The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-07

Husking corn is now in order among the
farmers.
Is this our Indian summer? II has that
appearance.
Wheat is way off. Choice lots bring about
sixty-eight cents.
There has not yet been frost enough to
kill the leaves on the naples.
No danger of grass growing in our streets
as long as Mat. keeps that flock of geese and
ducks
Miss Ada Randall of Kalamazoo, has been
making her Paw Paw friends glad by quite
protracted visit,
Election will take place Just four weeks
from last Tuesday. You have but short
time to make up your mind to vote-the
republican ticket
Elder Harvey is expected home this week
and will occupy the Presbyterian pulpit on
Sunday next, at the usual hours. His many
friends will be glad TO greet him again.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Free Bap-
tist Church, will hold pumpkin pie social
at the home of L. w. Douglass, next Tuesday
evening. A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
The board of supervisors will meet in an
nual session on Monday next. 1t will not be
long before you can tell how much your
taxes are. They will certainly be less than
last year.
Miss Shows concert at the Disciple Church
last Tuesday evening" was very fine. 1t
would have been much better attended, had IL
not been for the republican meeting at the
opera house.
The parties that perpetrated the Lawton
burglary were caught at South Bend, Ind,
trading jack-knives for beer, and were lodged
in Jail last Tuesday evening, by Sheriff Todd.
! There are two of them, hard looking tramps.
This is mere suggestion of ours, but it
does seem to us that the present is favora-
BILE time for all persons who know themselves
to be indebted to US to call and settle up.
How does it seem to you who are delinquent
in this matter?
Elias w. Joy, who is in custody on a
charge of uttering forged paper, was taken
before Esq Richards last Monday and par
tial examination had. Further examination
adjourned until the 10Th inst. In default of
| $500 bonds, the accused was remanded to
Jail.
| Sir Guy Harrison has been to Chicago and
| returned. We don't just remember what
position Guy has secured this time, whether
it is cashier at the Grand Pacific or the Potter
Palmer House. He says he is going back
soon, that this town is not large enough to
hold him.
On Tuesday evening, October 10Th, at
Longwells Opera House, Belle Boyd. the
rebel spy, in oniunction with the famous
southern troubadours. We notice that our
exchanges speak very highly of Miss Boyd
|
little in the amusement line in our town for
some time past and Miss b. should meet
with a cordial reception.
| Eugene Labadie, the man who is charged
with shooting Henry Houghtaling, near De-
catur, was, on motion of the prosecuting
attorney. on Monday last, discharged by
Justice O'Dell of Decatur before whom the
examination was pending. Labadie was i'm
mediately rearrested and arraigned before
Justice Rowland of this village. His exam
ination was adjourned until Wednesday.
October 20th, and his bonds fixed at the sum
of $4,000. He has not yet succeeded in
obtaining bail and is staying with Col. Todd.
The republican meeting at the opera
house last Tuesday evening was q grand
success. Mr.. Burrows occupied the time and
held the large audience for some two hours.
going over the record of the present admin
istration. showing its non-fulflment of its
promises of retrenchment and reform, its
treatment of the union soldier, its free-trade
proclivitieS and other short comings. He
dwelt at length on the labor question and on
protection, and showed the inconsistencies
of the third party. His address was a mas
| terly review of the issues involved in the
campaign. His other appointments in the
county are, Hartford Oct. 14th, evening:
Coolies Oct. 18th, afternoon; Bangor same
date, evening" Covert Oct. 25th, afternoon;
South Haven same date, evening.