The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-07-10
Observers Observations.

harvesting mas cClnlnenceu'
Kalamazoo celery has struck the market.
Raspberries have struck as in large GUAM
titles.
The potato.bug yield is as good as in any
former year.
Oats are heading out in places and the
crop is tremendous.
DR.. MAYNARD claims to have the finest colt
in the county. He IS an "Erebus.'
Chicago has a little horse show this week,
and hangs up $4,000 TO be footed for.
Squire HOLSTER, so we'll known in Decatur
a few years ago, died last week, near Cadil-
lac.
Yves. Young sold j. c. Warner a steer last
week, that kicked the beam at 1901 pounds,
barefooted.
John Robb, bold military hero, got his
pension increased, last week, from as TO Sl2
per month, and the little birds sing in his
breast once more.
J. L. Slovenian sold one of his horses to
q Kalamazoo man last week. Whenever
those fellows want good horse they gener-
ally come to Paw Paw for it.
This village, according to the census emu
merator, has a population of only 1887, and
the township, outside of the corporation, is
Il79. Our handsome widows are responsible
ia a certain degree for this, and word to the
wise is sufficient.
Billy Buchanan, former Paw Paw boy,
now of Caro-, Tuscola County, has been APP
pointed by uncle Josiah agent of the State
Board of Charities for that county. 1t is not
a very lucrative Office but it beats Notary
Publicship all to pieces.
A gentleman from Chicago was in town
the other day looking over one of our hand
some widows. Later-Report sayshe ishighly
pleased with her, and is about to capture her.
Later still-She is going to let him capture
her and bear her gently away to Chicago.
The young folks are going to get up soap
bubble social and offer prizes for the largest
bubbles blown by young ladies' We would
advise those who compete TO be cautious and
make no mistakes, especially when blowing
for first prize. Sad accidents sometimes oc-
cur on such occasions.
We spent the fourth in Kalamazoo because
we missed the train. kalamazoo is n great
town and it had great crowd and they had a
great time. The only objections we have to
this rising young city is that 1t allows its sa-
looms to be open on such occasions and en-
ploys narrow tire wagons on the corporation
works.
We read letter, few days since, from II.
s. Williams, formerly of this paper, now of
the Aberdeen (Dakota) Republicans, saying
that the crops were good in that country, and
the golden road to fortune was staring many
farmers in the face They say Hank has got
so fat since he has been out there that he be
longs to the fat mems club and weighs 26O
pounds in his editorial slippers.
They had bit of horse race over at the
track last Saturday, and quite a sum OF
money changed hands over the result
Among the flyers were Bob-tail Fannie, en
tered by Joe Baggs, Buck-skin Lucy, by
Harry ID. Longwell, and Rocky Mountain
Star Gazer, by Mike Brophey. Buck-skin
Lucy got first money, Bob-tail Fannie second
Rocky Mountain Star Gazer third. The
whole crowd acted as judges, and all was
peace and harmony to the end.
While firing the cannon on the 4th, a Wa
verify ex-soldier stood by with pound of ties
in his hand, gathering up paper for wadding
He forgot his tea and handed it to one of th,
runners, who stuck il into the cannon anC
sent il home. After il was fired out, an ole
lady began 10 sniff, saying she believed thai
charge had struck some kitchen and bursteC
n teapot all TO smash. Struck nothing,
SAYS Jake. "but am out sixty cents all the
same for that shot, and if don't get anothe
pound of tea and take il home to my wife,
shall hear something burst" or words to tina
effect.