The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-20
Observers Observations.

ODsorver's Observations.
The ice crop is improving again.
No cases of smallpox as yet.
Uncle Billy Moon, of the Lee district, has
gone TO York State on a visit.
Henry Eye has bought a lot on the Z. G.
Hudson square, and is building house.
Mrs. Shampnor, from Wisconsin, an aunt
of Justice Galligan, is visiting here for few
weeks among friends.
DR.. ellis Bradley, the eminent veterinary
star who had his labarotory stolen from his
vest pocket, has found the chap that did it.
No bones broken.
Marcellus has got such run of the small
pox that the school had to be closed, and
Prof. Bradt and wife are home at her fathers
in consequence of it.
George Washington Barnes, of the Lee
district, has rented Uncle Billy Moons farm
for year. George Washington, they say, is
| about to get him wife.
The Catholic people have been having a
| two weeks meeting at their church. Several
eminent Priests from abroad was in attend
ance, and the house was crowded day and
evening.
They have passed a law now that naughty
war-widows will be cut off from the pension
rolls; that will be little rough on some of
them. Who is that Lean Contributor of the
Herald?
The horse-shoers are making good thing
out of this hard and slippery going, as every
horse that works has to be shod and the
shops are running from early dawn till late
at night.
| James Stewert, an old colored kleptomaniac,
was up before Justice Galligan, on Monday
last, charged with stealing lbs of homeless
Goldfish, from Gilbert's grocery store. jim
my said, 40 God he nebber took dem Goldfish
since he was born'd." His trial is set down
for Monday next, at 10 a. m.
Charley Galligan, of this city, n youth of
| 10 summers, took unto himself q wife, the
other day he was protestant and she a
catholic. After this fair young damsel had
laid her head on his iver-pad for two nights,
under and by the advise of her parents, she
L eft him,-but not before the young man and
his mother-in-law had had a little racket, and
FOR which she had him arrested for an assault
and battery. The assault and battery case
has since been withdrawn, under and by the
advise Of Father Wernert who is gentle
man in the fullest sense of the term. In
just two days he was single man, married
man, criminal and war-widower. He is
Of the opinion that the paths of married
life is not always strewn with roses, az mis-
was of but few days, and full of the devil.
An honest granger of the Lyle district was
in town on Monday last to retain lawyer in
scale suit for Chicago firm, about to be
commenced against ID. Il. Canoll, of Decatur.
He found the lawyer in the court house, and
| told him he would like to see him at his Office
on matter of business. The lawyer told
the granger he might 60 over to his Office
and he would be there in five minutes. As
the granger started out gentleman stepped up
to the lawyer and handed him $25, saying he
wanted to retain him for Mr.. Canoll, of De-
cattr, in scale suit about to be commenced
against him. The legal gentleman acknowl-
edged the retainer and expressed his willing
ness to see his client at an early hour. AS he
reached his Office the granger took out $50
handing it to him and said, he wished to
retain him in case for Chicago firm, about
to be commenced against ID. b. Canoll, OF
Decatur. The lawyer shook his head, hand
ed back the $50, saying, he would be glad to
have taken retainer from him, but his con-
science would hardly allow it. Many say
lawyer has no conscience and an honest one
is the noblest work of God. just think OF
it, lawyer refuses to take retainer on both
sides.