The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-11-29

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w. F. Cook, the harness man, has made
an assignment for the benefit of his cred
itors. j. T.. Showerman is the assignee.
w. +. Warner ESQ. and family of Grand
Rapids, were in town over Sunday. They
came TO attend the funeral of Mr.. W's
mother.
Beef cattle sell at $3.50 per hundreds beef
steak at &c per pound; hogs at 1915 per
cwt. and lard for 16c per pound and no
Ga stions asked or answered.
hlr. Myron Hoskins, has presented fine
eight day clock, to the First Baptist church
of this village, which makes neat addition
TO their elegant church furniture.
Mrs. Ira Flanders has returned from Cad
lilac, where she has been helping her hus-
band pull stumps. She also visited her son
at GAINESVILLE, Wis. who made her present
of handsome gold watch and chain.
Messrs. Harper Bros publications, whose
series of prospectuses are concluded in this
paper, are second 60 none in the world.
Money invested in them will pay four-fold
| in information and intellectual culture.
Alb Wildey's trial in the u. s. court at
Grand Rapids lasted ffty-one days, when he
was discharged aud sent home. He was not
compelled to sit in the prisoners box, but
occupied the jury box with the other jurors.
Bro. Warren of tho Republican,, came in
one evening while our Office was being reno
vated. He couldn't keep his hands Off the
paint Well, he knows how it is himself for
he has just been putting up nice new office
Of his own.
The burning of the Touring mill at Bloom
ingdale on the 20th inst, was a misfortune
both to the town and to Mr.. VIM. Killifer its
owner. Ii was an excellent mill. almost
new and cost upwards of $4,000. 1t was
insured for ! 200.
That was a fine lot of wedding cake sent
to the NoRTHERNER on the occasion of the
marriage of Miss Hattie Conger. We were
in error last week when we gave the resi-
dence of her husband as Chicago de re-
sides at Akron, Ohio.
Chappell has had his store elegantly dec
grated. Jim Leech did the work. Jim has
been doing some very fine work OF that kind
in this village. The job he did for Judge
Hilton at the Judges residence is one that
would be hard to beat.
SheriI Van Auken has been on a little
pleasure trip TO Jackson and Ionia, taking
Curtis and johnson with him TO the former
place and Murphy to the latter, where they
all-except the sheIif-haye been provided
with permanent quarters.
That excellent young folks paper, TIE
| YOUTHS C0mp0Hi0H, is used TO a certain ex-
tent in our High School, in lieu of a reading
l n.,AA
the pupils to their readers. which after a
time. become stale and uninteresting to
them.
Mrs. Bert. Green met with painful. occ.-
dent a few days since. She was handling q
can of hot ketchup when the bottom OF the
can fell out and the contents fell upon her
foot burning it badly. Bert. himself, is
suffering from rheumatic difficulties, SO as
TO be unable 10 labor.
Mr.. Fred Williams OF Prescott. Arizona
is in town visiting relatives and friends. and
the home of his youth. Mr.. w. appreciates
a good thing when he sees it, as was evinced
by mis- paying the NoRrHERsEE five dollars
on subscription, with directions to "send it
along while the money lasts
Paw Paws deer slayers'' Cium, VIII and
Cole, have got home after a months sport in
the north woods. They captured twenty
two--only twenty-two--fre deer. If any
three men beat them hunting they have to
get up in the morning. They seem TO feel
little sorry that they have got back to civili-
cation again.
We call the attention of our readers to
the prospectus of the Chicago Weekly News,
published in another column. Remember
that, for a short time only, we will furnish
the NoRTHERNER and the News, for only two
dollars a year, payable always in advance.
This is a rare opportunity 70 obtain two
good papers at very low figure.
Miss Marian VanDorn of Antwerp, on
Friday evening last, was most agreeably sur
prised by about thirty Of her young friends
making raid upon her. armed with baskets.
They remained until the ''wee sma' hours
ayont the twal' enjoying themselves with
games, vocal and instrumental music, ETC.,
and in having general "good time
After thanks given on Thursday, the boys
have arranged to have an elegant party at
the Opera House on Friday evening. The
music will be furnished 10y the Kalamazoo
Academy of Music Orchestra consisting of
eight pieces, and will no doubt be of high
order The programme is fine one and
those who like dancing viii have an oppor-
tunity to enjoy themselves.
Last month prize was offered in Miss
Bryar's room for tho best writing done by
any pupil in the 4th grade. IL was won by
Newell Johnson. Nina Rowland stood sec
ond. Prof Russell says the grade did the
best writing he ever saw for such young
scholars. There will be prize given for
the same purpose to both the 4th and 9th
grades at the end of the present month.
We publish this week, the prospectus of
the Detroit Post and Tribune. Among all
our numerous exchanges there is no paper
that stands ahead of the P0,' and Tribune.
For news, for able editorials for staunch re-
publicanism. il is unrgaled. We us
ually read our exchanges, but sometimes we
haven't time to read them all, but we dl,cdys
find time to read the Post and TribuRe.
The new two cent morning daily at Detroit,
The Times, will put in its appearance very
soon. IL will be a seven column quarto, with
a Sunday edition of eight pages. The man
agement are securing an efficient corps of
correspondents throughout the state and
will spare no pains to make il a first class
papar In oll racpaoto IL will ha r,rintad ,,,