The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-10-29

PROSPECT LAKE.

Miss Junia Cooper is convalescing.
Lymon Writer'S health is improving.
Corn husling progresses rather slowly.
Too much wet weather.
The worms are suffering martyrdom by the
thousand at A. Bryants now. They ought
not to get into the cider apples.
If you want some good reading, join the
Prospect Lake Sunday-school, and share in
the perusal of that new library just pur-
chased.
A. II. Carris' youngest girl, some seven
months old, had her feet severely scalded
last week, by tipping pot of boiling tea
upon them.
AS we were passing j. NJ Blowers place,
a few days since, Mrs. b. placed in our hand
a ripe strawberry, good size and perfect, and
said the vines were white with blossoms.
Ernest Worth of Keller, has been engaged
to teach our school this winter. If there is
E(d)rRest school, Worth the money paid.
Improvements are still the order of the
day at Abramsville. James house stands on
q stone foundation now, his barn is turning
red, and his acres are broader by the addi-
ton of forty from the farm of w. X. Green
man.
Some people are getting anxious about
those weddings we prognosticated some time
ago. Well, we think that as cold weather is
coming on apace, it is high time matters
should culminate. We have done all we
could to induce the parties to join hands
and if they refuse to "stand up and recite,' y
must leave them to their fate.
BARNES DISTRICT.
Clover seed is all secured.
Mr.. T.. Landphear has not finished sowing
wheat yet, Oct oath.
A. U. Barnes & Co. are shipping their
apples to Minnesota.
Quite a number of young people from
Lawrence attended Mort. Bakers funeral.
Mrs. Samuel Barlow was buried on the 23d
inst. She has been a sufferer for long time
All feel that the Bankers received their just
deserts and approve of the sentence imposed
by Judge Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith are rejoicing
over the advent of a seven and one half pounc
boy, their first son.
Mr.. o. II. Backer will close his fall tern
of school next week. Both patrons and pu
pills are well pleased with the school.
Bean threshing has begun. The yield il
from three to fifteen bushels per acre, most
ly of poor quality and requiring to be hand
picked.
Where are the prophets who said our ap
pie trees were all winter-killed. In western
Van Buren,. the apple crop is fully up to the
average.
There was a lively discussion at the grangt
meeting at Lawrence, on the evening of the
oath inst. Question, agriculture for boys
and housekeeping for girls, in the common
| schools
The newly elected officers of the Farmer
Club are as follows: Pres. Mr.. Plopper: Vic,
Pres. Geo. Conklin; Sec. Ada Barnes; Treas
Mrs. A. u. Barnes. Question for next meet
ing, "Do farmers and their wives work too
many hous for the good of society,"
Mr.. Mayo of Battle Creek, recently deliv
cred ON address at Bangor on the subject o.
farmers organizing. He said that at Battle
Creek there were five grist mills, and they
combined together and would do no custom
work, but would exchange flour for wheat
At first they gave thirty-eight pounds OF
-four for bushel of wheat, but finally drop
ped to thirty pounds. The farmers organized
and broke up the combination. He spoke
very forcibly concerning capital and labor
and predicted that the next governor of Mich
| igan would DO q farmer. Mrs. Mayo spoke
in the evening. Subject, Bread and Lei
sure.' Bread was first, as it was necessary IL
eat three times day, but farmers wives
should take time each day for mental inn
provement. The monotony of their labori
was the cause of nine-tenths of the INSANITY
among women. The addresses were trea
to those who heard them.