The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-13
WHOLE NUMBER Plat.

Apple orchards are again being
devastated by the same destructive
pests that have worked in them for the
| past two years. After they leave an
orchard. the trees are as thoroughly
stripped of foliage as though fire had
run through them.
Nature is bountiful; the rich have ice
in summer and the poor have ice in
winter. Everyone can have ice; it's only
a question of being satisfied with the
time we get it. But, whatever the sea-
son, rich and poor alike can enjoy the
n. s. IL M. perfect-fitting tailor-made
clothes, sold at the great whale clothing
success of Z. Smith & Co.
Measles has struck Paw Paw, and all
possible precautions are being taken to
prevent the spread of the disease. All
cases should he isolated and the prem
ises placarded. New cases should also
be promptly reported to Health Officer
Critchlow, who will see that the pro-
visions of the law are fully complied
with
size of Paw Paw, whose merchants
carry better assorted stocks of all kinds
of goods. These dealers are our neigh
bors or friends, they do business ION
the square" are public spirited citizens
and large taxpayers. The best way to
build up town is by making its busi-
ness institutions prosperous. The man
who goes out of town to get his dry
goods, clothing job printing or other
things that he can get at home, useless
ly sends money out OF town that should
be turned into the channels of local
trade. The same logic applies to all
peddlers and travelling merchants of
all kinds. If we of Paw Paw do not
support Paw Paw institutions, we lose
all right to complain if our business in-
terests do not prosper
Daniel NJ. Allen, treasurer of Waverly
township, Reuben Allen, his brother,
and George Martz, all of Waverly, on
complaint of VIM. M. Thayer, deputy
game warden, were arrested for spear
ing fish on School Section Lake. Ac-
cording To Warden Thayer's statement,
they were caught, red-handed as it,
were, by himself and two witnesses,
with large number of speared fish in
their boat; their jack and spears were
confiscated. They were arraigned be-
fore Justice Shrine, Monday, pleaded
not guilty and are to have their trial at
ten O'Clock this morning Lawyer Cav
anaugh defends. 1t would be good
thing to organize a game and fish pro-
tective association, the mem bership of
which would stand by the warden in
his commendable effort to enforce the
law.
At meeting of Brodhead Post, Mon
day evening, it was decided TO hold the
Memorial Day service of the order on
the "flatiron" in front of the school
house, instead of over the grave of
some comrade, as has been the custom
in past years. The graves of soldiers
| in the cemeteries of this vicinity will be
decorated by committees. as follows:
Bangs cemetery-Comrade Jennings;
Wildey cemetery-Co mrades Buys and
Wilson; Lee cemeter ery-Comrade Goss;
Waverly cemetery-Comrade Will H.
Carr; Almena cemetery - Comrade
Whelan; Clapp cemetery Comrade
Loveland; Old cemetery Comrade
Rice; Catholic cemetery-Comrade
Sexton; Prospec Hill-Comrades Rice,
Spice", Miller Richardson, Whitford
and Eye. The Grafton of the day will
be delivered by Comrade j. II. Ham
mond. The favorite martial music,
Bullard and Cummings, will be with us
again this year, and the Paw Paw band
There has been a lively rivalry all
the spring between Lew. Showerman,
owner of the PAGER blue Jeans" and
+. p. Grimes, owner of the trotting
mare Lulu b." as to which was the
faster horse. Several brushes have been
had down the street, and finally race
was arranged for Saturday afternoon
on wager of $40 side, quarter.mile
heats, best three in five. Showerman
drove his own horse and Frank Gam
bling handled the ribbons over the
mare. A good sized crowd witnessed
the event. "Blue Jeans" won the first
heat, the mare acting very badly and
not being Gin it" from start to finish.
The second heat went to the mare;
Blue Jeans lost a boot in this heat,
and his admirers attributed his losing
the heat to this fact. As he got the
third, the excuse looked plausible, but
the fourth and fifth went TO the mare,
Gambling having gotten her under ex-
cellent control and making her trot to
the wire as regular as clock work. 1t
is probable another race will be ar
ranged between the horses at some
| future time. The contest was certainly
equal enough to render it interesting
and exciting.
A little less than tive years ago, a
a strange looking rig-a covered wagon
drawn by two bronchos and mule
passed through this place, bound east
ward The proprietor of that singular
outfit was Mr.. ID. ID. KILN, swarthy
young man from Mexico, on his road,
as he then stated, to Jerusalem-the
Holy City. Last Thursday, the same
man passed through town jourDeying
westward. This time his vehicle was
drawn by single horse and on the can
vas cover appeared this strange device,
From Jerusalem to Mexico" Mr..
KILN had indeed carried out his inten-
ton of taking his rig across the Allan
tic and driving through France, Italy,
Austria and Turkey to the Holy Land
and exhibited a small book containing
the autographs of many persons of ex-
alted rank and certificates of various
United States consuls under their Of
ticial seals. Mr.. KILN made but brief
stop in town, but called on the NORTH
ERNER and exhibited his credentials
showing that he had successfully ac-
complished his strange mission, and as
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