The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-06
Observers Observations.
Corn crop big.

Corn crop big.
Wheat q little off.
Hartford has got big cabbage.
The drunks are all quiet again.
They are all going to the Exposition.
The grape crop is large this season.
Now is the time to make your sauer kraut.
Col VIM. II. Hawkins is rusticating at the
East.
Brad. Stanton, of Almena, moves into town
this week.
A terrible hard winter, say the chronic
grumblers.
The days of buckwheat cakes and sausa-
ges are fast approaching.
A Mr.. Langdon, recently from New York,
has removed to this village.
C. A. Harrison sold Young Wilkes colt to
Plainwell man, for 800.
Charley Flanders and John Shrine started
for Dakota, last Tuesday morning.
Sorghum molasses has quietly put in an
appearance. The crop is abundant.
Capt. Hendryx' weekly diary is still being
published in the Press and Courier.
Died-In Waverly, Sept. 2Sth, 1882, Ira
Culver, aged 80 years, months and % days.
Wilson Lee, the Union House man, has
sold his 40 acre farm, near the Lee school
house, to Nathan Baker, for $4,000.
Drunks were out in full force during the
fair, and many went home with heavy hearts
and light pockets, while some took free lodg-
ings in the cooler.
An honest granger was in town the other
day, and wept great tears because he could
not get $3.50 per bushel for his peaches
He has our sympathy.
The Courier says, &C. A. Harrison vent
last night to Lansing to attend the supreme
court" but he didn't. 1t don't do to ''rnost
always pin your faith on what that paper
says.
Henry M. Cooks horse met big bull that
was being led home from the fair, when he
jumped into ditch and kicked the buggy to
Davy Jones. We mean the horse jumped,
not the bull.)
Only two hogs and five pigs on exhibition
at the fair this season. Hurrah for George
ID. Boyce, for President. We want men who
haye fine stock and who will put it on exhibit
ton, as George did. Hurrah!
Rufe Nash is putting on lots of style with
a nobby single harness recently purchased of
Forsyth u Cook, and high stopper bought
of C. A. Harrison. Rufe says he intends to
take in the Dowaeiac fair, and show them
that an ex-editor of Greenback paper can
put on as much style as any of them.
An AImena man complained to our fat j.
z. the other day, that one of his neighbors
met him one night, not long since, and stab
bed him in his right side with an old jack
knife, cutting hole so that you could look
in and see his liver beat. warrant was is-
sued. but the stabber had left for parts un-
known.
gentleman from Coolies, barber by oc-
cupation. came to town on Wednesday last,
and complained to one of our magistrates,
that the boys of that burg did not respect his
rights, as an American citizen, but tore down
his signs, smashed melons against his shop,
and put other indignities upon him. His
complaint was entertained and the GobIe
gentlemen(2) will be interviewed by the
officers of the law.
A short time since we said in this column
that Mrs. Jones had some fire Australian
ferress for sale, that she was an honorable
dealer etc. day or two after, we passed by
her residence and saw her cellar door nailed
70 a tree in front of her house. on which was
inscribed, in bold, plain letters, the statement
that we were tie biggest liar that ever was.
and if the readers of the NoRTaERNER would
step in she would prove it TO them. Mary,
why is this2 Explain.