The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

Hay is on the decline.
Wild pigeons are flying north.
Maple sugar has put in an appearance.
Tho bottom has nearly fellen ont of al tho
roads.
A drunk by the name of VsnSickle, went
up from Justice Warmers court last Monday
for 20 days.
A Chicago man has rented part OF the
power in Nash's Mills and is cutting out
felloes for wagons. Not for the gals.
Uncle Billy Moon, of the Lee district, n
boy about 20 years old, has been down in
the State of New York for few weeks past,
looking over the scenes Of his childhood.
He reports good sleiching there and the hills
higher than ever.
The "I.ean Contributor" of the Herald
has quarter OF an acre of hens, and is
marketing more hen fruit this winter than
any other hen establishment in the county.
She has nice pasture LOT just north of her
hennery, consisting OF ten acres OF wheat,
where the chickens roam and the flowers
bloom. The "Lean Contributor Is a re-
marlxably fine financier, and We understand
is about to publish book on that subject
with occasionally few strains of poetry in
terInixed.
Mr.. and Nrs. Bowen, who have been visit
ing here for the past week, have returned to
their home in California. Mrs. Bowen is
niece of Mrs. G.. Hogmire and \. ID. Richard
son of this place.
Henry Edward Hirnrod, the gentleman
that Justice Galligar refused TO tie UP 10 n
young maiden not long since on the
grounds that he was too straight up and
down behind the ears, Is il the market again.
The boys are doing all they can towards
finding him woman. lie says If he gets
one be viii keep out of the saloon shops and
buy her all the corn flour she can eat Sam
Holmes gives him an encouraging word oc-
casionally.
Royal VI. buchanan OF Marshall, "a son of
Mrs. Gremps, was in town over Sunday last.
Mrs. G. Hog1nire has gone to Parma, this
State, ON a few weeks visit.
A Justice of the Peace living in the north
trn part Of the county, whenever he marries
couple, buys two large certificates of mar
riage, fills them both, giving one to the
couple and the other ne sends down to the
County Clerk to be recorded.
Fred 4. Fisher got married last week
Thursday, and on Saturday started for the
golden shores of California 90 look him up
an abiding place, leaving his fair young wife
at home until he had driven his stakes il,
that far off country.
Jim Ieech had an oyster party the other
night at his house, and all the employees on
the Bowen mansion seated themselves down
to Jim's bountiful table and were filed. DIR
ellis Bradley and bis new hat Was present.
The honest grangelB all through the coun-
try are receiving It'll, circulars direct from
Grand Rapids, requesting that that little
$500 on those drive wells be paid without
delay, and by SO doing they would save lots
Of trouble and costs. They don't seem tc
like to pay.
Thieves are raiding the hen roosts OF thC
good people OF tho Lee district. John Beam
had 90 stolen the other night.
Edgar D. Darling mot the young man has
gone to Iowa on little matter OF business
and pleasure.
George S. Coggswell has been up to Kal
kaska for few days on visit, and reports
good sleighing with snow knee deep.
A Mattawan family has had the pleasure
of raising George II. Thomas cat until ht
arrived at the ago of 26 years, and one day
last week his catship passed over the river.
man who was working in the woods neal
South Bend tho other day heard his dos
making great fuss over something, and go
ing in that direction found the dead body o.
q man hanging 10 an oak sapling. The corpse
was that Of a man named Chas. Heiden, who
had been in the employ of the Singer manu-
featuring company. Hc left his homo the
day before.