The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-02
Observer Observations.

observers ObservattOns.
The tax collector is getting ready for bust
ness.
jim Galhgan is repairing and repainting
his house.
Mrs. Mary George has an auction on the
ID inst.
Mr. DeGraff has built new addition 10
his barn.
Hank Hinckley intends soon TO furnish us
4 with little item that will be of some impor-
tance.
Patterson Minnich has been down with
heart trouble for few days, but is now
better.
Next Saturday is pension day, and all of
those fellows are generally on hand for
business.
Bill Branch is going to furnish us with an
item for next week. Look out for it. it is n
good one.
George Eye, an old hero of the 10th II. Y
V, has moved into the Thompson house on
the Territorial road
Martin and Henry Hinckey, sons of Mrs.
Smith .Hinckley. are preparing to emigrate
to the wilds of the far west
Homer Smith of Decatur, the famous cat
gut squawker, will move to Dowagiac and
join Frank Bucks orchestra.
This broad and beautiful land is once
more strewn with the bones of the once
proud emperor of the barn yard
Robert II. Clark of Rolling Prairie, Ind.
was made happy ON Monday OF this weeL
with Sl,730 pension. Chas. Galligan's
agency.
Next Sunday evening. the Lee distric.
Sunday school will give concert at the
school house. Admission, nothing; children,
half price.
II. X. Halsted has three sons .in-law and
one son III town. The other day, he pre-
sented each OF them with barrel OF sweet
cider and two barrels of apples.
Brad. Stanton has invented a patent bean
picker that works admirably. We think
Mrs. Rose Smith, one of our handsome
widows, can shut 1t out the first heat.
The former driver of Rarus in 213lt is
at Celery City looking over the trotters with
a view of purchasing. If Kalamazoo can't
fill the bill, Van Buren, can, without doubt.
June Smith was out again last week We'd
nesday, after turkeys, and brought in six OF
them. June can gobble up more turkeys
than all the other blacksmiths in the county.
Mrs Hank Eye has bought of Mr.. Barton,
brand new cow paying 1927 for her, money
she had saved from the avails of her own
labor; more than many of the working men
in town have laid up during the entire season.
Thomas welch and Chas. E. Galligan had
wager as to which horse would get the
best record this season, Jim Lane or Lucy
Il al Iot II l~..s n
won by 5l{ seconds, and vet Thomas is
happy.
Our bob-sleigh dealers hadn't q single pair
of those useful vehicles for sale, the other
day. They had either disposed of their
stock, or else don't expect any sleighing this
winter, but the prophet says, "Look out for
banks of it.
The dog poisoner is getting in his work
again. Several CANNES are numbered
among his victims. Among them was Ed.
Gilman's valuable bird dog that could not
have been purshased with fifty dollar bill.
We think we have spotted this pup destroyer.
Johnny Galligan has given up the broncho
breaking business and gone into the business
of bull breaking, he having recently pur-
chased pair from Hud Harris. which he has
under complete subjection. He has named
them Tom and Jerry. The names were pre-
sented to him by Bill Dansby, the hot sausage
vender.
On election day, Wavery rooster walked
into our savings bank and, seeing notice
on the wall, Notes bought here" turned to-
the gentlemanly cashier, who was a candidate
for the legislature, and enquired what he was
paying for votes? "Not buying" said John.
= Better take down your sign then" said the
Waverly chap and turned and went out.
Uncle Tommy Galligan had his children
under his wing Tor Thanksgiving and good
time was had This company consisted of
Mrs. Henry Stern, daughter and son of Kala-
mazoo, and Charles and James Galligan of
this place, and their families, Mrs. Albert
Grout and Mrs. G's sister Ida. Turkeys,
ducks and other good things were gotten mp
in good style, and all went away well filed.