The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05


supplied it, until its capacity was exhausted,
we fail to see. Such course il opposed to
all business principles and to common sense.
If any person, or firm, invests capital and
establishes business, basing the enterprise
on pledges of grange patronage, that patron
age should be given with the strictest fidelity.
But "biting ones nose off, etc." is the rank
est folly-Fdrmers' Recier.
Mrs. Stacy, of this village, must have had
quite fright Tuesday evening. She went
into her bed room and seeing a revolver,
which her mother sometimes has occasion to
to use on naughty boys, in watermelon time,
lying on the bureau, picked it up and laid it
in her left hand the barrel protruding be-
tween her fingers. In some way it was dis
charged, probably by the pressure of the
trigger against her hand, the ball striking
the corner and breaking large French-p plate
mirror. No further injury was done save a
swelling of the hand from the conclusion
caused by the discharge. We presume she
will be more careful in the future when
handling such weapons.-Doy Spring.
A large crowd collected at George Riley's
restaurant Saturday evening, and appointed
committee from among their number to
wait upon Deputy Marshal Labadie and in
vite him to appear before the assemblage,
which he did. The crowd was called to order
by Web. Broadhead, who made a very pretty
and cheerful little speech and then the officer
was presented with bright tin star of very
liberal dimensions. We have not learned
whether Mr.. Labadie will make use of the
present when on duty or not, but if he does
he will most certainly be "the star officer of
the town.-Decatur Republicans.
To-day occurs the wedding of Charles
Stebbins of this city and Miss Carrie Parker,
of Paw Paw. There is not a steadier, finer
young man in Dowagiac than Charley, and
his intended bride is in every way fitted to
be his equal. We congratulate them
Dosodgtdc Times.
While a party of hunters were seeking
game in patch of timber on the farm of
Mr.. Dibble, in Howard township. they dis
covered the dead body of a man. He was
naked and his clothing was found some dis
lance from him. A ticket was found in his
clothing showing that he came from Hart
ford CT, and another indicated that he had
been vaccinated at Port Huron. This is all
the clew to his identity.-DO,cdgidc Rcpubi-
c0n.
VIM. Killefer has purchased a one-half in
terest in the Bloomingdale mills. Considera-
ton $1,000. There will probably be a
change in the firm name and no doubt the
transaction will result in good both for the
proprietors and the public.-Lcdder.
Mr.. L. L. Lyon is engaged in a somewhat
novel MISUNDERSTANDING wild grape cuttings
to Europe. 1t appears that the vines in
some of the European countries are diseased
and the growers are trying the experiment
of importing cuttings from the native Ameri-
can grape to plant and upon the vines thus
formed they will graft their own improved
varieties. Mr.. Lyon is shipping 100000
cuttings.-KesSeager
Say, Mr.. Bloomingdale Leader man. the
name of the architect of this paper is Brown,
and the next time you spoil the euphony of
that aesthetic name and mar its melifuous
beauty by wantonly mutilating and convert
ing it into Drawn" look out for trouble
Drawn" indeed Have you no music in
your soul?-HeSseagcr.
Geo. j. Hannahs, of South Chicago, is one
of those who is passing the holidays with his
friends here. George and q partner, Mr.
Walsh, have just been awarded a $4,000
government contract, consisting of the build
ing of an extension of three hundred feet OF
the north pier at South Chicago, the WORK
to be done ready for acceptance by the frs
day of June. 1t looks as if Little George
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