The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-11

grist mill 1t should have been built
on wheels.
Dave Horton has again las every one
else does) returned to this city and
opened up the photograph gallery. He
is a good artist.
1t will not be well for the Town Line
correspondent TO be caught in town after
his "vicious" attack upon the Odd
Fellows. He is known.
Since our item in regard to the so.
called "feed stables" an effort is being
made to have them declared nuisance
and to compel their removal.
A book auction has been held here
| for the past week and some good books
sold at very reasonable figures and also
lots of trash has been scattered in town.
Mrs. Warner and Mrs Hayden OF
Waverly Q.akeview) made us a visit last
week. So much had the village improv-
ed the past year they could hardly
locate us.
Hucksters are thorn in the side of
our grocery men. They come on our
streets and sell tropical fruits at 4 off
A license so high that it will be prohibi-
tive is wished for.
Dave Smith is having a well put down
this week; tired of carrying water.
Certainly when a drive well only costs
S25 (tubular) it is foolish to carry water
from your neighbors'
Last week was what might be called
wet. For at least four days we were
deluged with rain, and one day a slight
hail storm. Every night since we have
been threatened with frost, but up to
Tuesday we have escaped.
Our merchants are getting reckless.
Since the Goldfish was left untouched,
Myers left two sacks of flour and case
of wagon grease outside over night.
The grease was left but the flour had
gone down in front of Speicher q Moir's
day goods store.
DR.. George Ferguson of Chicago is
in town on his wedding trip. Says he
received five hundred dollars worth of
silver ware as presents at his marriage.
He is located in his fathers house here.
Doc. used to have class here in
anatomy and dissected a cat with sur
prising results.
Our new street commissioner, Cal.
Baughman, is building sidewalks at the
rate of twenty rods per day g mem.
Report has it that our sidewalks this
year will only cost us about one-quarter
as much as last. Certainly too much
credit cannot be given to Cal for the
energetic and business.like manner in
which he has gone to work.
Some twenty have Joined the military
company which is being organized here.
As we undertand it, this is to be an or
ganiZation distinct from the S. O. v,
camps of that order having been formed
here at two different times and both
proved failures. A military organiza-
ton which might be called the Blue
Jackets" could be formed here with
profit TO the rising generation without,
necessarily, having charter, thus
avoiding that expense.
Correspondents should be careful
what they say. Last week Town Line
broke open our memory box by advert
ing to our dislike to Goldfish. 1t re-
called our boyhood days when we
dangled at mothers knee. She used to
keep Glib. Goldfish hanging against the
wall, which on uncaledfor occasions
1--WE thought she used in place of a
slipper. When she dangled us across
her knee and said to some of the other
children "pass the Goldfish, " our feelings
were narrowed as we'll as other portions
of our body; therefore we say to cores
pondents, be careful what you say; you
little know what buried memories you
may awake.