The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-01
Lawrence.


Old Mrs. Poole has been quite sick, but is
improving.
Some of the Lawrence girls have gone to
Benton Harbor to pick berries.
The "bird of freedom" will flap its wings
and scream in this village next Saturday.
Bert Spicer and Miss Nina Clark were
married last Saturday evening The band
boys serenaded the happy pair after the
ceremony.
A horse belonging TO Henry Manner ran
AWAY with cultivator last Monday morn
ing, jumped two fences and brought up
against tree, injuring itself considerably.
PROSPECT LAKE.
Miss Nellie Rowland of Lawrence visited
her aunt Mary Cooper last week.
Harrison Dopp is working for Charles
Christie during haying and harvest
Kittie and Sarah Cooper attended the
commencement exercises at Paw Paw.
A young colored man named Goens, is
quite sick at Rays on the Geo. Lowry place.
Mrs. Crannell's Sunday School class met at
her house and had a very pleasant time on
Saturday last.
A severe rain and hail storm called upon
US last Thursday forenoon. No damage was
done there being but little wind.
The concert to be given by the Sunday
School on July 18th will be free, but a col
lection will be taken to apply on the organ
fund. Come out and hear the singing
There are some good singers hereabouts.
We had the pleasure, few days since, of
viewing Mr.. Z. Woodlands stock of horses;
the finest we ever saw and also the smallest
pony, we think. that there could be. Duke
of Perche is well preserved for a dead horse
and looks very life like. Monarch is quite
nimble for so large horse and would make
a team, of himself.
BARNES DISTRICT.
No Farmers Club meeting in six weeks.
No rain since June 10th, except mere
sprinkle.
Haying in full blast. This week will close
the clover hay business.
The Lawrence drain commissioner will let
249 rods of ditch on the second of July.
School closed last Friday with an exhibi-
ton. The little folks acquitted themselves
nobly.
Mr.. Geo. Conklin has st. Helena colt
twenty-five months old that weighs 1,130
pounds.
Mr.. Ed. Jelley of Denver, Col. formerly
of this place, made a flying visit among
friends here last week.
School ma'ams are returning home.
Misses Emma Robinson, Florence Rowe and
Viola Conklin all closed their schools last
Friday.
Crops are growing finely. Corn that has
been well cultivated is making rapid strides.
Oats are short, want rain. Wheat will be
ready to harvest next week.
Wedding anniversaries are the order of
the day. Some forty of John Robinson's
friends gave him surprise on his recent
anniversary. DIR. Rowe made the presenta-
ton speech, lap supper was served, and
the company separated feeling that another
link had been welded to friendships golden
chain. Last Friday evening about sixty
guests celebrated the marriage anniversary
of Mr.. Maize Rhodes and his wife. A good
time is reported.
Lawrence Grange met last Saturday after
noon and, after transacting the usual bust
ness. discussed the question. Are we
fulfilling our obligations as patrons should?"
The same question will be taken up at the
next meeting on the 18th inst. In accord
ance with resolution passed by the county
grange that each subordinate grange should
appoint an itemizer for some local paper.
Mr.. Geo. Conklin was chosen to perform that
duty for Lawrence Grange.
The question was recently asked in the
columns of the Decatur Republican, - Can a
poll tax be collected?" Our correspondent,
in reply TO this question, quotes Sec. 1884,
HoweI's Annotated Statutes. That is not
the present law. We would refer those who
are interested in the question to Act No. II.
page 8, of the Public Acts OF 1888. and to
Act No. Is, page IL, of the Public Acts of
1885. where the question is fully answered,
not only as to who is liable to a poll tax
and who is not, but how the same is to be