The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-15
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Camperouts are plenty around our beauti-
full lakes, and all report fine times.
The oat crop begins to ripen and was
never better in this vicinity, whereat the
farmer is happy,
Wilson. the one legged palnter-after a
long and hard struggle with Uncle Sam, has
received his pension.
Kimball saws he wouldn't give four acres
of Paw Paw for all the silver, gold and dla-
mond mines of Montana.
Mrs. Vim. Lyle is in very feeble condi-
ton from the effects of cancer. No hope
of her recovery is entertained
Can't. Matt Longwell is fixing up the race
track in fine condition and trainers will soon
be here 10 exercise their steeds on 1t.
link Hill has taken Razor b. and Ellen
Gift To Illinois where he intends to go
through the trotting circuit with them.
L. a. Whitman has brand new horse,
harness and carriage, aud we can safely say
that Mrs. L. A. is undoubtedly pleased.
Squire Randall, who removed to Kalama-
700 last spring, is now in very precarious
condition and is not expected to recover.
There is a gentleman in town who is Civ
ing the ladies lessons in ironing they say
he is a competent tutor and understands his
business.
Dutch Frank has undertaken new enter
prise and is now delivering fresh creamery
buttermilk in any part OF the city for ten
cents gallon.
Frank Thomas says that at TT. Dodge,
where he has been, good fresh buttermilk,
diract from tha heifer- larlnDS ten cents a
quart. spot cash.
last Sunday was the greatest day for har
vesting and drawing wheat that we have
known for years. Machines were running
in all directions.
For the benefit of the Prospect Lake cor
respondent, we would say that Stacked lime
sprinkled lightly over cabbages will destroy
the worms. Try it.
Every Wilkes" that went into the kala-
mazoo races-and there were five of them
took first, second and third money, and
Tom Welch is happy.
Gosh" said kid, Bill Dansby had his
Fourth on Saturday, the real Fourth was on
Sunday and Scoyille had his on Monday,
but Bill beat 'em all
Joe the butcher hung up calf the other
hanging up good calves, Joe stands second
10 no man in the county.
Jim Lane, the trotter is back here and
will be tutored for few weeks by John
Gsiligap. the expert driver and handler, till
his boss returns from the west.
John Ryan, q battle SCARED hero of Co.
&C. 4th Mich. Cav. got his pension last
week. after having it rejected three or four
times, and he now wears the plume.
John VanKirk is about to bid adieu to
Paw Paw and will seek home in the far
west, where one of his daughters has taken
up piece of land. just like little man.
The Lyle District people came down in a
body and graveled the road between the
Indian farm and the railroad Their work
speaks better for them than for the other
fellows.
Miss Nellie Richardson has been down to
Galesburgh on two weeks visit at Mrs.
May Lockharts. Mrs. l.. came home with
her and is now visiting among the good peo-
pie of Paw Paw.
We purchased pair of pants of Capt.
Smith last week for twenty-five cents. Col.
Hawkins who has a little more wealth than
we-paid half dollar for his, and they don't
pinch him, neither.
Corn, in this vicinity, is big and most of
il is tasseling ont. horse can hardly be
seen while working in it. If nothing hap
pens, johnnycake and sausage will be |
abundant next winter
Ed. Hayes says he draws a pension of
sixteen dollars month. and that if Grover
had ever thought of vetoing his. be would |
never vote for him again but would cast his |
political influence in favor Of Belva Lock /
wood.
We have been terrible lazy about writing |
up locals for the last two weeks Perhaps, |
if we should speak the whole truth, we |
should have to acknowledge that our in
trinity began at an earlier date than two |
weeks ago.
Charley Baker says the reason that Mary
T.. beat his horse in that great walking
match at Lake Park on the Sd, was because
he-the horse, not Charley-was suffering
with bad quarter crack. Not so with
Mary; Bill Dansby says her feet were good
enough to "get there
Sunday IS Bangs Warner, wife and boy
were riding out in their carriage. Bangs,
young Erebus undertook to run by his illus
trious ma, when' he made a nisgo. jumped
into the wheel and tipped over the carriage.
Bangs, wife, boy and all Bangs held to the
ma, righted things up, and colt, and every
thing else came out all right except sprung
axle.
We received. few days since, a clipping
from Nebraska paper announcing the death
of Mrs. Louisa j. Harris, wife of John S.
Harris. Mrs. II. was daughter of L. G. Lee
OF the Lee District, and went to Nebraska
some three years ago. She was victim of
consumption, and was conscious of her con-
dition realizing that there was no hope of
her recovery. She selected the following
hymns to be sung at her funeral: Beautiful
Valley of Eden" and "What Must il BE to ,
he There. She was we'll known to almost
everyone here, having been born and brought
up in this township, where she leaves large
number of mourning friends and relatives.
He is one of John Galligan's deputy sher-
ifs, an expert mill-pick sharpener and
resides at Galesburgh He had business that I