The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-25

A dog fight and twenty men acting as spec
tators was the interesting spectacle TO be
seen on the DyclSman House CORNER on Sat-
urday morning last.
A. Lincoln Post, G.. A. r., of Bangor,
passed resolutions condemning the attack
made on Senator Ferry by the so-called
GRIND Ai7ny Jouram.
They have broom brigade in Bangor.
The ladies drill nearly every evening. Some
of the married women are very proficient in
the use of the weapon.
The Decatur Republican came to hand last
week under a new head. 1t commences its
10th volume. The Republican is one of our
most valued exchanges.
The Fourth District Congressional Con-
vention passed resolution favoring the sub
mission of a prohibitory amendment to
vote of the people.
Nj. A. Barber, editor of the Bloomingdale
Ledder, made us pleasant call on Tuesday
last. Call again, Bro. Barber, the latch
string is always out.
"a subscriber" wants to know the proper
time to cut millet. Can any of our readers
who have had experience in millet raising
give him the desired information?
Jay Cummings has rented the building for
merly occupied by VIM. N. Branch as a
music store, taken out the partition and now
has nice double store. Jay is enterprising.
Did you notice that immense load of furni-
ture Ed. Bilsborrow bought of L. w. & d.
Osborne, on Monday. He is going to get
married. Read the Osbornes' new advertise
ment.
Mrs. VIM. Il. Hawkins died last Monday
night and was buried Wednesday. She was
most estimable lady, one of the old residents
and will be sadly missed, and sincerely
mourned.
An uncle and aunt of Mrs ]. W. Ball are
visiting her, whose united ages are one hun
dred and seventy-three years. The uncle is
eighty-two years and the aunt ninety-one
years of age.
NJ. Rowand, while cutting timber for Free
IL Martin, cut down tree having a hole in
it, forty feet from the ground This hole
was the dwelling of blacksnake FIVE feet
! long and Mr.. Snake was at home.
At the ball play between the Paw Paw and
Lawton clubs, on the fair grounds next Tues
day p. m an admission fee of - cents will
be charged for gentlemen, ladies free. The
winning club takes prize of fifty dollars.
The barn of ID. w. Sias, in Bangor, was
burned on Wednesday of last week. One
horse and colt was got out of the burning
building, and one horse and all the other
contents of the barn were burned No in
surance.
Thusly the Courier: Ira Cross has a boy
about four feet long, to whom he gave four
shillings worth of worm medicine procured
of street vendor and got from him tape
worm four rods long inside of four and
twenty hours.
The Courier seems to be worried. 1t says
the NoRrHEBNER stole an item from its col
umns last week. If We can steal as many To-
Gals from that sheet as it does from this pa.
per, then are we industrious indeed, consid
ering how dry the picking is.
Misses Claribel and Minnie Richardson, Of
Darlington, Wis, are visiting their cousin
NJ. U. Richardson and family. They will re-
main for two or three weeks. Their father
was, for several terms, County Treasurer, Of
Lafayette county, and is now Revenue Col
lector.
Mrs Inez Matthews has commenced sui
in our circuit court against the Aetna Life
Ins. Co., to recover $1,000 on its policy on the
life of her husband, Charles Matthews. Al
the other companies in which he was insured
paid promptly, and the refusal of the Aetna
looks very much like trying to beat the widow
AT the special election held in our village
on Monday last, for Trustee to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of C. G.. Nash
Esq, one hundred and forty-two votes were
cast, of which Benz. F. Stearns, Republican
received seventy-eight votes, and Alonzo
Shultz, Greenbacker, received sixty-foul
votes, being majority of fourteen votes fol
Stearns.
Sheriff Van Auken had quite an adventure
the other day. He was driving quietly along
the road when he espied ''sauger" laying
near the track. Being as all mankind have
been since it was written, "Thou shalt bruise
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