The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-23

| WIS A'idi Ol WAS RA-
amined on Saturday last as to her san.
ity-her friends fearing that her reason
was tottering, but the physicians were
of the opinion that IL was softening OF
the brain.
The dwelling house just at the west.
ern limits of the corporation, occupied
by Fred Fisher, was totally destroyed
by fire at about 10 o'clock last Saturday
evening. A portion of the contents
were saved.
Eddie Goodsell, of Covert, was tried
before Esq Rowland and jury ON
Thursday last, on charge of assault
and battery on the person of Harriet
StocOum. The jury found that respond
ent was not guilty.
The wood market seems to be as
lively as though we had sleighing-
twenty loads being on the streets
at one time last Saturday. The com
modify is "A legal tender, and brings
$l.25 to 81 80 per cord.
Jas. A. Leach returned from Chelsea
Monday, where he had been called to
attend the funeral of a grandchild. He
Will not move there the coming spring,
as he at one time intended, but will
continue his business here.
We were i'm error last week regarding
the opinion in the case of Hall VS. Hall,
in that the "opiniOn" was Judge Buck 5
(reserved) decision of the ease which had
been argued before him in chancery,
and not that of the supreme court.
Parties doing business in the post
office block are loud in their denuncia-
tion of rank case of cruelty to animals
which they are compelled To witness
a horse, tied to hitching post from Z
a. IN. TO p. m. without food or water
The Il. b. church at West Bangor is
advertised for sale under mortgage
The total amount of Indebtedness is less
than 5000, and it seems a pity that it
should be allowed To pass into private
hands for that amount.-Bang0r Refec-
tor
stormy" Davis, an evangelist of
some note, who was at one time not
many years ago Il recognized leader
among the trough" element of Mar
cellus, now residing at Goshen, Ind,
has recently been holding meetings at
MarcelluS.
Mrs Michael Murphy, of Waverly
township, aged 60 years, walked from
her home, four miles distant, To this
village on Saturday last. We know
ladies 80 years younger who would (try
to) faint at the bear idea of such an un-
dertaking.
Cornelius Dorgan, an old and highly
respected citizen of Waverly township,
died at his home, two miles north of
Glendale, last Friday morning, from
pneumonia, after an illness of but three
or four days. Deceased was about a
years of age.
We are not especially puffed up by il,
but we have no objection To less favored
communities knowing that our cOrpo-
ration snow plow is drawn by 81 900
horse, owned by j. Salisbury, Esq. At
least well, it is Salsbury's famous
colt, anyhow.
For the two Sunday afternoons last
past. at three O'clock, Rev. III. A. Pallis-
ter has preached at the Lee school
house, and he desires us To say that the
people of that neighborhood may de-
pend upon regular services ut the hour
above mentioned.
A visit To the "Wolverine" drug store
of Bartram IL Millington is all that is
required to convince anyone that these
gentlemen are determined to be second
to none in quantity or quality of stock,
equipment and appointment of store or
methods of doing business.
The students at the Watervliet high
school evidently study their natural his
tory i'm Choctaw I'm answer To inn
promptu questions, one said that the
elephant was the largest reptile
known, and the other was of the Opin-
ion that "Andrew Jackson discovered
America
$. w Straub Il Co., music publishers,
243 State street, Chicago, have favored
us with two of their latest publications.
THE Hand that Rocks the Cradle" J"
price 30 cents, and 'Silver Stars, price
80 cents-both gems, Of the highest or
der. Either or botff will be sent by re-
turn mail on receipt'of price.
A Cass county man went to South
Bend the other day, bought an SlS suit
of clothes, put his return ticket to Do
wagiac i'm one of the pockets, filled up
on Hoosier bulge, lost his new clothes,
spent the night in the lookup and
started the next day for home on foot,
with three cents In his pocket.
Take notice. The windows of the
Courier Office received dose of aqua
purd, administered by the good strong
arm of Alf. Ingraham, on Friday, Jan.
18th, 1899. We don't know how it will
affect the editor, but the boys feel like
taking something stronger. Wonder
when the next application will be made
On Wednesday of last week a little IL
year-old daughter of Levi Bush, of
Waverly, was playing about the yard
when dog ran towards her, frighten-
ing her. She started to run, slipped
and fell, breaking both the bones in her
right arm, between the wrist and elbow
DR. Maynard was called and set the
broken limb.
The following is list of the letters
remaining uncalled for i'm the Paw Paw
postofiice for the week ending Jan. 21
G. j. Annis, Mrs. Hattie Ashman, Mrs.
John Ashman, Mr.. j. c. Bray, Mrs.
Pennina Cotton, Hattie Decker, Miss
Asa Gray, A. j. High, Mr. j. lnnsoul,
Mrs Aaaron Knight, Josiah Law, Chas.
Shaft, Mr. Hath Varna, Chas. Noigt.
The Paw Paw correspondent of the
Decatur Republican goes for the board