The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-30


Kansas parties are negotiating, or trying
To negotiate, for Chas. Il. Galligan's Ben
Wilkes. If they are fortunate enough to get
him and nothing happens to him, he will be
u good one. He is half brother TO Jim Lane,
that Fink Hill can take him and beat 2:25
the coming season.
Harry Wilkes and Oliver X, the great
flyers of the world, will trot a matched race
on the second day of April next, for $4,000
side. The race will take place in San
Francisco. Oliver X. is Wilkes, a nephew
to Harry. and, if he can down the old man
in this great race, no will wear the wreath AS
the king of the trotting turf.
Prof. +. w. Kelsey of Lake Forest, ILL.,,
captured badger down in Berrien County
last week that weighed over seventy pounds
We got this item from the Kalamazoo Daily
Telegraph. and know it IL true. The Iele-
graph is a good deal like those beef tongues,
that Tom Richardson, the Kalamazoo butch
er. had on sale; never told lie.
DIR. ellis Bradley, the great veterinary
surgeon, tells US that many years ago mad
stone was found in Virginia which was
broken into three parts, and that be has one
of them and the government the other two,
and that an offer of $4,000 has been made
for the odd one that is hiss and if IT fits with
the other two, as he knows it WILL be is Oh
his road TO that $4,000.
Henry 3. Wilson-the CITY Wison-has
| built himself brand new barn. so that he
can accommodate friends from the country
who come to the shows, fairs. meetings etc.
| We will guarantee that Hank will always
have il full, and we would say that in order
20 curtail expenses. he had better keep II
filed with marsh hay and have place in his
woodshed for his cow when he has a rush.
1t il awful handy for country people TO have
a friend in town with good roomy barn.
We have known them 10 bring the whole
family and dog and stay three days, and
leave behind them peck of crab apples and
a big pumpkin, free OF charge.
Tie came down from Waverly the other
day and drove up to one of our mills with
three bags of oats, wanting to have 1T ground
into oat meal. Cant do it said the miller
"haven't got the requisite machinery for that
purpose" Too COL darned bad" said the
Waverly chap, las | and the old woman eat the
best dumbed pudding made of that stuff the
other day, at Mat Longwell's. we ever ct, and
the old gal won't give me any peace or salts
faction till | get some ground" lyon Cal
get it for five cents pound at any of oul
groceries,, Salu the miller. " Don pay nc
five cents pound for oat meal rs long as
oats only bring twenty-five cents a bushel
by dog goned sight" replied the old mar
as he drove away.
This is what the Detroit Free Press says
about the editor of this paper: 1.-The editor
of the Paw Paw TRUE NoRTHERNKR wen
into the chicken business with friend som,
time ago. the servant of the people putting
in fifty-tive star spangled banner hens. some
roosters and feed against the other fellow
experience. He was asked the other day t.
come and get his share of the profits. Wher
he went to pullet ont, he found ne had nine
old hens, two ROSTERS and thirteen chicks
He has decided that it don't pay Th'
above has been published about 700 times, t.
our knowledge, ana about as many differen
ways, since it was written up few weeks
ago. Wc-are heartily glad they have SHIFTED
the responsibility TO someone else. as VI
have been bored enough about it,
If you want to buy something nice for
} Christmas present, 90 to Cbappelrs Jewelr.