The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-17
WHOLE NUMBER 2O56.

| A jolly party of Chicagoans spent the
day in Paw Paw on Friday of last week,
favOring this Office with a pleasant call.
They hailed from Camp Sheridan"
Lake Cora. In the party were the
Misses Keely. Flood, Lydon, Cahill,
Reilly, Hennessey. and Heeney. Come
again, girls; the society" man will be
at home and the lunch shall be served,
as promised.
Secretary of State Gardner reports
that the mean temperature for July
was O above normal. The total rain
fall was but 1.40 inches. The sunshine
was uniformly above normal and told
severely on all crops. The low averages
given in corn, potatoes and meadows
do not fully indicate the extent of the
damage done. Corn and potatoes are
quite largely so badly dried up that
there is no hope of even partial recov-
cry, and grass on uplands is burned
out and affords no pasture for stock.
Will Broadwell of Bangor last Friday
evening shot his father-in-law, Albert
ii. Moore, the bullet entering the groin
and passing entirely through the body.
Mr.. Moore was still alive at latest ad-
vices, and his physician thinks he may
recover. Broadwell is under $4,000
bonds, furnished by his father, await
ing the result of Moore's injuries The
trouble arose on account of Broadwells
wife, who had left him because of his
drinking and ill-treatment and gone TO
to her fathers home, where the shoot
ing took place.
The Mendon Leader says "An un-
scrupulous insurance imposter is going
about this section swindling policy
holders. His method is to ascertain
the name of the company i'm which his
victims are insured, then go to them
with Il statement that the company has
suspended and that he had been en-
ployed to transfer the policy to relia-
bic company. When all is satisfacto-
rily arranged the victim signs what is
supposed TO be a certificate of transfer
but in few months turns out to be a
promissory note for any amount below
800. Look out for him"
September 24-29 will be great week
at Grand Rapids on account of the
West Michigan Fair at Comstock Park.
These famous grounds are said to be
in finer condition than ever and the
program is an attractive one, indicat-
ing larger and more varied class of
exhibits than has ever been shown be-
fore in the history of the Fair The
electric railway system takes you from
any part of the city and, for single
fare, lands you at the grounds The
premium list can be had by addressing
the Secretary, f. b. Fisher, Grand
Rapids
Twas fine game of ball, put up by
the Paw Paw team last Saturday when
they defeated the Kalamazoo Green
Stockings by score of 8 to 2. Every
man in the home club acquitted him
self in creditable manner, and the
brilliant plays frequently made were
deserving of more praise than the
meagre crowd in attendance could
give them. And let us say right here
that the way our people turn out, or
rather neglect to turn out, to these
games, affords but scant encourage
ment TO the boys; and good many of
those who are anxious to witness the
games are SO niggardly that they will
hang over the fence and watch the play
rather than walk up like men and pay
the trifling admission fee.
The summer meeting of the State
Horticultural society will be held at
South Haven on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of next week. Governor Rich will
address the meeting on the first day.
Papers will be read and addresses made
by Prof Heiges, pomoogist of the u S.
department of agriculture, Profs. Taft
and Davis of the Michigan Agricultural
college, Prof. Taylor of the IT, S de-
partment of agriculture, and other
prominent pomologists and agricultur-
lists The people of South Haven offer
The customary hospitalities, which it is
hoped will be largely accepted. The
name of South Haven is as prominently
associated as that of any locality with
the inception and progress of fruit
growing, and the opportunity to visit
the place and see the orchards and
meet the growers and learn of their
methods is one which no fruit-grower
of the western half of the state, at
least can afford TO miss