F. f. Stevens, G. G. Fash, Vestrymen
B. f. Stearns, Sec'y of Vestry.
The Courier man is mad again, because
we had better election report than he did
I and says he has "aceraged for years as good
or better report" We challenge him to pro
duce single file of his paper wherein hs
e ever had SO complete report.
At recent examination of teachers in
Cassopolis there were 60 applicants and only
= 1S certificates granted. 1t is said that the
per cent of failures would not have been SC
p great, but for the use of text books among
E the candidates during examination.
When the ballots were counted in Volinia
$ the box was found to contain an order for {
r threshing bill on Daniel Sterns, given by
]. w. Hogue to VIM. Waldren. Mr.. Wal
dren claimed the paper and said he ha(
J. y voted it by mistake for Republican ticket
John T. Clapp il home again. He is look
ing remarkably well after his sojourn at thu
# hub during the winter. Mrs. Clapp ha
!, lately had tumor cut out of her nose, ant
was not able to return with him. She ant
- Miss Nellie will remain short time longer
Yes well, by -. 1t don't make any diff
v ference how much man froths and foams
q those women in the p. o. won't let him hav
:, a registered letter addressed to his wife
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derstand their business first-rate, considering
the short time they have had to learn it
The people of Bangor are just becoming
concerned about drunken Irishman VIII
disappeared suddenly from their midst som
three or four years ago. The imagnativ
Q brain of some of his neighbors has starte
the report that he may have been FOUL
Is dealt with, and they have been dragging
frog pond near his house to see if his re
10 mains could be discovered.
When the cyclone passed through Pin
q Grove township last week, Thomas Irwi
IL was out on his farm, bat ran to the barn o
the approach of the storm. The win
g whisked the roof off. Thomas thought tha
W he would be safer on the outside, but hi
efforts to open the door against tho wind
10 were fruitless. His suggestions can well b
70 imagined by those who are acquainted wit
him They we're more forcible than elegant
g McCabes big black Bass, who has been il
Jail SO many times, was arraigned befor
Esq. Mason, on Wednesday last, on a charg
of vagrancy. He plead guilty and was re
quired to give bonds for good behavior TO
one year, and failing so to do, was committe
to prison at Ionia. The evidence agains
him not being considered sufficient to sus
( tain burglary, that charge was dismissed.
Several members of the Kalamazoo (Col
Orchestra, led by Prof. Stanton of An