The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

VIM. Anderson and his sons, julie and
Gene OF Hartford, were in town on business
on Tuesday last
Mr.. w. j.. Sellck has gone to New York
with Bartram and Breck. He will, perhaps,
go to England and Scotland before he re-
turns.
The annual reunion OF the 9th Mich. Cav.
will be held in connection with the reunion
of the Central Michigan Soldiers Association
that takes place on the 18th, 18th and 18th
of August. at Owosso. The 10Th will be the
especial day for the boys of the Sth.
Mrs. DR.. Holmes was up in her laboratory
compounding medicines the other day, and
on her way down stairs she slipped and fell,
breaking her crucible and spilling her medi-
cine all over the carpet, and injuring one of
her limbs so badly as to confine her to the
bed. At last accounts she was improving
although it will be several weeks before she
will be entirely well.
Great preparations are being made for the
9Th annual reunion of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Association of Southwestern Michigan,
to be held at Kalamazoo August 18th, 18th,
18th and Goth. 1t is anticipated that this
reunion will be the largest and best in the his
tory of the association. The committee say
the moon will be full, watermelons and spring
chickens will both be ripe, and cornfelds near
the camp. Free rations at the camp and one
fare for the round trip on all railroads, not
only for old soldiers, but for their sisters,
cousins, aunts, relatives, friends, and in fact,
for everybody.
There were three of them; the two LIS
were one, Will G. was two, and-lets see,
who was the third? Will G. was one and the
two LIS were two-Oh! yes! "Old Aka" was
three. The two LIS had imbibed too much
tangle-foot last Monday evening and, standing
around the Dyckman House corner they
! trode on each others toes. This made them
angry. but they were not to blame; of course
not it was the wicked tangle-foot; they
thought it was Will. and claimed he kicked
them as they passed and wanted to fight
! him. Will was innocent as a lamb. They
had better fight the tangle-foot and put it
down-not down their necks though-that
was what allied them.
Location-Pugsley's Lake: time-Sundsy,
July 25th: Dr0mGttS persOHG-Sir Knight
Harry Longwell and Officer Eldridge on the
one side and Sir Knight George Longwell Jr.,
Bob, the wild-eyed liliputian typo of the
NoRTHFRNER and the long, lean, slim, gaunt
| Charley of the Courier, on the other; synop-
| sis-Boat taken from the latter parties while
bathing on opposite side of lake from their
camp; two miles walk through swamp and
underbrush; garments badly tattered and
torn and portions entirely gone in such local
ity that modesty forbade them TO 'show up
on the streets until daylight faded; parties
disconsolate; hide their nakedness and cha
grin by sittiug around on dry goods boxes;
darkness casts pail over the melancholy
scene; rapid retreat for home; no encore;
performance not to be repeated under any
circumstances.
Col. Todd and Col. Spaulding organized
company 10y themselves and attended the
reunion at Four Mile Lake. They had
dress parade, muster for pay etc. We never
knew another company that consisted en-
tirely of officers and colonies at that. Col.
Spaulding distinguished himself for bravery.
1t was in this wise Col. Todd and his wife
had started on a fishing excursion. The
colonel, not being a naval officer, managed
TO capslze the craft and precipitate both him
self and wife into the dark, gloomy waters.
Col. Spaulding, seeing the accident, hastily
divested himself of his coat and boots and
swan out to the rescue. Reaching the cap
sized craft, he seized Mrs. Todd around the
waist and CALAMITY waded ashore with his
burden. The water where the accident oc-
Cured was just twenty-five inches in depth.
Such gallantry should be rewarded by pro-
motion 10 brigadier general.