The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-23

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Marie.
Bay City postmen have donned new
gray helmets.
Apples of first quality sell at 81 per
barrel at Galesburg.
Mr.. Honey has been Postmaster at
Dexter for sixteen years.
%. X. Cmndall. of ST. Helens, has in
vented perpetual motion machine that is
said to be very useful as well as very
handsome piece of mechanism.
Charles Mason has been arrested at
Bay City for stealing 500 COW. He
painted the animal after appropriating it,
but the natural color shone through.
Wright & Davis mill at Bradford Lake
will cut about z, 900, 900 feet of lumber this
season, and the firm expect to put in about
5000, 900 feet of logs the coming winter.
"A Flint man has received by express
from Lansing bundle of household goods
that had been stolen from him by dis
honest servant girl. her conscience had
begun to trouble her.
Battle Greek is to have an additional
wealth creator, in the shape of good sub
stantial foundry and machine shop, en-
ploying about seventy five hands. It is
inaugurated by Toledo parties.
John Jorris sold to j. 4. Doyle this
week ninety five dozen celery that averaged
al 10 10 ha %,
largest celery that has been raised in Kala-
mazoo this season.-Kalamazo Gasette.
Johnnie Decker, aged seven years, son
of Professor John l.. Decker, of Owosso,
died a few days ago after an illness of six
months-the result of a severe shock given
his system by being frightened by another
boy
The largest number Of craft locked up
through the st. Mary's Falls Ship Canal
this season was on July "a, when fifty five
vessels went through. The smallest list
was Sept. II, when only seventeen passed
through.
Mrs. Esther Amidon, of New 10th
rop, aged so years, last week did large
washing in the forenoon, and in the after
noon spun ten knots of wooden yarn in
two hours, and had time left to call on her
neighbors.
Two Salvation Army officers were Mt
Flint the other day, wearing hats on which
were inscribed the words, Prepare to meet
thy God" They scared some of the older
people into getting down their old Millerite
Ascension robes.
An Adrian young lady turned on the
water of the bathroom, and then went to
answer n telephone summons. Presently
she forgot all about that there was bath
room in the house. The food was fifteen
inches deep in the back sitting room down
stairs, and still rising, when the watery
condition of things was discovered. 1t was
at first supposed that there had been
waterspout or dam break, but finally
some one thought of the bath room and
rushed up and shut off the food.-Adrian
Record.
e. Cotton still continues to buy GIN
seng root, Notwithstanding the war in
China, where it is consigned has
had a depressing effect on its sale. The
Chinese look upon the root as possessing
the most extraordinary virtues, and as
remedy for almost all diseases. 1t has
frequently brought its weight in gold. The
root grows in considerable quantities in
this part of the country The Indians are
the principal gaiherers. 1t brings, de-
livered here, 30 cents pound, and affords
q handsome income to the Industrious
single Indian has sold as high as $50 worth
at a time.-Ludingto Appeal.