The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-06
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

ianU, are making MN WISH.
Mr.. Ora Davis of Cadillac, made short
visit to old friends in this place last week.
Mrs. o. w. Rowland. together with Miss
Nina, is visiting her parents at Sugar Grove,
Illinois.
Butler, the grocer, has put new founda-
ton under his building and laid a fine new
sidewalk in front.
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Brown,
from Florida, accompanied by her daughter,
is visiting her parents here.
DR.. Orley Vaughn has been appointed
postmaster at Covert. The Reflector says
the DR.. is an "inoffensive partisan.
Our postofiice will be closed on Saturday
next, from one o'clock to five o'clock p. m,
in honor of the memory of Gen. Grant.
Miss Nellie Clapp of Boston, and Miss Ida
Mowery of Three Rivers, are visiting at the
residence of their father, John L. Clapp.
Mrs. Ella Osborne and her sister Miss Ada
Randall returned, on Wednesday of last
week, from visit to friends at Leonidas.
Reports from all parts of our county state
that wheat is of superior quality, and is
astonishing growers by its wonderful yield.
o. w. Rowland will officiate as one of the
speakers at Decatur next Saturday, at the
memorial exercises in honor of General
Grant.
Hon. j. j. Woodman will deliver the ad-
dress at the Oakland county picnic of the
patrons of husbandry, to be held at Pontiac,
August 25th.
John Bryar has been at Grand Rapids max
ing farewell visit to his inamorata before GO
ing west. He starts for Colorado this week.
Johnny is a rustler.
Miss f. A. Warner is spending a few weeks
Mt Old Mission, on the shore of that beauti-
full sheet of water, Grand Traverse Bay, for
the benefit of her health.
resolution was adopted at the union
temperance meeting. last Sunday evening,
requesting Supt Ihling to run no more
Sunday excursion trains on the narrow
gauge.
Selick has had his elegant store painted
and calcimined upstairs and down, goods
arranged and everything placed in apple
pie order, preparatory to the grand rush of
trade that is sure TO come.
Demlng says Lake Park is ready for the
reception of guests, and that he can accom-
modate 10000 people and as many teams,
and that all is as free as the wind that blows.
He has a nice grove and beautiful lake.
Members of Burnside Post, e. A. H.,
played the dutch Recruit" at the opera
house, last week Wednesday evening. Short
ly afterward there was shower accompan-
led by great deal of thunder and lightning,
another instance of what has been frequently
observed, rain following heavy firing.
We desire to call the attention of those of
our editorial brethren who made merry at
our expense, on account of the loss of our
baggage while on the press excursion last
summer, to the fact that we have Just recov-
cred the lost property from the Central House,
at Cheboygan, where it had been safely
slowed away for more than year.
Capt. Smith had better come home. His
boys are carrying things with a high hand.
They have had the "long brick" calcimined
and painted above and below, and every
thing thoroughly renovated. Ed. won't
know his own store when he gets back. It's
all right, boys, nice clean store sets off
that mammoth stock of clothing in fine
style.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Coloma, who were
the sole representatives of Coloma Lodge, at
the recent gathering of Rebekah degree
members, at Hartford, will be surprised to
learn that they have been counted as twenty
five instead of two, by the Hartford CORES
pondent of the Dowagiac Times. Perhaps
Jones was counted as one, and his little
wife " as twenty-four.
The old copperhead stock is all not used
up. few decayed representatives
putrid reminiscesces of bygone days-still
survive. One of them, living not far from
this village, was in town the other day and
characterized the tokens of sorrow displayed
over the death of General Grant as, "mourn-
ing for that old government pauper." Such
men--if men they may be called-are un-
worthy to live in a free country, and are q
disgrace to the citizenship they enjoy.
A short time since II. w. McCabe bought
fine spotted pony of ON honest appearing
old codger who was passing through town.
A few days afterward n gentleman from In
diana put in an appearance, claiming that
the pony was stolen and that he was its le-
gitimate owner. Hank was impressed with
the honesty of the old greyhead who sold
him the animal and declined to give il up.
A writ of replevin was sued ont before JUS
tice Rowland, but, on the return day, Mac
having become convinced that the old man
was really thief the matter was settled and
II. w. is ont both of pocket and pony.