The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-09-11
WHOLE NUMBER 1899.

PROBABLY, Dy being IN the water too
much, and is not expected to recover
Now approacheth the time of the
county fair, when the politician and
lawyer declaimeth TO the agricultural
ist about that which he knoweth not,
but which foolish custom demandeth
that he should crate upon. Why do
not farmers have scientific or success
ful, practical farmers speak to them at
their great gatherings, instead of politi-
clans and lawyers.
Another large invoice of material for
the jobbing department of the NORTH
ERNER was received last week. We
make the assertion without fear of con-
tradiction that we have the best equip
ped job printing establishment in
southwestern Michigan. More than
this, we have job printers who know
how to get the best results out of the
materials furnished them.
At the close of the morning service at
the Christian church, last Sunday morn
ing, the membership went into com
mittee of the whole To consider the
matter of the pastorate for the ensuing
year A motion TO retain Elder H. A.
Pallister was carried unanimously This
action of his church must prove a source
of qualification to the reverned gentle
man so signally endorsed. Both parties
to this transaction are TO be congrat-
ulated.
The annual meeting of the Disciples
of Christ embraced in the second mis-
sionary district, convenes at Hartford
tomorrow Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock, continuing until Monday morn
ing. Great basket meeting in the grove
Sunday. l.. l.. Carpenter, of Wabash
Ind, an eloquent proclaimer of the
gospel, will be the principal speaker.
W. +. Richardson and H. n Allen, of
Grand Rapids, besides the ministers of
the district, will also be in attendance.
We would rather have two dollars in
cash than the temper of the Lawton
Leader man. Because, forsooth, we
copied little squib from the Marcellus
NeUs "A week or so ago, regarding a
printing Job, and added n line or two of
comment thereto, this Lawton man flies
in a rage and calls us all sorts of things
"king of the turf" etc. Now, there are
some things we wish we could draw"
but can't without the cooperation of
extent?
A shrewd blacksmith, living not a
thousand miles from Paw Paw, having
agreed to shoe team of horses for a
cord of wood, found, on its delivery,
that it was short just one eighth-the
man remarking that such measure
''was near enough" When the black
smith came TO shoe the team, he put on
seven shoes and quit, to the no small
astonishment of the owner. Being re-
monstrated with, he said he thought
that, like the wood, lit was near
enough" The result was that the set
ting of the eighth shoe had to be paid
for before blow was struck on 1t.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the fire department, on Thursday even
ing of last week, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Chief Engineer, A + Stevenson first
assistant, .. w. Rowland; second as
sistant, Walter Durkee; secretary, II.
Mcneil; Treasurer, VIM. M. Snow.
Foreman engine, w. W. Fowler; first
assistant, A. f. Mcneil; second assist
ant, K. w. BroughtOn. Foreman hose,
Chas. Pike; first assistant, Vim. j. Hal
stead; second assistant, Fred. Lord.
Foreman hook and ladder, James M.
Whelpley; first assistant, +. Throop;
second assistant, w Bryar
Burglars effected an entrance into
the residence of Mr.. White, living
couple of miles east of town, last Sat
urday night and stole forty dollars in
money and some other property Mr..
and Mrs. White were alone in the
house and believe themselves to have
been chloroformed Officer Bullard
was sent for Sunday morning, and
went up and made "A close survey of the
premises, but nothing could be discov
cred that would throw any light on the
transaction. A couple of tramps had
been in the neighborhood Saturday
and Bullard tracked them as far as
Lawton, where the trail was lost.
A representative of the NORTHERN
Err paid visit TO Lima, Ohio, last
week, and took occasion TO visit the
Snow boys, whom he found nicely sit
uated and doing well. Fred has fine
job printing establishment; has plenty
of work and is prosperous. Claude is
at work for him and also doing well.
Bert is at work in an extensive foundry
and machine shop; gets good wages,
and is contented and happy. They are
all members of bands-Fred being lead
er of one-and also play in the orches- .
of a theater. Lima is a wide-awake,
go-ahead, enterprising town and is rap
idly building up with fine blocks of
brick and stone. Tom. Mason, anoth-
er Paw Paw boy, is there. He is a
building contractor and has several
large jobs under way at the present
time.
Mr.. A. c. Glidden, as was intimated
in these columns a couple of weeks ago,
attended the meeting Of the American
Society for the Promotion of Agricul-
tural Science, at Toronto, recently, as
a delegate from the Michigan state
board of agriculture. At the close
of the session Mr. Gldden crossed to
Lewiston and made an extended visit
with friends and relatives in Western
New York, arriving home on the 4th
inst, highly pleased with his visit in
Toronto, which city he says is almost
purely American in habits, business
methods and social ideas. He discov-
cred in his intercourse with represen-
tative Canadian gentlemen, deeply
rooted feeling i'm favor of annexation
and says that that subject is broached
and discussed in every conversation.