The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-09-30

We acknowledge the receipt of copy of
the report of Commissioner G. i. Lawton on
the mines and mining interests of Michigan.
The book was accompanied with basket of
fine fruit of different varieties Thanks,
Prof.
A ninety cent horse, That's the amount
that Frank Pierce's lightning charger light
ened Franks bank account. Frank says if
he hadn't had buggy and harness he would
never have parted company with his ninety
cents.
The following is list of letters remaining
uncalled for in the post office at Paw Paw
for the week ending September 9th. 1886;
Miss Ida Gaven, Mr.. S. j. Hodges. Mr.. Eu-
gene Miller, Mr.. w. II. Pomroy, Mr.. James
Spencer, Miss Free Smith.
Eugene Labadie, the man who shot Hough-
taling at Decatur, was an employee of Amos
Knight and not of A. B. Knights, as was first
reported here. The mistake was not sin
gular one. There is more (K)night than day
about the saloon business, not only in Deca-
tur, but in other localities as well.
A basket of as fine potatoes as we ever
saw, ornamented with first premium card,
together with basket of apples, found their
way to the NoRTHERNER Office with the COM
plments of Decatur Downing. Five of the
apples, Tompkins County Kings, weighed
five pounds, two and one half ounces, the
largest measuring fourteen and one half
inches in circumference and weighing eight
cen and one half ounces.
When we announced last week that
Houghtaling, the man shot by Labadie, was
dead we supposed such to be the fact, as it
t.l l.,a taV,fla a.
Decatur. The information was incorrect
and, at latest advices, the wounded man was
still alive Labadie was arraigned before
Esq. O'Dell and released on $500 bail, pend
ing his examination, which was set down for
Wednesday, the 29th inst.
The following is a list of the names of
Methodist pastors assigned to duty in Van
Buren County for the current year: Bangor
and Breedsville, q. a. Buell. Decatur, j..
White: Hartford, w. w. Lamport; Keeler,
G.. W. Gosling; Lawrence j. Il. Oden; Law
ton, u. Mason; Mattawan, to be supplied;
Paw Paw, j. Ii. Tanner; Bloomingdale, j. S.
Paddock: Kendall, j. G. Chase: Lacota, D.
III. Perry; South Haven, G.. b. Kulp.
Twenty-one years ago the fourth day of
October next, George NJ. Harrison began
work for Capt. Ed. Smith of the Long
Brick Store" since which time he has not
lost days time. In consideration of this
long and faithful service, the captain, on his
return from the sea shore, presented MIR.
Harrison with an elegant gold watch and
chain, purchased for that purpose in Hart
ford, Connecticut. George is built just right
to properly display the valuable present.
Reports having been circulated derogatory
30 ha Of III ID
McFarlin of Waverly, Mr.. G. w. Myers, by
request addressed an inquiry to Special
Pension Examiner Foote in reference to the
matter. The following letter from Mr..
Foote should silence all such reports: I'm
reply to your request of recent date, relative
to the record of II. p. McFarlin while in
service, have to state that, so far as am
aware, it is good and in addition, his officers
and comrades whom had occasion to inter
view spoke of him in the highest terms as a
soldier, ALWAYS ready to do his duty, and that
he was brave soldier"
That old familiar sound so often heard on
show days, was to be heard at the fair
grounds last week: "Cane you rings the
cane you get" We know there were good
many ''rung", but we venture to say there
are twenty nickles less in town TO every cane
than there were before the cane man showed
up. Canes are getting so they don't care
who carries them. Why, there were BoZe-
man dad" and Montana kim" out in the
COW Sheds each with handful of canes,
practicing how to walk with them. Montana
"Kim'' broke half dozen before he got it
down fine enough to show up in the crowd.
They both did well for novices. though.
"Why don't you agitate the matter of q
roller mill in Paw Paw was the question
fired at US the other day by one of our Paw
Paw millers. The readers of the NORTHERN
ER all know that this paper has made fire.
quent illusions to this topic and often called
attention to the fact that the milling bust
ness, which once hourished so freely in this
place, has almost completely "petered out"
The gentleman above referred to is good
miller, but, said he, II can't compete with
roller flour, and don't blame people for not
patronizing Paw Paw mills, which are away
behind the times" Just so, but what can be
done? Parties who own our present mills
and waterpowers seem disinclined to remodel
their old mills or build new ones. and outside
parties who are anxious and willing to put
up q good roller mill here, cannot secure a
site without paying more than they deem it
worth. The NoRTHERNER sees no other way
but to let what milling business there is left
follow what has gone before, to Lawrence, to
Coolies, to Bloomingdale or Decatur. Per
haps when it is all gone, and that will be
soon, something may be done to bring ii
back. 1t would be far better to retain it by
making the needed improvements at once.