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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-06-06
j. TIDrfTT, NJ. d.,
Doctor and Physician.

Although everybody at tho Corners
know who j. Tidftt, NJ. d.. was, no
one seemed TO think it was strange that
nc appeared among them as a doctor.
All that stirred them up was that a
doctor should locate at the Corners.
The fact that only six months ago j.
Iidftt. NJ. d., had becn chopping logs
for his father, Nathan I1dfitt over the
Billirgsyille way. had not seemed as
yet 20 strike the Corners as surprising.
Prosious 10 his log-chopping yolng
Mr.. Tilitt, whose name was Jason.
had tried various methods of getting
on in the world. lie was a long. lank
youth. with "A tow head. which head
had nothing In IL but conceit. lie
early quit going 10 school at Billings.
villc because he said he knew mors
than the teacher did. and as two weeks
later he was discharged from the
Billingsville store, where he hal been
hired rs clerk. because he spelled
mackcrel macrul." and couldn't add
up n common row of figures. the teach
or must have been "A good me. Alter
that Jason tried his hand selling light
ming rods. but his conceit and his
swaggcr In soliciting was too much for
tho community and he gave up that
business. He turned his hand 10 other
things with the same result, and a;
last he said 20 his father:
The trouble with me Is th't thii
dccstric' hain't big enough for me. Tn
cut out fer the county seat. N thar's
whar I've got 10 git"
You list git out intsr the woods
with mo n snake logsl" was his faith.
or's reply.
And Jason. who was then coming
tw~cnty-one. got out into the woods,
and he was there ch0pping and snak'
in logs when the doctor 40 the county
seat circulated "A handful stating thai
ne wanted a young mai 90 take care
OF "A horse. Jason snapped at the jol
and got 10. II was la the capacity ol
groom and driver for tGa doctor at tn,
county seat that he fitted himself II
six months 10 be- "A doctor and d
'phy %sician.M and hes nung out hi,
shingle at Gcrsham's Corners with his
swagger and conceit Increased ten-fold.
The pretticst girl Ia Gersham's Cor
norA. or In anyof the adjacent districts
was Betty Crane. but she had n,
folks" Left an orphan when sh,
was a toddlcr. she had been taken Ii
charge by the Widow Groner. whC
vaised her ana made lior pay well fol
her raising. Betty. o. the age o
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-06-06

eighteen. was as innocent and modest
a girl as had ever grown 10 that age.
She was too bashful 10 join In the So
cial festivities OF the Corners and had
never kept company" with any OF the
backwoods beaux; consequently. when
she and young Ben Lopy. "A youth
almost as innocent and unsophisticated
as Betty. went together one day 20
Squire Fuller's and were married. and
went 10 housekeeping in one OF the
tannery houses. people couldn't find
words 20 express their astonishment.
and the Widow Groner cut Betty out
of her will then and there. They had
been married a year and more when j.
Tidftt. M. d.. came ID the Corners.
j. Tidhtt. NJ. ID. had not received a
call yet. either MS doctor or physician.
and he had been for more than n week
at the Corners. staggering and brag-
ging. when one afternoon Ben Lopy
dropped In at the tavern and went In
Jason's
Doctor. " said he, Betty Is ailin'
some. N VEIN afeerd It's a fever THIS
comm on her. by think it's likely
TO be anythin' this ketchin'?"
..More'n likelyf" said the physician.
'.At this time o. year. morc'n likely.
I'll drop over m look at her."
Ben went home and Jason soon fol-
lowed him. He looked at Betty's
tongue. felt her pulse and shook his
head.
'It's a fever, sure. " he said. IN I'm
afecrd a ketchin' one. I'll know by
t'mor'. N then I'll know what 10 do.
I'll drop In ag'in this evenin'.n
Then Jason staggered out and told
everybody he met that there vas GO
ing 20 BE- a case of contagious fever Mt
Ben Lopy's before two days rolled
round. and nothing could be surer.
He called again at Ben's in the ven
ing and found Betty worse. He left a
powder and told them he would be
around the first thing In the morning.
TO all anxious inquirers lac said that IL
would be a case OF ketchin' fever sure
unless II took a different turn In less'n
forty-eight hours.
Aunt Sairy Mole heard about the
dangerous ease OF contagion that was
threatening the Lopys. and c0nse-
q%uently the whole community. but she
didn't seem alarmed.
II hain't afeerd o. no ketchin' fever
| even hcerd c>ll'' she said. IAN III go
down 70 Betty's tonight N see wat
the gin n snakeroot II do
Aunt Sairy went down TO Betty's that
evening, bat. a. she said afterwards,
she didn't have TO use the gin and
snakeroot. Tho next morning Jason
Tidiitt strutted into Lopy's in his ca
pacity OF physician and the first person
he met IN the house was Aunt Sairy.
He came out again so soon that people
8ho saw him and were anxious for
news feared that the worst had come.
Jason wasn't staggering and he looked
very sheepish.
'Is IL ketchin'. doctor?n several asked
him. "Is IL ketchin'?"
The doctor stopped.
III IL Is ketchin' he said. ''you fell
lers that's married I'll lief 10 dig In TO
workin' a durn sight tight'n y be now!
It's twinsl'
j. Tidftt. NJ. d.. Doctor and Physi-
elan. took his sign down hat day and
left the Corners. The next heard OF
him he was In a raftman's tavern. down
tho river. opening oysters.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-06-06
In.crlrrlon en . sum plaI.

u l. said that no.. many years ago In
thu temple was q sun dial with the
motto. 'Degone about your business. y
and that this unusual inscription arose
from the builders man. calling 20
receive orders about II when the
bcncher In charge was 80 busy that he
did not listen. but said. BE gone
about your business" which the man
took as his answer and forthwith Gu
grayed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-06-06

A Swiss law Is said 10 constitute
every man his own assessor. After
hN death. II ON investigation fraud Is
proved. the government swoops down
on hts estate and confiscates sufficient
10 llquldate the back taxes and inter-
est Such a go-as-you-please method
would hardly work In this country
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-06-06

Vandals broke into the Big Four
saloon In Anderson. Ind. and turned
the faucets 20 a number Of whisky.
wine and brandy casks. allowing
about 800 gallons OF the liquid 10 run
out Near the saloon Is a we'll about
forty feet deep. and the contents OF the
casks found their way into the well.
Water pumped from 1t Is quite in
.~Oxicating.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18
Bl0 Oua ingdale.

Mrs ID. Sill visited friends in Mar,
cellus last week.
Loren Vaughn moved his family to
Otsego last week.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Tibbits are the happy
parents of fine girl.
Lynn Reid left last week for visit
with his parents in Ohio.
w. Johnson now occupies the house
recently vacated by +. Havens.
Chas. Mortified, of Sault st Marie,
visited relatives in this place last week.
Rev Spayd, of Bangor, occupied the
pulpit of the Disciple church last sun
day.
The Reading Circle met last Tuesday
evening ut the home of Miss Cynthia
Vaughn.
Mr.. VIM. Tomlinson and Miss Nora
Naftzgar, of Waverly, were married at
the Nj. +. parsonage last Thursday
evening, Rev. Chase officiating.
The meetings at the NJ +. church are
being continued this week. The pas
tor, j G. Chase, is being assisted in his
work by Rev. Harding, of Kendall
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18
Decatur.

AL. Rogers, of Chicago, was in town
last week.
Peter Pardenitt was in Detroit few
days last week.
There was to be seen on Phelps street
eleven wagon loads of fat sheep at one
time last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Ben Sheldon, of Ant
werp, were visiting their daughter,
Mrs. Auton, last Saturday.
Dolph Miles went to Benton Harbor
Monday. He has accepted situation
in a dry goods house there.
Samuel Vought, of Marcellus, and
Chas. Dolittle, deputy sheriff of Cass
county, were in town last Friday night
looking after stolen horse and buggy.
Five or six of the daughters of
Rebekah visited Mrs. James Aldrich
and helped her with her sewing last
Saturday. They took their dinner and
had a good time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18
Our Neighbors.

The Marcellus Neos intmates that
any shortage in the supply of bug juice
can be made good by applying at that
place, with always a good stock IN re-
serve for home consumption.
The state board of agriculture have
appropriated 5000 for the purchase of
additional machinery in the mechanical
shops, $500 for books for the library,
and $500 for completing a set of herd
books, so that any registered animal in
the United States can be traced out
Reports to the state board of health
at Lansing show neuralgia, influenza,
bronchitis and rheumatism in the order
named causing the most sickness in
Michigan during the week ending
March Z: Diphtheria was reported at
2i places, scarlet fever at 81, typhoid
fever at IL and measles at 80.
DR. Wells, the evangelist, is creating
much excitement by his discourses at
the Presbyterian church in Kalamazoo.
He charges public dancing with being
the cause of the downfall of three quar-
tiers of the abandoned women of the
world. The Rev. Dr. may not have his
percentage exact, but he isn't far enough
from the truth to be worth ouibbling
about.
Two prominent citizens of Allegan,
died suddenly within IA few hours of
each other-Dr. +. Nj. Calkins, a promi-
nent physician, on Saturday morning
and Mrs. S. +. Bingham, for many
years deputy register of deeds and
prominent in church and society cir
cles, on Sunday morning.
Allegan, like the rest of the world ,
has trouble in enforcing the liquor laws.
A young blood swore out a warrant for
an Allegan county druggist, stating that
he and his co-bummers had bought
whiskey of him by the glass On trial
he swore that he had never purchased
liquor there and had never seen any
sold by the drink at that place, claim
ing that he was drunk when he made
the complaint. Perjury seldom stands
in the way when liquor seller is in
ieopar y.
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North Hamilton.

Maud Stems is on the sick list.
Hard colds are the order of the day.
March is upon us with her billiards
and sunshine, gentle breeZes and rain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard VanOrman have
an addition to their family of a baby
boy.
John Neville and wife are entertain
ing new guest. It's a boy and John
is happy.
Mrs. Byron Ostrander has been en-
pertaining Il sister from Hartford, and
a lady friend from the north.
Mrs. Jane Manley, who has been
spending the winter with her son Glenn,
has rented rooms in Hartford and will
move there this week.
Anyone who will buy a dog and then
let him beg his living or die, especially
in the winter, should be arrested for
cruelty To animals. A word TO the
wise, etc.
The store i'm this vicinity is run upon
different plan since the new proprie-
tor took possession. One can slip i'm
there now without being confronted
with more dirt than goods; and, too,
there isn't lot lounging around, shak-
ing dice as heretofore. Mr.. Layman is
a thorough going business man and his
trade is increasing. Oh yes; Ora is
greatly Missed in this vicinity.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18

Frank Rhodes has measles.
A little son at Arthur Staty's.

Frank Rhodes has measles.
A little son at Arthur Staty's.
Mrs Erdman is in very poor health
Josie Donovan's school in the Orion
district closed last week.
Arthur Fields and wife made short
visit at w. brakes last week.
Elmer Barnes was quite badly hurt
while cutting wood recently.
From fifteen to eighteen dollars per
month are farm hand wages here.
Lou Cadman and wife, of Petoskey,
have been visiting ut Arthur Conklin's.
Allen Rice, who has been confined to
his bed for ten years, has been able to
walk out Il little this spring.
OF late our school teacher has resort
ed to the old-time custom of leaving off
head and renewed interest has been
shown in the spelling lesson.
A young man attending dance at
Mr.. Washburn's one night last week
stepped out of second story door
and fell ten or twelve feet, Earring him
considerably.
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l'r0spect Lake.

frankie Bacon has the measles
Miss Minnie Manley visited in Paw
Paw last week.
j. Empson has removed TO John
Movers place.
Chas. Christie shipped ear load of
sheep Saturday.
JOS. Brown has rented Fred Phelps
farm, and moved there.
The amateurs are rehearsing the
larce, That Rascal Pat, for the bene-
Tit of the grange.
Several grangers from here attended
n surprise party at Will Harris in
North Hamilton last Tuesday evening.
Warm sugar was served.
Mrs. Witter closes her term of school
tomorrow, with good, oldtime eXhi-
bition in the evening All are invited,
and no extra charge will be made for
catching the measles.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18
Correspondence Department.
Svaverly.


The wheat upon heavy land looks
sick.
Elmer Davis is again shaking hands
with his many friends in Waverly
Mr.. Whipple and wife, of Chicago,
nave been visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Whipple, of this place.
Burt Whipple, who has been teaching
IN Jackson during the winter, returned
last Saturday, accompanied bya friend.
"John Adriance and George Davis
have each had yearling colt severely
injured recently by being hooked by
cattle.
While in Paw Paw last week, we had
the pleasure of meeting Miss Fellows,
who is soon To reopen her kindergarten
school in Paw Paw. Miss + has spared
hyelther time nor money i'm making her
self proficient in the art, and we trust
she will receive liberal patronage.
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lsObieyilIe.

Ed. Dunn will move to Three Rivers.
Neil Post will soon move back to
Coolies.
Miss Ellie Baxter is sick with lung
trouble.
Sam Wire and wife are visiting in
Chicago.
Gus Slonaker, of Kalamazoo, visited
here last week.
Locals are scarce this week. We've
got the grippe.
Geo Devoe will move back to his
farm this spring.
Mrs Sol Lamberson is spending a
few days in Allegan.
Someone left a roll of bills on Saul
Franks counter last week.
Miss Rose Bliss, of South Haven,
visited friends here last week.
Dan. Root and wife, of Lawton, were
guests of G. Burnham last week.
Revs Darling and Hart spent Sunday
in Oshtemo, attending n quarterly
meeting.
As tax collector A. w. Myers takes
the belt. He had TO return only 81 AZ
and two dogs.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Scott are the
happy parents of fine 12-lb boy, born
the l4th inst.
Gobleville is soon to he lighted with
gas. Local gossips will furnish the
material gratis.
Several OF our Young people gave
Rich Sage grand surprise a few
evenings since.
A. w. Myers will add new incuba-
tor TO his poultry establishment, with
a capacity of 5000 eggs.
DR.. f.. J Post, of Lacota, visited here
last week He is just home from the
Chicago medical school.
A Mrs Burlingame, of Rhode Island,
lectured on Foreign Missions at the +.
b. church Sunday evening.
The Willing Workers of the +. b.
church will have sugar eat at the
Central hotel Friday evening.
Mrs. l.. NJ See has purchased large
farm north of town, and will engage in
poultry raising on large scale.
$. Il. Hyatt is the owner of dog
that he will sell for two hundred and
twenty-five dollars if anyone will buy.
Marb. Thayer is back from Barry
county, where he has been running his
mill. He has turned out S52, 900 feet of
lumber.
The friends of Mrs. Lille Speicher
presented her with a fine invalid's
chair Monday evening, it being her
birthday.
A stock company has leased the
opera house of Mr. Wise and will pro-
ceed to fit it up with new scenery and
fixtures, making it second to none in
the county, and will dedicate it with IA
new play by Stedman.
We are panied To chronicle the
death of Miss Flora Harper, daughter
OF Mrs. Eli Vickery, which occurred on
the 18th inst. Deceased was in her
18th year and was very estimable
young lady. The funeral was held at
the house on Friday, Elder Hildred, of
Lacota. officiating
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south Haven.

j. Martell has the barge Otis nearly
completed.
There is considerable sickness here
of the grippe nature.
Capt. Peter Smith will put the Me.
Dougal on dry dock for repairs soon.
A little ice harvesting was done last
week, but the ice is about gone now.
j. Whitney has been at Columbia the
past week getting ont the spars for the
new boat.
The engineers of the steamer Glenn
are getting the engines in shape for
early use The Glenn has been rebuilt
and is now first class passenger boat.
Curt Dye, while working on j.
Perue's new boat yesterday, was nearly
killed by plank which was being
hoisted up on the stern scaffolding
striking him in the head He lies in a
artificial condition.
y DR.. Ransom was called last Friday to
dress the hand of a young man named
Michaels, living south of town, who had
carelessly set his gun down with his
hand on the muzzle. Amputation was
found necessary.
Mrs. Geo. Warbois died suddenly
last week Tuesday, of consumption.
Deceased had been in poor health for a
year past, but had not taken to her bed
till the day she died. A husband and
two children mourn her loss.
,Died. at his residence in this village.
ID The 10th inst, Mr. Fred Dusman, of
ling trouble and other difficulties.
Deceased was aged 80 years, unmarried
and a soldier in the late war. Henry
Dusman, of Gettysburg, Penn, brother
of the deceased, arrived here in time
for the funeral, and will remain and
settle the estate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18
JOHN IHLING. superintendent
Chicago & West Michigan R'y.
January 4th, 1901

. 81 N.-Full Chair Car 20 Manistee. via NJ.
& No. T.. r. Il.
Sill M-Wagner Buffet Car to Grand Rap
ids.
81 3OA M-Free Chair Car to Chicago.
= 80 M-Wagner Buffet Car TO Chicago.
Wagner Sleeping Cars on night trains to Chica-
60 and Grand Rapids.
GEO DE HAVEN, Gen'l Pass'r Agent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18

Mrs. Showers still remains very i'll.
Bert Smith has returned To Luding-
ton.
+. j. Lich is visiting his parents at
Big Rapids.
Mrs. Il. j. Desenberg visited at Allie
gan last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. +. Powell returned
to their home in Hillsdale, Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Smith, of Fruitport, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Allen Jones.
Mrs. Joseph French, of Jack Pine, is
making her father, Nj. r. Mullin, visit.
An /. O. G.. Il. has been organized
in this place, with membership of
about twenty-five.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18
Guaranteed Cure for La Crime

We authorized our advertised druggist to
sell you DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. Coughs and Colds, upon this con-
dition. II you are afflicted with la Grippe
and will use this remedy according 10 direc-
tOns, giving it a fair trial. and experience no
benefit, you may return the bottle and have
your money refunded. We make this offer
because of the wonderful success of DIR.
Kings New Discovery during last seasons
epidemic Have heard of no case in which
il failed. Try it. Trial bottles free at DR. J
ID. Hamilton's drug store. Large size. soc
and 500.
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sRouoHToN's PEOPLES STORE.
FOR THE LADIES.

Our Spring Dress Goods are
now arriving. Our whole line
is new, beginning with the
cheap Challies in new and
tasty patterns, the styles are
different from those of other
seasons. Another cheap wash
goods of the same family is
Kilo cloth. Then come the
Ginghams. Teazles, Outings,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18

Good looks are more than skin deep. de-
pending upon healthy condition of all the
vital organs. II the liver be inactive,you have
a bilious look if your stomach be disordered
Won have dyspeptic look, and If your kid
neys be affected Won have pinched look.
Secure good health and You will have good
looks. Electric Bitters is the great altera-
tive and tonic. acts directly on these vital or
cans. Cures pimples, blotches, boils, and
Gives good complexion. Sold at soc. and
90 per bottle at DIR. j. ID. Hamilton's
drug store.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to express our sincere
thanks TO our friends and neighbors for
help, sympathy aud kindness rendered
to us in the sickness and death of our
beloved son and brother
Mr.. AND Mrs. WooD,
Mrs. l.. e.. GROVE,
Mr.. AND Mrs. G.. u. BENTON
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18

Two Events
Worthy of record. Clos
ing out of all winter
goods at greatly reduced
prices, and introduction
of early Spring novel
ties in all departments
Closing out our 50-in.
ALL WOOL FLAN-
NELS at SOC. These
have been a great leader
with us at SOC. per yard.
Other winter goods at
equally low prices. Re-
cent arrivals of early
spring purchases enables
us to show a very com
plete line in all depart
ments. But a few left of
24x42 in. All Linen Tow
els at 19c. each. A lot
of samples Curtain Laces
average J yds in length,
10c. a piece, width 36 to
SO inches.
Have a complete new
line of Prints, Ginghams
and wash novelties, White
Goods. Embroideries, Ia
BILE Linens, Towels, Nap
kins. etc.
Another lot of those
large Oil Paintings,
framed, complete at CSC.
each.
An early inspection is
urgently requested.
G.. R. AVER!
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-18

Flanneettes Toll du Nords Serges and Henrietas in
that is positively and absolutely fast black. great
line of NEW prints. In Worseds have 1Oc and 12Ic
tas at 25c is reproduction shades and colorngs
of the best German goods At SOC we have new color
ings in all wool Henriettas and at 6Oc offer line of
75c Serges. Our line of best Henretas in all
from mill of world wide reputation-in fact nothing
better in this grade is made. The colorngs comprise
everything desirable; all the new shades of TAM gray,
blue coral, amethyst, well the staple and sober
shades. We have learned since putting them sale
that price is 124c. per yard below competition.
1t to be the opinion that the popularity of black
goods will last during the spring and We have
complete stock in black wool goods of all kinds in the
popular weaves-Henrettas, Serges Coin Spots,
Fancies, we'll the old standb ys.
Our new line of Silk Umbrellas is now on sale and we
offering special prices advance sales.
Save all our Souvenir slips. We making arrange
ments to almost double the value those already out
The new inducements will be ahead Of anything ever of
fered in this line Get all you of them, and at the
store of
BROUGHTON.