The true northerner., 1900-09-07

day (Friday)
volney Osborn from Dowagiac was in
town Saturday.
Charles Wildey of Paw Paw is here
buying peaches.
Frank Stowen is painting the school
house this week.
Don Egan is home after three months
absence in the North.
Lester Smith and wife are visiting his
sisters in Eau Claire.
Shippers have been complaining of
low prices of peaches.
School commenced Tuesday morning
with good attendance.
George ellison and l.. Sutton we're at
Thunder Knob, Monday.
James Mcintosh of Covert spent Sun
day with Hartford friends.
Mrs. A. b. Dean leaves this week for
Hudson to visit her parents.
Lewis Olds was seriously injured by
falling from ladder Tuesday.
George Webster and wife are in Indi-
ana this week visiting friends.
John Winner is moving some buildings
for Mrs. ID. b. Moore this week.
Asa Fish has had his house plastered
and is now ready for the painters.
DR.. Lawrence's horse ran away and
smashed buggy; no one was hurt.
Alex Shaw and wife are spending this
week with his brother in Lawrence.
Jesse Thomas has sold his house and
lot in this village to Hiram Stratton.
The camp of Modern Woodmen went
to st. Joe, Labor day about 90 strong.
August Arnent from South Bend is
here spending few days on his farm.
d. w. Goodenough of Ludington came
Friday and will spend a few weeks on his
farm.
II. L. Clifford has bought the wagon
shop of Mrs. ID. More and moved it onto
his lot.
Wright Broadhead of Fennville spent
Sunday in town with his wife and
family
Lloyd Whitney left Tuesday for Wis
consin where he has accepted position
as teacher.
George Shears and wife of Benton
Harbor spent Sunday visiting her father,
Nj. G. White.
G.. w. Merriman, Geo. w. Ocobock and
wives spent Sunday with Mrs. NJ. Smiley
in Arlington.
Mr.. II. Place has moved into his house
on east Main street recently purchased
of Van Buren, county.
Mrs. Ada Sherwood and children from
Three Oaks are visiting her brothers
Frank and Fred Simpson.
Morg. Garfield has raised and harvest
ed about three tons of broom corn. lie
says it pays better than wheat.
A great many people from here will
take in the northern excursion on the
Pere Marquette, September IL.
George Hogeboom, while working in
Mr.. Sherwood's orchard, fell from a load
of peaches and broke his collar bone.
Morgan Averill has sold his house and
lot to a Chicago party for Just double
what he gave for it eight weeks ago
Ansel Allen, of York, Neb., former
resident of Hartford, has been visiting
here this week, after an absence of .
years.
Bessie Worthingtou has returned from
South Haven where she has been spend
ing her vacation. She commenced heI
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Edward Yockey of Iowa came TO. Hart
ford last week to visit his old friend
John Heald, for a short time. The two
gentlemen were comrades in battle ano
in Andersonville prison.
Henry Minshalls team got frightened
and ran away Saturday evening while he
was unloading peaches beside the S. Ii
S II. track. They ran east one-half mile
) on the railroad track and ran into cat
tie guard. The train coming from the
east ran into them killing one of the
horses and badly injuring the other.
Last Saturday morning Charles Merri
man got into quarrel with his brother
in-law, Roper, and in fit of anger STRUCK
him i'm the throat with knife, cutting
cash three inches long but not deer
enough to be serious. DR.. Sober at
tended the wound. Mr.. Merriman claim:
that the attack upon him was unpro
voked and unexpected and that hi
action was entirely in self-defense
One day last week man calling him
self j. M. Auler, came to this place, pu
up at one of the hotels, advertising tha
J he desired to purchase a carload of cows
: Hiring livery, he went into the countr!
and, on returning, said he had bough
quite number of cattle, but could pur
chase no more until his son came Will
: more money. He stayed around tn
= hotel, making himself agreeable to Land
lord Wolcott, whom he persuaded to be
C come security for him at the bank, TO
r the sum of $50, until the arrival Of tn
4 expected son. Last Friday morning b
ordered the best horse and buggy i'm tn
e barn and went on another cattle-buyinI
! expedition, from which he has, at tn
r present writing, failed to return. Nj
Wolcott found his horse and carriaoe a