The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-24
WHOLE NUMBER 1892.

glass but two In the windows OF the
house of Mr. Len. Shepard, of Glidden-
burg, were broken by conclusion.
The ladies of the Christian church
will hold a literary social ut the resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hathaway,
on the west side of the river, on Tues
day evening next. A grand programme
will be presented. Everybody respect
fully invited to attend.
The Cassopolis Democrat vaguely in
Inmates that the NoRTHERNER. in advo-
eating the granting of leave of absence
to our local ministers during the hot
season, had ulterior objects in view,
as surrepttious fishing excursions. etc.
Not so, Bro. Allison, not so; although
there might have been just shade of
seltishness in the inception of the
scheme.
A wash-out on the L. & $. ii. K. r.,
just north of the Deer Lick bridge,
caused by the heavy rain of last Wed
nesday night, rendered il impossible to
get a train through to South Haven
Thursday. A transfer of mail and
passengers was made at the break for
that day. The breach was speedily re-
paired and trains passed over it as usual
next day.
The X. O. T. NJ will have grand
jubilee at Muskegon on Tuesday, Aug
ust 18TH which will be participated in
by all members Of the order, who "are
earnestly invited to attend, with their
wives, children, friends and sweet
hearts" The festivities will include
grand parade of the order, banquet,
excursion on the lake, fireworks at
night, etc. Half-fare on all railroads.
A couple of families, named Douglas
and Smith, living north of this place
and near the site of the old Fisk mill,
seem TO be having a heap of trouble
Charges and counter charges are made
of night assaults on females, and knock
ing each other into bitches, etc, and
the only thing clear is that confusion
reigns. We have received for puplica-
ton the version of one of the parties,
but of course declined it.
Mr.. Smith, the Prospect Hill fruit
grower, discovered last Thursday eyi-
dences of insanity in Il woman whom
he had that morning set To work in his
gang of berry -pickers She would quit
her work and begin dancing and shout
ing, and kept this business up until the
entire force was demoralized. She was
sent out of the field by the proprietor.
Nothing is known of the woman further
than that she and a well l-behaved woman
named Lee came there together and APP
piled for work and both left together.
There is to he contest between the
South Haven and Paw Paw base ball
clubs on the new grounds of the latter
on Friday afternoon of this week This
is the first of a series of games to be
played between these two clubs, rs well
as the first game played by our boys this
season; and, they are entitled To con-
siderable encouragement for the way
they have labored to secure and fit up
their grounds, and we hope they will
be remunerated by seeing a rousing
crowd out to the dedication of their
new grounds.
The Gobleville CORRESPONDENT of the
Courier says 1.-The man is not living who
can raise crop of Canada thistles on
old ground. They will only vegetate on
virgin soil" Wonder if Mr.. Cor. ever
happened along past the old Reub. Ma
ther farm, in Waverly? The writer has
seen acres of the most luxul'iant growth
of "Canucks" on this old place, grow
ing among corn, oats, wheat, etc, year
after year, until the field was finally
abandoned for crop raising, or virtually
SO. The statement of the correspond
ent is the mereSt boSh.
The weather service crop report for
the week ending last Saturday gives
the temperature for the week at go
deg, or 3.5deg. below normal. Average
rainfall, .42 inches, or .42 inches excess,
with average amount of sunshine. The
L
and potatoes The wheat harvest was
nearly accomplished i'm the southern
four tiers of counties. but heavy rains
in the same sections will be liable To
affect it unfavOrably i'm shock. No
estimate of yield can be made. Hay
produces an average yield. The oat
crop will be large.
On Tuesday of last week the resi-
dence of Mrs. Amanda Kitchen, of
Lawton. was broken open and entered
during her absence and "A quantity of
iewelry and clothing carried away
Suspicion at once rested upon four
young fellows who had been seen about
the village that morning, and officers
Exceen and Hayes, finding their trail,
started in pursuit of them They were
overhauled and captured about two
miles east OF IaWJOn anu portion OF
the missing articles found in their pos
session. They were taken before JUS
tice Dickinson and a formal complaint
made against them. They gave their
names as Juan lie Blanc, John Brown,
Thomas Ewyer and Noise Chabanon,
and said they were from Canada. They
were jailed here pending further exam
ination.
About half.past four o'clock last Fri
day morning the dam of the lsmon pond
went out and in an hour the east abut-
ment of the Main street bridge began TO
show the effects of the pounding it was
receiving from the released torrent.
Highway Commissioner Thayer arrived
on the scene at about nine o'clock and
set himself about the task of saving the
bridge In the meantime the Central
Mill was rendered imperative by the
backwater which set against it, The
water i'm the river below the break soon
left its banks and the flats, ON which
was growing corn. cabbage, onions, etc.
were completely submerged. The dam
age in this particular is considerable
/ The superstructure of the bridge was
saved and will be "shored up" and rem
dered comparatively safe for traffic un-
/ til such time rs permanent repairs can