The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-07

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friends.
Henry Stern went to Buffalo last week,
with car load of cattle.
Mrs. John Nicholson and daughter Minnie,
have gone to South Bend.
Lsw.Dustin, baggage smasher, is taking
lay off, being under the weather.
Robert Mckinney and Frank Barker, of
Kalamazoo were in town Sunday.
The smiling countenance of bobby"
Smith is again seen upon our streets.
Charley Conklin of Colon and Ed. Ma
honey of Mattawan, are home for good.
Giraldus Eugene Exceen is the name of our
city marshal, and he don't take back seat
for any one.
Bill Anderson, late clerk of the Robinson
House, lost his life by being burned in q
fire in Nebraska.
Miss frankie Moshier entertained few f
her friends at her home Friday evening. A
pleasant time was had.
George Rittaker lost fine colt last week,
for which he had been offered 1925. 1t
broke its neck in the STALL
A number of young ladies of this place
got up an oyster supper last week, called in
their fellows and had good time.
Some of the young ladies in this place are
"mashed" on a certain fellow, which causes
much uneasiness to their right bowers.
The boys were out playing ball last Satur-
day. We don't think they would refuse a
challenge with the thermometer 20 degrees
below zero.
John Hall, the handsome drayman, is hav-
ing his four wheeled vehicle vanished, and
in the mean time uses wheelbarrow, or the
next thing to it.
Mrs. N. o. Martin invited in few of her
many friends to spend the afternoon with
her last Friday. An enjoyable time was had
by those present.
G. S. Adams used $1,000 sheets of tin last
year in the manufacture of tin ware. This
accounts for the number of pedlers in and
around the county.
We hear that Popcorn Johns house came
near going up the spout on Tuesday of last
week. Too much fire laying around loose on
the carpet was the cause of it.
L. G. Woodman Post of this place secured
the services of the Continental Bell Ringers
for an entertainment here last Tuesday even
ing. From what we hear, they are good
troupe.
The Nj. L. Sunday scholars will give an en-
tertainment at the church week from to-
night, wednesday, Admission 10 cents;
the proceeds to be used in purchasing libral y
books.
There will be social party at Desenberg's
Hall Friday evening, notwithstanding the
efforts of some to breakup such parties and
the circulation of stories for which there is
no foundation.
The building opposite the hotel, occupied
by Birney Chapman as a paint shop caught
fire. near the roof Friday noon, but was
promptly extinguished. Those who put it
out received more curses than thanks. the
building being disgrace to the town.
A sleigh load of Paw Paw kids came over
here with their sweethearts, one evening
last week, for sleigh ride, which, of course,
was all right. After promenading about
town while, the girls got hungry, and were
not at all backward about informing their
escorts of it. 1t came upon the boys like a
thunderbolt they were of just that age when
they have to ask "pa" for spending money,
and they happened to be out just then. Tie
girls went home to lunch.
fire on Tuesday mo rning of last week
burned the building occupied by Lorenzo
Kelly and owned by Mrs. Warner of Chicago.
There was no insurance on the building it
having expired last fall. Mr.. Kelly saved
nearly all his goods, except some in the
upper story. Hot ashes in barrel or box
in or near the wood shed. a. This is pointer
to those that are careless with ashes, and
who keep them about the house in wooden
boxes. The house and household goods of
Robert Wood, living southwest of here, were
totally destroyed 10y fire Friday night, the
inmates barely escaping with their lives and
saving nothing but bedstead, four chairs
and part of stheir everyday clothes. The
fire is supposed to have caught from de-
fective fue. Insurance $3.50.