The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-08-27
WHOLE NUMBER 1849.

Some days ago Charley Leach had
one of his hands quite severely injured
while coupling ears on the Michigan
Central. That gave him clay off,
and he is enjoying it here.
Mr.. and Mrs E. b. Longwell, of
Jackson, are in town on vacation of
"a couple of weeks or so. Meanwhile
Geo. w. Longwell will look after Eds
business interests at Jackson.
Emory Randall paid fine of 81 in
Justice Russel's court for cutting the
rope by which transparency was sus-
pended under the G.. A. r. arch on
Monroe street, Bangor, last Thursday.
The Lawton Ledder suggests the
propriety of the ex-soldiers of Lawton
and Marcellus uniting in campfire
at BanksOn's lake soon. What is the
matter of we'uns having piece of that;
A meeting of the Kalamazoo Presby-
terry will be held in the Presbyterian
church, Paw Paw, Sept 8 and 10,
opening session Tuesday evening, Sept.
., at ZOO o'clock. The programme will
appear next week.
Williamson Mason, one of the
pioneers of this village, was found at
his planning mill Sunday forenoon in an
unconscious condition from paralytic
stroke, and at this writing he is in
very critical condition.
Geo. W. Cornish has been engaged
for another year rs Secretary of the
county board of School Examiners.
The selection is an excellent one, and
Mr. &. is To be congratulated upon this
recognition of his labor.
About 600 Berrien county farmers
have signed compact binding them
selves not to sell straw for less than 81
per ton at their farms, or 81 if de-
livered by them. The combine" is
against the paper mills.
Mary f. wilkins will contribute to
the next number of Harper'S Bdzar one
of her characteristic sketches of New
England country life, entitled Louisa"
This story is said TO be one of the best
that Miss wilkins has yet written.
The Free Baptist ladies will give a
literary and popcorn social at the resi-
dence of +. w. Green, on Tuesday
evening, Sept. I'd. All are especially
requested to be present, as this will be
the date for the election of officers.
Mrs. Clusters new book, Following
the Guidon," collection of reminis-
cences of military life on the western
and a worthy companion to
her former work, Boots and Saddles"
has just been published by the Harpers.
Allie, the bright little 10-years-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Halstead, died
last Saturday evening of dysentery.
The funeral was from the Free Baptist
church Monday afternoon, Mrs Barton
and the remains were de-
posted in the family lot at Prospect.
A chicken-pie social will be held at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. f. Cash
on Friday evening of this week. The
proceeds are to be devoted to the pur-
chase of an organ for the Sabbath
school. An interesting programme has
been prepared and a cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Sam. Lamont has discovered the
wheat market to be so much
ivelier here than in Lawton that, as
soon as he can get the state properly
arranged for the annual school meeting,
ne will turn his entire attention to
'bulling" the market on white Diehl.
Sam. has had some little experience of
ate in both matters, and is becoming a
very influential O. citizen.
Cassopolis has prided itself for years
)n the fact that it was free from the
curse of saloons. Notwithstanding this,
we clip the following from the Marcel
us NelCS of the 21st inst: David Lane,
a colored man, fell from a freight train
near CassOpolis, while stealing ride
home and was killed. This makes the
fourth man killed near CasSopolis in
three years while going home drunk"
We are glad to note the almost
phenomial success of Mr. Joel ID. Mon
roe's pension agency enterprise. Mr..
Monroe is an accurate, pains-taking
business man, thoroughly competent
and reliable, and his acquaintance
with pesion matters and pension laws
peculiarly fit him for the prosecution of
claims against that department. The
NoRTHERNER cheerfully commends his
agency to all contemplating applying
tor pensions.
Messrs. Arthur S. Prentice and Ed.
L. GoOdale have decided TO engage in
he furniture and undertaking business
1t Paw Paw. They are thorough young
business men who have the confidence
and respect of this community and we
cordially commend them to the people
IF our neighboring city where they will
soon win for themselves
many friends and an excellent business
Telegraph The gentle
men referred TO in the foregoing have
purchased the business and stocks of
Messrs. j. w. Ball and 5. III. Jones,
md will occupy both the stores belong
ng to the First National Bank, east of
Look out for their adv.
leXt week.
Mr.. David Woodman has growing on
lis farm, southwest of this village, one
hundred different varieties of grasses
md millets, including Egyptian and
kaffir corn" He exhibited at this
,ffice a day or two since quite num-
Der of specimens, prominent among
which were two varieties of millet-the
Texas millet, with a head 10 inches
ong, and the German, or Golden millet;
specimen of Orchard grass, 5 #. ~
nches in height; Tall Meadow grass,
,r Tall Fescue, #. 3; Alfalfa, the won
lrous producer of the Pacific slope;
talk of Egyptian corn, feet high, and
stalk of Kafiir corn. These two last
lamed specimens yield a grain some
what similar to each other and both
the seed of the Sunnoua,. IN,