The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-10
Observers observations.
The apple crop will be heavy this year.

Observers Observations.
The apple crop will be heavy this year.
Brand new honey is being brought to
market.
Crops are suffering for rain, especially
strawberries.
Wool is selling in this market at Is to 27
cents per pound.
Miss Effie Galligan now thumps $490
piano of her own.
VIM. Bryant now occupies the late resi-
dence of Mrs. Biddy Mead.
Ed. Hayes now glories over a pension at
the rate of SIG per month
Lew Woodman makes a very good look
ing pennyroyal pill peddler.
Phil. Sherrod is tired of granger life and
will move to town and be happy.
Hank McCabe went down near Allegan
last week and bought him bay flyer.
Our old ex-chief of police is now doing q
big business, shearing the innocent to clothe
the wicked.
Young clover is about petered by reason of
our recent dry weather. A large acreage
has been sowed
George Dixon has moved to Kalamazoo
and taken rooms IN the Waterbury block,
where he will make and mend harnesses for
the celery growers.
Joe Salisbury went out to his stable a
short time ago and found a coon in one of
the managers which he killed. When dressed,
it weighed 1124 lbs to the quarter. Quite
coon that.
Jim Lane trotted at Centerville last week
Friday in company of eight, and stood as
follows in three straight heats: 5-3-2-
Matte "D." winning first, time 2:44
2:3Sl5, 2:37. He will trot this week We'd
nesday and Friday at Union City.
Our creamery is now in full blast and but
termilk is as free as the pure air of heaven,
and buttermilk tipplers are on hand every
morning at ID minutes past nine ready for
their daily allowance, which they get and 90
away rejoicing, singing words of praise in
behalf of the new enterprise.
This warm weather trots out occasionally
one of those horrible Mother Hubbards.
Under certain circumstances they are all
right but when we see young lady dressed
up in one it sets us to thinking whether she
is a candidate for the sea shore or not.
Hiram Flanders, our ex-city- is
now running ten cent express and delivers
everything, everywhere. He will deliver you
jug of buttermllk or 50 worth of Criterion
Mineral Spring water, fresh, pure and cool
from the fountain head, in any part of the
city for only ten cents. Ten cents pays the
whole bill, water, delivery and all.
John Galhgan. the Kalamazoo sheriff, and
family were out here and stayed over Sunday.
John said when he called on his father that
morning eleven preachers ran out the back
door. We think John was little mistaken.
as we were there the same day and only saw
four, but there might have been seven or
eight more around that we didn't get squint
at
In the case of Masters and the People, ct
al. vs.. DR.. Hendricks, the Pros. Atty con-
cluded he would be wasting ammunition OH
dead ducks by going on with it, as there was
no case against the DIR. We don't know any
thing about the property the DIR. let Mrs.
Masters have, but do know we wouldn't give
S15 for all he got of her. The case was un-
doubtedly gotten up, not by Mrs. Masters, but
by some one else, through spite work, which
has passed away in thin smoke.
His chicken coop was full of lice and so
were his chickens. He had heard that lice
and other vermin could be killed by placing
in the coop kettle of live Goals and brim-
stone, and keeping it closed up tight for
about half an hour or until the birthstone
was exhausted. or course he wanted to kill
the lice on his chickens as we'll as those in
the crevices of the coop. So getting his
chickens all in and, having nothing but lice
in his mind, he commenced to fumigate, and
at the end of half an hour he opened up
looking for results. Found lice all dead and
nineteen, large, partridge-C Cochin hens and
one rooster ready to plant. His experience
only cost him about Sl3 besides burial ex-
penses. He knows now that the process will
certainly exterminate lice, vermin, etc, about
a hen coop.
couple of kids were over the river at the
head quarters of our city scavengers, when
one enquired of the other what they did with
all those horses, wagons, tubs, barrels, etc.
why" said the other, "They belong to the
Knights of Labor, don't work days, only
nights, cleaning out water closets, etc, and
are making lots of money at it," "Gosh
dad belongs to the Knights of Labor, but
you don't catch him working any nights, and
mighty little day times as long as ma can
get any calico dresses to make" We'll,
you tell the old man he had better go to
work nights, as it is strictly in conformity
with the rules of the order If he don't,
they will appoint o committee of eleven to
investigate his case and give him the q. Il.
quicker than hound pup can lick skillet"
" Gosh have known dad for mighty near
13 years and you can just gamble that he
will take the q. II. quicker than he will
comply with such rules and regulations, and
don't you forget it."