The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-31
Observers Observations.


We will soon write it 1886, if we don't
make a mistake.
Miss Rosa Potter of Kalamazoo, is visiting
friends in this place.
| Now is the time to settle up for 1885 and
bid her an everlasting farewell.
Little John Galligan is about to import
pure bred pup from Philadelphia.
The wicked kids were out on their skates
last Sunday, making terrible noise.
William NJ. Kirkwood and family will soon
move into the residence of the late Loyal
Crane.
Isn't il about time for Uncle Tom to come
around with his string of big dogs and
cabing
The weather we have been having for the
past two or three days, has been very hard on
wheat fields.
Mrs. Col. William II. Hawkins has gone to
Vermontville. Eaton Co.. Mich, on an ex
tended visit.
Some of our weather prophets have it that
linen busters will be worn the greater part
of the winter.
One of our handsome young widows had
little feet, by q chiropodist, last week.
They had Christmas arch at the Lee dis
trict school house, on Christmas, with large
crowd and lots of presents. AL had good
time.
Hogs heads are very cheap, being sold for
only II cents per pound. Poor folks are
buying them up at rapid rate and are get
ting fat on them.
They say that Bangors singing mouse has
passed over the river, caused by the claws
of George II. Thomas feline, heavy blow
to that little burg.
The recent warm weather has brought hen
fruit down two cents on a dozen. You can
get good straight article now, from pure
healthy hens for eighteen cents.
Sleigh bells didn't jingle very merrily on
Christmas. All the bells we heard were the
milkman's, warning us that our extract of
Jersey was ready. Sleigh bells don't jingle
yet.
All the prosecuting attorneys of the state
are expected to meet in Kalamazoo, on the
18th of next month. to have good time and
to adopt better plan for slipping fellows
behind the bars
Pete Brewer had some hogs that got sick
and died, thereupon he gave them respect
full burial. When Marcellus hogs get sick
they ship them to Chicago just before they
die and get their pay for them. That is the
difference between Pete and Marcellus.
Last Saturday. an old lady of about co
years. met one of our pension agents who
had just secured her pension. Selling him
by the hand and nearly jerking him over.
she excaimed,"I have as good notion TO
kiss you as l ever had to eat" As it hap
pened. no bussing was done. and the agent
escaped unframed.
This town, we think. is getting little
wicked in some localities, and if two or three
revival meetings should be started they would
90 no harm. The other day. two of our
young men became intoxicated, and one
called the other the outside of a bologna
sausage, which caused a fight. Had they
been Christians. such things wouldn't have
happened.
The following named old soldiers were
made happy last week, 10y receiving pensions
through Galligans pension agency: Josiah
Atwell of Lawrence. David l.. Norwood of
Kibbies, Moses Baldwin of Hartford, Joseph
Pyles of Kalamazoo, Daniel Spicer. Carlton
l.. Russell and Jason b. Foote of Paw Paw
Alex. N. Hoover of Macy, Ind. and John S.
Rust of Lancaster, Kan.
Hon. s. ID. Clay of Grand Rapids, one of
the most successful criminal lawyers in the
state, who recently defended in the Barker
murder trial in this village, had a wife he val
ned at $4,000. He has commenced a suit
against man for enticing her away, and has
laid his damages at that amount. Such
women as rule. are not worth ten cents,
and if Sam was defending parallel case we
would wager penny that he would make the
jury believe twas an advantage TO the plain.
tiff, instead of damage, to be iii OF such a
| wife