The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-02-19
ADDITIONAL LocALs.l

Edie Newell has been trying her hand at
the mumps.
Read the convention and caucus notices in
another column of this paper.
The "narrow gauge" has had a terrible
time with the snow, but has at last got its
track clear and is making its regular trips.
Our foreman has quite n curiosity in the
shape of stone Ratchet, inlaid with native
silver, the head of which is used as q pipe.
The Paw Paw Dancing Club will give a
" Birthington's Wash-day Party" at Long
wells opera house on Monday evening, Feb.
23. Buck and Geer's orchestra will furnish
the music.
The township treasurer is looking after
those who have not paid their taxes. He
will be punching with sharp stick before
long, and if you don't want him to sell your
property you had better pay up.
On Saturday evening last. considerable
number of Paw Paw Odd Fellows visited
their sister Lodge at Lawton. An enjoyable
time was had in the Lodge room, after which
all repaired to Mrs. Campbells, where an ele-
CANT repast had been prepared for the occa-
sion, TO which ample justice was done. The
visiting brethren reached home about mid
night. all feeling that it had been good for
them to be there.
The funeral of Loyal Crane on Sunday
last, was conducted by Paw Paw Lodge, /.
O. o. f., of which the deceased was an hon.
ored member. He was buried in Evergreen
cemetery, on the west side of the river. Quite
n number of Lawton Odd Fellows at
tended the exercises. The members of the
order III this village desire to thank them for
their assistance in the "last sad rites at
the grave of their deceased brother.
Paw Paw holds way over her sister villages
that do not run a snow plow-in horn. 1t
was all right till the worst storm of the sea-
son came, and then the snow pillow went into
"wiuter quarters" The consequence is that
our walks are nearly impossible, simply hor-
rible. 1t is almost as much as mans neck
is worth 90 attempt to walk from his resi-
dence TO his place OF business. Let Us hope
that, another winter, the job of cleaning the
walks will be left to a man who has sand
enough to do the work.
The Detroit Free Press presents very
fine "bill of fare for 1886. A large number
of the first writer's in America are engaged
TO write for its columns, and articles have
been engaged from the pens of eminent Eng.
iioh Wiibtho, Ou NoilCty vi tOpiCos OuD-
scribers to the daily edition will receive
seven papers a week, or one for every day in
the year. Asa newspaper the Free Press
ranks among the very first, and outside of
its political features, we admire the paper
and are pleased to speak a good word for
it. AS for politics "You pays your money
and takes your choice"
II commenced in fun, with Sanford manip-
ulating the guitar strings, and the only and
original l.. A. 0ink) bearing down on some
OF his old plantation songs The next on the
programme was scrap between two Of Mats
star boarders, one accusing the other of pur-
Joining from his pockets a bottle of fire-water,
vhereupon the accused dotted his ulster and
planted his right duke on his opponents
nose. Having scrapped for IL long seconds.
they both gave way and washed up. On
their next appearance Samuel W. says unto
Frank H., how are you Frank? Frank says,
shake, Sammy. and they shook. The last seen
OF them they were hugsing and shaking.