The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-01

The oat crop Is mostly sowed
Wayerly comes TO the front with a spring
poet.
The Marshal is on the war path with the
assessment roll in his hand
Jim Hutchins is having the Aldrich house
reprinted. Il. Rogers, artist.
Josh Bishop boasts of rooster that
weighs twelve pounds. Who can beat it?
That wretchod Mother Hubbard dress has
put i'll another appearance.
j. q. Garvin. the carriage maker. is the
new landlord OF the Union House.
Ike Conner has been making farmers hap
by by selling cats at 40 cents per bush.
Wheat is little up, clover seed little
down and potatoes considerably downer.
The street sprinkler is in full blast. Char
lev, the handsome bachelor is its engineer.
Kirk Noyes sells Is pounds of sugar for a
dollar, and fish poles for nickel each.
Ed Crane has packed his sacheI and mov-
ed To Kalamazoo. I'd. is "a Tusher wherever
he is
WILDER Babcock will handle the noted
stallion, Hesing, this season.
Marcus T. Clark of Coolies, got a judg-
ment of $ll41.4S against Uncle Sam, last
week. Galligan was his attorney.
Yves Young is around with his little tin
sachel finding out how many lies people are
willing TO tell him, about how little property
they own.
Sheriff Van Auken is crippled by the kick
of horse, WILDER Babcock ditto by having
a horse step ON his ankle.
Two retired grangers of this city are by the
ears over a line fence. One tears down while
the other is at church. and the other builds
up while the one is attending political con-
ventions, and the end is not yet.
WILDER, a little four year-old rooster of
Jim Galligan's, has been on his back for q
couple of weeks. with inhammatory rheu-
matism. Beef's gall. alcohol and temper
ance physician brought him out all right.
The Agricultural Society are spreading
the remains of Burr's show over their
grounds, with the intention of converting
the portion which is inside their track into
a meadow and raising their own hay
We hear that Mattawan woman attempt
ed suicide last week on account of family
jars. We believe the more extended use OF
family Jugs instead of jars, would save the
lives of many valuable women.
b. N. Smith and son of Chicago, profes
sional horse trainers. are occupying the fair
grounds, and have i'll charge trotters from
Detroit, Three Rivers, Decatur and Paw Paw
They begin speeding every morning at seven
o'clock. There are some good flyers among
them and it is free show.
Jim Prater says he only sleeps on his little
plantation and during the day is busily en-.
gagged at his old stand, in taking the finest
pictures taken this side of Detroit Those
that don't believe it are invited 10 call ano
see.
One OF our ministers, who stands high in
the profession, called at hardware store the
other day and inquired if they had MAI
who could put up stove and pipe without
swearing. He was afraid to undertake tht
Job himself John said he had such q man
and sent Hank to do the job.
A. 4. Short of Coldwater, showed bucl
at Lansing sheep shearing festival tina
sheared A pounds. We believe, whei
butter gets little cheaper, and some of on
) sheep men get well worked up on this bust
: ness, that Coldwater man will have 20 take
back seat.
A short legged man from Keller, was il
Q town the other day enquiring about some o
our handsome widows. He is widower b,
Q profession, his wife having been stolen iron
him some time since, by naughty Dowa
giacker. He found widow with Ill acre
D of land who wanted to marry, but she wa
, too old for HIM. About year after his wifi
j was stolen lovely little cherub belongin
10 her, whose life was but a span climbe
the golden stair, and it cost our widower 81
to bury it. Since then he has not take
kindly to the wicked wife stealer from DC
:. wagiac. This act showed our short legge
friend to be possessed of n truly christia
spirit, and some fair widow might do wors
: than to take pity on his lonely condition