The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-18
Observers Observations.
Winter has come.

Hog killing has commenced.
Only short time to turkey day.
Well, we are glad the political war is over
Wint Reynolds is repanting the Lee school
house.
Thousands of bushels of apples lay rotting
on the ground.
Will some kind weather prophet tell US
what the winter will be?
Mrs. Thomas Threadgould has bought out
MIR. George, her tenant, and will move back
next month.
Oyster suppers have taken the place of ice
cream socals. The fruit can be secured for
only twenty-five cents can.
Hank Smith and Mark Litchard went out
the other day, found bee tree, downed it
and took out eighty pounds of fine honey
and are looking wonderfully sweet over it.
Walter Dutkee, the handsome bachelor,
has put up new hennery and. If nothing
happens, Walter will astonish the multtudes
with his fine chicks. So look out for him.
Ed. c. Galgan has gone back to Parsons.
Kansas. where he has got his old job as fire.
man on freight engine LAG. VI. Z. X. r. and
much prefers 1t to working Oh farm at
sixteen dollars a month.
Jim Bennett got pension last week.
through Gallgans war claim agency. II was
not the Paw Paw Jimmy, we believe he has
not vet applied, but the Gliddenburg Jimmy,
who was the lucky recipient.
II has been a very fine fall for husking
corn and digging potatoes. The crop is
about AL harvested and the corn is SO sound
and dry that ii has been taken to mill,
shelled and ground into meal
! About year ago. daughter of Mrs. Mary
L. Jones married Harry 7. Howe, the Chica-
go butter inspector. Mrs. J. was out there
last week, and it is boy, lively. little, kick
ing butter inspector ON wheels
kalamazoo County has been in wranale
over the election of sheriff. The board has
finally decided that Mr.. Montague was
elected by fourteen plurality. Will is fine
fellow and will make a good officer.
Charles L. Galligan raised forty bush
els of ears of corn from four ears planting,
and left n sample at Warmers meat market.
1t hadn't been there an hour before eleven
farmers claimed they could beat it.
Anson G. Webb is confined to his bed and
is not getting along very well. He is suffer
ing with spinal difficulty that has affected
his brain to quite an extent, and little hope
is entertained of his complete recovery.
When people who are treading the golden
shores of California are happy and pleased
to read a column oe our writings, We can't,
for our life, see how so many grangers take
exception to them. Perhaps it is because
they are not all wool.
Last week. Jim Galligan and Hank Laba-
die each bought of Dunning d Billsborrow,
a new, fancy cook-stove. From the appear
ance of Hank and his polite looks and
ectons, we are inclined TO think there is n
little something in the wind, but we may be.
a little off.
Mrs. Charity Timmons, formerly of this
place, but Row of Fontenelle, Iowa. is here
on n short visit among friends and looking
after her pension claim. Her husband Mr..
Timmons, was formerly of Co. c., 10th N. Y.
and went from this place with the Lafayette
Light Guard.
Kalamazootes are greatly troubled over
| little beetle that has invaded "A great many
homes and proved itself to be a great de-
stroyer. II is undoubtedly the same beetle
that drove the wedge into the republican
party at their recent election, splitting il mp
50 badly that they lost their sheriff,
Judge Hilton has got slight touch of IL.
sure, The other day he captured Michigan
Wilkes, two year old stallion raised by the
illustrious Thomas IL. WEIGH. and Is looking
forward with an eye of anticipation, to the
time when he will trot before admiring
crowds and build up record for himself in
2:l+ or better.
Hiram Flanders put mp, last week. forty
rods of his slat and wire fence for the sub
scriber Without doubt, il is the best fence
made. He also put up about twenty rods
for Mrs. Mary L. Jones, the walkist. He is
doing n large and extensive business in this
line. Hi. has been, for the past year. puttinc
up rail fence for Tom, Dick and Harry,
which was very crooked. easily blown down
and only lasted over night: bot the fence he
is now building is an honor to himself, an
ornament to tho country and will last life
time.