The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-02-25

We haven't seen any robins yet but have
seen several little od-headed timber knock
ers which we think is just rs well.
Eli Baker, one Of our good looking bach
elors, handled the ribbons over one OF the
snow pillow horses last Sunday morning.
June Smith, blacksmith and bachelor, got
an accidental ducking in Pugsley's Lake last
Sunday while fishing. Moral; Never fish
on Sunday.
One day last week Frank Stevens, one of
our practical wood sawyers, sawed and split
FIVE cords of stove wood from hard timber in
Just eight hours.
Ed. Welch has got the boss turkey COB
bier of the state. II weighs Sc pounds in its
stocking feet. II any one has got bosser
ono let us hear from him.
William Dole has sold his house and lot
here to John Woodman the ex-furniture
man, and has bought another in kalamazoo.
Bill thinks he nearly gave it away.
Whit Reynolds has written up history of
all the important characters of the Lee dis
trict neighborhood which he read at their
last lyceum. As historian, Whit IS no
SLOUGH.
The Wild IFishman has gone into the sill
verwsre business and is handling some Of
the best goods in the country and sells very
cheap. We bought some and know whereof
We speak.
Fred Pugsley and Seth Allen, our local
broom manufacturers, went out with a sam
pie and In two hours took orders for 46 doz.
They make a good broom and are doing
well at the business.
We see by the Herald that Bill Dansby
has bulldog, pair of fighting cocks, re-
volver, and wears his hair short Those are
the surroundings of fighting man, but We
don't believe Bill could whip rabbit
A good looking Lee district lady met us
the other day and threatened TO give us par
ticular fits. 1t is probable that one of those
Jerseys that was torn of from one Of those
fighting females we spoke of last week, fitted
her.
The underwriting brigade is not so numer.
Gus as ii was, as the most OF them are getting
ashamed of themselves or ut least ought to
he. Beebe says tho writers did not patron
ize his postofice. They must have had q
private one.
Seward Hawkins and Clum Engle went
fishing, down the Kalamazoo last week and
captured about 800 pounds of the finny tribe,
which they sold here for &c per pound. We
suggested to Seward, before he sold, to
donate few Of them TO his friends. 1t
didn't take half minute to find ost he
"wasnt built that way"
Sam Jones, the great evangelist, is coming
to this state to deliver few of his sermons
to our people. Sam never places his fodder
so high but all OF his flock can reach it, and
get fat. he can pound the stufling out of all
the sin that can be heaped up before him in
very short order. Eaton Rapids is the
lucky town that first secures his services, and
We have no doubt but it needs them.
Daniel Manning, Secretary of the u. s.
Treasury, sent us @ circular the other day,
asking W. for certificate from U. s. dis
trict attorney or judge of our supreme court,
as TO our loyalty, competency, and moral
character, before we could practice before
his department any more. Daniel has got
his certificate, and our name is enrolled
among the attorneys of the good, as of yore.
1t seems that none but loyal attorneys are
allowed to stand up before the great Daniel.
III feeling has existed for some time past
between Will Dean the teacher of the school
in the Brummel -Waverly-and
some of the patrons and pupils of the school.
Serious charges have been made against the
teacher, but, ns We have heard but one side
of the question, we refrain from making any
comments. On Wednesday evening of last
week fight took place between Glenn Peck
and Dean, in which, as is reported, Dean
used club. whereupon o. ID. Glidden in
terfered and administered chastisement to
Dean. Dean paid some money TO settle the
matter, but the end is not yet We hear
talk of suits for assault and battery, ETC.,
which are said 70 be forthcoming. Mean
while the school suffers materially by reason
of the unfortunate situation.