The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-02

Messrs. Buskirk, Butler, and Munger
returned last week from their hunting
trip, reporting 81 deer secured, of which
number Mulford Buskirk killed over
half
| Hon. &. l.. Eaton was attempting a
daring equestrian feat on a saw-horse
last Wednesday, when he suddenly fell
to the floor, spraining his ankle quite
severely.
The selection of seats for the Conwell
lecture will take place at the court
house this week Saturday, at p. m.
| Single tickets on sale at same place for
| fifty cents.
The Christian Endeavorers of South
Haven have issued an invitation for the
County Union of Y. r. 5. G.. +. to hold
its semi-annual session at the Haven on
Tuesday Dec. 30
part of the week in tour through the
southern part of the state organizing a
third series of Farmers Institutes, re-
turning Thursday.
Mrs III. =. Nelson, who has been quite
sick for a week past, was taken SO much
worse on Saturday as to necessitate n
council of physicians on Monday, and
is now dangerously i'll.
Some idea of the amount of work
done at the G.. A. X. headquarters can
be gained from the fact that $4,000
pieces have been mailed or received
during November alone.
Mr.. +. F. Soule, a representative of
Barnhart Bros. IL Spindler, the great
Chicago type firm, made flying trip
to our office on yesterday and left our
big press running like a top.
Emmett Northrup who has been in
the employ of H. w. Showerman, is
suffering from bad case of blood
poisoning resulting, it is thought, from
the coloring matter in the clothing.
Corn is King, and the increase in
price of % cents during last week alone,
bushels of calamity crop" was i'm any
danger of overstocking the market.
Bangorites must have been gratified
by the information in last Fridays pa
per that the postoffice was to be closed
part of Thanksgiving day. Editor
Russell has probably lost his almanac.
Misses Tompkinson and Hopkins of
Kalamazoo, Miss Hattie Foster and
brother of Dowagiac, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Miner of Kalamazoo, came TO at
tend the -Chappell wedding
We have some very fine specimens of
English walnuts brought by A. +. Hayes
from p. e.. Forsyth's place in Rivera,
California. Philo has 1S acres set with
these trees, and it is said to be one of
the finest walnut ranches i'm Southern
California.
Mr.. and MRS. +. Gibbs, who have
been visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Jennings of this place, lett
Thursday for an extended tour I'D the
East, intending to stop here again next
spring on their return journey to their
pioneer home.
A lefthanded letter written home by
Harry Mcneil contains the information
that his right hand is taking .felOR-
ious vacation. In the event of legal
proceeding, we can imagine the young
gentleman pleading his own case with
tears in his eyes.
A Kalamazoo jeweler put his Thanks
giving turkey to an unique use, by dec
Grating him with diamond earrings and
necklace, and then letting him strut up
and down the sawdust arena in his front
window 1t is needless to add that
the glittering gobbler attracted many
gaZers..
BY invitation of Miss Dora Smith,
twenty-six of her Young Lawton friends
spent Monday evening with her at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Spicer. The
evening passed all too quickly and, ut
the approach of the wee small hours,
the merry crowd event dashing DER
the snow i'm their twO-hoss open sleighs,
Ill la, Ini, han nlyc fnt
more red letter day in the journey of
life.
The generosity of our merchants
makes possible the decoration of the
opera house stage in manner which,
we are glad to learn, is considered at
tractive to our people. Thanks are due
for Nov Goth, to the kindness of Messrs.
Avery, Sellick and Goodale for materi
al which was arranged by the skillful
hands of Mrs. Ed. Wildey, and should
have received due credit in last weeks
issue.
He was a jaunty young fellow just on
the eve of matrimony and, walking
briskly up to the county clerk, he asked
for n license without the usual tremOr
in his voice; then, after promptly giving
his age, mothers maiden name, &c, he
looked around upon the circle of uneasy
young gentlemen that were trying to
look so .unconcerned, cheerily called
out "Nextw and disappeared whistling
1.-THE girl left behind me-"
Honest Dutch Frank" was very much
grieved last Saturday by the receipt of
letter from his son Frank, who lives
in Northern Wisconsin, containing the
news that his coy new home but re-
Gently completed had been destroyed
by fire, together with all its contents.
Naturally, the letter was plea for
help, nor was the cry disregarded, for
on Monday 800 of old Franks hard
earnings went to the boy who is the
pride of his heart.
Any reference to the brutal Morris
murder that occurred on Little Prairie
Ronde over thirteen years ago is sufli-
cient to attract immediate attention,
hence the county papers are now all
agog over statement made by Tom
Pearsons, one of the actors in the stab
bing affray at Bloomingdale last month.
1t seems that suit for slander is now
hxr.