The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-10-18

Some of Robbins horses, which had been
turned out to pasture in Showerman's field,
cut themselves badly on the barbed wire
fence which enclosed the pasture.
j. b. Watson, Supervisor from Geneva,
has been suffering severely during the past
week from gunshot wound in the leg, acci-
dentally received by him short time since.
We call the attention OF our readers to the
new advertisement OF G. II. Avery Of the 5.
ID. G. H.-Star Dry Goods House-in an
other column of this paper. Mr. Avery is
thorough going, upright business man.
Levi O. Rowland Of St. Louis Michigan,
cousin of the editor OF the NoRIHERNRR,
who was severely wounded during the war,
rejoices in raise of pension from Sl4 to
S24 per month. Galligan was his attorney.
Will. Shows folks have had quite q Sc
rious time VIII. and his little girl his father
and his fathers sister, Mrs. Russell who was
taking care Of the baby, all sick at one time.
viii. thinks he had better return TO Aberdeen.
Beebe says the only careless work he did
insuring property in Gobleyile-see G0bleDiHe
Hcr0'd-was III not canceling his policies
sooner. The risk had been increased and he
took up his policies without orders from his
companies
Mr.. Jno. 4. Drake, editor of the Dakota
Pioneer, made us a pleasant call last Mon
day morning. He accompanied Mrs. Dun
combo from Aberdeen with the body of her
deceased husband. Mr.. Drake started on
his return, Monday.
We have received a proposition from c.
A. Cook d CO., newspaper advertising agents,
of Chicago, 10 pay them $40 cash for the
privilege of sleeping in our Office desk. No,
thank you gentlemen, we have one bed left
yet. We don't have TO.
A trip down the river between Lawrence
and Hartford. which we took on Friday last,
in company with Messrs. III. +. and L. f.
Rowland, and Fred. Hall, served to convince
Us that duck hunting along the Paw Paw is
improbable business, and muddy.
The funeral of Mrs. i B. Conner took
place on Thursday last. Mr.. Conner de-
sires to thank the many friends, and espec-
tally the ladies, who manifested so much
kindness during his wife's long illness, and
who rendered the assistance SO much needed
after her decease.
ME- a. INSltf, IOEIlltIly Ok AIilIlRlOu,
now of Council Bluffs, Iowa. who has been
visiting friends in this vicinity, made us
pleasant call last Saturday: He is doing
business for the firm of Raymond and Camp
bell bridge builders. Mr.. f. started for his
western home last Monday.
The grist of drunks on circus day panned
out as follows Before ESQ. Rowland, Eu-
gene Hawley of Porter: before Esq. Mason,
Peter Hanyan of Porter; before Esq. War
ner, William Sternburg of Lawton; each of
whom plead guilty and paid into the public
treasury fine of SO, together with costs.
Rather expensive little spree, wasn't il?
Rev. G.. j. Linderman of Phoenix. y Y,
made flying visit 20 this town few days
since. His numerous friends here were
very glad to meet him and give him friend
ly shake. He and his estimable wife occupy
warm place in the hearts of this commu-
nifty He preached in his old pulpit at the
Free Baptist church last Sunday evening, to
full house.
We remember that South Haven, like Paw
Paw, has been enquiring for canning fac
tory. The Messenger says Paw Paw forgot
to mention its splendid railroad facilities. 1t
is but four miles TO the main line from Paw
Paw, and our trains connect with the Cen
tra four times each day. South Haven is
forty miles from the main line. Its trains
start every day and reach their destination
when they get ready. Did South Haven
use her railroad advantages as an argument
for the establishment of q canning factory
there?
That part of our village on the south side
of the river-Depot town-has materially
improved during the past season. Hatha-
way X Co. have established there large and
fourishing lumber business, and Dir. Bur
roughs has established on the other side of
the track stock yard and coal yard, erected
a barn, windmill, water tank, warehouse,
weighing-room, and made other improve
ments, and the railroad company has put
down large amount of side-track TO accom-
modate the increased business. We are
pleased to chronicle these evidences of inn
provement and prosperity.
Capt. q. ii. Prentice, yellows commission
er for Antwerp, states that be has examined
10000 peach trees in that township, and that
the number of diseased trees averages about
IL per cent. TO illustrate the difference
between care and neglect, he states that in
the villages and small orchards of less than
lOV trees, Que udi tue trees are luIeCteu, Wulle
in orchards belonging to men who make
fruit growing business, but few diseased
trees are found. In one orchard in Lawton
10 trees out of one hundred were condemned.
He spoke of the orchard of l.. Martin,
1000 trees, no yellows; II. z. Waters, 5000
trees, 60 condemned Freeman Rice, 1,500
trees, IL condemned; l.. l.. Halstead, $500
trees, 20 condemned: c. ID. Lawton. $500
trees, is condemned; Z. /. Bragg. $500 trees,
8 condemned: and many others which we
have not space to mention.
During the past ten days we have prepared
and sent out statements of account to large
number of patrons, many of whom have re-
sponded TO our request by forw arding the
amount due us. The sum due from each
one is small but the aggregate is an impor-
tant matter to us and represents Just what is
needed to make our business a success. Oc-
casionally man, who evidently thinks news
papers cost nothing and are made for fun,
is offended because we ask for what belongs
to u.s. pays up and stops his paper. To all
such we say "Go in peace" 1t is better for
us that il be so. The same men, if we owed
them little bill, and neglected TO settle it,
would call rs fools if we got mad when po-
litely reminded of it. and the chances are
that before waiting as long as we have been