The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-17

morrow for Montague ON visit to her
daughter, Mrs. +. d. Collins.
Hank McCabe will sell at auction at
the stock yards, at | p. m. next Satur-
day fine lot of Western horses for B.
+. Warner.
o. w Rowland and Henry Shrfer
caught IA magnificent basket of black
bass and perch at Four Mile lake Tues
day morning.
A ladies' handbag with valuable con
tents was lost between Kalamazoo and
this place on the 9th inst 1t is adver-
tised elsewhere in this paper.
Wint. Reynolds and an army of berry
pickers are busy i'm the harvest of an
immense crop of black raspberIies. His
customers are supplied in the field.
We understand that the huckleberry
marshes in the region round about here
are prolific in that luscious fruit. and
that its harvest will soon commence.
Quite a quantity of hay and much
wheat i'm this vicinity received a
thorough drenching from the heavy
rains of Friday evening and Sunday.
Bartram Il Mllington. the Wolyer-
inc druggists, give a special record of a
great prize fight between two rival soap
makers, in another place in this paper.
Elder Goodman delivered lecture
on Cowper before a fair audience at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday even
ing. We hear the effort spoken of i'm
terms of eulogy
JAS A. Leech and family have moved
to Chelsea, this state After getting
his family settled Mr. Leach will come
back here to follow his business the
balance of the season.
A sister and neice of DR. Dunning.
from Rochester, n Y, terminated
fortnight's visit here on Friday last
They expressed great admiration for
our maple-embowered town.
Mrs Matilda c. MunSon, of this place,
widow of the late Lieut.. John MunSon,
has been notified that her claim for
pension is finally allowed. She filed
her claim some thirteen years ago.
Hon. d D. Woodman, secretary of
the executive committee of the national
grange, informs us that the 23d annual
meeting of the national grange will
probably be held at Sacramento, Cal,
in November next.
Pension Commissioner Tanner has
appointed DR. +. b. Dunning of this
place, and DR.. +. A. Palmer, of Hart
ford, members of "A medical examining
board, which will meet at Hartford Dr.,
we congratulate you.
Born, Tuesday, June 9th, to Mrs. and
Mr.. Frank Davy, at their home in
Quincy, Mich, 10-lb. boy. All doing
well especially grandpa Davy, of this
place, who carries the added honors
with becoming dignity
Wint. Reynolds has in his employ
man named Silvis, who knows how TO
hang paper. If this assertion is ques-
toned, let the questioner examine some
work executed by him i'm the fnont of
fees of the NoRTHERNER.
Elmer W. Clark, mention of whose
as a cadet at West Point
was made short time since, writes
to friend here that he passed a sue
cessful eXamination-physic and men
is now settled down To his
studies and duties.
l.. Perrigo d Co. are i'm receipt of
letters from druggists throughout the
state who have been selling Bartram's
Veterinary Elixir, eXtolling this prep
aration in the highest terms and testi-
flying that it was giving universal salts
faction 10 their trade
Mr.. II f. Shgfer, our photographer,
desires To warn the people against the
purchase of tickets contracting for pho
tographS ut his gallery at reduced
price The time limited for the sale of
such tickets has elapsed and he will re-
deem none sold after this date.
Hon. Chas. L. Eaton arrived in town
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Eaton Is at
Albion, but will come on here in few
days Mr.. Eaton at once put force of
workmen into his house to make some
needed repairs before moving in. The
NoRTHERNER gladly welcomes him
home.
The Marcellus Ne,DS says that Chas.
b. Smolk of that place has secured
patent on his gasoline oven and has
heen offered good round sum for the
privilege of manufacturing and selling
it in the state of Illinois. He has
good thing and fortune within his
grasp.
These wide-legged trousers, which
the wOuld-be fashionable young men
put around them, are the means of
raising serious question of etiquette
the more fastidious claiming that the
lady should percede the trousers up
stairs. 1t should be settled as early rs
possible.
The heaviest rain storm of the season
thus far visited this village last Friday
afternoon Rain commenced falling at
about > o'clock, and for an hour and-a-
half it literally came down 'whole wa
ter All the cross-walks were under
water from four To ten inches within a
very few minutes after rain began fall
ing.
A large red COW, almost the entire
support of poor family named Cam
field, living two miles north OF the
village, on the Allegan road, strayed
away from them on Tuesday night of
last week. She wore n bell when last
seen by them. Itwould be a charitable
act i'm the finder To return the COW to
these people.
We doubt much if there is better
equipped or better conducted bakery
i'm any town of the size of this in Mich
ipan than that of Ed. Nash, of Paw
Paw. Everything is kept scrupulously
clean and i'm perfect order. His steadily
increasing trade is evidence that the