The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-10
WHOLE NUMBER 1870.

Lambert and Miss Olive Nickery, both
Of Pine Grove.
The Misses Belle aud Hattie Bitely,
the former from Portland and the latter
from Astoria, Oregon, arrived here last
Friday evening and are at present
guests of the Misses Bryar. They will
spend the summer here.
1t is now pretty generally agreed by
farmers that the midge is going to do
no harm to the growing crops. VIII
some of these astute calculatOrs have
the goodness 10 figure out for us how
the board bill Of this myriad of insects
is settled: Or, don't they eat:
1t is trifle late in the season for big
eggs, and the returns from Waverly
were slow in coming in, but they count
when they do come. Mr.. G.. A. Spencer
exhibited a hens egg in this office one
day last week which measured 6txSt
inches in circumference.
Mr. John G.. Wood, California travel
ing and informant immigration agent,
arrived here last Saturday morning and
remained until Monday noon. Mr..
Woods special duties are TO look after
immigrants from the Azores islands,
Spain and Portugal for California.
Under-Sheriff McCabe arrested in
Kalamazoo county last Sunday b. O.
Harris, a frog farmer of VOlinia, Cass
county, who is wanted for perjury in
the Etter rape case, tried in that county
last spring Sheriff Mcintosh came
here and took Harris TO Cassopolis on
the noon train Monday.
The 5 o. +. H., literary society
composed of young ladies and gentle
men, held a blowout at Lake Park last
Saturday. The young people went in
the morning and made "A day of it, re-
turning at o'clock p. m Dinner was
served, followed by literary exercises.
A very enjoyable time is reported.
j. l.. Tirrelrs young Idaho team took
fright last Saturday. while standing at
the depot, and jumping quickly they
took the lines from Mr. Tirrclls hands
and started north aS though fired from
mortar They attempted To go both
sides of large tree near Mrs. +. G..
Buffers residence, but the effort was
fruitleSs and they were captured. The
harness and dray were considerably
demoraliZed.
A young man named Amos Metro,
who was employed on the farm of j. e..
Gould, Of Antwerp, died at an early
hour Monday morning, of strangulated
hernia, and was buried in the afternoon
of the same day. Deceased was 20
years of age and was from Napanee,
Ind, where he has parents and five
brothers living. The condition of the
remains was such that an immediate in
terrment was unavoidable, and none Of
the friends were present.
Some time in June an article appeared
in the columns of this journal on the
danger of the spread of Canada thistles,
and we quoted portion of the law on
the subject. The article appears to have
been timely, for since its publication
the entire press of the county has open
ed fire on the poor thistles, and it looks
as though they must move on. The
prosecuting attorney, also, has issued
circulars directed to the overseers Of
highways, urging them to more vigi
lance in eradicating this pest and prof
fering them the assistance of his Off
cial position in that behalf.
One Of the most thrilling episodes Of
the war was the Andrews raid into
Georgia, and Mr. W j Knight. one Of
the principal actors in that desperate
drama, tells the story well and in Ian
guage, though perhaps not up to the re-
quirements of the Over-culturcd few,
easily understood He told the story
before fair sized audience for the ben
eit of Brodhead Post of this place last
evening, and gave, with the
above intimated universal
We have no hesitancy
in commenting Mr. Knight 10 the
grand army men of the land.
There are quite number of men in
this town who SO seldom do a days
work that il iS the talk of the town if
they do happen To break the record on
an occasion In little chat with one
of this class the other day we inquired,
as delicately as possible. how he man
aged to "hold even" He asserted his
to work, but said he could
find nothing To do, Now, the fact Is
that there is not an idle man in this
place unless he is SO by his own choice.
Indeed, men have been advertised for
in the columns of this jour NAL very re-
Gently But 1t is not lCOrk they want.
To he sure they would not object TO the
salary attached to a good job.
The weekly crop bulletin for the week
tUulUB July olH, give llit ~ VI dSt ttiii-
perature of that week at Il. 3 degrees,
or IL above normal The rainfall was
80 inches, or 10 below the average and
badly distributed Sunshine has been
above the average The conditions
have been favorable to growing crops,
corn. Wheat is improving
rapidly but unevenly, and the harvest
will be general for the present week.
The ravages of the "aphis" have not
been SO serious aS was feared, and
wheat is now nearly clear of the insect.
Rye, oats and grass are being ravaged.
The clover crop is good and nearly
secured. Corn is about two weeks be-
hind.
A few days since some public spirited
young ladies of this place got up an en-
tertainment for the benefit of the flood
sufferers of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Geo.
w. Longwell gave them the use of his
opera house, lighted it and sold their
tickets A day or SO later Brodhead
Post G.. A. Il. was to produce "The An
drews Raid" for the benefit of its treas
ury, which is kept pretty well drained
by the frequent calls made upon it for
aid. Mr. Longwell, on learning the OBJ
iect of the entertainment, again ten
dered the use of his opera house free Of,