The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-22
Local Department.
ay breaks ont i'm a new spot this week.


Jay breaks out in new spot this week.
See Sellicks new .ad'', 800 per cent of all
along the line.' Give him a call.
DIR. Bartram, wife and boy returned from
their visit to the northern part of the state,
on Friday last.
w. s. Pitkins, a solid Dakota farmer, is
visiting his cousin, Mrs. e. V. Hilton and
other friends here.
There was no session of our circuit court
on Friday last, Judge Mills being i'll and
unable to be present.
T. T. Dodge of Lawton, assisted by Cash
Dey, has been decorating the house occu-
pied by L. b. Conner. Tom says Ike has an
eye for the beautiful.
The Board of Directors of the Farmers
Mutual Ins. Company will meet at the office
of the Sec. on Thursday at 10 o'clock for the
transaction of business.
DIR. F. p. Merrill, formerly of Hartford,
who has been stopping at Covert d. Bartram's
for month or SO, has gone to Petoskey,
looking for drug store.
Miss Mercury has been coquetting with
Zero-the old grey beard-in most shame
pie to talk all over the country.
Before Justice Rowland, on Friday last,
Charles w. Howard, charged with arson,
waived his examination and, in default of
bail, was committed to Jail to await trial.
Broughton showed us, the other day, a
bill of $500 worth of boots and shoes that
he had recently purchased. Probably no
larger single bill of that class of goods was
ever bought in this county.
Married, at Kearney Neb., Dec. 17th 1884,
by Justice ID. A. Dorsey, Mr.. Irwin Stocker
of Broken Bow, Neb., and Mrs. 4. Stover of
Kalamazoo, Mich. Mrs. Stover was formerly
a resident of Lawton in this county.
Our friend w. j. Bale is teaching in Dis
trict No. 3 of Almena. His roll of honor for
the month is very select one comprising
the following names Eva Crofoot, Lena
Fisk, Asa Crofoot and Squire Burns.
The Kalamazoo Telegraph clips from "Ob-
servers Observations in the NoRTHERNER
and credits to the Paw Paw Courier. ,Please
be little more careful, Bro. Telegraph. If
our items are worth clipping they are worth
being properly credited.
The Odd Fellows will hold a social at the
residence of Mr.. /. b. Conner next Monday
evening. All members Of the order, their
families and friends are cordially invited to
attend 1t goes without saying that they
will have an enjoyable time. They always
do.
Notwithstanding the terrible weather, last
Friday evening, there was a fair attendance
at the Military Social" held at the Baptist
Church. The songs, remarks and stories
were very interesting, and, although the pro-
gramme was rather lengthy, those present
seemed to enjoy it.
1t is not generally understood that on all
taxes not paid before February 1st, the as
SCISSOR is required by law to charge interest
at the rate of one per cent for each month
or fractional part thereof. Those who wish
to save such additional interest charge should
pay their taxes before that date.
On Wednesday, the 14th inst, John Fuller
of this township, was arrested and brought
before Justice Rowland, charged with aiding
and assisting Scion Fuller and Edward
Fuller of Bloomingdale, to escape from the
custody of constable Flanders He waived
an examination and gave bonds 20 appear at
the circuit court for trial.
Our we'll beloved and highly esteemed
contemporary, tuo Hftt A JtSS Nf6t OOUTtfT,
thinks the NoRTHERNER ought not TO write
up any more "good fellows" but should take
some "harum scarum, fire brand, dare devil" !"
sort of dashing yillainous kind of cuss,
as it were. Don't be hasty, Bro Courier,
your turn hasn't come yet.
On the 18th instant Mr.. Ezra Allen of Wa
verify, had the misfortune to lose his dwell
ing and all his household goods by fire. Mr..
Allen is an honest hardworking man and
this loss leaves him in straitened circumstan-
ces. We understand that his neighbors in
tend to build him new house. The bust
ness men of this village contributed literally
for his relief.
In peach orchards which have been over
worked, after q time, the yellows attack the
fruit trees, and it may be OF interest TO the
fruit growers in this country to hear that a
New Jersey peach grower says che cares
nothing for peach yellows. Give the peach
trees good dose of potash oil over the
ground where the roots feed, and wash the
bodies each spring with lye, and the yellows
can not onlv be prevented, but cured"
The tenth annual session of the Michigan
Sportsmen's Association will be held at Ian
sing, commencing at 1880 o'clock p. M, on
Tuesday, Feb. Sd, 1885. Every club in the
state is invited TO send delegates, and every
person interested in conserving the public
property composed of the wild animals of
the earth, air and waters, SO as to continue
TO the present and future inhabitants this
healthful supply of food and recreation is
earnestly solicited to he present.