The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-09-14
BONNEVILLE.

No items this week 10 wet.
Mr.. Keen has moved into his new
house.
Mrs. Eli Bush is visiting with sister
in Waverly.
Mr.. Hyatt's Johnny has come back
from Chicago.
Elder Holley goes to conference this
week at jackson.
NJ Keen, IA mason, is off on three
weeks job OF plasterng.
Teman Il Richardson have sold their
stock of hardware to Dick Bradley.
The populists held convention here
Tuesday. We were unable to attend,
jeff Newcomb was offered fifty dol
lars an acre for his late potatoes but
refused it..
Mrs. Steve Rogers is again housekeep-
ing in her own house. Rogers has been
working at Berlamont.
Mr.. ii. Il. Heron and wife returned
to Hillsdale last Friday. Harry also
returned to school at that place.
Mrs. Yves Herman has vacated the
Rogers house and removed to her faith
er's, Mr.. Chan Post, north of town.
Mr.. Clarence Clark, who fell twelve
| feet from the top of Il stump machine
striking on his head and shoulders, is
apparently slowly improving.
In the republican caucus held at
! Bloomingdale things did not work quite
as they were expected to. Some can
didates might say preserve us from our
! friends.
Plenty of rain the last ten days and
now farmers are afraid of frost on
their late potatoes. Sunday night we
were treated to a heavy electric storm
with considerable rain.
MarD Thayer went to Battle Greek
on business and to look over the SAM
tarium with view, we think, of taking
his wife there, whose health does not
improve as fast as could be wished.
Our boys 90 to Paw Paw Tuesday tc
down the nine of that place. Later
Our boys came home and each of then
bought one of Herrick'S strengthening
plasters for the back. We havn't room
Tor the score.
Mr.. Marb Thayer returned from Bat
tie Greek having made arrangements Il
take his wife TO the sanitarium next
week for treatment He had his foot
examined while there and was wei
pleased with the treatment.
Saul Frank was one of those who
went from here to the Knights of Pyth
las entertainment at Washington. He
also saw the sign, keep off the grass
and started for home where he provl
dentially arrived. 1t is said he was {
week on the road home.
Cleveland no doubt found himself be
tween the devil and the deep sea in re
gard to the late tariff bill, and of two
evils chose the least, leaving the bill tC
become law without his sanction, thu,
leaving the bridge behind him over
which to retreat some future time i
necessary.
Arvin and Rolla Myers arrived HON,
from Washington last week where the,
had been to see how many X. P's Their,
were in the country, they were so takeI
up viewing Grover that they forgot I,
count them. They intended TO view
the capitol grounds but the signs "Keel
off the grass" scared them away, the,
remembered CoXey's fate.
School commenced Monday with al
attendance of 1S1 scholars Higl
school 40, grammar "a, intermediate Al
primary 81 There are at present =
nonresident pupils of which % are il
the high school. The teachers are Prof
f. A. Aseltine, Mrs. Josie Myers, Mrs
Jenny Smith and Mrs. Millspaugh, al
residents OF this place. We look for
successful term.
We have ''smart" girl in this city
She is only eight years old. Recent.
she was passing a party OF people VIII
were playing croquet, among them
minister. Says Miss smarty, addressing
the Elder, ARE you playing croquet"
No" says the minister, II am jus
looking on" Well, says the little girl
you had better be at home studying
your sermon" That childs' education
is nearly complete.
Last week Wednesday the Bloom
came over to mop the Coolies first nine
bringing their umpire who had to nj
appearance been seen" Our boy
had it all their own way until the um
pire saw that the Blooms were name,
Dennis, when he showed up and lie
them score three, which at nine inning
was a tie On the tenth innings Bloom
ingdale scored one giving them tn
game. Score, l0-11.
One of the most brazen acts of dis
honesty is found in the way peaches ar
sold. 1t is impossible to buy IA bushe
of this fruit without paying for thir'
more than you get. People who woul,
not like To be caught picking you
pocket will, when asked what they as
for Il bushel of peaches, tell you tn
price and then brazenly give you les
than three pecks for your money
These same men (0 if their sugar, te