The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
WHOLE NUMBER 1887

The conundrum about participation
and anticipation will probably be
worked out on the strawberry short
cake line this season.
Arthur M. Clark, Masonic grand
lecturer, will hold lodge of instruc-
ton at Masonic hall in this village on
Tuesday, May Goth, beginning at p. M
Memorial services will be held at the
First Baptist church next Sunday at
1870 a. m, Rev. Hart, of Gobleville,
delivering the address. Comrades of
the G. A. X. will meet at the Post room
at $50 and march in IA body to the
church.
A. Lynn Free received the honor of
appointment as delegate from the Delta
Tau Delta to the recent conference of
college fraternties, held at Greencastle,
Ind. This also gave him an opportunity
TO spend last Sunday with his parents
in this village.
The Indianapolis RAMS Horn is
close observer. 1t hits the bulls eye
when it says "it must puzzle the angels
to understand what some men mean
by their talk in prayer meeting, when
they see how little cash they take to
church with tn EN- on Sunday"
Alex Frazer paid 81 fine and $3.70
costs in Justice Hammond's court at
Dowagiac on Tuesday of last week,
having been convicted under the state
law against blasphemy. The Times of
that city characterizes the law as an
"old, senseless dead letter statute"
passed "in days of dark superstition.
Rev. Chas. III. Johnson, of Casco, for
ten years pastor of the Baptist church
at South Haven, died very suddenly in
the depot at Hartford Monday after
noon while waiting for train on the
L. d S. II. X. r. He had been over
to Cassopolis, preached there last Sun
day, and was on his way home. Heart
failure.
II. IL. Jones, who lately moved to
this place from Pine Grove, has been in
a critical condition for the past week
from heart disease. Mr.. j. is veteran
of the late war and received a fearful
wound near the heart, at the storming
of Missionary Ridge, the effects of which
will stay by him to the end. These are
the men whom some take pleasure in
calling "Uncle Sans pets"
The Lawton Leader this week starts
on its second year under the manage
ment of Messrs. Lewis & Drury, who
have substantial reasons to congratu-
late themselves on the result of years
labors. The paper has steadily gained
in favor and circulation, and the same
energy and push that has characterized
their administration in the past will
ensure success in the future.
The Almena Old Folks picnic will be
held at the home of Mr.. Decatur Down
ing on Thursday, May 28th-the tenth
annual meeting. An interesting pro-
gram will be prepared for after-dinner
entertainment. The name "Old Folks"
does not exclude any who wish to at
tend. All are welcome-the Old Folks
friends and their friends. Take your
baske is and go with a will to add to
the pleasure of the occasion.
James G.. Parsons, of Boomingdale,
was before Justice Mason on Friday
last charged with obstructing water
course by setting a fish trap 0he real
charge). He was convicted and SEN
fenced to pay $25 fine and S27 80 costs,
total of 30. He paid The
respondent was in this same court two
years ago on a similar charge on which
occasion he was called upon to con-
tribute $25 to the running expenses of
the government.
Chas +. Galligan took with him to
Kansas two horse colts and three filies.
He bought one of the colts from Eli
Babcock and one from Thos. Welch for
$75 each. The fillies he picked up here
and there as he could find them. Wilkes
blood run through the veins of all of
them, and therein lay their value. A
few weeks ago Mr.. Galligan got track
of valuable hay farm in Cherokee
county, Kansas, which was for sale at
$4,000. He took the owner of this land
up to his farm, showed up his stock,
and traded the five young horses even
for the property-turning in the two
colts at 81 900 each and the three fillies
at $400 each. This purchase makes Mr..
Galligan's lands aggregate 522 acres.
He writes us that he expects to cut at
least 400 tons of hay from his Cherokee
county farm, for all of which there is an
excellent market, as it is baled and
shipped into the Missouri mining
region. Such transactions as these
strengthens our belief that there is big
money" in raising good horses.
BY far the most disastrous frost of
the season visited this section last Sat
urday night. Registering thermometers
indicated temperature as low as %
deg. Fahr. in some localities. Good
judges estimate the damage to the
grape crop at 80 per cent. Early straw
berries are done for. Cherries have
suffered most, as they were in the right
state of advancement to feel the effects
of the frost. Martins extensive or
chard of early Richmonds, situated be-
tween this place and Lawton, will
probably not yield crate of fruit. The
frost INDUCED in the same freaks as the
one of two weeks bcfore-cutting to
the very quick in some spots and en-
tirely skipping others. jeff Chaffee
showed us a sample of what the frost
did at his place. Among other fruits
grown by him he cultivates the Indus
trial gooseberry in considerable quanti-
ties This fruit is now half as large as
a robins egg-probably about one-half
grown, and it is literally cooked, as is
also everything else in his locality
apples, pears, strawberries, &c. We
alcn laorp that Gonna fa1Hc ,,f ,.va haya